KL University
| klce Logo K L University logo | |
Former names | Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering(1980) |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1980 |
| Chancellor | Sri Koneru Satyanarayana |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Gouranga Lal Datta |
| Location | |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Nickname | KLU |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | http://www.kluniversity.in |
Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering now K L University is a private University located in the Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, India. K L University consists of 11 academic departments, and six schools of excellence, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological research.
Established in 1980, the college is located in a 50 Acre site abutting Buckingham Canal, about 8 km from Vijayawada in Guntur District. The college is recognized by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi and accredited by the National Board of Accreditation. The college is certified by ISO 9001 - 2000.
History
The college was established in 1980 by the late Sri Koneru Lakshmaiah and Sri K.Satyanarayana at Vaddeswaram. The late Sri K.Lakshmaiah (graduate of BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore), realizing the scarcity of local engineers, came up with the idea of establishing an engineering college. The Secretary and Correspondent Sri K. Satyanarayana (also a graduate from BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore) has since taken over the reins as Chairman. One of the main objectives of establishing the Institute was to develop facilities for studies in a variety of specialized engineering and technological sciences. The need for establishing adequate facilities for postgraduate studies and research was kept uppermost in mind in the founding years. The college got 75% placements during 2003-2009.Once affiliated to Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, the college was granted autonomy in 2006. It became a Deemed University in May 2008, and is now known as Koneru Lakshmaiah University.
Departments
The college started with four conventional disciplines in 1980. It now offers nine programmes in the undergraduate courses and five programmes in post-graduate courses {M.Sc Computer Science, MCA and M Tech}. KLU is the first engineering college in Andhra Pradesh to start an Industrial and Production Engineering branch in undergraduate courses and having NBA accreditation for Biotechnology. It has a plinth area of 38045 m². The college has three computer centers catering to the computing needs of the students and staff.
School of Computing
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Information Technology
- Electronics and Computers Engineering
- Masters in Computer Applications
School of Electrical Sciences
School Of Mechanical and Civil Sciences
Management
Others
Campus
The campus is Wi-Fi enabled and every student comes to the college with a Laptop. e-Learning is being implemented in the campus. Staff and centralized student seminar halls are air conditioned in every department. A convention center is available for seminars, conferences and workshops. Departmental libraries are available in all academic departments in addition to central library. Campus wide LAN is available with fiber optic backbone and DELL blade servers with 5TB storage. 1600+ computers are connected through LAN.
Cultural activities like dramatics, dancing, [[singing] also mark an important feature in the life of a student of KLU. Many students are very passionate about the annual cultural festival.
The annual cultural festival Mood Indigo is held in the month of February and is supposedly the largest of its kind in Andhra Pradesh. The most attractive feature of this 2-day event are the competitions, exhibitions, games and musical concerts.
The annual Science & Technology festival of KLUSO, Samyak is held in the month of October every year and is the largest of its kind in Andhra Pradesh. It comprises various events like competitions, exhibits and talks from guest speakers from around the world.
Apart from cultural and technological activities, the campus is also involved in business activities with bodies like The Entrepreneurship Cell, which support the growth of start ups across the globe.
These college festivals are organized, financially managed and conducted entirely by the students of this Institute. The Student Ordinate called KLUSO is the organizing body of these festivals. All these festivals and organizations are sponsored by private enterprise.
Academics
The faculty student ratio of 1:13 is the best in the state. Faculty of the college number 330, out of which 61 are doctorates and 75+ are pursuing their PhD.
The Freshman Engineering Department helps first year undergraduate students adapt to the needs of technical education. The Institute has a Communication and Soft Skills (CSS) Department, headed by professors and having more than 20 faculty members.
The Institute offers Bridge Courses to the students coming from disadvantaged backgrounds to make them competent to take up the courses on a par with other students.
Emphasis is given on participation in the Hobby clubs. The Institute is recognized as Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) by DSIR, Government of India - a recognition for the excellent research environment in the Institute.
Administration
Every department has 24 committees which administer activities and students are members of these committees. There is an advisory board in every school with academicians from IITs and foreign universities and eminent personalities from industry.
The Institute conducts Yoga and Meditation classes for all the students. An entrepreneurship cell is established in the Institute in association with IIT Madras to guide students who are interested in becoming entrepreneurs.
Student housing
Separate hostel facilities are available for both male and female students. The hostels can accommodate about 300 male and 300 female students. Additional accommodation for 300 boys and 300 girls is being constructed.. All the hostels are Wi-Fi enabled. The facilities in the hostels include STD/ISD facilities, stationery shop, infirmary, laundry shop and snacketeria.
University tie-ups
The university has tie-ups with the following foreign universities for student exchange, staff exchange and research and Development.
- Massachusetts institute of Technology(MIT), USA. (not yet updated in the official website.source: eenadu newspaper )
- Latrobe University, Australia
- Binghamton University, US
- Jackson State University, US
- Rutgers University, US
- University of Cincinnati, US
- Indiana State University, US
- Technical University of Cluz Nopaka, Romania
- Hunze University, The Netherlands
Industry interaction
The Institute is a member of Confederation of Indian Industry(CII). The Institute has signed MoUs with national and multinational industries which helps the students to visit the industries and get practical experience. The Institute has a strong Industrial Relations and Placements Department with offices in cities in India that looks after the industry-Institution interaction and placements.
Companies have established a "Virtual Industry" on campus which allow the students of the Institute to do the industry projects within the campus. Full semester industrial training is made mandatory for the students through Practice School.
Accreditation
The college is the only engineering institute in Andhra Pradesh permitted by the AICTE to admit foreign nationals. All nine UG programmes of the Institution are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) of AICTE, six of them for five years - only private engineering institution in Andhra Pradesh to get six branches accredited for five years, seven of them accredited for the second time.
The Institution was assessed and accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) of UGC with 'A' Grade (CGPA of 3.76 on 4 point scale), the highest CGPA for any Engineering Institution in India. The Institute is autonomous since 2006. The Institute is ISO 9001:2000 Certified since 2004.
K L University official website [1]
References
External links
- Yantrana -- The Technical Club Of K L University Student Ordinate
- KLCE website
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