B.M.S. Institute of Technology
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The B.M.S. Institute of Technology (abbreviated as BMSIT), is a private engineering college in Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

, Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 affiliated to the Visvesvaraya Technological University
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Visvesvaraya Technological University is an affiliating state university in Karnataka, India. It was established on 1st April 1998 by the Government of Karnataka as per VTU Act 1994, to improve the quality of technical education in the state. Apart from a few notable exceptions, VTU has complete...

, Belgaum. It was founded by B S Narayana, son of educationist B M Sreenivasaiah, and is managed by the B M S Educational Trust. Its the sister institution of B M S College of Engineering, a well established government aided engineering college in India. B M S Institute of Technology is recognized as a Research Centre by VTU
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Visvesvaraya Technological University is an affiliating state university in Karnataka, India. It was established on 1st April 1998 by the Government of Karnataka as per VTU Act 1994, to improve the quality of technical education in the state. Apart from a few notable exceptions, VTU has complete...

. B M S Institute of Technology is located on SH-9, KA, a little distance away from Bangalore, in an open and sparsely populated and built area, known as Avalahalli. Initially, starting out with five disciplines of engineering, viz., Electronics and Communication, Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...

, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...

, the college offers a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Information Science, and a Bachelor of Architecture degree, in addition to Bachelor of Engineering degrees in the five aforementioned disciplines. The college was granted the status of a Research Institution by the Visvesvaraya Technological University
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Visvesvaraya Technological University is an affiliating state university in Karnataka, India. It was established on 1st April 1998 by the Government of Karnataka as per VTU Act 1994, to improve the quality of technical education in the state. Apart from a few notable exceptions, VTU has complete...

 in 2005. The college now boasts of having produced over 2,400 engineers scattered all across the globe.

Campus

BMS Tech's 25 acre (10 ha) campus about 5 km north of Yelahanka Satellite Town, on SH-9. The campus contains The Main Academic Block, the B S Narayana Block, he administrative, and two blocks of the boys' hostel, an amphitheatre, and several sports pitches and courts. The Academic block houses the departments of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering, a seminar hall and a data centre. The B S Narayana block houses the Library, and the departments of Computer Science and Engineering, Information Science, MCA, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physical Education. The administrative block houses the administrative and accounts section, the chambers of the Principal, Director and the Chairperson, the Board Room, the department of Architecture, and a branch of Allahabad Bank
Allahabad Bank
Allahabad Bank , , which began operations in 1865, has its head-quarters in Kolkata. Currently the bank has 2500 branches across the country. The Chairman and Managing Director of the bank is Shri J. P. Dua. The bank has a branch in Hong Kong and a representative office in Shenzen.-19th...

.

Students commute to and from the college through several means, including college buses that ply to various parts of the city, public transport, personal transportation and on foot.

On- and off-campus hostels for boys and girls, with double and triple seater dorm-rooms are provided to a limited number of boarders from all over the country, and few off shore students. There are two blocks of on-campus boys' hostels, an off-campus girls' hostel, and an off-campus boy's hostel that accommodates students who couldn't be accommodated in the on-campus hostels. Off-campus boarders commute to the college through a free shuttle service. In addition to the existing hostel blocks, a proposal of construction of an on-campus girls' hostel has gained approval, and the construction of a storey, dedicated to house off-shore students in one of the on-campus hostel blocks is underway.

Internet connectivity is available on computers in the Internet Centre, that may be used be students and staff during college hours, and by means of a restricted-access Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...

 network through access points located in many strategic points throughout the campus, providing internet access to students and staff members with wireless devices, on the fly.

The college also supports environmental measures. The main Avenue is flanked on either side by green covers, the irrigation of which is done with waste water of the campus, treated in the water treatment plant. The hot water storage and supply system of the on campus boarding is entirely solar powered. The campus also houses an environmental-friendly cafeteria.

The library is fully computerized using the Libsoft software. The library subscribes to over 200 IEL-Online journals
(IEEE journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...

s, conference proceedings, transactions & standards) and also subscribes to several national and international journals.
The library has a dedicated team of professional persons.

The college has a teaching staff of all ranks from various sectors and fields of engineering, as well as non-teaching staff to aid the students.

The Placement cell at BMSIT helps students avail placements in the core industrial sector, as well as in both, the Information Technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...

 and Information Technology Enabled Sectors.

The current principal is Dr. S. Venkateswaran.

Postgraduate

  • Master of Computer Applications
    Master of Computer Applications
    The Master of Computer Applications is a postgraduate degree in computer application streams awarded in India. Full time MCA programmes normally take three academic years. The primary emphasis in MCA curriculum is on the development of diverse types of application software rather than designing...

     (MCA)

Undergraduate

  • Bachelor of Architecture
    Bachelor of Architecture
    The Bachelor of Architecture is an undergraduate academic degree designed to satisfy the academic component of professional accreditation bodies, to be followed by a period of practical training prior to professional examination and registration. It is awarded for a course of study that lasts up...

     (B.Arch)
  • Bachelor of Engineering
    Bachelor of Engineering
    The Bachelor of Engineering is an undergraduate academic degree awarded to a student after three to five years of studying engineering at universities in Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, Finland , Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Korea,...

     (B.E.)
    • Computer Science & Engineering
    • Electrical & Electronics Engineering
    • Electronics & Communication Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering
      Mechanical engineering
      Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...

    • Telecommunication Engineering
    • Information Science & Engineering

Melton Foundation

The Melton Foundation
Melton Foundation
The Melton Foundation was established in 1991 to build a world-wide community of talented people from diverse cultures capable of addressing global issues based on principles of open communication and mutual respect...

 was established in 1991 to build a world-wide community of talented people from diverse cultures capable of addressing global issues based on principles of open communication and mutual respect.

The core activities of the Melton Foundation are made possible through an endowment provided by William Melton and Patricia Smith Melton in partnership with five host universities located in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Utsaha

Utsaha is the annual inter-collegiate fest hosted by the college on its campus, in March or April every year. Several literary, cultural, academic and musical events are held, and the winners are duly rewarded. Apart from the fee charged from the participants, Cognizant Technology Solutions
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. is an American global provider of custom information technology, consulting and business process outsourcing services. Its headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States and is a member of NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500 and Fortune 500...

, a regular visitor for placements, and a major hirer also sponsors the fest and the awards.

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