Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology

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Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology

Type	Private Aided
Established	1979
Principal	Dr C NANJUNDASWAMY
Dean	Dr K N ANURADHA (academics) & Dr MAHALINGA V MANDI (examination)
Administrative staff	470
Students	3500
Location	Bengaluru , Karnataka , India 12°57′52.9″N 77°30′22.81″E / 12.964694°N 77.5063361°E / 12.964694; 77.5063361
Campus	26 acres (110,000 m2), 15 km from Bangalore city on Old Outer Ring Road
Affiliations	Autonomous, under VTU, affiliated with AICTE
Website	www.drait.edu.in

Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology (Dr. AIT) is an autonomous engineering college on Outer Ring Road, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore, India.

Founded by M.H.Jayprakash Narayan in 1979, and named after B. R. Ambedkar, the institute is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum and is accredited by AICTE.^[1] It offers graduate and postgraduate courses. The institute has been granted academic autonomy, which means it can frame its own syllabus and conduct its own examinations. Dr C Nanjundaswamy is the principal of the college.

The institute is one among the 200 colleges selected for receiving the World Bank assistance under the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) through the government of India. The institute is the recipient of several grants sanctioned by AICTE, DST and VTU. It is granted autonomous status by UGC WEF 2010-11.

Dr. AIT started with three branches during 1980 with an intake of 120 and has now grown several-fold. The institute has over 4000 students. It offers under graduate, post graduate and doctoral degrees.

ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಲರವ is the official traditional festive of the institution. Sanskruthi and Maitri are the official fests.