Alagappa Institute of Technology

The Alagappa Institute of Technology (AIT) is a service-oriented institution with the primary focus on providing education in emerging academic disciplines, vocational programs and in the field of performing arts. It was found in September 2001 by Mr. R. Vairavan, grandson of Dr. RM. Alagappa Chettiar, the founder of the Alagappa Schools, Colleges and the Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India. AIT is an integral part of the Alagappa group of Institutions that are actively involved in primary, collegiate and post graduate education. Alagappa Institute of Information Technology (AIIT) is the Information Technology division of the group that provides educational courses representing the latest in information technology to meet the needs of our community. These efforts have already been recognized by leading Universities in South India such as the Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu Pondicherry University, Pondicherry Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai Anna University, Chennai Madras University, Chennai These institutions have awarded AIIT, the status of Study Center, Personal Contact Programs (PCP) center, Information Center, for their undergraduate and postgraduate academic programs. AIIT further imparts computer training to more than 1500 Alagappa school students every year and has been successful in providing training to more than1000 students in information technology. AIT has its headquarters in Chennai and has established subsidiaries in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, Jamshedpur, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, and Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. It is actively enhancing its educational programs and as well participating in a number of challenging IT projects in various disciplines for domestic and international clients.