Visvesvaraya Technological University

Visvesvaraya Technological University
ವಿಶ್ವೇಶ್ವರಯ್ಯ ತಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ
Former names
Visveswaraiah Technological University
MottoModalu manavanagu
Motto in English
Above all, be human
TypePublic
Established1 April 1998; 26 years ago (1998-04-01)[1][2]
Academic affiliations
UGC,[3] AICTE, ACU,[4] AIU[5]
ChancellorGovernor of Karnataka[6]
Vice-ChancellorS. Vidyashankar[7]
Students85,715[8]
Undergraduates72,888[8]
Postgraduates12,248[8]
579[8]
Location,
Karnataka
,
India

15°46′43.72″N 74°27′43.53″E / 15.7788111°N 74.4620917°E / 15.7788111; 74.4620917
CampusSemi-Urban, 378 acres (153 ha)
LanguageEnglish, Kannada
Colours     
Orange, white, green
NicknameVTU
Websitevtu.ac.in

Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), is a collegiate public state university in Belagavi, Karnataka established by the Government of Karnataka. It is one of the largest Technological Universities in India with 26 years of Tradition of excellence in Engineering & Technical Education, Research and Innovations. It came into existence in the year 1998 to cater the needs of Indian industries for trained technical manpower with practical experience and sound theoretical knowledge. The university is named after Sir M. Visvesvaraya, an Indian civil engineer, statesman and the 19th Diwan of Mysore.

  1. ^ "About VTU". vtu.ac.in.
  2. ^ "Academic Dept".
  3. ^ "University". Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  4. ^ "ACU members".
  5. ^ "Members | AIU".
  6. ^ "Governing Bodies".
  7. ^ "Officers of the University".
  8. ^ a b c d "University Student Enrollment Details". www.ugc.ac.in. Retrieved 10 February 2020.