Updated on Jul 14, 2025 17:30 IST
Aneena Aley Abraham

Aneena Aley AbrahamSenior Executive

Top Private Engineering Colleges in Karnataka 2025: Ranking, Fees, Courses, Admission, Placements

About 180+ top private Engineering colleges are there in India. Top colleges are VIT University Vellore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, BITS Pilani, Amity University Noida, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (SOA) University (Bhubaneswar), etc. JEE Main, TNEA, KCET, etc. are some of the top entrance exams for private Engineering colleges in India.

Top Private Engineering Colleges in India: Highlights 2025

Candidates can see the table below for key highlights:

Particulars

Parameters/Statistics

No. of Colleges

180+ colleges

Annual Fees

Less than INR 1 lakh: 2 colleges

INR 1-2 lakh: 6 colleges

INR 2-3 lakh: 40+ colleges

INR 3-5 lakh: 30+ colleges

> INR 5 lakh: 80+ colleges

Top Private Engineering Colleges in India

VIT University (Vellore), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Patiala), BITS Pilani, Amity University Noida, etc.

Top Specialisations

Computer Science Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, etc.

Accepted Entrance Exams

TNEA, KCET, COMEDK UGET, JEE Main, etc.

Source: Official site and may vary.

Predict your chances here: Engineering Cutoff 2025 Predictor

Top Private Engineering Colleges in India: The Week 2025

Candidates can see the table below with ranking:

College Name The Week 2025
IIIT Hyderabad 2
BIT Mesra 3
SRMIST Kattankulathur 4
University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University 12
Institute of Technology, Nirma University 13

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top Private Engineering Colleges in India with NIRF Ranking 2024

Candidates can see the table below with NIRF ranking:

Top Colleges

NIRF 2022

NIRF 2023

NIRF 2024

VIT Vellore Ranking

12

11

11

SRM IST Ranking

24

28

13

BITS Pilani Ranking

29

25

20

Amrita School of Engineering Ranking

19

19

23

SOA Ranking

27

27

26

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Ranking

28

20

29

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top Private Engineering Colleges in India with Outlook Ranking 2024

Candidates can see the table below with ranking:

Top Colleges Outlook Rankings 2024
VIT Vellore 1
BITS Pilani 2
SRM IST Kattankulathur 3
Birla Institute of Technology Mesra 4
Amity School of Engineering and Technology 5
Ramaiah Institute of Technology 6
RV College of Engineering 7

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top Private Engineering Colleges in India: Admissions 2025

Candidates can see below the eligibility criteria:

  • Must have earned a passing grade in PhysicsChemistry, and Mathematics in the Class 12 exam with a minimum of 60% marks from a recognised board. 
  • Must clear an entrance exams like JEE Main, TNEA, KCET.

Top Private Engineering Colleges in India: Exam Schedule 2025

Candidates can see the table below:

Exams Schedule

JEE Main 2025 Exam

JEE Main Schedule

COMEDK UGET 2025 Exam COMEDK UGET Schedule

KCET 2025 Exam

KCET Schedule

The most popular exams accepted by top Private Engineering colleges in India for CSE are JEE Main, TNEA, KCET, COMEDK UGET, MHT CET, etc. The table below shows exams accepted by number of colleges along with their cutoff predictor:

Exams

No. of Colleges

Cutoff 2025 Predictor

JEE Main

65

JEE Main 2025 Predictor

TNEA

39

TNEA 2025 Predictor

KCET

18

KCET 2025 Predictor

COMEDK UGET

11

COMEDK UGET 2025 Predictor

Read more about JEE Main:

Top Private Engineering Colleges Accepting JEE Main in India

Candidates can see the table below for private colleges:

College Name Tuition Fee NIRF 2024
SOA University INR 12 lakh 26
Thapar University INR 20 lakh 29
Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education INR 4 lakh 36
SASTRA INR 50,000 38

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Top Private Engineering Colleges in India

Candidates can see the table below:

Private Colleges

Total Tuition Fee/Seat Intake

VIT Vellore Admission

INR 8 lakh

BTech Seats: 6,180

MTech Seats: 720

SRM IST Admission

INR 11 lakh

BTech Seats: 5,355

MTech Seats: 1,440

BITS Pilani Admission

INR 20.7 lakh

BTech Seats: 2312

MTech Seats: 810

Amrita School of Engineering Admission

INR 3 lakh

BTech Seats: 1,980

MTech Seats: 444

SOA Admission

INR 12 lakh

BTech Seats: 3,180

MTech Seats: 108

Thapar University Admission

INR 13 lakh

BTech Seats: 3,458

MTech Seats: 217

Source: Official site and may vary.

State-wise Top Private Engineering Colleges in India

Listed below is the state-wise distribution of top private Engineering colleges in India:

Top Private Engineering Colleges in Delhi NCR

Candidates can see the table below:

College Names NIRF Ranking (2024) Total Tuition Fee
Amity University Noida 30 INR 10 lakh
Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies 101-150 INR 7 lakh
The North Cap University 101-150 INR 12 lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top Private Engineering Colleges in Uttar Pradesh

Candidates can see the table below:

College Name NIRF Ranking (2024) Total Tuition Fee
Amity University Noida 30 INR 10 lakh
Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology 101-150 INR 6 lakh
Galgotias University 101-150 INR 6 lakh
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology 101-150 INR 11 lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top Private Engineering Colleges in Maharashtra

Candidates can see the table below:

College Name NIRF Ranking (2024) Total Tuition Fee
MIT WPU 101-150 INR 14 lakh
Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management 151-200 INR 6 lakh
Army Institute of Technology 151-200 INR 7 lakh
Vishwakarma Institute of Technology 151-200 INR 7 lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

Read more about Private Engineering colleges in other locations:

Top Private Engineering Colleges in India: Fees vs Salary

Candidates can see the table below with fees and salary:

College Names

Total Tuition Fee

Average Salary Package

Amrita School of Engineering BTech

INR 3 lakh

INR 9 LPA

SRM IST BTech

INR 18 lakh

INR 6 LPA

SOA University BTech

INR 12 lakh

INR 6 LPA

Thapar University BTech

INR 20 lakh

INR 12 LPA

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top Private Engineering Colleges in India: Courses and Fees

Candidates can see the table below:

College Names Courses Offered Total Tuition Fee
VIT Vellore Courses BTech in CSE, BTech in Biotechnology, BTech in Mechanical Engineering, etc. INR 8 lakh
Thapar University Courses BE in Computer Engineering, BE in CSE, BTech in Biotechnology, etc. INR 13 lakh
BITS Pilani Courses BE in Computer Science, BE in Mechanical Engineering, BE in Chemical Engineering, etc. INR 20 lakh
Amity University Noida Courses BTech in CSE, BTech in Biotechnology, BTech in Aerospace Engineering, etc. INR 10 lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

Highest Salary Offered by Top Private Engineering Colleges in India

Candidates can see the table below with placements:

College NameS

Average Placement Package

Top Recruiters

SOA Placements

INR 6 LPA

Amazon, Microsoft, Deloitte, TCS, Infosys, etc.

Thapar University Placements

INR 12 LPA

Amazon, Apple, DE Shaw, Arcesium, Media.net, etc.

Amrita School of Engineering Placements

INR 9 LPA

Amazon, Microsoft, Google, CTS, Cognizant, TCS, etc

SRM IST Placements

INR 6 LPA

TCS, Infosys, Cognizant, Wipro, Capgemini, etc.

Source: Official site and may vary.

Low-cost Private Engineering Colleges in India

Candidates can see the table below:

Low-cost Private Engineering Colleges Total Tuition Fee
SASTRA Fees INR 50,000
RVR and JC College of Engineering Fees INR 88,000
R.V. College of Engineering Fees INR 1.28 lakh
GLA University Fees INR 1.98 lakh
R.M.K. Engineering College Fees INR 1.35 lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

Specialisations Offered by Top Private Engineering Colleges in India

Candidates can see the table below the top specialisations:

Top Specialisations

No. of Colleges

Computer Science Engineering

100+ (VIT Vellore, SRM IST, BITS Pilani, etc.)

Mechanical Engineering 10 (CVR College of Engineering, GLA University, RMK Engineering College, etc.)
Electronics & Communication Engineering 8 (Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research & Studies, R.M.K. Engineering College, etc.)

Top Private Engineering Colleges in India: Scholarship 2025

Listed below are the scholarship details of the top private Engineering colleges in India:

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Selected Filters

Location

Total Fees

Rating

Ownership

Specialization

Exams Accepted

59
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE
4.2

Placements

4.0

Infrastructure

4.6

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.0

Crowd & Campus Life

4.7

Value for Money

3.9

Learning Experience

4.4

Course Support

0.0
(628)
Fees: 13.72 Lakh
Salary : 9.69 Lakh
4
India Today ' 25
Not Ranked
Times ' 23
7
The Week ' 25
5
Outlook ' 25
69
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore
4.5

Placements

4.6

Infrastructure

4.5

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.6

Crowd & Campus Life

4.3

Value for Money

4.2

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(22)
Fees: 26.32 Lakh
Salary : 33.00 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 25
Not Ranked
Times ' 23
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 25
75
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
Ramaiah Institute of Technology
4.1

Placements

4.1

Infrastructure

4.3

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.1

Crowd & Campus Life

4.2

Value for Money

4.1

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(439)
Fees: 13.35 Lakh
Salary : 8.00 Lakh
5
India Today ' 25
Not Ranked
Times ' 23
9
The Week ' 25
8
Outlook ' 25
76
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
Christ - Kengeri Campus
4.0

Placements

3.3

Infrastructure

4.5

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.1

Crowd & Campus Life

4.2

Value for Money

3.8

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(120)
Fees: 8.76 Lakh
Salary : 5.16 Lakh
42
India Today ' 25
Not Ranked
Times ' 23
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
47
Outlook ' 25
84
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
International Institute for Aerospace Engineering and Management, Jain Deemed-to-be University
3.7

Placements

3.0

Infrastructure

4.3

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.0

Crowd & Campus Life

3.8

Value for Money

3.5

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(12)
Not Ranked
India Today ' 25
Not Ranked
Times ' 23
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 25
101-150
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
NITTE Meenakshi Institute of Technology
3.9

Placements

3.8

Infrastructure

3.9

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.0

Crowd & Campus Life

4.1

Value for Money

3.8

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(388)
Fees: 9.00 Lakh
35
India Today ' 25
37
Times ' 23
38
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 25
101-150
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
PES University
4.0

Placements

4.1

Infrastructure

4.1

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.0

Crowd & Campus Life

3.9

Value for Money

3.9

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(466)
Fees: 20.00 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 25
Not Ranked
Times ' 23
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 25
101-150
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
R.V. College of Engineering
4.2

Placements

4.5

Infrastructure

4.0

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.0

Crowd & Campus Life

4.2

Value for Money

4.2

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(400)
Fees: 70.00 Lakh
Salary : 10.00 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 25
50
Times ' 23
10
The Week ' 25
7
Outlook ' 25
101-150
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
Siddaganga Institute of Technology
4.1

Placements

4.1

Infrastructure

4.1

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.0

Crowd & Campus Life

4.1

Value for Money

4.0

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(395)
Fees: 10.46 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 25
85
Times ' 23
50
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 25
151-200
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
BMS College of Engineering
4.2

Placements

4.2

Infrastructure

4.1

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.2

Crowd & Campus Life

4.3

Value for Money

4.2

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(405)
Fees: 40.00 Lakh
6
India Today ' 25
Not Ranked
Times ' 23
6
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 25
151-200
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
CMR Institute of Technology, Bangalore
4.1

Placements

4.1

Infrastructure

4.1

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.2

Crowd & Campus Life

4.2

Value for Money

4.0

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(450)
Fees: 3.86 Lakh
134
India Today ' 25
Not Ranked
Times ' 23
59
The Week ' 25
71
Outlook ' 25
151-200
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
KLE Technological University
4.3

Placements

4.2

Infrastructure

4.4

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.2

Crowd & Campus Life

4.5

Value for Money

4.2

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(230)
Fees: 10.46 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 25
Not Ranked
Times ' 23
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 25
151-200
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
NHCE Bangalore - New Horizon College of Engineering
4.1

Placements

4.1

Infrastructure

4.3

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.1

Crowd & Campus Life

4.3

Value for Money

3.9

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(213)
Fees: 15.00 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 25
Not Ranked
Times ' 23
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 25
151-200
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
NMAM Institute of Technology
4.0

Placements

3.8

Infrastructure

3.9

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.1

Crowd & Campus Life

4.1

Value for Money

3.9

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(50)
Fees: 3.34 Lakh
Salary : 4.50 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 25
Not Ranked
Times ' 23
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 25
151-200
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
The National Institute of Engineering, North Campus
3.9

Placements

4.3

Infrastructure

3.6

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.0

Crowd & Campus Life

3.8

Value for Money

4.0

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(147)
Fees: 5.16 Lakh
Salary : 7.50 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 25
Not Ranked
Times ' 23
17
The Week ' 25
11
Outlook ' 25
201-300
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
BMS Institute of Technology and Management
4.1

Placements

4.1

Infrastructure

4.1

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.0

Crowd & Campus Life

4.1

Value for Money

4.1

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(255)
Fees: 26.00 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 25
Not Ranked
Times ' 23
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 25
201-300
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
Dayananda Sagar College Of Engineering
4.0

Placements

3.9

Infrastructure

4.3

Faculty & Course Curriculum

3.9

Crowd & Campus Life

4.5

Value for Money

3.7

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(600)
Fees: 15.00 Lakh
75
India Today ' 25
Not Ranked
Times ' 23
39
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 25
201-300
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
JSS Science and Technology University
4.2

Placements

4.1

Infrastructure

4.1

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.0

Crowd & Campus Life

4.5

Value for Money

4.2

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(205)
Fees: 3.86 Lakh
Salary : 9.00 Lakh
28
India Today ' 25
78
Times ' 23
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
23
Outlook ' 25
201-300
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
Presidency University, Bangalore
4.1

Placements

3.8

Infrastructure

4.4

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.3

Crowd & Campus Life

4.2

Value for Money

4.0

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(370)
Fees: 3.86 Lakh
Salary : 6.00 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 25
Not Ranked
Times ' 23
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 25
201-300
NIRF ' 25
(All India)
REVA University
4.2

Placements

3.8

Infrastructure

4.6

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.1

Crowd & Campus Life

4.4

Value for Money

4.0

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(695)
Not Ranked
India Today ' 25
6
Times ' 23
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 25
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