BMS Institute of Technology and Management, Bangalore

About College:

The BMS Institute of Technology and Management (BMSITM) is located in Bengaluru. It is affiliated to the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), located in Belagavi, also in Karnataka. The total area of the campus is worth 25 acres of land. Courses are available here at both the UG as well as PG levels. The courses are approved by both the UGC (University Grants Commission) and the AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education). The BMSITM has also been accredited by the NAAC (National Assessments and Accreditation Council) with an A grade rating. 

Although the BMSITM was only established in the year 2002, it has a long history. This is because of its association with the BMS College of Engineering (BMSCE), also from Bengaluru, to which it is a sister concern. The BMSCE is one of the oldest in the region, having been established back in 1946, pre- independence. It is run by the BMS Educational Trusts, becoming then the first private sector foray into technical education in India. The institute is named after Shri B.M. Sreenivasaiah, who was the visionary educationist behind this. It was earlier affiliated till 2008, to the VTU, located in Belgaum, also in Karnataka. From 2008 though, it has been deemed with the university status by the UGC. The BMSCE has been accredited by both the NAAC as well as by the NBA (National Board of Accreditation). 

As the college’s name would suggest, the BMSITM has majority of its courses from the engineering, science and technology domains. At the UG level, the BE is available in seven different engineering areas. These are in- Civil, Mechanical, Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics, Telecommunication, Information Science and in Electronics & Communication. At the master’s level, the M. Tech programmes get more specialized. They may thus be pursued here at the BMSITM in the areas of- Computer Science and in Machine Design. An MCA may also be pursued over here. Admissions to these programmes across the levels is vial state- recognized entrance exams such as the KCET (Karnataka Common Entrance Test), PGCET (Post Graduate Common Entrance Test) and the COMEDK (Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka). Doctoral programmes can also be undertaken here. 

The entire academics at the BMSITM is run by a cohort of departments, each with expertise in its own area. There are departments here for- Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Applications and for each of the seven engineering areas. The institute has made a name for itself, for adopting the Outcome Based Education (OBE) model. This has been inspired from similar successful experiments in countries as diverse, as Australia, South Africa and USA. Now the European Union (EU) is also implementing this model. The idea is to develop professionals with a holistic bent of mind. Now, several other countries have also adopted the OBE practice. This list of adopters includes the likes of – Singapore, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, UK, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Canada, Ireland, Japan, Turkey and Ireland.  

The campus has much to offer. There are hostel facilities for both boys and girls. Banking facilities with ATM are available in the campus’s vicinity. There is a sports field where cricket and football may be played. Facilities are also there for indoor sports. The gymnasium may also be used by all. A large auditorium is there to facilitate major events, at both intra and inter college level. The campus is Wi- Fi enabled. Science laboratories have the latest of equipment. A health centre is also there to cater to medical emergencies. Hygienic food is prepared at the college cafeteria. The college even has its own transport to ferry students to and from the campus. A convenience store is also located within campus. The library here is one of the best stocked within the region. Besides the physical books on display, it also provides digital access to en number of international academic journals for research and academic purposes.

The BMSITM has built up an enviable reputation for itself over the years. That is why it features so prominently across all ranking platforms. The Careers 360 magazine has placed the college at the AAAA grade rating, within the category for engineering colleges. It has also been placed within the 101-150 band at the NIRF (National Institutional Rankings Framework) among engineering colleges. Placements have likewise kept steady. It is taken care of by the Placement Cell. Some of the leading recruiters in recent years have been the likes of- ABB, Accenture, DXC, Lowes, Bosch, Adobe, Accord, Ace Designers, Microsoft, Mind Tree, Amazon, Aricent, Deloitte, Dell, Cypress, Cybage, Cognizant, CME Group, CSM Software, Capgemini, Byjus, Cisco, Aris Global, Fidelity, EY, Ericsson, FICO, Futures First, HCL, GE, HSBC, Honeywell, HP, Idea Cellular, IBM, Inmobi, Sobha Developers, Societe Generale, Infosys, JSW Cement, KPIT, L&T, Intel, Intuit, OFSS, RIL, PwC, Mercedes- Daimler, Mu Sigma, Saint Gobain, Samsung, ZTE, Wipro, Titan, Toyota Kirloskar, TCS, Syntel, Sonata, Schneider Electric, Tech Mahindra, Siemens, SAP Labs, Philips India, Mahindra Conmiva, NTT Data and Nokia besides several others.