Maharashtra Institute of Technology
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Maharashtra Academy of Engineering and Education Research (MAEER)'s Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT), Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...

, is an engineering college affiliated to the University of Pune
University of Pune
The University of Pune , is a university located in northwestern Pune, India. It was founded in 1949. Spread over a campus, the university is home to 46 academic departments...

, India. Established in 1983 by Dr. Vishwanath D. Karad, it is among the first engineering colleges in the private sector in Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

. According to Outlook
Outlook (magazine)
Outlook is one of India's four top-selling English weekly newsmagazines. Like many other Indian magazines, it is reluctant to reveal its circulation, but the 2007 National Readership Survey suggested 1.5 million copies...

 magazine rankings 2009, MIT Pune ranked amongst the nation's top 50 engineering colleges.

Courses

MIT offers undergraduate engineering studies(B.E) in nine disciplines:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Information Technology
  • Mechanical (Sandwich) Engineering
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Polymer Engineering
  • Petrochemical Engineering

Postgraduate studies are offered in the following areas:
  • Civil structures
  • Information Technology
  • Polymers
  • Petroleum
  • Digital Systems
  • Piping Design and Engineering
  • Computer Science (MCA by MACS & MITSOM)

Its daughter institutes include MITCOE, MIT-SSPP, MITSOB and MITSOM, MACS
MACS
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.

Campus

MIT Pune's sprawling 17 acre campus is situated on Paud Road in the locality of Kothrud. Apart from the numerous educational institutions, the campus also houses World Peace Centre, The UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...

 chair for Human Rights, Democracy, Peace and Tolerance.

Admission

Admission to the undergraduate courses is through the Maharashtra-Common Entrance Test
MHT-CET
The MHT-CET or Common Entrance Test is an annual entrance exam conducted by the Government of Maharashtra. It is conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education...

 (MHT-CET) for the state allocated seats (65%) and through the All India Engineering Entrance Examination
All India Engineering Entrance Examination
The All India Engineering Entrance Examination , is an examination organized by the Central Board of Secondary Education in India...

(AIEEE) for the all-India seats.

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