The institute runs Civil and Architecture courses at Jnana Bharathi Campus, Bangalore-56 occupying land area of 50 acres, while the other courses are run in the city campus located at K.R.Circle , Bangalore-01 occupying land area of 15 acres.

UVCE was originally established under the name 'Government Engineering College' and affiliated to University of Mysore.

The Graduation courses offered by the college are:

A) 4-years BE (8 Semesters) Degree course in the disciplines of:

• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Information Science and Engineering


B) 3-years BE (6 Semesters) Degree Course (Conducted during evening) in the disciplines of:

• Electronics & Communication Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering


C) 5-years B.Arch (10 Semesters) Degree course in Architecture.

The Post Graduate Courses offered by the Institute are as follows:

A) Four Semesters ME Degree course in the following disciplines:


1. Civil Engineering:

• Structural Engineering
• Geo Technical Engineering
• Transportation Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Pre-Stressed Concrete Engineering
• Water Resource Engineering
• Construction Technology


2. Mechanical Engineering:

• Machine Design
• Manufacturing Science and Engineering
• Thermal Science and Engineering


3. Electrical Engineering:

• Power and Energy Systems
• Power Electronics


4. Electronics Engineering:

• Electronics Engineering


5. Computer Science and Engineering:

• Computer Science and Engineering
• Information Technology


B) Ph.D. Programme in the Disciplines of:

• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Computer Science Engineering

In the past academic years nearly 75% of the out-going students have been selected by leading organizations that include a large number of multi-national and Indian companies such as Infosys, IBM, TCS, Bluestar Infotech,Digital Global Soft,Future Technologies,SLK Software,Oracle Corp. to name a few.

UVCE is situated at KR Circle and in the neighborhood of Vidhana Soudha, Government of Karnataka, the City campus spread over 15 acres is housing the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics andComputer Science Engineering.

Proximity to the city bus stand connects one easily to any part of the City.