Mysuru– Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE), Mysuru, is organising Vidyuth-2017, a cultural extravaganza from Apr. 15 to 17 at  its premises. District Minister Dr. H. C. Mahadevappa will inaugurate at 9.30 am. Music University Vice-chancellor Dr. Sarvamangala Shankar, will be the chief guest. Gundappa Gowda, President, Vidyavardhaka Sangha, will preside. P. Vishwanath, Secretary, VV Sangha and S. N. Lakshminarayana, Treasurer, VV Sangha will be the guests of honour. Dr. B. Sadashive Gowda, Principal, VVCE, Prof. K. S. Ravi, Prof. D. Khasim Vali, Coordinators, Cultural Committee, Dr. N. S. Linge Gowda, Coordinator, NSS and Red Cross, Dr. Anitha N. Sudhir, Coordinator, ISTE Students Chapter, heads of various departments, staff and students will be present.  

After the inaugural function, a blood donation camp will be organised by NSS & Red Cross Youth Wing in association with ISTE Chapter of the College.

Many cultural and literary events like Movie-making, Fashion Designing, Voice of VVCE, Computer Gaming, Mad Ads, Face Painting, Dumb Charades, T-Shirt Painting, Super Minute, Stunt Show, Auto Exposition, Treasure Hunt, Rang De Rangoli, Cooking without Fire, Shutter Stories, Box Cricket, Go-kart, Paint ball, LASER Tag and many more events will be held.

Some of the major attractions of Vidyuth are Marathon, Yoga, Dance and Fashion competitions. On Apr. 16, Marathon will be conducted by the college for a social cause. Dr. A Subramanyeshwara Rao, City Police Commissioner, will flag off the event at 6.30 am.

On April 17, Yogamrita has been organised. Gowtam Ghatke and Dr. P. N. Ganesh Kumar will be the chief guests, according to a press release.