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{{Infobox university<br />
|name = Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology<br />
|motto = Knowledge is Power<br />
|established = 1980<br />
|type = [[Private university|Private]]<br />
|director = Dr. C K Subbaraya<br />
|principal = Dr. C T Jayadeva<br />
|city = [[Chikkamagaluru]]<br />
|state = [[Karnataka]]<br />
|country = [[India]]<br />
|coor = {{coord|13|20|28.9|N|75|47|48.4|E|type:edu_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
|administrative_staff= 102<br />
|campus = {{convert|57|acre|km2|1|abbr=on}}<br />
|affiliations = [[Visvesvaraya Technological University]]<br />
|website = [http://www.aitckm.in aitckm.in ]<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology, Admin Block.jpg|thumb|Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology, Admin Block]]<br />
[[File:Dept. Of Information Science & Engineering, AIT.jpg|thumb|Side view of Department of Information Science and Engineering and Admin Block, AIT]]<br />
[[File:Block in AIT college.jpg|thumb|Electronics and Electrical, Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical and Electronics Block of AIT college]]<br />
[[File:Block in AIT college-1.jpg|thumb|BGS-1, Civil engineering & Mechanical Engineering block in AIT, Chikkamagaluru]]<br />
[[File:BGS-1 and Admin block, AIT.jpg|thumb|Bird's eye view of BGS-1 and Admin block of AIT, CHikkamagaluru]]<br />
'''Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology''' ('''AIT''') is an [[engineering]] college in [[Chikkamagaluru]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. It was founded in 1980 by [[Sri Adichunchanagiri Maha Samsthana Math]]. The college was initially affiliated during inception to the [[University of Mysore]]; in 1991 the college was re-affiliated to [[Kuvempu University]] when that university came into existence. It is currently affiliated to [[Visvesvaraya Technological University]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://vtu.ac.in/affiliated-institutes/affiliated-institutes-mysore/ |title= Affiliated Institutes - Mysuru |website= Visvesvaraya Technological University |access-date= 25 June 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
This is a list of notable alumni who have excelled in engineering and other fields:<br />
* [[Ashwin Karthik]], born with [[cerebral palsy]], became the first [[Tetraplegia|quadriplegic]] student in India to become a [[computer science]] [[engineering]] [[graduation|graduate]]. He is also the winner of a national [[scholarship]] for his [[engineering]] studies, which is awarded to only one [[Disability|physically challenged]] student in the entire country of India; National Award as 'Best Physically Challenged Individual in India' by the National Trust;<ref name="THETHIRTEENTHNCPEDP">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnis.org/NCPEDP-Shell-Helen-Keller-Award-Brochure-2011.pdf|title= THE THIRTEENTH NCPEDP - SHELL Helen Keller Awards }}</ref> in 2010<ref name="pib">{{cite web | url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/efeatures.aspx?relid=100993 | title = Celebrating Life against All odds | date = 3 December 2013 | work = [[Press Information Bureau]] with inputs from the [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment]] | publisher = [[National Informatics Centre]] (NIC)}}</ref> and National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, which was conferred by the [[President of India]], [[Pranab Mukherjee]] at [[Vigyan Bhavan]], [[New Delhi]] on 3 December 2013.<ref name="MinistryOfSocialJusticeAndEmpowerment">{{cite web | url = http://socialjustice.nic.in/pdf/listofawardwinners2013.pdf | title = Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Department of Disability Affairs}}</ref><ref name="AshwinKarthik">{{cite web | url = http://www.thealternative.in/society/ashwin-karthik-we-need-supportive-schools-and-workplaces-for-an-inclusive-india/ | title = Ashwin Karthik: 'We need supportive schools and workplaces for an inclusive India' | date = 2 January 2015 | work = Shyamala Suresh | publisher = thealternative | access-date = 28 April 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160804010404/http://www.thealternative.in/society/ashwin-karthik-we-need-supportive-schools-and-workplaces-for-an-inclusive-india/ | archive-date = 4 August 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.bangaloremirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=1&contentid=20100801201008010055205597fa9fec6 | title = Their story is one in a billion: Sachin | last = Kashyap | first = Hemanth | accessdate = 1 August 2010 | work = [[Bangalore Mirror]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100802160823/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=1&contentid=20100801201008010055205597fa9fec6 | archive-date = 2 August 2010 | url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnis.org/NCPEDP-Shell-Helen-Keller-Award-Brochure-2011.pdf|title= THE THIRTEENTH NCPEDP - SHELL Helen Keller Awards }}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.aitchikmagalur.ac.in}}<br />
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