Srikalahasti institute of technology merged with JNTU-Anantapur
: The NDA govt in the state fulfilled one of its electoral promises made to the people of Srikalahasti assembly constituency by reviving academics at Srikalahasti institute of technology (SKIT) in Tirupati district by merging it with the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-Anantapur.
SKIT was established by Srikalahasteeswara Swamy Devasthanams in 1997. The institute flourished for over two decades but closed down in 2020 during the YSRCP regime. In the run-up to the 2024 elections, the TDP alliance promised to people of Srikalahasti that they will revive academics at SKIT after returning to power in the state. Following a series of meetings between Srikalahasti legislator Bojjala Sudheer Reddy and HRD minister Nara Lokesh, it was decided to merge SKIT into the JNTU-Anantapur fold to revive academics from this year itself.
Sudheer Reddy said SKIT will be part of the second round of EAMCET counselling in Aug following the institute's merger. B.Tech admissions will be available for students in computer science engineering (CSE), electronics and communications engineering (ECE), electrical and electronics engineering (EEE), computer science engineering in data science (CSD), and CSE with artificial intelligence and machine learning, he said.
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