Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering, Vaddeswaram

Welcome To KLU

Location
Vijayawada is located on the banks of river Krishna in the state of Andhra Pradesh and is historically a cultural, political and educational center. The city is well connected by National Highway and Rail with Chennai (440 km), Hyderabad (275 km), Vizag (385 km) and is a central junction for trains running from North to South India. Daily flights operate from Hyderabad and Bangalore.


K L University is situated in a spacious 50-acre campus on the banks of Buckingham Canal of river Krishna, eight kilometers from Vijayawada city. Built within a rural setting of lush green fields, the Institute is a virtual paradise of pristine nature and idyllic beauty. The campus has been aptly named “Green Fields” and the splendid avenue of trees and gardens bear testimony to importance of ecology and environment. The campus ambience is most befitting for scholastic pursuits. The Institute has a built up area of around 8,00,000 sq. ft. and has over 84 laboratories.

History
K L University is a pioneer in the field of engineering education and research in private sector in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It was established as Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering in the year 1980. The college was made Autonomous in the year 2006 and in 2009 it is accorded Deemed to be University status.

Protagonists of the K L University

Sri K. Satyanarayana     - Chancellor

Sri K. Lakshman Havish   - Pro-Chancellor

Dr. A. Bhaskara Narayana - Pro-Chancellor

Dr. Gouranga Lal Datta    - Vice-Chancellor

Why KLU

All UG programs of the institution are accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA) of AICTE, 6 of them for 5 years – only private engineering institution in Andhra Pradesh to get 6 branches accredited for 5 years.
The institution is accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) of UGC with ‘A’ grade with a CGPA of 3.76 on 4 point scale – the highest CGPA for any engineering institute in India.
The institute is recognized as a Public Funded Research Institute by DSIR of Government of India- a recognition for the excellent research environment in the institute.
The faculty of the institute, numbering 520+ out of which 110+ doctorates and 180+ pursuing their Ph.Ds is one of the best in any engineering institute.
The faculty student ratio of 1:13.5 is the best in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
A mentor is allotted for each 20 students to counsel the student in their academic as well as personal problems
KLU has a separate Communication & Soft Skills (CSS) Dept. with more than 40 professional trainers.
K L U is a member in the prestigious “All India Virtual Class Room” initiated by MHRD. This network enable the students to take advantage of the facilities such as virtual class rooms, virtual laboratories, Journal sharing through online, video conference lectures and many more. 1 Gbps backbone is used for this network
Advisory board in every department with top academicians from IITs & foreign universities and eminent personalities from industries.
KLU has a strong Industry Relations & Placement Department (IRP) and has been consistent in achieving 100% placements for the past seven years.
Freshman Engineering Dept. (FED) is a unique feature for 1st year Engineering students.
A separate student welfare and guidance division headed by Dean-student welfare.
84 laboratories of various Departments to perform 107 different lab activities.
150 mbps hi-speed internet connectivity round the clock in the campus and in the hostels
Discipline is the hallmark with 100% ragging free environment.
Special Centres of Excellence in association with Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, CISCO (CCNA), Adobe, ZENSAR Lab in the campus.
First academic institution in India to have Wi-Fi ‘n’ enabled campus.
e-Learning is the mode of teaching in the campus.
Entrepreneurship Cell in association with IIT Madras.
Yoga and Meditation classes for the students.
Technology forums & hobby clubs for students.
Excellent facilities with International standards for all kinds of indoor & outdoor games & sports with coaches for all major games & sports.
Facilities like PCO/STD/ISD, Fax, Post Office, Bank with ATM in the campus.
Guest house in the campus and another in the city.
Research Oriented Problem Solving Techniques.
100% Placements for the past 7 years.


Vision : To become a World Class Institution in Education and Research by providing value based education in Sciences, Engineering and Technology.

Mission : To impart technical education in cutting edge technologies, inculcating applied research, scholarly inquiry, creative endeavor through the Knowledge and values based molding of students and make an imprint in the economic and social development of the Nation.


Connectivity
KLU has one of the best networked campus in India. Campus wide network is established with Hi speed Fiber Optic backbone.

150 mbps Internet Connectivity
Round-the-clock Internet connection
Internet connectivity for hostels
Total Wi–Fi enabled campus
e – Learning facilities
Dedicated service team
Infrastructure

Total Constructed Plinth Area - 6,50,000 SFt.
75 No(s) physical laboratories in various departments equipped with latest and state of the art equipment and Software where in more than 107 different labs are conducted.
Every school is having exclusive Research centers to conduct high end advanced Research
Indoor Auditorium with 1500 capacity
Indoor seminar halls with 600 & 300 capacity
World class conventional center with 400,200,100 x 3 Air conditioned halls
75 class rooms, 25 tutorial rooms and 5 Group discussion halls
Canteen for 600 students
Library with a seating capacity of 600 and with exclusive individual cabins
Indoor stadium with all modern facilities
Facilities for out door games including Cricket, Volley ball, Basket ball, Tennis, Net ball, Beach Volley ball, Tennicoit etc.
100% power backup facility

Library

Central Library occupies a place of pride in KLU and is an essential component of the institute’s outstanding research and education mission.

It is a most lively place on the campus providing a safe, comfortable and friendly environment that enables learning and advancement of knowledge, and promotes discovery and scholarship. The mission of the Central Library is to facilitate creation of new knowledge through acquisition, organization and dissemination of knowledge resources and providing for value added services. The Central Library system consists of Central Library and 13 departmental libraries, which collectively support the teaching, research and extension and employees of the Institute are permitted to make use of library facilities. The library has a huge collection of books on Engineering, Management, Science and Humanities and has been offering library services through its various divisions.

Library Resources

The Central Library has an excellent collection of Books, Journals and Non Book Materials is Science, Engineering, Technology, Humanities and Management.

Resources	Numbers
No. of Volumes	102670
No. of Titles	27058
Back Volumes	2900
Project Reports	2900
No. of CDs & VCDs	6004
No. of Reference Titles	16245
No. of Reference Volumes	21139
Journals/ Magazines / Periodicals Hardcopies	275
E-books	1470
Online Lectures (NPTEL, SONET, etc.,)	269
Online Courses (ACM)	2500
Subscriptions: IEEE, ASME, ASCE, ACM, Springer Link, EBSCO, Elsevier, ASTM Digital Library, DELNET, PROWSE	4393

Library Computerization

The Central Library has computerized all its activities including Acquisition, Cataloguing, Circulation, and stock verification using in – house software. The Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) can be accessed on Internet and Intranet. The Central Library used Barcode and Biometric technology for computerized circulation system and stock verification. The Central Library has developed in-house facility for bar coding of books and ID cards.

Video Collection and Video Viewing

The Central Library has a collection of 300 video lectures. The Central Library is equipped with video viewing facility through FTP.

The Central Library remains open on all days of the academic year.

Major Services in the library include Reference Services, Photocopying service, Resource sharing (Inter – Library Loan), Information Alert services – New Arrivals.

Digital Library

Digital Library is a part of the Central Library with network built up of fiber optic Giga-byte Ethernet backbone. Digital Library has 60 computer terminals to access Internet/E-Learning material. It also has a CD server with 1000 CD capacity.

The Central Library is a member of DELNET, ASME, IEEE, ACM, MAA, MIS, EBSCO and Bio pharma International, Geotechnical Engineering, Nature, IE, Computer Society of India, SPRINGER LINK, EBSCO, and PROWSE.

Contact

Name	Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering, Vaddeswaram
Address	Green Fields, Vaddeswaram, KC Works post, Guntur District, 522 502.
District	Guntur
State	Andhra Pradesh
Phone	08645-246948
Web Site	http://www.klce.ac.in
E-mail	principal@klce.ac.in
Year Started	1981
Management or Trust
Correspondent or Chairman
Principal	Dr.L.S.S.Reddy
Affiliated to	Acharya Nagarjuna University