VISHWAKARMA GROUP

VISHWAKARMA
GROUP
The Vishwakarma Group with its socially responsible spirit
of academic, innovative and entrepreneurial excellence has
evolved its Group Entities around the core idea that people
will succeed if given an opportunity
Whats
INSIDE
About the Group 01
Representation in 5 verticals & our top brands 02
Mission & Vision 04
Our History 05

Our Educational Institutes

Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (VIT) 08
Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology (VIIT) 10
Vishwakarma University (VU) 12
Vishwakarma Vidyalaya (VV) 16
Vishwakarma College of Arts, Commerce & Science (VCACS) 17
Wisdom World School 18

Centralised Placement Activities 20

- Industry Connect Initiatives 21
- Global Exposure 22
- Our Recruiters 23
- International Collaborations 24
- Our Associates 25

Our other Business Enterprises

MANUFACTURING : Aakar Foundry 28
PUBLISHING : Vishwakarma Publications (VP) 29
CONSULTING : Investronaut 30
RETAIL : Bansilal Cloth Market / KUDOS / ROOTT SQUARE 31
 About THE
GROUP

The Vishwakarma Group with its pioneering and entrepreneurial

spirit has dedicated its Group entities around the core idea that people
will succeed if given an opportunity.

It has a strong focus on the socio-economic upliftment of the communities they

operate in. In 1983 they started by offering engineering courses and then opened
separate colleges and schools for Information Technology, Management, the Marine
Industry, Creativity & Design, International Schooling, Arts, Science and Commerce,
Press and Publications, Foundry Works and Business Consulting for SMEs & startups.

The Group operates in areas that are the building blocks that drive economic growth
and enjoy a leadership position in all endeavors. The Group’s leadership style is to
empower the individual institutions so that they enjoy the best of entrepreneurial
independence whilst leveraging the Group synergies. As they move with the new and
vibrant energy of Modern India, they embrace new ways of thinking with optimism
for a better world tomorrow.

ADVANTAGE VISHWAKARMA GROUP

As one of Western India’s finest educational institutions, the Group caters to diverse economic strata and the
diversity continues in the courses / domains being offered as part of the services. The Group’s mission of influencing
practice and promoting value based growth is derived by imparting high quality services at the educational
institutions and other business enterprises through continuous innovation and through pioneering programmes.
It is, therefore, a partner of choice for international institutions as well as corporates.

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 The Vishwakarma Group
REPRESENTED IN 5 verticalS
& the respective TOP BRANDS

The Vishwakarma Group has created clusters in different business areas:

Education, Retail, Manufacturing, Publishing & Management Consulting.

The arrangement is an important group strategy to maximize collaboration,

tap synergies and to leverage capabilities and strengths.

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 EDUCATION Vishwakarma Institute of Technology
Vishwakarma Institute of Information
& Technology
Vishwakarma University
01 Wisdom World School
Vishwakarma Vidyalaya
Vishwakarma College of Arts, Commerce
& Science

RETAIL
Bansilal Cloth Market
KUDOS 02
ROOTT SQUARE

CONSULTING
03 Investronaut

MANUFACTURING
Aakar Foundry Pvt. Ltd 04
Aakar Dies & Moulds
DIES & MOULDS

PUBLISHING
05 Vishwakarma Publications

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 Our
MISSION & VISION

To be a globally acclaimed Group of educational institutions,

business & social entities for holistic socio-economic development.

The arrangement is an important group strategy to maximize

collaboration, tap synergies and to leverage capabilities and
strengths.

FOR OUR STUDENTS & ACADEMIA

• To impart knowledge and skill based education in collaboration with industry, academia and research
organisations.
• To strengthen global collaboration for students, faculty exchange and joint research.
• To prepare competent students at all levels of education, be it school or college, with the spirit of
entrepreneurship.
• To inculcate and strengthen research aptitude amongst the students and faculty.

FOR OUR BUSINESS & SOCIAL ENTITIES

KNOWLEDGE
Expertise | Innovation
We strive for a deeper understanding of our domain. We aspire to do things creatively and effectively for
the socio-economic benefit of the communities we serve.
ACTION
Entrepreneurship | Integrity
We are empowered to act decisively & create value. We are consistent in our thought, speech and action.
CARE
Trusteeship | Humility
We protect and enhance the interests of our internal & external customers, communities we serve,
employees, partners and shareholders. We aspire to be the best, yet strive to be humble.

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 Our
1975 HISTORY
Bansilal Ramnath Agarwal
Charitable Trust (B.R.A.C.T.)
1983
Vishwakarma Institute
of Technology (VIT)

1986
Vishwakarma Vidyalaya (VV)

2002
Vishwakarma Institute of
Information Technology (VIIT)
2007
Vishwakarma College of Arts,
Commerce & Science (VCACS)
2009
Aakar Foundry Pvt. Ltd.

2010
Wisdom World School (WWS)

2013
Vishwakarma Publications (VP)

2014
Investronaut

2017
Vishwakarma University (VU)

2018
Roott Square

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 our
Educational
Institutes

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07
 VISHWAKARMA
INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY (VIT) Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune is one of the leading
autonomous technical institutes permanently affiliated to
Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU). It was started in 1983
with an objective to impart quality technical education for the
overall development of students.

It is run by the Bansilal Ramnath Agarwal Charitable Trust, Pune.

in three decades, the institute has obtained the leading position
amongst engineering colleges in Pune through its remarkable
achievements and laurels in the field of engineering education,
that are of high calibre.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
The Institute offers Under Graduate, Post Graduate and Ph.D. programmes in Chemical Engineering, Computer
Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering, Engineering Services &
Humanities, Industrial & Production Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Information Technology & MCA
and Mechanical Engineering.

www.vit.edu
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INTERNATIONAL TIE-UPS & COLLABORATIONS
The institutes are closely associated with several Universities abroad and have
international collaborations.

CANADA:
• University of Ontario, Canada
• Queen’s University, Canada
• University of Waterloo, Canada

USA:
• Thomas J. Watson School of
Engineering and Applied Science, HIGHLIGHTS
Binghamton University, USA ISO 9001-2015 certified by BSI, India

Autonomous status since academic year 2008-09

GERMANY:
• Hof University of Applied Sciences, Hof,  Accredited (‘A’ Grade) by National Assessment and
Germany Accreditation Council (NAAC)
Accredited by NBA

SOUTH KOREA:
• Korea Institute of Science and Technology’s  Consistently ranked amongst the top engineering
Future Convergence Research Division, Seoul, colleges of Pune & Maharashtra
South Korea
 Times Engineering Survey 2018: Institute Rank’s 9th
FRANCE: at National level, 7th in the Western region and 2nd
• Groupe des Ecoles des Mines (GEM), France in Pune amongst private engineering institutes
across the country as per Times Engineering, May
2018, for 4th year consecutively.
THAILAND:
• Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand  Selected under the World Bank project TEQIP
Phase- I i.e. Technical Education Quality
Improvement Programme by Ministry of HRD,
New Delhi
 Offers General Proficiency Courses, Professional
Development Courses, Skill Development Courses
 Open Electives (which include Psychology,
Sociology, Philosophy, Economics, etc.)
 Soft skills, International languages like
French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Sanskrit
Flipped classroom


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 VISHWAKARMA
INSTITUTE OF Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology (VIIT), Pune is a
prestigious technical education institute formally inaugurated on
INFORMATION 11th October 2002. In 2017, VIIT became an autonomous institute
affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU).
TECHNOLOGY (VIIT)
The Institute imparts world-class education in Engineering with a
focus to developing manpower with entrepreneurship qualities. With
the exponential growth of VIIT since it was founded, the institute
has established a strong foothold in engineering education.
VIIT has received ISO certifications, NBA and NAAC accreditations,
several top rankings by various surveys and is on the fast track to
growth.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
VIIT offers different Under Graduate, Post Graduate and Ph.D. programmes in Engineering: Civil Engineering,
Computer Engineering, Electronics & Telecommunication, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology &
Engineering and Applied Sciences.
From the academic year 2017-18 the UG and PG Programmes are offered under Academic Autonomy. The students
who successfully complete these programmes shall be awarded B.Tech. and M.Tech. Degrees.

AWARDS
• Ranked 25th in the list of “Outstanding Engineering Colleges of Excellence” and 7th in the State of Maharashtra
by the Global Human Resource Development Centre - Engineering College Survey of 2016 (GHRDC-CSR)
•  ‘Outstanding Engineering Institute’ in the West by the Vijayavani National Education Leadership Awards
• ‘AAA’ rating by ‘Career 360’
• Ranked 6th in the list of Engineering Institutes in Maharashtra & 14th in India by the “Competition
Success Review”

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INTERNATIONAL TIE-UPS & COLLABORATIONS
With its reputation spanning the globe, aspirants come from far and wide. In addition, institutions abroad have
also tied-up with VIIT and accept students and faculty in their campuses under various exchange programmes.
Some of the established exchange programmes are with:

• Hochschule Hof, Hof University of Applied Sciences,

Hof, Germany,

• Universities of Ontario, Canada OIN Programmes

• Korea Institute of Science and Technology’s Future

Convergence Research Division, Seoul, South Korea
Incubation Cell

• Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai

• Tata Intitute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai

HIGHLIGHTS
• Oracle Workforce Development Programme (“WDP”)  NAAC accreditation with ‘A’ grade in 2016
• Campus Connect Programme, Infosys Technologies  NBA accreditation
Limited, Bangalore  Autonomous Institute under SPPU
 ISO 9001: 2008 certified
• ATS Infotech Pvt. Ltd. (VIIT became a member of  Hands on & Experiential learning through
Microsoft IT Academy) projects with research institutes like TIFR,
• NI-LabVIEW Academy IISER, IUCAA, IITM, Oceanography institute
etc.
• IFM Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Pune  VIIT is the only private institute to have
• Tech Mahindra Ltd., Mumbai collaboration with Tata Institute of
Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai
• HSL Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Pune  Growing placements
• IFS Academy, Pune  Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC)
that annually organizes “Vishwapreneur”
• Shri Vithal Education and Research Institute’s College  Social responsibility through National
of Engineering, Pandharpur Service Scheme (NSS)
• Altair Engineering India Pvt. Ltd. Educational Software  Value Education Club(VEC) and Soft Skill &
License Agreement Personality Development Club

• Skills Factory Learning Pvt. Ltd

www.viit.ac.in
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 VISHWAKARMA
university (VU)
The Vishwakarma University was established on 3rd May 2017 as
a State Private University by the Government of Maharashtra. As
it is recognized and regulated by University Grants Commission
(UGC), VU on its own is allowed to admit students, design and
implement curriculum, conduct examinations and award degrees.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
ART AND DESIGN DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD)
• B.A. & M.A. • Engineering
- Fashion & Apparel Design • Management
- Graphic Design & Multimedia • Science
- Interior Design & Decoration • Humanities
• B.Des. & M. Des. • Social Sciences
- Fashion Design • Mass Communication
- Graphic Design • Journalism
- Product Design • Law
• Art and Design
COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT
B.B.A. JOURNALISM, MEDIA & COMMUNICATION
Marketing | HR | Finance & Banking | • B.A. (Journalism & Mass Communication)
Entrepreneurship & SBM | International • M.A. (Journalism & Mass Communication)
Business | Digital Marketing | Analytics
• B. Com. HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
• B.A.
M.B.A. Psychology | Economics | English | French
Marketing | Finance | HR | Operations and German | Japanese | Spanish | Liberal Arts
SCM | Strategy Business Analytics | MIS
• M.A.
• M.Com.
Psychology | Economics | English | French
German | Japanese | Spanish
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
M.B.A. - Professional LAW
M.M.S. - Cooperative and Micro Finance • LLM
P.G. Diploma in H.R. Criminal Law | Business Law | Arbitration &
International | Cyber Law | IPR

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INDUSTRY ON CAMPUS
Vishwakarma University has partnered with leading industry players to offer students comprehensive programmes,
provide opportunities to work on real life industry projects, and facilitate interaction with industry professionals.
The collaborations help in bridging existing skill set gap and improve student employability.

IBM INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

• Full time Graduate, Post Graduate and Diploma in Engineering and Management
• Short term classroom and online certificate programmes with specialization(s) in key technology

TATA TECHNOLOGIES
• Technology Center with Visualization
• CAD, CAE, Visualization, Digital Manufacturing, PLM Commercial Technologies & Tools

SAP
• Launching i360 Program to promote Design-led Innovation
• Digital Innovation projects for students and faculty

HCL TECHNOLOGIES
• Inclusion of DFMPro and Geometric Stackup software in curriculum for Engineering students
• Use of DFMPro and Geometric Statckup software by Product Design students for projects

WILO MATHER & PLATT, WILO FOUNDATION

• Water Quality Centre of Excellence
• Safe Water Hut (clean drinking water for students using ultra-filtration technology)

C4I4 LAB
• Projects and internships for students in the domain of Industry 4.0
• Collaborative efforts on research, training and implementation in the domain of industry 4.0

JOINT PROGRAMME WITH INDUSTRY

DAWN STUDIOS
• Diploma in Sound Engineering with Pro Tools Certification
• Certificate Course in Video Editing & Certificate Course in VFX (2D & 3D)

www.vupune.ac.in
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 COLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY AND PROFESSIONAL BODIES
Vishwakarma University is fostering collaboration with business organizations, professional bodies, social
enterprises to work on joint initiatives for the greater benefit of key stakeholders in the higher education
eco-system.

CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRIES (CII)

Membership of Education Excellence Forum for embracing Industry Connect, Employability, and Faculty
Competency

WADHWANI FOUNDATION - NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK (WF-NEN)

Collaboration for capacity building, faculty development, e cell, basic and advanced programmes in
entrepreneurship
MAHRATTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRIES AND AGRICULTURE (MCCIA)
Strengthening industry-academia engagement in the region
TELECOM SECTOR SKILL COUNCIL (TSSC)
Associate Membership to provide training in the telecom sector
KESARI MICE, KESARI TOURS
Collaboration for BA Programme in Travel and Tourism
BULDANA URBAN COOPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETY
Collaboration for MMS Programme in Cooperative and Micro-finance

AUTO CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT & RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Strengthen industry-academic engagement with respect to student internships and projects
INDIAN SOCIETY FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (ISTD)
Strengthen the industry-academia engagement with respect to training and development
FRIENDS UNION FOR ENERGISING LIVES (FUEL)
Establish Centre of Excellence for Skill Development and Connect To Work Programme

CII-YOUNG INDIANS
Promote employability, entrepreneurship, leadership and nation building through YUVA chapter at Vishwakarma
University

ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Awareness
 Job Seeker versus Job Creator
 Startup Ecosystem
 Government Initiatives for Entrepreneurs
 Entrepreneurship Week
Support
 Mentoring by Entrepreneurs
 Seed Funding
 Networking with Experts
 Deferred Placement Policy

Education
 Kick-Starting a New Venture
 Critical Success Factors in New Ventures
 Case studies
 Inputs on Family Business Dynamics
Training
 Business Idea Generation and Screening
 Opportunity Recognition and Evaluation
 Business Model Generation
 B-Plan Preparation

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 the VU
ADVANTAGE

ROBUST ACADEMIC FRAMEWORK VIBRANT LEARNING ECO-SYSTEM

 Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)  Interdisciplinary Approach
 Outcome Based Education (OBE)  Experiential & Blended Learning
 Employability Enhancement Inputs  Industry Projects
 Innovative Pedagogy and Assessment  Concurrent Evaluation

OUTSTANDING INDUSTRY CONNECT GLOBAL APPROACH TO EDUCATION

 Memberships of Leading Professional Bodies  MoUs with Foreign Universities
 Industry driven Centres of Excellence  International Projects and Assignments
 Industry Connect Initiatives  Inculcating global mindset in Students
 Joint Projects and Certifications with Industry  Global Internships and Placements

PROJECTS AND INTERNSHIPS

Students at Vishwakarma University are encouraged, supported and rewarded for taking up live projects, research
assignments, winter internships, and summer internships right from the first year of their programme - applicable
for both UG and PG programmes under various disciplines.

• Research Collaboration Agreement, NTU Singapore

• Smart Factory Assessment, C4I4 Labs
• I360 Projects, SAP
• APJ Kalam Fellowship for Social Development, FUEL
• Swachh Bharat Summer Internship, Government of India
• Playing Holi with Under Privileged Kids, eCoexist
• Campaigns, HomeTown (Future Group)
• EcoCampus Initiative at VU

EMPLOYABILITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMME

The unique Employability Enhancement Programme (EEP) at VU is designed to help students explore and identify
emerging economic activities and employment potential. It also helps them assess the nature of work and set of
skills required in the identified key sectors. The resource persons from industry and academia recommend and
suggest potential growth areas and the nature of upgradation required.

Scope
Emerging Career Opportunities | Resume Writing | Domain Knowledge | Aptitude Tests
Business Communication | Campus Recruitment Process | Digital Age Skills | Online Courses
Resource Persons
Industry Professionals | Corporate Trainers | In-house Faculty

www.vupune.ac.in
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 VISHWAKARMA
vidyalaya (VV) Vishwakarma Vidyalaya School, run by Bansilal
Ramnath Agarwal Charitable Trust, was founded
in the year 1986 and is ISO 9001 – 2015 certified.

WHY VISHWAKARMA HIGHLIGHTS

ISO 9001-2015 certified by BSI, India
VIDYALAYA SCHOOL 
 Established “Atal Tinkering Laboratories” in
Backed by a dynamic and enthusiastic management, December 2016 by the Govt. of India, NITI
the students are assured of a value-based education. Aayog, New Delhi
The Management and staff provide an environment
that leads to maximum learning and the all-round • Selected from 13005 schools from across
development of students and children benefit by having India
an edge in life. • Projects:
1. Solid waste Management
The focus on each child extends beyond academics 2. Solution for traffic issues
and children become socially adept. This happens by
allowing them to actively participate in dramatics, role- • Obtained a grant of 20 lakhs for the
playing and concerts. These activities foster better selected schools
language skills, presentation and builds confidence.
• Laboratories established over an area of
Understanding the importance of co-curricular and about 1800 sq. feet
extra-curricular activities for perfect body and mind • Workshops, science fairs, science clubs,
development, the school provides classes for music,
various competitions conducted to
singing, drama, drawing, art and craft, athletics, yoga,
meditation, martial arts, and dance. At Vishwakarma provide a platform for the young
Vidyalaya School, students learn to face the world with innovative minds
confidence and belief, in their own abilities.

The school has an excellent infrastructure with well equipped classrooms with ample ventilation and sunlight.
E-learning facility is present in most of the classes. There is an abundance of teaching aids to simplify teaching.

www.vvp.edu.in
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 VISHWAKARMA COLLEGE
OF ARTS, COMMERCE
& SCIENCE
(VCACS)
The mission of Vishwakarma College of Arts, Commerce & Science (VCACS) is to create
multi-disciplinary students by providing excellent education in different traditional
streams like Arts, Commerce and Science.

VCACS commenced in the year 2007 under the auspices of the Bansilal Ramnath Agarwal Charitable Trust (BRACT)
with B.Com. and B.Sc. courses of Pune University. In the academic year 2008-09, VCACS received permission from
Pune University for the courses BBA, BCA, BBM (IB) and B. Sc. (Computer Science). In the year 2010-11, VCACS
has received permission to start foreign language certificate and diploma courses viz. German, Japanese, French
and English. In the academic year 2011-12, VCACS received the permission for M.Sc. (Computer Science).

HIGHLIGHTS
UG PROGRAMMES 11 Courses conducted with 1200+ student

B.Sc. Computer Science | B.B.A. (C.A.)
intake
B.B.A. | B.B.A. (I.B.) | B.Com.
COURSES

 Caters to 3 educational areas: Technical

Group, Commerce Group & Management
PG PROGRAMMES Group
M.Sc. Computer Science
Industry visits for almost all courses

Job oriented training courses

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMMES Strong communication with Alumni

English | German | French | Japanese
50+ corporates visit campus, annually, for

placements

OUR CAPABILITIES
To provide a fulfilling education to our students we have a Memorandum of Understanding with Korea Institute of
Science & Technology (KIST) whereby scientists & researchers interact with our students on a regular basis.

www.vcacs.ac.in
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 wisdom
world school

Welcome to Wisdom World School - Wakad & Hadapsar. Our Wakad school was inaugurated
in 2010 and within a short span of time progressed by leaps and bounds.
The Hadapsar School was launched in 2015 and within a year has carved a niche for itself
as a much sought after school.

Both our schools are secular and an initiative of the Vishwakarma Institutes & Purple Properties. The schools have
been established with the aim of providing quality education to children from all walks of life. We understand that
diversity of gender, physical & mental ability, culture and background is a strength to be respected.
The school is a private, non-aided co-educational institution affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate
Examination (C.I.S.C.E.) and follows the ICSE syllabus.

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SCHOOL ETHOS
SELF ESTEEM & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
• To ensure that ‘Every Child Matters’.
• To value creativity both within and beyond the school.
• To build the self-esteem of the child by praising and
valuing achievements.
• To encourage individuals to be independent,
imaginative and resourceful.
• To value initiative and the sense that all have the
potential to contribute.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• To identify and cater to the needs of all children.
• To stimulate enquiring minds that want to know more.
• To equip children with the academic and social skills they need in everyday life.
• To have a clear vision of high standards and to strive to meet them.
• To foster responsible attitudes towards the environment and all living things.

HIGHLIGHTS
Highly trained & experienced teachers

Robust student safety measures in place

 Strong focus on education as well as
co-curricular activities
Commendable results of the CISCE Board

 Renowned educationists as part of
Leadership & Management
World class infrastructure


www.wisdomworldschool.in
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 centralised Activities to Placement are Centralised to optimise resources for
the education

placement Institutes covered are

• VISHWAKARMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (VIT)
activities for • VISHWAKARMA INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY (VIIT)

vit, Viit, vu & • VISHWAKARMA UNIVERSITY (VU)

• VISHWAKARMA COLLEGE OF ARTS, COMMERCE &

vcacs SCIENCE (VCACS)

Every student goes through a set of integrated activities

to enhance employability and nurture entrepreneurship.
• Industry Connect Initiatives
• Global Exposure
- Student Exchange Programmes
- Global Internship Programmes
• Employability Enhancement Programme
• Entrepreneurship Development
• Our Recruiters

@ VISHWAKARMA INSTITUTES

100 + 20 + 400 +
INDUSTRY INDUSTRY RECRUITERS
ADVISORS COLLABORATIONS

30000 + 500 +
SUCCESSFUL ALUMNI
GLOBAL ALUMNI
ENTREPRENEURS

INDUSTRY CONNECT TEAM

Career Counselling | Training | Placements
Prof. S. B. Karthick
Head, Central Training & Placement Office
Email: tpo@vit.edu
Cell: ‭+91 9822451260 | Landline: +91 20 24202218

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INDUSTRY CONNECT INITIATIVES

Integrated activities to enhance

employability and nurture entrepreneurship

CAREER READINESS OPPORTUNITIES

 Joint Certifications  Conferences and Summits

 Shadowing Professionals  Career Counselling
 Online Courses and Webinars  Domain Seminars
EXPOSURE  Guest Lectures

 Psychometric Profiling  Employability Enhancement Programme

 Mentoring by Faculty Team  Interviews of Industry Professionals
 Mentoring by Industry  Study Tours to Workplaces
INSIGHTS Professionals  Industry Advisory Boards

 Hands-on Workshops  Internships

 Industry Assignments  Freelancing
 Mock-Job Fair  Live Projects
PRACTICE  Competitions

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 GLOBAL EXPOSURE

STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

 Hof University of Applied Science, Germany
 Ontario Maharashtra-Goa (OMG), Canada
 Laurentian University from Sudbury, UK
 Nipissing University, Nipissing, Japan
 University of Ottawa, Canada
 Queen’s University, Kingston, UK
 Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
 Trent University, Peterborough, USA
 Western University, London, UK
 University of Windsor, Windsor, UK
 York University, Toronto, Canada

GLOBAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME

 Global Internship Programme at Korea Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
 Global Internship Programme at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
 Students Internship Programme at Aquackeck GmbH, Germany
 Internship Programme at JFE Japan Head Quarters (JFE Engineering India Pvt. Ltd.), Japan

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• Works Applications (Japan)
• Allied Analytics LLP
• Accenture India
• Accolite Software India Pvt. Ltd.
• ADP LLC
• Alfa Laval
• Amazon India
• Asian Paints Ltd.
• Atlas Copco India Ltd.
• Avaya India Pvt. Ltd.
• Barclays Bank
• Berger Paints India
• Bharat Forge Ltd.
• Bridgestone India Pvt. Ltd.
• Cadence Design Systems India Pvt.
Ltd.
• Kokuyo Camlin Ltd.
• Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd.
• Ceasefire Industries Ltd.
• CEAT Ltd.
• Citi Bank
• Coca-Cola India
• Coffee Day Beverages
• Cognizant Technologies Solutions
• Colgate Palmolive India Ltd.
• Credit Sussie Services India Pvt.
Ltd.
• Cummins India Ltd.
• Cybage Software Pvt. Ltd.
• Dalal Street Investment Journal
• Deloitte Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
• Diebold Systems Pvt. Ltd.
• Eaton Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
• Edelweiss Financial Services
• Emerson Electric
• eQ Technologic, Inc.
Our RECRUITERS
• FinIQ Consulting (India) Pvt. Ltd. • MRF
• Forbes Marshall India Pvt. Ltd • Mu Sigma
• Fujitsu Consulting India • MUST Garment Corp Ltd.
• Future Group • Navin Fluorine International Limited
• GCMMF - Amul • Nestle India
• Godrej Consumer Goods Ltd. • Nse Infotech
• Godrej Properties Ltd. • NVIDIA
• Goldman Sachs • Pernod Ricard India Pvt. Ltd.
• HDFC Asset Management Ltd. • Persistent Systems Ltd.
• Home First Finance Company Ltd. • Pragmasys Consulting LLP
• Honeywell Technologies • Principal Global Services Ltd.
• HSBC Software Development India • Redington India
Pvt. Ltd.
• Sandvik Asia Ltd.
• ICICI Securities Ltd.
• The Sanmar Group
• Imagination technology India Pvt.
• SAP Labs
Ltd.
• Satguru Travel
• Infosys
• SG Analytics
• ITC Ltd
• Siemens Ltd.
• Jacobs Engineering India Pvt. Ltd.
• Sigma Software
• Jfe Engineering India Pvt. Ltd.
• Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd.
• John Deere India Pvt. Ltd.
• Sungard Technology Services
• John Deere Technology
• Symantec Software India Pvt. Ltd.
• Johnson Controls India Pvt. Ltd.
• Tata Elxsi
• Karvy Corporate
• Tata Technologies Ltd.
• Khimji Ramdas LLC
• Tech Mahindra Ltd.
• Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd.
• Texas Instruments Inc.
• Konecranes Pvt. Ltd.
• Veritas Technologies LLC
• Kurl-On
• VMWare Software India Pvt. Ltd.
• L&T Infotech Pvt. Ltd. (LTI)
• Wavelet Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
• L’Orèal India Pvt Ltd
• Wipro Ltd.
• Mediaocean
• Yardi Software India Pvt. Ltd.
• Mercedes-Benz India Pvt. Ltd.
• Zs Associates India Pvt. Ltd.
• Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturers
Ltd.
• Microsoft
• Morgan Stanley
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 INTERNATIONAL
COLLABORATIONS

MoU with Korea Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea

Faculty / Student Exchange  | Participation in Seminars and Workshop
Special short term research programmes | Students fellowship programme Research Exchange

MoU with State University of New York, Binghamton, USA

Student and Faculty Exchange  | Jointly Sponsored Research  | Other Academic Exchanges
Exchange and Sharing of Research and Teaching Materials  | Joint Conferences and Workshops
Study Abroad Programmes  | Development of Jointly Awarded Degree Programmes vii. 2+2
Programme

MoA with National University, USA

To establish relationship that will promote educational opportunities for the students and faculty.

MoU with The University of Ngaoundere, Cameroon

To establish academic, capacity development, research cooperation and outreach

MoU with Wufeng University, Taiwan

Exchange of faculty, staff members and students
Exchange of publications relevant academic and scholarly information

MoU with University of Ontario, Canada

Student Exchange programme offered to students for global exposure

MoA with Hof University of Applied Sciences, Hof, Germany

Exchange of information and experience  | Faculty / Student Exchange Programme
Cooperative Research Projects  | Erasmus + Programme

MoA with Energy Research Institute @NTU, Singapore

Joint Symposium organized by ERI@N (NTU Singapore) and VU on “Preparing for a Sustainable
Future: Green Technology Development and Proliferation”.

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associates

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business
Enterprises

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 Aakar Foundry Pvt. Ltd. (AFPL) is a Green-Field project started in

aakar the year 2007. It offers solutions right from the stage of prototype
conceptualization & its development through to final serial pro-

foundry duction through HPDC, LPDC & GDC route including designing and
provision of value-added services.

It has its own aluminium foundry with an installed annual capacity

of 3500 tons and supplies to the Automotive and Non-automotive
segments.

CORE COMPETENCIES • Manufacture of aluminium prototypes through

• Initial stage Prototype Development in soft tooling soft tooling with all process (HPDC, LPDC &
• In-house Design & Tool Room GDC) to avoid repeat validation process.
• Entire manufacturing for castings under one roof
using GDC, LPDC & HPDC processes AWARDS & CITATIONS
• In-house capabilities for powder coating & heat • ISO 900: 2008 by TUV Nord
treatment • ISO/TS 16949-2009 by TUV Nord
• Facility for machining, sub-assemblies and testing of • Alucast for “Best Foundry” in 2016
final products • Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd for “New developments”
in 2016
INFRASTRUCTURE • ACMA for “Lean Cluster” in 2015
• Logistically in a strategic location: At Talegaon on the • Greaves Cotton for “New Development” in 2014
outskirts of Pune & in close proximity to the Mumbai- • Cummins India for “Excellent Support and
Pune Express Highway. Responsiveness in volume ramp-up and new
• 12 Acres of Land, Built-up plant shed 80,000 Sq. ft. + development” in 2013
25,000 sq. ft. basement for vendor park.
• MSEB – Express feeder + 100% DG set back-up.
• State-of-the-art equipment for foundry - GDC, LPDC, Machining and
Self-Assembling

HPDC die-casting processes coupled with Tool Room

& Design.
Painting Prototype
• Experienced manpower for product developments &
serial production of critical parts given AFPL’s
proximity to VIT.
Tool
PRODUCTS VA/VE
Suggestions Design
• One-stop manufacturing solution of aluminium
casting in gravity, high pressure and low pressure for Castings
Manufacturing
automotives

www.aakarcastings.com
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 VISHWAKARMA
publications
(VP)

Vishwakarma Publications is proud to be one of the most efficient and growing publishers in Pune.
It was founded in 2013 with the aim to provide a platform to budding and established writers in the
Marathi, Hindi and English language.

At Vishwakarma Publications, we partner with our authors all through the publishing process. We publish across
categories, genres, languages and borders with equal attention to the book and its author.

To us, a book is a source of wonder, imagination,

knowledge and hope. Right from getting that raw
manuscript in our hands to feeling the touch of a
freshly printed book, our staff pours their heart, HIGHLIGHTS
hard work and soul into each book, into every 150+ published authors

dream of our author.
290 + titles published

With an ever-growing distribution network the 300+ dealers

books are made available globally. We hope to
Books published in English, Marathi & Hindi

widen and enrich the community of readers with
our diverse collection of books from several
genres and inculcate the joyous habit of reading
through our book clubs, festivals and literature.

To promote the habit of reading, we sponsor book clubs, festivals and literary events irrespective of places. As a
matter of fact, Vishwakarma Publications is one of the official Title Sponsors of the Pune International Literary
Festival (PILF). Every year, as our bit to encourage writers, we choose selected authors from PILF to publish their
stories.

Vishwakarma Publications strives to be as interactive as possible. Through our blog we provide news and updates
about authors, their books, book events, awards and trends in the publishing industry.

www.vishwakarmapublications.com
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 INVESTRONAUT

Investronaut is a business advisory to early growth businesses,

family owned businesses and companies at different stages in
their lifestyle.

The focus is on building self-sustainable businesses.

Every growing business that ventures into the competitive markets face complex business challenges. Varied
skill sets are needed to handle them effectively. Our Consultancy Services are focussed on assisting business
enterprises in their functions by providing them with cost-effective, superior quality and better managed business
services. Thus enabling the enterprise manage their business more effectively.

So whether you are an early growth business or a more established concern we can take an objective view of
your financial standing and zero in on the right way forward for you. With our experience in business strategy
consulting we help you develop a robust strategy with the aim of achieving a sustainable financial position for you.

www.investronaut.com
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 Bansilal
Cloth Market
KUDOS &
ROOTT SQUARE

Bansilal Cloth Market

Established in the year 1970 at 283, Laxmi Road, Budhwar Peth, Opposite City Post in Pune, Bansilal Cloth
Market is a textile shop that is perhaps the only representative of its generation. Since its establishment, it has
continued to be patronized by every section of society.

At Bansilal Cloth Market, we offer textile to wholesalers and retailers alike. A wide range of textiles of various
quality is available for buyers to choose from. We sell fabrics in the form of textile rolls as well as shirt and trouser
pieces, sarees and other ready-made garments.

We are the trusted distributors of international brands like Raymond, Reid & Taylor and several others

Kudos
KUDOS is in the retail fashion business of the Vishwakarma Group. It offers high end clothing for
New-borns, Kids and Ladies

Launched in 2014 KUDOS has two retail outlets situated in Pune at the high street, M. G. Road and in the bustling
business area Laxmi Road. More than 40,000 customers visit KUDOS and purchase from across diverse brands.

ROOTT SQUARE
Established in 2018, Roott Square is a one stop shop for supply of stationery, books, uniforms etc. for education-
al institutes and cater to Corporates, Hospitals, Hotels and other business enterprises for Uniforms.

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 VISHWAKARMA GROUP

CORPORATE OFFICE
Vishwakarma Group, 34 A/1 Suyog Centre,
7th Floor, Market Yard Road, Gultekdi, Pune - 411037

Contact Us:
+91-20-67635555
www.vishwakarma-group.com