RNS Institute of Technology, familiar as RNSIT was established in the year 2001. It is the brainchild of Dr. R. N. Shetty, well known industrialist, and a great philanthropist. The institution was established with a sole purpose of imparting quality education in Engineering, Technology and Management. Being one of the premier engineering colleges in the country RNSIT is marching towards placing itself in the global map by excelling in academics and placements.
Lush green campus, state of the art infrastructure, well equipped laboratories, hundreds of activities, numerous new initiatives, consistent VTU ranks, path breaking placements, cultural extravaganza, Sports events, 5600 + students and 300 + faculty – with all these RNSIT has become dream destination for engineering aspirants across the country.Founded by a great visionary Dr. R N Shetty, a renowned name in the industries viz construction, manufacturing, hotel, automobile, power & IT services, and education, RNSIT has been scripting history in the field of technical education. Right from its inception in the year 2001, the institution is showing exemplary growth with respect to academics, placements, sports and cultural activities. With 8 UG engineering branches, 2 PG courses and 9 R&D centres RNSIT is aiming towards becoming the premier engineering institutes in the world.RNSIT Campus presents you a very lively environment that is so perfect to explore new dreams, ideas. The campus encourages the young minds to be creative, innovative and goal oriented. The life in canteen, playgrounds, basketball courts and hostel are filled with joy and makes their time spent memorable for life. The activities, fests, tournaments induce leadership skills and enhance the competence to work in teams. Flashmob, plantation, marathon, auditions, rehearsals, RNS Premier League (RPL), Republic day, Independence day, Kannada Rajyothsava Celebrations, Dhandiya, Parichay, Pantheon are some of the main attractions of RNSIT where students participate and celebrate in these occasions.The Cultural Activity team of RNSIT comprises of students having interests and talents in various fields such as articulation, craft, content writing, event managing and much more. They work in tandem to hold the biggest events in college such as Pantheon, Parichay, Step up Marathon and Kannada Rajyotsava.Pantheon is a inter college fest conducted every two years. Several colleges take part in various events conducted by the team. Pantheon has become one of the biggest fests of South Bengaluru which host up to 100 colleges and conducts events in numerous fields.Parichay is an intra college fest of RNSIT which happens every two years. In this fest, the departments compete against each other in various events.