Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute

Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute [V.J.T.I.], a premiere Institute of Maharashtra, was established by Dinshaw Manockjee Petit Trust in 1887 and was then named as Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute. In 1913, the Institute was declared as Central Technical Institute of the State. Since 1923 the Institute is located in the present premises at Matunga, Mumbai. The Institute is affiliated to the University of Mumbai. The Institute started with the Licentiate Diploma in Textile Technology and under the guidance of various visionaries, over a period of 120 years it has developed to the current status which houses about 3500 students in the campus pursuing their B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. degrees and different diplomas and Post graduate Diplomas. It was awarded the autonomous status in June 2004.