Engineering Colleges accepting GATE for Ph.D. in Karnataka

No, candidates cannot take direct admission in IIIT Bangalore. Admission is offered strictly based on merit achieved in required entrance exam. The college accepts valid score of entrance exams such as: JEE Main, GATE, CAT, CEED depending upon the programme.

IIT Dharwad offers significant placement packages to the students. The highest and average packages in the 2025 placements stood at INR 38.5 LPA and INR 14.65 LPA,  respectively. Overall 109 companies participated in the placement season,  Amazon, Oracle, TCS, and Cognizant were among the top recruiters.

Jain University is an excellent choice among the private universities of Bangalore with the university ranking high in numerous categories being placed 62nd, 73rd, and 84th under Universities, Management and Engineering, respectively by NIRF 2025.

Dayananda Sagar University (DSU) is not prominently ranked individually under a specific major national NIRF tier, but its prominent sister institution, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering (DSCE), is ranked in the #201–300 band in the Engineering category.

Candidates can apply for Amrita School of Engineering Bangalore admissions by going through the selection process & completing the eligibility given below:

• BTech: Pass Class 10 & 12 or equivalent with minimum aggregate score of 60% and minimum score of 55% in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
• MTech: Graduate from relevant BTech programme with minimum 60% scores.
• PhD: Graduate with Master's or equivalent degree with atleast 65% in a relevant field from a recognised university.

IISC Bangalore accepts JEE Main score for BTech admission 2024. The university has different admission criteria as per course requirement. IISc Bangalore offers a four-year BTech in Mathematics and Computing divided into eight semesters. The course is divided into two parts, i.e., Core Courses and Soft Core Courses.

It is not possible to join Christ University's Kengeri Campus directly without any entrance exam. Most courses require candidates to pass the Christ University Entrance Test (CUET) held by the university, and all questions are MCQ-based and are distributed into different parts. However, there are some courses that can be pursued without the need for an entrance exam, but these are limited, and CUET remains compulsory for most.If a candidate does not have any entrance exam/test score or has a low percentile in other entrance exams, they can get direct admission to Christ University Bangalore through management quota