GSS Institute of Technology (GSSIT), is a private

co-educational Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to ...

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college approved by the

All India Council of Technical Education The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is a statutory body, and a national-level council for technical education, under the Department of Higher Education. Established in November 1945 first as an advisory body and later on in 1 ...

affiliated to Visweswaraiah Technological University established in 2004 and managed by H.R Charitable Trust. The campus is located on a hilly , surrounded by a green plantation, on the Byrohalli-Kengeri main road on the southwestern edge of Bangalore City. It is situated in

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. GSSIT is recognized as a Research Centre by

Visvesvaraya Technological University Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), previously spelled Visveswaraiah Technological University, is a collegiate public state university in Belagavi, Karnataka established by the Government of Karnataka. All colleges in the State of K ...

(VTU). GSSIT is a technical institute offering

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and post-graduate programmes in several streams of Engineering, IT and Management. It has over 500 students. The college also supports environmental measures. The main Avenue is flanked on either side by green covers, the irrigation of which is done with waste water of the campus, treated in the water treatment plant. The hot water storage and supply system of the on campus boarding is entirely solar powered. The campus also houses an environmental-friendly cafeteria. Recently a group of four higher semester students invented, how to increase mileage using water. Gssit college entrance

Courses and departments

Engineering Departments

The following departments offer a four-year Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) course in engineering: * Department of Civil Engineering * Department of Computer Science and Engineering * Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering * Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering * Department of Mechanical Engineering.. Recently with prior approval of AICTE, the institute has increased its annual intake

Admission

To get admission, students must appear in the examination conducted by the Karnataka state government and the Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka

Student life

Students participate in technical and cultural societies and clubs, to develop their managerial and technical skills.

Robotics club

The club organises robotics events and workshops in techfest and other times, round the year. A final year student is generally selected as a chairperson of the club.

Festivals

Students celebrate technical and cultural festivals held in every even semester of the academic year. "Kalataranga" is the major attraction which held in month of April every year. Many reputed colleges affiliated to university take part in this festival.

Library

The Central Library serves the needs of students, faculty and staff members. The library has CD-Rom, on-line databases, journals, audio and video cassettes, dissertations and project reports. Senior Faculties and professors are actively involved in writing journals and books.

Controversy

The college has been disaffiliated from VTU. Ref No. VTU/REG/2014-15/4000 dated 02/08/2014.

Gallery

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References

External links

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GSSIT website

Cet Karnataka
Engineering colleges in Bangalore Affiliates of Visvesvaraya Technological University All India Council for Technical Education Educational institutions established in 2004 2004 establishments in Karnataka