The seed of Vidyalankar was sown on the auspicious day of Dussehra in October 1960, when the visionary founder Prof. Chandrashekhar S. Deshpande launched his own A.M.I.E. classes in a rented class room. The inspiration behind the inception of Vidyalankar was the dedication of oneself to sincere academic pursuit and to satisfy the quest for knowledge in eager young minds. Vidyalankar Classes and Publications (incepted in 1960) has an emphatic presence in academic circles across Mumbai, Maharashtra and nationwide; and has won a number of prestigious awards for excellence in coaching and franchising. In 1974, Vidyalankar secured its own premises at Dadar, Mumbai.
Guided and inspired by Prof. Deshpande’s vision and his dedicated efforts, Vidyalankar has grown steadily over the years by establishing three colleges:
Vidyalankar Polytechnic in 2002 which offers diploma courses in Engineering and is affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (MSBTE).
Vidyalankar School of Information Technology in 2002 which offers postgraduate and undergraduate courses in Science, Commerce and Management and is affiliated to the University of Mumbai.
Milestones
Important milestones in the evolution of Vidyalankar Institute of Technology:
| 1999 |
Vidyalankar Institute of Technology was initiated at its Dadar premises, offering three branches, viz, Information Technology (intake of 60), Computer Engineering (intake of 60) and Electronics Engineering (intake of 60) |
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2001 |
Vidyalankar Institute of Technology shifted to its permanent location at Vidyalankar Educational Campus, Wadala. |
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2003 |
The first batch of students of Vidyalankar Institute of Technology graduated. |
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2005 |
Vidyalankar Institute of Technology activities moved to its state of the art 150000 sq ft new building at Vidyalankar Educational Campus, Wadala. Vidyalankar Institute of Technology was awarded an ‘A’ grade by the Government of Maharashtra. |
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2006 |
Two new courses were added, viz, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering and Biomedical Engineering with an intake of 60 students in each course. |
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2007 |
Master of Management Studies (MMS) course commenced with an intake of 60 students. |
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2008 |
Postgraduate Course (PG) in Computer Engineering commenced with an intake of 18. The second division of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering started, and the intake increased to 120. |
| 2009 |
Bagged the Silver ‘WOW Award’ for Friday Paathshala in college contact programme category. |
| 2010 | Two divisions for direct admissions to the Second Year in Computer Engineering and Information Technology started with an intake of 60 each. Postgraduate Course in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering and Information Technology commenced with an intake of 18 each. |
| 2011 |
The second division of MMS started, thereby increasing the MMS intake to 120. |
| 2012 | The second division in Electronics Engineering started, thereby increasing the intake to 120 A division for direct admissions to the Second Year in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering started with an intake of 60 |
| 2013 |
Second division in Information Technology started, intake increased to 120. |
| 2014 | A new state of the art auditorium was inaugurated. It won international recognition when it was adjudged the Top Institutional Theater Design in the world at the Interior Design Best of the Year Awards in December 2014 at New York. Doctoral Programme in Computer Engineering commenced with an intake of 10 students. |