The department came under grant-in-aid scheme of Government of Karnataka in 1992. The Department has been accredited by the N.B.A. M. Meenakshi heads the department. M. Meenakshi is graduated from SJCE Mysore in the field of Instrumentation Technology. She received her Master's degree in the field of Controls, Guidance and Instrumentation from I.I.T Madras and PhD degree from the department of Aerospace engineering. I.I.Sc Bangalore in the field of Controls & Instrumentation. She has a teaching experience of 20 years. She published more than 15 research publications, including International Journals, International Conferences, National Conferences, workshops and seminars.