Upcoming Universities in Southern India

Out of many Institutes that are newly established in India, here is a general list of upcoming South Indian Universities which, in near future may enhance the Indian Education stature.

By UdaipurTimes Team Mar 7, 2018, 17:19 IST

Globally, India stands strong in its education system as some top-notch Indian universities made it to world’s best universities. According to the University Grants Commission (UGC), India currently has 47 Central Universities, 367 State Universities, 123 Deemed Universities and 282 Private Universities.

Most of us are aware of the “already established” universities as we aim to become a part of them, but it is also advisable to keep a check on the upcoming universities and colleges.

Out of many Institutes that are newly established in India, here is a general list of upcoming South Indian Universities which, in near future may enhance the Indian Education stature.

MS RAMAIAH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

The MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, a UGC approved Private University is located in Bangalore, Karnataka and was established in December 2013. According to National Institutional Ranking Framework under the Indian Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), this university had already made its place in the top 100 universities of India by 2016. It was the unification of MS Ramaiah Dental College, MS Ramaiah Hotel Management, MS Ramaiah School of Advanced Studies, MS Ramaiah College of Pharmacy.

It offers a wide variety of disciplines in UG (B.Tech, Pharm D, BHM, B.Pharm, B.Des, and BDS); PG (MTech, MBA, M.Pharm, MSc, M.Des, MHA, MDS, and M.Com etc.); PhD (Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Dental Science, Humanities etc.); Vocational Degrees; Diploma courses; Transferrable Skills and Leadership Development Centre.

The eligibility and admission process for some courses are:

DISCIPLINE	SPECIALIZATION	ELIGIBILITY	ADMISSION
BTECH	Computer Science, Electronics & Communication, Electrical & Electronics, Civil, Mechanical	10+2 in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics with minimum of 45% for General category and 40% for reserved category.	Minimum 40% in Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) OR Any national level exam (JEE)
MTECH	Computer & Networking, Machine Designing, Embedded Systems, Image Processing, VLSI, Electronics Design, Robotics, Bio-medical etc.	BTech/BE degree in the respective branches with 50% or higher.	Karnataka Post Graduate Common Entrance Test (PGCET) : 40% OR GATE : 60%
MBA	Human Resource, Finance, Operations, Marketing etc.	Minimum 50% marks in any graduate degree	PGCET exam

RAI TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE

Rai Technology University, a Bangalore based UGC granted Private University was established in March 2003. It offers a total of 12 courses under Engineering and Applied Sciences, Agricultural Science and Forestry, Arts and Management Science in UG, PG and Research disciplines. Admissions in all the courses are through university based entrance test. The eligibility and admission process for various courses are:

DISCIPLINE	SPECIALIZATION	ELIGIBILITY	ADMISSION
BTECH	Computers, Electrical & Electronics, Mechanical, Electronics & Communication, Civil, Agriculture	10+2 in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics with minimum of 45% for General category and 40% for reserved category.	National level exam (JEE) followed by an interview.
BSc	Forestry and Agriculture	10+2 in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics with minimum of 45% for General category and 40% for reserved category.	National level exam (JEE) followed by an interview.
MSc	Forestry and Agriculture	Undergraduate degree in agriculture/ horticulture/ forestry with minimum 50%
MBA		Undergraduate degree in any are with 50% aggregate	National Level Entrance exam (CAT/ MAT) followed by interview

REVA UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE

The 2002 established, UGC approved, Private University is located in Bangalore, Karnataka. It offers courses including Engineering, Law, Business, Management, IT and Software, Humanities, Architecture, Accounting, Arts, Design, Social Science in undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG) and doctorate (PhD) levels. Admission to its various courses may be through merit or self-entrance examination. The admission process and eligibility of Reva University are:

COURSE	SPECIALIZATION	ELIGIBILITY	ADMISSION
BTech	Computer Science, Electronics & Communication, Electrical & Electronics, Civil, Mechanical	10+2 in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics with minimum of 45% for General category and 40% for reserved category.	Minimum 40% in Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) OR Any national level exam
MTECH	Computer & Networking, Machine Designing, Embedded Systems, Image Processing, VLSI, Electronics Design, Robotics, Bio-medical etc.	BTech/BE degree in the respective branches with 50% or higher.	Karnataka Post Graduate Common Entrance Test (PGCET) : 40% OR GATE : 60%
MBA		Undergraduate degree with minimum 50% for General Students and 45% for reserved category students.	REVA Management Aptitude Test (REVA MAT) OR MAT OR CAT

PES UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE

Yet another Bangalore based private, UGC granted University, established in 1972. PES has two campuses in Karnataka:

PES main campus in Hanumanthnagar.
PES Institute of Technology (PESIT) in RK road.

It offers courses in UG, PG and Research levels like Management, Medicine, Life Sciences and Engineering. However, admission in PESU is only through Peoples Education Society Scholastic Aptitude Test (PESSAT) or any national level examination. PESSAT is followed by an interview but the final admission is based on overall performance by the student. A brief detail for admission in PESU is shown here, for detailed information regarding eligibility, click here

DISCIPLINE	SPECIALIZATION	ELIGIBILITY	ADMISSION
BTECH	Computers, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communication, Civil, Bio-Tech, Mechanical	10+2 in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with minimum 60%	Valid score of PESSAT OR KCET OR Any national level exam (JEE) Followed by an interview
MTECH	Computer, Microelectronics, Power Electronics, VLSI, Digital Electronics, Software Development, Web Development, Power Electronics	Undergraduate degree with minimum 50% in the relevant field.	Valid score for PESSAT OR PGCET OR GATE Followed by an interview
MBA	Business Administration		Counseling based on PGCET merit For PESSAT OR CAT OR CMAT OR GMAT There will be a written test followed by interview.

AMRITA VISHWA VIDYAPEETHAM, COIMBATORE

This “Deemed-to-be” University has already grabbed a decent image by ranking 801 in Times (World) 2018 and has managed a spot at 168 in QS (Asia) 2018. It was established as a multi-disciplinary university in 2003. Currently, it expands over 5 campuses in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka with the main campus in Ettimadai, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The other schools of the University are present in Kochi, Bengaluru, Kollam and Mysore. The Coimbatore campus offers a wide range of UG, PG and PhD courses in Engineering, Management, Social Work, Mass Communication, Arts and Medicine. Details for admission to some of the disciplines are:

DISCIPLINE	SPECIALIZATION	ELIGIBILITY	ADMISSION
BTECH	Computers, Aerospace, Electrical & Electronics, Mechanical, Electronics & Communication, Chemical, Civil, Electronics & Instrumentation	10+2 in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with minimum 60%	National level entrance exam (JEE)
MTECH	Computers, Cyber Security, Power & Energy, Instrumentation, VLSI, Robotics, Embedded Systems, Biomedical, Image Processing etc	Undergraduate degree in the respective field with minimum 60%	Direct admission for students who have cleared GATE OR Interview for other students.
MBBS	Medical	10+2 in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/ Biotechnology with minimum 60% marks with 60% marks in English.	NEET Exam
MBA	Business Administration	Under graduation with minimum 60% marks	CAT Or XAT Or MAT Or CMAT Or GMAT Or GRE Followed by an interview