Bannari Amman Institute of Technology is an autonomous, self-financing engineering college approved by AICTE, New Delhi, and affiliated to Anna University, Chennai. Located on the banks of the river Bhavani, BIT offers 12 UG, 2 PG and MBA programmes, while 14 departments offer PhD programmes. The institute has well-established academic and research facilities with many state-of-the-art initiatives. The campus has excellent infrastructure built in collaboration with industry and research partners. The spacious and earth-connected buildings with their landscaped courtyards and pathways are designed to emphasise business ethics and the characteristics of an excellent learning centre. The campus houses well-planned academic blocks, computer centres, lecture halls, libraries, laboratories, conference rooms, staff quarters, residence halls and student centres.