JEE Main or KCET; Computer Science or Civil, know the engineering trends among Karnataka Students

Shiksha.com has prepared a report for the engineering aspirants to help students to know the most popular trends in BE/BTech education in Karnataka. Read below to know more.

A significant percentage of Class 12 pass outs in India choose Engineering as a career for the life ahead. Karnataka’s capital, Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), is the IT hub of India whereas Mysore, home to many ancient temples, boasts of India’s cultural heritage.

The state is also famous for many higher education institutes such as IISc Bangalore and IIM Bangalore. Due to these renowned colleges, Karnataka is one of the most favourite states among students to pursue engineering courses.

Shiksha.com has compiled a concise report that will help students to choose an engineering branch and college in Karnataka. The report will also help the students to get an idea of trends related to BE/BTech education in Karnataka. Students can go through some important points of the report below and also download it by clicking on the links given in the article.

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Top Engineering Entrance Exams Preferred by Students in Karnataka

JEE Main as the most popular national-level engineering entrance exam and Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) is the most popular state-level entrance exam among the engineering aspirants of Karnataka.

BITSAT is the next most popular national-level exam and COMEDK is the second most popular state-level exam among the engineering aspirants of Karnataka. Candidate can check the infograph below for the idea of popular exams in the state.

Popular Engineering Specialisations Preferred in Karnataka

Computer Science Engineering is the most preferred engineering specialisation in Karnataka. Over 49 per cent of students have shown interest in the engineering stream followed by Civil Engineering in which 11 per cent of the students have shown their interest. Candidates can get an idea of the most popular engineering branches in Karnataka with the help of the infograph below:

Popular Cities in Karnataka Preferred by Engineering Students

As per the report, Bengaluru is the most preferred destination among Indian students to pursue Engineering in Karnataka followed by Mangalore. The report also revealed that the 13 per cent students have shown interest in Karnataka colleges. Candidates can check the infograph below in this regard:

Top Cities and States Preferred by Engineering Students of Karnataka

Engineering students from Karnataka prefer Bengaluru to pursue a course in the relevant stream. As per the report, 31 per cent of the students' pool chose the city for engineering studies. The next most popular city is Delhi followed by Hyderabad and Patna. Students from north India constitute 11 per cent of the candidates pursuing engineering from Karnataka.

Karnataka’s Top-ranked engineering colleges

There are many engineering colleges in Karnataka. The top-ranked institutes are National Institute of Technology (NIT) Surathkal, Manipal Institute of Technology, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Ramaiah Institute of Technology and International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Bangalore. Check the infograph below to know top engineering colleges in Karnataka:

Popular National-level Public Colleges in India Preferred by Karnataka Students

With a good number of renowned colleges in the state, engineering aspirants of Karnataka also go for admission to other national-level public colleges across the country. The report analyses the trend among Karnataka’s engineering aspirants in terms of government colleges across the country. The inforgraph below provides the list of top five choices of public colleges of India among the engineering aspirants of Karnataka.

Popular National-level Private Colleges in India Preferred by Karnataka Students

Engineering aspirants of Karnataka also take admission to national-level private colleges across the country. The report also gives a brief idea about all such colleges. The inforgraph below provides the list of top five choices of private colleges of India among the engineering aspirants of Karnataka.

Popular Engineering Colleges in Karnataka

There are several renowned public and privates engineering colleges in Karnataka including NIT Surathkal, R V College of Engineering, PES University and many others. Various other colleges in the state are among the top 100 engineering institutes (As per NIRF ranking) of the country. The infograph below provides the brief details of colleges in Karnataka.

This a brief of the report prepared by Shiksha.com for students to know various important details related to engineering education in Karnataka. The complete report comprises other important details such as popular public and private engineering colleges (out of state) among students of Karnataka and most preferred colleges among engineering students in state’s different cities such as Bengaluru, Mangalore, Mysore, etc.

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With the help of the report, students will be able to identify a college and an engineering stream before participating in the counselling for any entrance exam. It will be helpful for candidates to avoid any confusion while filling their choices during the seat allotment/admission process.