VIT as a Career Institute
Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune (VIT, Pune), located in Pune, India, is a well-regarded technical institution in India and is committed to promoting a culture of research and innovation. Faculty members are actively involved in cutting-edge research projects funded projects by prestigious organizations and several industries that involve students in research work. Institute has following factors and ecosystem for making the career of students:
1. Academics focuses on students and their interests: it tailors to the intellectual resources and experiences of diverse students and is responsive to culture, race, SES, and gender. Collaborative and experiential learning is achieved through project-based learning and project-centric learning, wherein students develop solutions for complex engineering problems under the guidance of faculties. This makes students future-ready, along with industry-ready. Future-ready means they are competent enough to take on challenges and find the best solutions to complex problems. Solving highly complex problems requires that students have 21st century skills.
2. Industry Connections: The institute maintains robust relationships with industry partners to provide internships, practical training, and exposure to real-world projects. Institute has an Industry Academia Board (IAB) with 100+ industrial experts whose inputs are used to bridge the gap between academia and industrial needs from students. These industry connections often result in successful campus placements for graduates.
3. Placements: Institute has a best track record of campus placements, internships, and PPOs through MNCs. Student Career Counseling and Guidance (SCCG) cell helps students with career guidance and corporate training, along with the Training and Placement office.
4. Research Ecosystem: Institute emphasizes research and innovation through research centers, laboratories, and faculty-led research projects. Faculty and students working on for cutting-edge research projects funded by ISRO, DST, AICTE, RGSTC, etc.
5. Extracurricular Activities: The institute encourages students to participate in clubs, societies, cultural events, and sports activities for personal growth, leadership, and teamwork skills.
6.Alumni Network: Institute has a registered Alumina association, in which 15000+ registered alumina members are present. Alumni provide mentorship and career guidance.
1. Major Outcomes of the research work
- 2243 research articles in various Journal and reputed international conferences (In Last 5 Years)
- Research Grant received from Government and Non-Government Organizations: More than 5.03 Cr (2018-till date)
- Revenue generated from consultancy and corporate training: 8.73 Cr (2018-till date)
- Patents : published 161 and granted 69 in last 5 years.
- Organized 310 workshops, seminars training programs and conferences.
2. Outcomes of Research and Innovation Activities
- First Prize: MHRD-Samadhan Hackathon The participants in this challenge will design, simulate, and develop such measures that can be made available to the government agencies, healthcare services, hospitals and other services for quick solutions to the Coronavirus epidemic and other such calamities.
- First Prize project competition organized by IEEE and AISSMS IIOT Pune
- First Position in Wie Hack 2.0 - all women 36-hour online hackathon
- First prize Ideathon - NIE IEEE Student Branch
- First Prize in International Virtual Design Course on e-Tourism, organized by Binus University, Jakarta, Indonesia.
- First Prize in Abhikalp Competition, organized by SPPU Pune
- First runner up in One Million Seconds Non-Stop Online Hackathon organized by the Telangana State Innovation Cell, Telangana Information Technology Association, and Publishsutra.
- Second Prize Hackathon conducted by Principal Global Services
- Second Prize at CAS Open Day 2020 Data Science Hackathon conducted by IISc Bangalore
- Runner up in 2 days online Hackathon - Robo Hack
- Top 15 winning team in HackTech Covid19
- Second prize HackRx by Bajaj Finserv
- Second Prize at Technospark - Competition PCCOE, Pune
Beneficiaries
People from rural areas, Farmers, Gram-panchayat, elderly people, Healthcare workers, Municipal Corporations, like Pune, Kolhapur etc., animals, Food, and water distribution system
3. Outcome of Student Career Counselling and Guidance
Student Career Counselling and Guidance supports shaping successful engineering careers by providing personalized guidance, resources, and mentorship.
Table shows the number of students appearing in state/national/ international level examinations during the last five years.
AY |
Total Qualified Students |
NET |
SLET |
GATE |
GMAT |
CAT |
GRE |
JAM |
IELTS |
TOEFL |
Civil Services |
State govt |
Other exams |
2018-19 |
947 |
137 |
137 |
51 |
4 |
15 |
43 |
4 |
17 |
24 |
10 |
3 |
5 |
2019-20 |
967 |
181 |
181 |
54 |
3 |
22 |
54 |
1 |
12 |
30 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
2020-21 |
1151 |
90 |
3 |
23 |
1 |
12 |
31 |
90 |
10 |
20 |
90 |
1 |
90 |
2021-22 |
1365 |
113 |
113 |
26 |
1 |
15 |
47 |
113 |
11 |
18 |
113 |
113 |
113 |
2022-23 |
1543 |
135 |
135 |
32 |
1 |
16 |
24 |
135 |
35 |
17 |
5 |
135 |
7 |
4. Outcomes and Achievements of Institutional Distinctiveness Initiative:
- Research outcomes are obtained from the UG students as follows.
Table 1. Research Outcomes
Sr No |
AY |
Scopus/SCI/UGC Publications |
Patents Published |
Patents Granted |
1 |
2022-23 |
1041 |
61 |
21 |
2 |
2021-22 |
900 |
39 |
32 |
3 |
2020-21 |
405 |
16 |
10 |
4 |
2019-20 |
377 |
20 |
2 |
5 |
2018-19 |
404 |
20 |
1 |
Table 2. Research Eco system
Sr No |
Particulars |
Approx Number of Projects |
1 |
Engineering Design and Innovation |
1456 |
2 |
Course Projects |
5168 |
3 |
Software Development Projects |
2380 |
4 |
Major Projects |
1660 |
- Students’ results are as follows:
Table 3. Students Results
Year |
Passing Percentage |
Percentage of First Class |
Percentage of Distinction |
2022-23 |
97.53 |
37.74 |
59.00 |
2021-22 |
98.01 |
24.41 |
70.72 |
2020-21 |
97.34 |
32.11 |
63.39 |
2019-20 |
94.60 |
51.79 |
42.41 |
2018-19 |
92.19 |
45.10 |
33.47 |
- Students’ placements are improved, as shown in Table 3.
Table 4. Students Placements and Higher Study
Year |
Percentage of Placement + Higher study |
2022-23 |
91.98 |
2021-22 |
94.84 |
2020-21 |
92.36 |
2019-20 |
94.60 |
2018-19 |
89.98 |
- VIT has transformed into a career institute by producing highly employable graduates. Different initiatives helped foster a culture of innovative research and emphasized career development and industry relevance.
- VIT won prestigious award and trophy for ‘Excellence in Enabling Research Ecosystem’ given by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI). This is the first award constituted by FICCI for organizations demonstrating excellence in establishing Research Ecosystems with Innovations, Best Practices, and Excellence in Higher Education.
- VIT won the Making Quality Happen (MQH) 2022 Award with First Rank based on the topic 'Innovation Centric Teaching Learning'. Award was given by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IMC) Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award (RBNQA) Trust in the Event held from November 1 to 4, 2022.