Best Engineering Colleges in Karnataka
Karnataka is India's largest engineering education hub with 188+ colleges across Bangalore, Mysuru, Mangalore, Hubli, Manipal, and Tumkur. The state hosts IISc Bangalore (NIRF 1 overall university), IIT Dharwad, and NITK Surathkal (NIRF 13 engineering), alongside a deep tier of autonomous and private institutions including RVCE, BMS College, MSRIT, PES University, Christ Bangalore, Manipal MIT, and JSS Academy Mysuru. KCET is the state-quota exam (~₹50K–₹1.5L per year at government + aided seats); COMEDK covers most private engineering colleges (~₹3–6L per year); management quota at top private colleges spans ₹5L–₹36L Year-1 depending on branch and tier. RVCE CSE management quota = ₹36L Year-1, ₹75L 4-year total. This page lists Karnataka's leading engineering colleges sorted by Year-1 management quota fees, with verified data from official sources.
| College | City | NAAC | Placement | Year 1 MQ Fee | 4-yr Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEC Huvina Hadagali | Huvina Hadagali | A | 76% | ₹0.4L | ₹1.8L |
| GEC Raichur | Raichur | A | 80% | ₹0.4L | ₹1.8L |
| UVCE | Bangalore | A++ | 84% | ₹0.4L | ₹1.8L |
| SSCE Chikkaballapur | Chikballapur | A | 76% | ₹1.1L | ₹4.4L |
| REVAIT | Bangalore | A+ | 85% | ₹1.1L | ₹4.5L |
| MMEC | Belgaum | B++ | 78% | ₹1.2L | ₹4.8L |
| SDIT Mangaluru | Mangalore | A | 76% | ₹1.2L | ₹4.9L |
| AIET Kalaburagi | Gulbarga | A | 76% | ₹1.3L | ₹5.0L |
| NITK | Mangalore | A | 96% | ₹1.3L | ₹5.0L |
| MMCT | Mangalore | A | 85% | ₹1.3L | ₹5.0L |
| AMBIT | Belgaum | A | 76% | ₹1.4L | ₹5.8L |
| EIT | Chamarajanagar | A | 76% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| KBN | Kalaburagi | A | 76% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| VNEC | Yadgir | A | 76% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| PNSIT | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| HKE SMVCE Raichur (SLN CoE) | Raichur | A | 76% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| YIT | Hassan | A | 76% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| BTL | Bangalore | B+ | 70% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| SBIT | Tiptur | A | 65% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| SPCE | Bangalore | B+ | 70% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| BAE | Bangalore | B+ | 70% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| IIT Blr | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| BTI | Bangalore | B+ | 70% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| AIT Tumkur | Tumkur | A | 76% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| KLSVDIT | Haliyal | A | 76% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.2L |
| Srinivas Univ | Mangalore | A+ | 75% | ₹1.6L | ₹6.4L |
| Amruta Institute of Engineering | Bangalore | B+ | 70% | ₹1.6L | ₹6.4L |
| SVVIT | Bangalore | B+ | 70% | ₹1.8L | ₹7.0L |
| BIT Belgaum | Belgaum | A | 76% | ₹1.8L | ₹7.0L |
| KCTEC | Gulbarga | A | 29% | ₹1.8L | ₹7.0L |
| SCT | Bangalore | B+ | 70% | ₹1.8L | ₹7.0L |
| Aditya College of Engineering | Bangalore | B++ | 65% | ₹1.8L | ₹7.0L |
| BEC | Bagalkot | A | 91% | ₹1.8L | ₹7.0L |
| VVIET | Mysore | A | 76% | ₹1.9L | ₹7.8L |
| AITM | Belgaum | B+ | 50% | ₹1.9L | ₹7.8L |
| Dhanwantari College of Engineering | Bangalore | B+ | 70% | ₹2.0L | ₹7.9L |
| GITW | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| YDIT | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| ATMA | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| ADARSHA | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| SRSIT | Bangalore | A | 70% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| IIT Dharwad | Dharwad | Institute of National Importance | 92% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| BIT Mangalore | Mangalore | B+ | 71% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| KLE Technological University | Hubli | A+ | 86% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.1L |
| SITAR Channapatna | Channapatna | A | 76% | ₹2.1L | ₹8.2L |
| CBIT Kolar | Kolar | A | 76% | ₹2.1L | ₹8.4L |
| M.S. Engineering College | Bangalore | B++ | 65% | ₹2.1L | ₹8.4L |
| SVCE | Bangalore | B++ | 85% | ₹2.2L | ₹8.8L |
| APSCE | Bangalore | B | 75% | ₹2.3L | ₹9.0L |
| Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology | Bangalore | B+ | 70% | ₹2.3L | ₹6.8L |
| IMPACT College of Engineering | Bangalore | B++ | 65% | ₹2.3L | ₹8.3L |
| NCET | Bangalore | A+ | 92% | ₹2.3L | ₹9.0L |
| Sri Krishna Institute of Technology | Bangalore | B | 65% | ₹2.3L | ₹9.0L |
| RYMEC Ballari | Ballari | A+ | 84% | ₹2.5L | ₹10.0L |
| Sambhram Institute of Technology | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹2.5L | ₹10.0L |
| NIT Raichur | Raichur | A | 76% | ₹2.5L | ₹10.0L |
| GNDEC | Bidar | A+ | 60% | ₹2.5L | ₹10.0L |
| VVIT | Bangalore | B+ (Cycle 1; lapsed Feb 2026) | 65% | ₹2.5L | ₹10.0L |
| SEA | Bangalore | B++ | 58% | ₹2.5L | ₹10.0L |
| SIT | Tumkur | A+ | 85% | ₹2.5L | ₹10.0L |
| ACS College of Engineering | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹2.5L | ₹10.0L |
| Christ University | Bangalore | A+ | 88% | ₹2.6L | ₹10.3L |
| Brindavan College of Engineering | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹2.6L | ₹10.4L |
| KSIT | Bangalore | A+ | 84% | ₹2.7L | ₹10.6L |
| Canara Engineering College | Mangalore | A | 76% | ₹2.8L | ₹11.0L |
| SDMIT | Ujire | B++ | 80% | ₹2.8L | ₹11.0L |
| BGS Institute of Technology | Bangalore | A+ | 84% | ₹2.8L | ₹11.0L |
| SJCIT | Chickballapur | A+ | 85% | ₹2.8L | ₹11.0L |
| RIT Hassan | Hassan | A | 92% | ₹2.8L | ₹11.0L |
| ATME | Mysore | A+ | 80% | ₹2.8L | ₹11.0L |
| Harsha Institute of Technology | Bangalore | B+ | 70% | ₹2.8L | ₹7.3L |
| Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology | Bangalore | A+ | 80% | ₹2.8L | ₹11.2L |
| GCEM | Bangalore | B+ | 65% | ₹3.0L | ₹12.0L |
| BIET | Davangere | A | 76% | ₹3.0L | ₹12.0L |
| VVCE | Mysore | A | 76% | ₹3.0L | ₹12.0L |
| St. Joseph Engineering College | Mangalore | A+ | 84% | ₹3.0L | ₹12.0L |
| National College of Engineering | Bangalore | B+ | 70% | ₹3.0L | ₹12.0L |
| Akash Institute of Engineering | Bangalore | B+ | 70% | ₹3.0L | ₹8.3L |
| NIEIT | Mysore | A | 82% | ₹3.0L | ₹12.0L |
| East West Institute of Technology | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹3.1L | ₹12.4L |
| JIT | Bangalore | B+ | 68% | ₹3.1L | ₹12.4L |
| Vemana Institute of Technology | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹3.3L | ₹13.0L |
| Jain University | Bangalore | A++ | 85% | ₹3.3L | ₹13.0L |
| Sai Vidya Institute of Technology | Bangalore | A | 95.36% | ₹3.3L | ₹13.0L |
| Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management | Mangalore | A | 76% | ₹3.4L | ₹13.6L |
| Cambridge Institute of Technology | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹3.5L | ₹14.0L |
| SSIT | Tumkur | A+ | 80% | ₹3.5L | ₹14.0L |
| VCE Puttur | Puttur | A | 76% | ₹3.5L | ₹14.0L |
| NIET | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹3.5L | ₹14.0L |
| MCE | Hassan | A | 82% | ₹3.5L | ₹14.0L |
| BLDEACET Vijayapura | Vijayapura | A | 76% | ₹3.6L | ₹14.4L |
| East Point College of Engineering & Technology | Bangalore | A | 70% | ₹3.8L | ₹14.3L |
| CMR University | Bangalore | A | 80% | ₹4.0L | ₹16.0L |
| Alliance College of Engineering & Design | Bangalore | A+ | 91% | ₹4.0L | ₹16.0L |
| NIE | Mysore | B++ | 86% | ₹4.0L | ₹16.0L |
| Presidency University | Bangalore | A | 82% | ₹4.1L | ₹16.4L |
| EPCEW | Bangalore | A+ | 84% | ₹4.3L | ₹17.0L |
| AMC Engineering College | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹4.4L | ₹16.5L |
| Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology | Bangalore | A+ | 90% | ₹4.5L | ₹18.0L |
| MVJ College of Engineering | Bangalore | B++ | 91% | ₹4.6L | ₹18.3L |
| SSMCE | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹5.0L | ₹20.0L |
| GCU | Bangalore | A+ | 80% | ₹5.0L | ₹20.0L |
| BGSCET | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹5.0L | ₹20.0L |
| SJBIT | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹5.0L | ₹20.0L |
| IIIT-B | Bangalore | A+ | 100% | ₹5.1L | ₹20.2L |
| T John Institute of Technology | Bangalore | B+ | 70% | ₹5.5L | ₹13.0L |
| MSRIT | Bangalore | A+ | 95% | ₹6.0L | ₹24.0L |
| Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹6.3L | ₹22.8L |
| Sir MVIT | Bangalore | A | 76.6% | ₹6.5L | ₹26.0L |
| REVA University | Bangalore | A+ | 71.9% | ₹6.5L | ₹26.0L |
| CMRIT | Bangalore | A+ | 86% | ₹7.3L | ₹29.0L |
| BMSIT&M | Bangalore | A | 85% | ₹7.5L | ₹30.0L |
| RNSIT | Bangalore | A+ | 84% | ₹7.5L | ₹30.0L |
| RV Institute of Technology & Management | Bangalore | A+ | 83% | ₹7.5L | ₹30.0L |
| BIT | Bangalore | A+ | 48% | ₹8.0L | ₹32.0L |
| SJCE | Mysore | A++ | 84% | ₹8.0L | ₹32.0L |
| New Horizon College of Engineering | Bangalore | A | 69% | ₹10.0L | ₹20.5L |
| PES University | Bangalore | A+ | 85% | ₹14.0L | ₹56.0L |
| BMSCE | Bangalore | A++ | 65% | ₹15.0L | ₹60.0L |
| RVCE | Bangalore | A+ | 76% | ₹36.0L | ₹75.0L |
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