Channabasaveshwara Institute of Technology (CIT) runs under the auspices of Sri Channabasaveshwara Swamy Rural Education Society (CRED Society). The society was established in 2000 under the Chairmanship of Sri G.S.Basavaraj, the honourable Member of Parliament from Tumkur with a vision to create centres of excellence in education and other related fields and to serve the society to enhance the quality of life through excellence and leadership in professionally relevant education. CIT was established in the year 2001 with the objective of providing quality technical education. The institute is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi and Recognized by Government of Karnataka. The institute is ISO 9001:2008 Certified and Accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA). The Institute is located near Gubbi, Tumkur, ~ 80 KM from Bangalore on National Highway 206. The Campus spreads across 60 Acres of lush green land with beautiful landscaping. The area enjoys pleasant atmosphere throughout the year. Students and staff adore the meticulously maintained campus and welcoming natural surroundings which itself is an inspiration to learn and excel.

FLAIR, The Fest of Channabasaveshwara institute of technology is the largest cultural event that CIT hosts, Held for a span of 2 days. Since its inception in 2001, The charm of this annual festival has been anything but not diminished with the spirits of the participants, organizers and the audience growing stronger and bigger every year. Afest of colours and creativity, FLAIR has always promised ecstatic performances and fun. FLAIR will be celebrating it’s 23rd year of existence. FLAIR - 2K24 organizes a plethora of events in many genres and is a host to participants from various colleges of karnataka. FLAIR - 2024 returns with a bigger, better and louder bang!!! with a mind+boggling 20+ Events spread over 8 fantabulous genres and some informal events, FLAIR - 2024 brings with amazing performance and all the fun. We are giving away a Whopping total of 1.5+ lakhs cash prizes to the winners of the events.