The Hyderabad Karnataka Education (HKE) society founded by Late Shri Mahadevappa Rampure, a great visionary and educationist.The HKE Society runs 46 educational institutions. Poojya Doddappa Appa College of Engineering, Gulbarga is the first institution established by the society in 1958.
The college was started with 50% central assistance and 50% state assistance, and a desire to impart quality technical education to this part of Karnataka State. The initial intake was 120 with degree offered in three branches of engineering viz, Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Now, it houses 11 undergraduate courses, 10 post Graduate courses and 12 Research centers, established in Civil Engg., Electronics & Communication Engg, Industrial & Production Engg, Mechanical Engg, Electrical Engg., Ceramic Cement Tech., Information Science & Engg.,Instrumentaion Technology, Automobile Engg., Computer Sc. and Engg., Mathematics and Chemistry All the courses are affiliated to Visveswaraya Technological University, Belgaum. At present the total intake at UG level is 980 and PG level 193.
The college receives grant in aid funds from state government. A number of projects have been approved by MHRD /AICTE, Govt. of India for modernization of laboratories. KSCST, Govt. of Karnataka is providing financial assistance regularly for the student’s projects.
The National Board of Accreditation, New Delhi, has accredited the College in the year 2005-08 for 09 UG Courses out of which 08 courses are accredited for three years and 01 course is accredited for five years. And second time accridited for Six Course in the year 2009-2012.
The college campus is spread over 71 acres of land on either side of Mumbai-Chennai railway track and has a sprawling complex with gardens and greenery all around.