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Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, popularly known as GITAM was founded in 1980 by an inspired group of eminent intellectuals and industrialists of Andhra Pradesh led by Dr. M.V.V.S.Murthi, Former Member of Parliament and popular philanthropist. Their mission was to set up a world-class technology and management institution in the picturesque city of Visakhapatnam to impart futuristic and comprehensive professional education of global standards with a high sense of discipline and social relevance in a serene and invigorating environment. The avowed objective of GITAM is to train qualified professionals to shoulder the responsibility of contributing to the development of India as a “Knowledge Society”.

GITAM has been registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act XXXI of 1860. Its registered office is situated at Visakhapatnam in the State of Andhra Pradesh. It is governed by a Governing Body consisting of eminent educationists, industrialists, professionals, experts, etc.

The successful saga of GITAM started with the establishment of a College of Engineering in 1980 offering a few undergraduate engineering programmes. Responding to the expanding needs in the fields of technology, management and pharmacy, a number of colleges and courses have been added to GITAM. All these institutions were established by creating necessary infrastructural facilities in the same campus spread over 100 acres of land. Separate buildings were provided for each institution following the AICTE as well as UGC norms. Over the years, GITAM has earned a high reputation as a premier institute of higher learning and its name has almost become a well-recognized “brand name” for quality education in UG, PG and research programmes in Engineering, Management, Science and Pharmacy disciplines not only in Andhra Pradesh but also in other States and abroad.

GITAM, with its main campus at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, is a Deemed University recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 in August 2007. After becoming a Deemed University, GITAM has launched many new and innovative UG and PG programmes as well as M.Phil and Ph.D programmes. Today GITAM Visakhapatnam comprises:

1. GITAM Institute of Technology
2. GITAM Institute of Science
3. GITAM Institute of Management
4. GITAM School of International Business
5. GITAM Institute of Pharmacy
6. GITAM School of Architecture
7. GITAM School of Law
8. GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
9. GITAM School of Nursing
10. GITAM School of Gandhian Studies
11. GITAM Centre for Distance Learning (CDL)

In 2009 GITAM started an Off-campus at Hyderabad with the approval of UGC. GITAM Hyderabad Campus comprises the following institutions:

1. GITAM School of Technology
2. GITAM Hyderabad Business School
3. GITAM School of Science
4. GITAM School of Pharmacy
5. GITAM School of Architecture
6. Gandhi School of Humanities and Social Sciences