India's future will be redrawn by the youth of today.

Their dreams, their ambitions and their aspirations

are what will shape the country's progress. We, at

Vignan, understand this. We believe that unless

you've harvested the right dreams today, you

cannot reap the rewards of a bright future. Sensing

the need of the hour and the pulse of the nation,

we've developed an educational superstructure that

reaches global standards and empowers students

to become world leaders.

Empowering young dreams

Chancellor's Message

Dr. Lavu RathaiahChancellor

Welcome to Vignan University

We, in India today, are living in a transitional era. On one hand, we are swamped by the global

financial melt down while on the other, we are witnessing a slow but sure revival of the

manufacturing and agricultural sectors. It is evident that highly trained and skilled professionals

will be needed in vast numbers to enable our country's transition toward industrial and financial

self-sufficiency. In this changing scenario, technology will continue to be a major catalyst for

enabling the country's transformation. So the demand for quality technical education in India is

huge.

In Andhra Pradesh, we often mention with pride that the state has the largest number of technical

and professional institutions to impart skill-based education to fulfill the needs of the industry.

But the fact remains that, in spite of the large number of engineers churned out from the 600 and

odd colleges every year, there continues to be an unbridgeable gap between the needs of the

Industry and the skill set that the engineering students possess. Thus we are faced with a

paradoxical situation where employers keep scouting for employees and vice versa.

The problem is not difficult to analyze. In spite of possessing impressive infrastructure and high-

tech labs, the quality of technical education imparted in most engineering colleges is woefully

poor. Despite the proliferation of colleges, the demand for holistic engineering education

remains as high as ever. A keen introspection by the administrative authorities both at the

planning and executive level is needed to evolve effective supervisory and regulatory

mechanisms so as to reinforce good standards of technical education. Unscrupulous practices

compromising on the quality of education need to be checked. All engineering colleges in the

state should vie with each other to develop wholesome systems contributing to innovative

teaching - learning practices, which will upscale the educational standards in the state and

serve the future generation of students in realizing their dreams.

We, at Vignan University resolve to rededicate ourselves to the cause of the nation –the march

towards Vision 2020, the dream of seeing India as a developed nation

"Well thought out reforms in technical education is the need of the hour"

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8 Engineering Colleges

3 Pharmacy Colleges

1 B.Ed College

1 Degree College

6 Junior Colleges

10 Schools of State and Central Boards

School of Post Graduate Studies

Transforming lives

Vignan today reaches

the students at each

stage of their student life.

With a total strength of

around 40,000 students

starting from Schooling to

Technical Education to

Post Graduation,

our reach is extensive in

Andhra Pradesh.

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Vice-Chancellor's Message

“Innovation” today is the buzz word in India. Apart from IT, many innovations are happening in

other areas of economy too, primarily in the areas of making products and services affordable to

common people. Recent trends in the Indian automobile and telecom sectors are indicative,

that Indian companies can offer products and services at prices unimaginable elsewhere, it is

the rest of the world which is expensive. This is good news for our budding engineers, as there is

going to be a surge in demand for enterprising young professionals who can fuel these

innovations further and usher in the next generation technologies.

With the demand for well-trained engineers certain to grow, we at Vignan University are focused

on preparing students for the infinite number of opportunities available. For this, we have taken

several initiatives, revamped curriculum by introducing minor courses along with study of their

major, introduced new industry relevant courses like Textile Engineering, Automobile

Engineering etc., and brought in further industry application through incorporation of

certification courses on campus. We have also put in place certain institutional mechanisms for

student support like appointing faculty advisors and student mentors to counsel and aid in their

development.

We are keenly aware that the stability and development of a nation depend heavily on its human

resources. Demographic studies indicate that India will have a large percentage of young

population of working age by 2020 and beyond. The greatest challenge for us will be to impart

competencies for enhancing their employability.

On the other hand, If aspiring youngsters identify fields of their interest and undergo specialized

training, they could leverage the abundant opportunities of employment available today

become highly productive individuals for the nation.

We urge future students of the University to make optimum use of the excellent facilities and

resources provided to them on campus and strive to gain proficiency not only in their selected

discipline, but also try and gain a wide exposure through participation in the various campus

events and utilize the opportunities that are provided here and become a multifaceted

personalities.

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Dr. V. Govardhana RaoVice - Chancellor

I am in the world...to change the world.

Contents 5 Chancellor's Message

7 Vice-Chancellor's Message

9 Vision and Mission

11 Welcome to Future

12 Enhance your experience

14 Supporting your study

16 Academic resources

18 Placement Cell

21 Inspirational surroundings

22 support and welfare

24 Campus Events

25 Get active

26 Fees, scholarships and reservation

28 Sky Is The Limit

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31 Why Vignan

33 Courses offered

34 School of Biotechnology Engineering

38 School of Chemical Engineering

42 School of Civil Engineering

46 School of Computing Engineering

50 School of Electronics & Communication Engineering

54 School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

58 School of Mechanical Engineering

63 How far will you go

64 How to apply

67 Live Your Dreams

Fostering Research

Vision

To continue our evolution into a Center of Excellence in

Science & Technology through creative and innovative

practices in teaching-learning, promoting academic

achievement & research excellence. Thereby producing

internationally accepted, competitive and world class

professionals who are psychologically strong and

emotionally balanced, imbued with social consciousness

and ethical values.

Mission

To provide high quality academic programmes, training

activities, research facilities and opportunities supported

by continuous industry-institute interaction. Thereby

promoting employability, entrepreneurship, leadership and

research aptitude among students & contributing to the

economic and technological development of the region,

state and nation.

Vision and Mission

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What are you expecting from the University?

Keeping in mind your aspirations, interests and career goals, we have designed our programme to offer you a

unique and richly rewarding experience which includes academic challenges, personal growth and

development, acquisition of life skills that'll enable you to fulfill your aspirations.

Contemporary Courses

Industrial exposure

Our course, a perfect blend of focus and flexibility, is

created keeping in mind the ever changing demands of a

technology driven society in general and the industry in

particular.

A common handicap faced by a job seeking graduate is the

lack of hands-on experience. To overcome this, our

students are exposed to the industry for practical, real

working experience through regular industrial visits and

summer internship.

Incubation centers

Flexible curriculum

MOUs are signed with a number of Industries for

establishing Incubation Centers wherein students of 3rd

and 4th year will be trained in simulated and live work

environment so that they gain experience in product

development and developing business model.

We offer a range of majors / minors. If you don't want to

study just one subject, you can combine the subjects that

interest you. The system lets you take courses from various

schools of the university in a way you can design your own

degree depending on your aspirations.

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WELCOME TO THE FUTURE

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Enhance Your Experience

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Studying for a degree should mean much more than just attending classes and taking notes. Your time at the University provides you with limitless opportunities to take on new challenges, learn about your strengths and weaknesses, and develop your intellectual and interpersonal skills. These experiences will have a profound impact on your future and career. There's no better time to explore new avenues, and to know what you like doing best.

The institute has always been ranked among the top 3 positions among the 600

Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh.

Vignan had achieved NBA accreditation and NAAC 'A' grade certification within 10 years

of establishment.

Vignan is one of the top Universities in Andhra Pradesh, and is on the preferred list

of leading MNCs for recruiting students.

F A S T

F A C T

How our system works Information Technology

Electronics

Management

Focus on Civil Services

For students of Non-Computer programmes, a Minor The syllabus and the academic curriculum in general have course in IT is offered to develop competencies to pursue been designed with extreme care. We have taken inputs Jobs in IT & ITES industries. from the industry and from the senior faculty in premiere

academic and research institutions like IITs & NITs.

Automation being the order of the day in every engineering The undergraduate scheme offers a range of options that

sector a enables a student to pursue his / her own areas of interest.

Hence, a minor in Electronics is offered.This course structure has been designed to cater to the

diverse career aspirations of the student community.

Most engineers on graduation pursue an MBA programme The UG programme offers a dual degree with a major and a

and move into executive jobs. A minor in Management minor. Essentially the major offers course in Engineering

gives an early start to such aspirants.discipline. Whereas the minor offers courses in

Management, Humanities and other Engineering subjects

like IT and Electronics.

Students enrolling for the UG programme study six theory

and three laboratory courses in each semester. Besides

this they undergo a summer practice school and industry

internship at the end of their second and third years

respectively.

To help those with an ambition to get into coveted services

like IAS, IPS and other Civil Services, Humanities as a Minor

Course is offered from the 2nd year onwards.

functional knowledge of electronics is a must.

Live projects

Study abroad

Students are given projects based on problems commonly

associated with local industries and on socially relevant

problems like making paper from a banana stalk, bio diesel

from edible oil and refinery waste (soap stock),

development of low-cost ECG and software for library

automation, etc.

One world, 193 Countries, 6,912 languages, countless

cultures, how much have you experienced? Discover the

differences and similarities first hand, by opting to study

abroad as a part of your Vignan degree programme.

You can gain valuable exposure to diverse cultures, learn

new languages and most importantly experience the day-

to-day challenges of a new world, by taking up twinning

programmes to study at reputed institutions overseas.

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F A S T

F A C T

In GATE Vignan Students have been securing top ranks including 1st rank

Vignan's alumni secured 5th rank in Civils of UPSC, 2008

Course content is designed with the involvement of industry as well as faculty from premier institutes like IITs and NITs

Gaining practical knowledge

Ethical code

Industrial training

Coaching for competitive exams

Putting to test what you learn in a classroom is of utmost

importance. The laboratories are the perfect places to test

and practice class room knowledge. Each department is

fully equipped to carry out curricular and research activities.

The laboratories are among the best in the country with

state-of-the-art equipment.

To imbue students with the best social and ethical values,

talks and interactions are organized by inviting experts and

spiritual leaders of different faiths.

Summer practice schools of 4-6 weeks are arranged for the

students with reputed companies like VTPS, BHEL, ECIL,

BHPV, LANCO, AP TRANSCO, VSP, etc.

Special coaching is offered for GATE, GRE and TOEFL

tests. Mock GATE and GRE are conducted. Performance is

analyzed and follow-up classes are conducted for bettering

student performance. Weekly quiz programmes are

conducted specially for GATE. Wallpapers with quiz

questions are displayed every alternate day.

Faculty Project based Method

Teaching-learning process

Well Planned Academic Schedule

Application of ICT

Continuous Evaluation System

Through collaboration with international

consortiums like IUCEE, faculty members are Students gain empirical evidence of the theory

given the know-how of the latest pedagogy for It is no exaggeration to say that the major learnt by undertaking projects as a part of the

improving instructional techniques and strength of Vignan University is its human curriculum. While going through the stages of

enhancing their teaching capabilities.resources especially the well-qualified and data collection, compilation, analysis and

committed faculty. Experienced faculty i n f e r e n c e , s t u d e n t s e n h a n c e t h e i r

members drawn from industry and premier c o m p e t e n c i e s l i k e c o m m u n i c a t i o n ,

academic and research institutions together management and interpersonal skills.

with young and energetic teachers provide a Learning at Vignan, we assure you is an

supportive team to aid student development. enjoyable experience. In addition to the lecture

method, most of the teaching is done through The minimum qualification for taking up faculty interactive sessions which include Seminar, position at the university is M.Tech. A unique Brain Storming, Group Discussion and Buzz

The Academic Calendar is planned well in aspect, worth mentioning is that a good Sessions. These methods enable participative advance, much before the commencement of number of our faculty, about 25% of them hails learning.the course work with the fixed dates for opening from reputed national institutions like IITs and and closing of instruction, public holidays, NITs.examination schedules and co-curricular

Consistent excellence in academic results activities. Vignan constantly seeks innovation to enhance

makes the institution one of the most sought the learning experience and improve the Lecture schedules indicating day wise plan of

after in the state. It is an outcome of the delivery methods during teaching. Information course coverage are distributed to student.

multidimensional activities of every teacher. and Communication Technology (ICT) is Course Monitoring Committee of each

Every faculty member facilitates learning with extensively used at all stages of teaching, department ensures that the course work is

high quality learning materials and also involves learning and evaluation. carried out as per the planned schedule.

in research.

Teachers use ICT to substantiate their lectures Faculty members keep themselves abreast of with multimedia content like videos. Students the emerging trends in the industry and avail themselves of the e-learning material and research by participating in national/ also undergo self-assessment by taking mock- Vignan believes that the efficacy of teaching-international conferences/seminars, training tests made accessible through the university learning depends upon effective evaluation programmes etc. Every engineering school server. systems. The university stipulates continuous organizes at least one national and one internal evaluation through a number of

ICT facilitates enrichment of the learning International Conference / Workshop every year assignments, group discussions, problem-experience by activating all the senses of a to attract experts on frontier areas. solving, quiz and seminar sessions for the learner, besides improving their assimilative

holistic assessment of students.and retentive capacities.

Supporting Your Study

At Vignan you have the opportunity to learn and shape your own future. We are here to provide you the right support, fully qualified and competent faculty and learning facilities that'll help you make your own road. You will be taught by experienced faculty who are conducting research in their areas of specialization. Academic excellence, an ethos of promoting equal opportunities, collaborative effort and challenging convention make Vignan a great place for every student.

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Bridge Course Personality Development Programme

Student counseling

Attendance

Exam Pattern

Considerable section of students join with A comprehensively designed Personality

insufficient conceptual base. Keeping this in Development Programme (PDP) for the

mind, a bridge course has been designed to blossoming of the student personality has been

improve students' proficiency in English as well incorporated into the curriculum. This

as the basics of Engineering Mathematics, programme aims at motivating individuals and

Physics and Computer Science. groups to exhibit their strengths through

seminars, quizzes, group discussions and

mock interviews on both general and technical

topics. It prepares students to face interviews

Each faculty member is allotted 20 students for confidently and also train students to

counseling. A separate slot in the time table is successfully present technical papers at State

provided for every counselor to meet students. and National level Conferences.

During the counseling, behavioral and

emotional aspects of students are observed. If

the student is in need of any help, the counselor

provides necessary support by seeking the As all the UG programmes offered in the

help of concerned staff and Head of the University are full time, students are expected to

Department. If required, assistance from the meet the minimum requirement of putting up

parents is also sought. 75% of attendance of the instructional period.

The cumulative performance in the internal

exams for all theory subjects is assessed for 40

marks while the end semester exam is

conducted for 60 marks. The practical courses

have a weightage of 25 marks for the internal

exams and 50 marks for the end semester

exams.

This system enables a more comprehensive

evaluation as all the faculties of the students are

tested. It takes students away from the

traditional learning system and enables them to

apply the skills learnt. It indirectly enhances the

students' learning potential.

F A S T

F A C T

The faculty-student ratio at Vignan is 1:13

University has 248 teaching staff out of them 41 are Ph.d holders. 100% of our faculty are M.Tech qualified

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Academic Resources

Studying at Vignan means you will have access

to some of the best academic facilities and

resources available. Whichever stream you

choose to pursue, Vignan provides you with the

technical and intellectual resources to realize

your desired learning outcomes.

The student to computer ratio is 3:1

1 Gbps internet connectivity is available

The library is accesible from 9am to 9pm

F A S T

F A C T

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NTR Library

Departmental Libraries

E-learning

Internet - Access to NKN

It is one of the important learning resources of the

institution. Library is air conditioned and aesthetically

designed with indoor greenery, furnished with ultra modern

furniture and adequate reprographic facilities. Separate

enclaves for individual and group study provide a

stimulating ambience for self-learning and intensive

preparation over longer periods with comfort and

convenience. Apart from regular books relevant to the

curriculum, a rich collection of books and journals useful for

general study and research activities are accessible to the Every department has its own library mainly to serve as a

faculty and students. quick reference center. Each departmental library holds

around 300 books, journals, project reports, previous The central library holds more than 40,000 volumes, plenty examination papers, and books for research and reference of audio and visual material, about 200 national and purposes. Recorded lectures of subject experts are also international journals to support learning, teaching and available for advanced learning. A good number of books, research. The digital section of the library is an important magazines on general studies are available. Also available learning resource, as it provides unparalleled full-text

are preparation materials for GRE, TOEFL, IELTS, GATE, access to publications from Institute of Electrical and

etc.Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and other prominent

societies.

Vignan has a range of e-learning tools which provide

access to lecture materials, communication with fellow

students and tutors through online discussions, web based

resources in text, video, audio and image formats, online

tests and assignment submission.

Vignan University is one of the three universities from the

state of Andhra Pradesh to become a member of National

Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD. This allows us to

provide 1Gbps internet connectivity to access e-journals

and books from the National Knowledge Network (NKN).

Library resourses

Number of titles

Number of volumes

International journals

National journals

Online journals 147

71

75

41000

13000

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Chalking out careers

The University's Training and Placement Cell enjoys good rapport with industry and this facilitates maximum

number of students to find jobs in top notch product development and service companies.

The Cell regularly invites professional trainers, career consultants and industry personnel to keep students

abreast of the changing employment trends and offer career counseling.

Training Activities Communication Skill Module

Vignan university is house to leading software

enterprises.

Personality Development Programmes

The Training facility of the Training and Placement Cell A number of activities like team presentations, snap talks,

group discussions are devised towards developing organizes a number of training programs for the students of

students in the use of functional English. Through role play all semesters with the help of in-house experts and

students are made to practice situational dialogues. The resource personnel drawn from professional agencies. The

English Language Lab with its multimedia facilities helps finishing school concept of T&P has proved to be students to overcome their language deficiencies and

exceptionally useful in shaping the careers of the students. develop good communication skills with acceptable

accents. The 200-hour Training Module is administered from 3rd

year onwards and is divided into 25 hours of personality

development program, 25 hours of Communication Skill

Module, and 150 hours of Campus Recruitment Training.

1. IBM Center of ExcellenceWell thought out and systematic conduction of personality

development programmes are conducted right form I year 2. Microsoft IT Academy

and they go on till the IV year. These programmes are aimed 3 Microsoft Dream Spark and Faculty Connect

at empowering students to enhance their self awareness,

4. Infosys Campus Connectemotional maturity, motivation, social values, responsible

5. Sutherland Global Services English Language Labuse of freedom, personal grooming, critical thinking,

problem solving and self management skills.

Campus Recruitment Training Developing KSA quotient

Career guidance programs, soft skill training, reasoning Ultimately the goal of the training programmes is to develop

tests, aptitude tests, puzzle solving, group discussions, the Knowledge, Skills & Attitudes base (KSA quotient) of

mock interviews, brain storming sessions, case studies, the students and equip them to face the multi phase

pick and speak, experience sharing and mini presentations selection process during campus interviews.

are organized on a regular basis. These sessions help

towards the holistic development of the students and

makes them job ready.

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Inspirational Surroundings

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Ambience Location

We strongly believe that a stimulating, peaceful Located along the Guntur-Tenali Highway and just

ambience, the positive attitude of people and right human 30kms from Vijayawada, the institution is well relations are conducive for learning. Hence, we have connected to all the three towns through the state taken great care in choosing the locales and landscaping

managed public transport. State Transport buses ply at every inch of the campus.

a frequency of 10 minutes.

As far as the eye can see, there's greenery. We are all It is also well connected by Railways and Airways. The

aware that natural environment have a calming effect on biggest Railway Junction in South India, Vijayawada, is the mind. The infrastructure therefore is spaced in such a just an hour's drive from the University campus. The way as to give the effect of the great outdoors and not

make one feel confined. What's more we've tried to Gannavaram Airport provides passenger service to

capture the same effect even in our classrooms. For easy major cities like Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and and enjoyable learning, each classroom is made Delhi. The airport is about an hour's drive from the spacious, with a desk and chair provided for each

campus.student.

Our campus situated on the fringes of Guntur emulates the vibrant culture of the surrounding city. Guntur has

and continues to be the hub of activity through a unique educational and cultural richness that has existed

since the Buddhist era. Visited in recent years by the Dalai Lama for this very reason, the city today maintains its

diverse culture while being the business and industrial heart of the region. Lying on the Krishna delta, Guntur

offers picturesque scenery with the surrounding fertile green fields, wilderness and ancient archeological

sites. Yet its growing industries and modern infrastructure ensure its future as a vibrant educational and

commerce centre of the region

Grievance Redress

Management Information System

This committee attends to both academic and personal

problems of the students such as academic functioning,

lab facilities, access to information, unfair evaluation in

exams, discrimination shown against gender, social

status etc.

Automation of student information systems through

software exclusively developed by students at the

University enable close monitoring of student performance,

attendance and help in passing on the same information to

parents.

The information managed through this process is used for

generating category-wise result analysis, credit reports,

total marks scored by the students of a particular year,

section and branch. The system also enables the college

administration to monitor student related matters

effectively. Several Committees oversee the effective

functioning of the above services.

Hostel Facility - AC and Non-AC

Catering facility

Costs

Your first year at the University will be full of exciting

challenges. Our on-campus hostels for boys and girls

provide a home away from home with all comforts and

amenities. They accommodate 600 boys and 400 girls.

Each hostel has its own management team to take care of

your welfare. It is also attended by a doctor and a nurse. It

has facilities for first aid and minor ailments. Ambulance

facility is available round the clock.

Our hygienically maintained spacious dining halls offer

wholesome meals with a capacity to accommodate 300

students at a time.

The price you will pay for your accommodation will vary

depending on facilities like AC and Non-AC

For further information log onto

www.vignanuniversity.org/accomodation

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Support and welfare

At vignan we appreciate that in order to focus on

your studies, you need to be free from concerns

about other aspects of life. while you may never

need to call on the full range of welfare and support

services vignan offers, it can be reassuring to

know that help and advice is available should you

require it.

Transport

Commuting to and from the university is a pleasure filled

experience. A fleet of 40 buses ply between Guntur,

University Campus, Tenali and Vijayawada to transport

with comfort about 1500 students at an affordable cost.

There are plans to expand the transport services further

and provide bus facility for students coming from the

interiors of Guntur District.

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Canteen

To take a break from routine, you would sometimes want

to hang out with your friends during lunch, or over a cup of

coffee. For this, there is an on-campus canteen which can

accommodate more than 200 students.

Internet

1 Gbps internet facility is made available to get access to

e-learning materials for carrying out student

assignments, project work and self study. Three internet

centres in the academic blocks and library allow students

to use internet for their multifarious activities. The wi-fi

facility allows students to avail the internet from anywhere

on the campus.

Mahotsav - National Level Youth Festival

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Campus Events

The University's annual national level youth festival is a unique

initiative undertaken to promote and showcase the innate The aim of this event is to take classroom learning beyond

talents possessed by budding professionals. Students the four walls and instill scientific thinking and research

participate from almost all engineering colleges of Andhra temperament in the budding engineers. As a part of it, the

Pradesh and also from neighboring states as well.University conducts a national level annual technical paper

presentation, poster design and technical quiz A galore of events is brought forth through Vignan competitions.Mahotsav under categories of Sports & Games, Technical

Tryst, Literary Rendezvous, Fine Arts and Cultural Masti.

With handsome cash prizes worth more than ten lakh

rupees being on offer, this event is most awaited and it The NSS Unit of Vignan's University was started to draws a participation of more than 15,000 students from create opportunities for students to carry out various Engineering Colleges across the country. A unique community oriented service.

feature of the Mahotsav is that the entire event right from These activities are aimed at instilling social planning to execution is taken up by various student consciousness and responsibility among budding committees. engineers.

www.vignanuniversity.org/mahotsav These activities enable the university to forge strong links with the community and help in its development through various extension activities.

It also encourages the involvement of the community in the college growth.

Sphoorthi is a high profile tech and project exhibition

conducted every year to throw light on the evolving trends

on certain thrust areas of different engineering streams.

The highly cerebral event attracts students from reputed Students of Chemical Engineering Department extend national institutions like IITs and NITs. The motto of this their lab work to provide services to the neighboring event is to encourage the ability to conceptualize, community. Ex : water samples are collected and innovatively design and present prototypes of technologies tested to educate villagers of the levels of fluoride,

ecoli-bacteria and phosphate concentration.or useful appliances with cost effectiveness.

NSS volunteers regularly conduct camps for rural people to help them identify their blood groups and cholesterol contents.

Computer Based Adult Literacy Programme for Suddapalli and Vadlamudi villagers by the NSS Unit of institution in collaboration with TCS was inaugurated on 26.02.08.

Vignan Quest

NSS - Promoting social consciousness

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Outreach programmes

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The campus events are to provide a competitive platform through a wide range of events, both technical and non technical, for a stimulated exchange of knowledge, skills and culture among students and thereby develop them into harmonious and proactive individuals.

Active Student Clubs

Different clubs like literary, cultural and fine arts allow you

to share your interests and enthusiasm with like-minded

students. Two spacious seminar halls with a seating

capacity of 200 each and two open air theaters with a

capacity to seat 1500 to 2000 students facilitate weekly

activities of various student clubs.

P. Hari Krishna, world chess champion was a student of Vignan

Exclusive playing fields are in place for Cricket, Tennis, Basket Ball and

Volley Ball

Every hostel has its own management team and hall wardens

to take care of student welfare

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Get Active

Between all those classes and lectures you will

need some time for recreation too. At Vignan, while

our primary focus will be your education, we also

offer you a diverse range of activities for mental

and physical recuperation.

Sports & Exercise

At Vignan, we provide high quality facilities and

opportunities for recreation, whether you are a competitive

player of team sports, or simply interested in a Yoga class to

aid relaxation and suppleness.

Facilities for indoor games like table tennis, chess, caroms

and outdoor games like lawn tennis, volleyball, cricket,

athletics, football, basketball, shuttle badminton, ball

badminton, throw ball, etc. are available.

F A S T

F A C T

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Scholarships

Full Fee Waiver in 1st year for

+Top 100 Rankers of V-SAT'11

+Top 400 Rankers of JEE* & AIEEE**

+Top 400 Rankers of EAMCET

50% Fee Waiver in 1st year for

+101-300 Rankers of V-SAT'11

+401–2000 Rankers of Rankers of JEE* & AIEEE**

+401–1000 Rankers of EAMCET

25% Fee Waiver in 1st year for

+301-500 Rankers of V-SAT'11

+2001–4000 Rankers of JEE* & AIEEE**

+1001–2000 Rankers of EAMCET

Fees, scholarships and reservation

Money is a concern for all students; there are tutions fees to be paid and living expenses to be covered. A little research into how much money you will need to cover your living expenses, and what scholarships are available, can help enormously with managing your finances.

Loans

If you attain 60% in board exams in one attempt, you will be

eligible to apply for a loan toward your Tuition Fees, Hostel

Fees, Transport and for purchase of books. UCO Bank

located on the Campus offers such loan facility. Students

can repay the loans after graduation. Other guidelines are

as per RBI directions.

* For more information contact UCO Bank, Vadlamudi, Andhra Pradesh.

* Indicates in general category ** Indicates All India ranks

Note: Various merit scholarships will be offered to students in each branch is subsequent years.

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* BiPC candidates are also eligible for admission into B.Tech Biotechnology programme.

** Category ‘A’ - Admission through V-SAT *** Category ‘B’ - Open for candidates who have at least 60% aggregate in +2

Fee structure for the academic year 2011-12

I Semester II Semester I Semester II Semester

Working on campus

Post graduate students can opt for working part time on

campus to meet their expenses. University offers teaching

assistantship as well as non-teaching jobs on regular

basis. However, students must remember that their

academic work should be given priority.

Reservation Policy

Vignan University follows the reservation policy wherein a

percentage of seats are reserved in order to mitigate

backwardness of the social and educationally backward

communities. In accordance 15% of the seats are reserved

for the scheduled castes and 7.5% of the seats are

reserved for the scheduled tribes and another 27% has

been reserved for other backward classes.

However, there is no relaxation of criteria for passing of

exams or graduating a course. The candidates admitted

through the reservation policy are to meet the same

requirements as the general candidates in terms of fee

structure and graduation policy. Seats lying vacant which

are meant for reserved section are allotted to the general

candidates.

Sky Is The Limit

We have one of the best records of successful graduate employment in the state. Most Vignan graduates

go immediately into employment in a variety of sectors, while others go on to do further studies at premier

institutions in the country as well as abroad.

Employers that have visited us recently What Employers say about Vignan Students

Trivikram S Potluri,

Dr.A.M.Rao,

De Shaw, Honeywell TCS, Infosys , Wipro, Congnizant, ITC

Infotech, Convergys, Keane, Virtusa, Syntel, Sonata, ZETA

Interactive, Infotech Enterprizes, Satyam Computer

Services, Satyam Venture Engg. Services, L & T Infotech, “It has been a pleasure IBM, Sutherland Global Services, Slash Support, Voltas, working with your students. ESSAR, Adarsh Shipping, Vedasoft, BEL, B2B Software, Your students formed Packetware, Moldtech, Sanghi, Mahindra & Mahindra, APP nucleus for a new team, Labs, Symantic, Sierra Atlantic, CA, CSC, CES, Reliance

deliverabil i ty services, Infocomm, Reliance Money, India Infoline, Videocon,

which we established 2 years back to do research on Lokesh Machines Ltd., Tecumshe, GE, OSI Technologies,

LG Polymers, Pennar Chemicals, Vasant Chemicals, ADP increasing email deliverability of our product ebizmailer.

Their research has provided us competitive advantage. I

would like to commend you on the training provided by your

institute and discipline imparted to your students”.

"We hope that you would continue your good work. We are

indeed happy to be associated with you".

Vice-President,

Satyam Venture Engineering

Services Ltd. says – “Students

emerging from Vignan are able

to make seamless entry into the

industry because of their proven

design and drafting skills they

acquire through training on CAD/CAM Technologies while

still on the campus.

Head HR, ZETA Interactive

Services, Hyderabad says -

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F A S T

F A C T

Received Chief Minister's “Award of Excellence” from Government of

Andhra Pradesh for the institute's excellent performance in placements

in the year 2006-07

One of the few engineering campuses in the state that was visited by all the big IT MNCs like TCS, Infosys, Wipro, CTS and

Satyam Computers

80% of the placed are placed in MNCs with pay packages varying from 3.15

lakhs to 6.54 lakhs

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Placement Record in the past 3 years:

Higher studies abroad

Placed

Higher studies in India

Others*

Year - 2008

66.7%

19.1%

6.2%8%

Higher studies abroad

Placed

Higher studies in India

Others*

Year - 2009

68.1%

18.1%5% 8.8%

Higher studies abroad

Placed

Higher studies in India

Others*

Year - 2010

60.9%

22.1%

9.5%7.5%

*Self employed

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Our stimulating campus environment encourages collaboration that crosses the boundaries of traditional

academic subjects, leading to exciting new discoveries, new applications, and truly revolutionary concepts.

The result is that we attract the best faculty from around the country whose enthusiasm motivates our students

to push further.

Fostering Research

of our staff has post doctoral degree.41 100%

of our staff are M.Tech qualified

10%of our faculty are from IIT's and NIT's

88new academics are inducted since conferring deemed university status.

62Research and developmental projects worth Rs.101 lakhs are sanctioned since 2009 by various private and public funding agencies.

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Faculty has published 148 papers in international journals, 53 in national journals,

in international conferences and 219 in national conferences.

Vignan university has garnered 13 major industrial research and

consultancy projects worth Rs.467 lakhs from different industries since 2009.

1. Courses relevant to the regional and industry needs

2. NBA and NAAC accreditation with a distinction of 'A' grade

3. Out of 248 faculty members 41 are Ph D holders and the

remaining are M.Techs / MBAs / M.Scs / M. Phils

4. Strong links with multinational companies

5. Scholarships for top quality students

6. Summer work internship to improve job prospects

7. 95% of graduates are employed or doing further study within six

months after graduating

8. High quality infrastructure and research facilities

9. Research projects worth Rs. 467 lakh are on progress

10. Collaboration with foreign universities in the form of research,

faculty and student exchange

10 good reasons to study at Vignan University

Every Vignan University student has the opportunity to

study abroad through the twinning programme option

The University has MOUs with Edinburgh Napier

University (Scotland), Fraser Valley University (Canada),

University of Massachusetts, Lowel (USA), University of

Bedfordshire, UK and Ireland, UK, University of South

Alabama, USA, National College of Ireland, Ireland

Course content at Vignan University is designed with

involvement of faculty from Premier Institutes

like IITs and NITs and experts from

industry as members of BoS

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With the advance of science and technology, the study

of engineering has also undergone a sea change over

the years. With each new discovery and each new

development, boundaries are being redrawn. The

scope is limitless, be it in the construction of a simple

home or harnessing non-conventional energy.

The challenge in such a scenario of rapid progress is

not just to identify the courses that are of interest, but

also that are in demand by industry. The courses at

Vignan are designed to equip you with the requisite

knowledge and practical expertise necessary to meet

challenges in industry and society at large.

F A S T

F A C T

Undergraduate Courses PG Courses with Industrial Collaboration

+ +

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Postgraduate Courses

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B Tech Electronics & Communications Engineering M Tech Embedded Systems

B Tech Electrical & Electronics Engineering M Tech CSE – ERP Specialization

B Tech Computer Science Engineering M Tech CAD / CAM / CAE

B Tech Information Technology

B Tech Mechanical Engineering

B Tech Chemical Engineering MBA - Master of Business Administration

B Tech Civil Engineering

B Tech Mechatronics

B Tech BiotechnologyMCA - Master of Computer Applications

B Tech Textile Engineering

B Tech Automobile Engineering

M Tech Embedded Systems

M Tech VLSI

M Tech Communications & Signal Processing

M Tech Digital Electronics & Communication Systems

M Tech Energy Engineering

M Tech Power Electronics & Drives

M Tech Computer Science & Engineering

M Tech Information Technology

M Tech Machine Design

M Tech Chemical Engineering

M Tech Bio -Technology & Bio-Process Engineering

Single discipline degree such as B.Tech in ECE, where most

of the courses you study will be within that area.

Combined studies degree in which two specific discipline

areas are studied. This may be in equal combination, e.g.,

B.Tech ECE and Management courses, where about two

thirds of the course is in the major subject area.

Inter disciplinary degree in which you take a combination

of courses across a variety of disciplines to build up a

degree programme with the combination of your core

subject, e.g., B.Tech ECE with subjects from Computer

Science, Information Technology, etc.

Major & Minor Dual Degree Programme in which student

enrolling for the UG Programme has the unique

opportunity to pursue the Major Programme with an option

to select a minor Programme in an area of his choice like IT,

Electronics, Management and Humanities.

discipline

Courses Offered

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School of Biotechnology

Biotechnology is used in a

wide range of applications

like food sciences,

medicine, the environmental

sciences and agriculture. It

merges biological

information with computer

technology to advance

research in areas like

nanotechnology and

regenerative medicine.

Today there are numerous

commercial biotechnology

firms that manufacture

genetically engineered

substances for a wide variety

of medical, agricultural, and

ecological uses.

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Programmes Offered What you study

Faculty

B.Tech (Biotechnology)

Resources for Teaching & Learning and ResearchM.Tech (Biotechnology & Bioprocess Engineering)

In the first two years of undergraduate study you will be

taught courses like Bioprocess Engineering, Molecular

Biology, Microbiology, Bio-Thermodynamics. In the pre-

final & final years, Genetic Engineering, Downstream

Processing, Computational Molecular Biology and

Bioinformatics will be delivered.

The school has 6 Professors culled from prestigious

institutes with varied research experience in Agricultural The curriculum is designed to bridge biosciences and Biotechnology, Ecological genetics, Bio-chemical bioengineering. The main courses taught in this Engineering and Bioprocess modeling and simulation. The programme are; Microbiology, Biochemistry, Immunology, students of the School are under the tutelage of 6 PhDs and Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering, Tissue culture, 5 M.Techs to fulfill their career & research dreams.Genomics etc. It is such a varied field which covers from

basic science to core engineering practices.

The cooling centrifuge, new generation spectra photo meters,

This programme is designed for professionals interested in orbital shaking incubators & flourometers form the core of

pursuing advanced graduate studies in molecular the resources for pursuing regular practical courses.

technology, bio fuels, vaccines and modern eco-friendly These resources have higher end utilities in research &

technologies. consultancy.

Under Graduation B.Tech in Biotechnology

M.Tech in Biotechnology

& Bioprocess EngineeringPost Graduation

Placements

Many of the graduating students of this branch

had opted for higher education and were highly

successful in getting admissions into reputed

Institutes in India & abroad. The few who sought

p lacement were inducted in to core

biotechnology industries like genomics and IT

companies.

Your career

Tremendous career opportunities are available in

Biotechnology and related fields. When most people

think of careers in biotechnology, they think of a scientist

in a white lab coat developing drugs to improve the

quality of life.

But Biotechnology has a wide variety of career

opportunities ranging from sales and marketing,

research and development, to manufacturing and quality

control and assurance. The biotechnology industry

continues to flourish nationwide. Not only are the total

number of biotechnology companies increasing, but also

employment in the biotechnology field continues to grow

as well.

Research

Extension activities

Mile Stones

Scores of papers published in journals and presented in

conferences speak volumes about the quality of research

carried out in the school. The papers were published in

journals like International Journal of Ethno botanical

leaflets and presented in conferences like Indian Science

Congress.

Professors of the school, Dr. R. Venkata Nath, Dr. S. Asha,

Dr. R. Bharat Kumar present papers, conduct workshops

and attend conferences regularly to advance knowledge

and inturn add value to UG and PG students.

The school has joined Indo-US collaboration for

Engineering Education for faculty development and joint

Ph.D programmes with reputed USA universities.

The students of Biotechnology school were selected for

prestigious BCIL – DBT training programme. The students

are encouraged to participate regularly in technical paper

presentation and conferences in the areas of Agricultural

Biotechnology, Molecular Modeling and Drug Design.

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42.10%

36.84%

21.06%

Higher studies abroad

Higher studies in India & other*

Placed

Year 2010

*Self employed

Programmes Offered

B.Tech (Chemical Engineering)

M.Tech (Chemical Engineering)

Faculty

This 4 year course is designed to address concerns of the

industry using cutting edge research in engineering and

basic science. Emphasis is laid on practical training in labs

and industry.

The main courses offered in the programme are

Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat & Mass Transfer,

Unit Operations, Energy Balance, Instrumentation,

Reaction Engineering, Plant & Equipment Design.

Designed for the students who want to pursue research in a

wide range of domains like Petro Chemicals, Fertilizers,

Food Processing Technology, Biochemical Engineering

and Industrial Pollution Control.

The school of Chemical Engineering has 3 Ph.Ds and 9

M.Tech qualified on its rolls with expertise in Hydro

Dynamics, Bio Chemical Engineering and effluent

treatment.

Under Graduation B.Tech in Chemical Engineering

Post Graduation M.Tech in Chemical Engineering

School of Chemical Engineering

Chemical engineers transform

chemical discoveries into safe,

affordable and sustainable processes

for the manufacture of products

essential in modern society. As a

Chemical Engineer, you could be in

demand all over the world, working to

meet global challenges

in the sectors of health,

environment and energy.

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Extension activities

Alumni

· Dr. Palanki Srinivas,

· Mr. L. G. Praveen,

· Dr. A. Kannan,

Industry LinksMile Stones

· Two students U. Deepthi and N. Prasanthi were

selected for the internship at IISc, Bangalore through The students of Chemical Engineering are exposed to

Jawaharlal Advanced Research Center Scheme.niche technologies and live industrial practices to make

them readily employable. Also, to create research

environment on the campus, Professors and Scientists are

invited from reputed academic institutes and research The students of the school of Chemical Engineering made organizations. their careers in IT services, process industries,

Some of the resource persons who delivered expert manufacturing plants and in research organizations.lectures and conducted workshops are;

Some of the industries which recruited our alumni are ISRO, University of South Alabama, USA

Atomic Energy Commission, Relliance Petro Chemicals, Vice President, LG Polymers Zindal Steels, ONGC, TCS, Tata Steels etc.

IIT, Madras.

The school's close interaction with industry results in · The school was recipient of 16 projects from Andhra consultancy and internships to all its students. In the

Pradesh council of Science & Technology (APCOST) process, we have signed MoUs with Jayalakshmi Oils & and two projects from AICTE on “Analysis of Natural Chemicals Industry Limited, Atma Lubricants & Specialties, Products and Effluents” and “Design and Simulation of Tulasi Agro Industries etc.Chemical Processes".

Growth of Textile Industry in the region has opened · Ms. Sudharani, a 2001 batch student received Gold opportunities for collaboration in setting up effluent

medal from Governor for academic excellence. treatment plants.

· Mr. D. Mohana Rao obtained 1st rank in GATE at all The school also arrange expert lecturers and workshops for India level. students by practicing engineers from industry.

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Placement Record

Our school students are placed in core chemical industries which recruited our students are Reliance Industries Ltd, Vasanth

Chemicals, KCP Sugars, LG Polymers, Rayala Seema Paper Mills Ltd, L&T etc.

Your career

Chemical Engineering is the apt career for those who have

an aptitude and interest to work with chemicals. Graduates

in this branch of engineering find employment

opportunities in Petrochemicals, Fertilizers, Food

Processing, Paints, Dyes, Glass, Plastics, Cosmetics,

Minerals, Biotech, Pharma and Pollution Control Industries.

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43.77%

52.17%

4.34%Higher studies

abroad

Higher studies in India & other *

Placed

65%

30%05%

Higher studies abroad Higher studies

in India & other*

Placed

63.15%

26.31%10.52%

Higher studies abroad

Higher studies in India & other*

Placed

Year 2008 Year 2009 Year 2010

Placement Record in the past 3 years: *Self employed

School of Civil Engineering

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With creativity and technical

skills, Civil Engineers plan,

design, construct and

operate the facilities

essential to modern life,

ranging from bridges and

highway systems to water

treatment plants and energy

efficient buildings. Civil

Engineers are problem

solvers, meeting the

challenges of pollution, traffic

congestion, drinking water

and energy needs, urban

redevelopment and

community planning.

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Programmes Offered

B.Tech (Civil Engineering)

Faculty

Resources for Teaching – Learning and Research

The Courses offered cater to all the career paths available

for a Civil Engineer such as Construction Engineering,

Irrigation Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Soil &

Foundation Engineering, Geodetic Engineering,

HydraulicEngineering & Coastal and Ocean Engineering.

The major courses taught in this programme are Surveying,

Strength of Materials, Building Technology, Engineering

Drawing, Structural Analysis and Design, Geology, Fluid

Mechanics, Transportation Engineering, Irrigation

Engineering and Remote sensing etc.

A mix of young and experienced faculty with Ph.D holders

and many pursuing Ph.D create a vibrant learning &

research environment in the school. Started just three years

ago, this school is all set to become a center of excellence

in this high growth domain. This school currently has 1 PhD

and 5 M.Tech qualified on its rolls.

Basic and advanced software packages for design and

analysis of structures, industry standard equipment for

compression testing, soil testing and surveying equipment

facilitates are available for regular teaching and research.

Under Graduation : B.Tech in Civil Engineering

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K. Ajit Kumar,Research

Industry Interaction

Extension activities

RACE

Your career

Expert lectures conducted for students

Dr. K. Seetharamulu,

Dr. S. Vijaya Kumar,

Sr. Vice President, BSCPL on “Innovative

Techniques of Road construction” Having excellent faculty, who published a total of 20 papers

in various journals and conferences, has made us pursue

research activities in the fields of Reservoir Operation for

Irrigation, Effects of Elevated Temperatures on Masonry To get valuable exposure to live industrial practices and to

Structures & Remote Sensing and GIS.map theory to practical applications all the students will be

doing their summer internship at BSCP Ltd, Nagarjuna

Construction and L&T.

The school is a member in (Royal Association of Civil

Engineering). It helps students to get invaluable exposure

in latest developments in Civil Engineering. The major specializations within Civil Engineering are

structural, water resources, environmental, construction,

transportation, geo-technical engineering, etc. Typical

employment sectors for Civil Engineering graduates former professor, IIT, Delhi on include environmental pollution control, infrastructure

Loading of structures” development, Geographical Information Systems, IT &

ITES sectors. Scientist, national Institute of

Hydrology on “Analysis of short duration rainfall”

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School Of Computing

While computer Science

develops programmes from

the logic and maths,

Information Technology

provides interface between

programmes and users.

Computer Science

processes the ocean of data

to bring information that is

useful for decision making.

Information Technology

presents the information in

the form that is understood

and used by users.

Information Technology, the

extended arm of computer

Science has today invaded

every walk of life. Industry,

trade, services, agriculture,

education, governance and

even our personal lives.

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B.Tech in Computer Science

Under Graduation B.Tech in Information Technology

MCA

M.Tech in Computer SciencePost Graduation

M.Tech in Information Technology

Programmes Offered

M.Tech (Computer Science & Engineering)

B.Tech (Computer Science & Engineering)

M.Tech (Information Technology)

B.Tech (Information Technology)

Faculty

Resources for teaching – learning and research

It is designed for undergraduates in engineering and

postgraduates in Science with Maths background who are

seeking professional development in computer science &

engineering for scientific, engineering and business

applications.

This 4-year undergraduate programme builds logical

thinking, teaches basic electrical & electronics courses, The main courses offered in this 2-year programme are

programming methodologies and software engineering culled from Computer Science, Communication

principles.Engineering, Management Information Systems and

advanced programming languages & platforms.

The 4-year undergraduate programme in computer

Science and Information Technology complement each Young and experienced faculty picked up from Industry and other. Both are required for the user to reap the benefits of premier educational institutions not only teach but also computing. Information Technology adds value to mentor the students in applying the concepts taught to computer Science by providing access and control of develop software that address business and scientific computing to user. issues. The School of Computing has 3 PhD and 35 M.Tech

qualified in its capacity and offer 2 programmes at

undergraduate level and 3 at postgraduate level.

State of art & high-end servers with industry standard and

real time operating systems, CASE tools and compilers

facilitate learning and development in the school. Rational

applicational development, functional testing tools and

storage management software help students to master the

art of programming.

MCA

MCA is good option for a non-technical graduate of any

discipline who has basic knowledge of mathematics. The

three year course combines learning of mathematics,

commerce, management besides programming and core

computer subjects. It enables students to assume key roles

in IT industry, R&D institutions, Banking and institutions of

higher learning.

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Research Alumni

Industry – Institute Interaction

Extension Activities

Mile Stones

The faculty actively pursues research in Image Processing Students of school of computing were given internship at

Stanford University and NASA which is a great honour as Mobile Networks and Network Security. They are working very few students from Asia are chosen for this programme. closely with small and medium enterprises to design and Every software major in the country and some prestigious

develop cloud enabled content managent system and ERP. foreign origin companies have substantial presence of

Vignan's students.The school has aimed at developing organization wide

information system by integrating all islands of automation.

Having established IBM center of Excellence and working

closely with Microsoft, the school has its eyes set on The school of computing has strong bonding with

becoming their R & D patner.Industries and Academic Institutions of repute. Students

participate in the training, certification, programming

contests and take elective courses offered by the industry.

They also get all the range of application software from the

With the presence of IBM Centre of Excellence on campus, companies like Oracle, IBM, and Microsoft.

we offer training & certification programme on DB2, RAD, Vignan signed MoUs with IBM for center of Excellence,

RFT, Tivoli and Lotus regularly for faculty and students.Microsoft for IT Academy & Dream Spark, Infosys for

elective courses, IT fundamentals and soft skills, TCS for Professors from university of Oklahama and National faculty development & HCL Info systems for faculty &

College of Ireland work in close collaboration with faculty on students development.

network security and cloud computing.

The school also works in close collaboration with National TCS, BSNL and CDAC conduct workshops on Wi-Max,

College of Ireland & Indo US Collaboration for Engineering Network Management, wireless networks and Zigbee for

Education (IUCEE).the students to make them Industry ready.

The school is a proud recipient of funding from AICTE for

setting up a facility on embedded systems.

Almost all the systems on the campus are developed and

commissioned by students with peripheral help from

faculty using open source and Microsoft technologies.

Placement Record

Almost all the students who register themselves

for placement services get placed in

organizations like Yahoo, DE shaw, Honeywell,

IBM, SAP labs, TCS, Infosys, Congnizant, Patni,

Polaris, Persistent, Virtusa, Sonata, Mahindra

Satyam, Packetware, CA, CSC, OSI, Zeta etc.

Career Opportunities

The booming IT & ITES Industry in Hyderabad and other cities in Andhra

Pradesh like Vizag and Vijaywada provide boundless opportunities for

students. The Embedded segment which is fast growing offer wonderful

opportunities for students of computer Science & IT.

Also, the 2500 companies registered with STP of Hyderabad and companies

registered with STPs of other cities in the state are growing at unprecedented

pace. The sum total of all these developments is lacs of jobs for all the job

aspirants.

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School of Computer Science & Engineering

7.69%

68.13%

24.17%

Higher studies abroad

Higher studies in India & other*

Placed

15.58%

68.83%

15.58%

Higher studies abroad

Higher studies in India & other*

Placed

14.28%

62.85%

22.85%Higher studies

abroad

Higher studies in India & other*

Placed

Year 2008 Year 2009 Year 2010

School of Information Technology

14.92%

67.16%

17.91%

Higher studies abroad Higher studies

in India & other*

Placed

8.21%Higher studies

abroad

78.08%

13.69%

Higher studies in India & other*

Placed

16.66%

70%

13.33%

Higher studies abroad

Higher studies in India & other*

Placed

Year 2010Year 2009Year 2008

Placement Record in the past 3 years

Placement Record in the past 3 years

*Self employed

*Self employed

School of Electronics &

Communication

Design, fabricate,

maintain, supervise, and

manufacture electronic

equipment used in

the entertainment media,

in hospitals,

in the computer industry,

or communication and in

defense. Electronic

Engineers work

with devices

that use extremely

small amounts of power.

They work with

microprocessors,

fibre optics, besides

telecommunication,

television, and radio.

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Programmes offered M.Tech (Embedded Systems)

M.Tech (VLSI)

M.Tech (Communication & Signal Processing)B.Tech (Electronics & Communication

Engineering)

M.Tech (Digital Electronics & Communication

Systems)

This 2-year post graduate in programme in embedded

systems is designed for students to gain insight into design

and development of control systems using new generation

micro controllers.

Develops Under Graduate Electronics Engineers into

specialists who could create ICs by combining transistor

based circuits into a single chip through 2-years intensive

training.

Communication and signal processing are closely related

fields. Communication is the process of transferring The flagship course of the school of Electronics & information from one point in time and space to another Communication Engineering offers Electromagnetics, point. Signal processing deals with signal representation, Network analysis, Electronic Devices & Circuits, Signals as well as signal design and filtering. and Systems, Control Systems, Microprocessors and

Communication Engineering as basic courses. The programme requires study in circuits, electronics,

computers, electromagnetics and control systems. This 4-year undergraduate programme prepares Students with a specialty in communication and signal Engineers who can seamlessly enter into careers like processing find challenging opportunities world-wide to Embedded, VLSI, Telecommunication, Instrumentation meet the ever increasing need for new communication and and in generic software development.signal processing equipment, algorithms and procedures

which are more convenient, less expensive, and more

reliable.

This 2-year PG programme in Digital Electronics &

Communication Systems moulds students into specialists

who can design and develop circuits for wireless

communication, digital signal processing, radio

communication and satellite communication.

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B.Tech in Electronics and Under Graduation :

Communication Engineering

M.Tech in Embedded Systems.

M.Tech in VLSI

Post Graduation :M.Tech in Communication and

Signal Engineering

M.Tech in DE & CS

Faculty Extension Activities

Resources for teaching-learning and research

Mile stones

Research

Industry school Interaction

With 3 PhD actively promoting Image processing, cloud computing & embedded systems

research in advanced technologies, the school is fully are some of the workshops recently conducted by school

equipped to guide its students to become readily of electronics for its students by inviting professionals from

employable engineers with research and entrepreneurial advanced technology cell of TCS, Pantech solutions and

temperament. Aplabs Ltd.

Students presented papers at NIT, Warangal, JNTU,

Kakinada and ISTE Symposium, New Delhi and won prizes

against stiff competition from reputed institutes and

universities at National level.The high-end & industry standard equipment is available

for analysis, synthesis and development of analog and K.R.K. Mahesh of 4th year was selected as one of the six

digital circuits and help students to experiment with their students to represent India at the world Engineering forum

innovative ideas to develop equipment of practical held at Singapore.

significance.

Another regular feature is workshop on robotics for The Electronic CAD lab with VHDL, Mat lab, ORCAD

students with hands on experience to design and packages simulate industry environment on the campus.

assemble the robots for various purpose.Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and embedded kits

help students to practice existing controllers and develop

new ones.

ECAD lab and Medical image registration projects were

awarded to the university by AICTE under Modernisation

and removal of obsolecense and research promotion The school is currently doing research in developing schemes.biomedical instrumentation and equipment with user

friendly interface using microprocessors and in wireless

networks. The school is also recipient of AICTE's project on

Medical Image Registration of Brain images. Using this

doctors can easily diagnose the problems in brain with

computer based procedures. School of Electronics & Communication Engineering works

closely with industries to give its students exposure to real

time design and development environs of the industry.

The school closely works with Infosys Technologies, Lanco

Power, Efftronics Ltd, Incap Ltd and with AICTE to provide

on-hands experience to its students.

The school also interacts with Bharat Electronics Ltd and

shares its expertise at various levels.

and 28 M.Tech qualified

Employment Opportunities

Many opportunities exist in semiconductor design,

Embedded Appliance design and even in IT for Electronics

Engineers. With the Telecommunications revolution

sweeping every walk of life, many private and public

enterprises offer attractive pay packages and career

growth to Electronics & Communication Engineers.

Also, the increased demand in government, business and

education for communication equipment, computers,

military electronics, consumer electronics, mobile robots

and automation needs of industry contribute to growth in

career opportunities for Electronics & Communication

Engineers.

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42.10%

36.84%21.05%

Higher studies abroad

Higher studies in India & other*

Placed

Year 2008

73.46%

20.40%

Placed

6.12%Higher studies

abroad

Higher studies in India & other*

Year 2010Year 2009

68.42%

26.31%

5.26%Higher studies

abroadHigher studies

in India & other*

Placed

Placement Record

More than 70% students of Electronics & Communication

are employed on the campus placement selection itself

even at the height of recession period.

Companies in Embedded, Networking and VLSI domain

like Efftronics, ICOMM, NOMUS, Sasken Technologies

visit the campus regularly to recruit students.

Placement Record in the past 3 years*Self employed

School Of Electrical &

Electronics

Electrical & Electronic

engineers apply their

comprehensive

understanding of circuits

and chips to design,

maintain electrical machines

like generators, motors,

transformers to

ensure smooth supply of

electrical energy

to industry and

society at large.

They help generate,

transmit and distribute

electrical power.

They also use electronics

for smart use

of electrical power.

B.Tech in Electrical & Under Graduation :

Electronics Engineering

Post Graduation : M.Tech in Power Electronics and Drives

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Programmes Offered

Faculty

B.Tech (Electrical & Electronics Engineering)

Resources for Teaching – Learning and Research

M.Tech (Power Electronics & Drives)

Research

commonplace in both the domestic and industrial

environments. Power electronics, driven by the need for

greater energy efficiency and more accurate control of a

widerange of systems, is developing rapidly.

Experienced and young faculty members with their youthful

exuberance mould the students into professionals who can

apply theoretical concepts for solving the problems of

electrical power generation, transmission and Distribution It encompasses the study and design of Electrical

Transmission Systems, Electrical Machines, Variable The faculty forums that meet every week help faculty

Speed Drives, high power electronic convertors and high sharing and evaluating their research proposals which

voltage engineering. Also, to study and develop electronics benefit students immensely to get into research groove.

circuits for amplification and control of devices.Under the guidance of 4 PhD and 14 M.Tech qualified on its

rolls, the students of this School have everything they need The main subjects taught in the course are Circuit Theory, to seek their career goals. Networks, Electrical & Electronic Measurements, Analog &

Digital Circuits, Instrumentation, Electrical Machines,

Power Electronics, Control Systems and Signal Processing

etc.

Equipment is available for analysis and synthesis of

electrical networks, performance analysis of electrical

machines, Power Electronics for the control and monitoring

of electrical machinery and control systems. It forms the This programme has been developed to provide an up-to-

bulk of the resources for making students understand, date and dynamic course in Power Electronics and Drives,

appreciate and apply electrical engineering principles. and their applications. The control and conversion of

MAT Lab and other Simulation packages are available electric power using solid-state techniques are now

which help students to create virtual systems before

designing actual ones.

Serious research is going on devices which run on hybrid

power systems, power electronics and economical design

of basic power transmission & control circuits. The

research funded by the Management & AP Council of

Science & Technology resulted in publication of scores of

papers in Journals & Conferences.

Extension activities Mile Stones

Work Shops Industry Institute Interaction

Dr. N. Viswanathan,

Mr. Anantha Sharma,

Sri Narayana Prasad,

Mr. N. Siva Prasad,

Students of the school presented papers in “Energy Mr. Chaturvedi, a final year student won prestigious

Management Strategies and control of hybrid electrical competitions held at national level on “Carbon Capturing”

Vehicles” and “Simulink implementation of indirect vector and “Nano Science Magnete Electronics” events. In a

control of 3 Phase Induction motor using fuzzy controller” at national level contest (“Think-create Engineer”) held at

various national level conferences. NITK Suratkal, Mr. Krishna has won designers prize.

The membership in CII brings the school more closer to NIT, Warangal on “Power Electronics

industry and helps students to seamlessly enter into their applications to drive.”

careers.

DGM, Power Grid Corporation of Frequent visits of professors from reputed Indian & foreign

India on “Advances in Power Components and Systems.”institutions like IITs and University of Massachusetts and

expert lectures by professionals from State Electricity Managing Director of a Pioneering

Board(SEB) bridge the gap between knowledge and skill.Electrical Industry at Vijayawada and

Senior Functionary of Vijayawada Thermal Power Station. The collaboration with local industry in general and thermal

on “Automatic Power Factor Control” and “Operation & power plants in particular expose students to industry

Maintenance of Thermal Power Plants.” standard equipment.

Employment Opportunities

Electrical and Electronics Engineers find employment in

power generation, transmission & distribution. They are

also recruited in Tele Communications, manufacturing

plants and service industries.

The rise in demand for electrical and electronic products,

defence related electronic goods and consumer

electronics equipment creates more and more jobs for

electrical & electronics engineers.

Also, the power generation plants using conventional and

renewable sources of energy are mushrooming to meet the

energy requirements of our rapidly developing society. It is

quite natural that these power plants recruit electrical &

electronics engineers in huge numbers.

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60%

32%

08%

Higher studies abroad

Higher studies in India & other*

Placed

68.08%

21.27%10.63%

Higher studies abroad

Higher studies in India & other*

Placed

55.81%

34.88%

9.30%

Higher studies abroad

Higher studies in India & other*

Placed

Year 2008 Year 2009 Year 2010

Placement Record

The school has been successfully placing 75% of its students

who registered themselves for placements year after year. In

both IT and core industries. Voltas Ltd, a TATA company for air

conditioning solutions, Bharat Electronics Ltd, Efftronics Ltd

and Sasken Communication Ltd. are some of the core

industries that visited the campus. In addition to this are

various IT companies that have visited the campus.

Placement Record in the past 3 years

*Self employed

School of Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineers

contribute to the design of

just about anything that is

manufactured and work in a

wide variety of design,

development and

production roles.

If you ride it, drive it,

operate it or fly in it,

then a mechanical engineer

would have designed and

developed it.

Mechanical Engineers use

computer aided design,

analysis and manufacturing

services to design and

develop automobiles,

aircraft, satellites, ships,

submarines, robotics, super

conducting materials, micro

electro mechanical systems.

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B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering

B.Tech in MechatronicsUnder Graduation :

B.Tech in Automobile Engineering

M.Tech in Machine Design

M.Tech in Machine DesignPost Graduation :

M.Tech in Energy Engineering

M.Tech in CAD / CAM / CAE

Programmes Offered B.Tech (Automobile Engineering)

M.Tech (Machine Design)

B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)

M.Tech (Energy Engineering)

B.Tech (Mechatronics)

This 4-year undergraduate program is designed to address the concerns of automobile industry which conventional Mechanical Engineering undergraduates find hard to fill-in.

The course focuses on design, manufacturing, assembling, testing and trouble shooting of automobile components and automobile as a whole with state of art labs with special purpose machines specific to automobile industry.

Machine design comprises the set of complementary activities and disciplines which start with the identification of a market opportunity followed by development of initial concepts and culminate in the manufacture, sale and

This 4 year undergraduate programme prepares the delivery of an end product to the costomer. students to face the challenges of designing & developing

industrial systems which produce goods ranging from The aim of the programme is to provide students with the consumer goods to high tech weaponry and knowledge of machine design, development and supply

life-cycle by bringing together the core disciplines of communication systems. Mechanical Engineers help marketing, design and manufacture. The course is other engineers to realize their research by converting increasingling in demand by industrial employers, with intangible to tangible.graduates from the course expected to find employment in a variety of disciplines relating to the function. The main courses taught in this programme are Theory &

Design of Machines, Thermal Sciences & Engineering,

Materials, Manufacturing Science & Technology,

Production Planning & Control and Application of

computers in design, planning & manufacturing.There is significant need for engineering, design, research and development inputs in building efficient conventional energy systems, cost effective renewables, new energy sources and conversion devices. Recent advances in nano-science and nano-technology have already resulted

The aim of the course is to meet the growing need in in potential applications for new materials in photovoltaics, industry for engineers with multidisciplinary skills. It is now hydrogen energy storage, improved batteries, super recognised that this forms a crucial part in design, capacitors, fuel cells and provide several opportunities for manufacture and maintenance of wide range of technology and system development.

engineering products and processes. This course will equip students with the tools and techniques required to analyse and improve conventional As mechatronics combine mechanical, electrical, energy systems and design the sustainable energy electronic and computer technology there is significant systems of the future. Graduates will find themselves most advantage to industry in employing students pursuing this sought after in energy supply companies, energy course as they provide various options like efficiency, cost consulting and financing companies, energy equipment

effectiveness and the ability to produce better products manufacturers, energy intensive manufacturing and

and processes. process industries.

M.Tech (CAD/CAM/CAE)

Research

Extension activitiesFacultyS.S. Rao, Prof. B.V.

Reddy,

Resources for Teaching – Learning and Research

Mile Stones

There is increasing pressure on manufacturing

organisations to be more productive, effeciant and pro-

active to market needs. This has meant that manufacturers

have had to adopt new, faster and functionally advanced

design, manufacturing and communication tools in order to

maintain a competitive advantage.

By pursuing this course you will be well versed with current

computer modeling techniques that enable you in

sophisticated design software that is used in the early stage

of design, prototype development and manufacturing of

product. This programme is apt for those who sought

employement within the design, engineering and

manufacturing sectors.

The school has distinction of achieving All India 9th rank in

GATE examination. School also have 25 lac worth research

projects from AICTE, DST and APCOST. Papers presented

by faculty on fluidized bed combustion at international

conferences on foreign soil speak volumes about the

quality of research on the campus.

Two projects in conventional thermal Engineering and

advanced Nanotechnology are granted to the school by

AICTE & DST. Two projects of high environmental

significance are funded by local industry for the design of

Garbage compactor and automated equipment for Mango

harvesting.

Prof. University of Miami, USA. and One of the oldest schools of the University with faculty University of Brunswick, Canada on "Finite Element having more than 10 years of average experience offers 3

methods and energy analysis."programmes at undergraduate level and 2 at postgraduate

level. With 5 PhD and 15 M.Tech qualified, most of them Also, gave lectures were practicing professionals from

coming from prestigious institutes like NITs and IITs, the TCS, DRDO who are also constantly guiding us in various

school is ranked as one of the best in the State. activities.

The school has also tied up with Indo US collaboration for

Engineering Education (IUCEE) and CII to for faculty

development and research activities.High end CAD / CAM application software packages for

analysis, design and manufacturing will help students rise Our students competed with best talent in the country at IITs

to the expectations of the industry and seamlessly enter and NITs and won prizes at technical paper presentation

into careers.and design competitions.

Instruments and devices for measuring thermal

conductivity of Nano fluids, for measuring efficiency of

multi-stroke & multi-cylinders, Test rigs for air-conditioning

& refrigeration facilitate conduct of experiments for regular

practicals and for offering consultancy CNC Lathe in CAD /

CAM lab, state of art equipment in Materials &

Instrumentation lab help students to keep pace with latest

developments in Industry.

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54.54%

34.09%

11.36%

Higher studies abroad

Higher studies in India & other*

Placed

58.13%

27.09%

13.95%

Higher studies abroad

Higher studies in India & other*

Placed

63.41%

24.39%12.19%

Higher studies abroad

Higher studies in India & other*

Placed

Year 2008 Year 2009 Year 2010

Placement record

Students are recruited on the campus by IT, ITEs

companies and core manufacturing industries. The

companies that visit school of Mechanical Engineering

regularly are Voltas Ltd, Satyam Venture Engineering

Services, Gowra Technologies, Better Castings, TCS,

Syntel, Sanghi Polymers etc.

Placement Record in the past 3 years

Alumni

Career OpportunitiesIndustry Institute Interaction

Vignan is represented by its (G)old students in almost all

the major public and private sector industries. To name a

few, ISRO, SHAR, ONGC, L&T, TATA Motors, GE, Hyundai,

Maruti Suzuki, TCS, Infosys, Mahindra Satyam and

Cummins India Ltd.

Vignan's Alumnus is responsible for the interior design of

Maruti Suzuki's car A-1 which is exclusively made for entry

into European market.

Rapidly growing Auto components manufacturing units, School of Mechanical Engineering is always on the Textile Industry, Agro based industry for their operations forefront of exploring all possible ways to interact with

industry for consultancy, funded research, internships, planning, day to day monitoring and ERP needs require

expert lectures and hands on experience to faculty. huge number of Mechanical, Automobile and

Mechatronics graduates.The school has excellent working relationship for

internships, funded research and in curriculum design & To sum up, Mechanical engineers equipped with basics of development with Satyam Venture Engineering Services Electrical, Electronics and Computer Science are most Ltd, Gowra Technologies & Better Castings. Also, the sought after by industry.industries for which the faculty and students do projects are

Kumar Pumps, Surya Engineering Works, Sangam Diary,

Cylinder liners industries etc.

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Mr.Ch.Vamsi Krishna,Our Proud Alumni:

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2.

3.

4.

Mr.B.Murali, 5.

6.

7.

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9.

10.

Staying Connected to the Alma Mater 11.

12.

What Alumni Say…

Mr. Gogu Rajesh,

Best outgoing student of 97-2001

CSE batch is presently working for Google inc, USA as a B. Murali Krishna (General Electric Energy Ltd., Hyderabad) senior manager says, “I am extremely grateful to my alma

mater, Vignan for nurturing me in my formative years and M. Koteswara Rao (General Motors, Bangalore)

preparing me to become a full-fledged professional. I am P. Jagadish (ISRO, Trivendrum) deeply indebted to all my teachers at Vignan.

G.Rajesh Kumar (Maruthi Suziki, Gurgaon)

a 1999-03 batch EEE student, a 7th rank A. Srikanth (Reliance Industries)

holder in Indian Engineering Services, presently working N. Rakesh Chand (TCS, Mumbai)

with L&T Ltd. said during one of his visits to the campus

K. Bala Krishna (IBM, Bangalore) “The support & encouragement from the Professors and

Management that I received really helped me to believe in Ch. A. Naga Lakshmi (Infosys, Bhuvaneswar)

myself”.K. Giri (COO Techossus Ltd.)

G. Dinesh Kumar (Siemens, Bangalore)

K. Praveen (BAARC, Kalpakkam)

The alumni of the institute hold responsible and enviable A Sridhar Babu (Joint Collector, Uttaranchal)positions all over the world and are in constant touch with

the institute. Alumni association arranges meetings for its

members, at least once or twice every year. The

participants share their experiences and give valuable

inputs to the institution. The University's Alumni Association a 1997-01 batch Mechanical works Engineering student and the recipient of the “Young

Achiever of the Year Award” for the A-star Concept design To bring the alumni together, to keep them in contact of Maruthi Suzuki's new model says “Professors at Vignan with the Alma Materspotted my natural talent in design and encouraged me

To get participation of alumni in the developmental with both material and moral support to take the common activities of the collegeentrance test for Masters in Industrial Design, IISc

Bangalore. I never looked back from there. I attribute all To strengthen Industry Institute ties through alumni my success to my teachers at school, college and membersuniversity. I advice my juniors to try to identify career paths

that suit their IQ.

Having passed through the portals of Vignan University, our alumni are today sparkling in various spheres of

activity. Our students have been very successful in their chosen fields of career, and are making a real

difference. With our help, you could be one among them too.

How Far Will You Go

Applications are available at

selected branches of SBI,

Post Office and all Vignan Institutions.

You can download the application from

www.vignanuniversity.org/application

By sending a DD for Rs. 800/- (male) or

Rs.600/- (female) along with self

addressed stamped envelop.

By handing over a DD for

Rs. 800/- (male) or Rs.600/- (female)

in person at any branch of

Vignan Schools or Colleges.

DDs should be drawn in favour of

VIGNAN UNIVERSITY,

payable at Guntur

on any scheduled bank and sent to:

The Director-Admissions

Vignan University, Vadlamudi

Guntur Dist-522 213.

Andhra Pradesh, India.

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Take V-SAT exam

Info of V-SAT'11 test dates and

Centres are available on

www.vignanuniversity.org

You will be intimated by mail or

phone or SMS the official

date of the exam and

the centre that is allotted to you.

Appear for Counseling

Seat will be allotted to you based on

your marks in V-SAT

You will be informed of your

counseling date through email or

phone or SMS

You are required

to submit your Intermediate or th12 standard marks list

Apply for V-SAT – 2011

Application fee (non refundable) Rs.800/- (male) or Rs.600/- (female)

Last date for receipt of application : 15.04.2011

HOW TO APPLY

6 STEPS TO ENROLMENT

Step 4 Step 5 Step 6

Accept offer

All the students accept their offers in

the same manner

Attend orientation

Make accommodation arrangement,

inform the University of your expected

arrival date

Fill in and sign all papers

of the offer statement &

acceptance agreement

Fill in payment forms and

arrange for payment of

University fees

Confirm enrolment

A one-month orientation program

familiarizes you with the city &

campus life and academic

systems at the University

Gives you a chance

to meet staff and

other students and

make friends

After receiving

the full payment and the required

documents, you will get

confirmation of enrolment

Issue / Download of applications from 10.12.2010

Last date for receipt of applications 15.04.2011

V-SAT '11 Test Date 24.04.2011

Important

Dates for

V-SAT 2011

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For the ambitious, who

want to make it big in

their lives, we offer a

blend of sound domain

knowledge, hands on

experience of latest

technologies and the

soft skills sought by the

industry. This will prepare

students for the

professional challenges

of the corporate world

later. Join the league of

Vignan students who

have been inspired

towards future success.

Vadlamudi, Guntur Dist. - 522213. Andhra Pradesh, India.Phone:+91 863 2534 645, 2534 646e-mail : info@univignan.org

www.vignanuniversity.org

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