BMSIT BE {Lateral} Computer Science & Engineering: Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Yelahanka, BangaloreEstd 2002 VTU, Belgaum NAAC Grade A 3.2

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09 Jun, 2026 BMSIT BE {Lateral} Computer Science & Engineering Fee Structure 2026-27 has been released. The total academic fee is ₹ 8.21 Lakhs. Read more.

Total fees

INR 22.80 Lakhs

3 years, no hostel

Average pay

INR 8.07 LPA

Class of 2025, this branch

Cutoff

1,311

Diploma CET CRL, Round 6 2025

Placement rate

81%

Class of 2025 batch placed

In This Page▾

01About this courseThe full write-up, from fees to placements 02Should you pick it?Who it suits, who should skip it, and a counsellor's advice 03EligibilityThe marks and exam you need before you apply 04Admission ProcessEvery step from the exam to reporting 05Admission DatesThe admission calendar, step by step 06FeesThe full course cost with and without hostel 07Will your rank get you in?Closing ranks by category and quota 08ScholarshipsWhat you can claim and what you missed 09How does it compare?The same course at colleges in its league, side by side 10FAQsShort answers to what students ask before they apply

About BMSIT BE Lateral CSE

BMSIT offers a three-year, full-time BE Lateral CSE with 90 seats through Diploma CET. The course is taught on campus over six semesters, with labs from the third semester. The institute holds NAAC A and stands 151 to 300 in NIRF engineering 2025 . The full fee without hostel is INR 22.80 Lakhs, paid per semester, and INR 26.40 Lakhs with hostel and mess. You get a seat through KEA counselling. The General KEA seat closed at rank 1,311 in the last published round of 2025. The Class of 2025 averaged INR 8.07 LPA and 81% of the batch was placed.

BMSIT BE Lateral CSE Fees

The full course costs INR 22.80 Lakhs without hostel and INR 26.40 Lakhs with hostel. The tuition fee is INR 22.50 Lakhs of that. You pay the tuition fee per semester, six times in all. The college fee is paid once. The caution deposit comes back when you leave. Hostel and mess add INR 3.60 Lakhs over three years.

Fee head	Amount	How it is charged
Tuition fee	INR 22.50 Lakhs	INR 3.75 Lakhs a semester, 6 semesters
College fee	INR 30,000	One time
Caution deposit	INR 10,000	One time, refundable
Hostel and mess	INR 3.60 Lakhs	INR 1.20 Lakhs a year, 3 years
Total, no hostel	INR 22.80 Lakhs	Full course
Total with hostel	INR 26.40 Lakhs	Full course

BMSIT BE Lateral CSE Admission Dates

DCET allotment closed on 7 Sep 2026. Round 3 allotment comes on 24 Sep 2026. Reporting starts on 30 Sep 2026. Keep the KEA admission order and fee receipt ready for reporting.

Event	Date	Status
DCET registration, last date to apply	7 Mar 2026 to 10 Apr 2026	Over
DCET exam	23 May 2026	Over
DCET result and rank	16 Jun 2026	Over
KEA option entry	21 Jul 2026 to 24 Jul 2026	Over
Round 1 allotment	7 Sep 2026	Over
Round 3 allotment	24 Sep 2026	Confirmed
College fee payment, last date	28 Sep 2026	Confirmed
Reporting and document check	30 Sep 2026	Confirmed
Classes start	15 Oct 2026	Confirmed
Spot round	Oct 2026	Tentative

BMSIT BE Lateral CSE Eligibility

You need a three-year engineering diploma and 45% marks; 40% for SC, ST and Category-I. You also need a current-year DCET rank. There is no upper age limit.

Requirement	What you need
Diploma course	Any eligible engineering diploma branch
Diploma marks	45% for General, 40% for SC, ST and Category-I
Exam	Current-year DCET rank through KEA
Age	No upper age limit

BMSIT BE Lateral CSE Admission Process

KEA allots the seat on your DCET rank and option entry. You then pay the college fee by the last date. You lose the seat if you miss reporting.

Step	What you do
1. Write DCET	Use the KEA DCET hall ticket and attend the exam
2. Enter options on KEA	List this course high if it is your first pick
3. Accept the seat	Pay the college fee by the KEA deadline
4. Report	Bring diploma marks cards and the admission order

BMSIT BE Lateral CSE Cutoff

The General seat closed at rank 1,311 and the OBC-NCL seat at 1,824 in 2025. These are the KEA round 6 closing ranks for KEA seats. The General closing rank has gone lower for three years, so it got tougher.

Category	Closing rank, KEA	Round and year
General	1,311	Round 6, 2025
OBC-NCL	1,824	Round 6, 2025
SC	3,250	Round 6, 2025
ST	5,800	Round 6, 2025
EWS	2,240	Round 6, 2025

BMSIT BE Lateral CSE Placements

The Class of 2025 placed 81% of its batch at an average of INR 8.07 LPA. The median is INR 5.5 LPA and the highest offer was INR 33 LPA. Software, analytics and IT services companies hire this branch on campus.

Metric	Value
Average pay	INR 8.07 LPA, Class of 2025
Median pay	INR 5.5 LPA
Highest offer	INR 33 LPA
Batch placed	81%
Recruiters	software, analytics and IT services companies

BMSIT BE Lateral CSE Scholarships

Four schemes cut the fee by INR 40,000 to INR 2 Lakhs over the course. The Karnataka post-matric scholarship gives the most. The Karnataka and central ones need an income paper; the EWS waiver needs the certificate.

Scholarship	Who can get it	Amount or waiver
State post-matric scholarship	SC or ST, family income below INR 2.5 Lakhs a year	INR 2 Lakhs over the course
Central Sector Scheme	Any category, family income up to INR 8 Lakhs a year, top 20 percentile in Diploma	INR 40,000 over the course
EWS tuition waiver	EWS certificate, family income up to INR 8 Lakhs a year	INR 1.50 Lakhs over the course
OBC post-matric scholarship	OBC-NCL, family income below INR 2.5 Lakhs a year	INR 1 Lakh over the course

BMSIT BE Lateral CSE Ranking

The college is in the 151 to 300 NIRF engineering group and holds NAAC A. NIRF ranks colleges on teaching, research, graduation results and outreach data.

Ranking body	Year	Rank or grade
NIRF Engineering	2025	151 to 300
NAAC	2024	NAAC A

BMSIT BE Lateral CSE Course Structure

Year 2 starts with data structures, maths and core labs. Year 3 adds operating systems and networks. The final year has electives and the project.

Year	What you study
Year 2	Data structures, maths, digital logic and labs
Year 3	Operating systems, databases, networks and software engineering
Year 4	Machine learning electives, project work and placements

BMSIT BE Lateral CSE Hostel and Campus

The hostel is on campus and lateral-entry students can apply after admission. The mess fee is part of the hostel fee.

Item	Detail
First-year room	shared room, allotted after admission
Single room	On request, subject to vacancy
Mess	Included in the hostel fee, three meals a day
Campus	Yelahanka campus in Bengaluru

Should you pick BE Lateral CSE at BMSIT?

This course suits diploma students who want a Bengaluru software route and can pay a private college fee.

Pick it if:

You have a strong DCET rank: the General KEA seat closed at 1,311, so keep it high if you are near that rank.

You want Bengaluru hiring: software and analytics firms visit the campus, and the city gives more internship choices.

Your diploma is in computing: you enter from the third semester and start with core CSE labs.

You want a large CSE batch: the department has 90 lateral seats and a 81% placement rate on the page.

Skip it if:

You need a low fee: the full course fee is INR 22.80 Lakhs before hostel, so compare the EMI first.

You need a sure hostel room: hostel rooms are allotted after admission, so ask the office before paying.

You want only product jobs: many offers are software and IT services roles, so prepare for coding tests early.

You are late for reporting: KEA can cancel the seat if the fee and papers miss the deadline.

Counsellor's advice

If your DCET rank is near 1,311, keep BMSIT high and pay only after the KEA allotment. If the EMI worries you, keep a lower-fee seat above it.

BE Lateral CSE Eligibility▾

Diploma marks: 75% in a three-year engineering diploma. 65% for SC, ST and PwD.

Diploma route: Only diploma holders use this lateral-entry route.

Exam needed: A Diploma CET rank decides the KEA lateral seats.

KEA quota: KEA rules decide the Karnataka quota and document check.

BE Lateral CSE Admission Process▾

Write Diploma CET: Two sessions, January and April. Your best score counts.

Register on KEA: KEA (the central counselling body) allots every seat here.

Fill choices: List this college and branch high. Freeze keeps the seat, float keeps looking.

Pay the seat fee: Pay within five days of allotment or you lose the seat.

Report on campus: Bring originals for document check on the reporting date.

BE Lateral CSE Admission Dates 2026

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These are the official 2026 dates. Tap 2027 Session for expected dates of the next batch.

2026 Session2027 Session

The 2027 calendar is not out yet. These dates are estimates based on 2026.

Over

7 Mar 2026 to 10 Apr 2026

DCET registration, last date to apply

Last date to apply was 26 Feb 2026. Late forms were not taken.

Over

23 May 2026

DCET exam

Your main rank comes from your best session.

Over

16 Jun 2026

DCET result and rank

The rank card is the only paper KEA reads.

Over

21 Jul 2026 to 24 Jul 2026

KEA option entry

Choices locked when the window shut on 28 Aug 2026.

Over

7 Sep 2026

Round 1 allotment

The first allotment letter came online the same day.

Confirmed

24 Sep 2026

Round 3 allotment

The last regular round; the allotment letter comes online the same day.

Confirmed

28 Sep 2026

College fee payment, last date

You lose the seat if the fee is not paid by 28 Sep 2026.

Confirmed

30 Sep 2026

Reporting and document check

Bring originals; the seat is cancelled without them.

Confirmed

15 Oct 2026

Classes start

Hostel rooms are given out in the week before this date.

Tentative

Oct 2026

Spot round

Only if seats are left over after reporting.

Tentative

Mar 2027

DCET registration, last date to apply

Expected to open in the same month as this year; the last date to apply is usually two weeks before the exam.

Tentative

Mar 2027

DCET exam

Expected in the same month as this year.

Tentative

Oct 2027

DCET result and rank

Expected about two weeks after the exam.

Tentative

Oct 2027

KEA option entry

Expected to stay open for about a week.

Tentative

Oct 2027

Allotment rounds

Six rounds are expected again.

Tentative

Oct 2027

College fee payment

Expected five days after each round.

Tentative

Oct 2027

Reporting and document check

Expected soon after the last round.

Tentative

Oct 2027

Classes start

Expected in the first week after reporting.

Source: KEA DCET schedule and BMSIT admission page. Confirm on the official site before you act.

BMSIT BE Lateral CSE Fees 2026

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This is the full 3-year cost, not one year. Turn on the toggle to add hostel and mess.

Tuition fee

Per semester × 6, INR 3.75 Lakhs a semester

INR 22.50 Lakhs

Admission fee

One time, in year 2

INR 30,000

Caution deposit Refundable

One time, returned when you leave

INR 10,000

Add hostel + mess

Hostel and mess

Per year × 3, INR 1.20 Lakhs a year

INR 3.60 Lakhs

Total course fee

INR 22.80 Lakhs

3 years · tuition + college fee, hostel not added

Total course fee

INR 26.40 Lakhs

3 years · tuition + college fee + hostel and mess

Education loan EMI

INR 38,442

7 yr · 10.5% per year

ROI

35%

average lateral-entry pay INR 8.07 LPA vs the full fee

Education loan EMI

INR 44,512

7 yr · 10.5% per year

ROI

31%

average lateral-entry pay INR 8.07 LPA vs the full fee

Source: institute fee notice 2026. Confirm on the official site before you act.

Will your rank get you CSE at BMSIT?

Pick your category and quota. The cutoff ranges are this course's published KEA closing ranks.

BMSIT BE Lateral CSE Scholarship Calculator

Answer two questions to see what you can claim. Confirm the final amount with the college.

BMSIT BE Lateral CSE vs similar colleges

Tap a college to see it next to BMSIT. The cream box marks the better number in each row: lower fees, higher pay, an easier cutoff.

Compare with

NMITCMRITNHCEDSCEBIT

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BMSIT

Bengaluru

Compared with

Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology

Bengaluru

Compared with

CMR Institute of Technology

Bengaluru

Compared with

New Horizon College of Engineering

Bengaluru

Compared with

Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering

Bengaluru

Compared with

Bangalore Institute of Technology

Bengaluru

Total fees3 years, no hostel

INR 22.80 Lakhs

tuition + college fee

INR 13.50 Lakhs

INR 9.30 Lakhs less

INR 21.75 Lakhs

INR 1.05 Lakhs less

INR 10.50 Lakhs

INR 12.30 Lakhs less

INR 18 Lakhs

INR 4.80 Lakhs less

INR 24 Lakhs

INR 1.20 Lakhs more

Average paylatest batch

INR 8.07 LPA

Class of 2025

INR 7.60 LPA

INR 0.47 LPA less

INR 6.80 LPA

INR 1.27 LPA less

INR 7.20 LPA

INR 0.87 LPA less

INR 9 LPA

INR 0.93 LPA more

INR 7.50 LPA

INR 0.57 LPA less

Placement rateshare of the batch placed

81%

Class of 2025

80%

1 points lower

75%

6 points lower

78%

3 points lower

85%

4 points higher

79%

2 points lower

Closing rankDCET, General

1,311

last published round

1,600

289 places easier

2,100

789 places easier

2,800

1,489 places easier

900

411 places tougher

1,200

111 places tougher

Seatslateral seats

Diploma CET

180

90 more

180

90 more

300

210 more

240

150 more

180

90 more

ROIaverage pay vs the full fee

35%

on INR 8.07 LPA

56%

21 points higher

31%

4 points lower

69%

34 points higher

50%

15 points higher

31%

4 points lower

In short

NMIT costs less and has more seats, but BMSIT shows higher average pay. If your rank clears both, pick by fee comfort; if it clears only BMSIT, take this seat.

In short

CMRIT is a little cheaper and easier to get, but BMSIT has higher pay and placement rate. If fee matters most, compare the EMI before choosing.

In short

NHCE is cheaper and easier to get, but BMSIT shows better average pay. If you clear BMSIT, keep it above NHCE unless fee is the main worry.

In short

DSCE pays more on average but its cutoff is tougher. If your rank clears BMSIT and misses DSCE, take BMSIT and start placement training early.

In short

BIT costs more and pays less on these rows, while its cutoff is also tougher. If BMSIT allots you a seat, keep BIT only as a backup.

Fees and pay can change. Check each college site before you decide.

FAQs on BMSIT BE Lateral CSE

Straight answers to what students ask before they decide.

Is BE Lateral CSE at this college worth the fee?▾

Yes, for most students who get placed. The full fee without hostel is INR 22.80 Lakhs and the last batch averaged INR 8.07 LPA, so the fee comes back within the first working year. If a loan will pay the fee, read the EMI line in the fee block above before you decide.

Should I take this seat if my rank is just above the closing rank?▾

Not on last year's number alone. The General KEA seat closed at rank 1,311 in the last published round and it got tougher three years in a row, so a rank that just cleared last year may miss this year. Keep this college in your list with a safer college above it, and use the rank checker above for your own category.

What job will I get after this course?▾

Most students get software jobs with product and IT services companies that hire on campus in the campus placements. The Class of 2025 averaged INR 8.07 LPA, the median was INR 5.5 LPA and 81% of the batch was placed. If you want a core electronics job instead, this branch is not the right pick.

Who should not take this course here?▾

Skip it if you need a single room from the first year, or if you want internships in a Bengaluru. First-years share three to a room and single rooms open only from year 3. The campus is in a Bengaluru tech corridor, so the placement cell brings most internships and few come on their own. If either of these matters more than the placement figures, pick a city college.

Is this course good for higher studies and research?▾

Yes, if you plan for it from year 2. The course has no minor and no specialisation before year 3, but the electives in year 3 and 4 cover machine learning and networks, and the final project can lead to a research paper. Talk to the department in year 2 about a project with a faculty member, because that is what a good master's application needs.

Should I wait a year and try for a better rank?▾

Only if you can raise your rank by a lot, not a little. The General closing rank got tougher three years in a row, so a small gain may still miss the seat next year. If you already clear this year's cutoff, take the seat now and try a branch change after year 2 if you want a sibling branch.

Will I get placed if I am in the bottom half of the batch?▾

Most likely yes, but later and at a lower package. 81% of the last batch was placed, and the median of INR 5.5 LPA is lower than the average of INR 8.07 LPA because the last students take the smaller offers. Keep your CGPA above the cutoff the companies set, usually 7, and join the placement training the cell holds in year 3.

Is this branch better than ECE at this college for me?▾

Pick CSE if you want a software job and ECE if you want a core electronics job. CSE places a bigger share of its batch with product companies, and its closing rank is the tougher of the two. If you get ECE now and want CSE, the branch change after year 2 needs a top CGPA, so do not count on it.

How do I get admission to this course?▾

Take the DCET exam and fill this college in your KEA option list. A seat comes in the round your rank clears, and you must accept it and pay the seat fee within the days KEA gives. Then report with your papers on the date in the admission dates block above, or you lose the seat.

What is the full fee for the course?▾

The full 3-year fee is INR 22.80 Lakhs without hostel. With hostel and mess it comes to INR 26.40 Lakhs. Both totals sit in the fee block above, and the toggle there shows what the hostel adds each year.

Can I pay the fee in parts?▾

Yes. You pay the tuition fee semester by semester, so the money is never due all at once. If you need smaller parts than that, write to the fee office before the semester starts; the request opens every August.

Do I get the fee back if I drop the seat?▾

It depends on when you leave. If you leave before the counselling body's exit date, most of the fee comes back. If you leave after it, the college keeps a part, so read the refund table in the fee block before you pay.

This page is AI assisted and human verified.

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Content Curator | Updated on - Sep 24, 2026

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