 The Department was started in the year 2000. The present intake of the undergraduate program is 60.The course has become popular among students due to the achievements and rigor. In the year 2006, the department also started M.Tech in Software Engineering followed by M.Tech in Information Technology. The department has well equipped classrooms and computer laboratories with high-end systems. The department is accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA).The department is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU).
Mission:
The mission of the department is to impart quality education in Information Science and Engineering for evolving software professionals with technical competence, strong character, professional ethics and holistic approach to manage ever expanding knowledge horizon. Vision:
The vision of the department is to be the center of excellence for - Dovetailing the academic pursuits with changing needs of industry.
- Research, development and higher studies in information science and technology.
- Attracting and Fostering talent by providing diverse, stimulating and intellectual
environment for faculty and students.
Academic Program:
Courses offered: - B.E in Information Science and Engineering
- M.Tech in Software Engineering
- M.Tech in Information Technology
B.E. in Information Science and Engineering course content covers: Humanities and social sciences (5%), Basic sciences (14%), Engineering sciences (14%), Programming languages (15%), Algorithms (7%), Hardware (8%), Management (15%), Professional Elective subjects (10%), Other Electives (2%) & Project work and seminar (10%). 
Industry Interface: The Department carries out various Industry-Institute interaction events for the benefit of the students. Some of the events organized in recent past are: - The Department conducts various seminars and technical talks in collaboration with various companies like Sonata Software and EMC2.
- An MOU has been signed with EMC2.
- The Department coordinates the “Campus Connect Initiatives”, a tie up between RVCE and INFOSYS. Reputed Industries have chosen students representatives as industry ambassadors.
- The Department has regular interactions with EDC cell of RVCE to inspire our students towards Entrepreneurship.
- More than 50% of the student projects are carried out in industries.
- Post Graduate students are carrying out their internships in various companies like Unisys, Oracle, Intel, IBM, NDS, VMWare, Honeywell, i2 Technologies, HP and so on.
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