Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology (RIT) (Government Engineering College), Kottayam, India is a state government-owned engineering college in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Located 14 km away from Kottayam, Kerala, India, near Pampady, the institute was founded in 1991 by the Government of Kerala. The college is affiliated to the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University since its inception in 2015. Academics Academic programmes Undergraduate programmes Regular (B.Tech.) Civil Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Mechanical Engineering Bachelor of Architecture Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Postgraduate programmes Master of Computer Applications (MCA) Computer Applications The institute offers two year master's degree in Computer Applications since 2001. The LBS, Kerala, conducts Entrance Examinations for admission to MCA, which is made through a Single Window System of the Centralised Allotment Process (CAP). Masters in Technology (M.Tech.) Civil Engineering Transportation Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering Industrial Drives & Control Electronics and Communication Engineering Advanced Communication & Information Systems Advanced Electronics & Communication Engineering Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering and Management Computer Science and Engineering Ph.D Programmes Electrical Engineering Civil Engineering Admissions Admission of the undergraduate students to the institute is through an engineering entrance examination conducted by the Government of Kerala. Admissions to the postgraduate courses in engineering are usually made through GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering), with separate entrance tests for admissions to the MCA course. Admissions to undergraduate architecture course is through National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA). Other academic activities ICRIT Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology hosts National Conference on Recent Innovations in Technology (NCRIT) which aims at providing a common platform for professionals, academicians, researchers, and industrialists together to share their knowledge and ideas for achieving focused developments and advancements in engineering and management, through technical paper presentations and panel discussions. The topics for the conference are chosen based on the thrust areas of research in academia and in industry. NCRIT 2009 was held on 28 March 2009. NCRIT 2010 was held on 4 March 2010. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology hosted International Conference on Recent Innovations in Technology (ICRIT) from 2011. ICRIT 2011 was held during February 2011 and ICRIT 2012 during 12–14 January 2012. NATCON 2013 RIT in association with The Centre for Engineering Research and Development (CERD), Government of Kerala, is part of the organizing team of National Technological Congress (NATCON). The conference is designed to boost research activities in