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{{Short description|Engineering college in Belgaum, Karnataka, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox university
|name = Gogte Institute of Technology (An Autonomous Institute)
|image = Untitled-18-660x300.jpg
|image_alt = Front of the school
|motto = Where Thoughts Meet Reality
|principal = J.K. Kittur
|type = Public
|president =
|city = [[Belgaum]]
|state = [[Karnataka]]
|country = India
|coor = {{coord|15|48|53.72|N|74|29|13.91|E|region:IN|display=title}}
|established = 1979
|undergrad = 2,800
|postgrad = 240
|staff = 300+
|campus = {{convert|28|acre|m2}}
|mascot =
|free_label =
|free =
|website = [http://www.git.edu www.git.edu]
|academic_affiliation=[[Visvesvaraya Technological University]]
}}
'''Gogte Institute of Technology''' (GIT) is an Autonomous Engineering College in [[Belgaum]], [[Karnataka]], India, which is affiliated to [[Visvesvaraya Technological University]]. The institution offers various undergraduate and post-graduate degrees in engineering and technology along with doctoral studies.

==History==
The college was founded in 1979 to meet the growing demand for technically-trained workers. It received the Excellent Technical Education Institute in Karnataka award at the August 9, 2014 National Karnataka Education Summit and Awards at Visvesvaraya Technological University in [[Bangalore]].<ref name=ExcellenceAwardForGIT>{{cite news|title=Excellence award for GIT|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/excellence-award-for-git/article6310549.ece |accessdate=August 13, 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|location=Karnataka, India}}</ref>

[[President of India|Indian President]] [[Ram Nath Kovind]] inaugurated the [[platinum jubilee]] of Belgaum-based Karnataka Law Society and Raja Lakhmagouda Law College on September 15, 2018, and addressed a gathering at the institute. [[List of governors of Karnataka|Karnataka Governor]] [[Vajubhai Vala]], [[Chief Justice]] [[Dipak Misra|Dipak Mishra]], [[Chief Minister]] [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]], [[List of sitting judges of the Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court Judges]] [[S. Abdul Nazeer|Abdul Nazeer]], [[Vineet Saran]] and [[Mohan Shantanagoudar|Mohan Shantan Goudar]], [[Attorney General of India|Attorney General]] [[K. K. Venugopal|K.K. Venugopal]], [[Member of parliament (India)|MP]] [[Suresh Angadi]], Karnataka Law Society president Anant Mandagi, and Chairman M. R. Kulkarni were also present.<ref>{{cite news|title=President asks law colleges to embrace innovation |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/president-asks-law-colleges-to-embrace-innovation/article24954699.ece |accessdate=September 15, 2018|newspaper=The Hindu|location=BELAGAVI, Karnataka, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=President coming to Belagavi on Sept. 15|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/president-coming-to-belagavi-on-sept-15/article24852096.ece |accessdate=September 3, 2018|newspaper=The Hindu|location=Karnataka, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Will President Kovind's possible helicopter ride stop road works at Belgavi? |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/sep/07/will-president-kovinds-possible-helicopter-ride-stop-road-works-at-belgavi-1868763.html |author= Express News Service |accessdate=September 7, 2018|newspaper=New Indian Express|location=Karnataka, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='President should travel by road when in Belagavi' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/president-should-travel-by-road-when-in-belagavi/article24912126.ece |author= Express News Service |accessdate=September 10, 2018|newspaper=The Hindu|location=Karnataka, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Belagavi gearing up to receive President |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/belagavi-gearing-up-to-receive-president/article24939542.ece |accessdate=September 13, 2018|newspaper=The Hindu|location=BELAGAVI, Karnataka, India}}</ref>

=={{anchor|Notable alumni}}Alumni==
* [[Atul Chitnis]], German born Indian consulting technologist and organizer of FOSS.in

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.git.edu Gogte Institute of Technology]

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[[Category:1979 establishments in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1979]]
[[Category:Engineering colleges in Belgaum]]

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