Established in 1998,  Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) is one of the largest Technological Universities in India with 16 years of tradition of excellence in Engineering & Technical Education, Research and Innovations.

The was recognized and approved by University Grants Commission (UGC) - New Delhi, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) - New Delhi, and Council of Architecture (COA), New Delhi.

The university aims to cater the needs of Indian industries for trained technical manpower with practical experience and sound theoretical knowledge.

The university has very successfully achieved the tremendous task of bringing various colleges affiliated earlier to different Universities, with different syllabi, different procedures and different traditions under one umbrella.

At present, the university has 202 affiliated colleges, 1 constituent college and 17 autonomous colleges with undergraduate courses in 35 disciplines, PG program in 94 disciplines and Ph.D. & M.sc (Engg.) with research programs in 592 departments, over 4 lakh engineering students study in the various institutes affiliated to the university.

The university has 13 Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) centers in various affiliated colleges and 16 extension centers for offering PG programs.

The university has revised the syllabus for UG and PG from the academic year 2014-15. It has four regional centers across the state of Karnataka in Belagavi, Bengaluru, Kalaburagi, and Mysuru respectively.

University is comprised of a multi-disciplinary and multi-level institution offering wide-ranging programmes in engineering, technology, and Management.

VTU is the first university in the country to adopt Innovative steps in the examination reforms by adopting Digital Evaluation System in the year 2011-12 followed by online services like delivery of question papers to affiliated colleges (Question Paper Delivery System - QPDS), result announcement, photocopy availability, PG courses thesis valuation, Ph.D. thesis valuation and Examination Results announced on Mobile Phone through SMS.

Vision:

• To become an outstanding Technological University at the cutting edge of Science and Technology that produces world-class Knowledge-delivery, Research, Extension, and Leadership in Technology innovation for Industry and Society

Mission:

• To plan the development of technical education, to establish value-based and need-based education and training in engineering and technology, with a view to generating qualified and competent manpower, responsive to technological and societal needs