Vivekananda College of Engineering & Technology (VCET), Puttur, one of the reputed engineering colleges in the coastal region of Karnataka, was established in the year 2001 by Vivekananda Vidyavardhaka Sangha Puttur (R) with the vision of providing quality technical education to the rural parts of coastal Karnataka. Today the Institute has been identified as a centre for excellence in imparting engineering education to aspiring students from all over the country and is bringing out best academic performance from the students. Stand out features of the institution are a sprawling campus spreading across 25 acres, well-experienced and qualified faculty, modern infrastructure and state-of-the-art laboratories, active training and placement cell, high-end computing systems with adequate software and networking, well-stocked library having subscription to National and International journals, digital library, English language laboratory, etc. Added to the above, industry interaction is provided through industrial visits, interactive sessions with technical experts, and additional exposure is provided through the Consultancy Wing of the various departments. Apart from the regular classroom lectures, the students also have access to browse and watch on-line video clippings of expert lectures from the University, IIT or IISc. via E-Vidya and EduSat programmes on various subjects of their discipline. The campus is surrounded by lush green scenic beauty which is away from the din of city. Discipline is maintained within the college and the hostel premises and the campus is completely free from ragging and mischief mongers. Special custom designed group insurance has been introduced for reimbursement of medical expenses and to ensure continuing education by providing coverage on course fee in case of casualty to the parent.

Placement

The students of Vivekananda College of Engineering and Technology (VCET) receive every possible support on placement through its in-house Placement Cell, which networks with the Industry on a day-to-day basis.We are proud to have a dedicated team of staff operating at Training & Placement Cell. The training commences as early as in the second year of the course and begins with the Infosys- Campus Connect Soft Skill Training Programme. Next, ETHNUS - a team of professionals from Bangalore - impart training towards aptitude and job interview skills. The Placement Cell at VCET has successfully forged ties with some of the best companies in sectors like IT, Telecommunication, Retailing, Manufacturing, Hospitality, Banking and non-Banking financial services. The Cell organises trainings on HRD skills, Interview skills, Spoken English, Industry analysis & Assessments with experts from the industry, and also various other student-industry interaction programmes which lead to better placements. At this juncture, we are extremely happy to announce that the placement activities for the batch 2011 are in full swing. On 1st February, as many as 50 students of ours cleared the tests and interviews, and received offer letters from Infosys. The next day was another rewarding day for us with 20 of our students getting placed at HCL Technologies. The other prominent recruiters who have provided opportunity and placements to our students are Birla Soft, Span Infotech, Celstream, Robosoft, Moog Electricals, CDC software, SLK Software, SPI Mysore, Global Edge Software, Ramky Group, Divgi-Warner, IVR Infrastructure, SLK Software, Bharthi Shipyard, Faurecia Pune, URC Constructions, Tech Mahindra and Hewlett Packard. We have now certain well known names like Wipro, KMC Constructions, Tata Group, Kalyani Steel, etc. lined up for campus recruitment in the months to come. The placement efforts are still on with meaningful talks in progress with a few big names. All these have enabled students to make the most of the opportunities made available to them as a part of the placement drive.We hope to achieve 100% placements for our eligible students this year. Tie-up with Campus Select Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore for placement Member of Coastal Engineering Colleges' Placement Team Tie-up with EMC2 for training on Storage Technologies Tie-up with Infosys for Campus Connect Programme Accredited by Wipro Technologies as 'Trusted Academic Partner'

Package

2.3-3.6lacs per annum