Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology & Research

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Vignan's Foundation for Science And Technology of Research
విజ్ఞాన్
Former names
Vignan's Engineering College (1997–2008)
MottoBuilding Skill India
Type Engineering College
Established1997
Chairman Dr. Lavu Rathaiah
Vice-Chancellor P.Nagabushan
Vice Chairman Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu
Students10000+
Undergraduates 7000+
Postgraduates 1500+
500+
Location, ,
CampusSuburban, 42 acres (17 ha)
Colours
  Chartreuse green
Nickname VFSTR University / VU / VIGNAN / vignan lara
Affiliations UGC
MascotVignanite
Website http://www.vignan.ac.in

Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology & Research is a Deemed university in the Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is in the rural area of Vadlamudi, in the southeast of Guntur City and the northeast of Tenali City.

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Campus

A Vignan University building A building of Vignan University.jpg
A Vignan University building

The campus is about 15 km from Guntur City and 11 km from Tenali city. The main entrance is on the Guntur-Tenali Highway. Straight inside is the Administrative Block (A-Block). Vignan NTR Library is 10 meters from the main entrance. There is another entrance on the Tenali-Guntur Highway: Lara Entrance.

Academics

Courses offered include Chemical Engineering, Food Technology, agricultural engineering, automobile engineering, bioinformatics, biomedical engineering, biotechnology, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science and engineering, electrical & electronics engineering, electronics & communications engineering, information technology, mechanical engineering, petroleum engineering and textile technology.

Rankings

University and college rankings
Engineering – India
NIRF (2022) [1] 95

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it 95 among engineering colleges in 2022. [1]

Student life

Mahotsav is an annual youth festival of Vignan University. Vastrotsav is an annual fashion show at the university organised by the department of textile & fashion technology.

The university, Vignan's Lara Institute of Technology, and Vignan Pharmacy College jointly host an event in which students from Engineering, M.B.A, M.C.A and Pharmacy disciplines are expected to participate.

Vignan University students run a magazine called VOICE, where technical, literal, cultural matters, along with university news, are discussed.

Several departments organize department festivals. Among those, MEA Fest (Mechanical Engineers Association) is organised by students of the Mechanical Department. ASSET (Association of Skillful and Sophisticated Electrical Technocrats) of Vignan is organised by EEE students. VCODE is organised by CSE students. The ECE students' departmental event is VOICE. IT students' departmental event is VLOGIC. RACE (Royal Association of Civil Engineering) is organised by students of civil engineering.

Vignan University has a Student Activities Council (SAC), which is an elected student body. All events conducted in the campus and all student activities on campus are done by the students of this body.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.