Visvesvaraya Technological University is named after notable Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the recipient of highest honour ‘Bharata Ratna’ Sir. M. Visvesvaraya.
VTU is an institution that is rich in history, academic excellence, and leadership. The University is performing and continues to perform with a VISION, MISSION and MANDATE
Visvesvarayaya Technological university is one of India’s leading and largest technological Universities. It has 202 affiliated engineering colleges under its jurisdiction. Every year over 50,000 students graduate from this University who are the next generation technical leaders, thinkers, innovators and scholars
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.
