Best Engineering Colleges in Shimla - 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.

B.Tech at Alakh Prakash Goyal Shimla University is not the best option if you are looking for a good placement. In recent years, placement in B.Tech CSE is less. While other courses are good in terms of placement, One cannot say the same for B.Tech here. Most courses are discontinued as of academic year 2023. 

To know more about admission process, courses and fee structure at Alakh Prakash Goyal Shimla University, refer to the official website of the institute.

CSE is one of the most popular branches in BTech this technology institute. IIT Mandi was ranked #26 among the top Engineering colleges in India by NIRF in 2025 rankings. The latest ranking is yet to be released. During placements 2025, the overall average and median package offered to BTech students was INR 21.64 LPA and INR 17 LPA, respectively.

The course ROI is good and the students get IIT Tag as well. Thus, it is a good choice for BTech CSE aspirants. 

To get admission to BTech course at NIT Hamirpur, candidates must fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria in the first place. Candidates who passed Class 12 with a minimum of 75% aggregate are eligible to apply for the course and appear for JEE Main entrance exam. Admission to BTech course at NIT Hamipur is based on a valid JEE Main score.

Further, the final seat allotment is done through JoSAA Counselling. If seats are left vacant after JoSAA, then seats are filled through CSAB counselling. 

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

NTA has not announce the JEE Main 2024 form fill up date. However, it is expected that the application forms will be released in December. The tentative JEE Main 2024 application form date session 1 is December first week. JEE Main application form 2024 will be available online on the website jeemain.nta.nic.in 2024. Interested candidates will be able to apply from the official website. JEE Main 2024 registration last date will be last week of December or January first week. As the exam will be conducted in two sessions, NTA will release separate application forms for both the sessions.

The registrations for the JEE Main 2026 session 2 are now over.

JEE Main 2026 Session 2 exam takes place in the month of April every year. Whereas, the application form for Session 2 will be available on the JEE Mains website. The exam is conducted by NTA.