Army Institute of Technology
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Army Institute of Technology is an engineering college located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It is affiliated to the Savitribai Phule Pune University. Only wards of army personnel are admitted in this institute. AIT is operated by the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES)[1] and has the Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army (COAS), as the president of its board of governors.
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| Motto | Onward To Glory |
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| Type | Graduate |
| Established | 1994 |
| Principal | B. P. Patil[2] |
| Director | Abhay A. Bhat [3] |
| Students | 1,288[4] |
| Undergraduates | 1,274[4] |
| Postgraduates | 14[4] |
| Location | , India 18°37′5.76″N 73°52′36.34″E / 18.6182667°N 73.8767611°E |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Maroon and yellow |
| Affiliations | University of Pune; NBA; NAAC |
| Website | www |
Governance
[edit]AIT has a one-tier governance structure. At the highest level is the Board of Governors with the COAS as president, and the VCOAS and all Army Commanders (except the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Command) as Vice Presidents. The managing director of AWES is designated as the Member Secretary, with the following officers being Members: DCOAS (IS & T), DCOAS (P & S), Adjutant General (AG), Quartermaster General (QMG), Master General Ordnance (MGO), Military secretary (MS), Engineer-in-Chief, three Heads of Arms/Services in rotation, Director General (Discipline, Ceremonials & Welfare) and the Judge Advocate General (JAG). This is followed by a twelve-member Governing Body, which includes nominees from AICTE, the University of Pune and the Government of Maharashtra, and a ten-member Local Managing Committee, which includes representatives from each of the teaching faculties.[5]
Rankings
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Over the past eight years, Army Institute of Technology’s ranking has dropped significantly, from 77th in 2017 to the 201-300 bracket in 2024 among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Welcome to AWES". www.awesindia.com. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Army Institute of Technology". www.aitpune.com.
- ^ "Army Institute of Technology". www.aitpune.com.
- ^ a b c "Army Institute of Technology Data for NIRF 2020" (PDF). NIRF 11 Jun 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Governing Body of AIT, Pune". www.aitpune.com. Army Institute of Technology. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ NIRF Ranking, AIT Pune (8 August 2024). "NIRF Ranking". NIRF. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
External Link
[edit]Official Website for Army Institue of Technology, Pune.
