Visvesvaraya Technological University
ವಿಶ್ವೇಶ್ವರಯ್ಯ ತಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ
Former names
Visveswaraiah Technological University
MottoModalu manavanagu
Motto in English
Above all, be human
TypePublic
Established1 April 1998; 26 years ago (1998-04-01)[1][2]
Academic affiliations
UGC,[3] AICTE, ACU,[4] AIU[5]
ChancellorGovernor of Karnataka[6]
Thawar Chand Gehlot
Vice-ChancellorS Vidyashankar[7]
Students85,715[8]
Undergraduates72,888[8]
Postgraduates12,248[8]
579[8]
Location
Belagavi, Karnataka
,
Karnataka
,
India

15°46′43.72″N 74°27′43.53″E / 15.7788111°N 74.4620917°E / 15.7788111; 74.4620917
CampusSemi-Urban, 378 acres (153 ha)
LanguageEnglish, Kannada
Colours     
Orange, white, green
NicknameVTU
Websitevtu.ac.in

Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), is a collegiate public state university in Belagavi, Karnataka established by the Government of Karnataka. It is one of the largest Technological Universities in India with 26 years of Tradition of excellence in Engineering & Technical Education, Research and Innovations. It came into existence in the year 1998 to cater the needs of Indian industries for trained technical manpower with practical experience and sound theoretical knowledge. The university is named after Sir M. Visvesvaraya, an Indian civil engineer, statesman and the 19th Diwan of Mysore.

History

Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) was established by the Government of Karnataka on 1 April 1998 with its headquarters at Belagavi, as per the provisions of the Visvesvaraya Technological University Act, 1994, an Act to establish and incorporate a university in the State of Karnataka for the development of engineering, technology and allied sciences. For effective administration, four regional offices at the four revenue divisional headquarters, namely, Belagavi, Bangalore, Mysore and Gulbarga were established. VTU was established by the Government in order to promote planned and sustainable development of technical education consistent with state and national policies and bringing various colleges affiliated earlier to different universities, with different syllabi, different procedures and different traditions under one umbrella.[9]

Campus

According to the stipulations outlined in the VTU Act of 1994, the university is situated in Belagavi, Karnataka, with its main administrative center known as "Jnana Sangama," meaning "The Confluence Of Knowledge".

The campus infrastructure includes well-equipped laboratories, research facilities, and classrooms designed to support academic pursuits. The university provides accommodation through student hostels and offers recreational spaces and sports facilities for a balanced student experience. Emphasizing a commitment to engineering education, VTU's campus serves as a practical environment for learning and research, fostering a diverse community of students focused on academic and technological advancements.

Additionally, the university has three regional centres in Bangalore, Kalaburagi and Mysore. Visvesvaraya Institute of Advanced Technology, also known as VIAT, is a research institute being constructed near Bangalore, Karnataka.

VTU Campuses[10]
Campus Address Type Campus Area
VTU Main Campus - Belagavi Jnana Sangama, Machhe, Belagavi - 590018 Semi-Urban 120 acres (0.49 km2)
VTU Regional Center - Bangalore RHCS Layout, Annapoorneshwarinagar, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore - 560091. Urban 1 acre (0.0040 km2)
VTU Regional Center - Mysore Hanchya Sathagally Layout, Ring Road, Mysore - 570019. Urban 42 acres (0.17 km2)
VTU Regional Center - Gulbarga Rajapura, Kusnoor Road, Gulbarga - 585106 Urban 15 acres (0.061 km2)
Visvesvaraya Institute of Advanced Technology (VIAT) Muddenahalli, Singadikadirenahalli - 562103 Rural 200 acres (0.81 km2)

The university also has 13 Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) centers in various affiliated colleges and 16 extension centers for offering postgraduate programs. It has around 2,305 departments recognised as research centres which are spread across its affiliated institutions in Karnataka.[11][12] The Jnana Sangama, Belagavi campus and the regional and extension centres of VTU at Bangalore, Davangere, Gulbarga and Mysore offer M.Tech, MBA, MCA and PhD programs.[13][14][15]

Academics

Academic programmes

VTU offers undergraduate engineering programs that award a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) or Bachelor of Technology (BTech) degree. The university offers postgraduate programs that lead to Master of Technology (MTech), Master of Architecture (MArch) Master of Science (MSc) by research, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Computer Applications (MCA) and doctorate (PhD). The MSc and PhD are research degrees while the rest are taught degrees.[16]

Undergraduate courses

The university has 12 undergraduate boards which offer Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) programs and one undergraduate board which offers Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) course:

Board Undergraduate courses in English medium[17]
Architecture‡ Architecture
Automobile Engineering Automobile Engineering
Biotechnology Bio-technology
Civil Engineering Ceramics & Cement Technology, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering
Chemical / Polymer Engineering Chemical Engineering, Silk Technology, Textile Technology, Polymer Science & Technology
CSE / ISE Computer Science & Engineering and Information Science & Engineering
Electrical Engineering Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Electronics & Communication Engineering Electronics & Communication Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering
IPE / IEM / MA Industrial & Production Engineering, Industrial Engineering & Management, Manufacturing Science & Engineering
IT / BM / ML Biomedical Engineering, Instrumentation Technology, Medical Electronics
Mechanical Engineering Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Precision Engineering, Printing Technology, Tool Engineering
Mechatronics Engineering Mechatronics Engineering

‡ The Architecture board offers the BArch course.

Postgraduate courses

The university has 11 postgraduate boards which offer Master of Technology (M.Tech.) programs:

Board Postgraduate programs in English medium[18]
Civil Engineering Computer Aided Design of Structure, Construction Technology, Environmental Engineering, Geo-Informatics, Highway Technology, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering And Management, Infrastructure construction and management.
Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering Computer Engineering, Computer Network Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology, Software Engineering
Electrical Engineering Computer Applications in Industrial Drives (ECD), Energy Systems & Management (EEM),Control Systems (CS), Power Electronics (EPE), Power Systems Engineering (EPS)
Electronics & Communication Engineering Digital Communication Engineering, Digital Communication & Networking, Digital Electronics, Digital Electronics & Communication, Digital Electronics & Communication Systems, Electronics, Industrial Electronics, Information & Communication System, Network & Internet Engineering, VLSI Design & Embedded Systems, Signal Processing, Communication Systems, Intelligent Systems
IP Engineering Manufacturing Science & Engineering (MSE), Master of Engineering Management (MEM), Product Design & Manufacturing (MPD), Production Engineering & System Technology (MPT), Production Engineering (MPE), Production Management (MPM), Production Technology (MPY)
IT Engineering Biomedical Signal Processing & Instrumentation
MBA Master Of Business Administration
MCA Master of Computer Applications
Mechanical Engineering Computational Analysis in Mechanical Sciences, M.Tech. in Aeronautical Engineering (MAE), Industrial Automation and Robotics (MAR), Computer Integrated Manufacturing (MCM), Design Engineering (MDE), Engineering Analysis (MEA), Machine Design (MMD), Thermal Power (MTP), Tool Engineering (MTE)
Textile Technology Textile Technology

Admissions

The university offers admissions at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Admissions for B.Tech. programmes, candidates must qualify KCET examination, COMEDK or JEE Main. The candidates seeking B.Arch. admissions must qualify for the NATA or any aptitude test in Architecture conducted by the Competent Authority of the Central / State Government or JEE Paper-II examination. The Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi admissions to M.Tech. and M.Arch programmes are through GATE/PGCET. The college accepts KMAT/PGCET scores for M.B.A. and M.C.A. admissions.

Scheme and syllabus

Visvesvaraya Technological University accomplished its primary task of setting a common syllabus across the state in 1998. The university regularly revises the syllabus keeping in view technology upgrades around the world. The syllabus has been updated in 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2021. VTU adopted a Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) for students admitted to the university from the academic year 2015–2016.[19] The CBCS provides a choice for students to select from the prescribed courses (i.e. core, elective, foundation and mandatory non-credit courses). As part of the new CBCS scheme, VTU also moved to a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) grading system from the previous system of awarding percentage and class to students. VTU has also made an internship of eight weeks mandatory for undergraduate and postgraduate engineering students in affiliated colleges.[20]

Grading

For students matriculating since the academic year 2015–2016, VTU adopts an absolute grading system wherein the marks are converted to grades, and every semester results are declared with a semester grade point average (SGPA) and a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). To obtain a degree, in addition to clearing all the subjects, a student must also obtain a minimum CGPA of five (5.0).

VTU Grade Points Scale[21]
Level Outstanding Excellent Very Good Good Above Average Average Poor Fail
Letter Grade S+ S A B C D E F
Grade Points 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 00
Score (Marks) Range (%) ≥ 90 < 90 ≥ 80 < 80 ≥ 70 < 70 ≥ 60 < 60 ≥ 50 < 50 ≥ 45 < 45 ≥ 40 < 40

Prior to the introduction of the Choice Based Credit System, students were awarded a percentage and a class, as defined:

Collaborations

The university has signed MoUs with multinational corporations like IBM, Intel Asia Electronics Inc., Ingersoll-Rand (India) Ltd., Bangalore, Nokia, Bosch Rexroth and Microsoft to improve the industry interactions for students and teachers.[11][22]

VTU is also a member of Association of Indian Universities and Association of Commonwealth Universities.[23][24]

Rankings

Internationally, Visvesvaraya Technological University was ranked #=143 in Asian University Rankings - Southern Asia 2024 and 501-550 in Asia by the QS World University Rankings.

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it 52nd in the engineering ranking of 2023.

Visvesvaraya Technological University ranked #53 in engineering category by IIRF in 2023.

A boulevard at VTU campus

Organisation and administration

Governance

VTU is administered by its Executive Council and Academic Senate whose members are selected from the academic community and government officials.[25] The present chancellor is Sri Thawar Chand Gehlot, Governor of Karnataka state and the vice-chancellor is Dr. S. Vidyashankar. [6][25]

Affiliated colleges

As of 2021, there are 219 colleges affiliated to the university (107 under Bangalore region, 34 under Belagavi region, 18 under Gulbarga region and 60 under Mysore region).[26] The colleges are categorised as 'government', 'private-aided' and 'private-unaided' based on the type of funding. A few colleges may be classified as 'minority linguistic' and 'minority religious' based on the minority status of languages and religions.[27][28] Further, these colleges are placed under 'autonomous' and 'non-autonomous' category of institutions granted by UGC.[29] There are 25 autonomous colleges affiliated to VTU.[30]

See List of colleges affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University

Examinations

Exams are conducted twice a year for all affiliated non-autonomous colleges. Odd semester exam is conducted during December and January. Results usually published in February. Even semester exams are conducted during May/June; results are published in July.[31][32]

Centres of excellence

The university has signed MoUs with international organisations (such as CANEUS International) and multinational corporations (like IBM, Intel Asia Electronics Inc., Ingersoll-Rand (India) Ltd., Bangalore, Nokia, Bosch Rexroth and Microsoft) and has set up centres of excellence.[33][34][35][36]

A road in VTU campus

Visvesvaraya Institute of Advanced Technology

Visvesvaraya Institute of Advanced Technology (VIAT) is a research institute being constructed in Bangalore, Karnataka. The institute is on 200 acres (0.81 km2) of land near Nandi Hills and is expected to cost 600 crores.[37][38] In the initial years, VIAT will focus on research in embedded technology, software quality, agricultural engineering and bioengineering. Each department will function as a 'discovery-innovation centre.' The institute will offer graduate and PhD programs in the sciences.

Student life

VTU Fest

The university annually organises an inter-collegiate cultural-fest "Yuvostava" which sees participants from all across India.[39]

From 2024, VTU has also decided to organise, a tech fest "YUKTI 2K24". The event aims to showcase the innovation and inspiration of students & tech enthusiasts in various fields, such as technical, management, music, dance, entertainment, and artistic. The event also featured a paper presentation competition, where participants could submit their original research papers on topics related to technology and society.

Notable Alumni

Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) has produced many notable alumni who have made significant contributions to their respective fields. Some of the most prominent alumni include:

1. Sudha Murthy: Chairperson of the Infosys Foundation and author of several books.

2. Rajeev Chandrasekhar: Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and founder of BPL Mobile Communications.

3. Narayana Murthy: Indian billionaire businessman and co-founders of Infosys.

4. Anil Kumble: Former captain of the Indian cricket team and a renowned cricket commentator.

Vice-Chancellors

No. From To Name Position previously held
1 1 April 1998 30 March 2001 Dr. S. Rajashekharaiah[40][41] Principal,

Basaveshvara Engineering College, Bagalkot[40]

2 1 April 2001 30 June 2007 Dr. K. Balaveera Reddy[42] Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,

National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal[43]

3 1 July 2007 30 June 2010 Dr. H. P. Khincha[44] Chairman, Division of Electrical Sciences,

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore[45]

4 1 July 2010 14 March 2016 Dr. H. Maheshappa[46] Principal, Cambridge Institute of Technology, Bangalore[46]
5 March, 2016 May, 2016 Dr. Shekarappa A H G (In-Charge Vice Chancellor)[47][48][49] Principal, Sheik College of Engineering, Belagavi [47][48]
6 5 May 2016 Sep, 2016 Dr. V. Sridhar (In-Charge Vice Chancellor)[47][48][49] Principal, P.E.S College of Engineering, Mandya[47][48]
7 Sep, 2016 Sept, 2022 Prof. Karisiddappa[50][51][52] Principal, Government Engineering College, Hassan[52]
8 Sept 2022 Present Dr. Vidyashankar VC, KSOU

See also

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