About the Institute

Padmabhushan Dr. Vasantdada Patil College of Architecture (PVPCOA) is managed by Vivekanand Institute of Technology (VIT), a Trust registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860 and Bombay Public Trust Act 1950.

The Trust is flourishing under the chairmanship of Adv. Abhay Chhajed.

It consists of a dedicated group of people having wide experience in the field of social service, public administration and professional education led by Shri Jitendraji Pitaliya, the Managing Secretary of the Institute.

The college founded in the year 1995, is affiliated to the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) and is recognized by the Council of Architecture, New Delhi, the All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi and the Director, Technical Education Government of Maharashtra. 

Roots

1995: Padmabhushan Dr. Vasantdada College of Architecture (PVPCOA) was founded in the year 1995.

1995-2000: The college had humble beginnings in a small space located in premises of a school in Sadashiv Peth & further in the premises, belonging to the trust in Guruwar peth till the year 2000.

2000-2010: Between the year 2000 to 2010 it was located in Hadapsar as one of the floor within the premises of a government building which had a busy Hadapsar road on one side & had a PMPML bus depot on the other. 

In 2008, the institute was taken over by the current Vivekananda Institute of Technology (VIT) management trust under the guidance of Ar. Prof Prasanna Desai & team of dedicated & passionate faculty members.