Bangalore is one of the most technologically advanced cities in India and there are numerous placement opportunities for the students in this city. It is also known as the ‘Silicon Valley’ of India. Bangalore is among the most popular destinations for students as it has some of the top engineering colleges in India. Every year, thousands of students get placed in some of the biggest tech companies in the city. Literacy rate of the city is 88.71%, among which most of the citizens are technical graduates.
Bangalore is known as the city of start-ups as there are more than 1000 budding start-ups operating in the city. Placement opportunities available in Bangalore is one of the reasons why students prefer to study here. As it is known the Silicon Valley of India, all the major companies belonging to different sectors have industries and office set ups here. The colleges also recruit professors and lecturers from the college itself. All the major ITs, PSUs, manufacturing and R&D companies visits the campuses of top colleges in Bangalore.
The college rankings makes it easier for students to decide the college they are going to choose for their higher education. This article strictly follows the rankings provided by NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) for providing the list of top 10 engineering colleges in Bangalore. Over the years, engineering colleges in Bangalore have built a formidable reputation as the top institutes in India for science and technology, by imparting world-class higher education and conducting impactful researches. They also have active MoUs with foreign and Indian universities for faculty and student exchange programmes.
Top colleges in 2019
Top engineering colleges such as R. V. College of Engineering, M. S. Ramaiah and PES University require good scores in entrance exams like KCET, COMEDK and UGET. According to the NIRF, following are the top 10 enginering colleges in Bangalore:
V. College of Engineering holds the top spot, i.e. rank 1, moving up from the 2nd position.
S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology has moved up to 2nd spot from the 3rd.
International Institute of Information Technology has moved down to 3rd spot from 1st.
M.S. has maintained its 4th position this year as well.
New Horizon has moved up from the 6th position in 2018 to 5th in 2019.
Jain University has made an entry with 6th
Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering has made an entry with 7th position this year.
NITTE Meenakshi Institute of Technology has moved down to 8th position from the 7th position in 2018.
Placement and career prospects provided by the top engineering colleges in Bangalore:
The above mentioned colleges provide the best placement opportunities among all the educational institutes in the state of Karnataka. They are not only known for the high packages but also for the advanced syllabus, research facilities, faculties and post-graduate career prospects.
The average salary package offered by R.V. College of Engineering is 5-6 LPA and the highest salary package is 25 LPA. Other private colleges such as IIIT, BMS, Jain, PES, MS Ramaiah, etc. provide good average packages in the range of 4-5 LPA and they also guarantee 100% placements.