Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, named after Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya, is a dream - comes - true of Technocrats and Academicians of Karnataka. VTU is one of the biggest Technological University in India, having 186 colleges affiliated to it with under graduate course in 28 disciplines and PG Programme in 71 disciplines. The intake at UG level is about 67100 students and at the PG level it is about 12666 students. The University has 13 QIP centre in various affiliated colleges and 16 extension centres for offering PG programmes.