MSRIT Management Quota Fees & Direct Admission 2026 — Seats and Process

Direct Admission & Management Quota Process at MSRIT

MSRIT fills management quota B.E. seats through a merit-based process. Here is the step-by-step process: Step 1 — Check Eligibility: Pass 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, minimum 45% aggregate (40% for SC/ST). No entrance exam required for management quota — selection is based on 10+2 PCM merit. Step 2 — Contact Admissions Office: Check seat availability in your preferred branch through the official website msrit.edu before visiting. The admissions office is at MSR Nagar, Mathikere, Bangalore 560054. Step 3 — Visit and Submit Documents: Bring originals and photocopies of: 10th marks card, 12th marks card, Transfer Certificate, Conduct Certificate, 4 passport photos, Aadhar card, and caste certificate (if applicable). Step 4 — Merit Shortlisting and Allotment: Seats are allotted on academic merit in 10+2 PCM. No donation or capitation fee is involved. MSRIT issues official receipts for all fee payments — do not pay any agent or intermediary. Step 5 — Fee Payment and Confirmation: Once allotted, fee payment must be completed within 48 hours. Management quota fees vary by branch — refer to the official fee fixation order or msrit.edu for the current year fee structure. Hostel charges are billed separately.

Documents Required for Management Quota Admission

• ✓10th Standard Marks Card (original)
• ✓12th Standard Marks Card (original)
• ✓Transfer Certificate (TC)
• ✓Conduct Certificate
• ✓4 Passport-size Photographs
• ✓Government Photo ID (Aadhar / Passport)
• ✓Caste Certificate (if applicable)
• ✓KCET / COMEDK Rank Card (if applicable)

About M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology

**By Sakshi Sonal** MSRIT Bangalore charges ₹76,135 per year for KCET tuition (Karnataka government-determined rate for AY 2026-27); COMEDK and Management quota fees are college-specific and currently being verified against the COMEDK 2026 fee book — confirm with MSRIT admissions (admn@msrit.edu) before deposits. ## Quick Decision Card — MSRIT Bangalore 2026 | Criterion | Status | |---|---| | **Best for** | CSE / AI&ML / ECE / Mech aspirants with KCET rank under 6,000 or COMEDK rank under 7,500 who want a Tier-A Bangalore campus with Boeing/NVIDIA/Apple-funded labs and 95% placement track record | | **Avoid if** | You need a hostel guarantee with single-room from year 1, or your KCET rank is above 30,000 with no COMEDK/Management budget | | **Approx 4-year cost (KCET)** | ₹3.05 lakh tuition over 4 years (₹76,135 × 4) + ₹4-5 lakh hostel+mess [data ceiling: COMEDK & Management 4-year totals pending verification] | | **Admission routes** | KCET, COMEDK UGET, JEE Main (limited), Management/NRI/PIO/FN direct, GATE/PGCET for M.Tech, CAT/MAT/PGCET for MBA | | **Entrance exams** | KCET (Karnataka), COMEDK UGET (private all-India), JEE Main (limited), NATA (B.Arch) | | **Mgmt quota status** | Active — 2026-27 admissions open under Management / NRI / PIO / FN | | **Direct admission status** | Available via Management quota; contact admn@msrit.edu / 080-23607902 | | **Hostel availability** | On-campus boys and girls hostels (triple-sharing 1st year; double 2nd year+) | | **Last verified** | 2026-05-16 | ## Founding & Identity M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology was founded on **4 August 1962** by Dr. M.S. Ramaiah, the industrialist-philanthropist whose family still runs the parent Gokula Education Foundation (GEF). The first principal Prof. C.R. Ramachandran started the institute with two branches — Electrical and Mechanical Engineering — and intakes of 60 students each. ECE was added in 1975, Industrial & Production Engineering (now IEM) in 1979, CSE in 1984, Architecture in 1992, MCA in 1997, MBA in 1998. ISO 9001 certification came in 2000 and has been renewed four times (2003, 2007, 2010). NBA accredited the major UG programmes in February 2001. In **2007 VTU and UGC jointly granted autonomous status** for both UG and PG programmes, effective AY 2007-08 — a status the institute has held continuously since. The institute sits on roughly 25 acres within the 85-acre GEF education complex at MSR Nagar, Mathikere, Bangalore-560054. Its ~35,000-strong alumni network runs deep through Bangalore''s IT, semiconductor and aerospace ecosystem. The current Principal **Dr. N.V.R. Naidu** has held the top post since June 2014 — he joined MSRIT as a Lecturer in 1982, making him a 36-year institutional veteran. The Chief Academic Advisor **Dr. Karisiddappa** was Vice Chancellor of [VTU Belagavi](https://vtu.ac.in/) from 26-September-2016 to 30-September-2022. MSRIT''s third-party credentials reinforce its Tier-A claim: - **NAAC**: A+ grade with CGPA 3.28 in Cycle 2 (assessed 1 March 2021, valid till 28 February 2026; ref EC(SC)/60/2nd Cycle/KACOGN19785). The latest AQAR on record is 2023-24. - **NIRF 2025**: Engineering Rank **75** (independently verified on [nirfindia.org](https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2025/EngineeringRanking.html)). Architecture programme ranked 31. The MSRIT site shows 75 / 78 inconsistencies on internal pages — the homepage value 75 is authoritative. - **NBA**: All major UG programmes accredited since February 2001; EEE on a current 6-year cycle. - **TEQIP-II**: ₹5 crore grant under sub-component 1.2 (PG Education & Research) — one of 9 Karnataka institutions selected. ## Why MSRIT vs Other VTU-Affiliated Engineering Colleges The institute''s distinctive moats are not its fees — Karnataka KCET tuition is uniform statewide — but its **research-and-industry density**. MSRIT operates ten formal Centres of Excellence plus the KBITS-funded BiSEP biotech skill programme, several of them industry-named: - **CAMT (Centre for Advanced Materials Technology)** — Boeing-funded; led by Mech HoD Dr. K.R.V. Subramanian (Cambridge PhD 2006); 12 named faculty across Mech/Chem/Physics/Chemistry/Biotech. - **CCPS (Centre for Cyber Physical Systems)** — NVIDIA DGX Station with 4× Titan-X GPUs and 512 GB RAM, plus Bosch IISc and Li2 Technologies as partners; 20× Jetson Nano boards for student projects. - **CIT (Centre for Imaging Technologies)** — Samsung Prism + IGCAR Kalpakkam + Ramaiah Medical College + Manipal Hospitals; FLIR T650SC thermal imager (20 mK), spectral-domain OCT at 840 nm, 3× RTX 4000 GPU workstations. - **CARFS (Antennas & RF Systems)** — ₹40L VGST KFIST-L2 grant + ₹10L AICTE MODROBS; 2 published Indian patents; 22 publications; 19 consultancies. - **CBEM!** (est. 2022) — ₹41.84L DST-SERB CRG + ₹54.30L SPARC-MHRD + ₹30L VGST KFIST L2 + ₹36.28L EMPRI Karnataka. - **Apple AATCE** — Apple India-authorised training centre with 30 iMacs and Xcode 13. - **Schneider CoE**, **NI LabVIEW Academy**, **TI C2000 Electric Drives**, **Simulation Lab (Samsung Prism)** — round out the industry partner roster. This Centre-of-Excellence portfolio matters for two cohorts in particular: students aiming for **internship-led recruiter pipelines** (Boeing/NVIDIA/Apple/Samsung/Schneider have on-campus footprints) and those wanting **research-track admission** to the institute''s PhD programme. MSRIT pays a Full-Time PhD Fellowship of **₹25,000 per month for 3 years** (from AY 2021-22 onwards) across seven faculties — a quantum competitive with most IITs'' JRF rates. The placement headline for the latest cycle stands at **358 companies visited, 1,892 offers, 50 LPA highest, 7.66 LPA average, 95% placement rate**. The MCA programme is the **first-in-India NBA Tier-I-accredited MCA**, which differentiates it from generic VTU MCA offerings. ECE is NBA-accredited four times for 3-year periods plus one PG accreditation. EEE has been NBA-accredited continuously since 2001 and runs the National MEMS Design Centre (NPMASS-supported), Schneider Building Automation lab, and the NI LabVIEW Academy. For families weighing a KCET vs COMEDK seat choice, MSRIT''s NIRF-75 rank places it firmly above the median for VTU-affiliated colleges (median rank-band typically 100-200) but below the top trio of RVCE/BMSCE/PESU. Tuition under KCET is the **Karnataka state-wide ₹76,135 per year**, regardless of branch. COMEDK and Management quota fees are college-specific and not on the public hub pages — verify them with the MSRIT Admissions Office at admn@msrit.edu or 080-23607902, citing the [KEA fee notification](https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/Notifications.aspx) and the [COMEDK 2026 information brochure](https://www.comedk.org) (KUPECA-supervised). For Mgmt quota deposits the **Karnataka Universities & Professional Educational Colleges Act (KUPECA)** caps & disclosure provisions apply — get the latest signed fee schedule on letterhead before transferring. ## Source Verification | Source | URL / Reference | |---|---| | **Official site** | [msrit.edu](https://www.msrit.edu) — about / admissions / placement / research / mandatory-committees pages | | **Govt source (NIRF 2025)** | [nirfindia.org/Rankings/2025/EngineeringRanking.html](https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2025/EngineeringRanking.html) — Rank 75 verified | | **Govt source (KEA fees)** | [cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/Notifications.aspx](https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/Notifications.aspx) — KEA tuition notification | | **Counsellor** | MSRIT Admissions: admn@msrit.edu / +91-80-23607902 | | **Last reviewed** | 2026-05-16 | | **Report incorrect data** | grievances@msrit.edu / 080-23608445 (Registrar Admin) or email the CollegeAndFees editor flagging this slug |

• •NIRF 2025 Engineering Rank 75 (verified on nirfindia.org)
• •NAAC A+ grade with CGPA 3.28 (Cycle 2, valid till 28 February 2026)
• •Founded 4 August 1962 by Dr. M.S. Ramaiah; autonomous since 2007 (VTU + UGC)
• •10 industry-named Centres of Excellence — Boeing (CAMT), NVIDIA (CCPS), Apple (AATCE), Samsung (CIT), Schneider, NI LabVIEW, TI C2000
• •PhD fellowship ₹25,000/month × 3 years from AY 2021-22 across 7 faculties
• •MCA is 1st-in-India NBA Tier-I accredited MCA programme
• •Placement headline: 358 companies, 1,892 offers, 50 LPA peak, 7.66 LPA average, 95% rate
• •~35,000 alumni; 60 industrial collaborations; 700 avg publications/year
• •TEQIP-II ₹5 Cr grant + BiSEP KBITS ₹1.625 Cr (Biotechnology dept)
• •ISO 9001 certified continuously since 2000 (re-certified 4 times)
• •17 academic departments + B.Arch from School of Architecture (est. 1992)
• •7 mandatory statutory committees with full member rosters (IQAC, Anti-Ragging, CICC, Grievance, SC/ST, Hostel, Library)

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