Discontinued (AUG 2025) B.Tech. in Architecture and Landscape Design 

at SMVDU, Jammu

According to NIRF report 2023, 164 BTech, 11 MTech, 68 MBA, 4 Integrated MBA and 13 BArch students were placed during SMVDU placements 2022. The median package offered to BTech and M.Tech students stood at INR 4.6 LPA and INR 4.01 LPA.The placements at the college are overall good and the students have good reviews about the placements.

The selection criteria for B.Tech. In Computer Science and Engineering change each year based on the cutoff percentiles in the JEE Mains examination and the number of seats available. The criteria may also vary for selection through the CUET examination. If we take an average, then the cutoff for computer Science is CRL 1 Lacs (approximately 90-95 percentiles).. .

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University offers BTech across five specialisations. During SMVDU cutoff 2023, the closing rank for B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering was 94017, for B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering was 227213, for B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering was 402493, for B.Tech. in Civil Engineering was 657668 and for B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering was 505053 for the General category All India seat. Hence, candidate with a rank of 1,35,000 in JEE Main can get a seat at SMVDU in all the specialisations except for BTech CSE as per the last year cutoff. 

After JEE session 2 is completed, only those candidates who are aiming for IITs need to start preparing for JEE Advanced after clearing JEE Main. Those who are above the 98th percentile should start preparing for JEE Advanced as soon as possible. Those below this, between the 95th and 98th percentile, should focus on attempting more mock tests and previous year question papers so that they have a better chance of clearing JEE Advanced

The courses offered by this University are in varius fields and have a quality which are : 

B.Tech, MBA, M.Tech, MBBS, B.Com, B.Sc,

 B.Sc (Nursing), BA, BBA, BCA, Agriculture

Arts, Commerce, ComputerApplications,

Design, Engineering, Law, Management,

Medical, Paramedical, Pharmacy.

SMVDU students experience a distinct teaching-learning process. 

This Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University college can said to be costly or have a high fee as it provides high standards or students to get a quality education here. It has all Phd faculties and now if we look at the fee structure below :-

MA - Rs. 81,000 ( 1st year fees )

M.Tech - Rs. 1.03 Lacs ( 1st year fees )

P.hd - Rs. 92,750 ( 1st year fees ) 

The placements at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) in 2023 were good, with an average package of INR 4.6 LPA for BTech students and INR 4.01 LPA for MTech students. The highest package offered was INR 12 LPA.

The companies that visited the campus are:

• Tech Mahindra
• Infosys
• Accenture
• Cognizant
• Wipro
• TCS
• Capgemini
• HCL Technologies
• IBM
• Dell
• Deloitte
• EY and more.

SMVDU has a dedicated Training and Placement Cell that assists students with summer training/internships and campus placements. 

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University is a state university  located in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University is approved by UGC and was established in 1999. It is ranked 151 for overall by NIRF IN 2023. University releases cut off scores every year on official website of university. Students can check their cutoff scores according to the courses they want to pursue. For insight let me give you cutoff of some courses in 2023: 

B.Arch- 1041 rank

B.Tech - 55304 rank to 69379 rank

M.Tech- 357 rank to 367 rank and so on.

The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, commonly referred to as SMVD University or SMVDU, is a Central Government Funded and Government Owned Higher Institution, a Public University recognised by UGC. 

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University was ranked in the 100–150 category by the National Institute Ranking Framework  (NIRF) university ranking in 2020.The College of Engineering was ranked 78 by the NIRF engineering ranking in 2020. SMVDU is ranked 80th globally and 3rd within India in the Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2021 under the UNSDG category 07. SMVDU is also ranked in the 6th-25th Rank band in the government aided institutions category in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation achievements ARIIA 2020 Ranking of government of India.

SMVDU admissions to BTech and BArch courses is based on JEE Main cutoff 2023 for several specialisations. Tabulated below are the last round closing ranks for SMVDU: