Engineering Colleges in Karnataka The first Engineering College was started by the Mysore Government in 1917 at Bangalore. After 1946, three more colleges were started. By the time of Integration of the State, there were totally five engineering colleges (two Government and three private) in the State. By 1993-94 there were a total of 47 Engineering Colleges in the State of which were four Government institutions, nine were aided and the rest unaided. The large number of professional institutions in Karnataka attracts students not only from the other parts of India but also from foreign countries. Common Entrance Test (CET)
CET at State level is conducted for admission to Engineering Colleges. Admission to Govt/University managed Engineering Colleges and Regional Engineering Colleges (Karnataka Quota) is completely regulated through CET. Specified number of seats as notified from time to time in private/aided, unaided Engineering Colleges are left to be filled at the discretion of the college management. Allocation of Seats: 95% for candidates passing PUC exam from Karnataka and 5% for candidates passing Diploma exam of the State Board of Technical Education . Reservation:Govt of India nominates 25 seats, Students sponsored by Tamil Nadu/Kerala Govt on reciprocal basis 5/3 seats, NCC cadets having 'B' certificate 35 seats, NCC cadet getting distinction 1 seat, Sportsmen/Women 40 seats ,Scouts/Guides (President's Award) 5 seats, Physically handicapped 10 seats, Kannadigas outside Karnataka including disputed Kannada speaking areas 32 seats, Students having studied for 10 academic years in the State at places having a population below 20,000, 10% Anglo-Indian community 1 seat. Children of - Freedom Fighters 33 seats
- Defence personnel 35 seats
- Ex-servicemen 35 seats.
Seats are also reserved for SC/ST and Backward community. Eligibility : Candidates should have passed the qualifying exam within 2 years of the date of application for CET . Selection :It is based on merit in CET conducted in Physics, Chemistry and Maths. The standard of the test is of qualifying exam (PUC of Karnataka Board).The selection Committee will interview the candidates and prepare a rank list based on performance in the entrance test, attainment etc. Minimum Qualifications: For admissions to full time courses, candidates must have passed the 2-year Pre-University Exam, recognized as equivalent to the concerned University in Karnataka. The optional subjects being Physics, Chemistry and Maths and English as a language, the candidate should secure 50%(35% for SC/ST/BT.candidates etc.) aggregate marks of the three optional subjects. If you are interested in post graduation we strongly recommend you to consider Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore. Every student gets his/her own laptop! - List of engineering colleges.
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- Govt wants students of illegal Engineering colleges
Beware: 169 institutes are offering courses without AICTE's permission and 104 collaborating with foreign universities without its consent. The All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), through a public notice, has warned students against joining these institutes.
- PACE opens engineering centre in Bangalore
Partners for Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE) today launched automotive planning, design and engineering centre at PES Institute of Technology here.
- IIIT-B develops way finder service on mobiles
Bringing the fruits of IT revolution to the masses, the International Institute of Information Technology - Bangalore (IIIT-B), in collaboration with some private players, has developed a voice-based location and vicinity service that can be deployed over GSM networks.
- Karnataka to get 6 govt engg colleges
To find an early solution to the annual CET trauma, the Karnataka government had to settle for a cut in its share of seats in all streams - engineering, medical and dental - this year (2007).
- PESIT to provide free education for rural students
Paying heed to what Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy had to suggest recently about engineering institutions providing free education to at least ten students, PESIT engineering college, has done so.
- Engineering Students to handle e-governance in state
Move over exams and textbooks. The technocrats are coming, that too straight out of college campuses! Engineering students in Karnataka will now handle e-governance initiatives of the state government. In a novel scheme aimed at addressing e-governance glitches faced by several government departments, the Board for IT Education Standards (BITES) in association with the IT department and IBM has launched Project INVITE (Initiative to Nurture a Vibrant Information Technology Ecosystem).
- English stumps engg students in Karnataka
Of the 822 resumes that an IT major received from engineering students, only six were selected. The rest were rejected not because of their lack of technical skills, but because they were found wanting in English.
- Whopping number of passouts in 2006
- New eligibility norms for BE, MBBS courses
- June 2005: Three engg colleges cleared for state - PES, BGS, Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College
- Free engineering courses for poor students
- Many colleges in Karnataka NOT recognized by DTE and VTU
- Microsoft India opens tech centre at VTU
- VTU has proposed online examination system for ME from 2005-06
- New Engg. colleges go abegging for seats
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