Top Engineering Colleges in Bangalore 2025 Rankings, Fees, Placements

Some of the top engineering colleges in Bangalore include MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT), International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Christ University (CU), RV College of Engineering, BMS Institute of Technology and Management etc. All these top engineering colleges are privately owned and they accept the scores of entrance exams such as JEE Main, COMEDK UGET and, KCET. The Top Private Engineering Colleges of Bangalore are IIIT Bangalore, Christ University, PES University, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology - NMIT etc. and the Top Government Engineering Colleges of Bangalore are IISc Bangalore, DSCE Bangalore, UVCE Bangalore, AIT Bangalore, etc.

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Highlights Of Top Engineering Colleges in Bangalore

Overview: As per recent academic history, students have preferred to pursue engineering over other courses and there are several reasons for it: Application of scientific knowledge to real-life situations, brighter career prospects and better placement opportunities, gaining skills such as analytical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork etc.

BTech and MTech are the courses offered by these colleges that students pick to study engineering. The duration of BTech is 4 years and MTech is for 2 years. There are a total of 10 engineering colleges in Bangalore. The annual fees of these colleges range from 1 to 5 lakhs. Generally, they accept the scores of entrance exams such as JEE Main, COMEDK UGET and, KCET. Students can refer to the table below which discusses in detail the highlights of the top engineering colleges in Bangalore.

Parameters	Particulars/Statistics
Number of Top Engineering Colleges	10
Annual Fees	INR 1-2 lakh: 1 College INR 3-5 Lakh: 4 Colleges INR > 5 Lakh: 4 Colleges
Top Specialisations	Computer Science engineering, Aeronautical engineering, Automobile engineering, Chemical engineering, Civil engineering
Accepted Entrance Exam	JEE Main, KCET, COMEDK UGET

FAQ

Q. Which college is the Top engineering college in Bangalore?

A. IIIT Bangalore is the top engineering college in Bangalore.

Engineering Colleges in Bangalore According to NIRF 2024

NIRF is the most acceptable ranking that talks about the quality of education of any educational institution that releases its rankings every year. There are several parameters on which these colleges are ranked such as graduation outcomes, outreach, academic performance, teaching, faculty, etc.

College	NIRF 2024	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2022
International Institute of Information Technology, (IIIT) Bangalore	74	74	81
Ramaiah Institute of Technology	75	78	67
Jain Deemed to be University	95	na	115
RV College of Engineering	99	96	89

FAQ

Q. Which Engineering College has the best NIRF Rankings?

A. IIIT bangalore is the top colleges in Bangalore with NIRF 74. Second in position is Ramaiah Institute of Technology with rank 75.

Eligibility Criteria Of Top Engineering Colleges In Bangalore

The B.Tech eligibility criteria is different for almost every college. The general eligibility criteria have been listed below for the candidates:

Candidates must have passed subjects like Chemistry, Physics and, Mathematics in the Class 12 exam with at least 60% marks from an authorized board.
The candidates are also required to clear the engineering entrance exams like JEE Main, COMEDK UGET and, KCET.

The following table provides the aspiring candidates with an overall view of admission criteria and also tells them about the eligibility, Cut-offs, and exams accepted by these top colleges.

College	Exams Accepted	Eligibility
IIIT Bangalore	JEE MAIN	Class 12th with min. 45% marks.
Ramaiah Institute of Technology	KCET, COMEDK UGET	12th with 45% (for general) and 40% (for SC /ST/ Category-1 /OBC students who belong to Karnataka). Physics and Mathematics must be compulsory subjects in +2, and Chemistry/ Biotech/ Biology/ Computer Science/ Electronics must be optional.
RVCE	KCET, COMEDK UGET , JEE Main	Min 70% in both Science and Maths in class 10th. Min 45% in Physics and Maths in class 12 for general. Min 40% for SC/ST/ OBC students who belong to Karnataka. Physics, Maths, and English must be compulsory subjects. Chemistry/ Biotech/ Biology/ Computer Science/ Electronics must be optional.
BMSCE	KCET COMEDK UGET	Min 45% marks in 12th for general students. Min 40% marks in 12th for SC/ST students. English, Physics and Maths must be compulsory subjects in 12th, and Chemistry / Biotech / Biology / Computer Science / Electronics must be optional.
Christ University Bangalore	KCET Christ University Entrance Test CUET	12th with min. 45%
Jain University Bangalore	Jain Entrance Test JEE Main COMEDK UGET	Min 45% in +2. Min. 40% in +2 for SC/ST students. Physics and Maths must be compulsory subjects in +2. Chemistry/ Biology/ Computer Science/ Electronics must be optional.
PES University	KCET	+2 with min. 45%
CMRIT Bangalore	KCET COMEDK UGET	Class 12th with English, Physics and Maths as compulsory subjects. Chemistry/ Biotechnology / Biology / Electronics/ Computers as optional. Min 45% marks in +2, min. 40% for Karnataka reserved category students.
NHCE Bangalore	KCET	Class 12th with English, Physics and Maths as compulsory subjects. Chemistry/ Bio-Tech/Computer Science/Electronics/ Biology as optional. Min. 45% marks in +2 for general students. Min. 40% in +2 for Category I/ 2A/2B/3A/ 3B/SC/ST Karnataka students.
NMIT Bangalore	KCET COMEDK UGET	Class 12th with English, Physics and Maths as compulsory subjects. Chemistry/ Bio-Tech/Computer Science/Electronics/Biology as optional. Min. 45% marks in +2 for general students. Min. 40% in +2 for Category I, 2A, 2B, 3A,3B, SC and ST students.

Find out more about the exam we just mentioned above here:

Engineering Exams Accepted In Bangalore

Engineering Exams Accepted In Bangalore
Exam Name	Exam Schedule
KCET	18 Apr '25 - 19 Apr '25
JEE Main	Session 1: 22 Jan '25 - 31 Jan '25 Session 2: 1st April to 8th April
COMEDK	NA

Top Specialisations of Engineering In Bangalore

The table mentions the top specialisations in Bangalore:

Top Specialisations

Computer Science Engineering

Aeronautical Engineering

Automobile Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Electronics Engineering

Top 10 Engineering Colleges in Bangalore

According to the NIRF Rankings 2023, IIIT Bangalore is the highest-ranked engineering college in Bangalore followed by RV College of Engineering and other colleges. The fees range from 1.32 lakhs to 30 lakhs per annum. NMIT Bangalore has the highest tuition fees among the top 10 colleges. Students can refer to the table below which discusses in detail the tuition fees, Cut-off and total seat intake of these top colleges.

College Name	Total Seat Intake	Total Tuition Fee
IIIT Bangalore	BE/BTech: NA ME/MTech: 180	INR 7.72 lakh to 22.44 lakh
RIT	BE/BTech: 1300+ ME/MTech: 264	2.03 lakh to 3.86 lakh
RVCE	BE/BTech: 1240 ME/MTech: 270	1.32 lakh to 3.86 lakh
BMSCE Bangalore	BE/BTech: 1500+ ME/MTech: 240	1.28 lakh to 5 lakh
Christ University Bangalore [Faculty of Engineering]	BE/BTech: 780 ME/MTech: 84	1.7 lakh to 8.6 lakh
Jain University Bangalore	BE/BTech: 1300+ ME/MTech: 183	3.5 lakh to 13.8 lakh
PES University	BE/BTech: 2680 ME/MTech: NA	2 lakh to 15 lakh
CMRIT Bangalore	BE/BTech: 960 ME/MTech: 24	1.37 lakh to 7.5 lakh
NHCE Bangalore	BE/BTech: 1020 ME/MTech: 18	2 lakh to 15 lakh
NMIT Bangalore	BE/BTech: 1200 ME/MTech: 96	1.37 lakh to 30 lakh

Highest Placements Offered By The Top Engineering Colleges in Bangalore

The placement that a company offers to an engineering student depends upon several factors such as the number of internships that they completed during their course of study, academic performance, skills etc. Therefore, students are advised to hone their skills during their college life provided the highest placement offer to its students.

Several top recruiters come to these colleges for campus placements. Some of these recruiters are Adobe, Amazon, Capgemini, Cognizant, JP Morgan. Last year, the highest package was provided by IIIT Bangalore and its average package was around 35 lakhs. The average placement offers provided by them ranged between 5.52 to 35 LPA. The table provided below lists the Top engineering colleges in Bangalore and the average salary packages offered.

College	Average Package (INR)	Highest Package (INR)	Top Recruiters
IIIT Bangalore	35 LPA (iMTech CSE)	65 LPA (iMTech CSE)	Adobe, Amazon, AMD, Flipkart, Google, Goldman Sachs, HP, and more.
RIT	7.66 LPA	50 LPA	Capgemini, Cognizant, JP Morgan, E&Y, Adobe, Google, Goldman Sachs, Philips, and more.
RVCE	NA	62 LPA (UG courses) 29.77 LPA (PG courses)	Amazon, Asian Paints Limited, Bosch, Capgemini Consulting, Citi Bank, D.E Shaw & Co etc
BMSCE Bangalore	NA	NA	Accenture, Oracle, Adobe, Paytm, Ericsson, Philips, EY India, and more.
Christ University Bangalore	4.46 LPA (Median package for 2022 placements)	NA	Oracle, ICICI Bank, Marriott, Wells Fargo, Bosch, and more. (have visited during 2024 placements)
Jain University Bangalore	6.92 LPA (for B.Tech) 5.85 LPA (for M.Tech)	30 LPA (for B.Tech) 9 LPA (for M.Tech)	Capgemini, HCL, Amazon, L&T Infotech, IBM, Infosys, and more.
PES University	(Median Package) 8 LPA (B.Tech) 4.90 LPA (M.Tech)	NA	Akamai, Amazon, Cisco, Deloitte, Ebay, Flipkart, HP, IBM, and more.
CMRIT Bangalore	5.52 LPA (approx.)	30 LPA (approx.)	NA
NHCE Bangalore	NA	28 LPA*	MindTree, MuSigma, Hitachi, Wipro, Flexcar, and more
NMIT Bangalore	6.6 LPA*	44 LPA (approx.)	NA

Top Government Engineering Colleges in Bangalore

The top government engineering colleges in Bangalore are IISc Bangalore, Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology and, DSCE Bangalore. The tuition fees of public engineering colleges are fairly low in comparison to private engineering colleges. Furthermore, the top government engineering colleges are well-known for their better placement opportunities. These colleges are listed below along with their qualifying exam, tuition fees, and cutoffs.

College	First-Year Course Fee (BE/BTech)	Qualifying Exam (BE/BTech)
DSCE Bangalore	1.23 lakh	KCET COMEDK-UGET
AIT Bangalore	3.29 lakh	KCET COMEDK-UGET
UVCE Bangalore	22,430	KCET
IISc Bangalore	2.20 lakh	JEE Advanced
Brindavan Group of Institutions Bangalore	1.30 lakh- 1.70 lakh	KCET
Government Sri Krishnarajendra Silver Jubilee Technological Institute, Bangalore	10,610	KCET
VIAT Bangalore	7730	KCET
GTTC Bangalore	18,090	NA
Bangalore University [BU]	31,590	NA
University of Agricultural Sciences [UAS] Bangalore	22,000	KCET

Top Private Engineering Colleges in Bangalore

The top private engineering colleges in Bangalore are IIIT Bangalore, RV College of Engineering, BMSCE Bangalore, Christ University etc. The tuition fees charged by these colleges are slightly more but they offer world-class infrastructure, better placement opportunities and, many other facilities to their students. The students can get admission in these colleges by clearing entrance exams such as JEE Main, KCET, and COMEDK UGET. The tuition fee for the first year ranges between 96,000 to 3.84 lacs. The table presented below shows the course fees, cutoffs and, exams accepted by these top engineering colleges.

College	First-Year Course Fee (BE/BTech)	Qualifying Exam (BE/BTech)	Cutoff 2023
IIIT Bangalore	3.84 lakh	JEE Main	9545- 13669
RIT	1.20 lakh	KCET COMEDK UGET	1171- 55277 1358- 31207
RVCE	1.17 lakh	KCET COMEDK UGET	310- 18500 406 - 17203
BMSCE Bangalore	NA	KCET COMEDK UGET	1027-51444 1319-31872
Christ University Bangalore	1.90 lakh (B.Tech CSE)	KCET Christ University Entrance Test CUET	NA NA
Jain University Bangalore	2.95 lakh (B.Tech CSE)	Jain Entrance Test JEE Main COMEDK UGET	NA
PES University	4.60 lakh (B.Tech CSE)	KCET	1124- 26736
CMRIT Bangalore	1.10 lakh	KCET COMEDK UGET	10594-22921 11123- 26160
NHCE Bangalore	Total course fee- 10 lakh	KCET	9034- 99090
NMIT Bangalore	7.50 lakh (BE CSE)	KCET COMEDK UGET	7145- 105163 7856- 72466

Fee Structure Of Top Engineering Colleges in Bangalore

One of the factors that the students must keep in mind before choosing their desired college is the fees. Students must go to a college that has a low or moderate fees. Some colleges have high fees while some have low fees depending upon the rankings, infrastructure, academic performance, placements, and faculties of that particular college. Students must remember that the fees charged by the college and the facilities which it provides should go hand-in-hand. The following table presents whether the colleges are privately or publicly owned and what is their fee structure.

Name of the College	Ownership	Fee Structure
M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology	Private	B.E/ BTech - 3.47 lakh
IIIT Bangalore	Public/ Government	M.Tech - 6.40 lakh
R. V. College of Engineering	Private	BE/ BTech - 2.35 lakh
B.M.S. College of Engineering	Private	BE/ BTech - 88.24K
New Horizon College of Engineering	Private	BE/ Btech - 10 lakh
Jain University	Private
Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering	Private	BE/ Btech - 3.89 lakh
Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology	Private	BE/ BTech - 2.65 lakh
P E S College of Engineering	Private	BE/ BTech - 1.84 lakh
Alliance University	Private	BTech - 8 lakh
BNM Institute of Technology	Private	BE/ BTech - 3.52 lakh

ROI Of Top Engineering Colleges in Bangalore ROI

ROI is one of the most important factors for a student before selecting a college. A student chooses a particular program/course based on the ROI which that course offers. The ROI that best engineering colleges in Bangalore is quite good. IIIT Bangalore provides the highest average package of 35 lacs. The average fees of these colleges range between 1.10 to 7.50 lacs. Students can check the following table which shows the ROI percentage, average annual fees and average package of every college.

College Name	Average Annual Fees(INR)	Average Package(INR)	ROI
IIIT Bangalore	3.84 lakh	35 LPA (iMTech CSE)	811.46%
RVCE	1.17 lakh	10 LPA	754.7%
RIT	1.20 lakh	7.66 LPA	538.33%
CMRIT Bangalore	1.10 lakh	6.37 LPA	479.09%
Christ University Bangalore	1.90 lakh (BTech CSE)	4.81 LPA	153.16%
Jain University Bangalore	2.95 lakh (B.Tech CSE)	6.92 LPA	134.58%
PES University	4.60 lakh (BTech CSE)	7.50 LPA	63.04%
NMIT Bangalore	7.50 lakh (BE CSE)	6.6 LPA	-12%

Top 5 Engineering Colleges in Bangalore With KCET Cut Off

Top Engineering Colleges in Bangalore CSE

College Name	KCET Closing Rank
PES University	1006
RV University	6911
MS Ramaish University of Applied Sciences	10518
Reva University	12890
Dayananda Sagar University	21343

Top Engineering Colleges in Bangalore for Civil Engineering

College Name	KCET Closing Rank
BMS institute o fTechnology and Management	88965
Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology	100300
MVJ College of Engineering	105291
KS School of Engineering	107197
AMC Engineering College	123314

Top 5 Engineering College in Bangalore for ECE

College Name	KCET Closing Rank
PES University	3170
MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences	14477
Reva University	25112
Dayananda Sagar University	29004
CMR University	36596

Top Engineering Colleges in Bangalore for Mechanical Engineering

College Name	KCET Closing Rank
RV College of Engineering, Bangalore	6023
BMS College of Engineering	23325
Ramaiah institute of Technology	25690
University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering	50201
Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering	51235

Top Engineering Colleges in Bangalore 2025 Rankings, Fees, Placements

Highlights Of Top Engineering Colleges in Bangalore

Engineering Colleges in Bangalore According to NIRF 2024

Eligibility Criteria Of Top Engineering Colleges In Bangalore

Engineering Exams Accepted In Bangalore

Top Specialisations of Engineering In Bangalore

Top 10 Engineering Colleges in Bangalore

Highest Placements Offered By The Top Engineering Colleges in Bangalore

Top Government Engineering Colleges in Bangalore

Top Private Engineering Colleges in Bangalore

Fee Structure Of Top Engineering Colleges in Bangalore

ROI Of Top Engineering Colleges in Bangalore ROI

Top 5 Engineering Colleges in Bangalore With KCET Cut Off

Top Engineering Colleges in Bangalore CSE

Top Engineering Colleges in Bangalore for Civil Engineering

Top 5 Engineering College in Bangalore for ECE

College Name

Top Engineering Colleges in Bangalore for Mechanical Engineering

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MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT), Bangalore, Karnataka

B.Tech / B.E.

4,48,691

50 LPA

University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE), Bangalore, Karnataka

B.Tech / B.E.

72,360

30 LPA

Christ University (CU), Bangalore, Karnataka

B.Tech / B.E.

7,90,000

36 LPA

RV College of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka

B.Tech / B.E.

1,32,000

62 LPA

Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering (DSCE), Bangalore, Karnataka

B.Tech / B.E.

2,54,556

30 LPA

International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bangalore, Karnataka

B.Tech / B.E.

21,30,000

130 LPA

BMS College of Engineering (BMSCE), Bangalore, Karnataka

B.Tech / B.E.

3,50,000

45 LPA

BMS Institute of Technology and Management, Bangalore, Karnataka

B.Tech / B.E.

1,83,600

26.03 LPA

Atria Institute of Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka

B.Tech / B.E.

7,19,992

14 LPA

Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka

B.Tech / B.E.

3,05,810

50 LPA

BNM Institute of Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka

B.Tech / B.E.

3,16,960

15 LPA

T John Institute of Technology (TJIT), Bangalore, Karnataka

B.Tech / B.E.

5,25,000

30 LPA

Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology - NMIT, Bangalore, Karnataka

B.Tech / B.E.

2,13,840

15 LPA

Govt Sri Krishnarajendra Silver Jubilee Technological Institute, Bangalore, Karnataka

B.Tech / B.E.

6,52,000

12 LPA

Bangalore Institute of Technology (BIT), Bangalore, Karnataka

B.Tech / B.E.

1,12,360

37.5 LPA

MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka