The college was established in the year 1997 by Maharaj Alak Narayan Society for Arts and Sciences (MANSAS). MANSAS was established in 1958 by the erstwhile Raja Saheb of Vizianagaram, (Late) Dr. P V G Raju. It offers KG to PG level education in Arts, Sciences, Engineering and Management across 13 Institutes. Maharaj Vijayaram Gajapathi Raj College of Engineering is one of the 13 institutes.

Infrastructure

Faculty is the biggest strength of the college. It has engaged 182 full time committed teaching staff with most of them having highest academic qualification in their respective fields with more then 30 Ph.D holders to cater the needs of U G and P G students. Faculty members guide the students to harness their complete academic potential. The college regularly invites eminent professionals from industry and academia to share practical experience with the students and staff.

The college has state-of-the-art Labs which host equipment costing Rs 10 Crore. The college is spread on a lush green 43 Acre campus and has more than 3 lac sft built up area. The college boasts of its library extended over 12000sft area adorning an enviable collection of books around 50,000 volumes and 12,000 titles along with a huge number of National and international Journals of various disciplines. It has also extended the facilities of Digital Library with membership through INDEST-AICTE and also facilities ASME, IEEE transaction etc, and 4Mbps leased line internet.

Achievements

The college has moved forward from a humble beginning with 4 departments and 200 students in 1997 to a current regular intake of 774 students. It offers Bachelors Degree in Civil, Chemical, Computer Science, Electronics and Communication, Electrical & Electronics, Information Technology and Mechanical Engineering. It also offers Postgraduate courses in Engineering, Management and Computer Applications. The college has churned out many university rankers and gold medalists and its alumni are spread across the globe. Many alumni are holding key positions in Government, MNCs, Education & Research Facilities and Private sector of India.

Its students bagged University Gold Medal in the branch of Mechanical engineering from its first batch (1997-2001) itself, furthering the record of glorious success; it has also bagged University Second Rank in Mechanical engineering branch by two of its second batch students (1998-2002), apart from securing All India 3rd Rank in GATE-2004 for Chemical Engineering. Adding a feather in its cap of glory, the college bagged University Gold Medals in EEE branch from its 2001-2005 batch and Chemical Engineering 2002-06 batch.

Regular compliance with norms has earned the college a Permanent Affiliation by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Kakinada. All eligible Departments which are more than seven years of age have been accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA) of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The college commitment to process, quality and academic excellence has been rewarded by “Rated Grade-A” by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) of the University Grants Commission (UGC). The college is due to apply for a ‘Deemed to be University’ status by the UGC.

Recognitions and Rewards

Department of Science and Technology (DST) under the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India has given a research grant of Rs 39 Lacs for the academic year 2009-10.

AICTE, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has sanctioned an Entrepreneurship Development Cell with an initial funding of Rs 7 lacs.

The college is recognized as a Business Incubator Center by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India.

Askar Microns of Mysore, Parametric Tech Corporation of Bangalore, Zeus Numeric of Mumbai are some Indian Companies that have an MOU with college extending training and research facilities to students and staff.

The college has excellent rapport with major MNCs in the IT Industry. The college has been accredited by TCS and the college hosts placement drives annually by TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Sonata and many other IT and non-IT companies ensuring placement to 90% of eligible students seeking employment in India.

The college is undertaking has consultancy/ Research projects from AICTE, DST, and Govt. of A.P etc.

Placement

The College provides placement assistance to all its students. Final placements happen during the last term. A formidable array of the best companies in India visit the campus year after year searching for the best talent.

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