Best Engineering Colleges in Visakhapatnam: Fees, Admissions, Courses

AU College of Engineering emerged to be as the No. 1 BTech college in Visakhapatnam. Listed below is the NIRF ranking of past three years, i.e. from 2022 to 2024:

College Name	NIRF 2022	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024
AU College of Engineering Ranking	77	94	90

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There are about 40+ best Engineering colleges in Visakhapatnam. Of these, 34 colleges are privately owned and 3 colleges are owned by public/government organisations. AP EAMCET, JEE Main, and AP ECET are the entrance tests for top Engineering colleges in Vizag. Andhra University, Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering, Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology and Sciences, etc. are the BTech colleges in Vizag.

The table below shows the top Engineering colleges accepting Andhra Pradesh EAMCET scores in Visakhapatnam along with their tuition fees:

Top Colleges	Tuition Fee
AU College of Engineering	INR 2 Lacs - INR 8 lakh
GITAM School of Technology	INR 12 Lacs - INR 16 lakh
Vignan's Institute of Information Technology	INR 2 lakh
Raghu Engineering College	INR 3 lakh
BABA Institute of Technology and Sciences	INR 2 lakh

Hi, Below is the list of best Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh along with their placement packages and few top companies that recruit BTech graduates.

Top Engineering College	Average Placement Package	Top Recruiters
IIT Tirupati Placements	INR 12 LPA	Thermax, HPCL, ICICI, etc.
Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology, and Research Placements	INR 4 LPA	TCS, CTS, Cognizant, and Wipro
IIIT Sri City Placements	INR 14 LPA	TCS, Accenture, Tech Mahindra, Infosys and Wipro
JNTUA Placements	INR 4 LPA	TCS, Accenture, Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro, etc.

Yes, Andhra University offers BTech course in 15 specialisations including Civil Engineering, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science and Systems Engineering. Candidates must have passed Class 12 with a minimum of 45% marks (40% marks for the reserved category) from a recognised school or have a BSc degree with mathematics as a required subject and a minimum of 45% marks (40% for reserved categories). 

BTech admissions mainly take place through Andhra Pradesh EAPCET counselling for state government and private colleges, while IIPE admits students through JEE Advanced. GITAM University accepts admission through GAT, JEE Main, and Andhra Pradesh EAPCET scores.

Hi, joining Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh can be worthwhile. Listed below are some of the best Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh along with their total tuition fee and average placement package:

College Name	Total Fee	Average Placement Package
IIT Tirupati BTech	INR 8 lakh	INR 12 LPA
NIT Andhra Pradesh BTech	INR 5 lakh	INR 7 LPA
Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and Research BTech	INR 6 lakh – INR 14 lakh	INR 4 LPA
JNTUA College of Engineering, Kalikiri BTech	INR 30,000 - INR 40,000	INR 4 LPA

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Hi, the top specialiations offered by best BTech colleges in Andhra Pradesh are:

Top Specialisations	No. of Colleges
CSE	390+
ECE	360+
ME	330+
CE	330+
EE	300+
AI & ML	140+

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Listed below are the part-time Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh along with their total tuition costs:

College Name	Total Tuition Fee
Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering	INR 4 lakh
Mangalayatan University	INR 3 lakh

In general, BTech admission in Andhra Pradesh through Andhra Pradesh EAMCET is not open for out-of-state students, because Andhra Pradesh EAMCET is a state-level exam conducted for the students who have studied in Andhra Pradesh. But, BTech out-of-state students can still secure admission in top BTech colleges of Visakhapatnam through some other modes mentioned below like JEE Main, GITAM's own entrance test (GAT) entrance exam and management category seat on the basis of 12th marks.

Check below the eligibility for B Tech colleges in Vizag:

• Candidates must have completed their Class 12 education from a recognised board.
• Candidates should have studied PCM.

Given below are the top private BTech colleges in Visakhapatnam with the ROI of the colleges -

Top Colleges	Tuition Fee	Median Salary Package
Raghu Institute of Engineering for Women Placements	INR 2.1 lakh	INR 3.8 LPA
Raghu Institute of Technology Placements	INR 2.4 lakh	INR 4 LPA
Raghu8 Institute of Engineering and Technology Placements	INR 1.9 lakh	INR 3.5 LPA
Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology and Sciences Placements	INR 2.3 Lacs - INR 3.4 lakh	INR 3.2 LPA - INR 4.5 LPA
Vignan's Institute of Information Technology Placements	INR 2.7 lakh	INR 4.3 LPA

 

According to NIRF ranking 2025, KL University emerged to be as the no. 1 ranked Engineering college in AP with other top collees. Listed below are the top colleges with their NIRF ranking over the past three years -

Top Colleges	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024	NIRF 2025
KL University Ranking	44	35	35
IIT Tirupati Ranking	59	61	57
Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research Ranking	85	91	80
AU College of Engineering Ranking	94	90	88

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Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering is a reputed institute for B.Tech, MCA, M.E./M.Tech. Students can opt these programs to pursue their career in Engineering, IT & Software. Institute has trained & experienced faculty who deliver these programs. Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering has a review rating of 4.1 on the basis of reviews by students. In addition to this, it has been rated 4.2 on campuslife, 4.2 on placements, 4.3 on faculty and 3.9 on Infrastructure.

There are about 35+ best CSE colleges in Visakhapatnam. Some of them are mentioned below along with their total tuition fees:

Best CSE Colleges	Total Tuition Fee
Vignan's Institute of Information Technology	INR 2 lakh
Dadi Institute of Engineering and Technology	INR 2 lakh
Andhra University College of Engineering	INR 8 lakh
GITAM School of Technology	INR 15 lakh
Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering	INR 3 lakh

Visakhapatnam private B.Tech colleges admit students based on Andhra Pradesh EAMCET, JEE Main and their entrance university exams like GITAM GAT. Only merit conference seats are offered to students appearing and scoring well in mentioned tests.

Fee concessions or scholarship waivers usually comes for high rank holders in Andhra Pradesh EAMCET or JEE Main. Some colleges including GITAM conduct their own scholarship tests for tuition fee concessions for students.

There are about 400+ best Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh. Among these, 346 colleges are privately owned, 34 colleges are owned by public/government organisations, and public-private entities own 2 Engineering colleges. AP EAMCET, JEE Main, etc, are the top entrance tests for top Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh. KL University, IIT Tirupati, Vignan's Foundation for Science, etc. are the top Engineering colleges in UP.

Hi, please refer to the table below for the highest Return on Investment to their students in the form of placement package:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Annual Median Package
Lakireddy Bali Reddy College of Engineering Placement	INR 2.36 Lacs – INR 3.14 lakh	INR 4 LPA
Prasad V Potluri Siddhartha Institute of Technology Placement	INR 2.8 lakh	INR 4 LPA

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Vignan's Institute of Engineering for Women (VIEW Visakhapatnam) courses are approved by eminent Government bodies such as AICTE. The combined seats available for various programmes provided by Vignan's Institute of Engineering for Women (VIEW Visakhapatnam) goes up to 945.

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.

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.