Vel Tech Dr.RR & Dr.SR Technical University

Vel Tech Dr.RR & Dr.SR Technical University
Former name
 Vel Tech Engineering College
Type Deemed University
Established 1997 (1997)
Founder Dr. R. Rangarajan
Academic affiliation
 University Grants Commission & MHRD
Chancellor Dr. R. Rangarajan
Vice-Chancellor Dr. Beela Satyanarayana
Director Dr. P. Sarasu (R&D)
Dr. A. Koteswara Rao (academics)
Dr. A. Abudhahir (IAQ)
Location Avadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Campus urban
Website www.veltechuniv.edu.in

Vel Tech Dr. RR& Dr. SR Technical University (Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr.Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, commonly referred to as Vel Tech University), is an Indian institute of higher education located in Avadi , Chennai. It was founded in 1997 by philanthropists Dr. R. Rangarajan and Dr. Sagunthala Rangarajan. The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in engineering and technology in addition to a Master of Business Administration.

History

Vel Tech was initially constituted in 1997 as an engineering college affiliated to the University of Madras, with courses in computer science & engineering, electronics & communication engineering and electrical & electronics engineering. From 2001 the college was affiliated to Anna University. Most of its programmes were accredited by National Board of Accreditation. The college was recognised as a deemed university in 2008.

Accreditation

In November 2014 the university received Tier I accreditation from the National Board of Accreditation for its aeronautical and mechanical engineering undergraduate programs.[1] In December 2015 the university was accredited with an "A" grade (the highest grade) by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council.[2]

Admissions

Admission is based on the "Vel Tech University Engineering Entrance Examination" conducted by the university at more than 50 centres across the country. Admissions to postgraduate courses are done through separate exam held in the first week of June every year.

Scholarships

The university offers a "Mahatma Gandhi National Merit Scholarship" for meritorious and deserving students. Under the scholarship scheme, the top ranking candidate admitted to the university from each state and union territory receives their entire tuition waived, whilst other high-scoring students have half of their tuition waived. In 2015, a total of 314 students received either a full or half-scholarship, worth more than 10 million rupees.[3]

International Relations

The University has established MOUs/functional relations with many Universities and Research Organisation in Asia, Europe and USA for enabling faculty exchange, joint research and student exchange programmes. Both UG and PG students travel to foreign countries for internships and project work. Popular joint program for UG, PG and Integrated PG programmes permit students to study both in India and abroad.

Entrepreneurship & Technology Incubation Facilities

Vel Tech University motivates and supports young Entrepreneurs through various funding schemes. These Entrepreneurship Initiatives provides support by the ways of skill development / research and development support / Technical Background for the new incubates and entrepreneurs to set up their business. Highlights of the Activities are

Research Centre’s

The University has established National facilities, Centres of Excellences and Special Labs in association with Research Organisations/Industries for taking up R & D and Industry-relevant projects by the Students and Faculty.

Advanced Research Facility and Collaborators

Centre’s of Excellence

Research internships

Internship Details

Vel Tech students at UG levels are encouraged/facilitated/sponsored to take up research internship starting from 6th semester

Industry Interactions

Continuous interaction with more than 2800 industries, R &D labs and institutes enabled more than 190 MOUs, 10 industry integrated PG programs, innovative electives, and internship / inplant training for more than 80% of students. Vel Tech University established joint centres / special labs with the support of industries research labs. Collaborative research work with DRDO, NAL, IGCAR, MBDA missiles France, UCAL fuel systems and Rane valves is going on in Vel Tech University campus.

Location

VEL Tech University has a campus of about 53 acres. The Campus is located on the Outer Ring Road in west Chennai, Avadi. The nearest airport is Chennai (about one hour drive) and the nearest railway station is Chennai Central. All suburban trains stops at Avadi junction which is about 10 minutes drive away from the campus. The campus is accessible by road from Chennai, Bengaluru and Andhra Pradesh.

Academics

The University offers academic programs in Engineering and technology, Science and Management Studies. This university offers 10 Undergraduate, 4 Postgraduate (in Academic Stream) and 8 Postgraduate (in Industry Stream) Programmes in Engineering and Technology in addition to the Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Academic and Industry Streams with various specialisations. The University also offers Doctorate programmes under all the departments. All programme follow Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) with 6 degree choices. Course Choice within the programme, Semester choice, faculty choice, inter programme/department / school level course choice, inter-institute level course choice and MOOC course choice. All the programme follow Outcome-based education (OBE) for the graduates as envisaged by Washington Accord.

U.G Programmes

B.Tech

P.G. Programmes

M.Tech Academic Stream Programmes

M.Tech Industry Stream Programmes

MBA Academic Stream Programmes

MBA Industry Stream Programmes

(Associate Group Member of Popular Vehicle Services, a Dealer of Maruti Suzuki)

Ph.D

Library

The central library has been established with more than 93,000 books for reference, 5000 e-books besides a dedicated zone for accessing e- resources. Students also have access to DELNET (Developing Library Network), British Council Library, ARIC (American Information Resource Center) etc..

Hostel

The hostels have cafés, computer centers with 24x7 internet access, Wi-Fi connectivity in the rooms, a gym and other indoor and outdoor sports facilities.

References

  1. ↑ "VELTECH University courses get accredited by the NBA". New Indian Express. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Varsity gets ‘A’ grade". The Hindu. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Scholarships worth over 1 crore at Vel Tech". New Indian Express. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2016.

External links

Official website

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