Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam

About College:

The Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering (GVPCE) is an engineering college, formed in the year 1996. It is located in the picturesque coastal city of Visakhapatnam, in the state of Andhra Pradesh (AP). While the college may have itself been started in 1996, its roots go back earlier to the establishment of the body. The Gayatri Vidya Parishad (GVP) is that body which runs this college, and several other educational institutions within the region. A team of technocrats, academicians and philanthropists were behind this set up, back in 1988. The group operates degree colleges, a junior college, schools, a technical campus, research labs, research centres on diverse topics, and of course, this engineering college. 

Topics as divergent as women studies, Nano science, industrial research, policy studies, Gandhian studies, advanced sciences, bio science and even an Indo- German collaboration are the areas for the research.  The Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering in turn, has been affiliated to the Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University- Kakinada (JNTUK), also from the same state of AP. This affiliation ensures approval of the UGC (University Grants Commission). The technical courses here, have also been ratified by the AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education). Further, the college has also been accredited by both the NBA (National Board of Accreditation) and the NAAC (National Assessments and Accreditation Council). It has earned an A grade rating in the latter. 

A separate IQAC (Internal Quality Assurance Cell) has been created to this end, to ensure that all the terms of the NAAC are complied with. An AQAR (Annual Quality Assurance Report) gets generated to quantify the results. The GVPCE has also paid a lot of importance to the broader social good. This is the reason that students studying here have participated in several central and state government schemes. Participation has been strong in schemes such as the NSS (National Service Scheme). A Centre for Fostering Social Responsibility (CFSR) has also been set up on campus to promote the social initiatives. Courses are offered here at the Visakhapatnam- based Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering at both the UG as well as PG levels. 

At the undergrad level, B. Tech programmes in engineering are available for the areas of- Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, Information Technology, Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics and for Electronics & Communication. The Chemical Engineering options may also be taken up in a part- time mode. At the master’s level, the courses get more technical. So, the M. Tech programmes are available for the areas of- Software Engineering, Structural Engineering, VLSI Design & Embedded Systems, Computer Science & Engineering, Thermal Engineering, Power Systems & Control Automation, Power Electronics & Drives, Infrastructure Engineering & Management, Computer Aided Analysis & Design, Communication Engineering & Signal Processing, Chemical Engineering, Cyber Security and for CAD/ CAM (Computer Aided Design/Manufacturing).

In addition, one can also go for an MCA from here. Admissions to these programmes is via nationally or state- wise recognized entrance examinations. Scores of the JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) Mains or the AP EAMCET (Andhra Pradesh Engineering Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test) are considered for admissions at the UG level. The GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) or the AP PGECET (Andhra Pradesh Post Graduate Engineering Common Entrance Test) scores are similarly considered for admissions to the M. Tech programmes at the master’s level. The APICET (Andhra Pradesh Integrated Common Entrance Test) meanwhile does the job for the computer application programme here.

The entire academics at the Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering is run by a cohort of thirteen departments, each with expertise in its own area. Seven of these are in the areas where the undergrad engineering courses are offered in. Another is for the MCA. The other five Are for the management studies, English language and the fundamental sciences of physics, chemistry and mathematics. Research also plays a very important role in the development of the GVPCE. For this purpose, the Centre for Innovation and Incubation (CII) has been setup on campus. It also helps develop the budding entrepreneurs among the students for the institute. Experienced trainers and entrepreneurs are invited to campus to deliver guest lectures and interact with those who have such business models.

To collate the research findings on campus, a college magazine is also published yearly. The GVPCE has also been a part of several research projects and consultancies undertaken. The college’s rankings have also shot up across the platforms, over the years. The NIRF (National Institutional Rankings Framework) has placed the GVPCE within the 101- 150 rank band among engineering colleges. The placements have also likewise, gone up over this period. Some of the key recruiters from campus during this period have been the likes of- Amazon, TCS, Infosys, Cognizant, L&T, VNC, Yahoo!, HSBC, Verizon, ZOHO, HPCL, Sobha Developers, NCL, Hexaware, Sonata, Hansa Solutions, Lotus Wireless, Hyundai, Wipro and many more.