P. E. S. College of Engineering, Mandya was started in the year 1962 by People’s Education Society®, Mandya under the leadership of Late Sri K V Shankara Gowda.

The college is permanently affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, and has obtained Autonomous status in the year 2008-09 by the UGC. It is recognised by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi and accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA) and National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with A Grade. The college is functioning under the Grant-in-Aid code, Government of Karnataka and beneficiary of The Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) grants.

Vision

"PESCE shall be a leading institution imparting quality engineering and management education developing creative and socially responsible professionals."