SVIT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

The New English School trust after careful considerations decided to establish a Self-financed Degree Engineering College with the support of eminent people of this area. The New English School Trust (NEST) decided to name the college as the SARDAR V (NEST) decided to name the college as the SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (S.V.I.T.) as a tribute to the great leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who hailed from this area. The Trust formed the Board of Management for the college as per guidelines of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The Trust requested Prof. Shantibhai Amin, a philanthropic-administrator, to take the responsibility of establishing the college as Chairman of Board of Management. The Board of Management consisted of the technocrats, the educationalists, the industrialists, the social workers, the business magnets of Vasad and Shri. Shivabhai Patel who had a rich experience of managing co-operative organization. In the year 1997 SVIT applied for approval by AICTE, Delhi and affiliation by Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. Initially the college was started with three conventional disciplines namely Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Electrical Engineering with intake of 60 seats in each. All the seats were filled up in the first year. In the year 1998 disciplines of Computer Engineering & Information Technology, with additional intake of 80 were introduced in SVIT. Subsequently in the year 1999 the discipline of Electronics & Communication Engineering with intake of 40 was introduced. In 2003 the MCA program was also introduced. With the support of the people of Vasad and well-wishers the required infrastructure such as buildings for class-rooms, laboratories, workshop, library, students’ facilities, administration block, bank counter, student stationery store etc. could be created. SVIT, in last two decades, has developed leaps and bounds establishing itself as an institution of quality engineering education. Vision: To be an excellent academic institute by imparting quality technical education to the prospective engineers and carve them into value added technocrats who seek professional excellence, nation building and social responsibility. Mission: To be known as institution of repute safeguarding societal and national interest. To cultivate adaptability and groom faculty members with changing trends in their fields by giving them opportunities to upgrade. To constantly align, and orient as per societal needs by delivering knowledge on contemporary themes in accordance with job potential. To facilitate student–centric environment and offer them industrial and practical exposure. To adopt appropriate processes and practices in the field of education, research and innovation to prepare them for professional challenges. To offer good activity support – Co-curricular & Extra- curricular to inculcate ethical values, right attitude and sound professionalism in to students, following ideals of Sardar Patel.