Civil Engineering Colleges in Kerala 2026: Fees, Admissions, Placements, Rankings, Cutoff

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Sushil Pandey

Senior Content Specialist | Updated on - Jan 8, 2026

The top Civil Engineering colleges in Kerala are NIT Calicut, IIT Palakkad, College of Engineering Trivandrum, Saintgits College of Engineering Kottayam, etc. Kerala is home to around 186 Civil Engineering colleges, amongst which 132 are Private and 49 are Government colleges. NIRF Ranking 2023 has ranked 4 Engineering colleges in Kerala amongst them 3 offer Civil Engineering courses. NIT Calicut has secured the #23 rank and is followed by IIT Palakkad and College of Engineering Trivandrum at #69 & #151-200, per the NIRF Ranking. As per India Today ranking 2023, SCMS School of Engineering and Technology is the best Civil Engineering college in Kerala. It is ranked #37 and it offers 12 BE/ Btech courses and 7 ME/ MTech courses and has a total seat intake of 60 for Btech Civil Engineering. Admissions to the top Civil Engineering colleges in Kerala are offered mostly based on KEAM, GATE, JEE Main, etc. entrance exams. Some colleges also offer merit-based admission. CUSAT Kochi, GEC Thrissur, and RSET - Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology are some of the top 10 Engineering colleges in Kerala. The top Civil Engineering colleges of Kerala fees for pursuing different courses range between INR 75,000 - 3,50,000 per year. NIT Calicut, TKM College Of Engineering Kollam, and College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram are some of the top Government Civil Engineering Colleges in Kerala. Larsen & Toubro, Reliance Infrastructure, and TATA Projects are some top recruiters participating in top Civil Engineering colleges in Kerala placements.

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#9
1,61,180B.Tech {Lateral} Civil Engineering- Total Fees 4 / 5 Based on 43 User
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Best in Placements
#105th/150 in India for Engineering 2025
#10

College of Engineering Thalassery, Kannur

Kannur, Kerala |AICTE Approved
2,47,045B.Tech {Lateral} Civil Engineering- Total Fees-- 3.7 / 5 Based on 118 User
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Best in Academics
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#11

L.B.S. College of Engineering - [LBSCEK], Kasaragod

Kasaragod, Kerala |AICTE, NBA Approved
1,71,170B.Tech {Lateral} Civil Engineering- Total Fees-- 3.9 / 5 Based on 102 User
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Best in Social Life
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#12

College of Engineering Vadakara - [CEV], Kozhikode

Kozhikode, Kerala |AICTE Approved
NAAC B+
1,54,280B.Tech {Lateral} Civil Engineering- Total Fees-- 3.6 / 5 Based on 100 User
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#17

Toc H Institute of Science and Technology - [TIST], Ernakulam

Ernakulam, Kerala |AICTE, NBA Approved
--B.Tech {Lateral} Civil Engineering-- 4.1 / 5 Based on 132 User
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Best in Faculty
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#18

Sahrdaya College of Engineering - [SCE] Kodakara, Thrissur

Thrissur, Kerala |AICTE, UGC, NBA Approved
NAAC B++
3,01,500B.Tech {Lateral} Civil Engineering- Total Fees 3.7 / 5 Based on 61 User
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Best in Infrastructure
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#19

MEA Engineering College- [MEAEC], Malappuram

Malappuram, Kerala |AICTE Approved
NAAC B+
2,03,000B.Tech {Lateral} Civil Engineering- Total Fees-- 4 / 5 Based on 60 User
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#20
--B.Tech {Lateral} Civil Engineering-- 4 / 5 Based on 67 User
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#21

Marian Engineering College - [MEC], Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |AICTE Approved
3,32,940B.Tech {Lateral} Civil Engineering- Total Fees-- 3.9 / 5 Based on 61 User
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Best in Infrastructure
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#22
3,64,185B.Tech {Lateral} Civil Engineering- Total Fees-- 3.7 / 5 Based on 20 User
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#23

College of Engineering Pathanapuram, Pathanamthitta

Pathanamthitta, Kerala |AICTE Approved
1,20,000B.Tech {Lateral} Civil Engineering- Total Fees-- 3.6 / 5 Based on 27 User
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#24

Mar Baselios Institute of Technology and Science - [MBITS], Ernakulam

Ernakulam, Kerala |AICTE, UGC, NBA Approved
--B.Tech {Lateral} Civil Engineering 4 / 5 Based on 40 User
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#25
--B.Tech {Lateral} Civil Engineering-- 3.2 / 5 Based on 39 User
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#26

ACE College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |AICTE Approved
--B.Tech {Lateral} Civil Engineering 4.1 / 5 Based on 36 User
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Best in Academics
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#27

AWH Engineering College, Calicut

Calicut, Kerala |AICTE Approved
90,000B.Tech {Lateral} Civil Engineering- Total Fees 3.6 / 5 Based on 29 User
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Best in Social Life
#277th/284 in India for Engineering 2024
#28

KMEA Engineering College - [KMEA EC], Aluva

Aluva, Kerala |AICTE Approved
38,195B.Tech {Lateral} Civil Engineering- Total Fees-- 4.1 / 5 Based on 43 User
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#29

Christ Knowledge City - [CKC], Ernakulam

Ernakulam, Kerala |AICTE Approved
--B.Tech {Lateral} Civil Engineering-- 4.1 / 5 Based on 25 User
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#30
--B.Tech {Lateral} Civil Engineering-- 3.9 / 5 Based on 16 User
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