The Vivekananda Institute of Technology is located in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University and approved by the All India Council for Technical Education. Vivekananda Institute of Technology (VKIT) is one of the engineering colleges in Karnataka. VKIT was established in the year 1997 by Janatha Education Society(JES) in its Silver Jubilee year. The students of VKIT are colloquially referred to as VKITians.