Named after the famed technocrat Bharat Ratna M. Visvesvaraya, the University is located at Jnana Sagama, Belgaum, Karnataka. The university is the centre of technical education in the state since it is mandatory for all engineering colleges to be affiliated to it.
Education in Karnataka
Karnataka is known for its well-structured educational system. With a high total literacy rate of 75.60%, this state is also famed for recruiting a maximum number of teachers in all levels of education. In Karnataka, there are three types of schools, government schools, government-aided schools and unaided private schools.
English and Kannada are the two main instruction mediums in most of these schools. The syllabus taught in schools can be CBSE, ICSE, NIOS or state syllabus. After completing secondary education students take the SSLC test for getting admission in two years long Pre-University Course. The Karnataka Examination Authority holds a Common Entrance Test for admissions in major undergraduate courses such as Engineering, Medical, Dental and Technology.
Karnataka also has several reputed institutions for higher education such as Indian Institute of Science, Indian Institute of Management, National Law School of India University and Indian Institution of Technology (IIT), Dharwad. Read more about Education in Karnataka.
VidyaVardhaka College of Engineering, Mysore
The VidyaVardhaka College of Engineering or VVCE affiliated to the Visveswaraiah Technological University was established in the year of 1997 with an aim to impart excellent technical education from its campus in Mysore.
P.D.A College of Engineering, Gulbarga
The P.D.A (Poojya Dodappa Appa) College of Engineering is located in the district of Gulbarga in Karnataka. The college was established in 1958 by the Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society. This society, founded by Shri Mahadevappa Rampure, a great educationist, has 46 educational institutions under its governance.
Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur
Siddaganga Institute of Technology is one of the 130 institutions under the umbrella of Siddaganga Educational Society. It achieved an autonomous status by the Visveswaraiah Technological University (VTU) Belgaum in the year 2007.
Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology, Bangalore
The institute is named after Sir. M. Visvesvaraya, a well known Engineer, statesman and a former Diwan of Mysore; it was established in the year 1986. Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), the institute has achieved the ISO 9001:2000 certification.
NIT Surathkal
Founded in July 1960, The National Institute of Technology, Surathkal is a prestigious autonomous institute in the western part of India. It was formally known as the Karnataka Regional Engineering College (KREC).
Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bangalore
Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology (NMIT) is an autonomous Engineering College affiliated to the Visvesvaraya Technology University. The college, located in Bangalore is approved by the AICTE and offers several graduate and post-graduate programmes.
M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore
The M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology was set up in 1962. The college offers courses in different branches of engineering and is affiliated to the Visvesvaraya Technological University. It also has NBA accreditation and is an ISO 9001: 2000 institute.
B.V.B. College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli
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 […]
B.M.S. Institute of Technology, Bangalore
B.M.S. Institute of Technology is a private Engineering College located in the outskirts of Bangalore and is a sister concern of the BMS College of Engineering (a government college). Functioning under the umbrella of the B.M.S. Educational trust.