A complete tour to one of the prestigious colleges of The Shankara Group.

The Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Engineering and Technology (SSIET) is a unit of Shri Shankaracharya Group of Institutions (SSGI), managed by Shri Gangajali Education Society (SGES) and is named after Adi Shankaracharya. The college offers education in Bachelor of Engineering.
Acronym SSIET
Affiliations Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University(CSVTU)
Website www.ssiet.co.in

The Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Engineering and Technology (SSIET) is a unit of Shri Shankaracharya Group of Institutions (SSGI), managed by Shri Gangajali Education Society (SGES) and is named after Adi Shankaracharya. The college offers education in Bachelor of Engineering.

History
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The college, established in 2009, is the Fifth engineering college added to the chain of college/schools managed by SGES, following Shri Shankaracharya College of Engineering and Technology, Shri Shankaracharya Engineering College, Shri Shankaracharya College of Engineering and Technology and Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Professional Management and Technology.

Administration
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The Governing body comprises representatives of the Society, Nominees of Technical University (CSVTU), Bhilai, Nomineers of AICTE; State Govt. The Director of the college is the ex-officio members secretary of the Governing Body. All examinations are conducted by CSVTU at the same time for all affiliated engineering colleges.

Location
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Bhilai is renowned as the education hub of Chhattisgarh, having quality schools and colleges, There are seven railway stations within Bhilai region. The railway station at Durg is widely used for all national trains, as it has major train stoppages along the Howrah-Mumbai line. The nearest airport is Swami Vivekananda Airport at the state capital, Raipur, which is about 25 kilometers to the east of Bhilai on the main Howrah–Mumbai rail line, and National Highway 6.

Courses
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SSIET offers the following four-year undergraduate degree courses in the following branches:[1]

Computer Science and Engineering
Electronics and Telecommunication
Civil Engineering.
Mechanical Engineering.
The course is divided into eight semesters. The ordinances of CSVTU, are followed in respect of attendance, examination, rules for passing, award of degrees etc.

The college also offers a master's degree in Master of Business Administration.

Departments
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SSIET has the following departments:

Computer Science & Engineering
Electronics & Telecommunication
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Applied Physics
Applied Chemistry
Applied Mathematics
Communication Skills
Civil Engineering

Hostel
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SGES offers separate boys and girls hostels in different campus. There are four girls hostels, three in a row at ten minutes walking distance from college and one is a little farther for which college provides free bus facility. There are two boys hostel(within the college campus), one for only first year students and second for the rest.