Which are the Top 10 Engineering Colleges in Karnataka?

Karnataka is the southern state of India which is considered as the IT hub of India. All thanks to Bangalore, The capital city of Karnataka and IT highway of India. Today, Bangalore is called the “Silicon Valley of India”. This is due to the increased number of IT companies in the City.

Since the 90s era, Bangalore became a budding place for a lot of IT companies like Infosys, Wipro and small start-ups. Today, these have become giant MNCs ruling the IT revolution across the globe. Today, Bangalore is the tech capital of India and World. Every IT MNC company has its strong presence in Bangalore. Many surveys claim that nearly half of the IT employees are hired from Bangalore, marking its presence in the global IT map.

The IT development in Karnataka boosted the number of engineering colleges in the state. Many engineering colleges came up with different engineering courses and proliferated across the state. Every college is competing with each other to provide quality education for students. Along with this all the colleges are trying to increase their industry networking capacities to provide 100% placement assistance for all their students.

The ranking of the colleges has been a challenge and it mainly depends on various factors with no common parameter in place to measure. In many cases the overall performance of the colleges is considered in order to rank them. There are many surveys which claim to provide best rankings based on various factors. But there are always rising questions when it comes to the factors that are considered. Some of their parameters may not be a right gauge to rank the colleges. So, it is always debatable when it comes to ranking of colleges.

Based on different parameters and different surveys we have listed some of the top 10 engineering colleges in Karnataka.

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal

National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal is located in Surathkal in Karnataka
The Institute was established as Karnataka Regional Engineering College (KREC) in 1960 by visionary Shri U Srinivasa Mallya.
The National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) is one of the top-notch technological institutes of the country under the Central Government.
The NITK is accredited with A+ grade by NAAC
The NITK offers all Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral/Research courses in Engineering:Undergraduate Courses: 9,Post Graduate Courses: 11 and Doctoral/Research Courses: 5 .

Affiliations

Deemed University recognised and certified by AICTE
Approved by UGC
Registered Under Ministry of HRD, Central Government of India

Location

The NITK is located in the seashore city of Mangalore in Karnataka. The college is about 300 Kms from Bangalore and is well connected by Road, Rail and Air. The college is located in a lush green campus of huge 295 acres of vast landscape. The college campus is located on a hilltop that gives an excellent view of Western Ghats of Karnataka.

Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal

The Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal was established in 1957 as one of the first self-financing engineering colleges in the country
The Manipal Institute of Technology became the deemed university in the year 2000 and is certified by AICTE and approved by UGC
The college offers both bachelor’s and master’s programs in engineering streams.
The college also gives students the option to carry out full-time or part-time research.
The institute undertakes sponsored research programmes supported by funding agencies such as DST, CSIR, AICTE and the Ministry of Environmental Sciences.
MIT has collaborative research programs in association with premier research laboratories and institutes in India and abroad.
The MIT is accredited with A+ by NAAC
The MIT offers all Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral/Research courses in Engineering:Undergraduate Courses:18 and Post Graduate Courses:27

Affiliations

Deemed University recognised and certified by AICTE
Approved by UGC

Location

The MIT is located in Manipal near Mangalore in Karnataka. The city of Manipal is considered as the educational city in Karnataka. The college is about 300 Kms from Bangalore and is well connected by Road, Rail and Air.

Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)

VTU is one of the largest Technological Universities in India with 20 years of Tradition of excellence in Engineering & Technical Education, Research and Innovations.
VTU came into existence in the year 1998 to cater the needs of Indian industries for trained technical manpower with practical experience and sound theoretical knowledge.
VTU is the sole affiliation authority for all the engineering colleges in Karnataka
VTU is the sole governing body for all the technical institutes or engineering colleges in Karnataka and all of them should be affiliated to VTU
The VTU was created by the VTU act of Government of Karnataka that gives it the power to govern all the engineering colleges in Karnataka
The VTU offers all Postgraduate and Doctoral/Research courses in Engineering:Post Graduate Courses: 7 and Doctoral/Research Courses: 9

Affiliations

VTU recognised and certified by AICTE
Approved by UGC
Registered Under Ministry of Higher Education, Government of Karnataka

Location

The VTU is located in Belgaum in Karnataka. The VTU college is about 500 Kms from Bangalore and is well connected by Road, Rail and Air.

M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology

M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology was established in 1994 by educationalist and visionary Late Dr. M S Ramaiah offers all undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral/research courses.
The M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU).
The M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology has a unique learning institution that has played a pioneering role in providing academic excellence.
The M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology constantly endeavours teaching practices aimed at helping and developing our students into professionals of the future.
The M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology is approved by AICTE and UGC and is approved by the Government of Karnataka and is accredited with NAAC ‘A' ' grade
The MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology offers all Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral/Research courses in Engineering:Undergraduate Courses: 12,Post Graduate Courses: 12 and Doctoral/Research Courses: 15

Affiliations

M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology is affiliated by VTU
Approved by UGC and Certified by AICTE

Location

The MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology is located in MSR Nagar in Bangalore. The college is well connected by road, rail, and air.

International Institute of Technology, Bangalore

The International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore, a Deemed University, popularly known as IIIT-B, was established in 1999.
The vision of IIIT-B to contribute to the IT world by focusing on education and research, entrepreneurship and innovation.
The IIIT-B, with its unique model of education, research, and industry interaction, has grown in stature to become an institution of considerable repute in academic as well as corporate circles.
The IIIT-B is accredited with NAAC A+ grade
The International Institute of Technology, Bangalore offers Postgraduate and Doctoral/Research courses in Engineering: Post Graduate Courses: 5 and Doctoral/Research Courses: 5

Affiliations

Deemed University recognised and certified by AICTE
Approved by UGC
Registered Under Ministry of HRD, Central Government of India

Location

The International Institute of Technology is located in Electronics City in Bangalore. The college is well connected by road, rail, and air.

RV College of Engineering

R V College of Engineering (RVCE) was established in 1963 is one of the earliest and self-financing engineering colleges in the country.
The institute is run by Rashtriya Sikshana Samithi Trust and the college is recognised as one of India's leading technical institutions.
The college is spread across 50.97 acres and fully Wi-Fi enabled campus with all the latest and cutting-edge infrastructure facilities.
The college is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) and the college is accredited with NAAC A+ grade
The RV College of Engineering offers all Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral/Research courses in Engineering: Undergraduate Courses: 13,Post Graduate Courses: 13 and Doctoral/Research Courses: 13

Affiliations

RV College of Engineering is affiliated by VTU
Approved and certified by AICTE

Location

The RV College of Engineering is located in Mysore Road in Bangalore. The college is well connected by road, rail, and air.

BMS College of Engineering

BMS College of Engineering was founded in 1946 by educationalist and visionary Sri B M Sreenivasaiah.
The BMS college of engineering was the first private sector initiative in engineering education in India.
Over the past seven decades of its illustrious existence, the institution has produced more than 40,000 engineers who have enriched the world through their immense contributions for mankind.
The BMS College of Engineering is one of the most preferred educational destinations for the students from across the country which could be attributed to the quality education, infrastructure, healthy teaching and learning practices as well as producing industry ready students
The BMS College of Engineering is accredited with NAAC ‘B’ grade
The BMS College of Engineering offers all Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral/Research courses in Engineering: Undergraduate Courses: 14,Post Graduate Courses: 15 and Doctoral/Research Courses: 14

Affiliations

BMS College of Engineering is affiliated by VTU
Approved and certified by AICTE

Location

The BMS College of Engineering is located in Jayanagar in Bangalore. The college is well connected by road, rail, and air.

Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur

Siddaganga Institute of Technology was established in the year 1963 and is one among these 125 institutions
The Institute has been placed in 'B' band among private institutions in Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA).
The institute promotes entrepreneurship through awareness camps, New Age Incubation Centre, MSME Business Incubator.
SIT College has established Siddaganga Technology Business Incubator
SIT College has been selected for the Unknit Bharath Abhiyan project.
SIT College is accredited with NAAC A grade
The Siddaganga Institute of Technology offers all Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral/Research courses in Engineering: Undergraduate Courses: 13,Post Graduate Courses: 10 and Doctoral/Research Courses: 14

Affiliations

Siddaganga Institute of Technology is affiliated by VTU
Approved and certified by AICTE

Location

The Siddaganga Institute of Technology is located in Tumkur near Bangalore. The college is located around 70 Kms from Bangalore. The college is well connected by road, rail, and air.

PES University

PES University located in Bangalore is one of the country’s leading teaching and research universities.
The university is committed to provide education for the real world that inspires students to realise their potential.
The university is recognised by UGC and AICTE and is accredited with NAAC ‘A+’ grade.
The PES University offers all Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral/Research courses in Engineering: Undergraduate Courses: 5,Post Graduate Courses: 4 and Doctoral/Research Courses: 2

Affiliations

PES University is Deemed University
Approved by UGC and Certified by AICTE

Location

The PES University is located in Banashankari in Bangalore. The college is well connected by road ,rail, and air.

New Horizon College of Engineering

New Horizon College of Engineering is an Autonomous college affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)
The college is approved by the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) & University Grants Commission (UGC).
The New Horizon College of Engineering is accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ grade & National Board of Accreditation (NBA).
The students are given utmost encouragement in their areas of interest by providing hi-tech facilities backed by faculty support
The college has strong impetus on overall personality development of the students with emphasis on soft skills
The New Horizon College of Engineering offers all Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral/Research courses in Engineering:Undergraduate Courses: 9,Post Graduate Courses: 5 and Doctoral/Research Courses: 9

Affiliations

New Horizon College of Engineering is affiliated by VTU
Approved and Certified by AICTE

Location

The New Horizon College of Engineering is located in Bellandur in Bangalore. The college is well connected by road, rail, and air.

Ranking of the Engineering Colleges based on different surveys

College Name	Ranking	Top Recruiters	Higher Salary Package
National Institute of Technology, Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal	NIRF Ranking 13th in 2019 NIRF Ranking 20th in 2020 Ranked 11th by “The Week” in 2020 Ranked 13th by “The Outlook” in 2020 Ranked 15th by “India Today” in 2020	Accenture IBM Amazon Flipkart Wipro VMWare Infosys MindTree NTT Data Saasken Technologies	Google:46 Lakhs PA
Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal	Ranked 4th by “India Today” in 2020 Ranked 4th by “The Outlook” in 2020 Ranked 45th by NIRF 2020	Accenture IBM TCS Infosys Microsoft Wipro NTT Data MindTree Microland Amazon	Microsoft: 39.60 Lakhs PA
Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum	Ranked 55th by NIRF 2020	Amazon Flipkart NTT Data Accenture Cognizant IBM Dell Google TCS Adobe	Amazon: 25 Lakhs PA
M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology	Ranked 59th in top engineering colleges of India in 2020 Ranked 27th by India Today in 2020 Ranked 34th by The Week in 2020 Ranked 47th by Outlook in 2020	Schneider Electric Happy Minds PayTm Infosys Wipro Accenture Adobe Subex TCS Microsoft	Adobe: 20 Lakhs PA
International Institute of Technology, Bangalore (IIIT-B)	NIRF Ranking 62nd in 2019 Ranked 34th by Outlook in 2020	Amazon Accenture Fidelity Solutions SAP IBM Xerox HP HCL LinkDin Tech Mahindra	Xerox:23.84 Lakhs PA
RV College of Engineering	RVCE is ranked 2nd among Technical Institutions selected for the World Bank supported TEQIP RVCE is ranked 1st in the country among the self-financed engineering college RVCE is ranked No 1 in the area of sport under VTU in Karnataka among engineering colleges. The RVCE’s is ranked 9th according to “The Week” Magazine The RVCE is 5th among top 72 Pvt. Engineering colleges.	Microsoft Wipro NTT Data Adobe SAP Flipkart Infosys Accenture IBM Oracle	SAP: 20.2 Lakhs PA
BMS college of Engineering	Ranked 24th by India Today Ranked 29th by The Week Ranked 41st by Outlook Ranked 8th by Times	JP Morgan Chase SAP IBM Cognizant Capgemini Calsoft Accenture Amazon Airbus Infosys	IBM: 15 Lakhs PA
Siddaganga Institute of Technology (SIT), Tumkur	Ranked 20th by “The Week” in 2020 Ranked 25th by “Outlook” in 2020 Ranked 26th by ARIIA in 2020 Ranked 49th by “The Week” in 2020 Ranked 51st by “India Today” in 2020 Ranked 53rd by Outlook in 2020	Accenture IBM MindTree JP Morgan Chase Dell HP Infosys TCS Wipro Capgemini	Dell: 10.20 Lakhs PA
PES University	Ranked 24th by Times 2020 Ranked 44th by The Week in 2020 Ranked 37th by Outlook in 2020	NTT Data Accenture JP Morgan Chase Capgemini Fidelity Solutions IBM Wipro Infosys Adobe TCS	Fidelity Solutions: 10.50 Lakhs PA
New Horizon College of Engineering	Ranked 24th by India Today in 2020 Ranked 29th by The Week in 2020 Ranked 41st by Outlook in 2020 Ranked 8th by Times in 2020	JP Morgan Chase SAP IBM Cognizant Capgemini Calsoft Accenture Amazon Airbus Infosys	CalSoft: 9.8 Lakhs PA

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