12-05-2025
Mysuru-based engineering college hosts Open Day
Mysuru: The city-based
Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering
hosted '
Open Day 2025
' at its campus on Sunday. The event attracted over 1,500 participants, including prospective students and their guardians from across the region, offering valuable insights into
engineering education
and
career opportunities
.CEO and chief scientist of Prosetta Bioinformatics, M Dharmaprasad, encouraged students to choose institutions that not only offer academic excellence but also foster responsible citizenship, leadership qualities, and personal vice-president at Infosys, Mysuru, KS Sunder, emphasised the significance of problem-based learning, business transformation in engineering, and
interdisciplinary education
.
He also highlighted the evolving role of engineers in solving societal issues and urged students to remain adaptable in a dynamic global job and director of PravegaSemi, Bengaluru, Rahul Deshpande advised students to prioritise critical thinking and explore emerging engineering domains. He also stressed the importance of gaining holistic knowledge, rather than being limited to technical expertise officer at the CET Cell, Uday Shankar, provided information about the CET counselling process, addressed admission-related queries, highlighted common mistakes made by students, and offered guidance on entering mock data of VVCE B Sadashive Gowda elaborated on the variety of engineering programmes offered, the importance of accreditations like NBA and NAAC, national rankings like NIRF.A key attraction was the CET mock open booth.
This interactive booth helped participants practice making informed slot selections. The event also included a panel discussion on the relevance of engineering education to industry needs, the evolution of knowledge domains, and the importance of academia-industry exhibition of 80 student projects showcased innovations across various engineering fields, such as sensors, biomedical engineering, logistics, cybersecurity, robotics, and sustainable engineering, demonstrating their real-world applications and Gowda, president of Vidyavardhaka Sangha, and secretary P Vishwanath were present.
