Siddaganga Institute of Technology

Siddaganga Institute of Technology (SIT) is an engineering college located in Tumkur, Karnataka, India. It is affiliated with Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) and is recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

Siddaganga Institute of Technology

SiddagangaTaantrika Mahavidhyala (Kannada)
College of SIT, Tumkur
Motto	Work is Worship
Type	Private
Established	1963 (62 years ago) (1963)
Founder	Shivakumara Swami
Accreditation	NBA AICTE
Religious affiliation	Sri Siddaganga Education Society
Principal	Dr. S. V. Dinesh[1]
Director	M. N. Channabasappa[2]
Chief Executive Officer	Dr. Shivakumaraiah
Academic staff	310
Students	5000
Location	70 km (43 mi) from Bengaluru city on National Highway 48, Tumakuru, Karnataka, India
Campus	65 acres (260,000 m2)
Symbol	Sacred Bull (Basava in Kannada)
Affiliations	Visvesvaraya Technological University
Website	www.sit.ac.in

Sports

The college has facilities for encouraging sports and games.^[3] Has well-equipped gymnasium, basketball, volleyball court, cricket ground, race track, badminton court, and an indoor stadium.

It was established in 1963 under the auspices of the Sri Siddaganga Education Society.

Ranking

Siddaganga Institute of Technology is ranked 100 among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.

Siddaganga Institute of Technology is ranked 101 among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2021.^[4]