Best Engineering Colleges in Karnataka: Rankings, Fees, Courses, Admission, Placements

There are around 500+ best engineering colleges in Karnataka. Out of which, 400+ colleges are privately owned, while 100+ are owned by public/government entities. JEE Main, KCET, and COMEDK UGET are the three main entrance exams for the best engineering colleges in Karnataka. The top engineering colleges in Karnataka as per NIRF Rankings include IIIT Bangalore, NIT Surathkal, VTU, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, MIT and R.V. College of Engineering.

Best Engineering Colleges in Karnataka: Highlights 2026

Engineering is the creative and imaginative use of science, technology, and mathematics to design, build, and maintain machines, structures, equipment, and industrial processes. It provides several professional options in different areas.

The major highlights of Karnataka's top engineering colleges are displayed in the table below:

Set of Parameters	Specifics and Data
The number of top Engineering Colleges	500+
Best Specialisations	Computer Science Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Accepted Entrance Exam	COMEDK UGET JEE Main KCET

Notice: This data may differ since it is taken from the official website.

Top Engineering Colleges in Karnataka with NIRF Ranking

Colleges are ranked annually by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). The rankings are determined by a number of factors and are subject to yearly shifts based on college performance and university rankings.

The top Engineering colleges in Karnataka for the previous years as determined by NIRF, are shown below:

Colleges	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024	NIRF 2025
NIT Surathkal	12	17	17
IIIT Bangalore	74	74	69
Visvesvaraya Technological University	52	69	-
Ramaiah Institute of Technology	78	75	75
Manipal Institute of Technology	61	56	59

Best Engineering Colleges in Karnataka with Entrance Exam 2026

For admission to Karnataka's top engineering schools, candidates must qualify the following exams:

Exam Name	Description
COMEDK UGET:	Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka is the full form of COMEDK that conducts UGET. For admission to BE/BTech courses. Via an online counselling process, seats in the colleges are allocated based on COMEDK UGET scores.
KCET	Karnataka Common Entrance Test is the full name of KCET. It is conducted by the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA)

Best Engineering Colleges in Karnataka with Admission Process 2026

The qualifying requirements for pursuing BTech courses may vary from college to college. However, the essential qualifying criteria for BTech are as follows:

• Candidates must have completed Class 12 with a minimum 60% aggregate from a recognised board with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as core courses (the pass percentage may vary per college).
• Candidates for admission must take standard entrance tests such as KCET, COMEDK UGET, JEE Main, and other university-specific entrance exams in addition to their Class 12 scores.

Top Specialisations offered by Best Engineering Colleges in Karnataka 

Following are the top specialisations provided by the Engineering colleges in Karnataka-

Specialisation

Electronics Engineering

Information Technology

Civil Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Biotechnology Engineering

Electronics & Communication Engineering

Computer Science Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Aeronautical Engineering

 

Top Engineering Colleges in Karnataka

Following are the top Engineering colleges in Karnataka-

• International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore
• NITK Surathkal, Bangalore
• PES University, Bangalore
• BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore
• MIT Manipal
• Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum
• M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore
• NHCE Bangalore
• Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur
• R. V. College of Engineering, Bangalore

Top Private Engineering Colleges in Karnataka

Following are the top 5 private Engineering colleges in Karnataka-

• New Horizon College of Engineering, Bangalore
• Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
• Cambridge Institute of Technology, Bangalore
• HKBK College of Engineering, Bangalore
• CMR University, Bangalore

Following are the top private engineering colleges in Karnataka along with their eligibility and entrance exam:

College	Entrance Exam	Eligibility Criteria
IIIT Bangalore	JEE Main, DASA UG	Class 12 with any stream.
Ramaiah Institute of Technology	KCET, COMEDK UGET	Class 12 with relevant subjects with at least 45% aggregate
R.V. College of Engineering	COMEDK UGET, JEE Main	Class 12 with relevant subjects with at least 45% aggregate
BMS College of Engineering	KCET, COMEDK UGET	Class 12 with relevant subjects with at least 45% aggregate

Top Government Engineering Colleges in Karnataka

Following are the top 5 government Engineering colleges in Karnataka-

• Dairy Science College, Bangalore
• University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
• Indian Institute of Technology, Dharwad
• The National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal 
• Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan

Following are the top government engineering colleges in Karnataka along with their eligibility and entrance exam:

College	Entrance Exam	Eligibility Criteria
Visvesvaraya Technology University	JEE Main, KCET, COMEDK UGET, GATE, DCET	Class 12 with relevant subjects with at least 45% - 60% aggregate
NIT Surathkal	DASA UG, JEE Main	Class 12 with relevant subjects with at least 45% aggregate
PES College of Engineering	KCET, COMEDK UGET	Class 12 with relevant subjects with at least 45% aggregate

Entrance Exams accepted by Engineering Colleges in Karnataka 

Following are the Top entrance exams accepted by the colleges in Karnataka for admission to Engineering courses-

Exam

JEE Main

JEE Advanced

COMEDK UGET

KCET

SAT India

JET

Uni-GAUGE

KRLMPCA CET

ICAR AIEEA

DCET

Highest Salary Offered by Best Engineering Colleges in Karnataka

Best job offers are given to students in both public and private universities due to the increasing demand of engineering students in Karnataka. Some of the top recruiting companies for the Engineering students in Karnataka are as follows-

College Name	Placement Package	Recruiting Companies
NIT Surathkal	INR 15 LPA	Google Microsoft Amazon Adobe Morgan Stanley Tower Research Capital
Ramaiah Institute of Technology	INR 8 LPA	Publicises Sapient Amazon IBM Morgan Stanley American Express Shell
BMS College of Engineering	INR 11 LPA	IBM TCS Cognizant Infosys Wipro Seagate Deloitte Accenture

Disclaimer: The given statistics are based on the most recent data.

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