Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar (formerly known as College of Engineering, Sakharale) was started in 1983. Located near Islampur, 7 kms away from Peth Naka off Pune -Bangalore highway, RIT has a green beautiful campus of 17 hectares and buildings on it measuring 54,000 sq.m. RIT has emerged as a leading technological Institute in Western Maharashtra through its dedicated and disciplined approach to provide quality technical education over a period of more than thirty seven years.

RIT : What Is Special About It?

Awards & Achievements at Institute Level

• Rajarambapu Institute of Technology listed in Siliconindia's 10 Most Promising Emerging Colleges in India - 2024.
• MSINS 5 Crore funds are sanctioned for RIT-TBI.
• "Leading Empowered Autonomous Institute of Maharashtra Imparting Quality Technical Education" recognized by Navbharat Times.
• Bhagatsinh Patil (Chairman, BoG) awarded "Lifetime Achievement Award" by Navabharat Group.
• Certificate of Participation from the World Book of Records, London, for contributing to the "Five Lakh Internships in Three Years" initiative organized by EduSkills and AICTE, Ministry of Education, Government of India.
• MGNCRE-MoE GOI Award Function & Workshop Swacchhta Action Plan on 360 Reg.
• State Level Award for Excellence in Energy Conservation and Management, by MEDA.
• Gold Band Grade A awarded for excellence towards offering OBE by R World Institutional Ranking.
• Sri VVR Seshadri Rao, Gudlavelleru Engineering College National Award for the Best Private Engineering College by ISTE.
• "Most Reputed Empowered Autonomous Institute" at Navabharat Education Summit, Mumbai.
• Certification of Recognition as the Most Trusted & Futuristic Engineering and Technology College of the Year 2024 in Maharashtra by Elite Education and Institutional Excellence.
• Director Excellence Award – 2024 (Western Zone) by Eduskills Connect.
• Eminent Director of Leading Institute at Competition Success Review Excellence Awards 2024.
• 'Engineering College of the Year 2023 for Excellence in Academics Leadership Award’ by Academic Insights Magazine.
• "Best Private Engineering College Award" at the 52nd National Annual Faculty Convention of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE).
• Quality Circle Team ‘Q CORE’ (E & TC) secured GOLD AWARD at 38th Chapter Convention on Quality Concepts organized by Quality Circle Forum of India Pune Chapter.
• Secured the “Rank/Band of 101-150” in the “NIRF INNOVATION RANKING 2023” by NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India (earlier known as “ARIIA Ranking”) in Private Colleges Category.
• Ranked 35^th in top 100 Engineering Colleges in India 2023 and 10^th in West India as per survey done by Silicon India.
• Ranked in the Gold Band Grade A in pursuit of excellence towards offering Outcome Based Education under OBE ranking 2023 by R World Institutional Ranking.
• Institute has certified with ‘A’ grade in world institute ranking by sustainable institutes of India Green Ranking 2023.
• "Most Reputed Empowered Autonomous Institute" award at 'Navabharat Education' Summit held in Mumbai, Date - 29^th July 2023.
• Team RIT have won the AICTE Lilavati Award 2021-22
• RIT is ranked within top 250 Institutions in India and second in western Maharashtra (NIRF ranking 2021)
• ATAL Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) Band B (Rank between 26th - 50th) 
• RIT has received the prestigious award "Most Reputed Educational Institution in Maharashtra" instituted by Navabharat Group
• RIT has been rated as AAA+ institution in Engineering Special Rating - West Zone of India's Best Engineering Colleges 2021 survey by Careers 360.
• RIT has recognized as District Green Champion for Sangli district by MGNCRE, MoE, Govt. of India
• RIT is awarded with Best Knowledge Center Award in ISTE Maharashtra-Goa Section Awards 2020
• RIT has Ranked 43rd in Top 100 T-Schools in India 2019 Rankings & Ranked 9th in West Zone of Maharashtra as per DATAQUEST Survey 2019.
• RIT Team Secured First Prize in Shivaji University Sangli Zonal Table Tennis Competition.
• ICACI RIT Student chapter has achieved 'Excellent University Award 2021' organised by the American Concrete Institute, USA.
• RIT IIC has secured 3 STARS out of 4 STARS  in the IIC Annual Performance 2021 in Western/WRO region. Institutions with 3 STARS are emerging institutes with high potential to become best performing institutions.
• Received grant for Idea Lab- Worth - Rs.55 Lakhs from AICTE
• RIT wins 14th State Level Award for Excellence in Energy Conservation and Management, MEDA Pune
• RIT is awarded with Best Autonomous Institute with Global vision at the hands of Hon. Vinod Tavade, Education Minister, Govt. of Maharashtra.
• RIT Declared as a "Most Innovative Brand" in Maharashtra by Maharashtracha Lokpriya Brand 2019 (Arthsanket)

Awards received by Faculty & Staff:

• UBA 2.0 sanctioned 2,00,000/- funds for research project proposal submitted by RIT
• ICTIEE 2022 Awards Selection Committee has identified Dr. Sandeep R. Desai, Associate Professor, Department of Automobile Engineering as an Awardee for the category, “Excellence in Academic Leadreship”.
• ICTIEE 2022 Awards Selection Committee has identified RIT team as an Awardee for the category: “EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH THROUGH PROJECTS” for the Project: “Solid Waste Management for Bhilawadi Village” by Final Year B Tech project group under the guidance of Dr. S. S Kumbhar. The project work was done under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan. 
• Mr. V. L. Hase, Librarian, RIT, Awarded with "Best Librarian Award" for the year 2021-2022 by Vertex Research & Technology Tamil Nadu, India.
• NVIDIA Corporation has granted Prof. S. U. Mane NVIDIA DLI University Ambassadorship and Certified Instructor
• Prof M. V. Pisal received a grant of Rs. 53 Lakh from RGSTC, Maharashtra
• Prof. Lokesh Patil received a grant of Rs. 20 Lakh from RGSTC, Maharashtra

Awards received by Students:

• Team Galactus Racing has secured AIR 4 in the Mega ATV Championship held in Goa from 12-14 May, 2022.
• Mrudula Dayanand Suryawanshi  from FY-CS_IT has participated in the University Level Elocution Competition organized by Yashwantrao Chavan College of Science, Karad under Shivaji University- Kolhapur on 5th February 2022. 
• Mr. Ruturaj Y. Patil, B.Tech Mechanical Selected in Shivaji University Basketball Team for West Zone Inter-University Basketball Championship will be held at Jiwaji University, Gwalior from 08th to 14th March 2022.
• Sakshi Surendra Chougule from TY-CSE has participated in the State Level Elocution Competition organized by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Jalgoan under Yuvak Saptah 2022 and Azadi ka Amrut Mohatsav on 19th Jan. 2022.
• Miss. Chaitrali Patil, T.Y. Electrical, Secured Silver Medal in Shivaji University Inter-Zonal Rifle Shooting Competition 2021.
• M. Tech. Mech. Thermal Engg. Student Mr. Randhir Y. Chavan (Faculty of RIT Diploma Automobile) received the Best Research Technical paper Award.
• Chaitrali Patil from TY B. Tech. Electrical Engg. has got 9th Rank in 10 Meter AIR RIFLE (NR) Junior Women Individual Competition.
• TEAM NEQUIT secured All India Rank 4 in Team Management Strategy & overall rank is 29 in an electric event of FORMULA BHARAT ESEV 2021.
• Mr. Akash Mahajan from TY B.Tech- IT class recognized as a Winner in IITB-ISRO-AICTE Mapathon, an initiative of the FOSSE(Free/Libre and Open Source Software in Education) Project, IIT Bombay in association with ISRO and AICTE.
• Team E Cell RIT Secured First Rank in National Entrepreneurship Challenge, Organized by E Cell IIT Bombay
• Mr. Tanmay Bhosale, TY B. Tech - ETC student, received IUCEE Student Leadership Award 2021 at ICTIEE 2021
• Automobile Engineering Department’s Team "Mritunjay" Secured All India Rank 7 in iSAFE 2019-20 championship.
• Team Luftwaffe 6.1 (Go-Kart Racing Team) has again grabbed All over India 1st rank in the final round of Go-Kart Racing Championship