Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College

Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College( Deemed to be University)
Former name
Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College (VRSEC)
TypeDeemed to be University
Established1977
FounderVelagapudi Ramakrishna
PrincipalA V Ratna Prasad
Academic staff
350+
Administrative staff
200+
Students7000+
Location
CampusSuburban
NicknameSAHE
Websitehttps://www.vrsiddhartha.ac.in/

Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College( Deemed to be University), formerly known as Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College (VRSEC), is a Deemed to be University located in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. It offers Undergraduate Education (UG) in Engineering and Postgraduate Education in Engineering, Business Administration, and Computer Applications. This institution is the first private institution to offer Engineering Education in the United Andhra Pradesh[1] and was the first private institute to offer PG Programmes in Engineering in the year 1977. It was approved to be an Autonomous Institution by University Grants Commission (UGC) in the year 1977 [2] and it was approved to be a Deemed to be University by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in the year 2024.[3][4]

  1. ^ Boda, Tharun (22 December 2017). "A flyover right through college campus". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. ^ "About VRSEC". www.vrsiddhartha.ac.in. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  3. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (14 March 2024). "V.R. Siddhartha College of Engineering in Vijayawada gets Deemed to be University status". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 March 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Deemed varsity status for VRSEC". The Times of India. 15 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 March 2024.