Bannari Amman Educational Trust was established in 1995 with a vision to create educational
facilities for students in rural areas. In pursuance of the vision, the Trust started
Bannari Amman
Institute of Technology (BIT) in 1996 at Sathyamangalam. The institution offers 19
Undergraduate programmes and 5 Postgraduate programmes in Engineering and Technology,
Management, and 13 Ph.D. programmes of Engineering and Technology. BIT is an autonomous
institution affiliated to Anna University, Chennai, and approved by the All India Council
for
Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, accredited by NAAC with an ‘A+’ Grade in the third
cycle. Furthermore, 13 departments at BIT have received accreditation from the National
Board
of Accreditation (NBA), and 8 of the undergraduate programs are accredited by the
Institution of
Engineering and Technology (IET-UK).