Milestones

Milestones

Milestones in the Development of PVPIT, Budhgaon (Autonomous Institute)

Padmabhooshan Vasantraodada Patil Institute of Technology (PVPIT), Budhgaon, Sangli was established with the vision of providing quality technical education to rural and urban students of Southern Maharashtra. Over the years, the institute has achieved several significant milestones.

Key Highlights

• 43+ years of excellence in technical education.
• One of the first private engineering institutions in Southern Maharashtra.
• Spread across a 36-acre campus at Budhgaon, Sangli.
• Accredited by NAAC and NBA, approved by AICTE, and recognized by the Government of Maharashtra.

Year-wise Achievements

• 1983 : Received AICTE approvals for both programmes of the first kind.
• 1985 : Started functioning in its own building at Budhgaon with a total initial investment of ₹2.85 crore.
• 1985 : Added new undergraduate programmes in Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering.
• 1988 : Constructed Boys’ Hostels and Staff Quarters.
• 1988 : Introduced new postgraduate courses in Mechanical Design Engineering and Civil Structural Engineering.
• 1998 : Received AICTE grants under MODROBS and RPS schemes.
• 2000 : Added a new undergraduate programme in Information Technology.
• 2003 : Launched NIRMITI, a National Level Event for undergraduate students.
• 2004 : Added a new postgraduate program in Mechanical Engineering (Heat Power Engineering).
• 2005 : Constructed a new Library Building with an area of 650 sqm.
• 2005 : Started PROBE, a National Level Event for Polytechnic students.
• 2007 : Constructed a Ladies Hostel with a capacity of 105 students.
• 2009 : Constructed a new academic building for undergraduate departments including Electronics, Electronics & Telecommunication, Instrumentation Engineering, and Information Technology.
• 2010 : Constructed a new Administrative Building.
• 2010 : Organized a National Level Conference.
• 2010 : Added a second division in Mechanical Engineering under Polytechnic Program.
• 2011 : Added a new postgraduate program in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering) and a second division in Mechanical Engineering under undergraduate program.
• 2011 : Added second divisions in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering and Civil & Rural Engineering under Polytechnic programs.
• 2012 : Added divisions in Civil and E&TC Engineering and introduced postgraduate programs in Design Engineering and Electronics Engineering.
• Students of the institute have achieved a remarkable 68 Design Patents.
• Innovative student projects such as Automatic Waste Segregator, Cement Locking Block Maker, Automatic Garbage Collector, Petrol & Diesel Leakage Detection Boat, Sugarcane Cutting Machine, and Bharadi Product Manufacturing Machine have been granted Design Patents.
• The institute received a 4.5-star rating from the Ministry of Education, Government of India under the Institution Innovation Council (IIC) framework.
• Team Solaris participated in the National Solar Vehicle Challenge 2020 organized at VNIT Nagpur and secured the Best Innovation Award along with the Public Choice Award.
• The institute participated in the national-level Mahatma Phule Krishi TIFAN Competition organized by SAE India and John Deere in 2018 and 2019, where Mechanical Engineering students secured First and Second Ranks in consecutive years.
• In the national-level competition organized by i2i (Ignited Innovators of India), the institute won the Best Philanthropist Award in 2020 and secured Second Position in the Entrepreneurship Sector.
• The institute secured First Runner-Up Position in the national-level i2i (Ignited Innovators of India) competition organized by COEP Pune.
• In the EFFI-CYCLE 2019 competition organized by Lovely Professional University, Punjab, the institute achieved Third Position among participating teams.
• The institute has established an Institution Innovation Council (IIC) recognized by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.
• A Network Technology Study and Research Laboratory has been established under the guidance of IIT Bombay.

UG Programmes

• Mechanical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Computer Science & Engineering
• Computer Science & Engineering (Artificial Intelligence & Data Science)
• Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
• Electronics & Computer Science
• Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Instrumentation and Control Engineering

PG Programmes

• Structural Engineering
• Design Engineering
• Heat Power Engineering.
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

NBA Programs

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