People's Education Society Institute of Technology
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People's Education Society Institute of Technology (also known as PESIT or P.E.S. Institute of Technology) is a private co-educational engineering college
located in Bangalore
, Karnataka
, India
. It was established in 1988 and is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University
, Belgaum
. It was granted academic autonomy in August 2007.
, with a total of over 15000 students.
PESIT was founded in 1988, as the first engineering college under the PES.
. The college has six major blocks:
grammarian Pāṇini.
The college has an auditorium in the A Block with 800+ seating capacity. The college has indoor facilities for basketball, badminton, table tennis. A cricket ground is situated next to the Tech Park. Other facilities include a volleyball court and a basket ball court. The college has a gym which offers its services to the students of PES institutions at concessional rates.
or their COMED-K UGET test ranks. PESIT also admits students under Management quota,which does 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 Engineering
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.
Centre for Intelligent Systems (CIS) is a research centre at PESIT, which is researches on topics including Control Systems, Speech, Image and Signal Processing, Robotics, Artificial intelligence, and Low Power VLSI Design.
Sequitur : Annual science fest organized by the Science and Humanities Department.
Celesta : College cultural day.
Vistas : National-level management fest.
Prakalpa : Exhibition featuring the best projects of each department.
Conquiztador : The Annual High School Quizzing Championship for the Dr. M R Doreswamy Trophy for Quizzing Excellence
Engineering college
Engineering colleges generally refer to institutes of higher education which offer an engineering course at degree level. The duration of the course is four to five years depending upon the university to which the college is affiliated. The students learn little of basic science concentrating...
located in Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It was established in 1988 and is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Visvesvaraya Technological University is an affiliating state university in Karnataka, India. It was established on 1st April 1998 by the Government of Karnataka as per VTU Act 1994, to improve the quality of technical education in the state. Apart from a few notable exceptions, VTU has complete...
, Belgaum
Belgaum
Belgaum is a city and a municipal corporation in Belgaum district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the fourth largest city of the state of Karnataka, the first three being Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli-Dharwad....
. It was granted academic autonomy in August 2007.
History
PESIT is managed by the People's Education Society (PES), which was founded in 1972, in a rented gymnasium in Bangalore, with around 40 students. The PES currently manages over 45 educational programs in Karnataka and neighboring Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, with a total of over 15000 students.
PESIT was founded in 1988, as the first engineering college under the PES.
Campus
PESIT is located on the 100 Feet Ring Road in the Hosakerehalli locality of BangaloreBangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
. The college has six major blocks:
A - Block
The A - Block is the administrative building, called the Prof M.R.D Silver Jubilee Complex, named after the Chairman of the PES group Prof. M.R. Doreswamy. The building has the central library, the offices of the Director, Chairman, Principal and Registrar. It also has the Department of Science and Humanities which handles the first year students for BE courses. It houses the college canteen,central library and a Campus Mart where the students can buy stationary items and books.B - Block
B - Block houses the machine shop, fluid mechanics lab, I.C. Engines Lab, materials testing lab, heat transfer lab and a subsonic wind tunnel.C - Block
C - Block houses the Department of Mechanical Engineering. It also has the offices of the cultural department, Team Haya which is the PES Formula Team. It also houses the GM PACE center and the chemistry laboratory.D - Block
D - Block is for the Electrical & Electronics Engineering department. The block features AC Machines Lab, DC Machines Lab, Analog Electronics Lab. Power Electronics Lab and Computer Lab.E - Block
E - Block houses the offices of the Dean of Academics and Evaluation and other UG and PG departments like Biotechnology Engineering, Bachelor of Hotel Management, Bachelor of Business Management and Master of Business AdministrationF - Block (Pāṇini Block)
F - Block is the Center for Advanced Studies (CAS). It has the Department of Information Science and Engineering, the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, the Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering, and the Department of Telecommunications Engineering. It has the CORI lab along with some research setups like FreeScale Semiconductor VLSI Lab and Centre for Intelligent Systems. The block was recently named as the 'Panini' block, after the SanskritSanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
grammarian Pāṇini.
The college has an auditorium in the A Block with 800+ seating capacity. The college has indoor facilities for basketball, badminton, table tennis. A cricket ground is situated next to the Tech Park. Other facilities include a volleyball court and a basket ball court. The college has a gym which offers its services to the students of PES institutions at concessional rates.
Admission criteria
PESIT admits students to undergraduate courses based on their Karnataka CETCommon Entrance Test
The Common Entrance Test is a state-level competitive exam conducted for the purpose of admission of students to the first year or first semester of full time courses in Medical, Dental and Engineering Courses in professional colleges within the state in question in IndiaThe professional colleges...
or their COMED-K UGET test ranks. PESIT also admits students under Management quota,which does 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 Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering
The Bachelor of Engineering is an undergraduate academic degree awarded to a student after three to five years of studying engineering at universities in Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, Finland , Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Korea,...
degree.
Students are admitted to postgraduate courses based on their GATE
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is an examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and the Indian Institutes of Technologies on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development ,...
test scores as well as on their Post Graduate Karnataka CET
Common Entrance Test
The Common Entrance Test is a state-level competitive exam conducted for the purpose of admission of students to the first year or first semester of full time courses in Medical, Dental and Engineering Courses in professional colleges within the state in question in IndiaThe professional colleges...
scores. Upon graduating, they receive a Master of Technology degree.
Under Graduate Programs
PESIT offers Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) 4 year degree programs in following disciplines:- Mechanical Engineering (Total number of seats available are 120)
- Electronics and Communication Engineering (Total number of seats available are 120)
- Telecommunication Engineering (Total number of seats available are 120)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Total number of seats available are 120)
- Information Science and Engineering (Total number of seats available are 120)
- Computer Science and Engineering (Total number of seats available are 120)
- Bio Technology (Total number of seats available are 120)
Postgraduate departments
- Department of MCA
- Department of MBA
- M.Tech (Computer Science and Engineering)
- M.Tech (Electronics and Communication Engineering)
- M.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)
Faculty and research
Crucible Of Research and Innovation (CORI) is a multi-disciplinary research centre at PESIT. It was inaugurated by Prof. C.N.R Rao former Director, Indian Institute of Science on February 7, 2010. It has research facilities and a set of dedicated research staff who carry out research in their areas of interest.Centre for Intelligent Systems (CIS) is a research centre at PESIT, which is researches on topics including Control Systems, Speech, Image and Signal Processing, Robotics, Artificial intelligence, and Low Power VLSI Design.
Course content and grading
All the courses which have been conferred autonomous status have their departments set their own course content and grading system. The college follows the credit–based system of performance evaluation, with proportional weighting of courses based on their importance. The grading system followed is the relative grading system.Academic pressure and controversies
The college has been under criticism for its allegedly strict academic and disciplinary rules. In November 2011, a student of the college committed suicide, thought to be due to academic pressures. Immediately after the discovery of the incident, some students of the college protested against the college administration and vandalized the premises.Festivals
Aatmatrisha : Annual techo-cultural festival with events spanning categories like technnology, literature, fine arts, gaming, trivia, culture, etc.Rock concerts form an essential part of the fest.Sequitur : Annual science fest organized by the Science and Humanities Department.
Celesta : College cultural day.
Vistas : National-level management fest.
Prakalpa : Exhibition featuring the best projects of each department.
Conquiztador : The Annual High School Quizzing Championship for the Dr. M R Doreswamy Trophy for Quizzing Excellence
College clubs
- PES.NET - DotNet Student User Group of PES group of institutions.
- Pulse - Western dance troupe
- Ninaada - Indian cultural forum
- The Quotient Quiz Club - The official quiz club of PESIT. It is the flag bearer for all quizzing activities on campus. Known for its own quizzing style, the QQC is an active 45 member club with quizzes happening every week, in addition to the ones it conducts as a part of PESIT fests.
- Sanskrithi - Contemporary/semi-classical dance troupe.
- Team Haya - Formula racing team.
- Team Aeolius - Aero-design team.
- Pixels - Photography Club.
- Eclat- Annual magazine by and for the students.