Vignan University
విజ్ఞాన్ విశ్వవిద్యాలయం | |
Vignan University logo | |
Former names | Vignan's Engineering College (1997–2008) |
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Motto | Giving Young Dreams the Wings They Need |
Type | Deemed university |
Established | 2008 |
Chairperson | Lavu Rathaiah |
Vice-Chancellor | C. Tangaraj |
Students | 7000+ |
Undergraduates | 6000+ |
Postgraduates | 1000+ |
Location | Vadlamudi, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Campus | Rural |
Nickname | VFSTR University |
Affiliations | UGC |
Website | www.vignanuniversity.org |
Vignan's Foundation For Science, Technology & Research University is a private university in the Guntur district Andhra Pradesh, India. It is in the rural area of Vadlamudi, on the southeastern part of Guntur City, a major centre with several colleges preparing students towards prominent entrance exams.
Campus
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The campus is located about 15 km from Guntur City. The main entrance is on the Guntur-Tenali Highway. Straight away, Administrative Block, A-Block is situated. Vignan NTR Library is just 10 meters from the main entrance. There is another entrance on the Guntur-Tenali Highway: Lara Entrance.
Academics
Undergraduate academics
- Bio Technology
- Chemical Engg.
- Civil Engg.
- Computer Science and Engg.(CSE)
- Information Technology (IT)
- Electronics & Communications Engg(ECE)
- Electronics & Computer Engg.(ECM)
- Electrical & Electronics Engg.(EEE)
- Mechanical Engg.
- Mechatronics
- Automobile Engg.
- Textile Technology
- Agricultural Engg.
- Bio Informatics
- Food Technology
- bio-medical engineering
Postgraduate academics
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Embedded Systems
- VLSI Design
- Image Processing and Machine Vision
- Data Communications & Networking
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Machine Learning
- Computer Networks & Information Security
Department of Information Technology
- Information Technology
- Master of Computer Applications
Department of Electrical Engineering
- Power Electronics & Drives
- Power Systems
Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Machine Design
Other academic activities
Partnership with other universities
The university maintains vast academic friendship with other educational institutes around the world through faculty exchange programs. The institute has signed Memoranda Of Understanding (MOUs) with several foreign universities, resulting in cooperative projects and assignments of mutual benefit.
- Vignan University has signed an MoU with University of Massachusetts Lowell in the fields of Engineering and Management.[1]
- Vignan University has a faculty exchange programme with Fraser Valley University in Canada and Napier University in Edinburgh, UK and many more.
Research programs
The university has several departments across the disciplines of Engineering and Pure Sciences. A number of conferences, symposiums and workshops are organized by the faculty, attracting scholarly participation from all over India.
- Medical Image Registration of Brain Images
- Portable ECG System Design
- Modernization of Embedded and Real-time Computing Lab
- Garbage compactor
- Lifter for Mango Plucking
- Biliquid Solar Cooker
- Modernization of Power Converter Lab
- Hybridized Auto Rickshaw
- Solar Electric Battery Charger
- Energy Efficient Starter for DC Motor
- Automated Solar Street Light System
- Solar Power LED Lamp
- Hydroponics systems/soil less cultivation
- Anti microbial screening studies of selected medicinal plant species
- Experimental studies on edible mushroom varieties for nutrition value
- Extraction of biological fibers from selected plants and screening of their anti microbial activity
- Anti microbial screening studies selected medicinal plant species
- Bioremediation of textile dyes
- Micro controller based Intensive Care Unit
- Mobile Distributing / Vending Machine
- Pedal Powered Battery Charge
- Digital Water Level Indicator
- Path Finder
- Kely Len Auto Entry System
- ERP Development Software for the institute
and many more
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Center
ED-Cell, Vignan University, was established in the year 2012 to promote entrepreneurial culture and mind-set, skill acquisition and self-employment.
Key activities of the Centre are entrepreneurship training, business enhancement programme for Engineering students, artisans and small business operators, workshops to teach and spread the message of entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity, and development research.
The Centre's approach and engagement with the clientele aims to provide insight into the tools, techniques and frameworks for managing all functional areas of business enterprises, including production, marketing, personnel and finance; developing skills of potential entrepreneurs to successfully start, expand, diversify, and manage a business enterprise as well as link them with financial institutions for startup capital. E-Cell is structured into 4 departments, namely, research and consultancy, entrepreneurship training, skill acquisition, and cooperative and extension departments.
Recent efforts to gather individual activities have led to the creation of the "Entrepreneurial Vehicle" initiative, which seeks to increase the number of students interested in entrepreneurship as a career option; to enhance entrepreneurial, innovative and creative ways of thinking amongst students, professors and researchers; and to develop entrepreneurial skills and know-how.
It strives to become a major resource centre/knowledge portal on issues of entrepreneurship and development research and to communicate knowledge effectively within Andhra Pradesh and beyond.
Mission
Vision 2020: Technology policy
By training & supporting the budding engineers, technologists well, and encouraging them to innovate by rewarding them generously with both real and psychic income, India will ably compete in the world economy and boom by trading high quality, high-tech products over international boundaries.
Awards
Winner of Best Debutant Award in Entrepreneurship Week India-2014.
Activities
Vyuha: The flagship event of Ecell, Vignan's University.
e-gnition: An E-Cell Orientation program for First years.
Idea Carnival: State level B-Plan competition.
E-Week: Celebration of Entrepreneurship in the month of march every year.
EAD : Entrepreneurship Awareness Drive.
Student activities
Vignan Mahotsav
Mahotsav is an annual youth festival of Vignan University. In Sanskrit utsav means festival. Mahotsav draws the meaning "The Great Festival" for youth. The festival is traditionally held over three days. Sports, technical exhibition, cultural and literary competitions form part of the celebrations at which some 14,000 students from all over the country attend.
Vignan University, Vignan's Lara Institute of Technology and Vignan Pharmacy College jointly host the colourful event in which students from Engineering, M.B.A, M.C.A and Pharmacy disciplines are expected to participate.[2]
College magazine
Vignan University students run a magazine called Voice – in which several technical, literal, and cultural matters, along with the university news, are discussed.
Departmental festivals
Several departments organize department festivals. Among those,MEA Fest(Mechanical Engineers Association) organised by students of Mechanical Department. ASSET (Association of Skillful and Sophisticated Electrical Technocrats) of Vignan, organised by EEE Students .VCODE, organised by CSE students. ECE students departmental event is VOICE. IT students departmental event is VLOGIC. RACE (Royal Association of Civil Engineering) organised by students of civil.
Student Activities Council
Vignan University has a council by name SAC, which is an elected student body. All the events that are conducted in the campus, every activity that has student involved in the campus is entirely done by the students of this body. All the students are very eager and show bubbling enthusiasm to take part and work for Student Activities Council(SAC)
Facilities
NTR Vignan Library
The artistically designed octagonal library with more than 40,000 volumes, plenty of audio-visual materials and about 200 national and international journals, is indeed a rich repository of knowledge facilitating prospects for future research. The library is completely air-conditioned with a seating capacity of about 600 students. A separate enclave is provided for research students. In addition, a reading room facility is provided.
The library is managed with a fully integrated multi-user library management software. Using this software, cataloguing as well as circulation services have been fully automated.
Bank
The UCO Bank along with its ATM operates from its premises near the Vignan Intermediate college which is opposite to the main gate.
References
- ↑ "MoU with UMass". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 21 July 2009.
- ↑ "Vignan Mahotsav-10 gets under way". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.