Vishwakarma University (VU) is a state private university located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Established under an Act of the Maharashtra State Legislature, the university is part of the broader Vishwakarma group of educational institutions, which has been engaged in higher education in Pune for several decades.
Key facts
| Name | Vishwakarma University |
|---|---|
| Type | State private university |
| Location | Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Country | India |
| Affiliation | Vishwakarma group of institutions |
Background
The university was founded as part of the expansion of the Vishwakarma educational trust, which had earlier set up engineering and management institutes in Pune. Vishwakarma University was established to bring multiple disciplines under a single multidisciplinary university framework, offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes.
Academics
The university offers programmes across a range of disciplines, including:
- Engineering and Technology
- Management and Commerce
- Design
- Pharmacy
- Law
- Liberal Arts and Humanities
- Sciences
Programmes are structured at the diploma, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels, with a credit-based system aligned to the regulatory framework of the University Grants Commission (UGC).
Campus
The main campus is situated in Pune, a city widely recognised as one of India's principal centres of higher education and information technology. The campus houses academic buildings, laboratories, libraries, hostels, and sports facilities supporting residential and day-scholar students.
Significance
Vishwakarma University contributes to Pune's role as an educational hub by offering multidisciplinary higher education within a private university framework. It complements the city's older public institutions such as the Savitribai Phule Pune University and the College of Engineering, Pune, by adding capacity in professional and applied disciplines.
Related topics
- Pune
- Education in Maharashtra
- List of universities in India
- Private universities in India
- University Grants Commission (India)
- Savitribai Phule Pune University
References
- Wikidata entry: Q48731017
- University Grants Commission (India) — list of state private universities