Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering

Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering (commonly referred to as DSCE) is a private engineering college in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering

Type	Private
Established	1970 (1970)
Founder	R. Dayananda Sagar[1]
Parent institution	Dayananda Sagar Institutions
Chairperson	Premachandra Sagar[2]
Address	Shavige Malleshwara Hills, 1st Stage, Kumaraswamy Layout , Bengaluru , Karnataka , India
Campus	Urban, 30 Acres
Approvals	AICTE
Colors
Affiliations	Visvesvaraya Technological University
Website	dsce.edu.in

History

Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering was established in 1979, was founded by R. Dayananda Sagar and is run by the Mahatma Gandhi Vidya Peetha Trust (MGVP). It started with the basic courses in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics Engineering. The college offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes under Visvesvaraya Technological University.

MGVP Trust is an educational trust and was promoted by Sagar in 1960. The trust manages 28 educational institutions in the name of Dayananda Sagar Institutions and multi-specialty hospitals in the name of Sagar Hospitals in Bangalore.^[3]

Academics

Automobile Engineering Block

Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering offers 160 undergraduate programs leading to 4/5 year bachelor's degrees, 16 postgraduate programs leading to 2/3 year master's degrees, and 21 research centers offering a 2/5 year M.Sc.(Eng.)/Ph. D. degrees. The academic degrees are awarded by Visvesvaraya Technological University.^[4]

Rankings

University rankings
Engineering – India
NIRF (2024)[5]	201-300

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked the college between 201-300 in the engineering rankings in 2024.^[6]

Campus life

The college promotes a host of outlets for creativity and extracurriculars. The Centre for Performing Arts (CPA) is the premium platform for Dayananda Sagar Institutions and Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering. CPA consists of numerous clubs dedicated to fostering and cultivating talent in the form of Dance, Music, Art, Literature, Theatre, Fashion, and Management. LITSoc (Literature Society) is the best society of DSCE.

One of the cardinal and most successful events that the CPA conducts every year is VIBRATIONS – The Annual Intra College Cultural Fest conducted for Dayananda Sagar Institutions. With over 50 events ranging from Music, Art, Dance, Literary (successfully holding quizzes, debates, student parliament and other literary events, quizzes being more famous and interesting), and theatre to Fashion and Miscellaneous events, the fest garners a footfall of around 8000 participants. College fests, inter-college competitions, and events are also held.

IEDC is another student-run club, it is the brainchild of the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India and is closely monitored by The National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB) to promote innovation and entrepreneurship among students in premier colleges which have the knowledge base and sufficient infrastructure.

Notable Alumni

• Sunil Abraham, director of Public Policy, Facebook India
• Chaitra H. G., singer
• Nosthush Kenjige, American cricketer
• Shubha Phutela, model and actress
• Anup Revanna, actor
• Sudeepa, actor