The Strikingly Modern GIST campus specifically designed to create a unique ambience is strategically located in a very serene environment at Jaggayyapet. It was established in the year 2008 under the banner Sree Sivananda Vidyapeeth. The society is named after a great spiritualist and prominent philosopher, His Holiness Sri Swami Sivananda, who has built up the wonderful mansion of Divine Life brick by brick, on the firm foundations of purity, integrity, nobility and magnanimity. The society is driven by the combined vision of highly educated and experienced committee. Its prime objective is to impart quality education with value addition abreast to the requirements of the global economy. It provides Knowledge atmosphere to ensure that the students are highly motivated and trained enough to set their career goals and help them scale the Pyramid of Success. The Institute is located in an ambience breathed with the Sanctifying Presence of Lord Mallikarjuna siva atop Kongara Mallayya Hillock at the foot of which the Institute is situated. The college has spacious well-designed, adequately furnished and ventilated classrooms. All the laboratories of engineering and sciences are well equipped with the required equipments. The college is facilitated with a high capacity generator to ensure uninterrupted power supply for the conduct of academic activities. The laboratories and workshops are fully equipped with the state-of-art of facilities; particularly the computer centre, CAD/CAM center, Automated Library; Digital Library, internet and language labs are value added assets to the college The library has total books volumes of 25000 and 3,914 titles, 70 national journals, and 30 international journals along with 14 magazines. The students are encouraged to make full use of the library and other facilities. The Internet center opened during the year 2008-09 acts as the reservoir of knowledge for people seeking information in the present technological world. The college has accomplished remarkable growth in the past five years. The students admission has been growing steadily year-by-year as in the case, in the first cradle year, i.e. 2008 the sanctioned intake was 240, which has now increased to 1000. As the intake of students multiplies, so does the infrastructure of the college, which is constantly under expansion to keep pace with the growing need and trends of technology. In this short span of time, GIST enjoys the reputation of being one of the best engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh nestled in serene atmosphere providing quality education. On the whole, the college provides a safe, secure and ingenious ambiance to the students for integrated learning practices. GIST aims to excel as a hub of quality engineering molding highly motivated technically competes and ethically strong experiences .A business graduates who will respond to global challenges for the benefit of all seldom of society. GIST has always given the students best of both works , Academic knowledge and life soft skills so that their success is seen beyond their chosen performance and has the unique history of charming out the best engineers ,ever since its competitions . The college relevantly take care to groom the strength according to the needs of the so that they are and to often up new form-tiers of knowledge ,new horizon to broken the a to create positive attitude in the strengths. STUDENTS At present, there are around 1259 students pursuing their M.Tech, B.Tech., MBA and Polytechnic programs. Pre final and final year students are given rigorous training in meeting the challenges of the competitive environment. The students in general are constantly monitored with respect to their performance and discipline inside the campus. Parents are periodically briefed and kept updated about the performance of their children. Counselors are appointed to carryout this job and they counsel every week to assess students academic performance and in various activities. Extra curricular and co-curricular activities are conducted throughout the year to develop and mould the skills of the students to help them to improve their confidence level, personality, and technical skills etc., which are important to meet the industry expectations. TEACHING FACULTY The college has well-experienced and qualified teaching staff committed to take up the task of imparting quality technical education by well designed teaching learning mechanisms. The college has also got qualified and experienced technical supporting staff members. The highly motivated faculty members tirelessly contribute for the constant development of the students. Many staff members have become aspirants of receiving post graduation and Doctorates in their fields of specialization. The student to faculty ratio is duly maintained to effectively impart teaching learning process