About

Vidya Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), established in 2003, is approved by AICTE and is affiliated to APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University. In few years, VAST has evolved to and achieved recognition as a notable School of Engineering with its competent and committed faculty, high quality infrastructure and high technology teaching aids, and by providing a serene atmosphere that complements academic life. VAST has a holistic approach to education where academic training goes hand in hand with offerings that develop the body, mind and soul to prepare its graduates to be future leaders. The College offers B Tech programmes in six streams of engineering, M Tech programmes in four specialisations and PhD programmes in engineering and mathematics.

The Department of Computer Applications in VAST, which offers the MCA programme, was established in 2006 and has become the most sought after college in Kerala for pursuing the MCA programme. The Department introduced LaTeX as the preferred document preparation system from the very beginning of its existence, introduced mandatory add-on courses in emerging technologies like PHP/AJAXetc and in web hosting management, organised highly popular work-shops for students of neighbouring colleges, and created mobile apps, with student participation, like Vidya Mobile (distributed in lieu of College diary), Ramayana Parayanam (which attracted more than 65,000 downloads within two weeks of its release). In an attempt to strengthen the overall academic ambience of the College and going beyond the syllabus, the Dept acquired considerable expertise in the use of computer algebra systems and run introductory workshops in this software tool.