Best BTech Colleges in Kerala: Fees, Admission 2026, Eligibility, Placements

According to NIRF ranking 2025, NIT Calicut ranked as the top Kerala BTech colleges. Check the table below for more colleges with rankings-

College Name	NIRF 2024	NIRF 2025
Indian Calicut Ranking	25	21
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Ranking	51	61
Indian Palakkad Ranking	64	64

Source: The above rankings have been taken from the official NIRF site and may/will vary in the future.

There are about 200+ BTech colleges in Kerala including 120+ private colleges,  50+ government colleges, and 1 college in semi-government. KEAM, JEE Main, and JEE Advanced, etc. are some of the most accepting entrance exam in the best BTech colleges in Kerala. The top colleges are NIT Calicut, IIST, IIT Palakkad, MEC Kochi, TKM College of Engineering, etc.

No, admission to BTech in Biomedical Engineering programme is done through the Engineering entrance test. Through NEET, you can only enroll on MBBS,  BDS and other medical programmes. BTech or BE in Biomedical Engineering is an interdisciplinary course which consists of subjects from medicine and engineering but it doesn't fall under the Medical domain. Moreover, candidates must have studied Mathematics in Class 12 in order to appear for JEE and pursue this course. 

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

College Names	Total Course Fee	Annual Median Package
IIT Madras BTech	INR 10 lakh	INR 19 LPA
NIT Rourkela BTech	INR 5 lakh	INR 8 LPA
IIT Hyderabad BTech	INR 8 lakh	INR 21 LPA
LPU BTech	INR 8 lakh - INR 11 lakh	INR 7 LPA
PSGCT Coimbatore BTech	INR 2 lakh	INR 7 LPA
SRM Institute of Science and Technology BTech	INR 10 lakh	INR 6 LPA
Thapar University BTech	INR 13 lakh	INR 12 LPA

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More than 1,250 offers were made, and more than 1,172 students were placed during NIT Calicut placements 2023. The top recruiters at NIT Calicut are ABB, Accenture, Adobe, American Express, Amazon, Bajaj, Bank of America, Big Basket, Big Binary, Blume, Bosch, DLF, Citi Bank, Deloitte, DE Shaw and Co, Capgemini, Google, Global Logic, IBM, Goldman Sachs, Honeywell, ISRO, Larsen and Turbo, J P Morgan, Qualcomm, Siemens, Tata Motors, Wipro, etc.

Private Btech colleges are expensive than government colleges as they are managed by private entities. Check the table below for some of the top colleges offering BTech in Kerala, along with their tuition ees and BTech seat intake.

Top Private Engineering Colleges in Jaipur	BTech Tuition Fee	BTech Seat Intake
SCMS School of Engineering and Technology BTech Course	INR 1.6 lakh - INR 2 lakh	630
Amrita School of Engineering BTech Courses	INR 10 lakh- INR 24 lakh	720
RSET BTech Courses	INR 4 lakh - INR 4.2 lakh	960
Saintgits College of Engineering BTech Courses	INR 4 lakh - INR 4.2 lakh	750
FISAT BTech Courses	INR 5.6 lakh	720
Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology BTech Courses	INR 1.5 lakh - INR 3.3 lakh	756
Mar Athanasius College of Engineering BTech Course	INR 24,700 - INR 34,600	900
Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science BTech Course	INR 2 lakh	600
Amal Jyothi College of Engineering BTech Course	INR 4.2 lakh	900
Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science BTech Course	INR 2 lakh	600
TOMS College of Engineering and Polytechnic BTech Course	INR 1.1 lakh - INR 2 lakh	420

Hi, There are about 250+ best CSE colleges in Kerala. Some of them are mentioned below along with their total tuition fees:

College Name	Total Tuition Fee
NIT Calicut	INR 1.4 lakh - 5 lakh
Government Engineering College, Thrissur	INR 26,460 - 34,600

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National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut has the best overall B.Tech placement record and the highest salary packages in Kerala. You can also go through the table below for the top Kerala BTech colleges with their median salaries.

Top Colleges	Salary Package
NIT Calicut	INR 5 LPA - INR 16.68 LPA
IIST - Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology	INR 10.5 LPA - INR 13.2 LPA
MEC Kochi - Government Model Engineering College	INR 6.3 LPA - INR 6.8 LPA
Government Engineering College, Thrissur	INR 6.5 LPA
Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi	INR 6 LPA

The table below shows the private BTech in Biomedical Engineering colleges in India

Private Colleges	Total Tuition Fee/Seat Intake
SRM Institute of Science and Technology Admission	INR 10 lakh Seats: 5,355
Thapar University Admission	INR 13 lakh Seats: 3,458
Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education Admission	INR 4 lakh Seats: 3,573
SASTRA Admission	INR 5 lakh Seats: 2,745
SSN College of Engineering Admission	INR 2 lakh Seats: 840

Note - The information is taken from the official site of the college.

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Yes, CET Trivandrum offers a BTech programme. Under this programme, students get to choose from various specialisations. Check below to know more:

Particulars	Statistics
Duration	Four years
Mode	Full-time
Selection Criteria	KEAM
Fee	INR 38,810 - 1.99 lakh

Note: The above information is taken from official sources. However, it is subject to change.

Amrita School of Engineering is the most premium private BTech college in Kerala. However, the college justifies its fees with strong placements, international collaborations, and a research-driven academic environment. Check the table below for some colleges.

Top Colleges	Tuition Fee	Median Salary
Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology Placements	INR 3.3 lakh	INR 3.5 LPA
Mar Athanasius College of Engineering Placements	INR 24,700 - INR 34,600	INR 4 lakh
Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science Placements	INR 2 lakh	INR 3.8 LPA
Amal Jyothi College of Engineering Placements	INR 4.2 lakh	INR 3 LPA
TIST - Toc H Institute of Science & Technology Placements	INR 1.8 Lacs - INR 2 lakh	INR 3 LPA

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.

Candidates wishing to apply for CUSAT BTech course must pass CUSAT CAT exam. The exam authorities conducts the CUSAT CAT for three hours. The exam is conducted in online mode (a computer-based test). It is advised to the candidates to check the CUSAT CAT exam pattern before starting their preparation process. 

Sahrdaya College of Engineering and Technology has been rated 4.3 on placements.

JEE Main 2026 Session 2 exam takes place in the month of April every year. Whereas, the application form for Session 2 will be available on the JEE Mains website. The exam is conducted by NTA.

Yes, the candidate who secures 97% in Class 12 final examination is eligible for BTech at IIIT Kottayam. Candidates having their JEE-Main rank above the closing rank specified in the merit list released by the IIIT Kottayam can apply for the counselling process through JoSAA. Given below are the eligibility and selection criteria for the BTech programme at IIIT Kottayam.

Course	Common Eligibility	Selection Criteria
BTech	Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry & Maths with a minimum of 75% aggregate	JEE Main + JoSAA counselling, DASA UG

The seat intake for students in the different programmes of B.Tech at Saintgits College of Engineerng varies every year on a number of factors like applications, infrastructure etc. However the average seat intake for B.Tech at the college is 720 with each branch having around 80 students capacity. The seat intake for B.Tech in CSE is the highest with the total seat intake of the B.Tech CSE Program at Saintgits College of Engineering being 120. However this data changes every year according to the applications recieved.

Both SRM & RSET are famous colleges for engineering courses. SRM is nationally known private university with multiple campuses, strong placement marketing, and wide recognition across India. Known for high intake and broad alumni network.
RSET has growing reputation for academic quality and student support, stronger recognition within Kerala. In short both colleges are good for engineering courses.

The latest cutoff information for B Tech at Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology (ASIET) is for the academic year 2023-2024. The cutoff ranks for each course are based on the Kerala Entrance Examination (KEAM) rank. 

KEAM Cutoffs (General Category) :

 

1) B.Tech Computer Science Engineering - Artificial Intelligence - 16510

2) B.Tech Computer Science Engineering - 19294

3) B.Tech Data Science - 21657

4) B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering - 29749

5) B.Tech Biomedical Engineering - 36205

 

 

Candidates seeking to apply for Rajadhani Institute of Engineering and Technology admissions must pay an application fee of INR 500. This fee must be paid through online payment gateways at the time of registering for the courses on the college's official website.

Yes, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering does have an undergraduate full-time BTech programme, and it has a full-time four-year programme. Admission to the BTech programme is based on eligibility and selection criteria. The following are a few highlights for the AJCE BTech:

Particular	Highlights
Duration	Four years
Course Level	UG level
Mode of Course	Full Time
Seat breakup	780
Tuition fee	INR 3.8 lakh

NOTE:  The mentioned seat and fee is taken from the official website/ sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and, hence, is indicative.