Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bengaluru was established in August 1979 under the auspices of Vokkaligara Sangha, Bengaluru.

The Institute was the first institute to introduce a full-fledged Computer Science and Engineering course in Karnataka.

It is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi and it is recognized and approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi.

It is accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA).

The aim of the college is to focus on education and research, entrepreneurship and innovation also offering training oriented towards producing highly qualified practitioners and researchers.

It is a co-educational self-financed Institute, providing a regular course in which is located in the urban part of Bengaluru played a pioneering role in the field of higher education.

The Institute also received the numbers of achievements awards in the field of education, sports and curricular activities under the affiliating university.

The Institute has been rated amongst the top ten self-financing Engineering Institutions in the Karnataka and received Top 10 rank among engineering colleges in Bengaluru.

The Institute offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses of study and research including Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Technology, Master of Business Administration and offers programs leading to an award of Ph.D. in various disciplines.

The institute initially offered the Bachelor of Engineering degrees in Computer Science, Electronics, Telecommunication, Instrumentation Technology, Electrical, Civil and Mechanical, Information Science and Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management.

At present BIT offers 9 undergraduate, 10 postgraduate and a Ph.D. course (s) with a student body of more than 4000.

The Institute is also a program centre for Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).

Students are admitted to undergraduate courses on basis of their merit in the Karnataka CET test, or in the COMED-K undergraduate test. Students are also admitted through a management quota, which does not place merit requirements.

Students are admitted to postgraduate courses on basis of their GATE test scores, as well as on their Post Graduate Karnataka CET scores.

Also, examinations conducted by the Pre-University Board of Karnataka State or any other examination recognized as equivalent by the Visveswaraya Technology University and should have obtained a minimum of 45% of marks in aggregate of optional subjects.

VISION

• To establish and develop the Institute as a centre of higher learning, ever abreast with expanding horizon of knowledge in the field of engineering and technology, with entrepreneurial thinking, leadership excellence for life-long success and solve societal problem

MISSION

• Provide high-quality education in the engineering disciplines from the undergraduate through doctoral levels with creative academic and professional programs
• Develop the Institute as a leader in Science, Engineering, Technology and management, Research and apply knowledge for the benefit of society
• Establish mutual beneficial partnerships with industry, alumni, local, state and central governments by public service assistance and collaborative research
• Inculcate personality development through sports, cultural and extracurricular activities and engage in the social, economic and professional challenges