College of Engineering Visakhapatnam (Andhra University College of Engineering Visakhapatnam) started in 1946 in the unified Madras presidency. However, the root of this institution on the Andhra University campus was Sugar Technology, the present Department of Chemical Engineering, established in 1933. In 1946 after the sanction, the college was initially located at Cocanada (the present Kakinada), under the Madras Presidency. After the first bifurcation of the State from the Madras Presidency in 1955, departments of major branches of engineering such as Mechanical, Civil & Electrical were established on the university campus. The present College of Engineering Visakhapatnam campus (the north campus of the Andhra University) was established in 1955 in a spacious and splendid area of 160 acres and emerged as the present Andhra University College of Engineering Visakhapatnam (Autonomous). The Department of Chemical Technology i.e., Sugar Technology of 1933 was also shifted to the north campus in 1962 to strengthen the campus, besides these, the four sections of basic sciences were upgraded to individual departments in 1979.
In this analysis, we are going to check out all the details about the institute’s students’ stats, faculty, courses offered, graduation outcomes & placements, median salary & top recruiters, infrastructures, and fees structures. All the details are authentic since we got these from the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) where College of Engineering Visakhapatnam gave its reports.
Students Intake at COE(A) Visakhapatnam
Students Intake
College of Engineering Visakhapatnam admitted 754 students in 2021 and 360 students each in 2020 and 2019, respectively at UG programs, and it admitted 510 students each in 2021 and 2020, respectively at PG programs.
Faculty
College of Engineering Visakhapatnam has 183 distinguished professors at its faculty, of whom 81.97% are Ph.D. holders, the faculty-to-student ratio is 1:16, that is, one professor is available for every 16 students.
COE(A) Visakhapatnam Annual Expenditures
Capital Expenditure
College of Engineering Visakhapatnam spent Rs. 68 crores as capital expenditure in 2021, of which 1.6% spent on procuring books, journals, and e-resources for the library, a galactic 81.55% spent on buying new equipment and software for quality research, and 10.23% of its fund spent on engineering workshops and remaining merely 6.62% spent on the creation of capital assets and other expenditures. In 2020, the capital expenditure was Rs. 53 crores and it was around Rs. 49 crores in 2019. The capital expenditure spending has been increased in 2021 compared to the last two years.
Operational Expenditure
College of Engineering Visakhapatnam spent over Rs. 55 crores in 2021 as operational expenditure, of which a whopping 77.43% of its funds spent on paying salaries to professors and supporting staff, a decent 21.74% of its funds spent on maintaining academic infrastructures, and the remaining 0.83% spent on conducting Seminars, Conferences, and Workshops. Spending as an operational expenditure was Rs. 51 crores in 2020 and Rs. 47 crores in 2019.
COE(A) Visakhapatnam Research Details
Patents Details
As College of Engineering Visakhapatnam has good faculty and good infrastructure, it filed 4 patents applications in 2021 and got 6 patents, filed 1 and got 1 patent in 2020, however, it did not get any patent in 2019 though it filed 4 patent applications.
Sponsored Projects
As College of Engineering Visakhapatnam has many distinguished professors and research scholars at its faculty, many big companies are willing to sponsor this institution, and therefore, it received Rs. 2.3 crores through the 12 sponsored research projects from 15 companies in 2021. In 2020 and 2019, it received Rs. 7.4 and Rs. 3.5 crores through 8 and 15 sponsored research projects from 6 companies each, respectively.
Consultancy Projects
College of Engineering Visakhapatnam received Rs. 4.8 through 188 consultancy projects from the same number of 188 companies in 2021, and it received Rs. 4.8 and 4.5 through 181 and 113 consultancy projects from the same number of 181 and 113 companies in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
COE(A) Visakhapatnam Graduations & Placements
UG Graduations & Placements
At College of Engineering Visakhapatnam, 360 students have been admitted to UG degree courses and 98.61% of them graduated, of whom 88.85% got placements at top companies and 86 were selected for higher studies in 2021; all students graduated and got placements in 2020 and remaining 40 were selected for higher studies; and 98.89% of students graduated, of whom 84.67% got placements and 95 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
PG Graduations & Placements
At PG programs, all students graduated in 2021, of whom merely 16.6% got placements at top companies, and 22 were selected for higher studies; all students graduated in 2020, of whom merely 18.08 got placement and 34 were selected for higher studies; 98.04% of students graduated in 2019, of whom merely 18.06% got placement and 35 were selected for higher studies.
PhD Research Programmes
In the Ph.D. research program, 351 students have been pursuing their degrees till 2021, of whom 136 students graduated in 2021, 105 graduated in 2020, and 83 students graduated in 2019.
Median Salary & Top Recruiters
Median Salary of UG Graduates: Rs. 3.5 LPA in 2021, Rs. 4.5 LPA in 2020, and Rs. 4 LPA in 2019 at top companies.
Median Salary of PG Graduates: Rs. 4 LPA in 2021, Rs. 6.5 LPA in 2020 and also in 2019.
Median Salary of PG Graduates: Rs. 4 LPA in 2021, Rs. 6.5 LPA in 2020 and also in 2019.
The top recruiters of the College of Engineering Visakhapatnam are TCS, HCL, NSTL, DRDO, Mahindra, Infosys, Wipro, etc.
Students Diversity at COE(A) Visakhapatnam
At College of Engineering Visakhapatnam, a whopping 2867 students are currently pursuing their degrees, of whom 55.42% are boys and a considerable number of 44.48% are girls, a galactic 2742 students are from within the state, merely 31 students are from outside of the state, and remaining 94 students from foreign countries.
Facilities on COE(A) Visakhapatnam Campus
College of Engineering Visakhapatnam has a lot of facilities that are available for students. It has hostels, hospitals, labs, libraries, electronics libraries, cafeterias, sports, press & publication, training & placement, lifts/ramps, etc.
Annual Festivals at COE(A) Visakhapatnam
College of Engineering Visakhapatnam celebrates the annual cultural festival for two days in March where many cultural programs are organized. Apart from this, an annual technical festival is also being organized where workshops and conferences on various current trending technologies are discussed to create interest in the minds of students and impart knowledge to them on these topics.
Accessibility
College of Engineering Visakhapatnam is in Vishakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh, the colorful coastal city and one of the important cities in India, which has a good transport system, so commuting through this city is easy. Visakhapatnam Railway Station is at a distance of 6.1 km away and Airport Visakhapatnam is at a distance of around 15.4 km away from the institution are available to reach this institution. Therefore, students from India and the world can commute to this institution.
How to Get Admission at COE(A) Visakhapatnam
For UG courses at College of Engineering Visakhapatnam: Candidates who passed or are appearing for the +2 exam or equivalent recognized by the university can take and should pass Andhra University Engineering Entrance Test (AUEET), however, EAMCET is also considered for admission to this institution.
For PG courses: Candidates who have passed a bachelor’s degree can take and should clear GATE/PGECET for admission to PG courses.
For PG courses: Candidates who have passed a bachelor’s degree can take and should clear GATE/PGECET for admission to PG courses.
Fee Structure at COE(A) Visakhapatnam
Students need to pay Rs. 40,000 as fees for UG courses at College of Engineering Visakhapatnam, however, the saving grace is they can get a decent salary of Rs. 3.5 LPA at top companies, so they get back this amount within a few months.
COE(A) Visakhapatnam Scores by NIRF
Teaching, Learning, and Resources: College of Engineering Visakhapatnam has a good faculty and impressive infrastructure for doing innovative research. Therefore, it scored 64.45%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Research and Professional Practice: College of Engineering Visakhapatnam has many distinguished professors and research scholars, however, it scored 9.77%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Graduate Outcome: As College of Engineering Visakhapatnam has a conducive atmosphere for study, many students graduated at the minimum stipulated time, so for this good performance it scored 69.23%, which accounts to 20% of overall NIRF scores.
Outreach and Inclusivity: College of Engineering Visakhapatnam has students from every section and every part of India as well as the world, so it scored 53.92%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
Perception: College of Engineering Visakhapatnam has a good faculty, good infrastructures, and a conducive atmosphere, and its graduation outcomes and placements at top companies are also good, however, it has not yet gotten much popularity like first-generation IITs and NITs, so it scored 4.23%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
Perception: College of Engineering Visakhapatnam has a good faculty, good infrastructures, and a conducive atmosphere, and its graduation outcomes and placements at top companies are also good, however, it has not yet gotten much popularity like first-generation IITs and NITs, so it scored 4.23%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
