Top Engineering Colleges in Karnataka

Karnataka, a south western state of India, was originally known as the State of Mysore, shelters a multitude of Top EngineeringColleges. It is constantly emerging as a center for those who is willing to get into IT Industry. Almost all the TopEngineering Colleges in Karnataka provides best in-campus training facilities and that in turn makes Karnataka as the most sought after destinations for engineering aspirants.

When we look at the IT Capital of India, Bangalore, it has various industries spread over in the field of Electronics, Pharma, Software and Biotechnology. To feed the demand of technical personnel, the state has more than 200 Top Engineering colleges, focused mainly in Service sector.

The recent past has marked a growth in introducing new disciplines like Biotechnology and Information Science. Yet other unique offerings by Top Engineering Colleges include, Ceramics and Silk Technology, Construction Technology and Management, Mechatronics etc. But when we look at the most preferred branches in Engineering Colleges are Mechanical, Electronics and Computer Science. The admissions are possible for the Top Engineering Colleges in Karnataka through two entrance exams known as KCET and COMEDK.

Karnataka has almost 20 universities to which all the Engineering colleges belongs to. The first University to be started in Karnataka was Mysore University, established in 1916. This was followed by the Karnataka University (1949), the Bangalore University (1964), the Mangalore University (1980), the Gulbarga University (1980), and the Kuvempu University (1987). NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council), an autonomous institution of the University Grants Commission, has awarded five star status to universities like Bangalore, Mysore and Gulbarga.

In IT Capital of India, Bangalore, almost 14 colleges have been qualified and selected for grants through the Phase II of the TEQIP (Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme). TEQIP is a World Bank-assisted project launched by the Union Ministry of Human Resources and Development in 2004.