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Dr.T.Thimmaiah Institute of Technology,
Oorgaum (P),
K.G.F- 563120 Bangarpet Taluk,
Kolar District.
Karnataka State
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Dr.T.Thimmaiah Institute of Technology (Dr.TTIT) was started in the year 1986 at KGF by Dr. T. Thimmaiah Ph.D (London), IAS (Retd), as the founder president under the aegis of Golden Valley Educational Trust, with the sole purpose of imparting quality technical education to all and especially downtrodden people of this backward region. This trust also runs KGF First Grade College, KGF PU College & KGF Law College.
He was the Chairman of the Southern Regional Council for Technical Education for six years and was instrumental in granting permission to start new polytechnics and engineering colleges in the Southern States. He was the Vice President of ISTE for two terms. He was the Director of School of Mines, KGF.
He was the Director, Board of Governors, Regional Engineering College, Warrangal Andhra Pradesh. He served as the member of the Advisory committee of Regional Engineering College, Calicut, Kerala. He was a member of the Joint Board of Mining Education, New Delhi. Dr. T. Thimmaiah was the member Director of the Board of Management of BGML at KGF. He was responsible for development of in-house expertise in mine management. He served as the Deputy Commissioner of the Shimoga District and as the Additional Secretary in the Department of Agriculture and Horticulture, Govt. of Karnataka.
As the Chairman and Director, he was responsible for the rapid all-round development of Mysore Minerals Limited. He was also the Managing Director of Karnataka Dairy Development Corporation, during his tenure he established Mother Dairy to supply milk for the entire Bangalore city. A lesser-known fact of Dr.T. Thimmaiah is that he was a good cricket player and has represented Mysore in Ranji Trophy and played against visiting teams viz., M.C.C., West Indies, Australia and Sri Lanka.
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