The Coimbatore Institute of Technology was founded in the year 1956 by V.Rangaswamy Naidu Educational Trust with the noble aim of disseminating knowledge in the fields of science, engineering and technology to the student community.

CIT with over 40 years of standing offers 6 undergraduate, 5 postgraduate , 2 postgraduate diploma and a number of research programs in Engineering. In addition to this, undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Applied Science - Computer Technology and Computer Applications are offered . The course content is revised regularly to cater to the ever-growing industrial requirements. The various departments which offer these programs, have the entire infrastructure in terms of equipments and faculty to impart technical education of very high standard.

Coimbatore Institute of Technology offers following courses :

1. B.E.& B.Tech Degree
2. B.Sc Degree
3. M.E. & M.Tech Degree
4. M.Sc Degree
5. M.Phil Degree
6. Ph.D. Degree
7. Part Time B.E.
8. Post Graduate Diploma
9. Master Degree
10. M.Sc Software Engineering

'Harmony' is the inter college cultural fiesta conducted every year to showcase the hidden talents of CIT's budding engineers.