Army Institute of Technology (AIT) is an engineering college located at Dighi Hills in Pune, Maharashtra, India and affiliated to the University of Pune. It was established for the wards of Indian Army personnel (serving or retired) and conducts a national competitive exam to select 240 students each year in four disciplines of engineering. Image File history File links AITaerial. ... Image File history File links AITaerial. ... , Pune (Marathi: पुणे ,pronunciation: ) is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA:  , English: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ...

Disciplines

The disciplines or majors offered are Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering and Information Technology. All courses are under the bachelors' program offered by the University of Pune, one of the best-rated universities of the country. Admission is based on merit, as per the AIEEE (All India Engineering Entrance Exam). Unlike other colleges in this region, AIT draws its student population from all across the nation. The University of Pune (formerly the University of Poona), located in northwestern Pune, is one of Indias premier universites. ... AIEEE stands for All India Engineering Entrace Examination. ...

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History

AIT was founded in August 1994 by Gen B.C Joshi PVSM, AVSM, ADC. The Institute was inaugurated by Gen S. Roy Chaudhary PVSM, ADC on 24th Feb, 1995. The first batch of BE students graduated in 1998. Bachelor of Engineering (commonly abbreviated as BE or BEng) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded to a student after three, four or five years of studying engineering at an accredited university in Australia, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, India, Ireland, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, the United States...

Vision

"We at AIT, strive for excellence in providing the right environment for development of physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual quotients with a view to produce total quality engineers, preparing them to face challenges of the modern information society."

Culturals

AIT is fairly accomplished in culturals. AITians have a long history of winnning prizes in cultural festivals all over the country, especially in the Pune region. The institute has repeatedly won Verve, a cultural festival that attracts many colleges every year for a plethora of events and is one of the largest congregations of colleges in the country.

Administration

• Director : Lt Gen (Retd) Mahesh Vij, PVSM, AVSM
• Principal: Dr. S. R. Ghate B.E.(Mech), M.S., Ph.D.

Governance

Members of the Board and their brief background:

AIT functions under the aegis of Army Welfare Education Society (AWES), which registered as a society in April 1983. The board of Governors was reconstituted in 2004 with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) as the President, Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS) and all army commanders as vice presidents with nominated heads of arms/services as members. Adjutant general has been appointed as chairman of the executive committee. The Board of Governors that formulates broad policy measures for AIT is at Army HQ with Adjutant General, Army HQ as its Chairman. Chief of Staff HQ, Southern Command is one of its members.

a) Board of Governors President - Chief of Army Staff Vice Presidents - Vice Chief of the Army Staff - General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Headquarters, Southern Command - General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Headquarters, Eastern Command - General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Headquarters, Western Command - General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Headquarters, Central Command - General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Headquarters, Northern Command - General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Headquarters, ARTRAC Members - Dy Chief of the Army Staff IS & T - Dy Chief of the Army Staff P & S - Adjutant General - Quartermaster General - Master General Ordnance - Military secretary - Engineer-in-Chief - Three Heads of Arms/Services in rotation - Dir Gen, Discipline, Ceremonials & Welfare - Judge Advocate General Member Secretary - Managing Director, AWES

b) Governing Body

 1. Chairman - Chief of Staff, Southern Command, Patron, AIT 2. Asst Chairman - Chief Signal Officer, Southern Command, Chairman AIT 3. Member - Commandant, CME, Academic Advisor, AIT 4. Member - Lt Gen BT Pandit, PVSM, VrC (Retd),Advisor Finance & Admin, AIT 5. Member - Dy JAG, Southern Command, Legal Advisor, AIT 6. Member -Lt Gen (Retd) Mahesh Vij, PVSM, AVSM, Director, AIT 7. Member -Dr NK Kole, Member Secretary, WRO, AICTE 8. Member - Prof N B Pasalkar, (Ex-Officio), Director, Technical Education 9. Member -Educationist from region (Vacant), Nominated by AICTE 10. Member -Prof Prakash Wani, Representative, University of Pune 11. Member -Industrialist from region (vacant), Nominated by AICTE 12. Member -Industrialist from region (vacant), Nominated by State Government 13. Member Secretary-Dr S R Ghate, Principal AIT 

(c) Local Managing Committee

 1. Chairman, AIT - Maj Gen BPS Grewal 2. Advisor (Fin & Adm) - Lt Gen BT Pandit, PVSM, VrC (Retd) 3. Advisor (Academics) - Dy Commandent (CME) 4. Director, AIT - Lt Gen Mahesh Vij, PVSM, AVSM (Retd) 5. Teaching Faculty Rep - Prof (Mrs) Deepa Zanpure 6. Teaching Faculty Rep - Prof PV Bhat 7. Teaching Faculty Rep - Prof (Ms) Mridula Chandola 8. Non-Teaching Rep - Mr SJ Joshi 9. Principal(Member Sec.) - Dr SR Ghate 10. Jt Director, AIT - Col KS Rajagopalan 11. Registrar - Mr RP Ambike 

Longitude = 73°52'29.48"E

Students

AIT is a predominantly residential school where all stutents are wards of The Indian Army's personnel. As such there is a very healthy mix of people from all over the country which gives the institute a very lively feel. The students engage in all sorts of extra curricular activities like sports, dramatics, debates and hence are regular winners at most inter college fests held in pune.

External links

• Army Institute of Technology Homepage - aitpune.com