KLU College of Engineering

About College

Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering was established by Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation in the year 1980. It is affiliated to Acharya Nagarjuna University. The college has attained autonomous status in the year 2006 and from 2009 onwards it has become Deemed University.

• The college is accredited by NAAC of UGC as ‘A’ Grade with 3.16 CGPA on 4 point scale.
• It is approved by AICTE, New Delhi and it is an ISO 9001 - 2008 Certified Institution.
• The Institute's mission is ‘to impart quality higher education and to undertake research and extension with emphasis on application and innovation that cater to the emerging societal needs through all-round development of students'.

Infrastructure/Departments

K. L. College of Engineering is situated in a spacious 50-acre campus which is Wi-Fi enabled and has all modern amenities. The institution has 14 departments that have excellent faculty members who impart quality education to the students. The departments known for their excellence are:

• Department of Computer Science and Engineering
• Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Department of Civil Engineering
• Department of Bio-Technology
• Department of Physics
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of English 

Alumni

Some of the noted alumni from this institute are:

• R S V Badrinath, Asst. Commissioner in Excise Department
• Y. Mohan Babu, Deputy Chief Inspector of factories in Government of AP
• A Venkateswara, Deputy Director in S & LRs
• V Jagadish, Scientist in Government of AP
• Ranjith, Executive Director of KNOT Solutions

The faculty-student ratio is 1:14.67. The faculties aim to achieve academic excellence through their modern teaching methods. Some of the noted courses that are offered by the departments belonging to the Engineering school are:

Bachelor of Technology programs:

·         Aerospace Engineering (AE)

·         Bio-Technology (BT)

·         Civil Engineering (CE)

·         Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)

• Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE)

Master of Technology Programs:

·         Bio-Technology

·         Computer Science & Engineering

·         Computer Networks & Security

·         Communication & Radar Systems

Integrated dual degree programs:

·         B. Tech. in BT with M. Tech. in Bio-Technology

·         B. Tech. in CE with M. Tech. in Structural Engineering

·         B. Tech. in EEE with M. Tech. in Power Systems

·         B. Tech. in EEE with M. Tech. in Power Electronics

Research

The institute is recognized as a Public Funded Research Institute by DSIR of Government of India, recognition for the excellent research environment in the institute. It receives several grants, the most recent one being a research grant of worth 0.45 Lacs under the DST-FIST scheme to implement 'Networking and Computational Facilities' received by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. It has many research areas, major ones being:

·         Cloud Computing

·         WEB Services and semantics

·         Sensor Networks

·         Algal biofuels;

·         CO₂ Mitigation

·         Wireless communication

·         Optical Communication

·         Power System Deregulation

The college encourages the students to take part in cultural as well as social activities so they they can become responsible citizens. Some of the clubs are:

• Aastha: It is a social club to organize the students, intellectuals, and to motivate them to serve poor, disabled, illiterate, and ignorant children, not as an act of charity but in the true spirit of our cultural tradition of service as a duty.
• Aaron: It is a trekking club.
• Abhinaya: It is a dramatics club.
• Maya: The film making and animation club.
• Nathan: The Dance club.
• Samskriti: The Indian Heritage and cultural club.
• Prakriti: The environmental club.
• Swara: The music club.
• Vachas: The speaking club.
• Yoga and meditation clubs.

The college provides world-class facilities to the students so that they face no hindrance in their studies. Some of these facilities are:

• Central and departmental libraries.
• 74 academic laboratories, 25 research laboratories, 6 industry collaboration labs equipped with the latest and state of the art equipment and software.
• A first academic institution in India to have Wi-Fi 'n' enabled campus.
• State-of-the-art with data centers with high-end servers and the latest software for academic and research programs.
• Hostel
• Dispensary and a vehicle for an emergency.
• Sports facilities
• A central cafeteria of 1500 sq. m.
• Transportation facilities with 70 buses 

Hostel 

The College has separate hostels for boys and girls with well-furnished rooms and modern amenities. 

• The girls’ hostel has a capacity of 1, 192 with 500 rooms. Boys’ hostel has a capacity of 2, 040 with 780 rooms.
• Wi-Fi enabled hostels
• A spacious canteen with the latest equipment and hygienic environment.
• 100% power backup facility.
• Medical kits and first aid boxes.
• Round-the-clock security, communication, dispensary facilities are also available.
• Other facilities like protected drinking water, newspapers, telephones, laundry, stationery shops, snacks, etc

Library

The college library system consists of a central library and 13 departmental libraries, which collectively support the teaching, research, and extension.

• It has 1, 15, 376 volumes and 30, 086 number of titles.
• It also has 3, 690 back reports, 3, 218 project reports, 17, 628 reference titles, 24, 847 reference volumes.
• Its digital library includes 7, 654 CDs and VCDs, 4, 699 e-books, 2, 500 online courses.
• It also has subscribed to 327 magazines, journals, and periodicals.
• It has online e-resources and databases: IEEE, ASME, ASCE, ACM, STM DIGITAL LIBRARY EBSCO, STM JOURNALS ELSEVIER, SPRINGER, J–Gate-Engineering & Technology (JET), PROWSE, and DELNET.
• It has a seating capacity of 1500.

Internet 

The College has an internet connection. The campus-wide network is established with Hi-speed Fiber Optic backbone.

• 240 Mbps hi-speed internet connectivity round the clock in the campus.
• Internet facility is available in the hostels. 

Other buildings 

The College has buildings that help in the smooth functioning of the institution.

• Indoor Auditorium with 1500 capacity.
• World class conventional center with 400, 380 X 5, 250 X 4,180, 60 & 60 capacity air conditioned halls.
• Seminar hall with a capacity of 550.
• A guest house is also available. 

Sports infrastructure

  The College encourages its students to explore latent talents by providing good sports facilities. The institute is equipped with the following:

• Indoor stadium of 30, 000 sq. ft. with modern facilities including a gymnasium, yoga and meditation center, a hobby center, facilities for drama, chess, caroms, etc.
• Facilities for outdoor games including an athletic track, hockey field, cricket, volleyball, basketball, tennis, netball, beach volleyball, tennis court, football field, etc. 

Other facilities like placement cell, anti-ragging committee, post office, Fax, banking, ATMs, etc. are also available.

The college conducts technical and cultural festivals. Through these festivals, K. L. College of Engineering is imparting organizational skills, leadership skills, competitive spirit, and team behavior skills to their students. Along with knowledge, KLU festivals are providing recreation to the student community.

• Samyak: The College annually organizes the techno-management fest in the odd semester of the academic year. This festival contains many technical events to hone the technical skills of the students.
• Surabhi: The College conducts a cultural festival in the even semester (February) every year. It is the best platform for the students for exhibiting their talents and creativity.

The institution is one of the best engineering colleges in India and has received many rankings. Some of them are:

• 94^th among top engineering colleges by www.bit4all.com.
• www.edu.shikshanation.com ranked it among the top 100 engineering colleges.