Best Engineering Colleges in Dharamsala - 2026 Admission, Fees, Placements

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 taking admission in a BTech course of IIT Mandi need to pay a tuition fee of INR 8.1 lakh. The total fee include other components as well, such as hostel fee of INR 2.46 lakh. Additionally, the one-time fee is INR 17,000 and other fees is INR 3,000. The total fee sums up to INR 10.74 lakh. Students should note that mentioned fee is as per the official website/ sanctioning body. It is still subject to revision and hence, is indicative. 

The NIT Hamirpur BTech fees range between INR 5 Lacs- INR 6.25 lacs. The duration of the course is between 4 to 5 years. Moreover, candidates who want to take admission have to fulfil the eligibility criteria and also clear the entrance exam. So, the eligibility criteria for NIT Hamirpur BTech admissions is that candidate should have passed Class 12 with a minimum of 75% aggregate. The entrance exam accepted is JEE Main followed by JoSSA counselling. Candidates can apply for JEE Main by visiting its official website.

The total seat distribution for BTech course at Shoolini University is 645. The seat intake for each courses is listed below:

B.Tech. in Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering) - 30

B.Tech. in Civil Engineering (Transportation Engineering) - 30

B.Tech. in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering) - 30

B.Tech. in Civil Engineering - 30

B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering - 25

B.Tech. in Bioinformatics - 10

B.Tech. in Food Technology Research - 120

B.Tech. in Biotechnology Research - 120

B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering (UI/UX) - 30

B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science) - 55

B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering (Cyber Security) - 55

B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering (Cloud Computing) - 55

B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering (Blockchain and IoT) - 55

The median salary package offered to the students after finishing B.E. / B.Tech from Shiv Nadar University (SNU) is INR 997,000. While, the Median package offered by Jaypee University of Information Technology after completion of B.E. / B.Tech is INR 600,000. Basis these stats, Shiv Nadar University (SNU) is better option compared to Jaypee University of Information Technology on the Median salary parameter.

JEE Main Registration 2024 session 2 last date was March 4. NTA released JEE Main 2024 Application form session 2 on February 2. JEE Main Application form 2024 session 2 was available online on the official website jeemain.nta.ac.in. Candidates who have applied for JEE Main 2024 session 1 had not register again. Such candidates only need to fill the paper details (BE/BTech or BArch/BPlan) and pay application fees. JEE Main 2024 registration last date session 2 was March 4.