Jamia Millia Islamia, an institution originally established at Aligarh in United Provinces, India in 1920 became a Central University by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1988. In Urdu language, Jamia means ‘University’, and Millia means ‘National’. The story of its growth from a small institution in the pre-independence India to a central university located in New Delhi—offering integrated education from nursery to research in specialized areas—is a saga of dedication, conviction and vision of a people who worked against all odds and saw it growing step by step. They “built up the Jamia Millia stone by stone and sacrifice by sacrifice,” said Sarojini Naidu, the nightingale of India.
Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering in Mysore was established in the year 1963 under the aegis of JSS Mahavidyapeetha. It has carved a niche for itself as a premier centre for Technical Education. Well equipped and sophisticated laboratories, Library, and highly qualified and experienced faculty and staff members, well-designed college campus are the reason for their success.
Rayat Institute of Engineering and Information Technology came into existence in the year 2001. At the time of inception three B.Tech. Programmes in the areas of Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and Information Technology were introduced. Subsequently, B.Tech. programmes in Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering and M.Tech programmes in Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and Mechanical Engineering were added. Table gives an account of various programmes being run by the Institute and their dates of introduction.
