I have a choice between IT (Information Technology) in NIT, Surathkal and CS (computer science) in RVCE, Bangalore. Which one would be a better choice in terms of placements, Brand name etc.??

Between the options, you should choose NIT Surathkal IT. Here are the reasons why. The syllabus difference between IT and CSE is not so much in this institute. The placement process in the institute is exceptional, specifically for the circuit branches, including IT, CSE, ECE, and EEE. However, in the last year, students are recruited by Google and Microsoft. NITK has its own brand name. Maybe it is an NIT, but the students here get a lot of exposure. JEE Mains toppers mainly take admission in this institute every year. Here is a full overview of NIT Surathkal You will have to stay here in the hostel, which provides a good experience for them. During the tenure of the course, you will learn how to take care of yourself. Also, if your hometown is Bangalore, then you can frequently visit home.

Which college should I prefer, RVCE (CS branch) or lower IIITs like Kota and Vadodara (CS branch)?

Since my sister studied at RVCE, I can give you information about it. Placement: RVCE provides a lot of placement opportunities. If you score decently, you can easily get a double-digit package job in the campus placement. Placement season starts from July till November, where all the good companies with good opportunities come for placement. However, you can expect placement opportunities in your last semester also. These companies offer the lowest packages of 3-4 LPA. Thus, RVCE CSE is definitely good in terms of placements. Academics: The faculties are not of top quality and hence, the academic quality. You will have to practice self-study if you really want to have good knowledge of the subjects. Exam Pattern: You will definitely score more than or equal to 90% if you solve 3-4 previous years semester endpapers. Not commenting anything on lower IIITs since I don’t have much knowledge about it. But, if given a chance to join any RVCE or any lower IIIT like Kota or Vadodara, I would always go for RVCE.

RVCE BE Computer Science And Engineering: Fees 2025, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Parameter	Details
Duration	4 years
Total Fees (With/Without Hostel)	Govt Quota: INR 5,35,640 (without hostel) for 4 years; General Quota: INR 13,32,840 (without hostel) for 4 years; Management Quota: INR 72,60,000 (without hostel) for 4 years; NRI Quota: INR 2,48,440 (without hostel) for 4 years
Eligibility	10+2 with KCET
Seat Intake	225
Exams Accepted	KCET, COMEDK
Selection Criteria	Based on KCET or COMEDK scores followed by counseling
Latest Placement Details	Average CTC: INR 15.2 LPA; Highest CTC: INR 58.3 LPA (2025)
Rankings	NIRF 2025 (Engineering): 101-150; Outlook 2025 (Engineering): 7; The Week 2025 (Engineering): 33

Quota	Yearly Breakdown	Total Tuition Fees
Govt	Tuition Fee: INR 1,12,410; Miscellaneous: INR 21,500 (per year for 4 years)	INR 5,35,640
General	Tuition Fee: INR 3,01,100; Miscellaneous: INR 32,110 (per year for 4 years)	INR 13,32,840
Management	Year 1 Tuition: INR 34,00,000; Years 2-4 Tuition: INR 12,00,000 each; Miscellaneous: INR 65,000 (per year for 4 years)	INR 72,60,000
NRI	Tuition Fee: INR 42,110; Miscellaneous: INR 20,000 (per year for 4 years)	INR 2,48,440

Course Highlights	Details
duration	4 Years (Full Time)
course level	UG (Degree)
mode of study	On Campus
total fees	₹ 13.33 Lakhs
average package	₹ 19.73 Lakhs
eligibility	10+2 + KCET
entrance test	KCET

Fee Type	Total Amount (INR)
tuition fee	₹12.04 Lakhs
total academic fee	₹13.33 Lakhs
hostel fee	₹17,000
total fee	₹13.5 Lakhs

Events	Dates
JEE Main 2026 Exam Date	Jan 22, 2026 - Jan 30, 2026
JEE Main 2026 Result	Feb 19, 2026

Events	Dates
JEE Main 2026 Registration	Oct 15, 2025 - Nov 25, 2025
Payment of Caution Deposit for Round 1 KEA UGCET 2025 [BE/B.Tech]	Sep 06, 2025 - Sep 08, 2025
Option Entry for Round 2 KEA UGCET 2025 [BE/B.Tech]	Sep 06, 2025 - Sep 08, 2025

Events	Dates
JEE Main 2026 Exam Date	Jan 22, 2026 - Jan 30, 2026
JEE Main 2026 Result	Feb 19, 2026

Events	Dates
JEE Main 2026 Registration	Oct 15, 2025 - Nov 25, 2025

RV College of Engineering (RVCE) is a prestigious institution known for its robust academic programs and impressive placement records. Admission requires entrance exams like KCET for Karnataka students and COMEDK for others, with a minimum of 65% in XII. The college offers three main fee structures based on admission quotas: CET students pay around Rs. 50,000 per year, COMEDK students about Rs. 1.4 lakh annually, and management quota fees range from Rs. 14 lakh to Rs. 24 lakh as a one-time payment, with subsequent annual fees of Rs. 1.4 lakh.

Hostel fees are approximately Rs. 70,000 per year. RVCE has an excellent faculty-to-student ratio of 1:13, with most professors holding PhDs and having extensive industry experience. The college's curriculum emphasizes practical learning with courses like MATLAB in the first year. RVCE's placement record is particularly strong in CSE, ISE, and ECE, with a 100% placement rate for CSE in 2023. Top companies such as Microsoft, Amazon, and Cisco recruit from RVCE, with the highest package reaching INR 94 LPA and an average of INR 12 LPA for CSE.

Over 225 companies visited the campus in 2023, offering 963 placements, including 353 offers with salaries above INR 14 LPA. Internship opportunities start from the 5th semester, with stipends ranging from INR 10k to 50k monthly. Scholarships and financial aid are available, especially for Karnataka residents, including the Karepass program offering INR 30,000 annually. Merit-based scholarships and fee concessions from companies like Infineon are also provided. Educational loans cover living and educational expenses, and the college assists with scholarship information and loan facilitation.

The strategic location in Bangalore provides significant advantages for internships and placements.

By Collegedunia’s Personal AI

Specialisation	Package	2025	2023	2022
Computer Science And Engineering	Highest Package	₹67.00 Lakhs	-	₹47.00 Lakhs
Median Package	-	₹10.00 Lakhs	-
Average Package	₹19.73 Lakhs	-	-

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Reviewed on Jan 14, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

Good College

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I am paying around 2.5 lacs fees for my college. It provides eith many labs like chemistry, physics and computer labs helps in developing my skills. I am very happy with my college as it provides great placements and has high rate of success.

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Reviewed on Dec 6, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

Rvce brief review.

1. This year my tution fee is 287000 and hostel fee is 155000, it may increase by 10000 for next year. 2. Tution fee- 287000. Registeration fee-15000 Admission fee- 20000 Lab fee will be included in admission fee and this is for general category through comedk fee. 3. My batchmates are from comedk and kcet, through kcet it cost around 150000 for tution and 155000 for hostel. 4. I don't know much about scholarships.

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Reviewed on Nov 30, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

Pros and cons of RVCE

RVCE has admission through Kcet , Comedk and managment Kcet fees is around 1.5L per year , Comedk fees is approx 2-3L per year and management fees varies between courses 68L for compsc, 50L for data science , Ise , AIML ,cyber security and around 20-30L for other courses . RVCE also has special quota for nris with fees of around 30L.Kcet and Comedk have separate quotas for sc/st ,OBC ,PWD etc. financial aid is given to students .

Ashutosh Anand

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Reviewed on Nov 19, 2024(Enrolled 2021)

RV College review

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College fee worth for CET and management quota student.
They don't charge unwanted fees as compared to other private college student

Dislikes

You will be always writing some kind of examination

For comedk quota College academic fee : 201960/year VTU fee : 47720/year College fee : 249680/year For KCET quota College academic fee : 58806/year VTU fee : 47720/year College fee : 106526/year For management quota College academic fee : 350000/year VTU fee : 47720/year College fee : 397720/year Total course fee Comedk quota : 998720 CET quota : 426104 Management quota : 1590880 All these fee are for electronics and telecommunication department and for other departments the management quota fee changes and also it varies for other batch students. As they increase fee year by year

Niharika

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Reviewed on Nov 4, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

Rvce bengaluru

For kcet students 1 lakh per annum is tution fees and 20000 is for lab for sc st i guess it would be less than 1000..and they also get lakhs of scholarship. Best placements available And mercidize benze is also tagged with mech branch. Girls in mech will have 30 percent reservation in jobd

Namita hiremath

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Reviewed on Sep 21, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

RVCE Bangalore

Best college , campus is not that good , but it's developing. Each and every facility u ll get . Fests are less prioritised. Excellent placement and staffs. It's top college in Karnataka and top in Asia for Computer Science and Engineering course , lovely college

Sadhana

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Reviewed on Jul 28, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

Best college I ever seen

We have to invest more on our projects itself even we already paid in the beginning of the college

Tuition fee will be increased according to our semester. The complete cost of our education first we payed 96540 and 24000 for the tuition fee and then bus facility fee is 6000 are the compulsary charges and hostel included 66000 per year.
They also provide various scholarships they will help for many students. Even they provide pendrive for sc st category students. The library is so helpful for us. We can borrow books from the library at any time.

Sanjay singaraj

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Reviewed on Jul 21, 2024(Enrolled 2015)

RVCE REVIEW(cse)

I have 2.5lakhs fee its alot for most colleges considering i achieved 25x rank there is also a 55000 miscellaneous fee im not too sure about scholarships but it does take in cet and comedk students as well as jeee

Supreeth S

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Reviewed on Jul 1, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

About RVCE-What I felt!

Labs and theory classes have no coherence. All the knowledge that you will gain all the four years will be by yourself.

If you are having a cet seat then per year you colllege fees will be Rs. 1 lakh But if comed-k that the fees doubles, per year fees will be Rs. 2 lakh. Fom management fees differ from branch to branch CS 68lakhs ECE 37lakhs CSE(AIML) 50 lakhs ISE 50 lakhs EEE 20 lakhs IEM 16 lakhs ASE 30 lakhs BT 24 lakhs CSE(Cyber Security) 50 lakhs CSE(Data Science) 50 lakhs Mnagement fees is hefty. If you come from a middle class backgroud, then its best to opt for different college if you have low cet or comed-k ranks. Hostel fees is Accomdation charges(90000 Rs.) plus Mess charges(33000 Rs.) per year that is 123000 Rs. If you have an income certificate, then you can avail SSP scholarship. Good number of corporate scholarships are provided after interview for the same.

Shashanka jois

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Reviewed on Jun 29, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

Know RVCE from inside (an honest review)

Academic structure is excellent. They train you with updated and latest skills. Industry needs and emerging cources are also tought.
You will get chance to select two subjects as electives so that you can enjoy learning the things which do not relate to your branch.

They will try to suck your in all the ways. ( like they conduct skill lab sessions for about a week, for that they charge extra 20 thousand rupees.)

About the fees: they try to suck money in all the way that are available there. My fees: college fees -31,360 (bcz SNQ, otherwise 1 lakh) Hostel - 1,23,000 Other fee and expenses mandatory- 40,000 They don't provide scholarships, but they will farward messages suggesting scholarships I got No credit(money) from college. I have to search for other private scholarships.