The Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute was given its present title on January 26, 1997. Founded in 1887, it was then known as Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute. The institute is reputed for excellent training in courses in engineering and technology at diploma and, degree and post graduate levels over three thousand students. Over twenty seven courses are offered at the undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, postgraduate diploma and post diploma levels.
The institute was granted financial and academic autonomy from June 21, 2004. As a result, the autonomous VJTI has implemented the revised syllabus for the students in June 2004 at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels by implementing much valued credit system. The revised scheme of examinations, which follows a grading system and letter grade point system has been implemented. An important part of curriculum is the practically oriented project at the final year of graduation and the dissertations offered by the postgraduate students, as also the in-plant training undergone by the Third Year Diploma students.
Significant changes under autonomy are the setting up of Distance Education Programmes with IIT with VJTI as a Remote Centre; as also the modernization of the Library to a digital library. Mention must be made that postgraduate students may see the journals online throughout the week, with facility for printing. Under the World Bank grant - TEQIP - the institute has several projects underway to establish itself as a world class technological institute. The modernization will offer excellent central computing facilities to students, who will also have access to improved laboratory and workshop facilities. The faculty at the institute is recognized for its Testing and Consultancy work. Realizing the potential of the institute, reputed industries have sponsored laboratories - for instance, the high voltage laboratory, courtesy Siemens; and the Computational Fluid Dynamics laboratory, courtesy B.A.R.C.
Several students activities such as gymkhana, social day and intra/inter collegiate programmes and the college magazine "Nirmaan" serve as a platform to enhance students personality. The institute has also started its own newsletter from January 2005. Individual students profiles through departmental brochures are centrally positioned with the "Training and Placement" office of the institute. The office competently liaises with over hundred companies and successfully places students for employment and in-plant training through campus recruitement programmes. These details are retrieved from www.vjti.ac.in
Mission & Vision
Our Vision
To establish global leadership in the field of Technology and develop competent human resources for providing service to society.
Mission
To provide students with comprehensive knowledge of principles of engineering with a multi-disciplinary approach that is challenging
To create an intellectually stimulating environment for research, scholarship, creativity, innovation and professional activity.
To foster relationship with other leading institutes of learning and research, alumni and industries in order to contribute to National and International development.
Placement
The office of the Training and Placement Officer is housed in the Mechanical Department building. The adjoining seminar halls are used for conducting written tests, group discussions and other activities related to training and placement. All the diploma courses, post diploma and postgraduate diploma courses have in-plant training as an integral part of he course. Besides, degree students of Production Engineering, Textile Manufacture and the MCA courses also undergo in-plant training. In many cases, the students are selected and offered jobs even before they appear for the final year examinations. The close rapport developed by the institute with various industries has helped the student community in securing gainful employment. More than a hundred organizations visit the Institute every year for campus interviewing and selection.
Accommodation
The institutes' Hostels, which offer accommodation for a total of 554 students are located at the southern end of the campus. They comprise four blocks A, B, C, and D. Accommodation is given to 110 new students in all branches every year on the basis of merit-cum-need. Preference is given to students residing outside the city of Mumbai.
There are four messes run by students. Hostel fees are based on three seaters, two seaters or single seater including electricity charges. The hostel students' amenities fund and medical charges are payable at the begining of each term.
The hostels are provided with dining halls and the residents organize themselves into clubs and run the messes under the control of Joint Managing Committee of the students' Messes (JMC). There are four messes at present and each mess has an elected General Secretary, Joint Secretary and an Auditor.
Hostel accomodation is available for students enrolled for each full time course. All attempts are made to provide hostel accomodation to as many students as possible. However, it is not possible to provide hostel accomodations to all the applicants. The students waiting for hostel accomodations in the first semester will have to make their own arrangement to stay in the city up to the time they are finally admitted to the hostel. Applications for hostel accomodations should be made on the prescribed form available from the office of the hostel after admission to the institute is confirmed.
Admission
Admissions
Admissions for these undergraduate programmes shall be done as per the procedure finalized by the Admissions Committee for the Autonomous institutes of the state, from time to time.
Admissions for these postgraduate programmes shall be done as per the procedure finalized by the Senate on the Recommendations of the Admissions Committee of the Institute constituted for the said purpose from time to time.