History

Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering, a constituent college of Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, was established in the year 1959, with an intake of 40 in each of the conventional disciplines of Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering, leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering (BE). Subsequently new disciplines and courses have been introduced both at undergraduate and post-graduate levels, in tune with the changing needs and scenario in the field of technical education. At present, the college offers 4-year B Tech degree courses in six disciplines, 6-year B Tech M Tech dual degree courses in five disciplines, 2-year M Tech degree courses in twelve different specializations, Ph D full-time and part-time programes in six disciplines with a total intake of around 1000.

Description of the Emblem

1. The Wheel (CHAKRAM) at the top, according to Hindu Mythology, is a characteristic weapon of Lord Sri Venkateswara, an incarnation of Vishnu, and it is intended to connote that this University is named after Him.
2. The heraldic elephant-heads and the lotus in the upper portion are taken from the crest of the University of Madras and are intended to connote that Sri Venkateswara University is an offspring of the former in the sense that the portion of the area which had earlier been in its affiliation is brought under the latter’s jurisdiction.
3. The lower portion, showing the signs of hills, is intended to suggest the SEVEN HILLS the abode of Lord Venkateswara for which Tirupati is famous.
4. The motto JNANAMSAMYAGAVEKSHANAM means “Wisdom lies in correct perspective”