The principle objective of the Gharda Foundation is “To carry on activities for the benefits and development of residents of rural India by application of all suitable means available with focus on issues like health, literacy, non formal education, social awareness, agriculture, technical education etc. on its own or by joining hands or by helping like minded NGO’s “.
Establishment of Gharda Institute of Technology in a typical rural sector is also a step in line with the philosophy of Gharda Foundation.
GIT has provided good infrastructure, modern equipments, advanced laboratories, experienced & dedicated teachers, modified syllabus to suit changing environment, hands on workshop by collaborating with foreign universities and arranging for pre-entrance preparatory workshops.
All this provided at a reasonable cost may be with arrangement of loan facilities with subsidized interest rates. Hence the said institute within a couple of years emerged as a premier institute in the eyes of government & businessmen.
Gharda Institute of Technology is established with a view to give quality education at affordable cost and the college started functioning in 2007 under the leadership of Padma Shri Dr. Keki Gharda. The college has aligned itself with the development of Konkan region and has contributed significantly by giving affordable education to students from konkan region.
The unique features of the college include lush green environment with residential facility for staff and students in addition to state of the art infrastructural facility. The laboratories are equipped with latest equipment.
The unique feature of GIT lies in the best practices related to feeling of ownership by way of concept of “Area Adoption Programme” and Mentorship System. The mentorship system is characterised by combining the slow learners with extremely bright students to foster a different way of peer to peer learning. The engineering internship model has ensured industry centric learning amongst the students.