Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering (SVCE)
By M Chandrashekhar, Secretary & Correspondent
Sri Venkateswara Engineering College was established in 1998 at Suryapet, Telangana, with the purpose of providing quality and affordable technical education in a rural area. The college is sponsored and managed by the Exhibition Society, Hyderabad, which along with its sister organisation Osmania Graduates Association has an 80-year old history of establishing and sponsoring educational institutions across Telangana.
The Exhibition Society is a nonprofit organization started in 1938 with an objective to promote social, economic and industrial development in the erstwhile Hyderabad State in particular and in the country in general. It conducts the annual All India Industrial Exhibition at Hyderabad providing a B2C platform for exhibitors from all over the country and utilizes the revenue generated to sponsor 18 educational in Telangana institutions with an annual intake of about 30,000 students from KG to PG.
Sri Venkateswara Engineering College currently offers B.Tech courses in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Computer Science Engineering and Diploma courses in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Civil Engineering.
M Chandrashekhar, Secretary and Correspondent of Sri Venkateswara Engineering College states that in the 22+ years history, SVES which is located in Suryapet (about 135- 140 km from Hyderabad on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway) is not only providing technical education offering B.Tech and Diploma courses but also making students proficient in soft skills, such as, English speaking, personality development and knowledge in latest technologies.
Sri Venkateswara Engineering College follows Outcome Based Education (OBE) process combined with human values and ethics, focusing on soft-skills development so that students, when they pass out of the college are better equipped to fulfil all their expectations. Chandrashekhar who holds an MS degree in Computer Engineering from the US explains, "œThere is definitely a requirement for engineers but you can't keep on harping on the old method of teaching because today technology is changing very rapidly. The shelf life of these technologies is very short. We have to stay abreast of what the industry expects as the students are going to become the workforce for the factories, companies, software or hardware industry and have to produce quality products using those new technologies. Whether it is AI or ML, or big data, in addition to the regular curriculum which is mandated as per the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad, we conduct guest lectures, seminars, workshops on emerging technologies. We are not a commercial organization, we are a service-oriented institution. Our vision is to empower and enable students to gain a competitive spirit and the right aptitude to compete successfully and occupy better positions in society and thereby contribute to nation-building".
Supported equally by excellent infrastructures (an international alike infrastructure at a remote location) the Exhibition Society funds and looks after the financial requirements of Sri Venkateswara Engineering College. "œWe have been conducting online classes throughout the past three or four months during the lockdown period. We have conducted training programs for would-be engineers to bridge the industry gaps by bringing external specialists and forging lots of partnerships with companies, organizations, and universities. We ensure skill-transfer and knowledge-sharing and give our teachers as well as the studentsextra industrial interaction to develop themselves. Constant interactions and exposure open new gateways to skill development amongst students", shares Chandrashekhar.
Although Sri Venkateswara Engineering College is in a rural area, the institute has a strong mission to provide quality education to the rural, students. Awarded with ISO 9000 certificate by the International Accreditation Forum, Sri Venkateswara Engineering College also has alumni presence in senior positions across the world. Last year the college had 84% successful placement in top companies like TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Globarena, HCL, and Brainovision. The college has partnerships with companies like TCSiON, Cisco Academy, Microsoft, and Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge to train the students to make them industry ready.
There is also an innovation hub in the college where students learn robotics, IoT, AI, and renewable energy. Recently the students developed a solar-powered vehicle. The faculties are also abreast with continuously reading about latest developments taking place and attending workshops, publishing papers, and conducting seminars. Based on it's multipronged approach, Sri Venkateswara Engineering College is all set to increase the intake from 300 students per annum and also introduce M.Tech courses in the near future.
With 28+ years of expertise in the Information and Communication Technology industry, Mudraganam Chandrashekhar is passionate about enabling people empowerment and prosperity. He has worked in high-profile roles in Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Trusts, Infronics Systems, Danlaw Technologies, and MGRM. He is a strategy and business development specialist, with a strong orientation towards business operations, including high-level networking and eco-system development and has several articles written under his name on economic and technology trends, international markets, and current and strategic affairs. He is also a motivational speaker and gives talks on current and strategic issues and management topics.
The Exhibition Society is a nonprofit organization started in 1938 with an objective to promote social, economic and industrial development in the erstwhile Hyderabad State in particular and in the country in general. It conducts the annual All India Industrial Exhibition at Hyderabad providing a B2C platform for exhibitors from all over the country and utilizes the revenue generated to sponsor 18 educational in Telangana institutions with an annual intake of about 30,000 students from KG to PG.
Sri Venkateswara Engineering College currently offers B.Tech courses in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Computer Science Engineering and Diploma courses in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Civil Engineering.
M Chandrashekhar, Secretary and Correspondent of Sri Venkateswara Engineering College states that in the 22+ years history, SVES which is located in Suryapet (about 135- 140 km from Hyderabad on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway) is not only providing technical education offering B.Tech and Diploma courses but also making students proficient in soft skills, such as, English speaking, personality development and knowledge in latest technologies.
Taking a Unique Approach
Sri Venkateswara Engineering College follows Outcome Based Education (OBE) process combined with human values and ethics, focusing on soft-skills development so that students, when they pass out of the college are better equipped to fulfil all their expectations. Chandrashekhar who holds an MS degree in Computer Engineering from the US explains, "œThere is definitely a requirement for engineers but you can't keep on harping on the old method of teaching because today technology is changing very rapidly. The shelf life of these technologies is very short. We have to stay abreast of what the industry expects as the students are going to become the workforce for the factories, companies, software or hardware industry and have to produce quality products using those new technologies. Whether it is AI or ML, or big data, in addition to the regular curriculum which is mandated as per the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad, we conduct guest lectures, seminars, workshops on emerging technologies. We are not a commercial organization, we are a service-oriented institution. Our vision is to empower and enable students to gain a competitive spirit and the right aptitude to compete successfully and occupy better positions in society and thereby contribute to nation-building".
"œThe institute envisions empowering and enabling students to gain a competitive spirit and the right aptitude to compete successfully and occupy better positions in society and thereby contribute to nation-building"
Supported equally by excellent infrastructures (an international alike infrastructure at a remote location) the Exhibition Society funds and looks after the financial requirements of Sri Venkateswara Engineering College. "œWe have been conducting online classes throughout the past three or four months during the lockdown period. We have conducted training programs for would-be engineers to bridge the industry gaps by bringing external specialists and forging lots of partnerships with companies, organizations, and universities. We ensure skill-transfer and knowledge-sharing and give our teachers as well as the studentsextra industrial interaction to develop themselves. Constant interactions and exposure open new gateways to skill development amongst students", shares Chandrashekhar.
Although Sri Venkateswara Engineering College is in a rural area, the institute has a strong mission to provide quality education to the rural, students. Awarded with ISO 9000 certificate by the International Accreditation Forum, Sri Venkateswara Engineering College also has alumni presence in senior positions across the world. Last year the college had 84% successful placement in top companies like TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Globarena, HCL, and Brainovision. The college has partnerships with companies like TCSiON, Cisco Academy, Microsoft, and Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge to train the students to make them industry ready.
There is also an innovation hub in the college where students learn robotics, IoT, AI, and renewable energy. Recently the students developed a solar-powered vehicle. The faculties are also abreast with continuously reading about latest developments taking place and attending workshops, publishing papers, and conducting seminars. Based on it's multipronged approach, Sri Venkateswara Engineering College is all set to increase the intake from 300 students per annum and also introduce M.Tech courses in the near future.
M Chandrashekhar, Secretary & Correspondent
With 28+ years of expertise in the Information and Communication Technology industry, Mudraganam Chandrashekhar is passionate about enabling people empowerment and prosperity. He has worked in high-profile roles in Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Trusts, Infronics Systems, Danlaw Technologies, and MGRM. He is a strategy and business development specialist, with a strong orientation towards business operations, including high-level networking and eco-system development and has several articles written under his name on economic and technology trends, international markets, and current and strategic affairs. He is also a motivational speaker and gives talks on current and strategic issues and management topics.