Established in 1887 as Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute, VJTI is an autonomous engineering college in Mumbai, affiliated to the University of Mumbai. It is one of the oldest engineering institutes in Asia.
Address: H R Mahajani Marg, Matunga East, 400019 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Diploma, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
One of Asia’s oldest engineering colleges. Strong focus on practical engineering education and industry collaboration. Located in Mumbai.
Research:
Research in areas like structural engineering, machine design, power systems, computer engineering, and textile technology.
Famous Alumnis:
Sekhar Basu, Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, Anil Kakodkar
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
400
Current students***:
4000
Foreign students***:
1%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Historic institution with a strong reputation in Mumbai, excellent for core engineering disciplines, good industry linkages.
Cons
Autonomous but affiliated status, some older infrastructure, very competitive admissions.
Best For
Students seeking a well-respected engineering education from a historic institution in Mumbai, with a focus on practical skills and core engineering disciplines.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- PEC University of Technology follows much the same lines as this school, with civil engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics as common ground, and it covers manufacturing as well, and has almost the same size, at about 4,000 students.
- Think of University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering when civil engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics is the priority: it is also a public institution and does not run the diploma programmes found here.
- On content, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur and this school are close, as both teach civil engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics; it has almost the same size, at about 4,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of civil engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics can consider National Institute of Technology Agartala, and it is slightly smaller, at about 3,500 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Another national school that puts civil engineering, mechanical engineering and AI and machine learning at the centre is College of Engineering Pune Technological University, and it covers robotics and manufacturing as well, and is slightly larger, at about 5,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Cherkasy State Technological University (Ukraine) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly civil engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics; it does not run the diploma programmes found here and covers telecommunications and automation as well.
- National University Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic in Ukraine shares the civil engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics orientation of this school, and it is larger, enrolling about 10,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Beyond national borders, Cherepovets State University stands out as a comparable school for civil engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics; it is larger, enrolling about 6,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- The closest overseas parallel on civil engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics is Volga State Technological University, located in Russia; it is also a public institution and does not run the diploma programmes found here.
- If this school is on your list for mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics and software engineering, Dundalk Institute of Technology in Ireland deserves a comparison, because it is slightly larger, at about 5,200 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a public institution.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), Design for Manufacturing (DfM), Structural Engineering, Sustainable Development
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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