Andhra Loyola Institute Of Engineering And Technology ALIET, Vijayawada

About Andhra Loyola Institute Of Engineering And Technology ALIET, Vijayawada

Andhra Loyola Institute of Engineering and Technology ALIET is managed and administered by the members of the Society of Jesus, also known as Jesuits, belonging to ‘Jesuit Province Society – Hyderabad’, covering both the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was established in 2008 with the approval of Rev. Fr. Peter Hans Kolvenbach, the then Superior General of the Society of Jesus, and with the permission of Rev. Fr. Joseph Sebastian SJ, the then provincial of the Andhra Jesuit Province. The institution was finally set up under the leadership of Rev. Fr. Pothireddy Anthony SJ, the then provincial of the Andhra Jesuit Province and through the tireless efforts of Rev. Fr. Thainese SJ, the founding Director of ALIET. The institution, recognized by the Government of Andhra Pradesh and affiliated to JNTU Kakinada, was approved by AICTE, New Delhi, on 4th June 2008.

ALIET is a sister-institution of Andhra Loyola College ALC, Vijayawada, a well-reputed autonomous college started in 1953 and awarded the status ‘College with Potential for Excellence’ CPE by the UGC. Both these institutions, situated in the same 98-acre campus, are registered under the Loyola College Society, Guntur-Vijayawada.

ALIET began with four B. Tech. courses in Electrical and Electronics Engineering EEE, Electronics and Communication Engineering ECE, Computer Science Engineering CSE and Information Technology IT. In 2009, a PG course in Master of Business Administration MBA was introduced, followed by B. Tech. courses in Mechanical Engineering ME and Civil Engineering CE in the years 2010 and 2013 respectively. Two M. Tech. courses in Electronics and Communication Engineering ECE and Computer Science Engineering CSE are being offered from 2012 onwards.