Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya (BVM) is a grant-aided engineering institution located in the educational town of Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India. It is affiliated to

Gujarat Technological University Gujarat Technological University (International Innovative University), commonly referred as ''GTU'', is a state university affiliating many engineering, pharmacy, and management colleges in Gujarat state, India. The university is headed by the st ...

and became an autonomous institution in August 2015. Founded in 1948, it is one of the oldest engineering colleges in India and the first degree engineering college in the state of

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. Managed by Charutar Vidya Mandal, BVM offers graduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in engineering.

History

Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya Engineering College was established in 1948 from donations made by the Birla Education Trust on the behest of Sardar

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, the first Home Minister of independent India. The college was inaugurated by Lord Mountbatten, the

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on 14 June 1948, and rose to prominence under the stewardship of Prof. Junnarkar and Prof. K. M. Dholakia. It was one of the first few colleges in India that adopted the progressive credit system of relative grading in India. The college has awarded degrees to over 20,000 graduates.

University affiliations

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: June 1948– May 1951 * Gujarat University: June 1951– May 1957 * Sardar Patel University: June 1957– June 2008 *

: June 2008 - June 2015 * From 2015 onwards it has been granted autonomy. Now it is an autonomous institution.

Academics

The institution offers engineering courses approved by the

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, for

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students to

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scholars full- and part-time.

Centre of excellence

The college has center of excellence setup by SLS setup.

Industry collaboration

The college is recognized for testing of materials, BIS certifications, environmental auditing, calibration of electrical and electronics instruments and gadgets.

Admissions

In addition to providing admissions to high school graduates from the state of Gujarat, the college offers admissions to students from other states as well, via a competitive entrance examination.

Notable alumni

* A. M. Naik, Executive Chairman,

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, awarded

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, India's second highest civilian award, on 26 January 2019 *

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, Indian Politician,

References

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