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progressive management. Though
RVCE has been awarded top scores
on several EW survey parameters,
it’s especially satisfying to learn of
our high score on the industry inter-
face parameter. RVCE is a live hub
of industry-academia collaboration.
Several companies have set up labs
on campus which also hosts a one-
of-its-type Entrepreneurship Cell
and 24 Centres of Excellence such
as Cisco-sponsored Centre of Excel-
lence in the Internet of Things and
RVCE-Mercedes Benz Centre for Au-
tomotive Mechatronics. Moreover,
we have signed more than 100 MoUs
and collaborations with companies
for student internship programmes.
This is also one of the first engi-
neering institutions in Karnataka to HITS campus: hi-tech research focus. Inset: Dr. Anand Jacob Verghese
implement NEP 2020 and introduce
inter-disciplinary courses. Our goal is students has been the mantra of our School of Technology Manage-
for RVCE to be ranked among India’s success. I am very happy that your ment and Engineering (NMIMS
Top 3 engineering institutions,” says respondents have awarded us highest Deemed University), Mumbai to
Prof. K. N. Subramanya, an alum scores for research and innovation, #24 (#42), and Vishwakarma In-
of Bangalore University and IIT-Ma- and infrastructure provision. We have stitute of Information Technol-
dras with over 27 years of teaching, invested over Rs.500 crore in equip- ogy, Pune to #27 (#42).
research and consultancy experience, ping our laboratories with cutting Another highlight of this year’s
who was appointed principal of RVCE edge instrumentation and equipment EWIPEIR is the debut of several pre-
in 2016. Currently, RVCE (estb.1963) to enable faculty and students to con- viously unranked institutions. Among
has an enrolment of 5,744 students duct hi-tech research. Last year, we them: Woxsen University (School
and 358 faculty on its muster rolls. established the Centre of Excellence of Technology), Hyderabad at
L IKEWISE, DR. ANAND Excellence for Underwater Robotics. of Engineering, Pune at #66, MCT
in Space Technology and Centre of
#28, Shree Ramchandra College
Our faculty has published 5,000-plus
Jacob Verghese, pro
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Tech-
chancellor of the Chen-
digarh Engineering College,
nai-based Hindustan research papers in indexed journals nology, Mumbai at #72 and Chan-
and have been granted 200 patents.
Institute of Technology & Sci- Moreover, HITS has also signed sev- Landran, Greater Mohali at #74.
ence (HITS, estb.1985), is very eral national and international re- Moreover, it’s important to note
pleased with this deemed university’s search collaborations with leading that although some colleges are mod-
steady rise in the EWIPEIR annual universities,” says Dr. Verghese, an estly ranked nationally, they are of-
league tables. Ranked #10 in 2021- alumnus of US International and Hu- ten highly ranked in their host states,
22 and 2022-23, HITS has been pro- ron universities (London) and Dong- some of them more populous than
moted to #9 this year with high scores guk University, Seoul, appointed pro European countries. For instance,
on the parameters of research and in- chancellor in 2008. Currently, HITS Heritage Institute of Technol-
novation and infrastructure. “It’s an has 6,500 students and 560 faculty on ogy, Kolkata, ranked #37 nation-
honour to be ranked among India’s its muster rolls. ally, is West Bengal’s #1 private en-
Top 10 private engineering institu- Beyond the Top 10, several insti- gineering college. Likewise, Faculty
tions for three years consecutively. tutions have risen impressively in of Engineering, Dr. CV Raman
The vision and strong foundation the 179-strong league table of India’s University, Vaishali, ranked In-
laid by our founder the late Dr. KCG best private engineering institutes. dia #88 is #1 in Bihar (124 million)
Verghese has enabled HITS to reach Among them: Alagappa College of and Maharaja Agrasen Institute
new heights and milestones. The col- Engineering, Chennai to #15 (#21 of Technology, Rohini, ranked
laborative and inclusive participation in 2022-23), ICFAI Tech, Hyder- #61 is Delhi’s #1 private engineering
of management, faculty, staff and abad to #16 (#27), Mukesh Patel college.

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