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S.G. Balekundri Institute of Technology

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Established
  
2008

Administrative staff
  
170

Founded
  
2008

Postgraduates
  
72

Principal
  
Dr S.S.Salimath

Phone
  
0831 240 7172

Undergraduates
  
1,920

Type
  
Affiliated to VTU, approved by AICTE

Location
  
Belgaum, Karnataka, India

Campus
  
5.8 km from Belgaum city in Shivabasav Nagar

Address
  
Shivabasava Nagar, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi, Karnataka 590010

Similar
  
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S.S.E.T's S.G.Balekundri Institute of Technology (Kannada: ಎಸ್ ಜಿ ಬಾಳೇಕುಂದ್ರಿ ಇನ್ಸ್ಟಿಟ್ಯೂಟ್ ಆಫ್ ಟೆಕ್ನಾಲಜಿ, ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ ) is an engineering college affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University. The college campus is situated at Shivabasav Nagar, Belgaum. It was established in 2008. The Institute has been named after Shri. Shivappa Gurubasappa Balekundri (born May 5, 1922), who was a Civil Engineer and an irrigation expert. He was the chief engineer and architect of Malaprabha, Ghataprabha, Alamatti and Narayanapur dams of the south, north and eastern regions of Karnataka State. He is best remembered today as Second Visvesvaraya.

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The Institute has five academic departments.

Department of Civil Engineering

Head Of Department - Dr. B.R Patagundi

The department offers undergraduate course with an intake of 120 students and a Postgraduate ( M.Tech ) course in Structural Engineering with an intake of 18 students which was inaugurated on 18 September 2014.

  • Courses offered: Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Technology
  • Department of Computer Science and Engineering

    Head Of Department - Dr Dinesha H A

    The department offers undergraduate course with an intake of 60.

  • Course offered: Bachelor of Engineering.
  • Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

    Head Of Department - Prof.R.M.Patil

    The department offers undergraduate course with an intake of 60 students.

  • Course offered: Bachelor of Engineering.
  • Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

    Head Of Department - Dr Ravi M Yadahalli

    The department offers undergraduate course with an intake of 60 students.

  • Course offered: Bachelor of Engineering.
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering

    Head Of Department - Dr. U.C.Kapale

    The department offers undergraduate course with an intake of 120 students and Post Graduate ( M.Tech ) course in Thermal Power Engineering with an intake of 18 students which was inaugurated on 9 October 2014. A low speed wind tunnel with specifications of Test section : 300 X 300 X 1200 mm and Maximum speed : 40mts/second was recently acquired.

  • Courses offered: Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Technology
  • Library

    The Central Library of SGBIT was inaugurated on 7 December 2009 by the Trustees of SGBIT in the benign presence of Poojya Shri Jangadguru Shivaratri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji Poojya Shri Jagadguru Dr.Tontad Siddaling Mahaswamiji and president of S S E T Shir Dr. Siddharama Swamiji of Rudrakshimath Naganur Belgaum. The digital library is also equipped with internet connection for browsing technical journals and other educational sites for research and project purposes.

    Hostel

    The institute has three hostels, two for girls and one for the boys.

    WiFi

    The institute is equipped with wired broadband internet connection of 30 Mbit/s bandwidth.

    IT Centre

    The Information Technology Centre ( ITCentre) caters to the installation, maintenance and repair of the Computers,printers and UPS’s of the institute. The centre is also responsible for the operation of the WiFi facility, the digital library and the language lab. The college website is also maintained by the IT Centre.

    Transportation

    Transportation facility is provided to the students and staff. Five college buses ply predetermined routes covering all the key areas of Belgaum.

    Health Care

    The college provides medical care to the students through two resident doctors, one for the male and another for female students.

    Gyms

    Gyms are provided for both male and female students.

    Placement Cell

    Few companies where students participated in the campus drives in and off campus are Persistent Systems Pvt. Ltd, KUKA Robotics - Pune; Infosys, Mphasis, IBM, Saint Gobain, Pen Group, HCL, Tata CMC, PEOL, HP, Common Floor, TCS - Bangalore; EDS, LC Global Solutions, Amazon, Indian Army, Spundan Software, Maratha Mandal Polytechnic, Appco Group, Robosoft, Unikaihastu Software Ltd; Encube Ethicals Pvt Ltd, Jindal Energy Ltd - Goa; Synergy Constructions - Hyderabad; Agrimitre, Glascon Thermo - Belgaum; MSM ISPAT - Bellary.

    References

    S.G. Balekundri Institute of Technology Wikipedia