Planning top-tier careers via KCET? This guide covers 10 KCET Colleges with High Salary Placements. Some names such as RVCE (INR 92 LPA) and PES University showing average package, companies that visit the branch such as top recruiters like Google and Amazon to help secure high-ROI engineering seats in Karnataka.
10 KCET Colleges with High Salary Placements
10 KCET Colleges with High Salary Placements: The Karnataka Education Authority (KEA) will conduct the KCET exam on April 23 and 24, 2026. The primary goal for many engineering aspirants applying for the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) is to securing a high-paying job, however, the job depends upon the college, the skills of the candidate, their performance during the course tenure and more, hence it is important to know the 10 KCET colleges with high salary placements.
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In this article on 10 KCET Colleges with High Salary Placements we have shared the list of such education institutes which have consistently led in salary packages due to their strong industry ties and prime locations in tech hubs such as Bengaluru and Mysuru.
Check here related articles for KCET preparation -
- 10 KCET Colleges with High Salary Placements
- KCET Cut off 2026
- KCET Cutoff Ranks (General Merit)
- KCET Counselling Process
- About the KCET Exam
10 KCET Colleges with High Salary Placements
From the following table we have shared the list of 10 KCET colleges offering high salary placements for qualified candidates. The detailed information about these colleges, the courses offered, the companies visit the campuses are all shared below -
Top 10 engineering colleges in Karnataka list
| Name of college |
Location |
|---|---|
| Bengaluru |
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| Bengaluru |
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| Bengaluru |
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| Bengaluru |
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| Bengaluru |
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| Mysuru |
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| Bengaluru |
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| Bengaluru |
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| Mysuru |
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| Tumkur |
Below shared is the detailed information of each of the 10 colleges in an organized way so that candidates can know the highest salary, average salary and the top recruiters that visit for campus placements -
| S. No |
College Name |
Highest Salary |
Average Salary |
Top Recruiters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RVCE, Bengaluru |
INR 92 LPA |
INR 15.24 LPA |
Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Goldman Sachs |
| 2 |
PES University, Bengaluru |
INR 68 LPA |
INR 15 - INR 17.99 LPA |
Amazon, Cisco, Deloitte, Flipkart |
| 3 |
BMSCE, Bengaluru |
INR 51.5 LPA |
INR 11.4 LPA |
Adobe, Bosch, Capgemini, Accenture |
| 4 |
MSRIT, Bengaluru |
INR 58 LPA |
INR 7.5 - INR 8 LPA |
Amazon, Shell, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan |
| 5 |
BIT, Bengaluru |
INR 58 LPA |
INR 10 LPA |
Dell, EY, HSBC, Accenture, IBM |
| 6 |
NIE, Mysuru |
INR 56 LPA |
INR 9 - INR 10.35 LPA |
Philips, Lowe’s, L&T, KPIT |
| 7 |
BMSIT, Bengaluru |
INR 46.4 LPA |
INR 8.9 LPA |
Top product & service-based MNCs |
| 8 |
UVCE, Bengaluru |
INR 15 - 20 LPA |
INR 9 LPA |
IBM, Tesco, Accenture |
| 9 |
SJCE (JSS STU), Mysuru |
INR 44 LPA |
INR 7.2 - INR 12 LPA |
Bosch, L&T, Infosys, TCS |
| 10 |
SIT, Tumkur |
INR 41.54 LPA |
INR 8 LPA |
HCL, TCS, Bosch, Wipro |
Also read:
KCET Cut off 2026
The KCET cut off is the minimum rank candidates must score to be qualified for admission into the college. These cut-offs are released after each round of counselling and vary significantly. The cut off is released after the KCET results are declared. The cut off marks are based on factors such as the difficulty level of the exam, the total number of applicants, and the seat intake of the institution. Top-tier colleges like RVCE or PES University have highly competitive cut-offs, often closing within the top few hundred ranks for popular branches like Computer Science. Candidates can check below the KCET cut off marks for these colleges to understand previous years' trends and set realistic expectations during the seat selection process.
KCET Cutoff Ranks (General Merit)
| S. No |
College Name |
CSE (2024/25) |
ECE (2024/25) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RVCE, Bengaluru |
234 - 419 |
995 |
| 2 |
PES University (RR) |
934 - 4,030 |
10,089 |
| 3 |
BMSCE, Bengaluru |
2,166 - 3,255 |
1,873 - 2,838 |
| 4 |
MSRIT, Bengaluru |
1,100 - 2,330 |
2,432 (Exp.) |
| 5 |
BIT, Bengaluru |
5,036 - 9,822 |
4,732 - 5,797 |
| 6 |
NIE, Mysuru |
~8,000 |
~10,000 |
| 7 |
BMSIT, Bengaluru |
5,231 - 13,871 |
14,001 |
| 8 |
UVCE, Bengaluru |
3,211 - 7,386 |
5,848 - 9,391 |
| 9 |
SJCE (JSS STU), Mysuru |
2,704 - 6,255 |
~7,500 |
| 10 |
SIT, Tumkur |
7,758 - 10,899 |
14,054 - 17,832 |
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KCET Counselling Process
The KCET counselling process is an online method conducted by Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) to allot candidates seats and courses based on their performance in the exam and the merit. The KCET counselling begins with document verification, where students will have to provide academic and category certificates to receive a verification slip.
Following this, the option entry phase will start to allow students to list their preferred colleges and courses in order of priority. KEA conducts a mock allotment to give students an idea of their prospects, followed by actual allotment rounds. Once a seat is allocated, students must choose to "freeze," "float," or "withdraw" before paying fees and reporting to the college.
About the KCET Exam
The Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) is a state-level entrance exam conducted by KEA to shortlist candidates for admission into undergraduate programs (UG) in Engineering, Pharmacy, Agriculture, and Veterinary Sciences. It serves as the gateway for Karnataka students to get admission into prestigious government and private aided institutions. KCET is conducted once a year and the exam tests candidate’s ability.
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Commonly asked questions
No, there are no placement in KCET exam rather it is a state level entrance exam for undergraduate courses in the fields of engineering, agriculture and pharmacy in Karnataka.
Some of the top colleges are here-
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Ramaiah Institute of Technology
R.V. College of Engineering
BMS College of Engineering
NMAM Institute of Technology
PES University
Siddaganga Institute of Technology
CMR Institute of Technology, Bangalore
JSS Science and Technology University
For KCET exam, scheduled castes (SC) have a 15% reservation, while Scheduled Tribes (ST) are allocated 7.5% of seats.
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The expected KCET cutoff course-wise of RV College of Engineering as per the last year is as follows -
| RV College of Engineering courses | Cutoff (closing rank) |
| Aerospace engineering | 3824 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (AI and ML) | 888 |
| Biotechnology | 8563 |
| Chemical Engineering | 13853 |
| Civil Engineering | 16279 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 501 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (Cyber Security) | 1017 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science) | 745 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 4202 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 1354 |
| Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering | 2347 |
| Industrial Engineering and Management | 21255 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 8395 |
Candidates can check the KCET cutoff and branch-wise seat intake here -
| Branch | KCET 2025 draft seat matrix | KCET expected cutoff (based on the last year cutoff rank) |
| Biotechnology | 60 | 18040 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 360 | 5451 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 720 | 2009 |
| CSE in Al and ML | 480 | 3119 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 60 | 10345 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 60 | 26275 |
The KCET cut-offs depend on total applicants, exam difficulty, seat availability, and previous year trends.
The exam tests candidates' readiness on core subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (or Biology) based on First and Second PUC syllabus of Karnataka. The. difficulty level of the KCET question paper is 10/12. Each question paper consists of 60 multiple-choice questions to be solved within 80 minutes and as per the KCET pattern, there is no negative marking in the exam.
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