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Former name | Hindustan College of Engineering |
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| Motto | "TO MAKE EVERY MAN A SUCCESS AND NO MAN A FAILURE" |
| Type | Private &Deemed University |
| Established | 1985; 40 years ago (1985) |
| Founder | K.C.G. Verghese[1] |
Parent institution | Hindustan Group of Institutions |
| Accreditation | UGC,NAAC |
| Chancellor | Anand Jacob Verghese[2] |
| Vice-Chancellor | S. N. Sridhara |
| Location | , 603103 ,India 12°48′03″N80°13′27″E / 12.800753°N 80.224268°E /12.800753; 80.224268 |
| Language | English, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam |
| Website | www |
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Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS), formerlyHindustan College of Engineering, is aprivatedeemed university headquartered inChennai, India.[3] It was founded in 1985 by K.C.G. Verghese and was conferred the "University Status" status from theUniversity Grants Commission Under Section 3 of UGC Act 1956 from the academic year 2008-09 and under the name HITS (Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science). It is a member of the Hindustan Group of Institutions which also includes theHindustan Institute of Engineering Technology, KCG College of Technology, Hindustan College of Arts and Science, Hindustan International Schools, and more.[4]
HITS has been accredited by theNational Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with'A' Grade.[5]
| University and college rankings | |
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| General – India | |
| NIRF (Overall) (2024)[6] | 151-200 |
| Engineering – India | |
| NIRF (2024)[7] | 101-150 |
TheNational Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it in 101-150 band among engineering colleges in 2024.[8]
The institute was ranked in 151-200 band overall in 2024.[9]
