08-16-2017, 10:30 PM
Welcome to VTU-Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum. This University is named after notable Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the recipient of highest honor Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visvesvarya. 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. This university is one of India s leading and largest technological Universities. It has 194 affiliated engineering colleges under its jurisdiction. Every year over 50,000students graduate from this University who are the next generation technical leaders, thinkers, innovators and scholars.
There are several millions of VTU graduates existing around the globe, keeping active the spirit of Sir M. Visvesvaraya. Our historic 119 acre campus is located in one of the most picturesque location of Belgaum, in the State of Karnataka. While taking a walk around our campus, you can feel the pride of our VTU community- faculties, staffs, alumni s and students.
We have state of the art campus with the facility of modern class rooms and research labs. Excellent sports facility surrounded by lush green therapeutic plants all around the campus. Our student body is the preeminent and most diverse among all the universities in the country. We impart technical education in 28 disciplines and Post Graduate Programmes in 71 disciplines. The University has 4 Regional Centers and 5 Constituent Engineering colleges, 13 QIP Centers in various affiliated colleges and 15 Extension Centers offering PG Programmes. At present over 1800 students/faculties have registered for Ph.D. degree and over 200 students have registered for M.Sc. Engg.( By Research). The Visvesvaraya Technical University imparts MBA, MCA and M.Tech.Programmes at Jnana Sangama , Belgaum, Bangalore, Gulbarga, Mysore and University BDT College of Engineering, a constituent college at Davangere which offer specialized courses in the field of technology and management.
We at VTU use technology widely to deliver our various programmes to all our affiliated colleges throughout Karnataka. EDUSAT, world s first satellite meant for educational purpose is being used at VTU to conduct live interactive sessions in all of its affiliated colleges. Friends, ours is the first technical university in India to have implemented e-Governance practice in total. For instance, we are the first in on-line delivery of question papers to all our engineering colleges throughout the nook and corner of the state. We have digitized over 25 lacs answer scripts and conduct digitalized evaluation. This has enabled us to give results of both UG and PG programmes within 15 days of all our 194 engineering colleges.