Visvesvaraya Technological University

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Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)

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Motto Modalu mānavanāgu
Established 1st April 1998
Type Public
Vice-Chancellor Balaveera Reddy
Location Belgaum, Karnataka, India
Campus Jnana Sangama, Belgaum
Website http://www.vtu.ac.in/

Visvesvaraya Technological University, is a University in Karnataka, India

The University has jurisdiction throughout Karnataka and at present 141 Engineering colleges are affiliated to it. The intake every year for Engineering under this University inclusive of Post Graduate courses is around 38,000. The University has 25 branches of Bachelor of Engineering and 54 branches of Masters in Technology courses. B.E (Bio-Technology) was an Under Graduate branch introduced in 2002-03 in 21 colleges. In addition, the University offers MBA and MCA courses. The university also offers M.Sc. (Engg.) through Research and Ph.D. programmes. In the year under consideration, the University has 249 registered candidates for M.Sc. (Engg.) by Research and Ph.D. in 80 Research Centres in 24 affiliated colleges.

The University has 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 first batch consisting of approximately 13,000 students of Under Graduate (Engineering and Technology fields) students admitted in the academic year 1998-99 graduated from the portals of this University during the month of July 2002. Four batches of M.Tech., 3 batches of MBA and 2 batches of MCA students have so far graduated from the University. The total number of Post-Graduates who have completed their studies in this University is around 5000.



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