<p>The vice-chancellor of Bengaluru Central University (BCU) has requested the government to transfer the University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE) to BCU.</p>.<p>This comes a day after Minister of Higher education, Medical Education, Dr Ashwath Narayan announced to develop the university along the lines of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).</p>.<p>On Friday, BCU Vice-Chancellor Prof S Japhet wrote a letter to the minister requesting the transfer of the college.</p>.<p>Sources in BCU told <span class="italic">DH</span> that the vice-chancellor has requested to transfer the college till it is developed on the IIT model.</p>.<p>“As this development process takes time, the vice-chancellor wanted the government to transfer the college under its purview,” the sources added.</p>.<p>Bangalore University and the newly formed BCU have both laid claim to the UVCE since the announcement of trifurcation. The government constituted at least three committees to get a recommendation on the same.</p>
<p>The vice-chancellor of Bengaluru Central University (BCU) has requested the government to transfer the University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE) to BCU.</p>.<p>This comes a day after Minister of Higher education, Medical Education, Dr Ashwath Narayan announced to develop the university along the lines of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).</p>.<p>On Friday, BCU Vice-Chancellor Prof S Japhet wrote a letter to the minister requesting the transfer of the college.</p>.<p>Sources in BCU told <span class="italic">DH</span> that the vice-chancellor has requested to transfer the college till it is developed on the IIT model.</p>.<p>“As this development process takes time, the vice-chancellor wanted the government to transfer the college under its purview,” the sources added.</p>.<p>Bangalore University and the newly formed BCU have both laid claim to the UVCE since the announcement of trifurcation. The government constituted at least three committees to get a recommendation on the same.</p>
