Samrat Ashok Technological Institute
Samrat Ashok Technological Institute (SATI) is a Grant-in-Aid Autonomous college in Vidisha in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.[1] It was established by Late Maharaja Jiwajirao Scindia on 1 November 1960, with a donation from Gangajali Trust fund. It is an autonomous institute, which is funded by Government of Madhya Pradesh and managed by the Maharaja Jiwaji Rao Education Society chaired by Hon'ble Shrimant Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia.
The institute started with B.E. in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Electrical Engineering. The institute now offers nine full-time and six Part-time undergraduate courses leading to the degree in Bachelor of Engineering and sixteen Postgraduate courses in the areas of Engineering, Science and Management. The college campus is spread over an area of 85 acres of lush green land with natural surroundings.
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| Motto | योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् (yoga karmasu kauśalam) (Sanskrit) |
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Motto in English | Excellence in action is yoga. |
| Type | Government Aided Autonomous Engineering College |
| Established | 1960 |
| Director | Dr. J.S Chouhan |
Academic staff | 500+ |
| Students | 2500+ |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | 85 acres (0.3 km2) |
| Website | www.satiengg.in |
Background
Samrat Ashok Technological Institute is located in Vidisha, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It was established on 1 November 1960 under the "Open Door" policy of Government of India by Maharaja Jiwajirao Education Society, Vidisha with a donation from the Gitanjali Trust Fund of the Scindias, erstwhile rulers of Gwalior state and commitment of non-recurring grants from the Government of India and Government of Madhya Pradesh in agreed proportions.
The foundation of the Institute was laid down by late Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, Hon'ble Prime Minister of India on 13 February 1962, and was inaugurated by late Dr.Rajendra Prasad, Hon'ble President of India.
It was affiliated to Vikram University Ujjain to which three other colleges in the region namely MACT Bhopal (now MANIT), Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science Indore and MITS Gwalior were also affiliated at that time.
After the establishment of Bhopal university at Bhopal (now Barkatullah University) the institute was affiliated it along with MACT Bhopal and GEC Bhopal.
SATI is academically and administratively an autonomous institute, however, it is a part of the Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya also known as RGPV Bhopal from 1998 and its degree issued by the university.
The institute named after emperor Ashoka the great who was governor of the emperor Chandragupta Maurya in Ujjain and Vidisha (formally known Bhelsa and married to Devi, daughter of a businessman of Vidisha.
Recently in March 2016, the institution has received NAAC certification.[2] It Also the government of India selected this institute under the world bank scheme TEQIP-III with the financial assistance of 15 crores afterward TEQIP-I and TEQIP-II. The objective of this scheme is to establish academic excellence in the institute through various activities and enhance the employment of undergraduate and post-graduate students.
Campus
The college campus is a few minutes (approximately 4–5 minutes) walk from Vidisha railway station. It is situated in the civil lines area near the industrial state of Vidisha. It is spreading over 85 acres of lush green land with well maintain and approaches, playgrounds, and gardens, etc. The campus has Engineering and Polytechnic College. It has six hostels, three boys hostels, and three girls hostels. The campus also have quarters for professors and employees.
Facilities
- Cooperative Store.
- State Bank of India Bank, ATM, and Indian Post Office.
- Dispensary- Institute has tie-up with a hospital.
- Kailash Satyarthi Auditorium.
- Guest House.
- Alumni Transit Home.
- Canteen.
- Central Reprographic Center.
- Kiosk Centre.
Sport facilities
- well maintained Cricket and Football ground.
- Two Tennis courts.
- A concrete Basketball Court and Skating ring.
- Two indoor wooden Badminton courts.
- Well equipped Gymnasium.
Courses
Full-time and part-time Undergraduate Programs
- B.Tech Civil Engineering - 60 seats
- B.Tech Computer Science & Engineering - 120 seats
- B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering - 60 seats
- B.Tech Electrical Engineering - 60 seats
- B.Tech Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering -120 seats
- B.Tech Mechanical Engineering- 120 seats
- B.Tech Internet of things - 60 seats
- B.Tech Artificial intelligence & Data science - 60 seats
Part-Time Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Courses ( 4 Year Duration) for Serving Self Employed Diploma Holders.
NOTE: As of 2019 Biomedical engineering and petrochemical engineering B.tech/B.E. are no longer available and departments were merged with E & I and Mechanical department respectively. From the academic year 2020, two new programs namely the Internet of things(IoT) and Artificial intelligence & Data science were started.
Full Time/ Part Time Postgraduate Programs
(A) Engineering & Technology Courses ( 4 semesters )
- M.Tech. Advance Production Systems (Mechanical) (Full Time)
- M.Tech. Construction Technology & Mgt.(Civil) (Full Time)
- M.Tech. Construction Technology & Mgt. (Civil)(Part Time)
- M.Tech.Transportation Engineering (Civil) (Full Time)
- M.Tech.Environmental Engineering (Civil) (Full Time)
- M.Tech.Power Electronics (Electrical) (Full Time)
- M.Tech.Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) (Full Time)
(B) M.C.A. (Master of Computer Applications) ( 4 Semesters) intake of 30 seats
(C) Courses in Applied Sciences ( 4 Semesters) intake of 25 seats
- M.Sc. Applied Chemistry
(D) Management M.B.A (Master of Business Administration) ( 4 Semesters) intake of 60 seats
Ph.D. program ( full or partial ) Institute is approved as research center of Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya Bhopal & Barkatullah University, Bhopal for Ph.D. program in all disciplines of engineering technology, science, and management from affiliated university. Institute publishes a (research journal) SATI journal of science and technology. AICTE has approved this institute as a QIP research center for Ph.D. in engineering and technology in civil, mechanical, Electrical, CS, IT with two seats each.
D.Sc. Program Institute has approved as a research center of Barkatullah University Bhopal for the D.Sc program.
Educational facilities
- Laboratories
The institute has the latest laboratories in all the science and engineering departments capable of catering to the needs of both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. In recent years, these laboratories have been extensively modernized with the help of a grant from the government of India.
- Computer Facilities
Apart from well established Computer Centre catering to the needs of B.Tech.(Computer science and engineering/information technology) all department has its own computer lab. Likewise, the applied mathematics department which running a fully-fledged advanced course of M.Sc. in computer science has developed its own computer center. There is a central state of the art computer center with the latest 120 computer systems with multiple environments of computing and 100 Mbit/s kase line NKN Internet connectivity with round the clock accessibility to staff and students. All the departments connected under network 6.3 Central workshop.
- Central Workshop
The Central workshop already having all the conventional thread. Shops have been extensively modernized to cater to the needs of Fabrication works involved in student projects and have very modern metrology laboratory for precision measurement.
- Central Library
The library has a rich collection of all kinds of text and reference books related to all subjects of the various disciplines of engineering, management, and science. It has more than 70,000 volumes with educational videos and CDs covering various subjects and subscriptions of more than 100 national and international journals. The central Library provides open access system facility(OPSF) to all its users. It also provides user-friendly online public access catalogue(OPAC) facilities to make easy access to all its contents. The institute has consortium membership of INDEST AICTE new Delhi and INFLIBNET Ahmedabad through the central library. Institute library has subscription to various e-journal databases i.e.- science direct, Open J-Gate, IET Digital Library, American Institute of Physics, American Physical Society, Cambridge University Press, Indian Journal, Oxford University Press, Royal Society of Chemistry, Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar etc.[3]
Clubs
- Innovation Club FLUX- Club to promote innovation and research among the students and help them to do it through activities, workshops, and projects.
- Startup Incubation center- To nurture the startup atmosphere in the college, some of the notable startups are BhangaarChand, Knock For Books, Minchuu
- Aagaz Theatre Club
- E-Cell
- MIRAGE-Capturing Beyond Vision
- Rudraksha Dance Club
- Club 'O' E
- Udaan Dramatics club
- FIAT Club
Alumni
- Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, 2014, as a graduating student of the University of Bhopal, renamed in 1988 as Barkatullah University.
- P. B. Sharma, Vice-Chancellor, Amity University, Gurgaon, and Ex. Vice-chancellor, Delhi Technological University
- Padma Shri V. K. Chaturvedi, Former chairman and M.D, Nuclear Power Corporation of India
- Pratap Bhanu Sharma, former Member of Parliament, Vidisha