R.V. College of Engineering
engineering school in Bengaluru, India
Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering (RVCE or RV College of Engineering) is an autonomous private engineering college in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It was established in 1963 under the Rashtreeya Sikshana Samithi Trust (RSST) and was one of the earliest self-financing engineering colleges in the country. It is affiliated with the Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi. In 2008, the college was given autonomous status.
Academics
Academic Programmes
RVCE offers courses towards Bachelor of Engineering (B.E), Bachelor of Architecture (BArch), Master of Technology (MTech), Master of Computer Applications (MCA), Master of Architecture (MArch) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
The medium of instruction for all the courses at the college is English.
Departments and courses
Undergraduate
These 14 departments offer four-year undergraduate Bachelor of Engineering (BE) courses. All of the undergraduate courses have been conferred autonomous status by the Visvesvaraya Technological University.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Computer Science & Engineering
Information Science & Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering (Data Science)
Computer Science & Engineering (Cyber Security)
Electronics & Communication Engineering
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Biotechnology
Industrial Engineering & Management
Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering (not being offered starting academic year 2024 - 2025)
The School of Architecture offers a five-year Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) course which has also been conferred autonomous status by the Visvesvaraya Technological University. The allied departments of the college are the departments of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Humanities along with the placement & training department.
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