Vidyavardhaka Sangha (VVS) stands as a synonym for quality education in the heritage city of Mysuru. VVS was established in 1949 by great visionaries namely Late Sahukar Channaiah and Late. K. Puttaswamy (Former Minister of Karnataka) to impart quality education to all sections of the society. There are ten educational institutions starting from nursery to engineering college under the aegis of VVS. At present, VVS is under the able guidance and leadership of Sri Gundappa Gowda, President, Sri Shivalingappa B, Vice President, Sri P. Vishwanath, Secretary.
Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering is one of the prestigious engineering colleges in Karnataka. Established in 1997, VVCE has grown in leaps and bounds since inception. VVCE is an autonomous institute affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, approved by AICTE & UGC, New Delhi and recognized by Govt. of Karnataka. Six UG programs are accredited by National Board of Accreditation, New Delhi. VVCE is also accredited by NAAC with “A” grade. VVCE offers seven UG programs, three PG programs and nine Research Centres for pursuing PhD programs, with a total student population of over 3200. The college has excellent infrastructure coupled with qualified and passionate faculty team to provide a perfect learning ambience. The college is under the able leadership of Dr. B. Sadashive Gowda, PhD (IISc) as Principal, who has rich experience in industry and education fields both in India and abroad.
The college has taken stringent measures as per AICTE/UGC norms to prevent any incidents of ragging.
Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Mysore is located at P.B. No.206, Kannada Sahitya Parishat Rd, III Stage, Gokulam, Mysuru, Karnataka. Mysore (Mysuru) Railway Station is around 4 kms away and Mysore (Mysuru) Airport, Kozhikode-Mysore-Kollegal Highway, Mysuru, Karnataka is around 16 kms away from the College. Students can take a cab or a bus to reach VVCE, Mysore.
Boys Hostel The college has boy’s hostel facility which provides good hostel accommodation for the students.
Girls Hostel The college has girl's hostel facility which provides good hostel accommodation for the students.
Gym The College provides separate hostel facility for boys and girls. The girls hostel accommodates nearly 30 students and the boys hostel accommodates nearly 300 students. The Hostel facility is available for students of all years. Strict discipline is followed in the hostels. The Hostels provide breakfast (with milk/coffee), lunch, Snacks (with milk/tea) and dinner. There are separate Hostel Wardens for boys' hostel and girls' hostel who monitor the running of the hostels.
Library The Library in Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering was established in the year 1997. Library, being the heart of an institution, is the centre of all activities in the campus. Situated in the Ground floor of the building covering an area of 890 sq. Mts. and where both lending facilities and reference section in the Ground floor. The library is developed and enriched with great care. It has a collection of 38,434 books with 7,982 titles. Library subscribes to around 67 printed journals. All documents have been classified as per AACR II of Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) and systematically shelved on Open Access. Library has a reading capacity of 210 seats. Main library is automated and daily library operations are Acquisition, Cataloguing, Serial control, Circulation, OPAC. Library has Wi-Fi connection and has a server with 25 PCs, 3 printers and a scanner and one copier. Library is also a member of DELNET.
Sports The college has the sports facilities for all students.
Cafeteria Students eat, relax and chat at our cafeteria. The dishes are well made, both in terms of taste and quality, owing to the fact that we have the best chefs, who are proficient in making South Indian as well as Chinese dishes.The rates in the canteen are affordable and the students come here to pacify their appetite. The college administration ensures quality food is being served to the students and carries out timely inspections. College has spacious canteen facility in the college premises and is run by college management. A variety of south Indian food and snacks with both hot and cold beverages are available to the students and staff of the college with highest quality.Canteen has a big kitchen with steam cooking facility and kitchen staff take extra care to provide the students and staff with nutritious and hygienic food in the campus canteen. Kitchen is well maintained and care is taken to ensure hygiene. Food items are prepared with RO treated water. Canteen is open from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM on all working days.
Auditorium The college has an auditorium facility for events and seminar.
Medical/Hospital The college has health center with first aid facility for the students.
Wifi The college has Wi-Fi facility for the students and staff.
IT Infrastructure The college has excellent IT Infrastructure facility for the students.
Laboratories The college has departmental based laboratories facility for the students.