DVR College of Engineering and Technology
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Devarakonda Vittal Rao College of Engineering and Technology (DVRCET) is an engineering college affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad is a university, primarily focused on engineering, located in Hyderabad, India. Founded in 1965 as the Nagarjuna Sagar Engineering College, it was established as a university in 1972 by The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Act, 1972,...

, in Hyderabad, India. It functions under the Devarakonda Educational Society.

History

It was established in 1997 at the Madhapur campus (currently the MBA campus). An year later, it was shifted to Kashipur Village near Sangareddy
Sangareddi
Sangareddi or Sangareddy ; earlier known as Sangareddypeta) is the district headquarters of Medak district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is about 72 km from Medak and 55 km from Hyderabad and is located on Hyderabad-Mumbai Highway . Manjira Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary...

. The chairman of the college, Devarakonda Vittal Rao, is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha
14th Lok Sabha
The 14th Lok Sabha was convened after the Indian general election, 2004 held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of First Manmohan Singh Cabinet...

 of India. He represents the Mahabubnagar constituency of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

 and is a member of the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 (INC) political party.

Devarakonda Educational Society

The Devarakonda Educational Society was established in 1994 as a non-profit organization. Sri D.Vittal Rao is the president of the society. In servicing the objective, the Devarakonda Educational Society established the D.V.R.College of Engineering and Technology in 1996, the D.V.R. Post Graduate College of Management Studies and the D.V.R. Post Graduate College of Computer Applications in the year, offering academic programmes in Engineering, Technology, Management and Computer Applications.

Courses and Facilities

The college Library has a collection of 21000 volumes, and 3500 titles, periodicals, 49 national and international journals, eight news papers and other professional periodicals. The library has a book bank for SC and ST students and economically poor students. Books for SC and St students are given free by the Social Welfare Department of the government of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

 as per the Government’s policy. Books for economically poor students are also being provided by the College. Select articles from the periodicals are bound and there are 2000 such bound volumes.

The college offers courses in six disciplines which are Electronics and Communications Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering,
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...

 Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...

, Chemical Engineering
Chemical engineering
Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with physical science , and life sciences with mathematics and economics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms...

, Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...

 Engineering and Information Technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...

 Engineering in it. The college does not offer any hostel facility but provides transportation facilities to its students. There are 16 college buses connecting to the city.

Technical and cultural events

Co-circular activities include basketball, volleyball and cricket grounds inside the campus. Inter-college competitions are held regularly. Technical events like "Aktzin", couducted by Electrical department is an naional event,"Elektra", conducted by Electronics department, "Xyno minds" conducted by Computer science department are held annually. There is a college annual cultural festival Dhoom organized by its students.

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See Also

  • Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
    Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
    Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad is a university, primarily focused on engineering, located in Hyderabad, India. Founded in 1965 as the Nagarjuna Sagar Engineering College, it was established as a university in 1972 by The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Act, 1972,...

  • All India Council for Technical Education
    All India Council for Technical Education
    The All India Council for Technical Education is the statutory body and a national-level council for technical education, under Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development...

  • Medak district
    Medak district
    Medak District is located in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Sangareddy is the district headquarters of Medak. The district had a population of 2,670,097, of which 14.36% were urban as of 2001...

  • Sangareddi
    Sangareddi
    Sangareddi or Sangareddy ; earlier known as Sangareddypeta) is the district headquarters of Medak district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is about 72 km from Medak and 55 km from Hyderabad and is located on Hyderabad-Mumbai Highway . Manjira Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary...


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