Chand Gehlot, Governor of Karnataka state and the vice-chancellor is Dr. S. Vidyashankar. Affiliated colleges As of 2021, there are 219 colleges affiliated to the university (107 under Bangalore region, 34 under Belagavi region, 18 under Gulbarga region and 60 under Mysore region). The colleges are categorised as 'government', 'private-aided' and 'private-unaided' based on the type of funding. A few colleges may be classified as 'minority linguistic' and 'minority religious' based on the minority status of languages and religions. Further, these colleges are placed under 'autonomous' and 'non-autonomous' category of institutions granted by UGC. There are 25 autonomous colleges affiliated to VTU. See List of colleges affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University Examinations Exams are conducted twice a year for all affiliated non-autonomous colleges. Odd semester exam is conducted during December and January. Results usually published in February. Even semester exams are conducted during May/June; results are published in July. Centres of excellence The university has signed MoUs with international organisations (such as CANEUS International) and multinational corporations (like IBM, Intel Asia Electronics Inc., Ingersoll-Rand (India) Ltd., Bangalore, Nokia, Bosch Rexroth and Microsoft) and has set up centres of excellence. Visvesvaraya Institute of Advanced Technology Visvesvaraya Institute of Advanced Technology (VIAT) is a research institute being constructed in Muddenahalli, Karnataka. The institute is on of land near Nandi Hills and is expected to cost 600 crores. In the initial years, VIAT will focus on research in embedded technology, software quality, agricultural engineering and bioengineering. Each department will function as a 'discovery-innovation centre.' The institute will offer graduate and PhD programs in the sciences. Student life VTU Fest The university annually organises an inter-collegiate culfest which sees participants from all its affiliated colleges. Vice-Chancellors See also List of colleges affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University Visvesvaraya Institute of Advanced Technology References External links Official website (English) Universities in Karnataka 1998 establishments in Karnataka Educational institutions established in 1998