Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)

Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, is Karnataka’s state technological university, established in 1998 and named after Sir M. Visvesvaraya. Most engineering colleges in Karnataka are affiliated to VTU, and several leading ones — such as RV College of Engineering — are autonomous institutions under it that set their own curriculum and examinations while VTU awards the degree.