Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya Engineering College, Vallabh Vidyanagar (BVM) Anand

Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya Engineering College, Vallabh Vidyanagar was established in 1948. It was first approved by Government as grant paid College. The college is affiliated to Gujarat Technological University. The college is also recognised by AICTE, New Delhi. BVM became the grant-in-aid institution of the state government in 1958 and slowly grants from the state as well as central government started trickling in.

In 1979, BVM was called upon to establish an institute working entirely for research, development, training and extension work in the area of renewable sources of energy particular for rural application. The Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India recognized BVM in 1984 as one of the centers for training in-service engineers in environmental engineering through postgraduate programme of M E (Environmental engineering).

BIRLA VISHVAKARMA MAHAVIDYALAYA

• A PREMIER INSTITUTION OF CVM
• FOUNDED IN 1948
• Motto: Work is Worship
• First Approved by Government as grant paid College
• More than 16000 engineers Graduated.
• Degrees offered – B.E., M.E. and PhD

Affiliations of the College

UNIVERSITY PERIOD

• Bombay University JUNE 1948 - May 1951
• Gujarat University JUNE 1951 - May 1957
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Vdiyapeeth JUNE 1957 to JUNE 2008

(Re-named as Sardar Patel University from 1966)

• Gujarat Technological University JUNE 2008 Onwards

Government Recognition

BVM became the grant-in-aid institution of the State Government in 1958and slowly grants from the State as well as Central Government started trickling in. The Ministry of Works & Housing Govenment of India, Started a Rural Housing Wing from 1st January 1959. Principal of BVM, was named as the Ex-officio Director of the Wing. The wing was later renamed as a Regional Housing Development Centre. The Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India recognized BVM in 1984 as one of the centers for training in-service engineers in Environmental Engineering through postgraduate programmed of M E (Environmental Engineering) (the programmed was run by the institute earlier since 1979.