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{{Infobox university
|motto = Work Is Worship (कर्म ही पूजा है।)
|name = Madhav Institute of Technology & Science
|image = Madhav Institute of Technology and Science logo.png
|caption =
|type = [[Public]]
|established = {{start date|1957}}
|city = [[Gwalior]]
|state = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|country = [[India]]
|colors =
|campus = Urban
|website = {{url|http://mitsgwalior.in/}}
|former_name = Madhav Engineering College, Gwalior
|chairman = [[Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia]]
|director = Dr. R.K. Pandit
|coor = {{coord|26.2326|N|78.2052|E|display=inline, title}}
}}
'''Madhav Institute of Technology and Science''', formerly known as '''Madhav Engineering College''' and commonly referred to as '''MITS Gwalior''', is a government-aided autonomous institute founded in 1957 and located in [[Gwalior]] in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]], India. The institute is operated by the Scindia Engineering College Society. The institute offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in engineering along with Bachelor in Architecture and Master's in Computer Application.
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mptechedu.org/CollegePage/Frm_Typewise_ViewCollegeDtls_N.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-07-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618153523/http://www.mptechedu.org/CollegePage/Frm_Typewise_ViewCollegeDtls_N.aspx |archivedate=2012-06-18 }}</ref><ref name=about>{{Cite web|url=http://mitsgwalior.in/about-us.php|title = MITS | About Us}}</ref><ref>https://www.rgpv.ac.in/Inst/InstitutionProfile.aspx</ref>

==History==
[[File:MITS Gwalior Foundation Stone.JPG|thumbnail|right|Foundation Stone]]
[[File:Madhav Institute of Technology & Science.jpg|thumb|Front view of Madhav Institute of Technology & Science, Gwalior]]
[[File:Pratibha Patil at MITS Gwalior.jpg|thumb|12th President of India [[Pratibha Patil]] at the Golden Jubilee celebration at MITS Gwalior in 2008]]
Madhav Engineering College was established in 1957 by Maharaja Jivajirao Scindia. The foundation stone of the institute was laid by [[Dr. Rajendra Prasad]], the former [[President of India]], on 20 October 1956. The building was inaugurated on 11 December 1964 by [[Dr. S. Radhakrishnan]], the former President of India.<ref name=about/>

The institute started with Bachelor of Engineering courses in [[civil engineering|civil]], [[mechanical engineering|mechanical]] and [[electrical engineering]]. Postgraduate and Ph.D. courses in applied sciences were introduced in 1967. Undergraduate courses in [[electronics engineering]] and [[architecture]] were started in 1981 and 1984 respectively. The institute started a postgraduate course in Computer Application in 1986.

The institute offered a postgraduate course in civil engineering with specialization in construction technology and management in 1987. Postgraduate degrees in electronics and electrical engineering were started in 1995. A Bachelor of Engineering in [[computer science and engineering]] and [[chemical engineering]] were offered from 1994 and 1995 respectively. An information technology course was started in 2000. The president of the governing body is [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]], who is also a [[Member of Parliament]].<ref name=about/><ref name=course>{{Cite web|url=http://mitsgwalior.in/course.php|title = MITS | Course}}</ref>

==Campus==
[[File:Academic Block MITS.jpg|thumb|220x220px|MITS Academic Block]]
The institute is located on Race Course Road, [[Gwalior]] and is 2 km from [[Gwalior Junction railway station]]. The {{convert|47|acre|m2}} campus is surrounded by educational institutions such as the [[Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education]] and the [[Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya]]. The campus is divided into two zones, a residential zone with five hostels (three for males and two for females) and an academic zone. The Student Activity Center is a part of the academic zone and is mainly intended for extra-curricular activities. The SAC has a music room, a fiberglass basketball court, cricket ground and a volleyball court. The campus has a Central Computer Library available 8 hrs for the students and faculty.

==Departments==
MITS has several departments, with most focussing on a single engineering stream or science discipline:<ref name=course/>
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*[[Architecture]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mitsgwalior.in/department.php?id=arch|title=Department of Architecture & Planning {{!}} Madhav Institute of Technology and Science|website=www.mitsgwalior.in|access-date=2021-08-26}}</ref>
*[[Automobile Engineering]]
*[[Chemical engineering]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mitsgwalior.in/department.php?id=chem|title=Department of Chemical Engineering {{!}} Madhav Institute of Technology and Science|website=www.mitsgwalior.in|access-date=2021-08-26}}</ref>
*[[Civil engineering]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mitsgwalior.in/department.php?id=civil|title=Department of Civil Engineering {{!}} Madhav Institute of Technology and Science|website=www.mitsgwalior.in|access-date=2021-08-26}}</ref>
*[[Computer science|Computer Science and Engineering]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mitsgwalior.in/department.php?id=cs|title=Department of Computer Science and Engineering {{!}} Madhav Institute of Technology and Science|website=www.mitsgwalior.in|access-date=2021-08-26}}</ref>
*[[Electrical engineering]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mitsgwalior.in/department.php?id=ee|title=Department of Electrical Engineering {{!}} Madhav Institute of Technology and Science|website=www.mitsgwalior.in|access-date=2021-08-26}}</ref>
*[[Electronic engineering]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mitsgwalior.in/department.php?id=ec|title=Department of Electronics Engineering {{!}} Madhav Institute of Technology and Science|website=www.mitsgwalior.in|access-date=2021-08-26}}</ref>
*[[Humanities]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mitsgwalior.in/department.php?id=huma|title=Department of Humanities {{!}} Madhav Institute of Technology and Science|website=www.mitsgwalior.in|access-date=2021-08-26}}</ref>
*[[Information Technology]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mitsgwalior.in/department.php?id=it|title=Department of Information Technology {{!}} Madhav Institute of Technology and Science|website=www.mitsgwalior.in|access-date=2021-08-26}}</ref>
*[[Management]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mitsgwalior.in/department.php?id=mba|title=Department of Management {{!}} Madhav Institute of Technology and Science|website=www.mitsgwalior.in|access-date=2021-08-26}}</ref>
*[[Mechanical engineering]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mitsgwalior.in/department.php?id=mech|title=Department of Mechanical Engineering {{!}} Madhav Institute of Technology and Science|website=www.mitsgwalior.in|access-date=2021-08-26}}</ref>
*[[Mathematics]] and [[Computing]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mitsgwalior.in/department.php?id=mc|title=Department of Engineering Mathematics and Computing {{!}} Madhav Institute of Technology and Science|website=www.mitsgwalior.in|access-date=2021-08-26}}</ref>
{{col div end}}

==Academic programmes==
The institute's undergraduate programmes include the Bachelor of Engineering programme. It offers postgraduate level programmes like Master of Engineering, Master of Science, and Master of Science (Research). It offers a Ph.D. programme. The admission criteria for all these programmes is different at the entry level.

===Undergraduate programmes===
The institute offers a total of 500 seats for undergraduate programmes. There are also 15 seats for part-time students each in the civil engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering departments. A Bachelor of Engineering is offered in ten areas; automobile, biotechnology, chemical, civil, computer science, electrical, electronics, electronics & telecommunication, information technology, and mechanical engineering. A Bachelor of Architecture is also offered.<ref name=course/> Admissions are through the [[JEE-Main|Engineering Entrance Examination]] conducted by the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] and counselling by the Directorate of Technical Education of Madhya Pradesh.

===Postgraduate programmes===
The institute offers postgraduate-level programmes in each department of engineering. There are a number of inter-disciplinary programmes available. At the postgraduate level, admissions are on the basis of the [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering]]. Admissions to the Master of Computer Applications course is done on the basis of MP-MCA examination. Department of Management has full time 2 years of the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program affiliated from the Jiwaji University, Gwalior.

==Cultural and non-academic activities==
Regular cultural and non-academics activities are organised by the students or the various departments of the institute. The most widely known event is Cyhper And Dy'signo,<ref name="audacious">{{Cite web|url=https://www.audacious.tech/dysigno|title=Cyhper and Dysigno|date=2017-02-27|website=audacious|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312071218/https://www.audacious.tech/dysigno|archive-date=2017-03-12|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref> a carnival that attracts the participation of more than 1200 students from various schools, colleges and universities. In 2017 it was organised by [https://www.audacious.co.in TeamAudacious],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.audacious.tech|title=TeamAudacious|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112085734/http://www.audacious.tech/|archive-date=2016-11-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> a students chapter for enhancing technological aspects of the students of the college. It also conducts a 2-day fest 'Abhudaya' organised by MITS Journalism Society and also the literary carnival of Gwalior known as Mitsvah organised by the literary club of MITS known as Querencia which showcase the talents of various individuals by giving them a stage to show people what they got and learn some new things out of it.

== Notable alumni ==
* [[Raghunath Kashinath Shevgaonkar]], [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi]]{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}
* [[S. K. Jain]], chairman of the Governing Board of the [[World Association of Nuclear Operators]] (WANO){{citation needed|date=March 2018}}
* [[V. K. Saraswat]], scientist, [[Padma Bhushan]] recipient{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}
* [[Abhay Karandikar]], educator, engineer and advisor}]

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.mitsgwalior.in}}

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