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

The Central University of Punjab has been praised for its good BTech academic quality. The experienced and highly qualified faculty employed by Central University of Punjab for its BTech courses are cited as the reasons behind the good academic quality.

However, the institute has also been rated low when it comes to its infrastructure and placement quality for graduating BTech students.

Thus, candidates need to compare Central University of Punjab with other institutes to find out the best BTech institutes for themselves. 

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 scholarships to BTech students on the basis of several parameters. The university offers different scholarships on various grounds, such as merit-cum-means & financial aid scholarships to students who are economically weaker and secured a specified score. Moreover, the university offers a post-matric & fee concession programme, category-based scholarships, scholarships for disabled students, etc. 

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. 

Thapar University offers four-year BE/BTech courses at the undergraduate level, candidates seeking admission to TIET Patiala must visit the official website of the University to apply online. Yes, TIET considers Class 12 marks for admission to the BE/BTech courses along with valid JEE Main scores. Based on the marks secured in the entrance exam, a merit list is prepared. The merit list prepared by the University for BTech admission also includes the marks secured in Physics, Chemistry and Maths during the Class 12 examination.

The total fee for BTech range from INR 4.5 lakh -INR 36 lakh. The fee is calculated based on the semester fee.  Admission to BTech course is based on LPUNEST or CUET UG score. After completion of the selection rounds, shortlisted aspirants need to pay the course fee to confirm their admission. Candidates are first required to register with an application fee for LPUNEST. The exam fee for LPUNEST is INR 1,000 for males and INR 500 for females.

Admission to the BTech programme at IIT Ropar is completely entrance-based. Candidates must first qualify JEE Main and then JEE Advanced, after which seats are allotted through JoSAA counselling based on their All India Rank

Every year, NTA conducts the JEE Main entrance exam for the selection of eligible candidates in IIT, NIT and IIITs. The admission process for JEE Main 2026 (session 1) registrations has been completed. JEE Main 2026 session 1 exam was held from January 21 to 30, and session 2 will be held from April 2 to 9.  January 21 to 30.

I think both SLIET and SMVDU are reputed institutes for B.Tech in India.

• SMVDU is better than SLIET for placement and facilities
• The package range of SLIET is INR 4 TO 19 Lakh.
• The package offered at SMVDU is INR 4.5 to 25 Lakh.
• The growth rate offered at SMVDU roughly 30%, 10% is SLIET.

To get BE admission at Chitkara University, the candidate need to meet the minimum educational qualification as per course requirement. The candidate should pass Class 12 with 60% aggregate or secure 60% in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics. The selection criteria for the course is JEE Main. For merit-based admission, candidates must pass Class 12 with at leats 70% aggregate with PCM.