Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM) was established in 1980 and was conferred the status of deemed university in 2007.

It was the first private engineering institute in Andhra Pradesh to receive university status. GITAM is planning on receiving an ABET International Accreditation. It has 3 campuses – its main campus at Visakhapatnam and other two campuses are at Hyderabad and Bangalore.

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, government of India ranked it as A+ category university among the universities of its kind. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has accredited it with A+ grade. It is approved by AICTE with its eligibility extending to almost all undergraduate and postgraduate courses

Ranking

GITAM University has been ranked '15'in Yahoo's Top 50 Engineering Colleges. GITAM has an institutional CGPA of 3.53/4.0 and hence has been accorded an A+ grade by NAAC

It received top rating in audit conducted by APSCHE; ranked 22 in Outlook magazine (2007); ranked 22 in The Week magazine (2009); ranked 8 by EFY magazine (2010); recognized by IBM in 'The Great Mind Challenge'; recognized as Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO); nominated for PCQuest - Best IT Implementations of the year (2012–13) and ranked 20 by Careers 360 (Magazine).

Governing Body

Dr.M.V.V.S.Murthi
President
Former Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
Member, AP Legislative Council

Prof.M.Gangadhara Rao
Vice-President
Founder Vice-Chancellor, GITAM University

B.V.Mohana Rao
Secretary

B.S.S.N.Raju
Treasurer
Ex.Addl. Public Prosecutor, Advocate

K.Satyanarayana
Member
Former President, Federation of A.P.

Prof.V.V.Bhanoji Rao
Member
Former Professor, National University of Singapore

M.J.Rama Rao
Member

V.Basavapunnaiah
Member
Journalist

M.V.S.Srinivas
Member
Executive Director, M.K.Raju Consultants (P) Ltd.

Kadiyala Venkata Ratnam
Member

Dr.Brahmaji Chintapalli
Member

Mathukumilli Sri Bharat
Member

Harsha Varadaraj
Member

Mathukumilli Bharadwaj
Member