Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute Matunga Mumbai

Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) is a state-funded college located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, founded in 1887 and originally known as the Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute. It was renamed on 26 January 1997 and is named after Rajmata Jijabai Saheb Bhonsale, mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhonsale Maharaj. VJTI is academically and administratively autonomous, though affiliated to the University of Mumbai, and is financially supported by the Government of Maharashtra. It began with two departments, the Sir J. J. School of Mechanical Engineering and the Ripon Textile School, and was the only institute offering engineering degrees under the University of Bombay before 1960. Since being awarded autonomy in 2004, it has operated under a board of governors, with a director assisted by deans overseeing academics, student activities, finance, and research. The institute has twelve academic departments, nine of which offer degree, diploma, postgraduate, and doctoral programs, while three provide foundational courses. Admissions are based on MHT-CET, Class 10 scores, MCA-CET, or GATE, depending on the program. In 2024, VJTI was ranked in the 101-150 band among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).