St Joseph Engineering College has been selected as one of the 49 Institutions from across India, and one among the five colleges in Karnataka, to be selected by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for establishment of AICTE Idea, development, evaluation and application (IDEA) lab.

The lab is aimed at encouraging students to apply science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fundamentals towards enhanced hands-on experience, learning by doing and product visualization. The lab will make engineering students more imaginative and creative, in addition to imbibing skills of critical thinking, problem solving, design thinking, collaboration, communication and lifelong learning.