UNIVERSITY OF VISVESVARAYA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE) is a public state university located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, founded in 1917 by Sir M Visvesvaraya during the reign of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar. Originally known as the College of Engineering, Bangalore, it was the first engineering college in Karnataka and the fifth in India. UVCE functioned as the University College of Engineering of the University of Mysore from 1917 to 1964, and of Bangalore University from 1964 to 2021. In 2022, the Karnataka State Legislative Assembly passed the UVCE Act, making it a State Autonomous Public University and granting it the status of an Institution of State Eminence, to be developed on the lines of the IITs. The college has two campuses in Bangalore: the main City Campus near K. R. Circle housing Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics and Communications, and Computer Science departments, and the Jnanabharati Campus for Civil Engineering and Architecture. UVCE offers UG, PG, and PhD programs in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics and Communications, Computer Science, Civil Engineering, and Architecture. Admissions are merit-based through KCET, NATA, GATE, and PGCET. Notable alumni include M R Srinivasan, Roddam Narasimha, V K Aatre, and Prahlada Rama Rao.