| Karnataka is progressive in its policy towards IT education. The recent IT Policy of the Government of Karnataka reveals the significance of IT education in improving the quality of the IT sector in the state. Take a look at the current IT Policy, Mahithi, of the Govt. of Karnataka and excerpts of the policy that discusses IT education.
Emphasis on technical education gained prominence in the early 80s in Karnataka. In 1984, the then Hon. Chief Minister, Sri Ramakrishna Hegde initiated an action to form a Technical University. The intention was to bring together all engineering colleges in the state and thereby reinforce developmental activities in the field of technical education. It was in April 1998 that the Visveshwaraiah Technological University (VTU) was established to accomplish this. Today about 103 colleges, including four evening colleges, are affiliated to the VTU and are divided region-wise. About 59 colleges are under the Bangalore Region, 20 under Mysore, 14 under Belgaum and about 10 under Gulbarga. The university offers over 20 under-graduate courses and 39 post-graduate courses in the field of technical education. Besides the colleges affiliated to the VTU, several Universities also offer courses in technical education. In the last 15 years, the proliferation of private IT training institutes that provide training in technical skills also indicates the extent of interest in IT education.
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