The National Institute of Engineering, popularly known as NIE located in Mysore, India, is the second-oldest Engineering college in Karnataka established in 1946. NIE is an autonomous institution affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University. It was granted autonomy in the year 2007. NIE has ranked among the top engineering college in the academic ranking of Indian colleges by engineering education surveys like Outlook. The National Institute of Engineering (NIE) was started in the year 1946 with only Diploma Programs in Civil Engineering in a room under thatched roof in Lakshmipuram. The first batch consisted of 86 students. Later, the classes were held in a temporary shed in the nearby Sharada Vilas High School campus, in Mysore. S. Ramaswamy, D. V. Narasimha Rao and T. Ramarao,("Tunnel" Ramarao), the founders, established NIE by 1950 with its own class rooms and workshops on a 6 acre campus, which was inaugurated by the then Vice . NIE started AMIE courses in Civil Engineering for intermediate - passed students in 1948. The students were permitted to change over to the regular degree course leading to B. E. Degree in Civil Engineering of the University of Mysore.