About Smt Kamala & Sri Venkappa M Agadi College of Engineering
Smt Kamala and Sri Venkappa M Agadi College of Engineering and Technology (SKSVMACET) is a private engineering college located in Laxmeshwar Road, Gadag, North Karnataka. Approved by AICTE and affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), the college is named after Smt Kamala and Sri Venkappa M Agadi, commemorating the philanthropic legacy of a prominent family from the Gadag region. With an intake of 300 students, SKSVMACET is one of the established private engineering institutions in Gadag district.
KCET and COMEDK UGET are the primary admission routes.
Courses Offered
| Programme | Duration | Intake | Admission |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTech — Computer Science and Engineering | 4 years | 60 | KCET / COMEDK |
| BTech — Electronics and Communication Engineering | 4 years | 60 | KCET / COMEDK |
| BTech — Mechanical Engineering | 4 years | 60 | KCET / COMEDK |
| BTech — Civil Engineering | 4 years | 60 | KCET / COMEDK |
| BTech — Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 4 years | 60 | KCET / COMEDK |
Admission Process
KCET: Qualify KCET and participate in KEA's counselling. SKSVMACET is listed under Gadag district. Students from Gadag, Nargund, Mundargi, Shirahatti and Ron taluks consider this college as a local engineering option before relocating to Hubli-Dharwad.
COMEDK: COMEDK qualifiers apply through COMEDK's centralised process for Karnataka private engineering colleges.
Agadi Family Legacy
The Agadi family name is associated with significant political and social contributions to North Karnataka, particularly the Gadag region. Colleges named after family philanthropists in North Karnataka carry strong community recognition among the local Lingayat-majority population, which values institutional trust and management integrity as key factors in college selection. SKSVMACET benefits from this community goodwill and local recognition in Gadag district's education market.
Gadag — Textile and Agricultural Hub
Gadag-Betageri is North Karnataka's twin city known for handloom textiles (the Gadag saree), the Trikuteshwara temple complex and a major railway junction connecting North Karnataka to Goa and Hyderabad. Cotton textile production, cotton seed processing and the Gadag wholesale market (one of Karnataka's largest) anchor the local economy. EEE graduates target GESCOM utility roles and wind energy farms in Gadag's high-wind plateau terrain. Mechanical graduates access cotton gin and pressing machinery, textile mill maintenance and agro-processing equipment roles in the North Karnataka cotton belt.
Infrastructure
- Computing labs for CSE and ECE
- Electronics and communication laboratory
- Mechanical workshop with textile machinery context
- Civil engineering materials lab
- Electrical machines lab for EEE
- Central library with VTU references
- Hostel for outstation students
- Sports and outdoor facilities
Career Scope
SKSVMACET graduates participate in VTU North Karnataka zone pooled placement drives. CSE and ISE graduates access Hubli-Dharwad IT employment (55 km) and Bangalore. Mechanical graduates target textile machinery maintenance and the North Karnataka manufacturing sector. EEE graduates seek GESCOM utility roles and wind energy sector employment in the Gadag plateau. Civil graduates find government sector employment in PWD and KRDIB infrastructure projects across North Karnataka.