Best BTech Colleges in Mangalore: Fees, Admission 2026, Courses, Placements

NIT Surathkal emerged as the top BTech colleges in Mangalore as per NIRF 2025. Listed below is the college along with their NIRF rankings for past three years.

College Names	NIRF 2024	NIRF 2025
NIT Surathkal Ranking	17	17

NOTE: The rankings mentioned above are from the official NIRF site and can change in the future.

There are about 20+ BTech colleges in Mangalore. Of these, 20 colleges are privately owned and 2 colleges are owned by the government. KCET, COMEDK UGET, JEE Main, etc. are the most accepting entrance exams in top Engineering colleges in Mangalore. Some of the popular colleges include NMAM Institute of Technology, NITTE University, NIT Surathkal, St. Joseph Engineering College – SJEC, Alva's Institute of Engineering and Technology, Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, MITE, Canara Engineering College, and many others.

For students with a good JEE Main rank, the answer is yes. NIT Surathkal is the only NIT in Karnataka, ranks in India's list of top 20 engineering institutes according to NIRF 2025. It has a beautiful campus spread over 295 acres on the Arabian Sea with a good placement record from corporates like Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Nvidia. Admission is only through JEE Main and JoSAA counselling, so a competitive rank in JEE is a must to get admission in this institute.

BTech graduates from any domain are in high demand. Below is the list of Engineering colleges in Karnataka and a few top companies that recruit BTech graduates along with their placement packages:

College Names	Average Placement Package	Top Recruiters
IIIT Bangalore Placements	INR 23 LPA - INR 27 LPA	Accenture, Amazon, American Express, ANZ, Cerner, etc.
R.V. College of Engineering Placements	INR 10 LPA	Amazon, HUL, Cisco, Accenture, TCS, Mercedes Benz, etc.
NIT Surathkal Placements	INR 15 LPA	Uber, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Oracle, Myntra, Intuit, VMWare, etc.

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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

The table below shows the average placement package offered by top recruiters who participated in top Engineering colleges in Mangalore:

Top Colleges	Average Placement Package	Top Recruiters
NIT Surathkal Placements	INR 14 LPA	Microsoft, Amazon, Adobe, etc.
NMAM Institute Placements	INR 8 LPA	Accenture, Amazon, BHEL, etc.
St. Joseph Engineering College Placements	INR 5 LPA	Airbus, Federal Bank, etc.
NMAM Institute Placements	INR 6 LPA	Blue Star, Mphasis, etc.
Sahyadri College Placements	INR 4 LPA	Google, Tech Mahindra, Capgemini, etc.

Choosing the right specialisation can shape your entire career, here is what works best in Mangalore. Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Civil Engineering are the most popular and in-demand BTech specialisations in Mangalore. 

Yes, there are about 2 top government BTech colleges in Mangalore. Listed below are the colleges along with their tuition fees:

Public Colleges	Tuition Fee	BTech Seat Intake
NIT Surathkal BTech Course	INR 5 lakh	260
Srinivas Group of Colleges BTech Course	INR 2.4 lakh	60

Here's a list of the top colleges that offer admissions without entrance exams in top Engineering colleges in Karnataka, ensuring a smooth entry into the realm of engineering education:

College Name	Total Tuition Fee
NITTE University	INR 42 lakh
Sapthagiri NPS University	INR 8 Lacs - INR 10 lakh
R.R. Institutions powered by Sunstone	INR 13 lakh

Median salary of B.E. / B.Tech course is INR 425,000 as per the reports/data available.

Yes, Mangalore has more flexible options than most students know about. Several BTech colleges in Mangalore offer direct admissions, particularly under management quota or merit-based seats, without requiring entrance exam scores. This is especially common among private colleges in the city. However, for government institutions like NIT Surathkal, a valid JEE Main score is strictly required. So while direct admission is possible at many private colleges, having a good entrance exam score always opens up better options.

Yes, many BTech colleges in Mangalore offer hostel facilities for both male and female students. Listed below are some of the names of he colleges:

• Mangalore Institute (MITE)
• St. Joseph College (SJEC)
• Srinivas Institute of Technology

Hi, listed below are some colleges along with their tuition fees:

College Names	Tuition Fee
SJEC	INR 2 Lacs - INR 7 lakh
SDM Institute of Technology	INR 2 Lacs - INR 7 lakh
Alva's Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mangalore	INR 3 Lacs - INR 10 lakh
Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering - [MITE]	INR 4 Lacs - INR 10 lakh

The top 10 Btech colleges in Karnataka, according to NIRF ranking 2025, are below. 

Top Karnataka Colleges	NIRF 2025
NIT Surathkal Ranking	17
Manipal Institute of Technology Ranking	59
IIIT Bangalore Ranking	69
M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology Ranking	75
Christ University Ranking	76
IIT Dharwad Ranking	77
Jain University Bangalore Ranking	84
NITTE Meenakshi Institute of Technology Ranking	100-200 rank band
PES University Ranking	100-200 rank band
R.V. College of Engineering Ranking	100-200 rank band

 

Yes, Candidates who wish to become a professor after BTech in Electrical Engineering will also be required to complete MTech and PhD in the required discipline.They must clear GATE in order to pursue M.Tech and later pursue PhD in the same discipline. They must demonstrate excellent research skills by grabbing fellowships and submitting research papers across SCOPUS indexed journals.

Karnataka is home to about 300+ best Engineering colleges. Of these, 247 colleges are privately owned, 43 colleges are owned by public/government organisations, and public-private entities own 2 BTech colleges in Karnataka. MIT, NIT Surathkal, IIIT Bangalore, RIT, RVCE, VTU, etc., are some of the top BTech colleges in Karnataka.

NIT Surathkal emerged to be as the No. 1 BTech college in Karnataka followed by MAHE and IIIT Bangalore. Listed below is the NIRF rankings over the past three years -

Top Colleges	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024	NIRF 2025
NIT Surathkal Ranking	12	17	17
Manipal Institute of Technology Ranking	61	56	59
IIIT Bangalore Ranking	74	74	69
Ramaiah Institute of Technology Ranking	78	75	75
Christ University Ranking	NA	93	76

Source: Official site and may vary.

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Yes,

Joining BTech colleges in Karnataka can be worthwhile for you, you just need to check its ROI by comparing tuition fees and average salary. Listed below is the total tuition fees and average placement package:

College Names	Total Tuition Fee	Average Salary Package
NIT Surathkal BTech Course	INR 5 lakh	INR 14.21 LPA
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore BTech Course	INR 11.5 lakh - INR 26.3 lakh	INR 33 LPA - INR 38.36 LPA
BS College of Engineering BTech Course	INR 64,680 - INR 40 lakh	INR 8.24 LPA
RV College of Engineering BTech Course	INR 1.28 lakh - INR 70 lakh	INR 10 LPA
IIT Dharwad BTech Course	INR 8 lakh	INR 10 LPA

Source: Official site and may vary.

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More than 250 B.Tech colleges in Bangalore offer CSE. You can choose the best ones based on their ranks by NIRF, overall, in engineering. 

CSE Colleges	Total Tuition Fee
NIT Surathkal	INR 5 lakh
Visvesvaraya Technological University	INR 1 lakh
IIIT Bangalore	INR 26 lakh
Ramaiah Institute of Technology	INR 3 Lacs - INR 4 lakh
R.V. College of Engineering	INR 4 lakh

Srinivas University offers variosu scholarship to students. The university offers merit-based and need-based scholarship. The university also offers government scholarships applicable to Karnataka state. Srinivas University scholarships are given below:

Scholarship	Eligibility
Merit Scholarship	Top scorers in qualifying exams (KCET / JEE / NEET / 12th board) - fee waivers up to 50%
Sports Achievement Scholarship	National / State level sports achievers - partial fee concession
Need-Based Financial Aid	For economically weaker students - assessed on income certificate
Srinivas Group Alumni Scholarship	For wards of Srinivas alumni - subject to availability

 

 

Yes, Candidates who wish to become a professor after BTech in Electrical Engineering will also be required to complete MTech and PhD in the required discipline.They must clear GATE in order to pursue M.Tech and later pursue PhD in the same discipline. They must demonstrate excellent research skills by grabbing fellowships and submitting research papers across SCOPUS indexed journals.

Before applying for YU BTech admissions, students must do an eligibility check. Mentioned below is the eligibility criteria as per the official website:

Course	Eligibility Criteria
BTech	Passed Class 12 with Physics & Mathematics (mandatory) with Chemistry/Computer Science/Electronics/Information Technology/Biology/Informatics Practices/Biotechnology/Technical Vocational subject/Engineering Graphics/Business Studies/Entrepreneurship and obtained at least 45% marks (40% marks in case of candidates belonging to reserved category) in the above subjects taken together