B.E. in Mechanical Engineering 

at UVCE Bangalore, Sampangirama Nagar

University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE) is about 100 year old and was established in 1917, under the name "Government Engineering College", by Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya. It is the 5th engineering college to be established in india and first in Karnataka. UVCE is one of the few technical institutions in the country that has achieved with the status of a university and neck on the lines of IITs. It is one of the oldest technical institutions in india, which provides technical courses like B.Tech., B.Arch., M.Tech., M.Arch. and PhD degrees in the various disciplines of Engineering and Architecture.

The college is AICTE approved.

The last placement recorded was in 2014 in which 350 students got 700+ offers including Microsoft, Amazon, google, Flipkart and many more.

The highest package offered during UVCE placements 2022 stood at INR 30 LPA. Other than this, according to UVCE Engineering NIRF report 2023, the median package offered during UVCE BTech and M.Tech placements 2022 stood at INR 7 LPA and INR 8 LPA, respectively.

UVCE offers Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in various specialisations. The list of the specialisation is mentioned below: 

• Computer Science and Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Information Science and Engineering
• Artificial Intelligence
• Mechanical Engineering

At University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore University (UVCE), students can pursue several Engineering specialisations for a duration of four-years. The university accepts students based on a valid score in the KCET entrance exam. Interested students can refer to the following list to know about the specialisations offered by the institute:

Admissions to the BTech course provided by the Univesity Visvesvaraya College of Engineering is entrance-based. Students are required to clear the minimum eligibility i.e., to pass Class 12 or its equivalent in the relevant subjects from a recognised board. As the competition for UVCE BTech seats is high, it is important that the candidates secure good marks in the Common Entrance Test conducted by the KEA. Additionally, students need to participate in the counselling process conducted by the KEA for seat allottment. Hence, although the admissions are entrance-based and ideally entrance exam should be enough for securing admisson, students must secure above the cutoff to confirm their seat.

The average fees for the college are around INR 22,000 to 22,430 per year for various courses, and the total fee for B.Tech is around INR 1.35 to 1.94 Lacs for general-category students. For SC/ST students, the fees are lower, around INR 78,000 to 1 Lakhs for B.Tech. UVCE fees for B.Tech is 1.35 Lakh. It is the course's total fee and applies to general-category students. B.Tech is a 4 years full-time programme offered at VCE. The total fee structure is INR 70,000.

Yes, you can join University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering without JEE Mains as it's admission criteria is:

Candidate must qualify for KCET with at Least 45% aggregate in 10+2 from a recognised board.

So, you don't even need to give JEE, just give KCET and qualify.

At the time of submitting the application form to the admission office of University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, students will have to provide documents for verification. The required documents are as follows:

• Class 12 and Class 10 marksheet (it will be returned once the admission is approved)
• CET Seat Allotment Order issued by KEA
• Transfer and Migration Certificate (for CBSE/Outside Karnataka students)
• Three Passport-size photographs
• NATA scorecard (for students applying to the B.Arch and M.Arch courses)
• Caste Certificate (if applicable)
• Income Certificate (for claiming fee concession)
• Rural Certificate (if applicable)
• Kannada Medium Certificate (for seats allotted under Kannada Medium Quota)
• Character/Conduct Certificate
• Defence/ex-Defence/NCC/P.H/Sports Certificate (for Special Category Candidates)

As per the latest report, over 353 job offers were made to the 2023 batch of students. Check the complete insights of UVCE placements 2023 from the table below:

*The median package details are fetched from the NIRF report 2024.

No, you cannot get direct admission at University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE) with a JEE score of 300. UVCE is a public institution, and admission to the undergraduate engineering program is based on the entrance exam rank. UVCE rigorously bases admissions on the entrance exam rank, and one can only admit through KCET or JEE exam or any other entrance exams.

University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, KCET Cutoff 2023 for General Category is listed below. The overall cutoff for KCET is 399 - 6878.

Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) has already released their 2023 application form for admission on the official website. The last date to apply was 16 September 2023 for an online admission application form at VTU.

Now forms will be available next year for 2024 batch intake.