Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) is one of the largest technological universities in India, with 28 years of tradition of excellence in engineering & technical education, research and innovation. It came into existence in 1998 to cater to the needs of Indian industries for trained technical manpower with practical experience and sound theoretical knowledge, bringing colleges affiliated to different universities — with different syllabi, procedures and traditions — under one umbrella.
The university administers over 220 engineering colleges, including affiliated and autonomous colleges, offering undergraduate programmes in 37 disciplines and postgraduate programmes in 96 disciplines including MBA, MCA and M.Arch, along with Ph.D. and M.Sc (Engg.) research programmes. Over 3 lakh engineering students study across institutes affiliated to the university.
VTU has four regional centres across Karnataka — in Belagavi, Bengaluru, Kalaburgi and Mysuru — and three constituent colleges in Davanagere, Chintamani and Gokak. Its Central Placement Cell (CPC) is committed to supporting students of the PG centres, constituent colleges and affiliated engineering colleges in their efforts to find employment.
Established in the academic year 2011–12, the VTU Centre for Postgraduate Studies, Mysuru provides a well-equipped campus environment that fosters academic excellence. The Centre for Online Education (COE) offers Honours and Minor Degree Programmes, while the Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE) provides online UG and PG degree programmes in Computer Applications and Management Studies.
VTU has established the VTU–Bosch Rexroth Centre of Competence in Automation Technology in collaboration with Bosch Rexroth AG, Germany, at its extension centre in Mysuru. The Centre trains industry personnel and students from Engineering, Diploma and ITI colleges in automation, giving faculty and students hands-on experience and up-to-date knowledge and skills essential for industrial progress.
ICSEM 2026 will be the most comprehensive conference focused on research activities in the field of Engineering, Technology and Management. The conference aims to provide a forum for researchers and students to discuss the role of Engineering Technology and Management, and to integrate the experience of academicians, industry leaders, technology advisors and innovators toward effective knowledge creation.
It will highlight issues that limit the negative environmental impact of the products and facilities we create, and build a network among people working across related but separate fields — giving academicians, research scholars and industry professionals a platform to contribute to the growth of society as a whole. We invite contributions in the form of research papers under any of the five conference themes.
