Bangalore University, established in 1886, provides affiliation to over 500 colleges, with a total student enrolment exceeding 300,000. The university has two campuses within Bangalore – Jnanabharathi and Central College.[3] University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering was established in the year 1917, by Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya, At present, the UVCE is the only engineering college under the Bangalore University. Bangalore also has many private Engineering Colleges affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University.
Some of the institutes in Bangalore which are the premier institutes for scientific research and study in India are:
Nationally renowned professional institutes located in Bangalore include
Private universities in Bangalore include institutes like Alliance University, Azim Premji University, Christ University, Jain University, PES University and RV University. Bangalore medical colleges include St. John's Medical College (SJMC) and Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI).[4][5] The M. P. Birla Institute of Fundamental Research has a branch located in Bangalore.[6]
Bengaluru has a range of educational institutions from schools to Aerospace Engineering, Agriculture, Animation&Design, Biotechnology, Business Management, to Nanotechnology institutes.
