Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) (formerly known as Victoria Jubilee Technological Institute) is an engineering college in Mumbai, India (established 1887).
VJTI is one of the premier institutes in India and attracts top talent.
VJTI was ranked 9th best in the country in an “India Today” survey in 1999
VJTI, is a part of University of Mumbai and its degrees are issued by the university, but the institution is no longer under the administrative purview of the university, since being granted autonomy in July, 2004.
Departments
- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
- Computer Technology Department
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department
- Humanities and Management Department
- Mathematics Department
- Mechanical Engineering Department
- Production Engineering Department
- Physics Department
- Structural Engineering Department
- Applied Chemistry Department
- Textile Manufactures Department
Timeline
- 1887 - Institute established; 2 branches: Mechanical engineering and Textile engineering
- 1903 - Electrical engineering course introduced
- 1923 - moves to its present location
- 1946 - Bachelor's degree in Textile Engineering introduced
- 1947 - Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering introduced
- 1949 - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering introduced
- 1998 - Institute renamed from Victoria Jubilee Technological Institute to Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute
- 2004 - Granted autonomy
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