RIT Kottayam Facilities Details: Hostel, Campus, Infrastructure, Library, Canteen

RIT has two ladies hostels and one men’s hostel with an intake of 280 and 107, respectively. Apart from this, RIT runs a separate P.G. hostel in the campus. Procedure for hostel admission is as per the Institute norms. The students under the supervision of Warden run the mess in hostels. The students and other activities in the hostels are under the supervision of a Warden.

RIT has two ladies hostels and one men’s hostel with an intake of 280 and 107, respectively. Apart from this, RIT runs a separate P.G. hostel in the campus. Procedure for hostel admission is as per the Institute norms. The students under the supervision of Warden run the mess in hostels. The students and other activities in the hostels are under the supervision of a Warden.

RIT offers all-round development of students gives by giving importance to physical education. The department functions in a three-storied building where the ground floor has a well-equipped gym and fitness center with motorized electronic equipment, free weight and multi gym that are being used by students from 6.00 - 8.00 in the morning and 4.30-6.30 in the evening. The first floor consists of Table Tennis hall and the second floor is utilized for chess and caroms. Students in their leisure time during college working hours are permitted to practice these games. The well-built basketball, volleyball and football court are being used after class hours.

The central library housed in a star-shaped multi-storied building with a plinth area of over 822 sq. mts. It is fully computerized with facilities like online referencing, reservation system etc. The library has separate lending and reference sections with a vast area of titles under all disciplines. The journal section subscribes major technical periodicals and foreign journals. The digital library facilities such as online journals (IEL online, Science Direct, ACME, and ASCE) and NPTEL video classes can be accessed through the 20 computer terminals arranged in the first floor of the central library.

The Department of Physical Education, RIT includes activities like Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton, Table Tennis, Cricket, Handball, Football, Chess, Throw the ball, Athletics etc.The Department of Physical Education is going to modernize the fitness center in the near future separately for both men and women with new fitness equipment.The Department of Physical Education, RIT also organizes Intramural activities. Extramural activities, coaching for Various games and training for elite sports competitions.

The college had fully modern Infrastructure facility.

CANTEEN A canteen is functioning in the college for staff and students. It is located near the three departments and Workshop building. Separate dining spaces for staff and students, ergonomic seating arrangements, clean and hygienic food at affordable prices are noteworthy. CAFETERIA A cafeteria is run for the students, staff, and visitors. It is located near the administrative block. PTA constructed the building and the dining space for this purpose.

AUDITORIUM A mini-auditorium is available near the workshop building for academic or nonacademic activities of the college. CONFERENCE AND SEMINAR HALLS Conference hall adjacent to Principal's chamber is equipped with an overhead projector, slide projector, LCD projector, amplifiers, etc. for conducting conferences and short-term programmes. Apart from seminar halls in individual departments, career guidance and placement cell maintain a seminar hall in the administrative block.

There are seven buses operating on a regular basis. Two buses operate to Kottayam town, and two buses to Changanacherry (via Karukachal & via Njaliyakuzhy), one bus to Ettumanoor (via Kottayam), one bus to Pala and one bus to Kanjirappally.

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology has a very strong alumni association called RITAAN. After the years of friendly atmosphere and relations you never can forget those days and memories shared in this land. RITAAN helps you to stay in touch with the relations and emotions you left behind in the soul of RIT. RITAAN is a great platform for that.RITAAN was formed in 1995 with the aim of establishing rapport with former students and to have common programmes which will be mutually beneficial. Now more than 5000 students are the life time members of RITAAN. RITAAN has taken up various projects for the development of the college. A fund for the infrastructure development is one among them. Awards and endowments are instituted to help and encourage the meritorious and economically weaker students. Alumni who are interested to help in any endeavor through RITAAN are requested to contact the secretary for more details. Normally Alumni meets are held on the last Saturday of December every year.

Every department has their separate Laboratory.