Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology

Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology is a university located in Tumkur, Karnataka, India. Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology "is the offspring of Siddhartha Education Society, an association of the philanthropists.HistorySSIT is managed by the Sri Siddhartha Education Society, which was founded in 1979.The late Sri H.M. Gangadharaiah, a staunch Gandhian and Buddhist, established the Sri Siddhartha Education Society in 1979 with the blessings of the father of Bhoodhan movement, "Saint Vinobha Bhave," with the objective of providing education to the student community from rural areas and backward classes.Led by Dr. G. Shivaprasad, an eminent ophthalmologist and Dr. G. Parameshwara, a doctorate in agriculture from Australia, SSES continues to march forward on the ideals set by their father, the late Sri H. M. Gangadharaiah. Their commitment to nation building remains the same.SSES has 84 educational establishments under its aegis spread across the southern part of Karnataka, including Engineering College - Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology Medical College - Sri Siddhartha Medical College Dental College - Sri Siddhartha Dental College College of Education First grade College, TCH^College College of Nursing Junior colleges Training institutions Sanskrit schools Pali schools High schools in several districts in Karnataka State These educational institutes promote excellent training from primary schooling to professional courses and help preserve the ancient heritage of india. Its silver jubilee was celebrated in the year 1984 with the President of India, Sri Giani Zail Singh, as the chief guest.