PBR Visvodaya Institute of Technology & Science

With the conviction that Education is the only weapon that can eradicate poverty, Dr Dodla Ramachandra Reddy established the Visvodaya Society in 1952 in Kavali. PBR Visvodaya Institute of Technology & Science was established under the aegis of Visvodaya Society in 1998 with an initial intake of 180 students in the Undergraduate courses of Electronics and Communications Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Electronics and Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. At present, the total sanctioned intake is 912 including 660 in UG programme, 72 in five MTech Specializations, 120 in MBA and 60 in MCA. For the year 2020-21, UG programmes in CSE-IoT and CSE-AI have been sanctioned, each with an intake of 60 students. PBR Visvodaya Institute of Technology & Science is awarded permanent affiliation by JNTUA, Anantapuramu. It had been accredited by NAAC with an A grade in 2015 for 5 years. The departments of ECE, CSE, EEE and ME had been accredited by NBA at the UG level for three years in 2010. The institution has been given 2(f) and 12(B) by the UGC in the year 2013. Recognizing the potential of the institution, the software giant TCS has accredited it in 2010 and KPIT Cummins, Pune has given its accreditation in 2013. Faculty is the backbone of any educational institution. The institution has 166 teaching staff including 24 Professors, 34 Associate Professors and 110 Assistant Professors. Apart from direct academic activity, the teaching staff are involved in research activities as well as in consultancy works.