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Vishwakarma University
Type	State Private University
Established	3 May 2017 (7 years ago)
Endowment	Bansilal Ramnath Agarwal Charitable Trust (BRACT)
Location	Pune , Maharashtra, India
Website	Official website

Vishwakarma University is located in Pune, Maharashtra, India.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

History

The Vishwakarma University was established on 3 May 2017 as a State Private University by the Government of Maharashtra. The university enjoys an autonomy in designing its own curriculum, teaching methods, examination system and awarding degrees as per the provisions of Vishwakarma University Act 2017. The academic programs commenced from June 2017.^{[citation needed]}^[5]

Campus

Vishwakarma University has a campus located in Kondwa, suburbs of Pune city in Maharashtra, India. It is 10 km from Pune station and 17 km from Pune airport.^{[citation needed]}

Organisation

The Vishwakarma University is a natural offshoot of the Vishwakarma Group's educational legacy spanning 35 years. The Group functions under the framework of Bansilal Ramnath Agarwal Charitable Trust(BRACT). The Trust runs several educational institutes, a publishing division, retail stores, a managing consultancy and a temple under its aegis.

The first educational venture of the trust - Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (VIT) was established in the year 1983. Vishwakarma Vidyalaya was established in the year 1986, followed by a series of educational institutes in the subsequent years. Presently, the Vishwakarma Group has 1500 full-time employees, 17 educational institutes that have programmes ranging from high school, junior school, undergraduate, postgraduate to Phd. Programmes, in the fields of engineering, law, management, marine engineering, and value added programmes with approximately 17,000 student enrollments.

Departments/ Centers

Art and Design -

Department of Fashion and Apparel
Department of Graphic and Multimedia
Department of Interior Design and Decoration
Department of Fashion Design and Apparel Technology
Department of Graphic Design and Multimedia Technology
Department of Interior Design and Decoration Technology

Science and Technology -

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Computer Engineering
Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Sciences

Centre for Professional Excellence in Engineering -

Centre for Professional Excellence 4.0
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Department of Basic Science
Department of Biotech and Bioinformatics
Department of Computer Science
Department of Health and Wellness

Commerce and Management -

Department of Management

Interdisciplinary Studies -

Department of Vocational Education
Department of Professional Education

Humanities and Social Science -

Department of Psychology
Department of Economics
Department of Public Administration
Department of Foreign Languages
Department of Philosophy and Culture
Department of Liberal Arts
Department of Travel and Tourism

Journalism and Mass Communication -

Department of Media, Communication and Journalism

Law -

Department of Law and Governance

Associations

IBM^[6]
TATA Technologies^[7]
Korean Institute of Science and Technology
State University of New York, Binghamton, U.S.A.
National University, U.S.A.
The University of Ngaoundere, Cameroon
Wufeng University, Taiwan
University of Ontario, Canada
Hof University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Energy Research Institute @ NTU, Singapore
Unity Engine
School of Integrated Innovation, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Achievements

Vishwakarma University was awarded the best Innovations Award by ACMA-LIONS at Innovations Expo 2017.

Vishwakarma University won award for best guitarist in Firodiya karandak 2022.

Extra-Curricular

Activities like photography, literary readings and sports are an integral part of the life at Vishwakarma University campus. The university has a vibrant photography club, a book club, an adventure club, a fine arts club, cultural club, an Ethical and Social Responsibility club (ECR) and a sports club to bring out the non-academic potentials of students to the fore.