FISAT: Admission 2026, Fees, Courses, Cutoff, Ranking, Placement

Amrita has the best and largest campus amongst these colleges. The table shows a brief overview of the institutions.

Academics: (Winning Institution - Amrita University)

• The syllabus and especially the question paper is not the traditional type but rather stimulates you to think. 
• They have a much advanced, updated curriculum and it is possible because they don’t come under any university and hence have the liberty to mold according to the latest industry standards.

Placement: (Winning Institution - Amrita University)

• It is not easier to get placed from Amrita because you study in Amrita does not mean you will get high placements because the crowd in Amrita is more competitive. 
• All those who missed out on JEE come to Amrita. Top companies like Microsoft, Facebook, CISCO recruit only from Amrita out of those mentioned.

Campus Life: (Winning Institution - Amrita University)

• The clubs in Amrita are almost international, as it conducts the prestigious ICPC (International Collegiate Programming Contest). Which itself is a benchmark to look for, acknowledging non-premier institutes like IITs, NITs, and BITs. 
• The clubs in Amrita are more diverse and active. It's tech-fest ANOKHA is also much better. 

If you don’t have a blend with a very diverse crowd go for Amrita. Going by all the factors mentioned above, it is safe to say that Amrita University is a better alternative.

FISAT is one of the top-performing engineering colleges in Kerala and it stands apart from all the self-financing engineering colleges in terms of Faculties, Infrastructure, and management. There are experienced professionals and renowned dignitaries visiting FISAT for training and conferences, occasionally. 

The table shows a brief overview of the institutions.

Discussed below are a few of the reasons why you should choose FISAT over Amal Jyothi.

Infrastructure: (Winning Institution - FISAT)

• The infrastructure of FISAT is good as it has been equipped with all the essentials things for an engineering aspirant.
• FISAT has a digital library, canteen facility, well-equipped gym, all kinds of sports like Volleyball, basketball, cricket nets and grounds same ground for the football too, table tennis and cultural activities. 

Placement: (Winning Institution - FISAT)

• FISAT offers decent on-campus internships by TCS.
• The placements are comparatively lower than FISAT as FISAT has good connectivity to Kerala and it has the largest intake, so FISAT has an advantage over AMAL JYOTHI. 

FISAT is ahead of Amal Jyothi in many ways but it also depends a lot on what course you would like. Visit both the campus and judge for yourself, which institute will be better for you.

Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT) is affiliated under the Kerala Technological University (KTU). The institute is a private, self financing engineering college offering engineering and management programs. Admission is done on the basis of various accepted exams like KEAM, CAT, CMAT, KMAT, GATE and JEE Main.

Admission Requirements 

• A student should at least have 50% in their 10+2 qualifying exams (for B.Tech) and 60% in graduation (for M.Tech).
• The application fee ranges from INR 350 to INR 750 based on the course of your choice.
• For MBA students after their selection through CAT scores will be followed by a Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
• For MCA, students must have Mathematics in their Bachelor’s Degree.
• Students who secure ranks up to 3000 are admitted through Government Quota.

The table given below shows the fee structure of courses offered by the institute:

Placement Statistics

FISAT has their own training and placement cell which conducts placement programs, seminars and industry visits. It prepares students as required by the industry making them feel comfortable while working in the corporate world.

Tabulated below shows the placement statistics of the institute:

Recruiting Companies - Infosys, Wipro, Accenture, Microsoft, IBM, Barclays, BOSCH, TCS, etc.

Faculty:

• The faculty consists of highly qualified members most of them being PhD holders. 
• They are helpful and decent and teach well enough to make the students industry ready.

Infrastructure:

• FISAT enhanced the quality and value of education. 
• The students excel in academics, placements, curricular and co-curricular activities. 
• The institute provides library facilities, seminar halls, gym, sports ground, etc. 
• The whole campus is wifi enabled.

Many top companies also participate in the placement program like Infosys, IBM, TCS and in Government and public sectors like BARC, ONGC and in commercial banks like Federal Bank, South Indian Bank and many more. FISAT is a wholesome educational institution providing all the requirements needed for a student.

SCT Trivandrum, FISAT, Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, and SCMS are among the most sought after colleges in Kerala for engineering. SCT comes in the top 3 engineering colleges in Kerala. Whereas, RSET, and FISAT are ranked at 83, 105 by The Week 2020. SCMS has NAAC ‘A’ Grade accreditation.

Placements: All these institutes offer an average package of around 3-5 LPA.

Top Recruiters:

• Amazon, Accenture, TCS, Infosys, Tata Elxsi, Wipro are some of the major recruiters in SCT.
• TCS, Microsoft, Infosys, Accenture, IBM, HP are some of the top recruiters of FISAT.
• Asian Paints, Axis Bank, Blue Star, Deloitte, Bajaj Electricals, etc are some of the top recruiters in SCMS.
• 6D Technologies, ABB, Bosch, IBM, IBS, Infosys, Inszoom, Mindtree, Byju’s are few of the major companies visiting the campus for placement at RSET.

Besides placement offers students also get internships at these institutes.In SCMS almost every student is provided internship opportunities.

According to the recent placement statistics all these 4 institutes offer similar placement averages.

FISAT Kochi has been ranked at 96th for Engineering among Indian Engineering colleges, SCMS Cochin has been ranked 85th, Rajagiri ranked 83rd and Mar Baselios (MBCET) is ranked in the bracket of 100-125 among Indian Engineering colleges. All the above colleges are NAAC ‘A’ grade accredited colleges.

Admission Process:

• Admission to the FISAT BTech program is based on the scores obtained inKEAM/JEE Main, followed by counselling, and admission to the program through management quota is based on the rank in the merit list.
• At SCMS Cochin, admission is through counselling based on rank obtained in Kerala Engineering, Architecture, Medical (KEAM), and the same is for the Management quota.
• For Rajagiri, admission is through counselling based on the rank obtained in KEAM. Remaining seats will be filled by the Institute based on the marks obtained in 10+2.
• At MBCET, admission is through counselling based on the rank obtained in KEAM. Remaining 50% Management quota seats will be filled on the basis of entrance test and 10+2 marks (50:50)

The above colleges are compared on a categorical basis below:

Placements:

• Accenture, HCL, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, TCS, Wipro, Vodafone, are some of the top recruiters at FISAT Kochi. The college recorded 70% placement last year for the Mechanical batch.
• Some of the top recruiters of SCMS Cochin are- IBS Software, Infosys, HCL, Infoview, MRF, MU Sigma, Mytrah Energy, UST Global, Wipro, Tech Mahindra are the top recruiters. Around 80% students got placed last year at SCMS Cochin.
• Amazon, Bosch Ltd, Cognizant, Digital Core Technology, Experis IT, GES Infotech, IBM, IBS Software, Indian Navy, Infosys, ITC Infotech, Mahindra and Mahindra are the top recruiters at Rajagiri. The college provided placement to around 90% of the CSE branch last year.
• Accenture, Genpact, Microsoft, Infosys, MU Sigma, Wipro, IBS Software, UST Global are some of the major visiting companies at MBCET. The college recorded 60% placements for its last batch.

FISAT Kochi has been ranked at 96th for Engineering among Indian Engineering colleges, and SCMS Cochin has been ranked 85th in the same list. Both the colleges are private institutes, approved by AICTE.

Admission Process:

• Admissions to the FISAT BTech program is based on the scores obtained inKEAM/JEE Main, followed by counselling, and admission to the programme through management quota is based on the rank in the merit list. 50% of total seats are reserved for centralized allotment by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, and the remaining 50% are reserved for management quota (including NRI)
• At SCMS Cochin, admission is through counselling based on rank obtained in Kerala Engineering, Architecture, Medical (KEAM), and the same is for the Management quota.

Both the colleges have been compared on a categorical basis below:

Placements:

• Accenture, HCL, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, TCS, Wipro, Vodafone, are some of the top recruiters at FISAT Kochi. The college recorded 70% placement last year for the Mechanical batch.
• Some of the top recruiters of SCMS Cochinare - IBS Software, Infosys, HCL, Infoview, MRF, MU Sigma, Mytrah Energy, UST Global, Wipro, Tech Mahindra are the top recruiters. Around 80% students got placed last year at SCMS Cochin.