SIT - Siddaganga Institute of Technology — Fees, Management Quota, Cutoffs, Placements 2026

No — Siddaganga Institute of Technology (SIT) at B.H. Road, Tumakuru 572103, Karnataka is a separate institution. It is a private autonomous engineering college founded in 1963 by Dr. Sree Sree Sivakumara Swamiji and run by the Sree Siddaganga Education Society (SSES) under the Siddaganga Mutt. It is different from Sree Siddhartha Institute of Technology (an SSAHE unit) also at Tumkur; from Symbiosis Institute of Technology at Lavale, Pune; from Suryadatta Institute of Technology at Pune; from Singapore Institute of Technology; from SIT (Surana) at Bengaluru Peenya; and from M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology. Aggregators frequently confuse these — SIT Tumkur's correct slug on this site is siddaganga-institute-of-technology-tumkur.

SIT is on B.H. Road, Tumakuru 572103, Karnataka — roughly 70 km from Bengaluru via NH48 (about a 90-minute drive without traffic) and approximately 75-80 km from Kempegowda International Airport. The 65-acre green campus is set back from the urban core of Tumakuru for a residential academic environment. Tumakuru itself is well-connected to Bengaluru by frequent KSRTC and private buses and by Mysuru-Bengaluru passenger train routes, so students who want occasional access to the Bengaluru internship / alumni network can commute comfortably.

SIT offers 13 undergraduate BE programmes: Computer Science & Engineering, CSE (Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning), CSE (Data Science), Information Science & Engineering, Artificial Intelligence & Data Science, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering & Management, and Chemical Engineering — plus a five-year Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) programme. At PG level SIT runs 12 M.Tech specialisations, an MBA programme, an MCA programme, and 17 doctoral programmes across 15 academic departments.

SIT admits BE candidates through three channels: KCET via KEA for the Karnataka state quota, COMEDK UGET for private-consortium seats (SIT participates under its standard Tumakuru listing on comedk.org), and a Management / NRI / JEE Main channel administered directly by the SIT admissions office at sit.ac.in. 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 SIT is published on kea.kar.nic.in ahead of counselling. M.Tech admission runs through Karnataka PGCET (23-24 May 2026) or GATE; MBA through PGCET / CAT / MAT / KMAT; MCA through PGCET / KMAT / MAT.

SIT publishes its Fees Structure on sit.ac.in ahead of KEA and COMEDK counselling every year. Indicative total tuition across the four-year BE ranges from roughly ₹1.28 lakh to ₹10.46 lakh depending on programme and quota, with CSE-family and AI/ML branches at the upper end and core branches like Mechanical, Civil, Industrial, and Chemical 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. SIT 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, MCA, B.Arch, and Ph.D. programmes and is UGC-recognised. SIT holds a NAAC 'A++' institutional grade, and NBA accreditation is programme-wise with multiple BE branches currently accredited. The exact NBA programme list and cycle-by-cycle validity is published on sit.ac.in and should be verified against nbaind.org before counselling.

The 2024 cycle recorded a highest package of ₹34 LPA with an average package of ₹9 LPA across branches. The 2025 drive has so far produced 174 offers with a highest of ₹32.88 LPA — consistent with the 2024 benchmark. Recruiter mix includes Cisco, Visa, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Commvault, Philips, MIQ Digital, Mercedes-Benz R&D, A.P. Moller Maersk, British Telecom, and a broad mix of IT services and core-engineering firms. CSE-family, ISE, and ECE branches typically see the highest package concentration; core branches like Mechanical, Civil, Industrial, and Chemical Engineering see consistent recruiter visits from manufacturing and defence / R&D firms.

SIT runs a sprawling 65-acre green residential campus with 5,000-plus students hosted across extensive on-campus hostel blocks for both boys and girls, a central library with print and digital resources, multiple cafeterias, and full indoor / outdoor sports infrastructure — including cricket, football, basketball, volleyball, badminton, and athletics. The campus is integrated with the Siddaganga Mutt social-service ecosystem, and students benefit from the broader Mutt infrastructure for daily food services and community engagement.