Global Academy of Technology — Fees, Courses & Admission

No — Global Academy of Technology (GAT) at Ideal Homes Township, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bangalore-560098 is a separate institution. It is a private engineering college established in 2001 by the Rajarajeshwari Educational Trust and permanently affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, with autonomous institute status under VTU. It is different from the GATE entrance exam (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) — a national PG admission test conducted jointly by IITs and IISc; from Global Institute of Technology at Jaipur, a separate engineering college in Rajasthan; and from Global Academy of Technology at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. GAT Bangalore's correct slug on this site is global-academy-of-technology.

Global Academy of Technology is located in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

GAT runs 9 undergraduate BE programmes: Computer Science & Engineering (CSE), Information Science & Engineering (ISE), CSE in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, CSE in AI & Data Science, CSE in IoT & Cyber Security, Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE), Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE), Mechanical Engineering, and Civil Engineering. At PG level GAT offers M.Tech specialisations in Computer Science & Engineering, VLSI Design & Embedded Systems, Structural Engineering, and Power Electronics, a full-time MBA programme, and VTU-recognised Ph.D. research centres across Computer Science, Electronics, Mechanical, Civil, and Management disciplines.

GAT admits BE candidates through three channels: KCET via KEA for the Karnataka state quota, COMEDK UGET for private-consortium seats (GAT participates under its standard Bangalore listing on comedk.org), and a Management / NRI channel handled through the institution route; message a College AndFees counsellor on Whats App before applying Baseline eligibility is Class 12 with Physics and Mathematics plus one of Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Computer Science, or Electronics, with 45 percent PCM aggregate for General Merit and 40 percent for SC/ST/reserved categories. The current-year KCET institution code for GAT is published on kea.kar.nic.in ahead of counselling. M.Tech admission runs through Karnataka PGCET or GATE; MBA through PGCET / CAT / MAT / KMAT.

GAT publishes its Fees Structure on gat.ac.in ahead of KEA and COMEDK counselling every year. Indicative total tuition ranges from roughly ₹1.25 lakh to ₹2.50 lakh per year depending on programme and quota, with CSE-family and AI/ML branches at the upper end and core branches like Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the lower end. Hostel and one-time fees are additional. Treat these as indicative and confirm branch-wise numbers against the 2026-27 notification before deposit.

Yes on all four. GAT is an autonomous institute under VTU, with the college designing its own curriculum and conducting its own examinations while degrees continue to be issued by VTU. It is AICTE-approved for BE, M.Tech, MBA, and Ph.D. programmes and is UGC-recognised. The exact NBA programme list and cycle-by-cycle validity is published on gat.ac.in and should be verified against nbaind.org before counselling.

The 2024-25 placement cycle recorded a highest package crossing the ₹40 LPA band. Recruiter mix includes Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, Wipro, Capgemini, Cognizant, Accenture, Amazon, IBM, Mphasis, L&T, and a broad set of IT services, product, and core-engineering firms. CSE-family, ISE, AI/ML, and AI & Data Science branches typically see the highest package concentration; core branches like Mechanical, Civil, and EEE see consistent recruiter visits from manufacturing, construction, and power-sector firms.

GAT runs its 19-acre Rajarajeshwari Nagar campus with approximately 3,000 students hosted across dedicated academic blocks per department, a central library with print and digital resources, modern engineering labs, a cafeteria, and indoor / outdoor sports infrastructure. On-campus hostels for boys and girls are available along with supervised off-campus PG arrangements in the Rajarajeshwari Nagar and Ideal Homes Township neighbourhoods. The location sits within the active south-west Bengaluru education cluster, offering students proximity to peer engineering colleges and easy onward access to the Bengaluru technology belt.

GAT is run by the Rajarajeshwari Educational Trust — an education-focused trust established to operate technical and management institutions under the broader Rajarajeshwari group banner in south-west Bengaluru. The trust's focus is on VTU-affiliated engineering and management education, giving GAT a clear institutional mandate and continuity since its 2001 founding.

KCET 2026 notifications typically release in December-January on the KEA portal at cetonline.karnataka.gov.in, with the paper around April-May and seat-allotment rounds through June-July. COMEDK UGET 2026 runs a parallel calendar on comedk.org. Karnataka PGCET for M.Tech and MBA is scheduled for 23-24 May 2026. GAT's Management-quota and NRI applications open on gat.ac.in once KCET and COMEDK allocation rounds conclude. Confirm current-year dates on gat.ac.in or with the admissions cell before depositing any money.