Colleges in Jammu and Kashmir

To be eligible for the BTech programme at Kashmir University in 2025, you need to have completed your 12th grade with at least 60% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. Additionally, you must have a valid score in the JEE Main or JKCET entrance exams

No, both the application fees are for different purposes and can not be used to substitute one or the other. JEE Main application fee is for aspirants to appear for the entrance exam, whereas, Kashmir University BTech application fee is for candidates to apply for admission into the programme. Therefore, once candidates have applied for JEE Main entrance exam they will have to apply again once they take admission into Kashmir University.

According to the information available for Kashmir University BTech, the placments in 2023 garnered a median package of INR 6 lakh. The tuition fees of the programme is INR 1.8 Lacs to be paid over four years, therefore the programme provides a net positive return on investment to its students. It also has good reviews from students and alumnis.

BTech at Kashmir University is four years long. The BTech programme follows the semester model, which means that each year of the programme is divided into two semesters every year. Therefore, candidates have to pass eight semesters of the BTech programme to be eligible for the bachelor's degree. At the time of admission candidates will have to choose their desired specialisation and the affiliated college that they want to take admission in.

Out of all the affiliated colleges, SSM College of Engineering offers the most amount of BTech seats. Out of the 1025 seats offered by Kashmir University 720 seats are offered by SSM College of Engineering. Its admission process is also different as the admission in the university take place through the JKCET entrance exams, whereas, admission into other colleges of Kashmir University take place through the JEE Mains entrance exam.

If we compare both the universities, we will see that Jammu University offers more varied courses and thus has a more varying tuition fees than Kashmir University. This is also because Jammu University has more affiliated colleges than Kashmir University which offer the BTech course. The starting amount of the tuition fees is the same for both the universities. Thus, if a candidates is looking for more varied courses to choose from they should try Jammu University out of the two.

The new academic session starts after all the formalities of the admission process are done. The BTech course starts in the month of October and the first semester goes on till March. The BTech programme is four years long and consists of eight semesters. Candidates have to pass all the semesters to be eligible for BTech degree from the university.

If we look at the entrance exams required for BTech admission at Kashmir University, we will see that the university takes its BTech admission through the JEE Main and the JKCET entrance exam. Candidates who want to apply through the JKCET entrance exam should look to take admission in SSM College of Engineering, as other colleges take BTech admission through the JEE Main score.

The steps of application for Kashmir University BTech admissions are as follows:-

1. Go to official website.  kashmiruniversity.net
2. Register with basic details and generate a login ID and password.
3.  Login and, start filling out the online form and submit it on completion.

BTech admissions at Kashmir University take place through merit secured in JEE Main and JKCET entrance exams. Candidates can follow the mentioned steps to apply for admission at the programme:

1. Apply for JEE Main or JKCET
2. Apply for Kashmir University BTech admission once results are announced
3. Choose the desired college
4. Complete the document verification and fee payment