Friday, June 3, 2016

List of Courses in GITAM University, Visakhapatnam


Institute of Technology and Management popularly called as GITAM University came into existence in the year 1980 and this university was inspired by a group of industrialists and intellectuals in the state of Andhra Pradesh. For more than three decades, the university is committed to excellence in higher education travelling into different fields of learning. The university is popular for its cosmopolitan culture, academic vibrancy, stellar Research laboratories, compassionate and competent faculty and world-class experiential learning. The university offers different courses through two campuses, the main campus is located in the city of Visakhapatnam, while the secondary campus is located in the city of Hyderabad.



The university is popular for its flexibility and creative dynamism and it offers different courses bringing together value orientation and skill development with a view to shape the career of students and for developing the holistic personality of the students. With an emphases on reaching the unreached, the university offers several courses through distance learning mode as well. The university is offering education through its constituent colleges in different disciplines like technology, architecture, pharmacy, management and science. The list of courses offered by GITAM University through its main campus and off-campus is given below:

Courses offered through Visakhapatnam Campus:
GITAM Institute of Technology:
UG Courses:
• Bachelor of Technology in
o Computer Science & Engineering
o Information Technology
o Electronics & Communication Engineering
o Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering
o Electrical & Electronics Engineering
o Civil Engineering
o Mechanical Engineering
o Industrial Engineering
o Biotechnology

PG Courses:
• Master of Technology in
o Computer Science & Technology
o Software Engineering
o Information Technology
o RF & Microwave Engineering
o VLSI Design
o Digital Systems & Signal Processing
o Electronic Instrumentation
o Structural Engineering & Natural Disaster Management
o Power Systems & Automation
o Machine Design
o CAD – CAM
o Industrial Engineering & Management
o Biotechnology

Integrated Courses:
• Bachelor of Technology + Master of Technology in
o Electronics & Communication Engineering

o Mechanical Engineering
Evening Programmes:
• Master of Technology in
o Computer Science & Technology
o VLSI Design

Doctoral Programmes:
• Doctor of Philosophy in
o Biotechnology
o Civil Engineering
o Computer Science & Engineering
o Electronics & Communication Engineering
o Electrical and Electronics Engineering
o Information Technology
o Industrial Production Engineering
o Mechanical Engineering

GITAM School of Architecture:
• Bachelor of Architecture

GITAM Institute of Pharmacy:
UG Course:
• Bachelor of Pharmacy

PG Course:
• Master of Pharmacy in
o Pharmaceutics
o Pharmaceutical Analysis & Quality Assurance
o Pharmaceutical Chemistry
o Pharmacology

Doctoral Courses:
• Doctor of Philosophy in
o Pharmaceutics
o Pharmaceutical Analysis & Quality Assurance
o Pharmaceutical Chemistry
o Pharmacology

GITAM Institute of Science:
UG Courses:
• Bachelor of Computer Applications
• Bachelor of Environmental Management

Integrated Course:
• Five-year integrated course in Master of Science Biotechnology

PG Courses:
• Master of Science in
o Analytical Chemistry
o Applied Mathematics
o Biochemistry
o Bioinformatics
o Biotechnology
o Electronics Science
o Environmental Sciences
o Food Science & Technology
o Microbiology
o Organic Chemistry
o Physics
• Master of Computer Applications

M. Phil & Ph. D Courses:
• Applied Mathematics
• Biochemistry
• Bioinformatics
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Electronics
• Environmental Studies
• Microbiology
• Organic Chemistry
• Physics

GITAM Institute of Management:
UG Course:
• Bachelor of Business Management

Integrated Course:
• Five-year integrated course in MBA

PG Courses:
• Master of Business Administration with specialization in
o Financial Management
o Human Resource Management
o Marketing Management
o Retail Management
o Risk & Insurance Management
o Systems Management
• Master of Human Resource Management
• Post Graduate Advanced Diploma in Risk and Insurance Management

School of International Business:
• Master of Business Administration in
o International Business
o International Banking &  Finance
o Logistics & Supply Chain Management

Doctoral Programmes:
• M. Phil/Ph. D in
o Entrepreneurship
o Finance
o Human Resource Management
o Marketing
o Operation

Courses offered with international university integration:
• Master of Science in Management (University of Glasgow)
• MBA (Central Michigan University, USA)

Courses offered through Hyderabad Campus:
UG Courses:
• Bachelor of Technology in
o Computer Science & Engineering
o Information Technology
o Electronics & Communications Engineering
o Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering
o Electrical & Electronics Engineering
o Civil Engineering
o Mechanical Engineering
o Industrial Engineering
o Aeronautical Engineering

PG Courses:
• Master of Technology in Computer Science
• Master of Business Administration
• Master of Computer Applications

Dual Degree Program:
• Bachelor of Technology + Master of Technology in
o Electronics & Communication Engineering
o Mechanical Engineering

Courses offered through Centre for Distance Learning:
PG Courses:
• Master of Business Administration
o General
o Human Resource Management
• Master of Computer Applications
• Master of Commerce
• Master of Arts in
o Economics
o English
• Master of Science in Biotechnology

UG Courses:
• Bachelor of Arts in
o History, public administration, sociology
o Politics, public administration, sociology
o History, economics, psychology
• Bachelor of Commerce

Diploma Courses:
• Diploma in
o Computer Applications
o Communicative English
• Post Graduate Diploma in
o Communication Skills
o Environmental & Sustainable Management

Most of the courses offered by the GITAM University has been developed after doing an initial survey about the demand for those programs with respect to employability and knowledge. The courses offered the university are offered with the purpose of meeting the various requirements of the learners like diversification of knowledge, self-enrichment, continuing education and professional development at workplace, acquisition of professional qualifications, improvement of skills and certification.

Placement cells are functioning in each of the institution functioning under the university to guide and train the students in finding lucrative placements. The institutes in the university have very good placement records with high-level consistency in both Information and core sectors.

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