B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) (Lateral Entry) 

at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal

The fees of BTech course at Manipal Institute of Technology ranges between INR 8.1 lakhs and INR 13.06 lakhs. Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) offers a four-year UG level course of BTech, approved by AICTE across 15+ specialisations. These courses are taught through the Department of Mechanical, Civil, Computer, Chemical & Electrical. Apart from that, students can also take direct admission to the second year of BTech through Lateral Entry, which is available for all the BTech specialisations.

No, a candidate would not be able to directly enrol for BTech at Manipal Institute of Technology. Firstly, the aspirant need to meet the minimum eligibility criteria that is Class 12 and then appear for MET entrance exam. Afterwards, merit list will be prepared based MAnipal Entrance Test merit score. Prior to that, the offline or online counselling will take place and at last final admission formaliies will take place.

Manipal Institute of Technology Bengaluru accepts the MET entrance exam, followed by a counseling process, to admit students to the BTech course across multiple specialisation. Considering the Round 2 cutoff list, the MIT BTech cutoff 2025 ranged between 11331 and 11792 for the students belonging to the General AI quota. Of all the BTech courses, the most competitive was Computer Science and Engineering. For detailed second-round closing ranks of all the BTech specialisations, check out the table below:

Yes, Manipal Institute of Technology offers direct admission to the second year of BTech course through Lateral Entry. The duration of this course is three-years. Admission to this course is entirely merit-based. To apply for MIT Manipal BTech LE admissions, it's mandatory for candidates to fulfil anyone of the following eligibility requirements:

• Pass a three-yearDiplomain Engineering from Board of Technical Education Karnataka

The eligible candidates will be selected based on their merit obtained in last qualifying exam of any one of the above criteria. Further, based on the past academic scores, merit lists of the selected candidates will be prepared. 

Manipal University offers a 4-year Bachelor of Technology- (BTech).

• Students are selected for the BTech course based on their performance in the MET - Manipal Entrance Test, as the admission process is entrance-based.

The table below depicts Manipal Institute of Technology placement rate achieved during 2023-2025:

Yes, MIT Manipal has a good record of placements. The key highlights of MIT Manipal placements for the Class of 2025 are tabulated below:

The cutoff ranks are more competitive for the reserved category students as compared to the unreserved category candidates. Refer to the table below to view the three-year cutoff ranks of CSE for Round 2. For cut off details, please visit the official website of the college. 

The MIT Manipal CSE average package or branch-wise placement statistics for 2025 have not been released. However, the overall MIT Manipal placement data has been disclosed for 2024 and 2025, which is as follows:

NOTE: The 2025 placement session is ongoing.

MIT Manipal admissions to all the UG & PG courses is entrance-based, except for MCA. In order to get admission to Manipal Institute of Technology, candidates are required to qualify for MET, which is an in-house entrance exam of Manipal University.  Manipal Institute of Technology has no provision of direct admission except for the two-year MCA course, where candidates for this PG course is selected based on their merit obtained in the last qualifying exam of undergraduate. A merit list is prepared for candidates seeking admission to MCA based on their past academic records.