Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT) is a government-aided autonomous engineering college located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1956 by V. Rangaswamy Naidu Educational Trust. It is affiliated to Anna University. History Coimbatore Institute of Technology was founded in the year 1956 by V.Rangaswamy Naidu Educational Trust (VRET). Sri.R.Venkataswamy Naidu, Prof.P.R.Ramakrishnan are the Founders of Coimbatore Institute of Technology. Sri.R.Venkataswamy Naidu was the Founder Correspondent from 1956 to 1994. Prof.P.R.Ramakrishnan was the Principal from 1956 to 1981 and the Correspondent from 1994 to 2008. Sri.R.Venkataswamy Naidu did his Textile Engineering from The University of Manchester, England. Prof.P.R.Ramakrishnan did his Electrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The philanthropic founders envisioned a unique professional learning order with special prominence on industrial training. CIT was affiliated to Madras University from 1956 to 1980. In 1980, the Institute became affiliated to Bharathiar University and subsequently to Anna University in 2001. CIT is recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education. The Institute was granted autonomous status in 1987 and is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation. Academics CIT offers 9 Under Graduate Academic Programmes and 12 Post Graduate Academic Programmes in addition for M.S. and Ph.D. Research Programmes. The CIT Sandwich Polytechnic College was started in 1961. Presently, 8 Engineering Diploma Programmes are offered by the polytechnic in various engineering disciplines. The National Board of Accreditation has accredited the Mechanical Engineering (Sandwich) and Mechanical Engineering diploma programmes. Rankings CIT is ranked 102 in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) engineering ranking of 2021. Student life Students Union The students union consists of 20 clubs which include arts, dramatics, muthamizh mandram (Tamil), film, karate, literary, music, nature, photography, quiz, Kalam Knowledge Club (KKC), space, sports, NSS, NCC, YRC, RSP, Entrepreneurship development cell, Women Empowerment Cell, YHAI and Rotaract. All the branches of engineering, technology, and applied sciences run associations which organize technical meetings and symposia in their respective disciplines. The Coimbatore Regional Centre of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers functions with its office at the Department of Chemical Engineering in the Institute. The Coimbatore centre of the Indian Welding Society (IWS) has been functioning in the Institute since 2002 in the department of Mechanical Engineering. A student branch of IEEE functions with its office in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in the Institute. The Institute has facilities for ball badminton, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, tennikoit,