S.V.U. College of Engineering, Tirupati

SVUCE, Tirupati, is a constituent and autonomous college of Sri Venkateswara University, situated within the university's campus at the foothills of Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy in Tirupati, India. Established in 1959, it began functioning on 10 August 1959, with its foundation stone laid by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 13 October 1959, and the main building opened by Chief Minister K. Brahmananda Reddy on 21 November 1968. In 1977–78, degree names changed from BE and ME to B.Tech. and M.Tech., and the college gained autonomous status in 2005. It offers a four-year B.Tech program with an intake of 396 students across six departments—Civil, Electrical and Electronics, Mechanical, Electronics and Communication, Chemical, and Computer Science and Engineering—along with a two-year M.Tech program with nine specializations (180 seats) and Ph.D. programs in all departments. Undergraduate admissions occur through the EAPCET entrance test, while postgraduate admissions are split between GATE/AP PGECET (70%) and self-finance management category (30%). Notable alumni include filmmaker duo Raj & DK. The college's alumni association was started in 1965 and formally registered in 2001.