Siddaganga Institute of Technology
Siddaganga Institute of Technology is a technological institute in Tumakuru, Karnataka, India. It is run by the Sri Siddaganga Educational Society. The institute was established in 1963 starting with three courses leading to Bachelor of Engineering in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. It now offers undergraduate degree courses in 12 disciplines. In addition, it runs post-graduates programmes in 14 disciplines, including MBA and MCA courses. It has nearly 5000 students with a faculty strength of about 310. It became an autonomous institution under Visvesvaraya Technological University in 2007–08 with the last VTU batch graduating in 2010.
History
The Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur, Karnataka, is one among the 130+ educational institutions run by the Sri Siddaganga Education Society. It was established in 1963 starting with three courses leading to Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical, Civil and Electrical Engineering.The institute is one of the 14 engineering colleges under the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme a World Bank project, administered by the Government of Karnataka in the state. It was granted academic autonomy from 2007–08.
Accreditation
Its undergraduate courses are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation.Organization
The institute has 14 teaching departments, offering 12 undergraduate and 11 post-graduate programmes. The departments of Placement and Training, Library, and Physical Education and the SIT Group of Hostels, offer other supporting services and facilities. Of the 14 departments, 12 belong to engineering disciplines, one each for Architecture and Management, three are the Science facilities.Campus
The institute is spread over 65 acres with greenery all over. It has a sprawling play ground for indoor and outdoor games like football, hockey, cricket, and basketball. It has eight hostels that accommodate nearly 2000 students.Facilities
Library and Information Center
The library, centrally located in the campus, is housed in two three-storey buildings having a plinth area of 1500 square meters. The library building was built by a donation received from Sri T.N. Kempahonnaiah, a philanthropist from Tumkur.The library has a collection of 70,000 volumes that includes 25,000 volumes under the book bank and about 7600 volumes under SC/ST Book Bank. The collection includes reference works such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks and standards. Nearly 3500 student project dissertations are housed in separately in the library. The library has a stock of 1000 CDs, DVDs and floppy disks of books and technical periodicals and other audio-visual resources.
The library subscribes to nearly 200 technical periodicals of which about 90 are international. It has a collection of nearly 3000 back volumes of periodicals.
The seating capacity is 450 users, which includes two air-conditioned reading halls of a capacity of 150 users. The library is computerized with web-enabled library software which facilitates accessed to the library catalog.
Auditorium
The Birla Auditorium is a centrally located building that facilitates cultural, academic and other co-curricular activities. The auditorium of two floors has a seating capacity of nearly 1000. It has a wide stage with green rooms and a board room to conduct official meetings of the institute.Guest house
The Kennedy Guest House at the entrance provides accommodation for guests on visit to the institute. Named after the former U.S. president John F. Kennedy, it is a two-floor building surrounded by lush green lawns. The house has five double rooms with attached bathrooms that are fully air conditioned, with a dining hall and a lounge for meetings.Sports and games
The college has facilities for encouraging sports and games.- 400m athletic track with eight lanes
- Three practice pitches with net facility and one match pitch for cricket
- One match pitch for football and hockey
- Two flood-lit basketball, two volleyball, two tennis, and two ball badminton courts
- Fully equipped gym
- Indoor stadium with two badminton courts, six table tennis boards
- Chess and carom boards
- Separate indoor game facilities for girls
- A stadium for outdoor sports
Hostels
| Hostel Name | Type | Location |
| Basaveshwara Block | Boys | Campus |
| Lal Bhadur Shastri Block | Boys | Campus |
| Mahatma Gandhi Block | Boys | Campus |
| Allamaprabhu Block | Boys | Campus |
| GM Siddaramanna Hostel | Boys | City |
| SIT Boys Hostel | Boys | City |
| Akkamahadevi Hostel | Girls | SIT Extension |
| Smt. Shivamma & Sri Kempahonnaiah Hostel | Girls | City |