In the nation wide survey conducted by the India Today, for the year 2001, R. V. College of Engineering holds its head high as one of the Top Ten colleges in the country

Other achievements include

• Project works carried out by the students are appreciated and acclaimed by the Industries, Senior Professors and Researchers in the respective fields
  
• Staff and students have been publishing / presenting papers of their work at National and International Seminars and Conferences
  
• The college has won many awards and laurels, for conducting blood donation camps
  
• Leadership and personality development programs are organized regularly
  
• The NSS unit is successful in carrying the message to the rural mass and taking active part in all-round developmental programs in nearby villages
  
• Padma shree Mr. Anil Kumble and Arjun awardee
  Mr. Chetan Baboor are distinguished alumni of our institution
  
• Ms. Vijay Lakshmi Bidri, IAS topper in the 2000-2001 batch is an Alumni of RVCE
  
• SKIP - Centre for Social Service and Skill Promotion has been working since 5 years to help rural community and school dropouts
  
• "Kriya Kalpa", a technological museum devoted to the Indian contribution to the engineering sciences