Engineering Colleges Accepting KCET in Karnataka 2026
Karnataka has 188 engineering colleges that accept KCET scores for admission through KEA counselling. KCET fills 45% of seats in private unaided colleges at government-regulated fees, making it the most affordable route to engineering education in the state. Annual fees under KCET quota range from ₹40,000 at government colleges to approximately ₹2.8 lakhs at top private institutions like RVCE, BMS and MSRIT. Below is the complete list with branch-wise fee structures for every college that participates in KCET counselling.
| College | City | NAAC | Placement | Year 1 MQ Fee | 4-yr Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering | Bangalore | A | — | — | — |
| RNSIT | Bangalore | A+ | — | — | — |
| BIT Mangalore | Mangalore | — | — | — | — |
| RTE REC | Hulkoti | A | — | — | — |
| S-VYASA | Bangalore | A+ | — | — | — |
| BMSCE | Bangalore | A++ | — | — | — |
| Jain University | Bangalore | — | — | — | — |
| Christ University | Bangalore | A+ | — | — | — |
| New Horizon College of Engineering | Bangalore | — | — | — | — |
| Alliance College of Engineering & Design | Bangalore | — | — | — | — |
| Presidency University | Bangalore | — | — | — | — |
| REVA University | Bangalore | — | — | — | — |
| Acharya Institute of Technology | Bangalore | — | — | — | — |
| M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences | Bangalore | — | — | — | — |
| BMS Institute of Technology & Management | Bangalore | — | — | — | — |
| RV Institute of Technology & Management | Bangalore | — | — | — | — |
| RVCE | Bangalore | A+ | — | — | — |
| MSRIT | Bangalore | A+ | — | — | — |
| PES University | Bangalore | A+ | — | — | — |
| KARE | Krishnankoil | — | — | — | — |
| PDIT | Hospet | — | — | — | — |
| AIET Moodbidri | Moodbidri | — | — | — | — |
| HKESLNCE | Raichur | A | — | — | — |
| GCE | Ramanagara | — | — | — | — |
| STJIT | Ranebennur | — | — | — | — |
| KIT Tiptur | Tiptur | — | — | — | — |
| IISc | Bangalore | — | — | — | — |
| IIIT-B | Bangalore | — | — | — | — |
| IIT Dharwad | Dharwad | — | — | — | — |
| NITK | Mangalore | — | — | — | — |
| UVCE | Bangalore | — | — | — | — |
| GEC Hassan | Hassan | — | — | — | — |
| GEC CMR | Chamarajanagar | — | — | — | — |
| GEC Karwar | Karwar | — | — | — | — |
| GEC Haveri | Haveri | — | — | — | — |
| GEC Raichur | Raichur | — | — | — | — |
| GEC Kushalnagar | Kushalnagar | — | — | — | — |
| GEC Ramanagaram | Ramanagaram | — | — | — | — |
| GCEM | Bangalore | — | — | — | — |
| SDMIT | Ujire | — | — | — | — |
| SRSIT | Bangalore | — | — | — | — |
| HIT | Nidasoshi | A+ | — | — | — |
| NIT Raichur | Raichur | — | — | — | — |
| MMCT | Mangalore | — | — | — | — |
| AIT Tumkur | Tumkur | — | — | — | — |
| SJCIT | Chickballapur | A+ | — | — | — |
| ATME | Mysore | — | — | — | — |
| PACE | Mangalore | — | — | — | — |
| ACE | Bangalore | — | — | — | — |
| BEC | Bagalkot | — | — | — | — |
| GIT | Belgaum | A+ | — | — | — |
| SIT Mangalore | Mangalore | — | — | — | — |
| KLEIT | Hubli | — | — | — | — |
| KCTEC | Gulbarga | — | — | — | — |
| PESITM | Shimoga | A | — | — | — |
| JIT | Bangalore | — | — | — | — |
| VVIT | Bangalore | B+ | — | — | — |
| SBIT | Tiptur | — | — | — | — |
| GSSIT | Bangalore | — | — | — | — |
| SEA | Bangalore | B++ | — | — | — |
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