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	== Notable Alumni ==		== Notable Alumni ==
	*[[Ram Gopal Varma]](B.Tech ~~1978~~-1983), Indian Filmmaker		*[[Ram Gopal Varma]](B.Tech 1979-1983), Indian Filmmaker
	*[[Lagadapati Rajagopal]](B.Tech Mechanical 1978-1983) Industrialist and politician<ref>http://www.vrsiddhartha.ac.in/images/Prominent_%20Alumni.pdf</ref>		*[[Lagadapati Rajagopal]](B.Tech Mechanical 1978-1983) Industrialist and politician<ref>http://www.vrsiddhartha.ac.in/images/Prominent_%20Alumni.pdf</ref>

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|location = 6km from Vijayawada on [[National Highway 65 (India)|NH-65]], [[Kanuru, Andhra Pradesh]], India
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'''[[Velagapudi Ramakrishna]] Siddhartha Engineering College''' or '''VRSEC''' was the first private institution to offer [[undergraduate education]] in engineering in [[Andhra Pradesh]], India and first private college to offer PG Programmes in engineering in Andhra Pradesh in the year 1977. The college was approved to be an [[Autonomy|autonomous]] institution by [[Acharya Nagarjuna University]] in the year 1977.<ref name="About VRSEC">{{cite web|title=About VRSEC|url=http://www.vrsiddhartha.ac.in/index.php/about-vrsec|website=www.vrsiddhartha.ac.in|access-date=16 July 2016}}</ref>

== Background ==
Siddhartha Academy of General & Technical Education, better known as Siddhartha Academy, came into being in the year 1975 with a Corpus Fund of Rs.25 lakhs (Rs.2.5 million) through the efforts of 250 life members drawn from different walks of life having a philanthropic bent of mind. This was registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act in the same year. The main objective of the Academy is to establish and run educational institutions offering education at all levels in the fields of general, technical & professional education. The establishment of Siddhartha Educational Institutions followed by the establishment of other educational institutions in the last 28 years transformed this city into one of the major educational centres. As Indias second largest Railway Junction and as one of the biggest Agro Commodity Trading Centres and as the commercial hub krishna region, Vijayawada has become the second important place in the state after Visakhapatnam. Today, Siddhartha Academy is running 14 Educational Institutions, three colleges offering Intermediate(+2) and Degree (Under Graduate) courses for men and women along with a Post Graduate Centre (Graduate Programmes), two Schools one of which is fully residential, two Engineering colleges, a medical college, a college of Law, a college of Education(B.Ed), a college of Pharmaceutical Sciences and a college of Hotel Management & Catering Technology. All Siddhartha Institutions are duly approved by respective Central and State Governments and other concerned bodies.

== Location ==
The institution is located on {{convert|24.05|acre|m2}} of land in Kanuru on the outskirts of [[Vijayawada]] city at a distance of about {{cvt|8|km}} from the city centre, on the Vijayawada-Machilipatnam Highway ([[National Highway 65 (India)|NH 65]]).

== Campus ==
The College has about 5400 students, more than 350 faculty ( Faculty with 88 Ph.D.s & 100 pursuing Ph.D.s )and around 200 technical and supporting staff. Extracurricular opportunities include [[National Cadet Corps (India)|NCC]], [[National Service Scheme|NSS]], Students Chapters of [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers|IEEE]], social clubs and sports & games.

== Departments ==

=== Engineering ===
* [[Electrical engineering|Electrical and Electronics Engineering]]
* [[Electronic engineering|Electronics and Communication Engineering]]
* [[Civil engineering|Civil Engineering]]
* [[Computer science and engineering|Computer Science & Engineering]]
* [[Information technology|Information Technology]]
* [[Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering|Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering]]
* [[Mechanical engineering|Mechanical Engineering]]
[[File:VRSEC-Mechanical Block.JPG|thumb|Mechanical Block Entrance]]

=== Science & humanities departments ===
*[[Chemistry]] Department
*[[English language|English]] Department
*[[Mathematics]] Department
*[[Physics]] Department

=== Professional departments ===
*Computer Applications
*Business Management
*Corporate Interface / T&P Cell
*Library Science Department
*Physical Education

==Academics==

The college is an autonomous college affiliated to the JNTUK, Kakinada. The college offers various UG and PG academic programs leading to the award of degrees such as B.Tech, M.Tech, MCA and MBA with English as medium of instruction. The programs are conducted on semester system and each semester provides for the minimum of 90 instructional days. The regulations in respect of the academic program of study are prepared and approved by the Academic council, the highest academic body in the college. The curriculum for the program of study is prepared by the respective board of studies and approved by the academic council. After successfully completing the program as per the relevant regulations JNUTK, Kakinada will award the degree.

== TIFAC-Core ==
[[File:TIFAC CORE in Telematics.jpg|thumb|Research in Telematics, INDIA]]
TIFAC-CORE in [[Telematics]] is a collaborative effort of TIFAC (representing government), VR Siddhartha Engineering College and Industries in the domain of Telematics. The centre was launched on 1 February 2009.

== Notable Alumni ==
*[[Ram Gopal Varma]](B.Tech 1978-1983), Indian Filmmaker
*[[Lagadapati Rajagopal]](B.Tech Mechanical 1978-1983) Industrialist and politician<ref>http://www.vrsiddhartha.ac.in/images/Prominent_%20Alumni.pdf</ref>

== External links ==
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* [http://www.vrsiddhartha.ac.in/ Official website of VRSEC]

== References ==
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[[Category:1977 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1977]]
[[Category:Engineering colleges in Vijayawada]]
[[Category:Engineering colleges in Krishna district]]
[[Category:Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Engineering universities and colleges in India]]

Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College - Revision history

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