Best Engineering Colleges in Haldwani - 2026 Admission, Fees, Placements

Government BTech colleges in Uttarakhand are affordable than private colleges as they are managed by central and state government. Seats are limited with tough competition. Here is the table below for the top colleges with their tuition fees.

Source: Official site and may vary.

Yes, there are a few. Options include UTU scholarships, the Uttarakhand Mukhyamantri Scholarship, Central Sector schemes and AICTE Pragati and Saksham. Eligibility depends on your category, income and marks. Apply on the official scholarship portal on time.

UPES Dehradun offered the highest number of seat intake, i.e., 1,180. To know more, check the table below for the top private BTech colleges in Uttarakhand.

NOTE: Above mentioned fees and seat intake are from official sources and subject to change.

Yes, through lateral entry. Admission goes through UKSEE state counselling, or directly on the basis of a Diploma or B.Sc in some colleges. This route saves you one year. Keep your Diploma marksheets ready. Check the branch match rules before you apply.

Amrapali University offers an array of specialisations under its BTech programme. At the time of application, students must indicate the choice of specialisation. The following is a list of all the courses offered by the university for students to choose from:

• BTech in CSE
• BTech in ECE
• BTech in ME
• BTech in IT & DS
• BTech in AI & ML

NIT Roorkee is generally considered as the top B.Tech college to UPES in terms of national reputation, research output, and placement packages. UPES is a strong private university specialised in engineering, whereas NIT Roorkee is a premier government institute.

IIT Roorkee emerged to be on the top ranked position in the top Engineering colleges in Uttarakhand followed by other top colleges. Listed below are the top colleges with their NIRF rankings over the past three years -

Source: NIRF official site and may vary.

Private BTech colleges in Uttarakhand are expensive then government colleges but easy to get admission into with more seats offered to students. Check the table below for some of the top private colleges.

NOTE: Above mentioned fees and seat intake are from official sources and subject to change.

Yes, there are numerous BTech colleges in Uttarakhand provide direct admission to students without appearing in any entrance exam. Listed below are the top colleges with direct admission –

Source: NIRF official site and may vary.

In the Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme, BTech student gets his/her tuition fee waived as per the following criteria.

Full Tuition Fee Waiver– Offered to the most economically backward students having a family income of less than INR 1 LPA during the previous financial year or current assessment year.

2/3 Tuition Fee Waiver– Offered to economically backward students having a family income in the range of INR 1 LPA to INR 5 LPA during the previous financial year or current assessment year

The Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme is available only for the normal duration of the programme. For dual degree programmes, it is available only up to the 4th year.

A general BTech CSE degree focuses on all CSE subjects. But in a more broader way. Students choose a more specific path in their last semester through electives. Whereas, when a student chooses a particular specialization, their curriculum starts shaping up around 3rd semester. all major class requirements like end term projects are based on your specialization.

Core branches are foundational B.Tech courses like Computer Science (CSE), Mechanical (ME), Electrical (EE), and Civil Engineering (CE). Specializations are more like sub genres of the core branches. One example being: Artificial Intelligence is a specialisation within Computer Science.

CSAB (Central Seat Allocation Board) and JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) are both involved in the seat allocation process for engineering admissions in IITs, NITs, IIEST, IIITs, and other GFTIs. However, via JoSAA seat are allotted to all available seats in IITs, NITs, IIEST, IIITs, and other GFTIs. But via CSAB seat is allotted only at NITs, IIEST, IIITs, and other GFTIs against the vacant seats left after JoSAA counselling last round based on JEE Main scores.

Yes, Quantum University provide scholarships to BTech students. The students can  apply for the scholarships through the university website. The students must get a valid score in Q-CARE entrance exam, to get the scholarship.They can check out the marks required in the table below:

The BTech Programme at ICFAI University Dehradun offers specializations in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Engineering, Database Administration and Big Data Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

Yes, Tula's University Dehradun provides placement to its students through its range of industry connections 750+ companies visiting the campus during recent placement seasons.

Further the overall the highest and average package over the years has been INR 36.5 LPA and INR 5.6 LPA, respectively.

Note: The year was not mentioned for the data above and as such has been taken as overall data.

The University has not disclosed the branch-wise placement details. However, the course-wise placement data is out in the NIRF report 2025. Out of 154 BTech graduates 115 were placed during the 2024 drive. Furthermore, all 5 out of 5 MTech students were placed. The table below showcases the Quantum University placement trends for BTech and MTech courses:

NOTE: The above details are gathered from the NIRF report 2025.

The below-mentioned table carries course-wise eligibility and selection criteria for Shivalik University Dehradun BTech admissions: