SDM College of Engineering and Technology

Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Engineering and Technology (also called SDMCET) is an autonomous private engineering college located in Dharwad in the state of Karnataka, India. It was established in 1979 and under Visveswaraiah Technological University (VTU), Belgaum, Karnataka. The institution is approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The college is located at Dhavalagiri in Dharwad city. SDMCET is considered to be one of the top engineering institutes of the state.

The institute contains 17 academic departments and awards undergraduate, graduate and post graduate degrees. Established in 1979, It is one of the first self-financed colleges in India.

Principal's Office
On 25 January 2024 Dr. Ramesh L. Chakrasali was appointed as the next principal of SDM College of Engineering and Technology (SDMCET) succeeding Dr. K. Gopinath, He will be taking the office on 1 February 2024.

Ranking

 * In 2018 it was ranked as the 53rd best engineering college in India by Outlook.
 * The Week has ranked Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Engineering and Technology as 67th among the best engineering colleges in India for the year 2019.

Academic programs
The college offers four-year (eight semesters) undergraduate degree course in engineering leading to Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in following branches.
 * Chemical Engineering
 * Civil
 * Computer Science and Engineering
 * Electrical and Electronics
 * Electronics and Communication
 * Information Science and Engineering
 * Mechanical

The college offers two-year (four semesters) graduate and postgraduate courses in the following specialisations:
 * Computer-aided Design of Structures (Civil)
 * Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
 * Digital Electronics (Electronics and Communication)
 * Engineering Analysis and Design (Mechanical)
 * Industrial Automation & Robotics (ME)
 * Information Technology (ISE)
 * Power System Engineering (E&E)

The college has started an M.B.A. course. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT Bombay) is the mentor institute to SDM College of Engineering and Technology, Dharwad.

Cultural activities

 * Insignia

Insignia is an annual National level techno-cultural fest, thousands of students across India participate in 60 plus events held in the duration of 3 days annually.

Insignia is conducted generally between 2-3 days every year. It is the largest college fest in entire North Karnataka region.

Events are classified into 3 major categories

They are subcategorized into,
 * Cultural
 * Centralized
 * Technical

Cultural Centralized

Technical (Inter-branch) Next insignia will be from 19 April to 20 April 2024.

Campus
SDMCET campus is spread over 72 acre. The campus also has a Ganesh temple (Worship place) within the campus.

Library is centrally located in the campus housed in independent building having a plinth area of over 2500 Sq mtrs, having total seating capacity of 550 students at a time. Library is automated by using EASYLIB-Library management software. It is a multi-user package for effective management of a library from all aspects. Online catalogue of the library and the e-resources can be accessed on the campus network. The library subscribes to nearly 121 Technical Periodicals and More than 8600 International e-journals from IEL, Springer Link, Taylor and Francis, Science Direct and ProQuest. In addition there are more than 2000 Bound volumes of journals, 2500 CD's & DVD'S, & IS Standards.

The college has sports facilities that includes outdoor and indoor sports, a new indoor sports complex was inaugurated in 2023 for badminton, tennis, table tennis, carrom, chess and many other indoor games.

Notable alumni

 * Aravind Bellad, M.L.A. and businessman
 * Pravin Godkhindi, Noted Flute Artist
 * Pankaj Jain, professor of religious studies, film studies, and sustainability
 * Shirish Kunder, Bollywood personality.