S.G. Balekundri Institute of Technology

S.S.E.T's S.G.Balekundri Institute of Technology (Kannada: ಎಸ್ ಜಿ ಬಾಳೇಕುಂದ್ರಿ ಇನ್ಸ್ಟಿಟ್ಯೂಟ್ ಆಫ್ ಟೆಕ್ನಾಲಜಿ, ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ ) is an engineering college affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University. The college campus is situated at Shivabasav Nagar, Belgaum. It was established in 2008. The Institute has been named after Shri. Shivappa Gurubasappa Balekundri (born May 5, 1922), who was a Civil Engineer and an irrigation expert. He was the chief engineer and architect of Malaprabha, Ghataprabha, Alamatti and Narayanapur dams of the south, north and eastern regions of Karnataka State. He is best remembered today as Second Visvesvaraya.The Institute has five academic departments.Technical departmentsDepartment of Civil EngineeringHead Of Department - Dr. B.R PatagundiThe department offers undergraduate course with an intake of 120 students and a Postgraduate ( M.Tech ) course in Structural Engineering with an intake of 18 students which was inaugurated on 18 September 2014. Courses offered: Bachelor of Engineering and Master of TechnologyDepartment of Computer Science and EngineeringHead Of Department - Dr Dinesha H AThe department offers undergraduate course with an intake of 60. Course offered: Bachelor of Engineering.Department of Electrical and Electronics EngineeringHead Of Department - Prof.R.M.Patil