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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology <br />
| image = Post Graduate Block SSIT, Tumkur.JPG<br />
| established = 1979<br />
| type = Private <!-- Deemed --><br />
| parent = Sri Siddhartha Education Society<br />
| principal = Ravi prakash<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ssit.edu.in/principal.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-12-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822221538/http://ssit.edu.in/principal.htm |archivedate=22 August 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
| undergrad = 9 Departments / 650 Intake<br />
| postgrad = 8 Branches / 173 Intake<br />
| address = Maralur 572105, Tumkuru.<br />
| city = [[Tumkuru]] <br />
| state = [[Karnataka]] <br />
| country = [[India]] <br />
| free_label = Accreditation<br />
| free = [[All India Council for Technical Education|AICTE]], [[National Board of Accreditation|NBA]]<br />
| website = {{URL|http://www.ssit.edu.in}}<br />
| coor = {{coord|13|32|10.58|N|77|09|04.85|E|region:IN}} <br />
| staff = <br />
| affiliations = [[Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education]] <br />
}}<br />
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[[File:Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology SSIT Tumkur Logo.png|right|thumb| Logo of SSIT college, Tumkuru]]<br />
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'''Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology''' ('''SSIT''') is a university located in [[Tumkur]], [[Karnataka]], India. Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology was established by the Siddhartha Education Society.<br />
[[File:Campus Aerial View of SSIT.JPG|thumb|Aerial View of the Campus]]<br />
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==History==<br />
SSIT is managed by the Sri Siddhartha Education Society, which was founded in 1979.<br />
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The late Sri H.M. Gangadharaiah, a staunch Gandhian and Buddhist, established the Sri Siddhartha Education Society in 1979 with the blessings of the father of Bhoodhan movement, "Saint Vinobha Bhave," with the objective of providing education to the student community from rural areas and backward classes. Since then it is led by Dr. G. Shivaprasad, an ophthalmologist and Dr. [[G. Parameshwara]], a doctorate in agriculture from Australia.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}<br />
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SSES has 84 educational establishments under its aegis spread across the southern part of Karnataka, including <br />
* Engineering College - Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology<br />
* Medical College - [[Sri Siddhartha Medical College]]<br />
* Dental College - [[Sri Siddhartha Dental College]]<br />
* College of Education<br />
* First grade College, TCH^College<br />
* College of Nursing<br />
* Junior colleges<br />
* Training institutions<br />
* Sanskrit schools<br />
* Pali schools <br />
* High schools in several districts in Karnataka State<br />
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Its silver jubilee was celebrated in the year 1984 with the President of India, Sri Giani Zail Singh, as the chief guest.<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+List of Principals<br />
|Dr. M.S. Raviprakasha<br />
|2018-current<br />
|-<br />
|Dr. Veeraiah<br />
|2014-2018<br />
|-<br />
|K. A. Krishnamurthy <br />
|2005-2014<br />
|-<br />
|Y. M. Reddy<br />
|1984-2004<br />
|}<br />
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==Administration==<br />
SSIT is maintained by Sri Siddhartha Education Society, Sri.G Parameshwar, President, KPCC is the joint secretary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ssit.edu.in/mgmt.htm|title=Educating the Society}}</ref> of the institution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.karnatakapcc.com/president.html|title=President|work=Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615002835/http://www.karnatakapcc.com/president.html|archivedate=15 June 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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==Affiliations and approvals ==<br />
The institute is an institutional of the ISTE and is recognised by the All India Council for Technical Education.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aicte-india.org/downloads/approved_institut_websites/karnataka.pdf |format=PDF |title=An institutional member of the ISTE and recognised by the All India Council |accessdate=24 January 2013}}</ref><br />
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== Undergraduate Programs ==<br />
* [[Civil Engineering]]<br />
* [[Computer Science|Computer Science And Engineering]]<br />
* [[Electronics and Communication Engineering]]<br />
* [[Electrical And Electronics Engineering]]<br />
* [[Industrial Engineering|Industrial Engineering and Management]]<br />
* [[Information Science|Information Science Engineering]]<br />
* [[Instrumentation|Instrumentation Technology]]<br />
* [[Mechanical Engineering]]<br />
* [[Telecommunication Engineering]]<br />
* [[Medical Electronics]]<br />
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== Postgraduate programs ==<br />
*Master of Computer Applications<br />
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'''Master of Technology'''<br />
* Thermal Power Engineering<br />
* Digital Electronics<br />
* Computer Science And Engineering<br />
* CADD Structure <br />
* VLSI & Embedded Systems<br />
* Computer Aided Industrial Drives<br />
* Product Design And Manufacturing<br />
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==Campus==<br />
Spread over 65 acres in Kunigal Road, Tumkur. 5&nbsp;km from Tumkur city bus stand & 4&nbsp;km from the railway station.<br />
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A unique [[geodesic dome]] library has more than 200,000 books.<br />
* Central Library<br />
* Post Graduate Block<br />
* Scholar Block<br />
* SSIT STEP - Science & Technology Entrepreneurs Park<br />
* Administrative Block<br />
* Gangadaraih Memorial Park<br />
* Lumbini Boys Hostel<br />
* Rajagruha Boys Hostel<br />
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==College Festivals==<br />
* Kalothsava - College Fest<br />
*YANTRIK-MECHANICAL FEST <br />
*ELECTROTEC-ECE.TCE & ML<br />
*Interface - CS, IS & MCA Fest<br />
* Nirmaan - Civil<br />
* Vidyuth - EEE<br />
* Tantra<br />
* Saamarthya<ref>http://ewh.ieee.org/sb/bangalore/ssit/saamarthya.html</ref><br />
* Unicorn - IEM<br />
* Technodea - State level project exhibition and competition<br />
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==College Clubs==<br />
* varsity Circle<br />
* Phoenix<br />
* Nexus<br />
* Renegades<br />
* Black Mamba<br />
* Brio<br />
* Iste<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [http://www.ssit.edu.in/ College website]<br />
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[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1979]]<br />
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