Army Institute of Technology
{{Short description|Engineering college in Maharashtra, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{primary sources|date=May 2011}}
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){{Cite web |title=Welcome to AWES |url=https://www.awesindia.com/ |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=www.awesindia.com}} and has the Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army (COAS), as the president of its board of governors.{{Infobox university
| name = Army Institute of Technology (AIT)
| image = AIT Pune logo.gif
| image_size = 175px
| image_alt = all
| caption = AIT, Pune logo
| motto = Onward To Glory
| established = 1994
| type = Graduate
| principal = B. P. Patil{{cite web|url=https://www.aitpune.com/Principal.aspx|title=Army Institute of Technology|website=www.aitpune.com}}
| academic_staff =
| students = 1,288{{cite web|title=Army Institute of Technology Data for NIRF 2020|url=https://nirfcdn.azureedge.net/2020/pdf/University/IR-O-U-0576.pdf|publisher=NIRF 11 Jun 2020|access-date=27 June 2020|archive-date=28 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628131728/https://nirfcdn.azureedge.net/2020/pdf/University/IR-O-U-0576.pdf|url-status=dead}}
| city = Pune, Maharashtra
| country = India
| campus = Suburban
| coor = {{coord|18|37|5.76|N|73|52|36.34|E|region:IN-MH|display=inline, title}}
| colors = {{color box|maroon}} {{color box|yellow}} Maroon and yellow
| affiliations = University of Pune; NBA; NAAC
| website = {{URL|https://www.aitpune.com/}}
}}
Governance
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.{{cite web |title=Governing Body of AIT, Pune |url=https://www.aitpune.com/Governing-Body.aspx |access-date=29 September 2017 |website=www.aitpune.com |publisher=Army Institute of Technology}}
Rankings
{{Infobox India university ranking|NIRF_E_2024=201-300|type=University}}The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked the college in 201-300 band in the engineering rankings in 2024.{{Cite web |title=NIRF Ranking 2024 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2024/pdf/Report/IR2024_Report.pdf}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.aitpune.com/Default.aspx Official Website] for Army Institute of Technology, Pune.{{Authority control}}
Category:Colleges affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University
Category:Engineering colleges in Pune