Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)

Visvesvaraya Technological University

VTU is one of the largest Technological Universities in India with 24 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.

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 is currently having 182 affiliated colleges, 1 constituent college and 25 Autonomous colleges with undergraduate programs in 37 disciplines, PG programs in 96 disciplines and Ph.D. & M.sc(Engg.)  research programs with 7 faculty, over 3 lakhs Engineering Students study in the various institutes affiliated to the University. 

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.

Vision
To become an outstanding Technological University at the cutting edge of Science and Technology that produces world class Knowledge-delivery, Research, Extension and Leadership in Technology innovation for Industry and Society.
Mission
To plan the development of technical education, to establish value-based and need-based education and training in engineering and technology, with a view to generate qualified and competent manpower, responsive to technological and societal needs.