The Rustamji Institute of Technology (RJIT), Gwalior of BSF ranked 84th on all India basis in Engineering Institute survey.
The Rustamji Institute of Technology (RJIT) is the first engineering college in India established by a paramilitary force. Due to deployment of the bulk of the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on border and in militancy affected areas, the majority of the force personnel stay separated from their families and is unable to look after the education of their children. A number of personnel are laying down their lives in the fight against anti-national elements every day.
The Rustamji Institute of Technology (RJIT) was set up in 1999 with the objective of giving an opportunity to the children of serving BSF personnel as well as for those who have laid down their lives in service to the nation, for acquiring quality based higher technical education. The Border Security Force education fund sponsored the development of the institute. The institute is named after the founding father of Border Security Force, Padma Vibhushan, late KF Rustamji. His ideas and zeal would be a source of inspiration for the students to achieve and secure the highest goals in their careers.
Ashok Kumar, IPS, IG (Adm) being an IIT Delhi alumni, has been guiding RJIT, Tekanpur and Mukesh Tyagi, commandant (CSMT) is the principal of RJIT, Tekanpur. The institute is located, in the campus of BSF academy, Tekanpur, on the Gwalior-Jhansi NH-75, at a distance of 30kms from Gwalior. The institute campus is self contained with all the basic facilities for all round development of students’ personality. In addition to this, the institute has well-equipped laboratories, a rich library with internet facility, audio-visual facility and a place for organising and conducting various other activities.
The institute is offering various undergraduate and postgraduate courses affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV), Bhopal.
Vision: To emerge as world class resource centre for engineering and technological inputs and developing the institute as a centre of excellence and produce technocrats of high caliber.
Mission:
To achieve international standards of excellence with focus on quality education.
To provide high quality and developmental service in engineering and information technology.
To achieve prominence in developing, adopting and assimilating state of art technology for competitive advantage.
To cultivate high standards of ethics and quality for a strong corporate identity of each student.