Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology
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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox university
|name = Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology
|motto = Knowledge is Power
|established = 1980
|type = Private
|director = Dr. C. K. Subbaraya
|principal = Dr. C. T. Jayadeva
|city = Chikkamagaluru
|state = Karnataka
|country = India
|coor = {{coord|13|20|28.9|N|75|47|48.4|E|type:edu_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
|administrative_staff= 102
|campus = {{convert|57|acre|km2|1|abbr=on}}
|affiliations = Visvesvaraya Technological University
| free_label = Approvals
| free = AICTE
|website = [http://www.aitckm.in aitckm.in ]
}}
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Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology (AIT) is an engineering college in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, India. It was founded in 1980 by Sri Adichunchanagiri Maha Samsthana Math. The college was initially affiliated during inception to the University of Mysore; in 1991 the college was re-affiliated to Kuvempu University when that university came into existence. It is currently affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University.{{cite web |url= http://vtu.ac.in/affiliated-institutes/affiliated-institutes-mysore/ |title= Affiliated Institutes - Mysuru |website= Visvesvaraya Technological University |access-date= 25 June 2017 |archive-date= 24 August 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170824192612/http://vtu.ac.in/affiliated-institutes/affiliated-institutes-mysore/ |url-status= dead }}
Notable alumni
This is a list of notable alumni who have excelled in engineering and other fields:
- Ashwin Karthik, born with cerebral palsy, became the first quadriplegic student in India to become a computer science engineering graduate. He is also the winner of a national scholarship for his engineering studies, which is awarded to only one physically challenged student in the entire country of India; National Award as 'Best Physically Challenged Individual in India' by the National Trust;{{cite web|url=http://www.dnis.org/NCPEDP-Shell-Helen-Keller-Award-Brochure-2011.pdf|title= THE THIRTEENTH NCPEDP - SHELL Helen Keller Awards }} in 2010{{cite web | url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/efeatures.aspx?relid=100993 | title = Celebrating Life against All odds | date = 3 December 2013 | work = Press Information Bureau with inputs from the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment | publisher = National Informatics Centre (NIC)}} and National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, which was conferred by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on 3 December 2013.{{cite web | url = http://socialjustice.nic.in/pdf/listofawardwinners2013.pdf | title = Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Department of Disability Affairs}}{{cite web | url = http://www.thealternative.in/society/ashwin-karthik-we-need-supportive-schools-and-workplaces-for-an-inclusive-india/ | title = Ashwin Karthik: 'We need supportive schools and workplaces for an inclusive India' | date = 2 January 2015 | work = Shyamala Suresh | publisher = thealternative | access-date = 28 April 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160804010404/http://www.thealternative.in/society/ashwin-karthik-we-need-supportive-schools-and-workplaces-for-an-inclusive-india/ | archive-date = 4 August 2016 | url-status = dead }}{{cite news | url = http://www.bangaloremirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=1&contentid=20100801201008010055205597fa9fec6 | title = Their story is one in a billion: Sachin | last = Kashyap | first = Hemanth | accessdate = 1 August 2010 | work = Bangalore Mirror | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100802160823/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=1&contentid=20100801201008010055205597fa9fec6 | archive-date = 2 August 2010 | url-status = dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dnis.org/NCPEDP-Shell-Helen-Keller-Award-Brochure-2011.pdf|title= THE THIRTEENTH NCPEDP - SHELL Helen Keller Awards }}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.aitchikmagalur.ac.in}}
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Category:Affiliates of Visvesvaraya Technological University
Category:Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Mysore