 The institute was also visited by Smt.Pratibha Patil, the then President of India for the university's annual convocation in December 2010.The then Finance Minister and future President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee also visited the institute on 26 May 2012 to inaugurate one of the Academic Blocks.The institute was visited by acclaimed South Indian film director S.S. Rajmouli in October 2017.The institute also played host to the 49th annual convention of the National Association of Students of Architecture (NASA) in January 2007.