PRDC power system research center has recently got approval to admit students to MS. Eng. by research and PhD programs by VTU (Visvesvaraya Technological University).

(The VTUniversity has the jurisdiction throughout Karnataka and at present 111 Engineering colleges are affiliated to it. The intake every year for Engineering under this University inclusive of PG is around 38,000. The University has 25 branches of Bachelors Degree and 54 branches of M.Tech courses. B.E (Bio-Technology) is the UG course introduced in 2002-03 in 21 colleges. In addition, the University has MBA and MCA courses. The university also offers M.Sc. (Engg.) by Research and Ph.D programmes. In the year under consideration, the University has 249 registered candidates for M.Sc. (Engg.) by Research and Ph.D in 80 Research Centres in 24 affiliated colleges.)