- Established in 1963 with three engineering branches namely Civil, Mechanical and Electrical, today RVCE offers 12 Under Graduate Engineering programmes, 16 Master Degree programmes and Doctoral Studies.
- Located 13 km from the heart of Bangalore City – the Silicon Valley of India, on Mysore Road.
- Sprawling campus spread over an area of 52 acres set in sylvan surroundings.
- Provides an ideal ambience to stimulate the teaching-learning process, helping in bringing out skilled and disciplined Engineers.
- Rated one amongst the top ten self-financing Engineering Institutions in the country.
- Current annual student intake for Undergraduate Programmes & Post Graduate Programmes in Engineering is in excess of 1200.
- Highly qualified and dedicated faculty.
- Utilizes its expertise in various disciplines to conduct Research and Development for Industry and Defense establishments in the country
- Centre for Manufacturing Research & Technology Utilization (CMRTU) is involved in conducting research in cold hole expansion, Material Science, Nanotechnology and news materials.
- CMRTU has executed projects worth more than 5 crores to DRDO, HAL, ISRO, CABs, NAVAL Research, AICTE, UGC, DST, etc.
- RV centre for Sustainable Technology, carrying out research in the composed manure and the environment.
- Sports luminaries like Mr.Anil Kumble, Mr.Chetan Babbur, Mr. Ashok Nayak – HAL Chairman, are the proud alumni of the college.
- Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Bidri top I.A.S. Officer is also alumni of the college.
- RV centre for Gandhian Principles and Values Based Education to promote moral values to the modern world, who are influenced by the westernization
- Kriyakalpa- Techno culture Museum, a culmination of old technology with new technology to exhibit the talent of the village folklore
- Has collaborative arrangements with leading universities in USA, France, Australia and Germany for Post-Graduate and research programmes.
- RV centre for social services & skills promotion (SKIP) an organization for helping the deprived class of the society.
- NSS, NCC, Sports, Cultural Activities are given prime importance for overall development of the students.
- Almost around 95% of the eligible students are placed through campus selection.