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  These foundation courses are compulsory for all engineering students.  
 
Refer to courses.
 
 
             
  Basic Sciences          
             
 
Chemistry (1 semester)
The Chemistry department is one of the supporting departments for the major engineering branches of the college. The courses include Engineering Chemistry (theory & practical) for classes of 1st and 2nd semester engineering and Technical Chemistry (theory & practical) for 3rd and 4th semester Chemical Engineering students.

The distinguishing feature of the department is its modern laboratory housed with latest digital instruments such as pH meters, conductivity meters, colorimeters, flame photometer etc. These methods are very useful in the analysis of samples in the industry.
Who heads this department?
Dr H N Gayathri
Professor H N Gayathri is a Ph.D. in Material Science from Mangalore University. She has 20 years of experience in teaching and has been working at MVJCE since 1995. She is currently teaching engineering chemistry, technical chemistry and instrumental methods of analysis. She has presented and published papers at National and International journals and conferences. She is a life member of Indian Society for Advancement of Materials & Process Engineering and Indian Society for Technical Education.

Her areas of interest
Composites, Corrosion Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry.
Full-time faculty, with vast
experience in the Chemistry deparment
Faculty Name Designation
Dr H N Gayathri HOD
Dr Ashok Kumar Shukla Professor
Ravishankar Assistant Professor
Prabhakar D S Assistant Professor
Aruna K Assistant Professor
Smitha Assistant Professor
Manjula M Assistant Professor
M Subhashini Assistant Professor
 
Mathematics (4 semesters)
The department offers subjects such as Engineering Mathematics, Graph Theory, Bio-Statistics and Statistics for undergraduate courses. The department also offers subjects such as Numerical Methods, Advanced Mathematics, Operations Research and Applied Mathematics for post graduation courses.
Who heads this department?
Professor Zeba Tarrannum
Professor Zeba Tarrannum has more than 8 years of teaching experience at MVJCE. She has been awarded the Best Teacher award at MVJCE. She is a life member for the Indian society for Technical Education.

Her areas of interest
Graph theory, Discrete Mathematical Structures, Numerical methods.
Full-time faculty, with vast experience in the Mathematics department
Faculty Name Designation
Zeba Tarrannum HOD
Dr Rukmani Ganesan Assistant Professor
Rashmi Agrawal Assistant Professor
Sandhya Vithri G Assistant Professor
Pavithra A Assistant Professor
Rajayogamani B L Assistant Professor
Swetha D S Assistant Professor
Chinmayee Ojha Assistant Professor
Dhruvathara B S Assistant Professor
Dechamma K K Assistant Professor
Radha G Assistant Professor
Navya N Assistant Professor
Navyashree G Assistant Professor
 
Physics (1 semester)
The department offers basic knowledge of physics, problem solving skills and laboratory skills useful both in graduate work and in industry and business.
Who heads this department?
Professor Vimala E V
Professor Vimala E V is a M.Sc in Physics with specialisation in Astro Physics from Bangalore University. She has passion for teaching and research, in the field of Material Science. Areas of research are Ferrites and composite materials.
Full-time faculty, with vast experience in the Engineering Physics department
Faculty Name Designation
Vimala E V HOD
Sandhya V Assistant Professor
Raghunatha S Assistant Professor
Chandra Shekar H S Assistant Professor
Srinivas Y C Assistant Professor
 
             
     
  Basic Humanities          
             
 
Who heads this department?        
         
Professor S Sathyabama   Professor S Sathyabama holds an MA, M. Phil., and MBA.   Her areas of interest
Development of communication skills, inculcating clarity of thought and instilling general knowledge and ethical practices amongst students.
 
             
             
 
English (1 semester)
The English department has been pursuing a vigorous programme to improve the communication and writing skill of students in all engineering streams. Skill sessions are conducted regularly where students are encouraged to speak so that their weaknesses can be identified and corrected in time. We have also been holding writing sessions where students are given an interesting topic and told to express their ideas and opinions in writing so that they can be guided on how to improvise on their skills and become effective communicators.
Full-time faculty, with vast experience in the English
field
Faculty Name Designation
Naimunnisa Khan Assistant Professor
 
Kannada (2 semesters)
Karnataka government and VTU has made it mandatory for first year Engineering students to learn Kannada.

The non-Karnataka students are taught elementary Kannada which includes basic grammar pronounciations, sentence formation and conversation. Karnataka students are briefed about Kannada literature and culture, and also are made proficient in the language, enabling and encouraging them to participate in intra and inter college competitions.
Full-time faculty, with vast experience in the Kannada
field
Faculty Name Designation
Girish Patil Assistant Professor
 
Constitution of India (1 semester)
The department offers basic knowledge of law, legal rules and rights of the citizens and also comprises of legal duties of a normal citizen, it also details the enforcement and remedies for the violations of provisions of law. It is a set of fundamental rules according to which the government of a state functions. It is a document which contains the rules and regulations guiding the administration of State.
Full-time faculty, with vast experience in the Indian Constitution field
Faculty Name Designation
Vedhavathi M V Assistant Professor