Hindustan College of Engineering and Science was conferred the status of a university by the UGC, Government of India in 2008 under the name Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science- HITS was established in 1985. It is a deemed-to-be University recognised by the UGC, AICTE, AIMA, SAE International, AIAA and many other regulating bodies. HITS is a member of AIU and is accredited by the IAO and NBA for five streams, namely Aeronautical Engineering, Automobile Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. It is also accredited by NAAC with an 'A' Grade. The University has been recently awarded 'QS E-Learning Excellence for Academic Digitisation (LEAD)' Certification in 2020. It has also been ranked 25 among the deemed universities in India, 9 in Tamil Nadu and 4 in Chennai in Engineering category by NIRF in 2020. Under Architecture rankings among deemed universities in India, HITS has achieved the fourth position in India and first in Tamil Nadu.

Highlights of Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science Chennai

Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science Chennai Placements

Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science offer placement opportunities to all the candidates. The students are trained and their leadership & communication skills are brushed to make them perfect enough in cracking the interviews. According to the official website, Hindustan Institute of Science and Technology attained nearly 88.8% placements in 2021 which is 20.1% higher than last year. The number of recruiters has shown a marginal rise from 113 to 115 as compared to 2020 placements. There was a significant rise of 28.6% in terms of offers bagged during 2021 placements. In addition to this, the highest CTC jumped from INR. 10.00 LPA to INR. 15.00 LPA, recording a rise of 33.3%. Some of the top recruiters who hired students from HITS Chennai campus include IDBI Federal, Qspiders, Sutherland Global, TCS, Infosys, IBM and so on. Find below some placement highlights of HITS:

• Total Students Placed: 89%
• Total Corporate Partners: 450+
• Highest Placements Offered: INR. 15.00 LPA
• Top Recruiters: IDBI Federal, Qspiders, Sutherland Global, TCS, Infosys, IBM and so on

Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science Chennai Admission Process

For Graduation:

Eligibility- Admissions to UG and Integrated courses are done on basis of marks acquired by a candidate in 10+2 or equivalent (in the relevant field) and required Entrance exam. Whereas, admissions to Diploma courses are merit-based.

• CBSE – Minimum 50% marks.
• HITSEEE Entrance Exam – Valid Score (for B.Tech. and B.Tech. + M.Tech.).
• Hindustan University Design Test – Valid Score (for B.Sc. in Fashion Design & Arts).
• NATA Entrance Exam – Valid Score (for B.Arch.).

For PG:

Eligibility- Admissions to PG courses are done on basis of marks acquired by a candidate in their Bachelor’s Degree Examination or equivalent (in the relevant field) and required Entrance exam.

• Bachelor’s Program – Minimum 50% marks.
• For MBA- CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT Entrance Exam – Valid Score.
• For M.Tech- MITSEE, HITSEEE Entrance Exam – Valid Score.

For P.hd

HITS offers three-year full-time M.Phil. program to candidates having Bachelor’s Degree in PhDrelevant field with at least 55% marks in aggregate whereas, for admission in a three-year full-time Ph.D. research course, candidates should hold Master’s degree/ M.Phil. in relevant field with minimum 55% marks in aggregate. Final selection of candidates is done on the basis of:

• Entrance Test followed by Personal Interview conducted by HITS.
• UGC (NET), CSIR (JRF) Examination (for Ph.d.).
• SLET, GATE, Teacher Fellowship holders (for PhD).
• Direct award of Fellowship by DST (INSPIRE), ICMR or any such national agency (Ph.D.).
• Any other equivalent test.

Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science Chennai Scholarship

HITS offers various scholarships to the students belonging to SC, ST, EWS category. Meritorious students are also given the privilege of scholarships. Recently, the University has added scholarship schemes for the wards of COVID warriors as well. All Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science scholarship programmes are mentioned below:

• COVID Martyr’s Scholarship
• COVID Frontline Warriors Scholarship
• Merit Scholarship
• Dr KCG Verghese Memorial Foundation Scholarships/Aid
  Dr Elizabeth Verghese Founder Scholarship
• Hindustan Loyalty Scholarship
• Sports Scholarships