Kolhapur Institute of Technology's College of Engineering (an autonomous institute established in July 1983) popularly known as KIT (KIT College of Engineering), Kolhapur, Maharashtra, was granted autonomous status by UGC and AICTE New Delhi. KIT is re-accredited with A+ grade by NAAC Bengaluru.
Spread over 30 acres, the natural form of the landscape has been preserved.[citation needed] The campus houses the main building, hostels for boys and girls, workshops with a built-up area of around 23,500 sq. m. and an innovative waste recycling system, windmills, gardens dotted with solar powered lamps and also popular for CSE placements.[citation needed]
The college has a campus of 30 acres (120,000 m2) 500 m away from National Highway 48. The campus has a basketball court, a cricket ground, and a gymnasium.
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The campus architecture gives a blend of old and modern. The main building built in stone masonry has green technologies like a waste recycling system, windmills, gardens dotted with solar powered lamps and is an Energy Park. The campus is surrounded by lush greenery.
The campus has classrooms, drawing halls, laboratories, seminar halls, library, canteen, an open-air auditorium, play ground and a gym.
Annual events include Pioneer (a national level paper presentation competition), and the annual social gathering.[citation needed]