B. M. Sreenivasaiah College of Engineering

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name = B M Sreenivasaiah College of Engineering(BMSCE)


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established = 1946
type = VTU, affiliated with AICTE
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city = Bangalore
state = Karnataka
country = India
established = 1946
undergrad = approximately 4000
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staff = approximately 300
campus = convert|4|acre|m2, in the heart of the Bangalore city opposite the Bull Temple.
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website = http://www.bmsce.ac.in/

The B. M. Sreenivasaiah College of Engineering (B. M. Sreenivasaiah College of Engineering), is one of the most reputed engineering college in Karnataka, Bangalore, India. The engineering college, started in 1946, was one of the first private sector initiatives in technical education in India. Popularly known as BMS, it is located on the Bull Temple Road, opposite to the famous Bull Temple. Though a private engineering college, it is partially funded by the government of Karnataka. It has the largest student population of engineering colleges in Karnataka, drawing students from other states of India and from abroad. Nearly 30,000 engineers around the world hail B. M. Sreenivasaiah College of Engineering as their Alma mater.

One of the oldest engineering colleges in Karnataka, it recently celebrated its Diamond Jubilee in 2006. It is also known for the annual inter-collegiate cultural fest UTSAV, one of the prominent student-managed fests in the country.

History

In the history of Karnataka, the name of late Sri Bhusanayana Mukundadas Sreenivasaiah (BMS) occupies a prominent place in the field of philanthropy. The Maharaja of Mysore honored him with the title of Raja Karya Prasaktha in 1946, when he opened the college. He had foreseen the urgent need for high quality technical education in India even before its independence. The ideals for which Sri B.M. Sreenivasaiah stood continue to inspire the inheritors of his legacy.

After the death of Sri Sreenivasaiah, his son Sri B.S. Narayan took over the reigns of the college. Under his guidance the institution grew. He was also instrumental in initiating International Collaborative programmes such as cross-cultural programmes with the Melton Foundation and training foreign students under International Co-operation Division (ICD). Governments of Tanzania, Malawi, Botswana, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Rwanda and others regularly sponsor their students to study at BMS Institutions.

After the death of Sri B.S.Narayan in 1995, the government of Karnataka entrusted the reigns of BMS Educational Trust to a new managing body consisting of a Chairman, Member Secretary and three trustees of repute in the fields of Judiciary( Chairman), Administration (Member Secretary, IAS cadre) and Education (Former Vice Chancellor, Director of Technical Education etc.,).The placement offers received for the 2007 passouts were 1047.

The graduate school offers masters degrees in most branches of engineering, computer applications, and business administration.

External links

* [http://www.bmsce.ac.in B. M. Sreenivasaiah College of Engineering official website]
* [http://sandeep.weblogs.us/B. M. Sreenivasaiah College of Engineering/ B. M. Sreenivasaiah College of Engineering on Google Earth]
* [http://www.bramhan.com/bms/ A Photographic Tour B.M S College of Engineering ]
* [http://www.akkaonline.org/Alumni-B. M. Sreenivasaiah College of Engineering.shtml American Alumni Association]