About The National Institute of Engineering

The National Institute of Engineering (NIE) is a grant-in-aid institution and approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi. NIE got autonomous status from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi in 2007.  It has been accredited by NAAC.  Five Undergraduate Programmes – Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering and Industrial & Production Engineering and three PG Programmes – Hydraulics, Production Engineering & System Technology and Structural Engineering have been accredited by the National Board of Accreditation, New Delhi, under Tier-I.

It is one of the 14 colleges in Karnataka that has been recognized under MHRD-World Bank sponsored Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) in all the three phases. All the Departments of NIE are recognized as Research Centre under VTU and AICTE for QIP.  Currently, NIE offers 7 UG and 12 PG Programmes.  Faculty has been the main strength of NIE.  They impart their vast knowledge to the students by using conventional methods of teaching-learning process as well as contemporary ones.

To enrich research and consultancy activities, 14 Centres of Excellence have been set up in collaboration with Industries and Alumni.  These Centres provide opportunities for students to fine tune their skills to the expectation of industries and offer consultancy services.  Many funded research projects of Central and State Governments, VTU and overseas universities are presently being carried out at NIE.

The alumni of NIE have achieved excellence in their chosen professions and their accomplishments are a testimonial to the sound foundation NIE laid.  For example- Mr. N.R.Narayana Murthy of Infosys, Mr. Kumar Malavalli of Brocade Communications, Mysooru Nagaraja of New York City Transit Authority, Prof. N.Krishnamurthy, leading civil consultant, Mrs. Kalavathi, Head of Philips Innovation Campus, Bangalore, Mr. S.B.Ravishankar, Businessman in London, Mr. C.V.Shashikumar, President of CV Associates, New York, Mr. EAS, Prasanna, Legendary cricketer, Mr. Jaypullur, Founder & CEO of Pramathi Technologies, Mr. Achutha Bachalli, Founder of Unilog Content Solutions, Mr. Shriram Revankar, Vice President of Adobe Reserach Lab, Mr. Ramesh Kannan, Founder of Kayens Technology, Mr. Athul V Kulkarni, IPS, and Swamy Nirmalanandantha of Adichunchanagiri Matha.

The campus life at NIE is complemented by quality housing for boys and girls.  The sports and cultural activities at NIE have been a high point of campus life, NIE thus provides the right ambience for all round development of the students coupled with Academic rigor

Information compiled:The National Institute of Engineering, Mysore- Website