Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology (AIT) was established in the year 1980 at Chikkamagalur with the blessings of revered Jagadguru Padmabhushana Sri Sri Sri Dr. Balagangadharanatha Maha Swamiji, pontiff, of Sri Adichunchanagiri Maha Samsthana Math|| asato mā sadgamaya tamasomā jyotir gamayamrityormāamritam gamaya Om śhānti śhānti śhāntiḥ||The college campus is spread across 65 acres of land with green surroundings and picturesque hillocks. This gives a positive environment for students. The weather is salubrious and pleasant throughout the year.The Institute has highly qualified and skillful faculty with a reputation in their areas of specialization, well-equipped laboratories, seminar halls with projectors, ample books and periodicals in the library, hygienic canteen facility with hostels for both girls and boys, a colossal amphitheater for cultural exposure and fleet of buses for transportation.The Institute is providing proper training to enlighten student's skill set towards life success and academics, as well as in industry requirements and endeavoring towards 100% placements to give a better future for students.