bangalore university, established in 1886, provides affiliation to over 500 colleges, with a total student enrolment exceeding 300,000. the university has two campuses within bangalore – jnanabharathi and central college. university visvesvaraya college of engineering was established in the year 1917, by bharat ratna sir m. visvesvaraya, at present, the uvce is the only engineering college under the bangalore university. bangalore also has many private engineering colleges affiliated to visvesvaraya technological university.