About STJ Institute of Technology Ranebennur
STJ Institute of Technology (STJIT) is a private engineering college located in Ranebennur, Haveri district, Karnataka. Approved by AICTE and affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), STJIT offers BTech programmes with an intake of 300 students. The college serves students from Ranebennur, Haveri, Shiggaon and surrounding taluks of Haveri district in North Karnataka.
KCET and COMEDK UGET are the primary admission routes.
Courses Offered at STJIT Ranebennur
| Programme | Duration | Intake | Admission |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTech — Computer Science and Engineering | 4 years | 60 | KCET / COMEDK |
| BTech — Electronics and Communication Engineering | 4 years | 60 | KCET / COMEDK |
| BTech — Mechanical Engineering | 4 years | 60 | KCET / COMEDK |
| BTech — Civil Engineering | 4 years | 60 | KCET / COMEDK |
| BTech — Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 4 years | 60 | KCET / COMEDK |
Admission Process
KCET: Qualify KCET and participate in KEA's online counselling. STJIT is listed under Haveri district. For students from Ranebennur, Haveri and surrounding taluks, STJIT offers local private engineering education alongside Government Engineering College Haveri.
COMEDK: COMEDK qualifiers apply through COMEDK's centralised process for Karnataka private colleges.
Ranebennur — North Karnataka Textile Town
Ranebennur is a taluk headquarters in Haveri district located on NH-48 (Bangalore-Pune highway). The town is significant for handloom textile production, cotton trading and agricultural markets. The NH-48 corridor connecting Bangalore to Hubli-Dharwad and beyond gives Ranebennur students reasonable access to both North Karnataka's Hubli-Dharwad employment cluster (60 km) and Bangalore's IT sector (310 km) for career opportunities after graduation.
Haveri district has been receiving increased infrastructure investment through the Karnataka government's Kalyana Karnataka and North Karnataka development initiatives, with road, irrigation and rural electrification projects creating civil and electrical engineering employment locally.
Infrastructure
- Computing labs for CSE and ECE departments
- Electronics and communication lab
- Mechanical workshop and manufacturing lab
- Civil engineering materials and structural lab
- Electrical machines lab for EEE
- Central library with VTU references
- Hostel for outstation students
- Sports and outdoor facilities
Career Scope
STJIT Ranebennur graduates participate in VTU North Karnataka zone pooled placement drives. CSE and ISE graduates access Hubli-Dharwad IT employment (60 km) and Bangalore. Mechanical graduates target textile machinery, agro-processing and the Dharwad-Haveri manufacturing sector. EEE graduates seek KPTCL utility roles and growing solar energy installations in Haveri district's open terrain.