Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology is an institute affiliated to the University of Mumbai

University of Mumbai

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. It offers the Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) course in five disciplines at the undergraduate level, which is its flagship course. The postgraduate course offered is Master of Management Studies (MMS). Founded in 1992, the institute is located in the Andheri suburb of Mumbai

Mumbai

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, India

India

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. The college is run by the Manjara Charitable Trust and is accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education

All India Council for Technical Education

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 (AICTE). It is recognised by the Directorate of Technical Education in Maharashtra and the UGC

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. The course in management studies was awarded 'A' grade in 2008 by NAAC

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.

Undergraduate

• B.E. Computer Engineering
  Computer engineering
  Computer engineering, also called computer systems engineering, is a discipline that integrates several fields of electrical engineering and computer science required to develop computer systems. Computer engineers usually have training in electronic engineering, software design, and...
  
    120intake.
• B.E. Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering 120 intake.
• B.E. Information Technology
  Information technology
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   60 intake.
• B.E. Instrumentation Engineering 60 intake.
• B.E. Mechanical Engineering
  Mechanical engineering
  Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
  
  60 intake.

The strength of students in a class is usually 25% more than the stated intake.

College Festival

The college festival, Zodiac is the main festival of RGIT and it has various programs like rock concerts and gaming events. Zodiac was started as an inter-collegiate festival in 2005 and continues to increase in stature and reputation every year. This year however the Principal showed himself to be a true miser and destroyed the whole event. There is also a technical festival called 'Icarus', generally held in the month of October every year. Both these festivals are a responsibility of the Student Affairs committee.

The department of Instrumentation Engineering hosts Innovision, an annual technical festival held at the national level, where hardware projects are displayed. 'Dimension 5' is the festival conducted by the department of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering.

Clubs and Societies

RGIT is considering founding a Rotaract Club of RGIT and a Microsoft Association. A Marathi bhasha mandal (Marathi language society) was founded for the promotion of Marathi language in the college.

Sports

The college takes part in many sports-related activities and also has various recreation-related events happening within the college at regular intervals. It is known for organizing go-karting events. The college does not have a play ground of its own.

Inter-collegiate events

The college hosts many inter-college events in which many of the other engineering colleges in the area take part. This gives the students the opportunity to mingle with students from other colleges.

Co-curricular activities

Memberships of various professional societies like ISA, IEEE, CSE, IETE are offered to students. MESA, Mechanical Engineering Students Association was a club founded in RGIT in 2009.

Contact details

Manjara Charitable Trust's
RAJIV GANDHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,
Juhu-Versova New Link Road,Behind HDFC Bank, Versova,
Andheri(West),Mumbai - 400 053,
Maharshtra,
India