Gogte Institute of Technology is an Indian engineering college in Belgaum, Karnataka, which is affiliated with Visvesvaraya Technological University. The college was founded in 1979 to meet the growing demand for technically-trained workers. It received the Excellent Technical Education Institute in Karnataka award at the August 9, 2014 National Karnataka Education Summit and Awards at Visvesvaraya Technological University in Bangalore. The award was presented for the institute's good profile, academics, and student performance. Industrialist Balkrishna "Raosaheb" Gogte donated ₹1 million to the Karnataka Law Society to finance a new engineering college, which was named in his honor.