Walchand Institute of Technology (WIT), established in 1983, is the oldest engineering college in

Solapur Solapur () is a city located in the south-western region of the Indian state of Maharashtra, close to its border with Karnataka. Solapur is located on major highway, rail routes between Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad, with a branch lin ...

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. Now it is first autonomous Engineering institute of Solapur. WIT is managed by

Shri Aillak Pannalal Digambar Jain Pathashala Trust Shri (; , ) is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific. The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Marathi, Malay (including Indonesian and Malaysian), Javanese, ...

and is named after Seth

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, one of India's pioneers of industrial development. The facilities provided at the college have been adjudged amongst the best, according to an independent Newspaper study and by an inspiration team of Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra. The institute is affiliated with Solapur University (previously to

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) and is approved by the

All India Council for 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 ...

, New Delhi. The institute began with production engineering, environmental engineering, and electronics engineering branches.

Graduate courses

* Civil Engineering * Computer Science and Engineering * Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering * Electronics and Computer Engineering * Information Technology * Mechanical and Automation Engineering

Post-graduate courses

* Civil Engineering- Structural Engineering * Mechanical Engineering - Design Engineering * Computer Science and Engineering * Electronics Engineering

Governing body

* Chairman (SAPDJ Pathashala, Solapur): Shri. Arvind R. Doshi, industrialist * Member: Seth. Vinod L. Doshi, industrialist * Member: Shri. Chakor L. Doshi, industrialist * Member: Dr. Ranjeet H. Gandhi, Hon. Secretary and Trustee of SAPDJ Pathashala, Solapur * Member: Shri Surel S. Shah, Advocate and Trustee * Member: Shri. Rajiv D Sahani, (''ex officio'') Regional Officer, nominee of AICTE * Member: Prin. Dr. S. D. Madnaik, (nominee) Technologist/educationist * Member: Prof. S. T. Nawre, nominee Shivaji University, Kolhapur * Member: Shri. N. B. Pasalkar, (''ex officio'') nominee of State Government, Director of Technical Education, Mumbai * Member: Prof. D.M. Dewaikar, (nominee) Technologist/educationist * Member: Dr. S.A. Halkude, (Secretary) Principal of the Institute

Institutions run by the trust

* Walchand College of Arts and Science and P.G.T. section M.A., Solapur. * Walchand Junior College of Arts and Science, Solapur * Walchand College, M.S.W. Department, Solapur * Hirachand Nemchand College of Commerce and P.G.T. section M.Com., Solapur * Hirachand Nemchand Junior College of Commerce, Solapur * Hirachand Nemchand Institute of Management and Research - M.B.A. and D.C.M., Solapur * Kasturbai College of Education, Solapur * Shri.D.J.Gurukul Junior Commerce and Vocational College, Solapur * Shri.D.J.Gurukul High School, Solapur * Nutan Vidyalaya, Ashti * Shri. Deshbhushan Kulbhushan High School, Kunthalgiri

References

External links

* {{Walchand Group All India Council for Technical Education Engineering colleges in Maharashtra Education in Solapur Educational institutions established in 1983 1983 establishments in Maharashtra Walchand Group