Karnataka > Technical Education
The imparting of technical education as a part of curriculum made its beginning in the latter part of the 19th century, when the first technical institute, the School of Engineering was established in 1862 at Bangalore, affiliated to the Madras University. Rao Bahadur Arcot Narayanaswamy Mudaliar established a technical institution in the Civil and Military Station at Bangalore in 1873 where students were prepared for lower services of the P.W.D. The Industrial School, Dharwad was established in 1873. An Industrial School at Hassan and another at Mysore were established in 1889 and 1892 respectively. The one started at Bidar in 1905 taught Bidri work. The Mechanical Engineering School was started in Bangalore in 1913. These schools were later brought under the control of the Department of Industries and Commerce. In addition to the two major Industrial Schools-Chamarajendra Technical Institute, Mysore and the Weaving Institute of Bangalore, there were Government Industrials Schools at Mysore, Hassan, Chickmagalur, Shimoga, Chitradurga, Chikballapur, Dodballapur, Sagar and Nelamangala. The Zanana Home Industrial Institute,
Channapatna was the only grant-in-aid institute imparting industrial training for women. At the time of integration, there were 14 industrial Schools in the erstwhile Mysore area. The Mysore Government constituted a Council of Technical Education and a syllabus Board in 1952. The D.P.I, was appinted Ex-Offlcio Director of Technical Education in Mysore. The State Board of Technical Examination also came into being in 1952 and awarded Diploma
from 1953-54.
Degree Colleges : The first Engineering College was started by the Mysore Government in 1917 at Bangalore. After 1946, three more colleges were started - one by Government and two by private agencies. By the time of Integration of the State, there were totally five engineering colleges (two government and three private) in the State. They were, the Government Engineering College, Bangalore, Govt.BDT Engineering College Davanagere, BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore, National Institute of Engineering, Mysore and BVS College of Engineering, Hubli (all private). By 1993-94 there was a total of 47 Engineering Colleges in the State of which were four Government institutions, nine were aided and the rest unaided. The large number of professional institutions in Karnataka attracts students not only from the several parts of India but also from foreign countries.
In 1999, The Vishveshwaraiah Technological University was established at Belgaum. For the academic year 1999-2000 there were 77 government aided and private Engineering Colleges and 185 government, aided and private Polytechnics, six Junior Technical Schools, and three degree level aided Fine Arts colleges under the purview of the department of technical education. During the said academic year six private Engineering Colleges in various places of the state and one Government Polytechnic exclusively for women at Gulbarga were started.
During 1996-97 government started polytechnics at Koppal, Soraba, Kushtagi, Bagepalli and SKSJT Eve. Institute at Bangalore. The intake capacity in all engineering colleges is a total of 24,354 per year : Polytechnics - total 32,212; Junior Technical Schools total - 360 and Fine Arts colleges total 160.
During 1999-200, eight government and aided Polytechnics were given autonomous status, 12 Engineering Colleges and 10 Polytechnics have been selected as "Centres of Excellence".
For the year 2003-04, there were 308 technical education institutes of different kinds in the state. Among them were 112 degree colleges (06 Government, 11 aided and 95 private); 187 Polytechnics (38 Government, 44 aided and 105 Private); 06 Junior Technical schools (all government) and three Art Schools (all aided), all governed by the Vishveshwaraiah Technical University. Community Polytechnic Scheme : With a view to provide technical expertise to rural masses under direct financial assistance from the Central Government, Community Polytechnics were started and for 2003-04, 75 Such Polytechnics were functioning in the state. The benefit of the above scheme can be availed by those who discontinue their studies and the rural uneducated youth.
Two Polytechnics were exclusively started by the government for women-one at Gulbarga during 1999-2000 and the other at Ramanagaram during 2001-02.
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