B.V. Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology was founded in 1947 under the belt of KLE (Karnataka Lingayat Education Society). It started as a Polytechnic College in Gadag but was shifted to Hubli and upgraded to an Engineering College a year later. The institute has been named after the famous businessman and philanthropist B.V. Bhoomaraddi and has come a long way in technical education.
Located in the town of Hubli in North Karnataka, it is affiliated to the Visveswaraya Technological University. The institute attained the status of autonomy in the year 2007 and is recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and National Board of Accreditation (NBA).
Adopting the Outcome Based Educational framework, it is able to cater to the needs of the industries and the society.
What Does BVBCET Offer?
BVBCET offers 12 Undergraduate degree courses and eight postgraduate courses in the field of engineering. Eight departments of this college have been recognized as research centres for doctoral studies.
Undergraduate courses offered
Bachelor’s Degree in
- Architecture
- Automation and Robotics
- Automobile Engineering
- Biotechnology
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science Engineering
- Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Industrial and Production Engineering
- Information and science Engineering and Instrumentation Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
The Post Graduate courses offered are
Master Degree in Digital Electronics, Energy Systems Engineering, Production Management, Structural Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Masters of Business Administration, Master of Computer Applications and VLSI Design and Testing.
The college houses almost 2000 students in separate boys’ and girl’s hostels on the campus. Along with the state-of-art classrooms and laboratories, it also has a 24 hour library with Wi-Fi facilities for the benefit of students. The campus hosts a few clubs like the Electronics Association, Robotics Club, Pratyush, Ankur, BVB media club, Innovation Forum and Aero modelling club. It has a well-equipped gym and sports facilities.
The placement cells train students from the 2nd year onwards for the IT companies visiting the college for selections.
The Who’s Who of BVBCET
BVBCET is one of the best engineering colleges in Karnataka and is reaching new heights these days.
Dr. Ashok .S. Shettar is the current Principal. The alumni of the college are prominent people like Sudha Murthy – Chairperson of Infosys foundation, Prof. Nozer Sinpurwalla – George Washington University, Prof. A.D. Sahasrabudhe – Deputy Director, IIT Guwahati, Mr. Anant Koppar – CEO, Kshema Technologies and Mr. Vivek Kulkarni – Former IT Secretary, Govt. of Karnataka.
Contact Address
B.V.Bhoomraddi College of Engineering & Technology
Vidyanagar, Hubli – 580 031
Phone: +91-836-2374150, 2378123
Fax: +91-836-2374985
E-mail: principal@bvb.edu
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