Established in 1998, VTU is a public state collegiate university in Karnataka, to which most engineering colleges in the state are affiliated. It is one of the largest technological universities in India.
Address: Jnana Sangama, 590018 Belagavi, Karnataka, India
Engineering (Affiliating University for various disciplines)
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master, MBA
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Primary affiliating university for engineering colleges in Karnataka. Sets curriculum and conducts examinations for a vast number of students.
Research:
Coordinates and promotes research across its affiliated colleges. Research areas include various engineering fields, computer applications, and applied sciences.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
500
Current students***:
600000
Foreign students***:
1%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Largest technological university in India by affiliation, standardizes engineering education in Karnataka.
Cons
Primarily an affiliating and examining body; quality varies greatly among its numerous affiliated colleges; its own direct postgraduate departments are smaller.
Best For
Students studying engineering in affiliated colleges across Karnataka, and those pursuing postgraduate studies at VTU’s direct departments.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Anna University shares the core fields of this institution, namely civil engineering, manufacturing and mechanical engineering; it is smaller, enrolling about 400,000 students against roughly 600,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Among national alternatives, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad stands out for its focus on mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics and AI and machine learning, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's, doctoral and mba programmes.
- University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering works in much the same fields, chiefly civil engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics, and it does not run the mba programmes found here, and is far smaller, with about 3,000 students against roughly 600,000 here.
- Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology takes a similar route through civil engineering, manufacturing and mechanical engineering, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's, doctoral and mba programmes.
- For students who like the civil engineering, manufacturing and mechanical engineering focus of this university but want another option nearby, National Institute of Technology Agartala fits well: it is also a public institution and does not run the mba programmes found here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- National University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) works on the same fields as this university, chiefly civil engineering, electrical and electronics and software engineering; it is smaller, enrolling about 310,000 students against roughly 600,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- National Technological University in Argentina pursues a similar profile in civil engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics, and it is far smaller, with about 90,000 students against roughly 600,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- RMIT University in Australia shares the civil engineering, electrical and electronics and software engineering orientation of this university, and it covers finance and aerospace as well, and is far smaller, with about 95,000 students against roughly 600,000 here.
- For civil engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics outside the home country, Guangdong University of Technology in China is a natural reference; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's, doctoral and mba, and covers chemical engineering and automation as well.
- On content, University of Belgrade in Serbia and this university are close, as both teach civil engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics; it covers chemistry and physics as well, and is far smaller, with about 94,425 students against roughly 600,000 here.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Engineering, Process Improvement, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Quality Management, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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