B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering Colleges in Karnataka

You will find more than 800 BTech ECE colleges in India that admit students to Electronics & Communication programs on the basis of their performance in the Class 12 board exams. If you're targeting the IITs, NITs, and the IITs in India, you will have to give the entrance test for admission because they strictly consider that for admission to ECE courses.

Rest, there are a lot of decent engineering colleges in India that you can consider for studying the BTech ECE course without having to appear for the entrance test. These colleges make take extra rounds like the GD or PI in such cases.

The table below shows the top government BTech in Electronics and Communication Engineering colleges in India along with their tuition fees and their seat intake:

Public/Government Colleges	Tuition Fee/Seat Intake
DTU Admission	INR 7 lakh Seats: 2,690
NIT Trichy Admission	INR 5 lakh Seats: 981
IIT Kharagpur Admission	INR 8 Lacs – INR 10 lakh Seats: 2,556
NIT Surathkal Admission	INR 5 lakh Seats: 915
NIT Warangal Admission	INR 5 lakh Seats: 989

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website/ sanctioning body and may vary.

Joining the top BTech in ECE colleges in India can be worthwhile for you. For that, you need to check its ROI. Listed below are some of the other colleges along with their tuition fees and average placement package:

College Names	Tuition Fee	Average Placement Package
Don Bosco Institute Of Technology, Bangalore BTech	INR 8 lakh	INR 50 LPA
International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore BTech	INR 11.5 lakh	INR 38 LPA
NIT Kurukshetra BTech	INR 5 lakh - INR 6 lakh	INR 12 LPA - INR 35 LPA
IIT Guwahati BTech	INR 8 lakh	INR 21 LPA
IIT Kharagpur BTech	INR 8 lakh	INR 19.7 LPA - INR 21 LPA

Disclaimer: The above statistics are based on the latest available data.

The BTech Electronics and Communication Engineering course graduates get hired by top recruiters across various work sectors that offer decent salary packages to skilled graduates. Some top BTech in ECE recruiters in India are given below:

• Bharat Electronics Limited
• ISRO
• DRDO
• Intel
• Texas Instruments
• Qualcomm
• NVidia
• Accenture
• Airtel
• Vodafone
• Phillips Electronics

Helpful Link: ECE Jobs and Career Scope in India

The BTech specialisations along with the seat intake offered are as below:

BTech Specialisation	Seat Intake Seats Wise	Seat Intake - All India Seats
Chemical Engineering	29	29
Civil Engineering	57	58
Computational and Data Science	15	15
Computer Science Engineering	58	57
Electronics and Communication Engineering	58	58
Mechanical Engineering	87	87
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	29	29
Mining Engineering	29	29

No, they don't. BTech has a more practical connection, while a BE focuses more on the theoretical insight of the subject. BTech is highly in demand and therefore pursued by many students who wish to make a career in top telecom and electronics companies. Therefore, a majority of colleges now offer a BTech in ECE course, which is designed in such a way as to prepare candidates for industrial exposure. 

However, it depends. If you focus on gaining more experience and upskilling, a B.E. degree in ECE can also give you a decent level of growth in your career.

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Electronics and Communication Engineering

The duration of BTech ECE course is 4 years in India. Just like the other BTech courses that are 4-year long, BTech ECE course provides both theory-based knowledge as well as practical exposure to students who want to opt for a career in the ECE field. There are a lot of specialization choices as well that make the course a lot more exciting. A few of the BTech in ECE specializations are VLSI, Embedded Systems, Robotics, RF & Microwave Engineering, Control Systems, etc.

Ramaiah Institute of Technology provides good placements to its students. Have a look at the table below to know more:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2026)
Highest package	INR 50 LPA
Average package	INR 7.66 LPA
Placement rate	95%
Job offers	1,892
Companies visited	358

Note: The placement year is not mentioned on the official website.

The key highlights of iMTech CSE placements 2026 are presented below:

articulars	iMTech CSE Placement Statistics 2026
Highest package	INR 153 LPA
Average package	INR 47.33 LPA
Median package	INR 41 LPA

 Yes, IIT Dharwad offers scholarships to its BTech students, three types of scholarships offered are Merit-cum-Means, Free Messing, and Remission of Fee. The Merit-cum-Means scholarship is for students from the General, OBC-NCL, and EWS categories, covering tuition fees and a monthly scholarship of INR 1,000. The Free Messing scholarship is for SC and ST category students and covers tuition fees, pocket allowance and messing facilities. The Remission of Fee scholarship is for economically weaker students from General, OBC-NCL, and EWS categories, covering either full or 2/3rd remission of tuition fees based on income, and all scholarships are awarded during the Autumn or Spring Semester.

Fee for B.E. CSE through Management Quota at RV College of Engineering is mentioned below:

Course	Total Fee
B.E. CSE	INR 75 lakh
B.E. CSE Data Science	INR 60 lakh
B.E. CSE Cyber Security	INR 55 lakh
B.E. CSE AI & ML	INR 67 lakh

NITTE Meenakshi Institute of Technology's placement cell maintains a strong network of recruiters. This network of recruiters helps the institute in providing good placement opportunities to students interested in opting for on-campus placements. The below list showcases some of the reputed companies that have participated in previous placements at NMIT:

• Capgemini
• Boeing India
• Infosys
• Wipro
• Hitachi
• Euronext

Some of the leading companies where the PES University students are placed in recent years are mentioned below:

PES University Placements: Top Recruiters
Amazon	Flipkart	IBM
CSG System International	Deloitte	Atos India Pvt. Ltd.
Amagi Media Labs Pvt. Ltd.	Shadowfox Technologies	Texas Instruments
Dell Technologies	Hewlett Packard Enterprise	HDFC Bank
Meesho	MMT	Schnieder

The list of top recruiters during BMS College of Engineering placements in recent past is presented below:

BMS College of Engineering Top Recruiters
Accenture	Oracle
Adobe	Paytm
Ericsson	Philips
EY India	HUL
Amazon	IBM

The total seats offered for B.E. / B.Tech at DSU - Dayananda Sagar University and Siddaganga Institute of Technology are 1140 and 1050, respectively. While DSU - Dayananda Sagar University offers this course in 9 specialisations, Siddaganga Institute of Technology offers the same in 12 specialisations. Hence, there are higher chances of getting a seat at DSU - Dayananda Sagar University due to higher seats.

According to the ranking data for CMRIT Bangalore BE courses, the India Today and The Times have both ranked CMRIT Bangalore higher than the previous year ranking. CMRIT Bangalore also received additional ranks from the Week this year who has rated its BE courses at 85. Candidates can look at the table below for all the ranks achieved by CMRIT Bangalore for its BE courses:

Publisher	2023	2024	2025
NIRF	151-200	156	– / –
Times	59	72	92
The Week	– / –	– / –	85
India Today	116	163	151

No, KCET is not mandatory for candidates to apply for New Horizon College of Engineering Bangalore BE admissions.

The institute can select candidates based on merit in Class 12 board exams or the KCET scores if the candidate wishes to apply through them.

The application fees for JEE Main is written below

• INR 1,000 for Male unreserved, OBC, EWS category candidates
• INR 800 for Female unreserved/OBC/EWS category candidates
• INR 500 for SC/ST/PwD/Transgender category candidates

Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering and NMAM Institute of Technology both are renowned universities for B.E. / B.Tech. However, in terms of affordability, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering is a better option since the total tuition fee for Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering is INR 386,296 and the total tuition fee for B.E. / B.Tech at NMAM Institute of Technology is INR 334,104 - INR 887,840. In the total fees that students generally end up paying the university or the college, various other components are also included, such as the exam fee, application fee, lab and other charges.

No, students cannot get direct admission to Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering. Admissions for the majority of courses are entrance-based. The final selection is based on scores in KCET, PGCET, COMEDK UGET, etc. Management quota admissions are also entrance-based.

 

The KCET exam results for the 2026 session were declared on June 6, 2026.

The highest package offered during 2024 placements was bagged by CSE and ISE students. The table below showcases the department-wise salary details for BMS Institute of Technology and Management placements 2024:

Department	the highest Package	Average Package	the lowest Package
AI&ML	INR 18.86 LPA	INR 7.36 LPA	INR 3 LPA
Civil	INR 4.50 LPA	INR 3 LPA	INR 4 LPA
CSE	INR 26 LPA	INR 3 LPA	INR 7.39 LPA
ECE	INR 12.50 LPA	INR 3 LPA	INR 7.07 LPA
EEE	INR 6.80 LPA	INR 3.50 LPA	INR 7.09 LPA
ETE	INR 8.50 LPA	INR 3 LPA	INR 7.09 LPA
ISE	INR 26 LPA	INR 3.50 LPA	INR 7.39 LPA
MBA	INR 7.36 LPA	INR 3.50 LPA	INR 3.82 LPA
MCA	INR 11 LPA	INR 3.50 LPA	INR 5.85 LPA
ME	INR 9 LPA	INR 3 LPA	INR 4.87 LPA

The duration of each BE course at JSS Science and Technology University is four years or eight semesters. The candidates who are applying for lateral entry will have a duration of 3 years for BE courses at JSS Science and Technology University if they are alloted seats. Candidates can check the curriculum for the BE courses on the official website for JSS Science and Technology University.

REVA University offers BTech for four-years at the UG level. The university offers BTech in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence & Data Science, Information Science, Civil, Electronics & Computer Engineering, etc. Candidates must pass Class 12 with relevant subjects with at least 45% aggregate to apply for BTech.

The median salary package offered to the students after finishing B.E. / B.Tech from East Point Group of Institutions is INR 510,000. While, the Median package offered by PES College of Engineering after completion of B.E. / B.Tech is INR 450,000. Basis these stats, East Point Group of Institutions is better option compared to PES College of Engineering on the Median salary parameter.