AKTU Placements 2025: Average Package, Highest Package, Top Recruiters

According to unofficial sources, the majority of AKTU alumni are working in the Engineering sector with a 34% share. The pie chart below illustrates the sector-wise distribution of alumni:

NOTE: The 'Others' category illustrates the combined data of diverse sectors such as HR, Sales, Research, Quality Assurance, Consulting, Marketing, Program and Project Management, Arts and Design, Media and Communication and Product Management.

Yes, candidates seeking admission to DR. A.P.J Abdul Kalam Technical University undergraduate and postgraduate courses must have appeared for the CUET-UG and CUET-PG entrance exams, respectively. AKTU will not admit students who do not a valid CUET score. NTA usually releases CUET result in July. CUET UG Counselling is held and conducted separately by the participating institutes. CUET UG Counselling is usually held between Jul and Aug.

Yes, AKTU is one of the participating universities of CUET-UG and CUET-PG. Candidates wishing to apply for AKTU CUET courses, must register first at the official website of CUET. Admission to below-mentioned courses is through CUET-UG or CUET-PG:

• BTech
• BPharm
• MBA
• MCA
• BVoc. 
• BFA
• BDes, etc.

The direct admission is provided only on vacant seats at institution or college level. The eligibility criteria for direct admission on seats remaining vacant in the first year after entrance examination counselling shall be such as may be notified from time to time. The general admission process for AKTU BTech course is through entrance exam. The university accepts national or state-level entrance exams like JEE Main, CUET, KEAM or IPU CET. 

The selection will be followed by counselling. The counselling process of shortlisted candidates will be managed and regulated by AKTU based on which the candidates will be allotted seats. The seat allotment is based on the affiliated college cutoff and the candidate's preference for courses and colleges.

AKTU JEE Main Cutoff was released for various BTech and other courses. The cutoff was released in the form of opening and closing cutoff ranks for different categories under the All India and Home State quota. Overall, the most in-demand specialisation was BTech in Computer Science and Engineering. The last-round closing rank for BTech in CSE among the General AI category was 30752.6. 

Thus, the competition to gain admission for the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), AKTU is average. As per the requirement of the institute the students should have passed 10+2 examination and must have scored 50% marks in physics chemistry and mathematics. Counselling and qualification examination score are the two major factors behind the admission with Uttar Pradesh State Entrance Examination (U. P. S. E. ) Rank being given priority importance. For some of the programs, it is also possible to apply for direct admission and this is on merit. The institute receives a lot of applications, thus, mere meeting of the eligibility criteria does not mean that one will be admitted. But, a good rank in UPSEE or a brilliant academic performance can make a candidate secure an admission to the programme of his or her choice easily.

AKTU accepts JEE Main Scores for admission to the BTech and BTech Integrated courses. AKTU BTech cutoff 2024 has been concluded and as per the available data, the cutoff ranged between 30751.6 and 1413411 for the General AI category candidates. Wherein, the B.Tech. in Computer Science Engineering was the most competitive course with a Last Round closing rank of 30751.6 for the General AII India category students.

Institute of Engineering and technology is best for engineering as it is ranked as the top engineering colleges among technical institutions. As it offers faculty members with numerous skills and excellent knowledge with a friendly and helping attitude, and this college offers good Infrastructure with placements above 6-8 LPA average salary for students during there campus placements. The highest package offered is 55LPA for the same too.

These colleges offers a  wide range of intership opportunities for the students for development of their skills and these have wide range of B.Tech specializations for the students. 

After the JEE Main session 2 result announced, candidates need to first head on to official JEE Main website to know the performance in terms of rank and marks on the portal. You further need to download the scorecard to assess your performance. The needed details to log in are application number and birth date. Apart checking scorecard and rank, they need to check out their qualifying status. Based on your results, you then have to make up your mind to prepare for JEE Advanced or not to get into the IITs. Moreover, the candidates who qualify the JEE Main exam will be allowed to sit for the counselling rounds of NITs, IIITs, and other participating institutes. While applying for the counselling, candidates must have to ensure that all the necessary documents are ready to be submitted. And, at last they have to regularly check and track the important dates regarding the counselling rounds or JEE Advanced exam timeline to avoid any rush at the end of a counselling round.

AKTU offers a full-time DPharm through City Group of College, which is a college affiliated to AKTU. The college offers a two-year Diploma in Pharmacy for candidates who have passed Class 12 in the stream of Science. Admission to the programme is granted based on the applicants' merit in Class 12, subject to fulfiment of the eligibility criteria and availability of seats. The DPharm fee at City Group of College is INR 5.2 lakh. The mentioned fee is sourced from official sources but is still subject to change.

AKTU CUET PG cutoff 2024 was the deciding criteria for admission to the MCA course. The cutoff was released through affiliated colleges of the university. The last round closing ranks for various affiliated colleges varied between 435 and 17104. The college with the toughest cutoff was Fort Institute of Technology. Meanwhile, the college with the most lenient cutoff was Axis Colleges. In 2025, the cutoff range for the General AI category could be between 400 and 18000 for various affiliated colleges.

AKTU accepts CUET, JEE Main, IPU CET, etc. for admission to specific courses. Check below the entrance exams for top AKTU courses:

The total tuition fee for MCA courses at AKTU ranges from INR 59,000-INR 3.5 lakh. Candidates also have to pay tutition fee and hostel fee. Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

DR. A.P.J Abdul Kalam Technical University is expected to conduct a total of six rounds for CUET-UG-qualified candidates. However, the cutoff rounds are conducted as per seat availability. If seats are available after AKTU round six of the counselling process, the University will release the special round to fulfil their vacant seats. 

The application fees for JEE Main is written below

• INR 1,000 for Male unreserved, OBC, EWS category candidates
• INR 800 for Female unreserved/OBC/EWS category candidates
• INR 500 for SC/ST/PwD/Transgender category candidates

MBA is a two-year course comprising of four semesters. The university offers MBA at campus through the Institute of Engineering & Technology,  UP Institute of Design and Faculty of Management Studies. The university also offers MBA through 70+ affiliated colleges including Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology (NIET), Kashi Institute of Technology, Lloyd Business School, etc. MBA is offered in various specialisations at the PG level. The total tuition fee for MBA at AKTU and affiliated college ranges between INR 70,000 and INR 6.5 Lacs as per an unofficial source.

CUET PG is the accepting exam for AKTU MBA admission. The CUET-PG examination is scheduled to be conducted in March 2026 (tentative). The examination specific details will be informed to candidates through the Information Bulletin of respective examinations, which will be published at the time of launch of the CUET PG Registration Forms.

AKTU provides the B.Tech degree with 41 different specializations

Duration - four years.

• AKTU takes an entrance exam viz. UPSEE for entry in the B.Tech courses.
• AKTU also approves 20% of aspirants based on JEE Main score as per the State Government criteria.

Eligibility norm -

 Candidates should have finished their 12th standard exam with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics with 45% marks or more ( 40% score or more SC/ST) from an identified board.

As per AKTU BArch cutoff 2023, the Round 4 closing rank for Faculty of Architecture - Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University stood at 24, whereas in 2022 it stood at 68. It can be concluded that AKTU cutoff for BArch has seen a declining trend in last 2 years. Tabulated below are the round-wise closing ranks for AKTU cutoff for the affiliated top colleges for the candidates belonging to the All India Quota:

AKTU offers scholarship assistance to students belonging to the SC/ ST/ OBC category under the regulations of the UP State Scholarship scheme. Every year, UP State releases a notification for fee reimbursement for the students of AKTU and its affiliated colleges. Students studying in AKTU can register themselves for fee-waiver scholarship schemes through the Scholarship & Fee Reimbursement Online System of UP State. New students can register online for UPTU Scholarship by visiting the official portal designed for fee reimbursement procedures. It is recommended that candidates must apply for the scholarships at the earliest.