Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) is one of the largest
Technological Universities in India with 16 years of Tradition of
excellence in Engineering & Technical Education, Research and
Innovations. It came into existence in the year 1998to cater the needs
of Indian industries for trained technical manpower with practical
experience and sound theoretical knowledge. University has very
successfully achieved the tremendous task of bringing various colleges
affiliated earlier to different Universities, with different syllabi,
different procedures and different traditions under one umbrella.The
university having 202 affiliated colleges, 1 constituent college and 17
Autonomouscolleges with undergraduate courses in 35 disciplines, PG
program in 94 disciplines and Ph.D& M.sc(Engg.) with research
programs in 592 departments, over4 lakhs Engineering Students study in
the various institutes affiliated to the University. The University has
13 Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) centers in various affiliated
colleges and 16 extension centers for offering PG programs.The
University has revised the syllabus for UG and PG from the academic year
2014-15.It has four regional centers across the State of Karnataka in
Belagavi, Bengaluru, Kalaburagi and Mysuru respectively.University is
comprised of a multi-disciplinary and multi-levelinstitution offering
wide ranging programmes in engineering, technology and Management. The
University is making steady progress in developing and providing best
technical environment for education and will continue to serve the
nation in coming years.
Equipped with the extremely rich resources of an outstanding student
body and faculty strong partnerships with business, industry, and
government and support from alumni and friends, VTU is designing a
future of global preeminence, leadership, and service.
VTU is the first university in the country to adopt Innovative steps
in the examination reforms by adopting Digital Evaluation System in the
year 2011-12 followed by online services like delivery of question
papers to affiliated colleges (Question Paper Delivery System-QPDS),
result announcement, photocopy availability, PG courses thesis
valuation, Ph.D. thesis valuation and Examination Results announced on
Mobile Phone through SMS.
VTU has established Centre of Excellence at various places in
Karnataka in different scopes to bring a change in the technology and
society.
- VTU Bio-Fuel Information and Demonstration center at Belagavi.
- VTU center for Nanotechnology at Bengaluru
- VTU National Academy for Skill Development at Dandeli in Uttar Kannada District
- Parisar Chair at Belagavi
- VTU Innovation Clubs at VTU and in Affiliated Engineering Colleges.
- VTU Institute of Advanced Technologies at Muddenahalli
- E-Learning Center at Mysuru, and
- VTU Bosch Center of Competence at Mysuru
The VTU have worldwide electronic presence by establishing data
network interconnecting VTU campus atMachhe, four regional offices and
all the affiliated colleges of VTU in a secure private network and open
up access to this network to the worldwide communities for collaborative
learning using Internet technology.
The campus network uses the state of art network tiered architecture
with Edge and Core switches and scalable distributed network topology.
This network will meet the computing demand of PG students in the
campus, provide eLearning environment, access to digital library,
support examination, administration work and more importantly have
sufficient bandwidth for Videoconferencing from any network access
point.
Today, we’re still changing the world. Since those early beginnings
students and alumni have gone on to design and engineer the tools,
buildings, and products that helped define their generations. And
tomorrow’s VTU students will do the same.
MoUs with VTU
International Institutes/Organisation.
Bosch Rexroth AG-Germany, Virginia Commonwealth University, University of California, T&R Consulting Pvt Ltd. Australia.
Indian Institutes/Organisation
Autodesk, Deshpande Foundation-Startup Center, India Electronics and
semiconductor Association, IBM India Ltd. Bengaluru, Intel Asia.
Bengaluru, Ingersoll-Rand (India) Ltd. Bengaluru, ISRO,United Telecoms
Ltd. Bengaluru, Infosys, Honeywell, WIPRO, RGUHS, Air force test pilot
School, Karnataka State Bio Fuel Development Board, Karnataka State
Pollution Board, Construction Industry Development Council. New Delhi,
International Institute of Industrial Safety Management College.
Accolades
- Recognizing the practices of quality, awareness and excellence, BID
group of USA honored VTU with “2014 International Quality Award”
- Recognizing innovative and initiative-driven steps to improve the
development of Quality, European society for Quality Research honored
VTU with “Best Quality Leadership Award”
- Recognizing the Innovative Examination Management System initiated
by VTU, Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad honored VTU with
“Best Innovative Technological University in the Country” award.
And………….. many more.