Visvesvaraya Technological University

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Visvesvaraya Technological University
ವಿಸ್ವೆಸ್ವರಯ್ಯ ಟೆಕ್ನಿಕಲ್ ಯೂನಿವರ್ಸಿಟಿ
Motto Modalu mānavanāgu (Kannada)
Motto in English
 Above all, be human
Type Public
Established 1 April 1998[1]
Chancellor Vajubhai Vala, Hon'ble Governor of Karnataka[2]
Provost S. A. Kori, registrar[2]
Vice-Chancellor none
Rector Ramachandra Swamy, finance officer[2]
Undergraduates 467,100[3]
Postgraduates 12,666[3]
1800[3]
Location Belagavi, Karnataka, India
15°46′43.72″N 74°27′43.53″E / 15.7788111°N 74.4620917°E / 15.7788111; 74.4620917Coordinates: 15°46′43.72″N 74°27′43.53″E / 15.7788111°N 74.4620917°E / 15.7788111; 74.4620917
Campus Urban, 115 acres (0.5 km2)[4]
Accreditation AICTE, CoA[5][6]
Colours Orange, White and Green             
Athletics Cycling, Gymnastics, Power Lifting, Swimming and Weight Lifting[7]
Sports Archery, Chess, Cricket, Basketball, Fencing, Football , Judo, Kabaddi, Netball, Softball, Tennis, Throwball, Volleyball, Wrestling and Yoga[7]
Website http://vtu.ac.in

Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) is a collegiate public state university in Karnataka State, India. It was established on 1 April 1998 by the Government of Karnataka,[8] as per VTU Act 1994, to improve the quality of technical education in the state. Apart from a few notable exceptions, VTU has education authority in the state of Karnataka. It is a statutory requirement for colleges offering any program in engineering or technology in the state to be affiliated with the university.[9]

The university is named after Sir M Visvesvaraya from Karnataka, the only engineer to be awarded a Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in India. Jnana Sangama, Belagavi is the headquarters of VTU. Additionally, the university has three regional centers in Bangalore, Gulbarga and Mysore.

VTU is one of the largest universities in India with 212 colleges affiliated to it with an intake capacity of over 467,100 undergraduate students and 12,666 postgraduate students. The university encompasses technical and management fields which offers a total of 30 undergraduate[10] and 71 postgraduate courses.[11] The university has around 1800 PhD candidates.[12]

VTU has 13 QIP centers and 17 extension centers[13] in its affiliated colleges offering postgraduate courses. It has around 2,305 departments recognized as research centers which are spread across its affiliated institutions in cities of Karnataka.[3][14]

It is one of the few universities of India to have 16 of its affiliated colleges recognised by the World Bank for getting assistance in setting up state-of-the-art laboratories, campus facilities and research centers under the TEQIP (Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme, a government of India initiative) program.[3]

VTU is administered by its Executive Council and Academic Senate whose members are selected from the academic community and government officials.[15] The present chancellor is Sri Vajubhai Vala, governor of Karnataka state and the vice-chancellor is Dr. H. Maheshappa.Vice Chancellor Dr H Maheshappa Gets Suspended on march 15 2016[2][15]

The Jnana Sangama, Belgaum campus and the regional and extension centers of VTU at Bangalore, Davangere, Gulbarga and Mysore offer M.Tech, MBA, MCA and PhD programs.[16][17][18]

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 the teachers.[3][19]

VTU is one of the member universities of the Association of Indian Universities and Association of Commonwealth Universities.[20][21]

History

In India, the state governments are responsible for education in their states. Development and monitoring of universities is in the mandate of a state government. In view of improving the quality of technical education in Karnataka, the state government passed the VTU Act in 1994 which led to formation of VTU and its dedication to technical education. VTU’s mandate is defined as:[22]

The VTU Act vested authority to VTU as the sole affiliating university for technical education in the state. All the colleges in the state that offered technical programs, mostly affiliated to regional state universities, were obligated to shift affiliation to VTU. Notable exceptions to the VTU Act include, but are not limited to University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (affiliated to Bangalore University), National Institute of Technology Surathkal, and Manipal Institute of Technology.

Academic profile

A fountain at VTU campus entrance

Boards and courses

VTU offers undergraduate engineering programs that award a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) or Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degree. The university offers postgraduate programs that lead to Master of Technology (M.Tech), Master of Science (MSc) by research, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Computer Applications (MCA) and doctorate (Ph.D). The MSc and PhD are research degrees while the rest are taught degrees.

Undergraduate courses

The university has 12 undergraduate boards which offer Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) programs and 1 undergraduate board which offers Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) course:

Board Undergraduate courses in English medium[10]
Architecture‡ Architecture
Automobile Engineering Automobile Engineering
Biotechnology Biotechnology
Civil Engineering Cement Technology, Ceramics & Civil Engineering, Construction Technology and Management, Environmental Engineering
Chemical / Polymer Engineering Chemical Engineering and 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
Silk / Textile Engineering Fashion Technology, Silk Technology, Textile Technology

‡ The Architecture board offers B.Arch course.

Postgraduate courses

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

Board Postgraduate programs in English medium[11]
Civil Engineering Computer Aided Design of Structure, Construction Technology, Environmental Engineering, Geo-Informatics, Highway Technology, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering 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), Microelectronics and Control Systems (EMS), Power Electronics (EPE), Power Systems, Engineering (EPS)
Electronics & Communication EngineeringDigital 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 EngineeringManufacturing 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

Syllabus

Visvesvaraya Technological University accomplished its primary task of setting a common syllabus across the state in 1998. The university revises the syllabus every four years keeping in view the technology upgrades around the world. The syllabus was revised in 2002, 2006 and 2010.[23] In 2012, VTU announced that it would launch a 'first-of-its-kind' elective targeting railways and metro technology as part of the civil, electrical and mechanical engineering courses.[24]

Research and development (R & D)

A Boulevard at VTU Campus

Research centers

VTU has over 2305 research centers in 75 affiliated colleges.[25]

The university provides research scopes in the following fields:[26]

Centers 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.[27][28][29][30]

Autonomy cell

A Road in VTU campus

Autonomous colleges

In 2007, the university granted academic and administrative autonomy to 14 colleges in the state. 'Autonomy' implies that the college has the freedom to set its own syllabus, evaluation system, and grading system, but the degree awarded will be by the university. This degree differs from the degree awarded by non-autonomous colleges, with the difference being that the college name is boldly marked as 'Autonomous'.[31]

Marks and grading system

Non-autonomous colleges

All the affiliated 'non autonomous' colleges assess the students by a mark system. An aggregate score is calculated out of 100 as a percentage. All the subjects get equal weight. The final score is not calculated as a GPA but are instead awarded with classes according to the marks obtained.

The classes awarded to the students of non-autonomous colleges are:

Class Awarded Marks Range Abbreviation
First Class with Distinction 70 - 100 FCD
First Class 60 - 69 FC
Second Class 35 - 59 SC
Fail < 35 Fail
Autonomous colleges

All the 'autonomous colleges' follow a system of absolute grading or relative grading. The final score is calculated as a GPA.

Student activities

Sports

The university organizes competitions for most sports played in India. Most competitions are held in its affiliated colleges except for tennis hockey, tennis and table-tennis which are held in the campus at Belgaum. The winning teams then represent the university in national level competitions.

VTU Fest

The university annually organises an inter-collegiate culfest which sees participants from all its affiliated colleges.[32]

Visvesvaraya Institute of Advanced Technology

Visvesvaraya Institute of Advanced Technology (VIAT) is a research institute being constructed in Muddenahalli, Karnataka. The institute is on 200 acres (0.81 km2) of land near Nandi Hills and is expected to cost 600 crores.[33][34] 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 center.' The institute will offer graduate and PhD programs in the sciences.

Affiliated colleges

There are 208 colleges affiliated to the university. 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.[35][36] Further, these colleges are placed under 'autonomous' and 'non-autonomous category of institutions granted by UGC.[31]

Examination

Exams are conducted twice a year for all affiliated colleges. Odd semester exam are conducted during December and January. Results usually published in February. Even semester exams are conducted in the May/June; results are published in July.[37]

See List of colleges affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University

Rankings

Ranking list

Agency Indian Rank§ World Rank† Year
4 International Colleges & Universities (4icu.org) 28[38] 1053[39] 2011

§ The rank among all the Indian universities

† The rank among all the world universities

List of vice chancellors

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

Basavesvara Engineering College, Bagalkot[40]

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

National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal[43]

3 July 1, 2007 June 30, 2010 Dr. H. P. Khincha[44] Chairman, Division of Electrical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore[45]
4 July 1, 2010 Till Date Dr. H. Maheshappa[46][47] Principal, Cambridge Institute of Technology, Bangalore[46]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Academic Dept
  2. 1 2 3 4 Governing Bodies
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 About VTU
  4. ↑ "Honour for VTU Vice-Chancellor". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 2006-08-25.
  5. ↑ Archived October 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Visveswaraiah Technological University | Ranking & Review
  7. 1 2 http://vtu.ac.in/pdf/sports/calender2011.pdf
  8. ↑ http://www.vtu.ac.in/newspaper/ConvocationPressNote2011.pdf
  9. ↑ http://vtu.ac.in/pdf/academic/publicnotice.pdf
  10. 1 2 ug scheme & syllabus 2010-11
  11. 1 2 Scheme & Syllabus of PG Programmes - 2010-11
  12. ↑ About VTU
  13. ↑ "VTU Extension Centre". Vtu.ac.in. 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  14. ↑ http://vtu.ac.in/pdf/Circulars/list2011.pdf
  15. 1 2 Governing Bodies
  16. ↑ "ANNq" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  17. ↑ http://www.kar.nic.in/kea/pgcet/MCA_Matrix.pdf
  18. ↑ Degree Awarded
  19. ↑ http://vtu.ac.in/pdf/Circulars/brco.pdf
  20. ↑ Minds - Visvesvaraya Technological University
  21. ↑ Handbook of universities - Ameeta Gupta, Ashish Kumar - Google Books
  22. ↑ Vision - Mission - Mandate
  23. ↑ Scheme and Syllabus
  24. ↑ Vivan, Sridhar (2012-04-30). "VTU to get on track with railway elective". Bangalore: Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  25. ↑ Research Portal
  26. ↑ Research Portal
  27. ↑ "Makeover for VTU engg curriculum". Deccanherald.com. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  28. ↑ "Centres of Excellence". Vtu.ac.in. 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
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  31. 1 2 "Autonomy Cell". Vtu.ac.in. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
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  33. ↑ "Foundation stone for VIAT to be laid soon". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 2008-12-12.
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  40. 1 2 "Rajashekharaiah leaves VTU on strong foundation". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2001-04-01. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  41. ↑ "NATIONAL / KARNATAKA : Maheshappa takes over as VC". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
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