The BMS College of Engineering (BMSCE), Bangalore, was established by the Late Sri. B. M. Sreenivasaiah, who was a great philanthropist and visionary, in 1946 in the green city of India—Bangalore. 

A college that started with only 3 undergraduate programmes now, after a period of 74 years of completion, holds academic departments in undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate level programmes. 

In the engineering college ranking released by the NIRF in 2021, the institute has secured the 98th rank. There has been a decrease in the ranking as BMSCE was ranked 73rd in the NIRF Engineering Ranking 2020. 

The college is accredited by NAAC with an A++ grade. BMS College of Engineering has been affiliated with the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU).

The college has a practice of imparting education that is based on the outcome. The strength of the college is its student base, which is the largest among all colleges in Karnataka. 

At any given time, there are approximately 5000 students enrolled in the college. In the 14 research centres developed by the college, there are about 350 scholars that pursue research studies while pursuing their Ph.D. 

BMSCE provides not only good education. but also facilitates good infrastructure and great learning facilities, which eventually leads to producing students that are industry-ready.

The BMSCE's campus is spread across an area of 15 acres with a faculty strength of  358 and a student enrollment of 5861 in total.

The BMSCE holds 5440 undergraduates within the institution, as well as admits 421 postgraduates for the academic year 2022.