The University College of Engineering (UCE) is the first engineering college in Telangana. Established in 1929, just 11 years after Osmania University’s inception, the University College of Engineering (UCE) holds the distinction of being the oldest and largest engineering college in the erstwhile state of Andhra Pradesh. The official website – uceou.edu.
It was the sixth engineering college founded in British India and moved to its current iconic campus building in 1947. Over the decades, the college has celebrated key milestones — Golden Jubilee in 1979, Diamond Jubilee in 1989, and Platinum Jubilee in 2004.
UCE became autonomous under Osmania University in 1994 and was granted UGC autonomy in 2010. Osmania University is ranked at the 43rd rank in the Ministry of Education’s National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024.
The University College of Engineering offers multiple undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The UG programmes include BE degrees in civil, mechanical, electrical and electronics, electronics and communication, computer science, biomedical, AI and ML, and mining engineering. PG offerings include ME or MTech and MCA, along with PhD programmes across departments. Additionally, the college runs part-time PG courses through its Continuing Engineering Education Program (CEEP).
The college admits 460 undergraduate, 307 full-time postgraduate, and 170 part-time postgraduate students annually. Its academic strength, according to the university college website, is supported by 117 faculty members, including 42 professors.
The admission to the University College of Engineering BE and BTech programmes will be held on the basis of the marks obtained in the common entrance tests (CETs) conducted by Telangana – TS EAMCET. TS EAMCET is for candidates seeking admissions to first-year UG professional courses in the universities — private unaided and affiliated professional colleges in the state of Telangana. Out of the 1,19,051 candidates who took the EAPCET engineering exam this year, as many as 86,659 qualified. TS EAMCET 2025 counselling will be conducted in three rounds. Candidates must complete online registration, enter their course preferences, pay the processing fee, and schedule a document‐verification appointment at an assigned help centre.
