Dr Ambedkar Institute of Technology (Dr AIT) was established in 1980 under the auspices of Panchajanya Vidya Peeta Welfare Trust. The institute is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum. The autonomous college is aided by the government of Karnataka and approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Furthermore, the institute is accredited by NAAC with an ‘A’ grade. The college campus is spread over an area of 23 acres. As per the official website of the college, Dr AIT's vision is to develop innovative and technical professionals.
The college offers 37 courses at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels. Four specialisations of the B.Tech programme - Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Information Science and Engineering and Industrial Engineering & Management are accredited by the National Body of Accreditation (NBA).In order to secure a seat in the B.Tech course, candidates need to appear for the COMEDK UGET/JEE Main/KCET. For M.Tech., M.B.A. and M.C.A. admission, the college accepts Karnataka PGCET scores. Dr Ambedkar Institute of Technology has collaborations with various international institutes like Ahmad Dahlan University, Indonesia, North-Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand etc. For the placement of its students, Dr AIT has a placement cell.
For outstation students, the college has separate hostels for girls and boys students located inside the campus. Additionally, the Dr Ambedkar Institute of Technology has modern sports facilities for students. The institute has various extracurricular clubs and societies which participate and organise in various intra-college and intercollege tournaments. Some of the clubs of Dr AIT are NSS, The Coding Club etc.
Dr Ambedkar Institute of Technology is located at BDA, Outer Ring Road, Near, Gnana Bharathi, Bengaluru, Karnataka. Bangalore Airport is nearest to the college and located 21 km from the campus. Bangalore Cant Railway Station is 19.5 km away from the college and is the nearest railway station to the college. With a distance of 450 meters, Deepa Complex Bus Stop is closest to the institute.
Dr AIT’s gym is modern and advanced. It has the latest equipment which can be used by students.
