Army Institute of Technology

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)^[1] and has the Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army (COAS), as the president of its board of governors.

Army Institute of Technology (AIT)

AIT, Pune logo
Motto	Onward To Glory
Type	Graduate
Established	1994
Principal	B. P. Patil[2]
Director	Abhay A. Bhat [3]
Students	1,288[4]
Undergraduates	1,274[4]
Postgraduates	14[4]
Location	Pune, Maharashtra , India 18°37′5.76″N 73°52′36.34″E
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Maroon and yellow
Affiliations	University of Pune; NBA; NAAC
Website	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.^[5]

Rankings

University rankings
Engineering – India
NIRF (2024)[6]	201-300

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked the college in 201-300 band in the engineering rankings in 2024.^[7]

References

1. "Welcome to AWES". www.awesindia.com. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
2. "Army Institute of Technology". www.aitpune.com.
3. "Army Institute of Technology". www.aitpune.com.
4. "Army Institute of Technology Data for NIRF 2020" (PDF). NIRF 11 Jun 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
5. "Governing Body of AIT, Pune". www.aitpune.com. Army Institute of Technology. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
6. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
7. "NIRF Ranking 2024" (PDF).

External Link

Official Website for Army Institute of Technology, Pune.