Transportation Engineering colleges in India

The course duration of Transportation Engineering courses depends on the course level at which you're studying the course. For UG Transportation Engg. courses, the time span is generally 4 years in India. For PG courses, you need to invest 2 years. The Transportation Engineering syllabus gives you a lot of knowledge via theory classes and practical lab work, which would be of great help in your career journey.

For studying UG courses in Transportation Engineering, you should meet the basic eligibility requirements that is getting at least 50 to 60% marks in the PCM subjects in Class 12. For PG courses, you should have at least 55% marks in BTech Civil Engineering or a related course. After that, you must give relevant entrance tests and get excellent marks in the same.

The next important step is to fill out the college application forms before the last date. After the exam results are out and you've got your marks, you need to apply for the college counselling process where you'll be allotted a seat according to your marks and rank in the entrance exam.

After getting the seat, you have to go to the college and pay the Transportation Engineering course fee and start attending the classes as per schedule.

GATE exam is conducted only once a year to offer admissions to master's and PhD programs at top institutions, such as IITs and NITs. Qualifying GATE exam also paves way for technical jobs in in PSUs. This year, IIT Guwahati conducted the GATE 2026 exam. GATE was  held on different dates in two shifts. Candidates are advised to keep checking website for GATE 2026 official notification. 

There are a lot of elective subject choices offered to you in the Transportation Engineering syllabus at both UG and PG levels. You can select any of the electives as per your interests. Some popular elective subjects are as follows:

·       Geographical Information Systems (GIS) & Remote Sensing

·       Intelligent Transportation Systems

·       Pavement Materials

·       Bridge Engineering

·       Theory of Traffic Flow

·       Environmental Impact Assessment

Yes, BITS Pilani offers direct admission to Integrated First Degree and Higher Degree courses across the streams of Science, Technology, Pharmacy, Management and Humanities. If a candidate is a central/ state board topper, BITS Pilani offers direct admission to the specialisation of his choice, irrespective of their BITSAT score. BITS Pilani admission to most of the courses is based on candidates' performance in the course-specific entrance test. Apart from the entrance test scores, students are also required to fulfil the minimum eligibility requirement set by the institute. 

Transportation Engineering course syllabus is designed in such a manner that includes some core subjects that are compulsory for you to study in each semester as they provide you with the foundational knowledge needed to excel in this field. Apart from the core subjects, there are elective subject choices that you can take up according to your interests. Some of the important core subjects that are a part of the syllabus are given below:

·       Basics of Surveying and Drawing

·       Engineering Physics and Graphics

·       Transportation Systems

·       Highway Traffic Analysis and Design

·       Road Transport Management and Economics

·       Transportation Planning

·       Environmental Impact of Transportation

Candidates can see table showing popular jobs that candidates can do after Transportation Engineering below -  

Transportation Engineering Jobs	Description	Transportation Engineering Salary
Transportation Planner	Transportation Planners are professionals who design and manage systems for moving people and goods efficiently.	8.4 LPA
Highway Engineer	Highway Engineers are specialized civil engineers who plan, design, construct, and maintain roads, highways, bridges and tunnels.	5.7 LPA
Traffic Engineer	Traffic Engineers are specialists in civil/transportation engineering who design, plan and manage road systems to ensure safety.	5.5 LPA
Railway Engineer	Railway Engineers design, build and maintain railway systems.	4.6 LPA
Airport Engineer	Airport Engineers design, build and maintain airport infrastructure.	5 LPA

Note: Avg salary is taken from Ambitionbox.com.

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Do not choose IIT Delhi with low JEE Rank. Right BTech branch is important for a successful fast-tracked engineering career such as software developer, data scientist, or tech entrepreneur. Choosing a less popular engineering branch just for an IIT tag is often proved as a bad decision due to less placement opportunities.

Choose IIT Tag over a popular BTech branch in a private university only if you are interested in the core subject you are getting or want to pursue higher studies in the same field.

According to Shiksha counselling data, 85% of candidates appearing for JEE Mains choose private BTech colleges to fulfil their CSE engineering dream.

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur has experienced faculty who are degree, diploma, and PhD holders. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur has experienced Professors, Assistant Professors, and also invites visiting faculty. Kharagpur IIT also invites faculty for guest lectures and hence tries to provide an opportunity for postgraduate and undergraduate students to talk with some of the best personalities and therefore learn from them.

Some of the BMS College of Engineering faculty details are mentioned in the table given below:

Faculty Name	Faculty Qualification
Dr. G.Varaprasad	B.Tech (CSE) from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati in 1999, M.Tech (CSE) from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belguam in 2001, and then Ph.D (CSE) from Anna University, Chennai in 2004
Dr. Jyothi S Nayak	B.E. from NMAMIT, Nitte, Mangalore University, M.Tech from Manipal Institute of Technology, VTU, and PhD from VTU

In the Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme, BTech student gets his/her tuition fee waived as per the following criteria.

Full Tuition Fee Waiver– Offered to the most economically backward students having a family income of less than INR 1 LPA during the previous financial year or current assessment year.

2/3 Tuition Fee Waiver– Offered to economically backward students having a family income in the range of INR 1 LPA to INR 5 LPA during the previous financial year or current assessment year

The Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme is available only for the normal duration of the programme. For dual degree programmes, it is available only up to the 4th year.

Some of the top USPs of IIT Guwahati are as follows:

• IITG has been awarded with the status of Indian Institute of Management Guwahati.
• It has been ranked 8 under the 'Engineering' category and 11 under the Overall category by the NIRF Ranking 2025.
• The highest package reached INR 1.25 crore per annum during IIT Guwahati placements.
• A total of 1,606 students registered out of which 1,001 were placed during IIT Guwahati placement season.

Galgotias University offer admission on merit and an entrance exam. The entrance exams accepted for admission are JEE Main, CAT, MAT, SAT, GATE, CLAT, and others. Candidates can apply for admission online. Also, check the eligibility criteria online.

CAT has released its date for the exam. CAT 2026 will be conducted on Nov 29, 2026. Registerations of CAT Exam 2026 are closed now. The registrations were open from Aug 3, 2026 till Sep 22, 2026. Admit cards will be released till Nov 4, 2026. 

National Institute of Technology, Calicut conducts the application in online mode. Interested candidates can fill the application forms on the official website. The admissions to NIT Calicut are offered on the basis of entrance exam scores. Candidates have to fulfil the eligibility criteria. 

NIT Silchar selects candidates based on their merit or entrance exam scores. Aspirants also need to score a minimum of 75% aggregate in Class 12 for UG courses. A minimum of 60% aggregate is required in graduation for PG courses. Candidates should also have a valid score in JEE Main, IIT JAM, GATE, etc. Hence, aspirants with 85% can get admission provided they also meet the selection requirements.

IIT Mandi recorded a 95.04% BTech placement rate in 2024–25, with 211 out of 222 participating students securing job offers. The institute hosted 266 recruiters, including 215 companies that hired BTech students.

The median package stood at INR 17 LPA in 2024–25. Although the median salary has declined from INR 22 LPA in 2022–23 to INR 18.5 LPA in 2023–24 and INR 17 LPA in 2024–25, the rate of decline slowed from 15.9% to 8.1% year-on-year, indicating stabilising placement outcomes amid changing market conditions.

The IT & Software sector accounted for 66% of BTech offers, followed by Core Engineering (16%), Consulting (10%), and other sectors (8%).

IIT Mandi Placement 2025 Highlight

• Median Package: INR 17 LPA

• Average Package: INR 21.64 LPA

• BTech Placement Rate: 95.04%

• Students Placed: 211 out of 222

• Total Recruiters: 266

• BTech Recruiters: 215

• Top Hiring Sector: IT & Software (66% of offers)

• Branches that recorded 100% Placement CSE, ME, Bioengineering
• Top Recruiters Microsoft, Google, Texas Instruments, BNY, Otsuka Corporation, Warner Bro., etc.

 

Aspirants with Class 12 marks can apply for BTech and BArch programmes of NIT Hamirpur. Candidates need to pass Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with a minimum of 75% aggregate. Hence, candidates with 65% cannot apply. The minimum aggregate is not mentioned for BArch. Candidates can confirm the requirement from the institute for the same.

The top recruiters for the Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering placements are given below:

The campus life is really good at NIT Srinagar. The campus is located on the banks of the Jhelum River in Srinagar, Kashmir; scenic views and four distinct seasons. There are departmental labs, central library, computer centers, and classrooms. The college also offers on-campus hostels for men and women; facilities range from basic to decent depending on block and maintenance cycle. Annual techno-cultural festivals, departmental fests, and informal cultural nights also takes place in the college offereing a great academic & cultural life.

Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management is a reputed institute for B.Tech, BBA, M.E./M.Tech, MBA/PGDM, MCA. Students can opt these programs to pursue their career in Engineering, Business & Management Studies, IT & Software. Institute has trained & experienced faculty who deliver these programs. Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management has a review rating of 4 on the basis of reviews by students. In addition to this, it has been rated 4.1 on campuslife, 3.9 on placements, 4.1 on faculty and 3.9 on Infrastructure.

Admission to the GH Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur may be selective, but mostly all candidates who have good academic record can seek admission to this college. The college mostly admits students based on scores obtained in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main, the Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MHT-CET).

The cutoff mark differs year and branch wise, but the students having the score much above the average percentile in such exams are likely to get a seat. Candidates should expect the minimum JEE Main scores of about 80-90 or equivalent MHT CET scores for improved possibility.
One should always refer to visit official website of Institute for the current trends of cutoffs for the required branch of interest.

Yes, GLA University Mathura offers special financial assistance to female students. This is done as a part of UP Government initiative to promote female education. As part of this initiative:

• Two (real) sisters who take admission into the same programme in the same year, will have onefee waived entirely.
• Two sisters who enroll in different programs will have the less expensive program's fee waived.

JNNCE - Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering provides programmes including B.E. / B.Tech, M.E./M.Tech, MBA/PGDM, MCA in streams such as Engineering, IT & Software, Business & Management Studies, and are excellent for students to build their careers. The institute has specializations in Telecommunication Engineering, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Robotics Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Power Engineering, Transportation Engineering.