The B.V. Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology (BVBCET) in Hubli, Karnataka was founded in 1947. It started as a polytechnic in Gadag but was moved to Hubli in 1948 and simultaneously upgraded to an engineering college. It offers 12 undergraduate and eight postgraduate programs, besides M.Sc.(Eng.) and Ph.D. programs.It is now It is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, the university to which all engineering colleges in Karnataka are affiliated.