PES University

History

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 neighboring Andhra Pradesh, with a total of over 15000 students. PESU was founded in the year 1988.

Campus

PESU is located on the 100 Feet Ring Road in the Hosakerehalli locality of Bengaluru. The college has six major blocks:

A - Block (MRD 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 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 Central Library and a Campus Mart where the students can buy stationery items and books.

There is an auditorium in the A Block with 800+ seating capacity.

B - Block

B - Block houses computer science department semesters 3-8.

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. Department of mechanical engineering also has an aero design team called team 'Αίολος', Aeolus. Team Aeolus has participated in sae west and they were placed first in Asia and fifth in world in design competition.

D - Block

D - Block is for the Electrical & Electronics Engineering department. The block features the High Voltage Lab (Power systems), 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 Computer Applications (BCA), Bachelor of Hotel Management, Bachelor of Business Management and Master of Business Administration (MBA)

F - 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 named as 'Panini' block, after the Sanskrit grammarian Pāṇini.

G - Block

The G-Block or the Aamatra block hosts the Science and Humanity Department which currently handles the first year students.

Admission criteria

PESU admits 40% of its students to undergraduate courses based on their Karnataka CET and 60% seats based on PESSAT (the university's own entrance test) ranks. PESU 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. The online registrations for PESSAT 2016 has commenced.

Under Graduate Programs

PESU offers Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), formerly B.E., 4 year degree programs in the following disciplines:

Postgraduate departments

All estimates are approximate only. The number of seats are subject to change.

Faculty and research

Crucible Of Research and Innovation (CORI) is a multi-disciplinary research centre at PESU. It was inaugurated by 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 PESU, which is researches on topics including Control Systems, Speech, Image and Signal Processing, Robotics, Artificial intelligence, and Low Power VLSI Design.

PISAT

On 26 September 2016, PISAT was successfully placed into polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO) orbit by India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its thirty-seventh flight (PSLV-C35). Prime Minister, Narendra Modi tweeted “I applaud the industrious and innovative students of PES University, Bengaluru for creating PISAT that was launched successfully today”. The launch vehicle, carrying multiple satellites including PISAT lifted off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 9:12 am. The team on the PES University campus is preparing to receive data from the satellite.

PISAT is a three axis stabilized imaging nanosatellite weighing about 5 kg and generates 13 watts power with S-band RF communication. The major subsystems are: an imaging camera to provide earth imageries with 80 meter resolution, On Board Computer (OBC), Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS), RF communication system with S Band frequency, telemetry, telecommand, thermal system, structure and Electrical Power System (EPS). The ground software was developed for on-ground orbit determination essential for mission operations.

PISAT was shipped to Sriharikota High Altitude Range (SHAR) rocket launch centre on 11 September 2016 in the presence of Director of ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai, SSS PD Mr. Amareshwar Khened, and other officials. A team of 11 from PES University were present at SHAR for pre-launch activities of PISAT from 11 to 17 September. During the period PISAT was interfaced with ejection mechanism and integrated with the launch vehicle. Earlier, after stringent performance and quality tests by expert committee, the nanosatellite was formally handed over to ISRO at a function on the campus attended by top officials from the government and ISRO on April 20, 2016.

The University takes pride in enabling students to get hands on experience and understand critical space technology and quality requirements. The joint initiative of ISRO and PES University and five other colleges proved to be a great opportunity for students to work on space research, analyze launch readiness and related activities. As a policy ISRO extends support to technical institutions and student missions. After extensive technical evaluation by ISRO scientists, PES University was given the responsibility of leading design, development, fabrication and testing of student nanosatellite, PISAT. Four other engineering colleges collaborated on the project. The University established Electro Static Discharge Room and Satellite Control Facility on campus.

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 total marks (usually out of 100) form the basis of grades, with a grade value (out of 10) assigned to a range of marks. For each semester, the students are graded by taking a weighted average of all the subject grades with their respective credit points. Each semester's evaluation is done independently with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) reflecting the overall performance across semesters. Till June 2012, the grading system being followed was relative grading, but the college switched to an absolute grading system after consultations with the university.

Ranking

PES University was ranked number 7th in the 'Most Trusted Educational Institutes' list by brand analytics and insights company TRA (formerly Trust Research Advisory). PESIT was ranked #33 by Outlook India Top Engineering Colleges of 2013, from 35 in 2012 and #30 by Dataquest India's Top Engineering Colleges 2011. In rankings limited to private colleges it was ranked #13 by Mint Top 50 Private Engineering Colleges of 2009.

College festivals

Epsilon: Annual science fest organized by the Science and Humanities Department

Celesta: College cultural day

Vistas: National-level management fest

Prakalpa: Exhibition featuring best projects of each department

Conquiztador: Annual high school quizzing championship for the Dr. M R Doreswamy Trophy for Quizzing Excellence

Ayana: A 24-hour hackathon organised by the Department of Computer Science, PES Institute of Technology

Aatmatrisha: Aatmatrisha, the annual intercollegiate techno-cultural fest of PES Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, provides an imposing platform for the students across the country to showcase their talents in a host of technical and cultural events.

Samarpana: Samarpana was started in 2009 as an annual event dedicated to the martyrs of our nation. In Samarpana, the students work towards spreading awareness among the youth about the sacrifices made by the armed forces of India and reach out to their families, and express gratitude. Nautanki, the club was also extensively involved in creating theatrical performances for the same.

HashCode: Hashcode is a 24-hour Hackathon, an event to promote ideas, creativity and quick-wit where the participants are exposed to fever-pitched (albeit healthy) competition. It’s a great platform to give shape to their stagnant ideas. This Hackathon is organized by the “Student Developer Community” with support from Microsoft Mobile Innovation Lab, with constant support from PES University and Microsoft India. This was the fourth iteration with an open hack theme, so all tracks and fields related to computing were allowed.

College clubs