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Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute

Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) is a state funded college located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Founded in 1887 and formerly known as the Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute, it adopted its present name on 26 January 1997. VJTI is an academically and administratively autonomous institute, but it is affiliated to the University of Mumbai. The institute is financially supported by the Government of Maharashtra. It is named after Rajmata Jijabai Saheb Bhonsale, the mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhonsale Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha Empire.

History
Foundation and early years (1887–1960) The institute was founded in 1887 and commenced with two departments, the Sir J. J. School of Mechanical Engineering and the Ripon Textile School. ==Organisation and administration ==
Organisation and administration
Governance At the institutional level, VJTI is governed by a board of governors with a chairman, the director as a member and other members of the board. Members include heads of industry, prominent VJTI alumni as well as heads of other educational institutions. The key people in the execution of the institute's activities are the director, who is assisted by the Dean (Academic programs), Dean (Students activities), Dean (Resource mobilization and finance) and Dean (Research and development), and the heads of the departments. Departments The institute has 12 academic departments. Of these, nine offer certificate, diploma, degree, postgraduate and/or doctoral programs. These are: • Civil & Environmental Engineering Department • Structural Engineering Department • Computer Engineering & Information Technology Department • Master in Computer Applications (MCA) Department • Electrical Engineering Department • Mechanical Engineering Department • Production Engineering Department • Textile Engineering Department • Technical & Applied Chemistry Department Three academic departments have supporting roles and conduct foundation courses for degree and diploma programs, but do not offer any programs of their own. These are: • Mathematics Department • Physics Department • Humanities & Management Department ==Academics==
Academics
Admissions • Admissions for undergraduate degree courses are based on the scores in the MHT-CET only The admission process is carried out separately by Directorate of Technical Education along with 5 other autonomous institutes in Maharashtra. Respective admission rounds are known as CAPAI (Centralized Admission Process to Autonomous Institutes). • Admissions for undergraduate diploma courses are based on scores in the Class 10 Board Examination. • M.C.A. admissions are based on the scores in the MCA-CET. • Admissions for postgraduate engineering courses are through GATE or sponsorship. Rankings {{Infobox India university ranking Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute was rankedin the 101-150 band among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024. == References ==
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