February 25, 2021 The Karnataka government is planning to set up a fund under the Visvesaraya Technological University (VTU) to support start-ups in engineering colleges, according to Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, Ashwath Narayan CN. Inaugurating the ‘Centre of Excellence in Digital Forensics Intelligence and Cyber Security’ on Wednesday evening, he said plans are afoot to set up a ₹50-crore fund to support start-ups under VTU. Appreciating Sahyadri College for its centres of excellence in emerging areas and in-house start-ups, he said engineering colleges have wider scope due to the importance given to the multi-disciplinary approach. He urged students to skill up and be industry relevant.