Discontinued (Aug 2025)- M.Tech. in Rural Technology 

at Shivaji University Kolhapur, Kolhapur

The Department of Technology at Shivaji University, Kolhapur, offers M.Tech courses with an intake of 18 students per specialization.

The Department of Technology at Shivaji University, Kolhapur, offers the following M.Tech specializations:
1- Computer Science and Technology
2- Electronics with specializations in embedded systems and VLSI

The department started offering M.Tech courses in 2006.

The admission process is based on the rank obtained in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) Maharashtra.

To get admission into the MTech programme offered at Department of Technology, Shivaji University, students must meet the admission criteria of the course. The basic eligibility requires students to pass graduation with 50% from a recognised university. Shivaji University MTech admission is entrance-based. Hence, candidates need to appear for the exams, such as GATE, MHTCET MTech, etc. The university will shortlist the students based on several parameters including, academic performance, entrance scores, competitive pool, and more. Eligible students can apply for the course through the university's official website.

KIT is better. Since all the amenities are available to you at SGI. It will seem to you as though you are attending a university abroad. The lecturers and the facilities are excellent. The primary deficiency is the extremely low number of final year placements. So consider it, then make a choice. Go to SGI if you want to see a star, and choose KIT if you want to get placed quickly.

The Department of Technology M.Tech Fees 2023: Department of Technology M.Tech fee varies from 19,140 INR (Yearly) to 76,635 INR (Yearly) (overall) as per the different M.Tech specialisations. Department of Technology M.Tech Fees for different specializations are mentioned below;

The Shivaji University MHTCET M.Tech Cutoff 2025 was published for admission to the M.Tech programmes for various categories under the Home State quota. The cutoff ranged from to 410 to 15.92, according to the first and last round closing percentiles for the General category students belonging to the Home State quota. 

 

Shivaji University offers more than 120 undergraduates, postgraduates, diploma, and doctoral courses through various departments of the Science, Arts, Technology, Management, and Commerce fields. Some of the Shivaji University course admissions fees are mentioned in the below table:

According to NIRF report 2025, UG 4-year and PG 2-year placement highlights 2024 at Shivaji University are mentioned below: 

Particulars	UG 4-year Placement Statistics 2024	PG 2-year Placement Statistics 2024
Median package	INR 3.3 LPA	INR 2.45 LPA
Graduating students	239	1193
Students placed	190	672
Students selected for higher studies	12	135

Shivaji University provides modern amenities with state-of-the-art infrastructure to its students. Some of the facilities include a library, sports complex, medical facility, auditorium, etc. Shivaji University offers separate hostel facilities for its girl and boy students at reasonable prices. The university has more than 1,000 students in various colleges and central university complex. Also, the charges and the quality of food is good.

The lowest package and average package offered to the 2023 batch were INR 2.80 LPA and INR 3.50 LPA, respectively. Further, the highest package offered during 2023 placements was INR 7.50 LPA. Check the below table representing the salary details for Department of Technology Shivaji University Kolhapur placements 2023:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2023)
Average package	INR 3.50 LPA
Highest package	INR 7.50 LPA
Lowest package	INR 2.80 LPA

Shivaji University provides scholarships to meritorious students. Students should be academically excellent for these scholarships. The few prominent scholarships of Shivaji University are given below:

• Shivaji University Merit Scholarship: It offers 500 scholarships to meritorious students in affiliated colleges

• Research fellowship: This scholarship is only for PhD students in the postgraduate departments of the university