YOU WE SEE YEE

You might have wondered how our college’s name is actually pronounced. It's quite a mouthful—University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering—so in short, we call it "UVCE".

But are you aware that it was referred to with multiple funnier names earlier? Around 1975, it was called the College of Civil Engineering. Another weird, phonetic nickname was “You we see yee”. Amazed, right?

Our college isn’t just an institution; it’s a great reservoir of legacy with the capability to produce thousands more to carry that legacy forward.

A Genius Architectural Assortment

Our college’s location is spectacular. Situated beside the busiest junction, K.R. Circle, and very near to bustling centers like Avenue Road, the DC Office, BEL, and the Court Complex, yet it stands calm and uninterrupted.

The college design was surely made by a genius. It is an assortment of structures of all possible shapes and sizes strewn about. The building has its own ups and downs—literally. You can keep walking on the first floor, somehow reach the second floor, and be back without even realizing it. That is just how the design was made! The rooms are numbered starting from 211 (CSE A). I don’t know about the first 200 rooms; I assume they disintegrated with the passage of time.

The "Siesta" Library

Moving into the premises, we currently have the Minchu block that hosts MARVEL. But earlier, there was nothing there except the most striking building: the Library, sitting snug in the quadrangle. We had a unique library in all aspects and respects—the building, the books, and the officials.

At that time, the college library didn't even have a catalog. It was mentioned that they were taking their time with it because "the world is not to end tomorrow".

Regarding the books, there was blatant partiality in providing reference materials or guides to students. The reference copies were handed over only to the so-called "men of wisdom" who were close to the library staff and did their chores.

There used to be a separate reference section, which was apparently an ideal place for a mid-day "Siesta" (I literally searched the word meaning on Google, and it turned out to be a short afternoon nap). It was the perfect place for a nap because not everyone was given reference materials. Hence, the only resource available to a common student was their own personal notes and nothing else.

From the Archives: 1975 vs 2025

Supplementary details curated from the UVCE Archives and Sampada Editions.