GITAM (Deemed to be University) was founded in 1980 by an inspired group of Andhra Pradesh's leading intellectuals and industrialists, led by Dr MVVS Murthi, a former Member of Parliament and a well-known philanthropist. GITAM University Vizag campus is spread over 100 acres of land in the area of Gandhi Nagar, Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Some of the GITAM University Vizag facilities include a knowledge research centre, wifi facility, 10 auditoriums with 6,000+ seating capacity, 10,000+ student housing, and many more. Equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure, CGC Vizag aids training and learning processes for students. It houses control rooms for recruitment teams, 13 interview cubicles, 3 GD rooms, meeting rooms, an auditorium with a capacity of 600, and computer labs with 1000 terminals for placements. There are high-bandwidth routers and switches with high-speed internet in all computer labs, corridors, and interview cubicles.