Gogte Institute of Technology
{{Short description|Engineering college in Belgaum, Karnataka, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Gogte Institute of Technology
| image = Untitled-18-660x300.jpg
| image_alt = Front of the school
| motto = Where Thoughts Meet Reality
| type = private
| president = n&v
| city = Belgaum
| state = Karnataka
| country = India
| coor ={{coord|15|48|53.72|N|74|29|13.91|E|region:IN|display=title}}
| established = 1979
| undergrad = 2,800
| postgrad = 240
| administrative_staff = 300+
| campus = {{convert|28|acre|m2}}
| free_label =
| free =
| website = [http://www.git.edu www.git.edu]
| academic_affiliation = Autonomous under Visvesvaraya Technological University
}}
Gogte Institute of Technology (GIT) is a college in Belgaum, Karnataka, India. It is an Autonomous institution affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University.
History
The college was founded in 1979 to meet the growing demand for technically trained workers, being named after industrialist Raosaheb Gogte. It received the Excellent Technical Education Institute in Karnataka award at the 9 August 2014 National Karnataka Education Summit and Awards at Visvesvaraya Technological University in Bangalore.{{cite news|title=Excellence award for GIT|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/excellence-award-for-git/article6310549.ece |accessdate=13 August 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|location=Karnataka, India}}
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the platinum jubilee of Belgaum-based Karnataka Law Society and Raja Lakhmagouda Law College on 15 September 2018, and addressed a gathering at the institute. Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala, Chief Justice Dipak Mishra, Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy, Supreme Court Judges Abdul Nazeer, Vineet Saran, Mohan Shantan Goudar, Attorney General K.K. Venugopal, MP Suresh Angadi, Karnataka Law Society president Anant Mandagi, and Chairman M. R. Kulkarni were also present.{{cite news|title=President asks law colleges to embrace innovation |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/president-asks-law-colleges-to-embrace-innovation/article24954699.ece |accessdate=15 September 2018|newspaper=The Hindu|location=BELAGAVI, Karnataka, India}}{{cite news|title=President coming to Belagavi on 15 Sept.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/president-coming-to-belagavi-on-sept-15/article24852096.ece |accessdate=3 September 2018|newspaper=The Hindu|location=Karnataka, India}}{{cite news|title=Will President Kovind's possible helicopter ride stop road works at Belgavi? |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/sep/07/will-president-kovinds-possible-helicopter-ride-stop-road-works-at-belgavi-1868763.html |author= Express News Service |access-date=7 September 2018|newspaper=The New Indian Express|location=Karnataka, India}}{{cite news|title=President should travel by road when in Belagavi |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/president-should-travel-by-road-when-in-belagavi/article24912126.ece |author= Express News Service |accessdate=10 September 2018|newspaper=The Hindu|location=Karnataka, India}}{{cite news|title=Belagavi gearing up to receive President |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/belagavi-gearing-up-to-receive-president/article24939542.ece |accessdate=13 September 2018|newspaper=The Hindu|location=BELAGAVI, Karnataka, India}}
{{anchor|Notable alumni}}Alumni
- Atul Chitnis, German born Indian consulting technologist and organizer of FOSS.in
References
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External links
- [http://www.git.edu Gogte Institute of Technology]
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Category:1979 establishments in Karnataka