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PES University
File:PES-University-Bangalore.png
Former name
PES Institute of Technology (1988 - 2013)
MottoPerseverance, Excellence, Service
TypePrivate
Established1988[1] 34 Years
FounderM R Doreswamy
ChancellorM R Doreswamy
Vice-ChancellorSuryaprasad J
Pro ChancellorJawahar Doreswamy
Academic staff
464 (All campuses)[2]
Undergraduates6,656 (All campuses)[2]
Postgraduates1,091 (All campuses)[2]
86 (All campuses)[2]
Location, ,
12°56′1.75″N 77°32′4.12″E / 12.9338194°N 77.5344778°E / 12.9338194; 77.5344778
CampusUrban
Colors    Blue and red
AffiliationsPES University
MascotJago
Websitewww.pes.edu

People's Education Society University (PESU), formerly PES Institute of Technology (PESIT), is a private university in Bengaluru, India. Established in 1988, it is focused on the following educational areas: Engineering, Management, Law, Economics, Commerce, Architecture, Design, Psychology, Arts, Medicine and Life Sciences. The institution offers both foundation courses in these areas, as well as specializations, with a Bachelors, Master or PhD degree.[3] The college was established as PES University in 2013, as a private university. There are 3 campuses under PES University in Bangalore, Ring Road Campus located at Banashankari 3rd stage outer ring road Bangalore, Electronic City Campus located at Electronic City hosur road Bangalore and Hanmumanth Nagar Campus located at Banashankari 1st stage Bangalore.

History[edit]

PESU is managed by the People‘s Education Society (PES), which was founded in 1972, in a rented gymnasium in Bengaluru, with around 40 students. PES currently manages over 45 educational programs in Karnataka and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, with a total of over 18,000 students.[4]

PESU was started as PESIT in 1988 as the first engineering college under the PES group of institutions.[1] The college was affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi and later became an autonomous college under VTU. The college was established as PES University in 2013 and renamed as PES University.

Prof. M. R. Doreswamy Silver Jubilee Complex (A-Block)

PES University[edit]

PES University was established as a private university by PES University Act, 2012 (Karnataka Act 16 of 2013)[5] in 2013, to establish and incorporate in the State of Karnataka a university of unitary nature in the private sector to promote and undertake the advancement of university education in Engineering, Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, Arts, Social Science, Computer Applications, Humanities and Management.

There are three campuses under PES University:[6]

Academic profile[edit]

Admission criteria[edit]

PESU admits 40% of its students to undergraduate courses based on their Karnataka CET ranks and 60% of its students based on PESSAT (the university's own entrance test) ranks. PESU also admits students under a Management quota, which may not place any merit requirements. There is a lateral entry scheme in place, by which students holding diploma degrees can directly enter the second year of study in engineering. On graduating, students receive a Bachelor of Technology degree.

Students are admitted to postgraduate courses based on their GATE test scores as well as on their Post Graduate Karnataka CET scores. Upon graduating, they receive a Master of Technology degree.[7]

Faculty and research[edit]

Crucible Of Research and Innovation (CORI) is a multi-disciplinary research center at PES University. It was inaugurated by Dr. C. N. R. Rao (former Director, Indian Institute of Science) on 7 February 2010. It has research facilities and a set of dedicated research staff who carry out research in various areas.[8]

Centre for Intelligent Systems (CIS) is a research center at PES University which researches on topics like Control Systems, Speech, Image and Signal Processing, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Low Power VLSI design. Selected students do internships in the PES Innovation Lab (formerly Microsoft Innovation Lab) on the university campus.[9]

Rankings[edit]

University and College rankings

The university was ranked 83rd for engineering in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2021[10]

2023 student suicide[edit]

On July 17, 2023, a student committed suicide by jumping off the 8th floor of a building on the campus[11][12][13]. The deceased was identified as Aditya Prabhu, a 19 year old BTech student of the University. The incident occurred after he was caught using a mobile phone during an examination. Aditya was escorted out of the examination hall at around 11:30 hours. He was counseled by the college authorities and informed that his parents would be notified. Distressed from the harassment by college authorities, Aditya left the room and jumped to his death between 12:30 to 13:00 hours. Aditya's parents filed a police complaint against the University management holding them responsible for his death.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "PESIT :: Home Page > About Us". pesit.pes.edu. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://www.pes.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/PES-University-Overall.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
  3. "About PES University". PES University. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  4. "PESIT students outshine in Sweden-India Nobel Memorial Quiz". ThisweekBengaluru. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.[permanent dead link]
  5. https://pes.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/THE_PES_UNIVERSITY_ACT.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
  6. https://pesitsouth.pes.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Govt.-Approval-for-PESU-EC-Campus.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
  7. "M.Tech Computer Science". PESIT, Bengaluru. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  8. Gutka, Charmi. "Sparsh Learning Raises Angel Funding From Blume Ventures And Tempus Capital". Dealcurry. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  9. "PESIT Telecommunications". PES Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  10. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Rankings_NIRF_E_2021
  11. "Caught for 'malpractice', first-year BTech student in Bengaluru dies by suicide". The Indian Express. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  12. "BTech student jumps to death after being caught using phone during exam in Bengaluru". Deccan Herald. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  13. "Caught with phone in exam hall, BTech student jumps to death in Karnataka". The Times of India. 18 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

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