Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

{{Short description|Deemed University in Tamil Nadu, India}}

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| name = Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (Deemed To Be University)

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| image = Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science logo.png

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| motto = "TO MAKE EVERY MAN A SUCCESS AND NO MAN A FAILURE"

| established = {{start date and age|1985}}

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| type = Private & Deemed University

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| founder = K.C.G. Verghese

{{cite web|title=Founder - Hindustan University|url=https://hindustanuniv.ac.in/founder.php|website=hindustanuniv.ac.in|access-date=18 November 2017}}

| chancellor = Anand Jacob Verghese{{cite web|title=Chancellor - Hindustan University|url=https://hindustanuniv.ac.in/chancellor.php|website=hindustanuniv.ac.in|access-date=18 November 2017}}

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| vice_chancellor = S. N. Sridhara

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| city = Chennai, Tamil Nadu

| country = India

| coordinates = {{coord|12.800753|80.224268|display=inline,title}}

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| former_name = Hindustan College of Engineering

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| accreditation = UGC, NAAC

| website = {{URL|http://www.hindustanuniv.ac.in}}

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| parent = Hindustan Group of Institutions

| postalcode = 603103

| language = English, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam

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Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS), formerly Hindustan College of Engineering, is a private deemed university headquartered in Chennai, India.{{cite web|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/deemeduniversitylist.aspx?id=ELvvTRQMzalJ3/R/MmUcsQ==&Unitype=Jc2qxh2PCqffjt5wPbleBA==|title=Deemed University Tamil Nadu|publisher=University Grants Commission (India)|access-date=2 January 2020}} It was founded in 1985 by K.C.G. Verghese and was conferred the "University Status" status from the University Grants Commission Under Section 3 of UGC Act 1956 from the academic year 2008-09 and under the name HITS (Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science). It is a member of the Hindustan Group of Institutions which also includes the Hindustan Institute of Engineering Technology, KCG College of Technology, Hindustan College of Arts and Science, Hindustan International Schools, and more.{{cite web|title=About the Group|url=https://www.hindustan.ac.in/|publisher=Hindustan Group of Institutions|access-date=11 March 2018}}