R.V. College of Engineering

Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering

Motto	Sanskrit: Prajvalitō Jnānamaya Pradïpah
Motto in English	Light the lamp of Knowledge
Type	Autonomous
Established	1963
Principal	K.N. Subramanya
Administrative staff	~300
Location	Bangalore, Karnataka, India 12°55′26.13″N 77°29′58.78″E / 12.9239250°N 77.4996611°E / 12.9239250; 77.4996611
Campus	Urban, 56 acres (230,000 m2), 13 km from Bangalore city on Mysore Road.
Colors	White and Black
Nickname	RVites
Affiliations	VTU
Sports	University level Cricket, Association Football, Badminton, Basketball
Website	rvce.edu.in

Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering (RVCE or R.V. College of Engineering, Rāshtrīya Vidyālaya Tāntrika Mahāvidyālaya) is a private technical co-educational college located in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Established in 1963, RVCE has 11 departments in engineering, one school in architecture, and a Master of Computer Applications department. It is affiliated to the Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum. The undergraduate courses are granted academic autonomy by the university. RVCE is accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and all its departments are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). The college has twinning programs and tie ups with many institutions across the world, as well as collaborations with the industry. The annual festival of the college is called 8th Mile which is the most awaited event in the annual calendar. The college is recognized as Centre of Excellence under Technical Education Quality Improvement Program (TEQIP) by Government of India. The students of RVCE operate many student projects, most notable being the ones supported by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and the ones which participate in the competitions conducted by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).

RVCE is spread over 51.4 acres (20.8 ha) on the banks of the Vrishabhavati River in Bangalore, located on the Mysore Road, in between Bangalore University gate and Kengeri. The nearest commuter railway station is Jnanabharati Station, and the nearest major railway station is the Bangalore City Railway Station. The campus has a building for each undergraduate department, with the exception of the Biotechnology, Information Science, Instrumentation Technology and Master of Computer Applications departments, which are housed in a single building.