12 engineering colleges in State granted autonomy
The 12 colleges are Basaveshwar Engineering College, Bagalkot; BVB College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli; Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore; Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan; M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore; The National Institute of Engineering, Mysore; NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte; PDA College of Engineering, Gulbarga; RV College of Engineering, Bangalore; SDM College of Engineering and Technology, Dharwad; Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur; and Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Tumkur.