UVCE was established in the year 1917, under the name, Government Engineering college by BharatRatna Sir M Visvesvaraya with the blessings of Mysore Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar himself, and was affiliated to University of Mysore. It is the 5th Engineering College to be established in the country and 1st in Karnataka. After the formation of Bangalore University in 1964, UVCE became one of it’s constituent college. UVCE, one of the oldest technical institutions in the country, is approaching its 100th Year and the celebrations need to be on par with any great educational institutes of the world.
UVCE Centenary 5K Marathon
As the sun rose here, the sheer energy and joy gradually increased along with the crowd at UVCE. It was one of those days when the whole college gathers just to celebrate the happiness that our college has spread over the last 100 years. All the alumni and students geared up for the 5k marathon with great enthusiasm. More than 800 participants – senior alumni, faculty, current students – all were present on time at the college quadrangle.
Read MoreAvalokana – UVCE Centenary Souvenir
We made our full-fledged effort to realize the importance of UVCE journey with UVCE’s Centennial Celebrations Souvenir, Avalokana which is a souvenir to imprint the proud occasion in our soul and mind. A magazine with the best of the excerpts judiciously chosen from collections of our UVCE monthly newsletter “Sampada” to illustrate the journey of UVCE and the best of its times in print. The launch of Avalokana happened on 5th of August 2017.
UVCE Payana – 100 and Beyond
“UVCE Payana – 100 and Beyond”, a mega event to commemorate the Glorious Centennial Journey of UVCE whilst bringing forward the fervor and memories of the zealous UVCEians was organized on June 30th and July 1st, 2018 at Ambedkar Bhavan. Building the stage for Alumni of myriad batches from across the world to congregate, Payana provided an opportunity to beam on the footprints left behind by namma UVCEians. The two day celebrations encompassed by main agendas as Alumni Tech talks, Cultural programmes, Welfare Initiatives by Alumni to make UVCE better and many more interesting sessions.
Events organized by College
Some events organized by college authorities like – Centenary Teachers Day, Envelope Cover Launch, Foundation Stone by Chief Minister were also integral part of UVCE Centenary Celebrations.We were glad to be part of few of these occasions and tried our best to support during these initiatives.