University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering: Know about the first engineering college of Karnataka

Candidates qualified in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and Postgraduate CET (PGCET) by Karnataka are eligible for admission to PG courses. Candidates qualifying in the test held by the Bangalore University (BU) or UVCE are eligible for research programmes leading to Doctoral Degrees.

The UVCE traces its roots to the visionary leadership of Maharaja Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV and Bharat Ratna Sir M Visvesvaraya, who together laid the foundation for modern education and industrial growth in the Mysore State.

Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar, often called a “saintly king,” prioritised public welfare through education and infrastructure. Under his reign, Mysore saw significant progress, including the establishment of the Mysore University in 1916 as a unitary university — one of the earliest in India.

To meet the growing need for skilled engineers, UVCE was founded in 1917 in Bangalore as the engineering college of Mysore University. Sir M Visvesvaraya, then the Diwan of Mysore and a pioneering engineer, envisioned the college to train local students and future supervisors for India’s emerging industrial sector.

With the Maharaja’s patronage and Sir MV’s practical foresight, UVCE became one of India’s first engineering colleges, nurturing talent that would drive the state’s industrial and infrastructural development.