RV College of Engineering (RVCE) established in 1963 is one of the earliest self-financing engineering colleges in the country. The institution is run by Rashtreeya Sikshana Samithi Trust (RSST) a not for profit Trust. RVCE is an Autonomous college. Currently, the institution offers 12 Bachelor, 16 Master Programs and all the departments have Research Centres, affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Belagavi. The institution has set itself a Vision “Leadership in Quality Technical Education, Interdisciplinary Research & Innovation, With a Focus on Sustainable and Inclusive Technology”.

Recent awards and achievements includes - Ranked 70th in the Country by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF: 2019-20), “Engineering College of the Year-2019” by the Higher Education Review Magazine, Ranked 38th in the country by The Week Magazine-2019, Ranked 6th among the top 10 of 100 Pvt. Engg. Colleges in the Country by Education World Magazine, E-LEAD Certification by QS-IGUAGE. Eleven UG programs and eligible M.Tech & MCA programs have been accredited by NBA multiple times.

The institution has to its credit over 1400 National and International Journal publications, filed 50 patents, 40 published patents, three patented granted, completed sponsored research and consultancy projects worth Rs.30.0 crores in the last three years. The institution has established Incubation Centre, Centre of Excellence in Macroelectronics, Cisco sponsored Centre of Excellence in Internet of Things, RVCE-Mercedes Benz Centre for Automotive Mechatronics, Toyota Kirloskar Motors sponsored Automotive workshop, Centre for Smart Antenna Systems, Centre for Computational Genomics, RV-Bosch Rexroth Centre for Automation and Greaves Cotton sponsored Centre of Excellence in e-Mobility and CCTV Research Centre. Our students have won awards and accolades in national and international competitions.