REVA University

Private university in Karnataka, India

REVA University is a private university^[3] in Kattigenahalli, Yelahanka, Bangalore. It was established under the Government of Karnataka Act, 2012. It is managed by the Rukmini Educational Charitable Trust.^[4] The university currently offers UG, PG and several certificate/diploma-level programs in engineering, architecture, science & technology, commerce, management, law, & arts. The university also facilitates research leading to doctoral degrees in all disciplines. Dr. P. Shyama Raju is the chancellor of the university.^[5]

History

REVA Group of Institutions was established in the year 2004 by Rukmini Educational Charitable Trust, a unit of DivyaSree Group.^[6]

Campus

The university campus is spread over 45 acres (18 ha) that houses many multi-department, an incubation center for start-ups, a hostel, and medical facilities.^[7] Over 18,000 students study different courses.^[8]

Academics

The university is organized into the following schools^[5][9]

• Faculty of Engineering and Technology
  • School of Computer Science and Engineering
  • School of Computing and Information Technology
  • School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • School of Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • School of Mechanical Engineering
  • School of Civil Engineering
• Faculty of Architecture
  • School of Architecture
  • School of Design
• Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies
  • School of Commerce
  • School of Management Studies
• REVA Business School
• Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
  • School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
• Faculty of Science and Technology
  • School of Computer Science and Applications
  • School of Applied Sciences
  • School of Allied Health Sciences
• Faculty of Law
  • School of Legal Studies
• Faculty of Performing Arts and Indic Studies
  • School of Performing Arts and Indic Studies

Publications / journals / newsletter

• Insight Newsletter – quarterly
• Criya Magazine – quarterly
• FACES Magazine – annual
• Reflections – annual

Books

• Book titled “Revisiting Mythologies, Rethinking women” by Dr. G Beena, Associate Dean, School of Arts & Humanities
• Book titled “The Nagas : Social and Cultural Identity - Texts and Contexts” by Dr. Payel Dutta Chowdhury, Director – School of Arts & Humanities
• Book titled “The women of phoolbari and other short stories” by Dr. Payel Dutta Chowdhury, Director – School of Arts & Humanities
• Book titled “Engineering Drawing” by Dr. K S Narayanaswamy, Director – School of Mechanical Engineering & Dr. L Mahesh, Associate Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering
• Book titled "Communication Protocol Engineering" by Pallapa Venkataram, Sunilkumar S Manvi (Dean-Faculty of Engineering), B Satish Babu, PHI,2010.
• Book titled "Computer Concepts and C Programming-A Holistic Approach to learning C, B S Anami, S A Angadi, Sunilkumar S Manvi (Dean-Faculty of Engineering), PHI, 2010.
• Book titled "Wireless and Mobile Networks", Sunilkumar S Manvi (Dean-Faculty of Engineering), Mahabaleshwar Kakasgeri, Wiley India, 2014.
• Book titled "Cloud Computing Concepts and Protocols", Sunilkumar S Manvi (Dean-Faculty of Engineering), Gopal Krishna Shyam, CRC press, 2021.
• Book titled "Programming with R", S R Manishekar, Jagadish, Srinivas, Sunilkumar S Manvi (Dean-Faculty of Engineering), CENGAGE, 2018.
• Book titled "Computer Networks", Sunilkumar S Manvi (Dean-Faculty of Engineering), Narosa, 2009.

Ranking

• REVA University ranked Gold in QS I∙GAUGE rating 2019.^[10]
• Ranked 48 in top 50 B-Schools by Chronicle India Survey 2019. A graded institute in Karnataka as per the survey by Chronicle India Survey 2019.^[11]
• REVA University was ranked 18th among engineering institutes by the Times Engineering Survey in 2020.^[12]
• Ranked 14th in the Outlook-ICARE India University Rankings 2019: Top 25 Young Universities.^[13]
• Ranked tenth among private engineering institutes by the Times Engineering Survey in 2020.^[14]
• Ranked tenth among private engineering institutes by the Times Engineering Survey in 2020.^[15]

Rating

Over the years, there are strong allegations^{[by whom?]} on manipulation of online ratings, including Google and top magazines of the country. It has been known among the students for misleading.^{[citation needed][original research?]}

References

1. "Chancellor Message | REVA University". www.reva.edu.in. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024.
2. "Vice Chancellor | REVA University". www.reva.edu.in. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024.
3. "State-wise List of Private Universities as on 6.10.2017" (PDF). www.ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
4. "We Don't Want Universities to Mushroom: Deshpande". New Indian Express. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
5. "REVA University: Best University in Bangalore, India". reva.edu.in.
6. "DivyaSree". www.divyasree.com.
7. "The REVA legacy: Why Shyama Raju's vision has shaped the future of education". The New Indian Express.
8. "REVA University: Best University in Bangalore, India". reva.edu.in.
9. "Undergraduate Programmes Course| REVA University".
10. "QS I·GAUGE - Indian College and University Rating". www.igauge.in.
11. "Final survey" (PDF). www.chronicleindia.in. 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
12. "Welcome to Times Engineering Survey 2020". www.times-engineering-survey.com.
13. "Outlook-ICARE India University Rankings 2019: Top 25 Young Universities | Outlook India Magazine". magazine.outlookindia.com/. 18 July 2019.
14. "Welcome to Times Engineering Survey 2020". www.times-engineering-survey.com.
15. "Welcome to Times Engineering Survey 2020". www.times-engineering-survey.com.