University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE) was established in 1917 by Sir M. Visvesvaraya, then Diwan of Mysore, as the College of Engineering, Bangalore. It opened on 1 July 1917 with 45 students and was the first engineering college in Karnataka and the fifth in India. Its Department of Electrical Engineering was the first to be established anywhere in the country.
For most of its history UVCE operated as a constituent college of Bangalore University. Under the University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering Act 2021, passed by the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in February 2022, UVCE was converted into an independent, autonomous state university, with separation from Bangalore University completed by March 2023.
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Established | 1917 |
| Type | Government, autonomous state university (converted from Bangalore University constituent college in 2022) |
| Campus | K.R. Circle (10 acres) plus Jnanabharathi (50 acres) |
| Address | K R Circle, Dr Ambedkar Veedhi, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001 |
| Admission | Karnataka CET (KCET) for B.E.; NATA for B.Arch |
| B.E. intake | 704 seats across 7 branches |
| Official website | uvce.ac.in |
Admission runs through Karnataka's state counselling (KCET for B.E., NATA for B.Arch). The college runs 30 course rows in our catalogue across B.Tech branches with seat counts populated for each.
UVCE does not appear in NIRF India Rankings' published Engineering or University category lists for 2023, 2024, or 2025.
UVCE provides separate hostel facilities for men and women on both the K.R. Circle and Jnanabharathi campuses.
Founded in 1917 by Sir M. Visvesvaraya, UVCE was the fifth engineering college established in India and the first in Karnataka. Its electrical engineering department was the first in the country.
Since 2022, UVCE operates as its own autonomous state university rather than a Bangalore University constituent college.
As a government institution, tuition is low relative to private engineering colleges, spread across two Bangalore campuses.
Graduates include former Atomic Energy Commission chairman Dr M R Srinivasan, aerospace scientist Prof Roddam Narasimha (FRS), former DRDO chief Dr V K Aatre, and DRDO missile programme director Dr Prahlada R.
UVCE's Training and Placement Office, running since 1989, has drawn 100-plus recruiting companies in recent years.
30 courses offered. Fees in INR lakhs.
Campus size, faculty strength, hostel facilities, and academic infrastructure.
