Bannari Amman Institute of Technology (BIT) is an AICTE approved, self-financing autonomous Engineering College affiliated to Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is a vibrant institute, situated in serene surroundings near the banks of River Bhavani at the foot hills of Nilgiris, Sathyamangalam Erode-Dt, Tamil Nadu. It was established in the year 1996 in sprawling campus of 180 acres with a built-up space of more than 20 lakh square feet by the Industrialist and Philanthropist Shri. S.V. Balasubramanian, Chairman of the Bannari Amman Group, a leading corporate house in South India, Coimbatore with a vision to uplift rural areas by imparting technical education of global standard to the rural people. The Institute offers MCA, MBA, five year integrated MSc software engineering, 13 UG and 15 PG programs in Engineering and research programs Ph.D/MS. It has many laurels to its credit such as accreditation by NAAC with A grade for five years, NBA accredited courses, Best Engineering college award by ISTE, New Delhi, Mindlogicx Infratec Ltd Silver medal award for the best institute-industry linked engineering college instituted by AICTE-CII for the year 2012.