Top 10 Engineering Colleges in Karnataka

In today's time, most students after completing their schooling decide to pursue engineering as their career option. India has the highest number of engineering colleges in the world and there are several renowned colleges from various states of the country, Karnataka is one among these states. In Karnataka, there are over 542 engineering colleges of which 407 are private and 134 are government colleges. One of the main reasons for having a such number of colleges in Karnataka is its capital city Bangalore which is considered the IT hub of India, where several IT giants from all around the world have their head offices. Here is the list of the top 10 engineering colleges in Karnataka.

1. RVCE Bangalore - RV College of Engineering

RV college is ranked first in this list, it is a private autonomous engineering college in Bangalore. The institute is among the oldest-running engineering college in the state established in the year 1963. Mosh educational association rate RVCE as a center of excellence for its Technical education program initiated by the government of India.

Basic Information

• Area of Campus- Over 16.85 acres in an Urban Area
• Location - 13 KM far from Bangalore city on Mysore Road
• Affiliated by Visvesvaraya Technological University

Academics

Currently, RVCE has 13 different departments for engineering students and one separate school for Architecture courses, and also a Master of Computer Application department.

Taking admission to RVCE is not an easy task you have to score well in Karnataka Common Entrance exam or either in the COMED-K test, also there is some privilege given to some students by giving admission through Management Quota.

Students who are seeking to take admission to postgraduate courses can take admission based on their GATE Scores or the basis of Karnataka CET test scores.

2. National Institute of Technology

National Institute of Technology commonly known as NITK Surathkal, is ranked Second in this list. NITK is a public Technical university located in Mangalore city of Karnataka. It was established in the year 1960 at that time it was named Karnataka Regional Engineering College but later in 2002, it was renamed to its current name. NITK is recognized as the Institute of National Importance by the government of India along with other 31 colleges which was started after 2008.

The campus of the institute is Suburban near the coastal areas of the Arabian Sea, NH 66 runs between the college campus and serves as the major mode of access in the institute.

Academics

NITK offers courses for both undergraduate and Postgraduate students who are willing to pursue Management, Science, and Engineering Programs. At present, there are over 14 different departments in the institute where more than 5,500 students and 26,500 alumni from worldwide are pursuing through these institutes.

Process of Admission

Similarly to many other top-ranked colleges taking admission to NITK is a tough task. Every year thousands of students from several parts of the country apply for admission to NITK but only very few are selected based on their scores in various entrance exams like JEE and local state-level exams.

There is some privilege given by the institute to foreign students by reserving 10% of the total seats under the scheme DASA (Direct Admission of Student Abroad).

3. Ramaiah Institute of Technology

RIT is named after its founder M.S Ramaiah who was an educationist, Infrastructure Visionary, and philanthropist, he started this institute with the Motto ' Service to Humanity is Service to God '. It is a Private engineering college that runs autonomously. It was established in the year 1962 and got affiliated with Visvesvaraya Technological University.

RIT is a part of the Gokula Education Foundation which also manages several other educational institutions of many other streams along with engineering. Gokula society also runs a charitable Multi Speciality Hospital in Bangalore.

Academics

Before 2007 the academic department of RIT was managed by the state government but now it has been declared autonomous for both Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses which avail these institutes the freedom in framing their schemes related to study curricula and student evaluation.

RIT offers degrees in undergraduate programs like Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Technology, Bachelor of Architecture, and a few more. RIT also leads a program that offers an award for Ph.D. in several disciplines.

Along with an institute, Ramaiah Institute of Technology is also a Research center in around 12 different areas of which the important ones are Engineering and Management disciplines.

4. Manipal Institute of Technology

MIT College is ranked at Fourth position in this list, Manipal Institute of Technology is a private autonomous engineering college in Manipal, it is a constituent Institution of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education which is highly reputed for quality education in various engineering programs. MIT is one of the oldest engineering colleges in Karnataka established in the year 1957. MIT is among the very few institutes in India which are self-financed.

Basic Information

• Area of Campus- over 313 acres of land on the outskirts of Manipal city.
• Founder- T.M.A Pai
• Present Director - Anil Rana (2022)

Academics

Manipal Institute offers a four to five-year course for undergraduate students and also postgraduate students who are taking admission for an M.Tech degree in various programs like Master of Science, Master of computer application, and many others.

Taking admission is MIT is not an easy task you have to score well in its self-organized entrance exam named as Manipal Entrance test (MET). The exam pattern is based on questions on the subjects like Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Logical Reasoning

Every year the institute provides two opportunities to students that are organised on the basis of available admission seats.

5. IIIT Bangalore

International Institute of Information Technology commonly known as IIIT, Bangalore, is ranked second in this list. IIIT is a not-for-profit running engineering college that is financed by the state government of Karnataka and some IT industry companies as a Public-private relationship.

IIIT is managed by governing body developed under the supervisory of government authorities and also by Kris Gopalkrishna the co-founder of Infosys private limited. It was established in the year 1998 with the Motto 'Knowledge is Supreme '.

The campus of the institute is spread over a 9-acre land in the urban areas of Electronics city near Bangalore, Karnataka.

Academics

IIIT offers courses for both undergraduate and postgraduate students as an integrated program with a combined degree of M.Tech and B.Tech, also for the students who are willing to pursue Management, Science, and Engineering Program IIIT also offers such specialization. At present, over 772 students are pursuing this institute.

Process of Admission

Similarly to many other top-ranked colleges taking admission to IIIT is a tough task every year thousands of students from several parts of the country apply for admission to this institute but only very few are selected based on their scores in various entrance exams like JEE and local state level exams.

There is some privilege given by the institute to some of the students based on a quota system by reserving 10% of the total seats.

6. PES University

People's Education Society University is among the three other universities which were named under PES University of Bengalaru, University, this institute was established in the year 1988. The main focus of the institute is to develop educational areas in streams like Engineering, Management, Law and Life Sciences. PES University offers courses for both foundations in bachelor's degrees and also for Masters and Ph.D. degrees. PES was recognised as a state private university in the year 2013.

Academics

PESU admits 40% of its students to undergraduate courses based on their Karnataka CET ranks and 60% of its students based on PESSAT (the university's entrance test) ranks. PESU also admits students under a Management quota, which may not place any merit requirements. It also has a lateral entry scheme wherein students holding diploma degrees can directly enter the second year of study in engineering. Further, after completing graduation, students receive a Bachelor of Technology degree.

Students get admission to postgraduate courses based on their GATE test scores including their Post Graduate Karnataka CET scores. After completing graduation, they get a Master of Technology degree.

7. Acharya Institute

Acharya Institute of Technology, or AIT, is a private co-educational engineering and management college in Bengaluru, India, affiliated with the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) and accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). It was established in 2000 and offers eleven undergraduate courses and eight postgraduate courses.

The college has links and collaborations with various industries and universities across the world. It is one of the several institutes run by the JMJ Education Society.

8. Jain University, Bangalore

The Jain University previously known as Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College is among the top-ranked private engineering colleges in India. In the year 2009, Jain university received the status deemed-to-be-university. The main campus of the university is located in Banglore, Also in 2019 Jain University built another campus in 2019 as its off-campus in Kochi, Kerala.

History

The Jain University was established in the year 1990, by the chairman of JGI GROUP, Dr.Chenraj Roychand, his vision is to contribute to society by providing quality education.

Academic Section

Currently, Jain University offers over 200 combined courses for undergraduate and postgraduate students who want to pursue their careers in commerce, sciences, humanities and arts, engineering and technology, and management.

9. NHCE Bangalore - New Horizon College of Engineering

New Horizon College of Engineering is among the newly started engineering colleges in Karnataka, it was established in the year 2001, and in such a short functioning period NHCE can get renowned as a top-ranked private engineering college.

The campus of the university is located near the place Marathahalli, in Bangalore. The history of NHCE is too long as it is a part of New Horizon Educational Institution which was founded in the year 1970.

NHCE is affiliated with Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) and was recognized as a university by Visvesvaraya Technological University and University Grants Commission (UGC).

10. Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi

Visvesvaraya Technological University is a public engineering university that was started by the state government of Karnataka in the year 1998. The name of the university was given to the famous Indian civil engineer Sir M. Visvesvaraya.

VTU is among the biggest technological university in the country and is known for providing better opportunities for students who are willing to make careers in engineering and management.

Academic Section

The university offers courses for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, which include programs like bachelor of technology, bachelor of engineering and also the master of technology, master of architecture, and many more.