Karunya University - Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences
Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Karunya Nagar, Coimbatore-641 114, Tamil Nadu IndiaKarunya Institute of Technology and Sciences (KITS), Coimbatore or Karunya University was started in the year 2004. The institute was started by Late Dr D.G.S.Dhinakaran, who aimed at starting a technical university which produced trained engineers with some professional leadership qualities. The institute was awarded an autonomous status and declared Deemed-to-be University in the year 1999. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore is accredited by NAAC. The institute is the first self-financing autonomous engineering college of the country. The university is AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) approved. The university is a Christian minority institution. Karunya University has UGC approval for the fields of Arts, Science and Agriculture. In the Engineering category of NIRF Ranking 2021, the college has secured 105th rank. The university was ranked 80 in NIRF Engineering Ranking 2020.
Initially having a capacity of 180 students, the Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore now houses nearly 7482 students and has a strength of around 397 faculty members. There are a total of 18 academic departments in the institution. The institute believes in rendering the vision of its founders. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore is involved in carrying research and development for human problems in the streams of Food, Water, Energy and Healthcare. The institute is popularly known as KITS (Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences).
Karunya University offers courses in Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral programmes. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore offers graduate and postgraduate programmes in the field of Engineering and Arts and Science. The institute also offers programmes in the fields of Agriculture and Management. The institute conducts its own entrance examination, Karunya Entrance Examination (KEE) for BTech and BSc admissions and Karunya Management Aptitude Test (KMAT) for MBA admissions.
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- Library
Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore has a sprawling campus of 700 acres. The campus is surrounded by mountains. The nearest airport is the Coimbatore Airport which is 26 km away from the campus. The Coimbatore railway station is 27 km and the Coimbatore bus stand is 29km from the campus.
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Ms Rebekah Rachel Wood (Biomedical, Class of 2020) has been accepted to the spring exchange program at the Ben Gurion University of Negev (BGU), Israel.
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Dr Jibu Thomas (Associate Professor & Head, Biotechnology) and co-author Ms Reena Josephine (PhD scholar) obtained the award for writing the "Best paper published in BioTechnologia", awarded by the prestigious Committee of Biotechnology Polish Academy of Sciences and Professor Wac?aw Szybalski Foundation, Poland.
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Dr Hemalatha G. (Associate Professor & Head, Civil Engineering) has been nominated for the "Academic Leader Award (Female)" by GISR Foundation's IBAE-2020 committee.
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Siemens, Mumbai
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CISCO
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Novell Software Development India Pvt. Ltd
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IBM
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M/s. SALZER Electronics Ltd., Coimbatore
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Lancet Commission on Global Surgery
- David Saul Singh-Manager Planning & Control at Darwish Bin Ahmed & Sons Group of Companies, Abu Dhabi
- Zechariah Abel-Technical Lead at HCL Technologies Ltd,Chennai.
- Joshua Madan-CEO-Covenant Group
- Sam Rufus Nallaraj-CEO, GluePlus Innotech India Pvt. Ltd.
- Daniel Jacob-General Manager-HR, EC Group
- Meera Mariam Varughese-Nutrition Officer at Nestlé India Ltd.
- Pass in 10+2 with a minimum score of 50% marks with relevant subjects
Facilities
- Boys Hostel
The University has 15 separate residences to comfortably accommodate over 8000 students in cozy single, double & four bedded rooms. The hostel administration is carried out by Chief Warden, Joint Chief Wardens, Wardens, Senior Residence Advisors (SRAs) and other faculty and staff. The students can avail tutor facilities at the residences. Counselors & team members from students care and support (SCS) regularly visit the student's residences for counseling services. Gents Residences - Father Duraisamy Residence, Edward George Residence, Angelina Residence, Hephzibah Residence, Jerry Manuel Residence, SG Bobraj Residence, Johnson Victor Residence & Bethany Residence. - Girls Hostel
The University has 15 separate residences to comfortably accommodate over 8000 students in cozy single, double & four bedded rooms. The hostel administration is carried out by Chief Warden, Joint Chief Wardens, Wardens, Senior Residence Advisors (SRAs) and other faculty and staff. The students can avail tutor facilities at the residences. Counselors & team members from students care and support (SCS) regularly visit the student's residences for counseling services. Ladies Residences Sundararaj Residence, Sundararaj Residence Extension, PR Garg Residence, Sevugapandian Residence, Oprah Residence, Evangeline Residence & Dhakshinamoorthy Residence. - Gym
KITS, Coimbatore believes in maintaining physical health. There is an area of the gym for students to carry out their workout sessions. - Library
Central Library at KITS, Coimbatore is a source of a range of textbooks, reference books, online databases, e-resources, audio and video sources. The students have complete access to these sources of information. - Sports
Sports Facilities - Outdoor Facilities Football Ground Hockey field Basketball concrete courts Volleyball courts Ball Badminton courts Kabaddi courts Badminton courts Indoor Facilities - Badminton Table Tennis Carom Archery Arena - Cafeteria
The University has a canteen facility for staff and students. - Auditorium-The campus has an auditorium where various cultural activities, guest lectures and seminars are taken.
- Medical/Hospital
The Seesha-Karunya Rural Community Hospital has a provision of 50 beds. - Wifi
24/7 Wifi Internet Connectivity available. - IT Infrastructure
Internet, computer center and other IT related facility available on the college campus. - Classrooms
The institute provides classrooms with the latest teaching aids. The classrooms at KITS, Coimbatore are gallery classrooms. - Laboratories
The institute carries out research work related to food and nanotechnology. The research is carried out in the Food Processing Laboratories and Nanotechnology Laboratories. - Convenience Store
For the convenience of the staff and the students there are utility stores of office stationery, snacks and other items. There are shops inside the lady's residence which has girls' needy supplies. - Guest Room
The KITS, Coimbatore campus comprises a guest house which has a provision for AC/Non-AC/Family suites. There is also a multi-cuisine restaurant in KITS campus. - Banks Facilities
There is Syndicate Bank and an ATM inside the campus that is open for the staff members and students of KITS. There is also an ATM facility of SBI and TMB banks.
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