Operated by the Rashtreeya Sikshana Samithi Trust, R.V. College of Engineering (RVCE), founded in 1963 is one of the top-ten self-financing engineering colleges in the country.
Enrolling more than 1500 students annually, RVCE works on the philosophy of Outcome-Based Education (OBE) with a focus on experiential learning, interdisciplinary research, good governance, entrepreneurial culture, and sustainable and inclusive technologies. RVCE is affiliated to the Visvesvaraya Technological University and has 15 departments in the campus offering 12 Under Graduate Engineering programs, and 21 Master Degree programs including Doctoral Studies.
RVCE has earned several achievements and acknowledgment from different forums. Among all, the most recent is obtaining the 2nd rank among Technical Institutions selected for the World Bank supported TEQIP Phase II Sub Comp: 1.2 and 1.2.1, facilitated by MHRD GOI. Also in 2008, the college was widely appreciated for having the highest number of gold medal-winners among colleges affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University.
Dr. K.N. Subramanya, Principal, R.V. College of Engineering says, "Each member of RVCE has an appetite for quality knowledge. Whether it is the teacher or the student, we work as a team to bring out the best results at the end of the course."