Top Engineering Colleges in Bangalore 2024 Fees, Placements, Courses, Ranking

As per recent academic history, students have preferred to pursue engineering over other courses and there are several reasons to it. These points are as follows: 

  • Engineering involves the application of scientific knowledge to real-life situations, which makes it interesting for students who prefer practical knowledge over theoretical one. The students who pursue engineering in their bachelor’s or master’s degree, have brighter career prospects and better placement opportunities as compared to students from other fields.
  • Engineering widens up the career paths and opportunities for students.
  • Engineering students tend to develop several skills over time such as analytical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork etc.
  • Engineering students are known for their discoveries and innovations which benefit society and helps to uplift their standard of living. 

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. 

Highlights Of Top Engineering Colleges in Bangalore

There are a total number of top 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. B.tech courses provided by these colleges are for 4 years. 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

Top 10 Engineering Colleges in Bangalore

NIRF 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. 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

Cut-Off 2023

Total Tuition Fee

IIIT Bangalore

BE/BTech: NA

ME/MTech: 180

JEE Main: (iM.Tech) 9545-13669

GATE: 430-480

INR 7.72 lakh to 22.44 lakh

RIT 

BE/BTech: 1300+

ME/MTech: 264

KCET: 1171- 55277

Karnataka PG-CET: 36-5836

2.03 lakh to 3.86 lakh

RVCE

BE/BTech: 1240

ME/MTech: 270

KCET: 310- 18500

Karnataka PG-CET: 19-5337

1.32 lakh to 3.86 lakh

BMSCE Bangalore

BE/BTech: 1500+

ME/MTech: 240

KCET: 1027-51444

Karnataka PG-CET: 9-5769

1.28 lakh to 5 lakh

Christ University Bangalore [Faculty of Engineering]

BE/BTech: 780

ME/MTech: 84

NA

1.7 lakh to 8.6 lakh

Jain University Bangalore 

BE/BTech: 1300+

ME/MTech: 183

NA

3.5 lakh to 13.8 lakh

PES University

BE/BTech: 2680

ME/MTech: NA

KCET: 1124- 26736

Karnataka PG-CET: 1523- 5275

2 lakh to 15 lakh

CMRIT Bangalore

BE/BTech: 960

ME/MTech: 24

KCET: 11599-24023

1.37 lakh to 7.5 lakh

NHCE Bangalore 

BE/BTech: 1020

ME/MTech: 18

KCET: 9034- 99090

Karnataka PG-CET: 4049

2 lakh to 15 lakh

NMIT Bangalore

BE/BTech: 1200

ME/MTech: 96

KCET: 7145- 105163

Karnataka PG-CET: 2310-5991

1.37 lakh to 30 lakh

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

Cutoff 2023

Eligibility

IIIT Bangalore

JEE MAIN

9545- 13669

+2 with min. 45% marks.

RIT

KCET COMEDK UGET

1171- 55277 1358- 31207

+2 with -45% (for general) -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

310- 18500 406 - 17203 NA

Min 70% in both Science and Maths in class 10th. Min 45% in Physics and Maths in +2 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

1027-51444 1319-31872

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

NA

+2 with min. 45%

Jain University Bangalore

Jain Entrance Test JEE Main COMEDK UGET

NA

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

1124- 26736

+2 with min. 45%

CMRIT Bangalore

KCET COMEDK UGET

10594-22921 11123- 26160

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

9034- 99090

+2 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

7145- 105163 7856- 72466

+2 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.

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 the 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)

Cutoff 2023

DSCE Bangalore

1.23 lakh

KCET

COMEDK-UGET

3677-89790

3272-60117

AIT Bangalore

3.29 lakh

KCET

COMEDK-UGET

12920-115512

18065-29544 

UVCE Bangalore

22,430

KCET

2929-62799

IISc Bangalore

2.20 lakh

JEE Advanced

757 (B.Tech Mathematics and Computing)

Brindavan Group of Institutions Bangalore

1.30 lakh- 1.70 lakh

KCET

NA

Government Sri Krishnarajendra Silver Jubilee Technological Institute, Bangalore

10,610

KCET

15261- 202411

VIAT Bangalore

7730

KCET

72629- 182845

GTTC Bangalore

18,090

NA

NA

Bangalore University [BU]

31,590

NA

NA

University of Agricultural Sciences [UAS] Bangalore

22,000

KCET

30676

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 is 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 of the first year ranges between 96,000 to 3.84 lacs. The table presented below shows the course fees, cutoffs and exam 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 which the students must keep in mind before choosing their desired college is the fees. Students must go for a college which has a low or moderate fees. Some colleges have high fees while some have low fees depending upon the rankings, infrastructure, academic performance, placements, 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 of the 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 each and 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%

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