Best Engineering Colleges in Punjab - Other - 2026 Admission, Fees, Placements

Central University of Punjab doesn't offers any direct scholarships to its students. However,  students are offered part-time jobs at the university to make them independent under the “Earn While You Learn" scheme. To be eligible candidates must have registered in CUPB for any programme are eligible to apply for the scheme. Some of the part-time jobs students can do under the scheme are as assistants in the library, laboratory, computer centre, and store.

The average annual package for B.Tech Civil Engineering students at Desh Bhagat University in Punjab ranges between Rs. 4,00,000 and Rs. 8,00,000.

For more detail check the college website or shiksha website.

I.K Gujral Punjab Technical University (PTU) accepts JEE Main Ranks for admission to the BE/ BTech courses. Candidates seeking admission can refer to the table given below to check out the JEE Main previous years’ cutoffs for Home State:JEE Main Cut-offs2023

JEE Main Last Round Closing Rank (General-Home State)2023

B.Tech. in Civil Engineering 1552

B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering 1682

B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering 1709

B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering 1567

B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering 1655

B.Tech. in Software Engineering 1549 

Students who wants to take admission can compare their ranks to previous year ranks. 

The GATE 2026 dates has been released by the IIT Guwahati. The GATE exam 2026 will be held on different dates in two sessions- forenoon and afternoon. The subject/branch-wise GATE exam 2026 dates will be updated later (a few days before the exam.) Candidates are advised to check the official website and our page for updates. The GATE 2026 exam dates can be checked below-

Yes, Guru Nanak Dev University Regional Campus, Gurdaspur, does offer BTech courses for the duration of four years, divided into eight semesters, and offered in full-time mode. Moreover, the university also offers lateral entry to BTech courses. The campus offers three specialisations in BTech courses and offers lateral entry to these specialisations. The names of the offered specialsiations are- Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Electronics and Computer Engineering. 

As per NIRF 2025 rankings, CU is ranked 31 under the 'Engineering' category (better than IIT Ropar which was ranked #32 under NIRF'25 Engineering category) and managed to improve its position from the last year's ranking, which was 32 in the year 2024. 

In terms of the placements, below is what the Engineering students received:

• The highest international and domestic packages offered during CU placement 2025 was INR 170 LPA and INR 54.75 LPA, respectively, to BTech students of CSE & IT branches.
• While for other branches, such as Mechanical, Aerospace, Mechatronics & Automobile, the highest salary offered was INR 9 LPA. 
• The highest package offered to the students of Civil, Petroleum & Chemical Engineering branches went up till INR 15 LPA.
• For EE & ECE, the placements drive wrapped up with a highest package of INR 10 LPA. 

Beyond placements, the university is also known for incubating over 250 start-ups out of which 50 have a turnover of over 50 lakh. 

To conclude, it is evident that CU is a great option for Engineering aspirants if you're willing to pursue CSE & IT branches, however, for other non-IT branches, the placements are decent but not as great as the CS & IT branches. 

Candidates can fill the application form for BTech in CGC University in online mode in the following steps:

• Visit official website.
• Register your account. 
• Login using username and password.
• Fill in your application.
• Choose preferred CGCUET test date.
• Pay INR 1,000 as registration fee.

Confirmation of fee payment and test details are sent via email and sms.

In Chitkara University, fees once paid will be fully refunded, with a deduction of INR 1,000 for processing charges if a withdrawal request is made before the session starts. In case a withdrawal application is made after the commencement of classes, fees will be refunded after a deduction along with a deduction of INR 1000 towards processing charges. The fee shall be refunded within 90 days of the start of the academic session if the refund application is submitted before the start of the session.