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Welcome to CIT

The V. Rangasamy Naidu Educational Trust devoted to the cause of promoting technical and scientific literacy, established Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT) in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, South India in 1956.

Robin Elahi draws on a chalk board while teaching a course on kelp forest ecology

Padma Bhushan Award

Tata Sons Chairman and Our Distinguished Alumnus N Chandrasekaran is being Conferred upon the “Padma Bhushan” by Govt of India.

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ARIIA Ranking 2021

In the ARIIA Ranking 2021, our institute has been awarded under the band Excellent which comes next to the five colleges which were awarded the ranking under Government/Aided colleges.

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World Leader In Education Award

Dr. SRK Prasad, Chairman CIT, receives the World Leader in Education Award

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Stories about people, research, and innovation across the Farm

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“I’ve realized over my time on campus that everybody has their thing that gets them excited. CIT is a great place to be pursuing your passions and tackling the problems you dream about solving.”

Highlights

CIT Campus important highlights

17th NIRF Ranking College cross Tamil Nadu
104th NIRF Ranking College cross India
1000+ Students

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Health Care

Advancing human health through innovative research, education, and care

Stanford Medicine

Leading a worldwide revolution in precision health through biomedical research, education, and clinical enterprises

Stanford Health Care

Leveraging expertise and advanced technology  to deliver unparalleled care for each patient’s unique needs

Stanford Children's Health

The only health care network in the Bay Area – and one of the few in the country – exclusively dedicated to pediatric and obstetric care

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Profile of Chris Field

Chris Field

“I’m an optimist about our ability to cope with climate change; as I’ve moved forward in my career, what I see are more and more opportunities to address the challenge.”

Chris Field

Perry L. McCarty Director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

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Campus Life

Building a vibrant community of creative and accomplished people from around the world

Student Life

A residential campus with diverse housing, exceptional dining, and over 600 student organizations

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Arts & Culture

A rich tradition of fostering creativity and a vibrant arts district on campus

Recreation & Wellness

State-of-the-art facilities and fitness programs to encourage movement and play

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Athletics

Providing student-athletes the opportunity to achieve excellence both in competition and in the classroom

Stanford Men's Gymnastics celebrates a third consecutive NCAA championship

Home of Champions

Stanford’s 131 NCAA championships are the most for any university, a product of an unrivaled culture of excellence and continued support from the campus community

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Olympic Excellence

The Cardinal has produced at least one medalist in every Olympics in which the U.S. has competed since 1912, totaling 296 medals from 177 medalists

Multidimensional Impact

Stanford student-athletes have achieved local, national, and global impact through community involvement and advocacy

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Life at CIT Campus

Offering extraordinary freedom to explore, to collaborate, and to challenge yourself

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About CIT

A place for learning, discovery, innovation, expression, and discourse

Opened in 1891
Students 16,937
Faculty 2,288
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