PES University

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PES University
Former name
PES Institute of Technology (1988 - 2013)
MottoPerseverance, Excellence, Service
TypePrivate
Established1988[1] 34 Years
FounderDr. M R Doreswamy
AccreditationUGC, IET
ChancellorDr. M R Doreswamy
Vice-ChancellorDr. Suryaprasad J
Pro ChancellorProf. Jawahar Doreswamy
Academic staff
464 (All campuses)[2]
Undergraduates6,656 (All campuses)[2]
Postgraduates1,091 (All campuses)[2]
86 (All campuses)[2]
Location
Bengaluru
,
Karnataka
,
India

12°56′1.75″N 77°32′4.12″E / 12.9338194°N 77.5344778°E / 12.9338194; 77.5344778
CampusUrban, 30 acres (12 ha)
Colors    Blue and red
AffiliationsPES University
MascotJago
Websitepes.edu

People's Education Society University (PESU), formerly PES Institute of Technology (PESIT), is a private university in Bengaluru, India. Established in 1988, it is focused on the following educational areas: Engineering, Management, Law, Economics, Commerce, Architecture, Design, Psychology, Arts, Medicine and Life Sciences. The institution offers both foundation courses in these areas, as well as specializations, with a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree.[3] The college was established as PES University in 2013, as a private university. There are three campuses under PES University in Bangalore: Ring Road Campus located at Banashankari 3rd stage outer ring road Bangalore, Electronic City Campus located at Electronic City hosur road Bangalore, and Hanmumanth Nagar Campus located at Banashankari 1st stage Bangalore.

History[edit]

PESU is managed by the People‘s Education Society (PES), which was founded in 1972, in a rented gymnasium in Bengaluru, with around 40 students. PES currently manages over 45 educational programs in Karnataka and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, with a total of over 18,000 students.[4]

PESU was started as PESIT in 1988 as the first engineering college under the PES group of institutions.[1] The college was affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi and later became an autonomous college under VTU. The college was established as PES University in 2013 and renamed as PES University.

Prof. M. R. Doreswamy Silver Jubilee Complex (A-Block)

PES University[edit]

PES University was established as a private university by PES University Act, 2012 (Karnataka Act 16 of 2013)[5] in 2013, to establish and incorporate in the State of Karnataka a university of unitary nature in the private sector to promote and undertake the advancement of university education in Engineering, Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, Arts, Social Science, Computer Applications, Humanities and Management.

There are three campuses under PES University:[6]

Academic profile[edit]

Admission criteria[edit]

PESU admits 40% of its students to undergraduate courses based on their Karnataka CET ranks and 60% of its students based on PESSAT (the university's own entrance test) ranks. PESU also admits students under a Management quota, which may 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 Technology 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.[7]

Faculty and research[edit]

Crucible Of Research and Innovation (CORI) is a multi-disciplinary research center at PES University. It was inaugurated by Dr. C. N. R. Rao (former Director, Indian Institute of Science) on 7 February 2010. It has research facilities and a set of dedicated research staff who carry out research in various areas.[8]

Centre for Intelligent Systems (CIS) is a research center at PES University which researches on topics like Control Systems, Speech, Image and Signal Processing, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Low Power VLSI design. Selected students do internships in the PES Innovation Lab (formerly Microsoft Innovation Lab) on the university campus.[9]

Rankings[edit]

University and College rankings
Engineering – India
NIRF (2021)[10]83


The university was ranked 83rd for engineering in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2021.[10]

Controversy[edit]

2023 Suicide[edit]

On July 17, 2023, a student committed suicide by jumping off the eighth floor of a building on the university campus.[11][12][13] The deceased was later identified as Aditya Prabhu, a 19-year old Bachelor of Technology student of the university. The incident occurred after he was allegedly caught using a mobile phone during an examination.[11] Aditya was escorted out of the examination hall at around 11:30 am (IST). He was counselled by the college authorities and informed that his parents would be notified. Distressed, he left the room and jumped to his death some time between 12:30 and 1:00 pm. Aditya's parents then proceeded to file a police complaint against the university management holding them responsible for his death. Aditya's mother alleged through social media that Aditya told her he was being harassed by the college faculty who told him that "it’s better to die than to do such things".[14] The university also caught flak for leaked screenshots from a college group where a member of the administration was seen encouraging students to support the university by countering backlash with positive posts about the university.[15]

In response, the university released a statement refuting the charges of harassment and against their policy on malpractice during examinations. Expressing regret, the statement claimed that Aditya was escorted for carrying a mobile phone with material related to the examination and that he was counselled to stay calm and would be given the opportunity to explain his side of the story before he left the room. It went on to refute "all charges that are being made regarding the process and all the lies that are being circulated by opinions on our staff and the welfare of our students".[15][16] Three members of the faculty, who were present with Aditya were later charged with abetting suicide.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "PESIT :: Home Page > About Us". pesit.pes.edu. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d https://www.pes.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/PES-University-Overall.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "About PES University". PES University. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  4. ^ "PESIT students outshine in Sweden-India Nobel Memorial Quiz". ThisweekBengaluru. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ https://pes.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/THE_PES_UNIVERSITY_ACT.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ https://pesitsouth.pes.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Govt.-Approval-for-PESU-EC-Campus.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ "M.Tech Computer Science". PESIT, Bengaluru. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  8. ^ Gutka, Charmi. "Sparsh Learning Raises Angel Funding From Blume Ventures And Tempus Capital". Dealcurry. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  9. ^ "PESIT Telecommunications". PES Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  10. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2021 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 9 September 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Caught for 'malpractice', first-year BTech student in Bengaluru dies by suicide". The Indian Express. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  12. ^ "BTech student jumps to death after being caught using phone during exam in Bengaluru". Deccan Herald. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Caught with phone in exam hall, BTech student jumps to death in Karnataka". The Times of India. 18 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  14. ^ "'Want to tell our side of story': Mother of Aditya Prabhu, PES University student who died by suicide, narrates ordeal". The Indian Express. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  15. ^ a b "'We Love PES University': Varsity group for counter online campaign following student's suicide". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  16. ^ "'We are not heartless': PES University on Bengaluru student suicide". Deccan Herald. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Aditya Prabhu death: Three PES University teachers chargesheeted for abetment to suicide". Edex Live. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

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