M.A. in Economics 

at Kakatiya University, Warangal

Kakatiya University offers good placements annually for various courses like BTech, MCA and MBA, etc. As per the media reports, 30 Computer Science students of MCA and MSc courses have received placement offers from Exceed Management Pvt Ltd. The key highlights of KUWL placements for the Class of 2022 are tabulated below:

The BTech graduates of Kakatiya University are offered various job opportunities during the placement drive of the university. Some of the recruiters of the university over the past few years are Tata Motors, Manthan Systems, DONE By NONE, Corevision and BricMor Infra Projects Pvt Ltd. According to the NIRF report 2023, the average package offered during Kakatiya University BTech placements 2022 stood at INR 3.55 LPA. Apart from the campus placements, the BTech graduates of the university found employment opportunities in industries like IT, construction, auto ancillary, etc.

As the accepted entrance exam for Kakatiya University BTech admissions is TS EAPCET, the last date to apply for the admission is decided by the last date to apply for TS EAPCET. TS EAPCET deadline is declared each year by conducting authority. In 2024, the last date to apply for the exam was May 01, 2024. The exam was conducted in the month of May. The counselling rounds will begin in June.

For most BTech courses, the rank-wise cut-off for Kakatiya University has decreased. This means that over the years, it has been more difficult to take admission to the BTech course of Kakatiya University. For example, during the last round of counselling, the TS EAPCET rank cut-off for BTech in Computer Science and Engineering went from 11,012 in 2022, to 8517 in 2023. For BTech in Information Technology, the rank cut-off during the last round of Kakatiya University admission went from 13,885 in 20222 to 11,436 in 2023.

For Kakatiya University BTech admission, candidates have to appear for the TS EAPCET entrance exam.  The registration fee payable by the engineering aspirants is INR 500 for SC/ST & PWD, and INR 900 for others. For TS EAPCET counselling, the registration fee is INR 600 for SC/ST & PWD, and INR 1200 for others. Both the fees can be paid via online payment modes like debit cards, credit cards and netbanking.

The admission to the BTech programmes of Kakatiya University is based on the merit list of TS EAPCET and the following counselling thereof. So, the admission process for BTech at Kakatiya University begins with the registration for TS EAPCET. In 2024,   the online submission of TS EAPCET applications started in February and continued till May. The exam for engineering courses was conducted during the second week of May. The counselling process is expected to start in the mont of June, after the declaration of the TS EAPCET results.

The TS EAPCET cut-off required to take admission in Kakatiya University for BTech varies from year to year. This could be because of various factors like increase in number of BTech programmes offered, change in the number of candidates choosing Kakatiya University as their preferred college during the counselling rounds, difficulty level of the exam, etc. The cut-off for various streams of BTech for 2024 are yet to be released. For students' reference, the cut-offs for top BTech courses over the previous years, has been presented in the table below:

TS EAMCET Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India)

Candidates who have a recognised bachelor’s degree with at least 50% total marks (45% for reserved categories), and who is 19 years old, on or before completing the application process, can appear for TS ICET entrance examination.

Yes, Kakatiya University has a placement cell dedicated towards getting the students placed in multinational companies, NGO'S, the government sector and the private sector. The placement cell undertakes on-campus interview programme, off-campus interview programme and job fairs. Some of the top recruiters of Kakatiya University are Oracle, Genpact, Cognizant, Mind tree, Cameo Infotech, C A Technologies, Shantha Biotechnis Ltd, CP Aquaculture Ltd, etc.

Kakatiya University offers BTech in multiple streams. These streams inlcude Production Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, IT, Civil Engineering, etc. For all the streams, the curriculum is covered in eight semesters. The course structure and syllabus for the first year is common across all the streams. During the first year, subjects like Communicative English, Applied Physics, Programming concepts and Information Technology, Mathematics, etc. are covered. For the following years, the curriculum consists of the subjects, that are particular to the chosen branch/stream.