Best Engineering Colleges in Bangalore: Fees, Admission 2026, Courses

Hi, IIIT Bangalore emerged as the top ranked Engineering college in Bangalore followed by Jain University Bangalore. Listed below are the NIRF rankings over the past three years -

Top Colleges	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024	NIRF 2025
IIIT Bangalore Ranking	74	74	69
Jain University Ranking	NA	95	84

Source: Official site and may vary.

Bangalore is home to 120+ best Engineering colleges. Of these, 111 colleges are privately owned and 8 colleges are owned by public/government organisations. KCET, COMEDK UGET, and JEE Main are the most accepting entrance exams in top Engineering colleges in Bangalore. Some of the top Engineering colleges in Bangalore include Ramiah Institute of Technology, R.V. College of Engineering, BMS College of Engineering, East Point Group of Institutions, HKBK College of Engineering, and many more.

The top private BTech colleges in Bangalore include Ramaiah Institute of Technology, BMS College of Engineering, etc. are known for their quality education, modern infrastructure with great placement support. Listed below are some of the top colleges with their tuition fees -

Private Colleges	Total Tuition Fee
Ramaiah Institute of Technology	INR 2.59 Lacs - INR 13.35 lakh
BMS College of Engineering	INR 64,680- INR 40 lakh
RV College of Engineering	INR 1.28 Lacs - INR 70 lakh
IIIT Bangalore BTech Course	INR 11.52 Lacs - INR 26.32 lakh
PES University	INR 16 Lacs - INR 20 lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

Joining the top private Bangalore BTech colleges can be worthwhile for candidates as they have lower tuition fees as compared to good average salary offered, making it the good ROI of the colleges. Listed below are some of the colleges -

College Names	Total Tuition Fee	Average Annual Package
Ramaiah Institute of Technology	INR 2.59 lakh - INR 13.35 lakh	INR 8 LPA
IIIT Bangalore	INR 11.52 lakh - INR 26.32  lakh	INR 33 LPA - INR 38.36 LPA
R.V. College of Engineering	INR 1.28 lakh - INR 70 lakh	INR 10 LPA
BMS College of Engineering	INR 64,680- INR 40 lakh	INR 8.24 LPA
Jain Deemed-to-be University, Bangalore	INR 7 lakh - INR 8 lakh	INR 7.78 LPA

Source: Official site and may vary.

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Ramaiah Institute of Technology provides good placements to its students. Have a look at the table below to know more:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2025)
Highest package	INR 50 LPA
Average package	INR 7.66 LPA
Placement rate	95%
Job offers	1,892
Companies visited	358

Note: The placement year is not mentioned on the official website.

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Taking admission to the BTech colleges in Bangalore in expensive. However, there are still some affordable colleges. SOme of them are mentioned below -

Low-cost Colleges	Total Tuition Fee
BMS College of Engineering	INR 65,000 - INR 30 lakh
Sai Vidya Institute of Technology	INR 1.5 lakh
Gopalan College of Engineering and Management	INR 1.49 lakh
Jyothy Institute of Technology - JIT	INR 1.78 lakh
ACS College of Engineering	INR 1.76 lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

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Hi, Tier 1 Engineering colleges are known for their academic excellence, faculty, reputation, etc. in the field of engineering. Some of them are mentioned below:

1. IISc Bangalore
2. NIT Surathkal
3. IIIT Bangalore 
4. R.V. College of Engineering 
5. BMS College of Engineering
6. PES University
7. Bangalore Institute of Technology

 

Yes, it can be said that joining the top BTech colleges in Bangalore is pretty expensive as most of the have tuition fees of more than INR 5 lakh. Listed below are the expensive yet private BTech colleges in Bangalore -

Top Colleges	Tuition Fee
Jain Deemed-to-be University, Bangalore	INR 7 lakh - INR 8 lakh
NITTE Meenakshi Institute of Technology	INR 7 lakh - INR 9 lakh
CMR Institute of Technology, Bangalore	INR 7.5 lakh
BMS Institute of Technology and Management	INR 8 lakh
Presidency University, Bangalore	INR 7 lakh - INR 9 lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

BTech graduates from any domain are in high demand. Below is the list of Engineering colleges in Karnataka and a few top companies that recruit BTech graduates along with their placement packages:

College Names	Average Placement Package	Top Recruiters
IIIT Bangalore Placements	INR 23 LPA - INR 27 LPA	Accenture, Amazon, American Express, ANZ, Cerner, etc.
R.V. College of Engineering Placements	INR 10 LPA	Amazon, HUL, Cisco, Accenture, TCS, Mercedes Benz, etc.
NIT Surathkal Placements	INR 15 LPA	Uber, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Oracle, Myntra, Intuit, VMWare, etc.

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About 100+ BTech colleges are accepting KCET scores in Bangalore. Some of them are mentioned below along with their total tuition fees:

College Names	Tuition Fee
Ramaiah Institute of Technology	INR 10 lakh
RV College of Engineering	INR 4 Lacs - INR 68 lakh
BMS College of Engineering	INR 10 Lacs - INR 30 lakh
IIIT Bangalore	INR 12 Lacs - INR 26 lakh
PES University	INR 4 Lacs - INR 19 lakh

CSE is the top specialisations offered by BTech colleges in Bangalore. Some of them are mentioned below along with tuition fees -

Top CSE Colleges in Bangalore	Tuition Fee
Ramaiah Institute of Technology	INR 2.59 lakh - INR 13.35 lakh
IIIT Bangalore	INR 26.32
RV College of Engineering	INR 50 lakh - INR 70 lakh
PES University	INR 20 lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

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Distance BTech colleges are no longer valid in India. However, there are still some colleges offer distance BTech courses. Some of the Distance BTech colleges in Bangalore are mentioned below -

Distance BTech Colleges	Total Tuition Fee
IIMT Studies Bangalore	INR 86,000
Karnataka State Open University	INR 16,000
Wisdom School of Management, Bangalore	INR 25,000
Bright International Educational Trust, Jayanagar	INR 15,000
Aakash Internation Business Management College	INR 13,000

Source: Official site and may vary.

Here's a list of the top colleges that offer admissions without entrance exams in top Engineering colleges in Karnataka, ensuring a smooth entry into the realm of engineering education:

College Name	Total Tuition Fee
NITTE University	INR 42 lakh
Sapthagiri NPS University	INR 8 Lacs - INR 10 lakh
R.R. Institutions powered by Sunstone	INR 13 lakh

BMS College of Engineering is a four-year BE programme for 18 specialisations. The popular ones are Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Biotechnology, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering etc. The fee and seat intake vary from one specialisation to another. In case any new specialisation is introduced, the same will be mentioned on the BMSCE website. BMS College of Engineering eligibility criteria BE admission is 45% aggregate in Class 12 examination in Physics and Mathematics along with one optional subject.

The top 10 Btech colleges in Karnataka, according to NIRF ranking 2025, are below. 

Top Karnataka Colleges	NIRF 2025
NIT Surathkal Ranking	17
Manipal Institute of Technology Ranking	59
IIIT Bangalore Ranking	69
M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology Ranking	75
Christ University Ranking	76
IIT Dharwad Ranking	77
Jain University Bangalore Ranking	84
NITTE Meenakshi Institute of Technology Ranking	100-200 rank band
PES University Ranking	100-200 rank band
R.V. College of Engineering Ranking	100-200 rank band

 

Karnataka is home to about 300+ best Engineering colleges. Of these, 247 colleges are privately owned, 43 colleges are owned by public/government organisations, and public-private entities own 2 BTech colleges in Karnataka. MIT, NIT Surathkal, IIIT Bangalore, RIT, RVCE, VTU, etc., are some of the top BTech colleges in Karnataka.

NIT Surathkal emerged to be as the No. 1 BTech college in Karnataka followed by MAHE and IIIT Bangalore. Listed below is the NIRF rankings over the past three years -

Top Colleges	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024	NIRF 2025
NIT Surathkal Ranking	12	17	17
Manipal Institute of Technology Ranking	61	56	59
IIIT Bangalore Ranking	74	74	69
Ramaiah Institute of Technology Ranking	78	75	75
Christ University Ranking	NA	93	76

Source: Official site and may vary.

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Joining BTech colleges in Karnataka can be worthwhile for you, you just need to check its ROI by comparing tuition fees and average salary. Listed below is the total tuition fees and average placement package:

College Names	Total Tuition Fee	Average Salary Package
NIT Surathkal BTech Course	INR 5 lakh	INR 14.21 LPA
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore BTech Course	INR 11.5 lakh - INR 26.3 lakh	INR 33 LPA - INR 38.36 LPA
BS College of Engineering BTech Course	INR 64,680 - INR 40 lakh	INR 8.24 LPA
RV College of Engineering BTech Course	INR 1.28 lakh - INR 70 lakh	INR 10 LPA
IIT Dharwad BTech Course	INR 8 lakh	INR 10 LPA

Source: Official site and may vary.

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Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering is one of the most renowned Engineering College not only in the state of Karnataka but also India. With over 4,000 Engineering colleges located in the country, DSCE has maintained to stay in the top 200 Engineering colleges of the country as per the latest NIRF 2022 Rankings. Not only that, DSCE has received an amount of over INR 4 Crore as research funding from leading and eminent national-level organisations such as Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) among others. All of this makes DSCE have an edge over several other private Engineering colleges of the country.

Yes BTech course at Presidency University can be considered as a good option. BTech is one of the top courses of Presidency University. Candidates after completing BTech from the university are open to placement opportunities. As per the placement report 2023, the participating recruiters placed 2,217 students of the batch 2023 in new-age job roles. Out of the total students 1,495 were from the School of Engineering. The highest and average package offered during Presidency University Bangalore placements in 2023 was INR 13.58 LPA and INR 5.21 LPA, respectively.

The Faculty of Engineering at Jain deemed to be University offers many B.Tech and M.Tech courses in different specialisation . The ways to take admission into these courses are:

1. Qualify entrance exams JET (Jain University Entrance Test) or othe exams like JET, MBA, CMAT, NMAT, XAT with good score for B-Tech

2. For M.Tech - JET, GATE and AMIE.

3. Admission by considering high scores of other higher level exams are also valid in some extraordinary cases.

4. Direct admission via management quota

 . The ways to take admission into these courses are

1. Qualify entrance exams JET (Jain University Entrance Test) or othe exams like JET, MBA, CMAT, NMAT, XAT with good score for B-Tech

2. For M.Tech - JET, GATE and AMIE.

3. Admission by considering high scores of other higher level exams are also valid in some extraordinary cases.

4. Direct admission via management quota

Yes, East Point Group of Institutions is good for BTech students. CSE is a popular branch at the college. It provide placements support to the students. In the 2023 placements, the highest package offered was INR 25 LPA. As per the official website, over 300 companies participated in the placements drive. Moreover, the placement rate recorded during East Point Group of Institutions placements in recent past stood at 97%.

Meerut Institute of Engineering & Technology (MIET) is a reputable institution that Meerut provides a higher level of education of quality. It was founded in 1997 and it is under the management and governance of the City Educational and Social Welfare Society. The institute is located in the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam University- AKTU (previously Uttar Pradesh Technical University) and provides a course that is accredited by the All India Council of Technical Education-AICTE, New Delhi. It has the NAAC accreditation of a B+ Grade. The National Board of Accreditation (NBA) is also accredited by MIET. The AMC Engineering College has a good placement record. The college has a good record in placement as well and students have been placed successfully in top companies. 90 percent of the students have been placed at AMC Engineering College and the highest package is 50 LPA.

Dayananda Sagar academy of technology and management in Bangalore is generally considered a good institution, particularly for engineering and technology courses. It offers strong in first access, modern facilities, and experienced faculty creating a positive academic environment. The campus is well equipped with advance labs recreational areas and green spaces fastering both academic and extra curricular development. 

Placements at DSATM are decent with many students securing jobs through campus requirement. The average salary package is around for lpa, with the highest package going up to 33 lpa in recent years list of the college has a good track record of management studies in Karnataka.