Location :
Vidyalankar Institute of Technology (VIT), located in central Mumbai, it can be easily reach from all parts of the city. It takes about 15 minutes to walk from Wadala station (Harbour Rly.) to the institute. Also its not all that far from Dadar station (W.Rly. & C.Rly.). Buses can drop you very close to the college. However, it is surrounded by slums.
Infrastructure :
Vidyalankar Institute of Technology (VIT) shares the campus with Vidyalankar Polytechnic and Vidyalankar School of Information Technology. The campus comprises 3 buildings, 2 gardens, a football field, a volleyball ground and also a cricket pitch. Also, separate parking lots are available for students and faculty members, for both 2-wheelers and 4-wheelers. A new building called the X-Block is also under construction, which has already been featured in an international architecture e-magazine. Hostel facilities are also available.
The library provides a wide ranging collection of books which include university prescribed text books and reference material. The library also subscribes to all major international journals and magazines. Some major non-technical magazines are also subscribed to. The library also has a reading hall which is open 6 days a week and on Sundays when exams are approaching.
So, by and large, excellent infrastructure.
Fees:
Rs. 72,000/year
Grade:
A
Faculty :
Faculty is good and comparable to other engineering institutes. Professors are co-operative. Because of the association with Vidyalankar classes the faculty are experienced in teaching and industry demands. Notes of Vidyalankar coaching classes are distributed to all students.
Attendance :
Not quite an issue here. No extra assignments or any such action is taken against defaulters. However, some teachers who want to show that they should be given more importance might cause minor glitches by reducing the term work marks of defaulters. So, it would be wise to be cautious of such teachers.
Crowd :
Crowd here is the general middle class one. Lots of weirdos with their own weird sets of ideas and thoughts are found here. But then again that is the case with many engineering colleges.
Canteen :
A canteen and a cafe both offer a wide range of food and beverages. Food is edible and moderately cheap.
Hangouts :
Difficult to find good places out here because the location is slightly secluded.
Dosti acres is real close, so if you manage to find friends from that complex
in your college, you can have good time there. Also the IMAX theatre is not very far.
Festivals:
An inter-collegiate technical festival called FERVOR, an intra-collegiate cultural festival called VERVE and an inter-collegiate sports festival are held in the college campus around February/March. The highlight of the sports festival is the S6 (Six a side - Six overs) cricket tournament in which more than 15 colleges participate. It also includes intra-collegiate competitions in volleyball, box-cricket, throwball, carrom, chess etc.
Placements:
This is a list of companies that VIT students have been in, as of 2007:
Infosys and Patni pick the maximum students. Infosys has selected Vidyalankar as a partner for its Campus-Connect Program, wherein they train Pre-final year Vidyalankar students to make them industry ready.
Average salaries range around Rs.3 lac p.a. to Rs. 3.5 lac p.a.
Contact:
Vidyalankar Institute of Technology (VIT),
Vidyalankar Campus,
Vidyalankar College Marg,
Wadala (E)
Mumbai 400 037
Telefax: (022) 2416 11 26
Website: www.vit.edu.in
Verdict:
A typical engineering college where crowd is boring. Though there aren’t many places to hangout, the college has typical amenities which makes it distinct from others. Generally cut-offs are at an average score .This may be credited with the fact that college has more seats and being non-minority institution adds further to lower cut-offs.