Established in the year 2010 under the aegis of Shri Sode Vadiraja Mutt Education Trust®, Udupi, Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology & Management (SMVITM) has emerged as ‘A Promising Institution with a Distinction’. It is located in a picturesque village called Vishwothama Nagar in Bantakal, near world famous temple town Udupi, a relatively small but a culturally vibrant and intellectually enlightened town situated in coastal Karnataka.
The institute campus is on the Katapady-Belman road, about 6 km off NH 66, 12 km away from Udupi and well connected to Kundapura, Karkala and Mangalore by road. Shri Shri Vishwavallabha Theertha Swamiji of Paryaya Shri Sode Vadiraja Mutt, Udupi and the president of the Trust, at the very young age of 24 years promoted SMVITM to reach the goal of up-lift of the underprivileged in the form of basic education, in general and technical education, in particular.
Shri Sode Vadiraja Mutt Education Trust ®.
Shri Sode Vadiraja Mutt Education Trust is promoted by Shri Sode Vadiraja Mutt, Udupi, represented by its present Head, Shree Shree Vishwa Vallabha Theertha Swamiji. The Trust was registered on 29 October, 2009 as a Charitable Trust under the Indian Trusts Act 1882. The Trust is set up with the express objective of promoting educational and research activities in the rural areas of the country.
The Trust is running many educational institutions which provide value based quality education to the student community. The Trust is putting its sincere efforts to meet the objectives by establishing various education institutions.
Presently the Trust is having following trustees.
Shri Shri Vishwavallabha Thirtha Swamiji, | President |
Shri P. Srinivas Thantry Shri Sode Vadiraja Mutt. | Vice-President |
Mr. Rathna Kumar, Founder PRIME, Udupi | Secretary |
Prof. B. S. Revankar, Ex-Director, NITK- STEP, Dharwad | Member |
Shri H. V. Gowthama, Chartered Accountant, Bangalore | Member |
The present Governing Council as constituted by the Trust
Shri Shri Vishwavallabha Thirtha Swamiji , Shri Sode Vadiraja Mutt. | Chairman |
Dr. Udupi Srinivas, Ph.D., Ex-Professor, II Sc., Bangalore. | Member |
Dr. A. Venkatesh, Ph.D.,Ex-Professor,IIT Madras. | Member |
Dr. S. G. Gopalakrishna, Ph.D.,Principal, NCET, Bangalore. | Member |
Sri B. Y. Rajeshwar Singh, B.Com, Industrialist, Ballary | Member |
Prof.B.S. Revankar, Ph.D., Ex-Director, NITK-STEP, Dharwad | Member |
Dr. Gopala Mugeraya M, Ph.D., Director, NIT-Agartala | Member |
Sri Sunder Madakshira, Vice-President, Hexaware Technologies, Bangalore | Member |
Sri P. Ramadas, Managing Director, Ace Manufacturing Systems Ltd, Bangalore | Member |
Dr. T Ananthapadmanabha, Ph.D., Principal, NIE Institute of Technology, Mysuru | Member |
Dr. P R Mukund, Ph.D., Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, USA | Member |
Prof. Dr. Radhakrishna S. Aithal, Ph.D., Director, International Centre for Applied Sciences (ICAS), Manipal University, Manipal | Member |
Prof. Dr. Thirumaleshwara Bhat, Ph.D., Principal, Udupi | Member Secretary |
AICTE & Government of Karanataka Representatives | Member |
The present External Technical Advisory Board
Prof. Dr. P. R. Mukund, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), NY, US | Chair Person |
Prof. Dr. Roger Easton, Center for Imaging Science, RIT, NY, US | Member |
Dr. Keith Knox, Technical Fellow(Retd.), The Boeing Company, Hawaii, US | Member |
Dr. Vanditha Mukund, Sr. VP, NanoArk Corporation, NY, US | Member |
Dr. Anand Gopalan, VP, Design Engineering, Rambus Inc., CA, US | Member |
Dr. Raghuveer M. Rao, Chief(IPD), US Army Research Lab, Washington DC, US | Member |
Sri S. Satish, Advisor, Karnataka Science & Technology Promotion Society (KSTEPS), Bengaluru | Member |
Sri Harish B, Premier Investments, Udupi | Member |
The present Review committee
S.No.
| Name of the Member | Designation | Responsibility |
1 | Sri. Rathna Kumar | Secretary, SSVMET | Chairman |
2 | Dr. Thirumaleshwara Bhat | Principal, SMVITM | Member |
3 | Sri Harish B | Premier Investments, Udupi | Member |
4 | Mr. Chandrashekar Rao Kuthyar | SangamOne Connected Services Private Limited | Member |
The present members of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)
Sl. No. | Name | Designation |
1. | Dr. Thirumaleshwara Bhat, Principal | Chairperson |
2. | Dr. Sudarshan Rao K, HOD, Mechanical Engineering | Coordinator |
3. | Dr. Balachandra Achar H V, HOD, Electronics and Communications Engineering | Member |
4. | Dr. Vasudeva, HOD, Computer Science and Engineering | Member |
5. | Mr. Anand V. R , HOD, Civil Engineering | Member |
6. | Dr. Reena Kumari P D, HOD, Chemistry | Member |
7. | Dr. Ravindra H J, HOD, Physics | Member |
8. | Dr. Lolita Priya Castalino, HOD, Mathematics | Member |
9. | Sri. Rathnakumar, Secretary, SSVMET, Udupi | Member |
10. | Dr. Bharath M, Director, PIM Udupi | External Member |
11. | Mr. Karthik A V, AP, Dept. of ME, AJIT Mangalore- Alumni | Member |
12. | Mr. Shetty Lathish Bhaskar, Student | Member |
13. | Mr. Vikramadithya Balthilaya, Parent | Member |
Institutional coordinators
SI No | Name of the faculty | Department | Position |
1 | Dr. Lolita Priya castelino | Dept. of Mathematics | First Year Academic Coordinator |
2 | Ms. Raviprabha K | Dept. of Chemistry | Student Welfare officer |
3 | Mr. Kishor Kumar Aroor | Dept. of Mechanical Engg | Institutional Coordinator for NSS, Youth Red- Cross and Rotaract Club |
4 | Mr. Arun Upadhyaya | Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engg | Institutional Coordinator for Entrepreneurship development and Industrial liaison |
5 | Mr. Anantesha Rao k | Dept. of Mechanical Engg | Institutional Coordinator for Extra- curricular activities |
6 | Ms. Renita Sharon Monis | Dept. of Mathematics | Institutional Coordinator for Co-Curricular Activities |
7 | Mr. Raja Yathish Yadav | Dept. of Mechanical Engg | Institutional Information Coordinator |
8 | Mr. Venugopal Rao A S | Dept. of Computer Science & Engg | Institutional Coordinator for Publicity matters &Akshara Magazine |
9 | Mr. Deepak Rao | Dept. of Computer Science & Engg | Institutional Coordinator for ISTE- Faculty and Student Chapters |
10 | Mr. Sachin Prabhu K | Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engg | Institutional Coordinator for Bus Transportation |
11 | Mr. Aditya Kudva | Dept. of Mechanical Engg | Institutional Alumni Coordinator |
12 | Mr. Nagaraj Bhat | Dept. of Computer Science & Engg | Institutional Web – Master |
13 | Mr. Kiran N Bhat | Dept. of Mechanical Engg | Chief Warden |
14 | Mr. Ganesh Shetty | Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engg | Assistant Warden |
15 | Ms. Shetty Laxmi Rajeev | Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engg | Assistant Training & Placement Officer |