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Established
  
1948

Phone
  
0836 237 8123

Vice-Chancellor
  
Ashok S. Shettar

Founded
  
1948

KLE Technological University

Former names
  
B.V. Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology (BVBCET)

Motto
  
Creating Value, Leveraging Knowledge

Type
  
Private University Education and Research Institution (Autonomous)

Location
  
Hubli, Karnataka, 580031, India

Address
  
Vidya Nagar, Hubballi, Karnataka 580031

Similar
  
KLE Institute of Technolo, Shri Dharmast Manjunat, Saveetha University ‑ Admissio, KIMS OPD, Jain College - Hubli

KLE Technological University is a private university.It is located in Hubli.It was earlier known as B.V. Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology (BVBCET), which was upgraded as a University under the KLE Technological University Act, 2012.

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History

BVBCET was established by the Karnatak Lingayat Education Society (KLE Society). It owes its name to the businessman philanthropist Shri Basappa Veerappa Bhoomaraddi. It began as a polytechnic in Gadag but shifted to Hubli in 1948 and upgraded to a college. Until 1972, it offered both diploma and undergraduate degree programs. It offers 12 undergraduate programs and eight postgraduate programs besides research programs in seven disciplines. It is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum and its undergraduate programs are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

The University is recognized by AICTE, New Delhi and accredited by NBA. Current annual student intake for Undergraduate & Post Graduate programmes is in excess of 1500.

Campus

Spread over a 53 acres (210,000 m2), the campus contains various buildings with architecture. Its amenities include classrooms and laboratories, and a hostel facility for both boys and girls inside the campus.

CTIE

Realizing that the time has come to reverse the brain drain by building a local entrepreneurial ecosystem - the only panacea for the regional socio-economic woes - a Center for Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CTIE) has been setup. The vision of the CTIE is to set up a platform to,
  1. Provide world class incubation facilities for entrepreneurs and start-ups.
  2. Work with the local industries towards setting up a vibrant synergy.
  3. Endeavor to develop and sustain a business ecosystem, wherein, engineering graduates aspire to be entrepreneurs.
  4. Help grow multi-disciplinary and inter-departmental programs, thus enabling growth of faculty.
  5. Enable students to educate themselves towards being entrepreneurs.
  6. Help develop the regional economy.

As of January 2017 KLE Tech have 8 Students Startups, 12 Startups by BVBCET Alumni and 16 Startups by external Entrepreneurs, in campus.

Industry Linkages

  • Sankalp Semiconductor has its branch office within the college premises and works with the Electronics and Communications Department.
  • Navya Biological has its Process Development Centre within the college premises and works with the Biotechnology Department.
  • IBM Software Centre of Excellence has created a group with an aim of improvising the development of technical skills of the students.
  • Bosch Center of Competence for Automation Technologies is in the campus.

    • Notable Alumni

  • Sudha Murthy
  • Vivek Kulkarni

    • References

    KLE Technological University Wikipedia
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