History

        The 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 (B.E.). 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, and 2-year post-graduate courses with ten different specializations with a total intake of 220 in B.Tech. Programmes and 70 in post-graduate programmes.

 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”

 

Successive Principals

1. Prof.G.Ramakrishnan
(Founder Principal) 		 1959 - 1977
2. Prof.B.Mohan Rao 1977 - 1978
3. Prof.K.Gopi Chand 1978 - 1981
4. Prof.P.Subramaniam 1981 - 1982
5. Prof.C.Venkataramaiah 1982 - 1983
6. Prof.P.Pratapa Mouli 1983 - 1985
7. Prof.C.Raja Rao 1985 - 1987
8. Prof.D.R.Raju 1987 - 1990
9. Prof.T.Rangaswamy 1990 - 1991
10. Prof.K.L.Narayana 1991 - 1993
11. Prof.M.Krishna Murthy 1993 - 1995
12. Prof.K.Ranganadha Babu 1995 - 1997
13. Prof.T.Krishna Parandhama 1997 - 1999
14. Prof.B.Swamy 1999 - 2000
15. Prof.D.Chengal Raju 2000 - 2002
16. Prof.G.Ramprasad  2002 - 2002
17. Prof.B.Subramanyam  2002 - 2004
18. Prof.N.C.Eswara Reddy 2004 - 2006
19. Prof.K.Ravindranath 2006 - 2008
20. Prof.M.M.Naidu 2008 -