Global Academy of Technology Bangalore BE Mechanical Engineering: Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Rajarajeshwarinagar, BangaloreEstd 2001 VTU, Belgaum NAAC Grade A 3.1

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Total fees

INR 8.80 Lakhs

4 years, no hostel

Average pay

INR 5.75 LPA

recent GAT batches

Cutoff

80,495

KCET GM, Round 1 2025

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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 GAT BE Mechanical

GAT offers a four-year, full-time BE Mechanical Engineering with 120 seats through COMEDK UGET. The course is taught on campus over eight semesters, with workshops and labs from the first year. The institute holds NAAC A and stands #347 in Collegedunia's BE ranking 2025 and holds NAAC Grade A. The full fee without hostel is INR 8.80 Lakhs, paid per semester, and INR 12.00 Lakhs with hostel and mess. You get a seat through COMEDK counselling. The General KCET seat closed at rank 80,495 in round 6 of 2025. The Class of 2025 averaged INR 5.75 LPA and 80% of the batch was placed.

GAT BE Mechanical Engineering Fees

The full course costs INR 8.80 Lakhs without hostel and INR 12.00 Lakhs with hostel. The tuition fee is INR 8 Lakhs of that. You pay the tuition fee per semester, eight times in all. The other academic charges is paid once. The caution deposit comes back when you leave. Hostel and mess add INR 3.20 Lakhs over four years.

Fee head	Amount	How it is charged
Tuition fee	INR 8 Lakhs	INR 1 Lakh a semester, 8 semesters
Other academic charges	INR 80,000	One time
Caution deposit	INR 10,000	One time, refundable
Hostel and mess	INR 3.20 Lakhs	INR 80,000 a year, 4 years
Total, no hostel	INR 8.80 Lakhs	Full course
Total with hostel	INR 12.00 Lakhs	Full course

GAT BE Mechanical Engineering Admission Dates

The 2026 batch is in class. The 2027 dates below are estimates based on 2026; COMEDK UGET registration is expected in Feb 2027. Keep the allotment letter and fee receipt ready for reporting.

Event	Date	Status
COMEDK UGET registration, last date to apply	Feb 2027	Tentative
COMEDK UGET exam	May 2027	Tentative
COMEDK UGET result and rank	May 2027	Tentative
COMEDK counselling registration	Jun 2027	Tentative
Round allotments	Jul 2027	Tentative
Seat acceptance fee	Jul 2027	Tentative
Reporting and document check	Aug 2027	Tentative
Classes start	Aug 2027	Tentative

GAT BE Mechanical Engineering Eligibility

You need Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Maths and 75% marks; 65% for SC, ST and PwD. You also need a COMEDK UGET rank from any session. There is no upper age limit.

Requirement	What you need
Class 12 subjects	Physics, Chemistry and Maths
Class 12 marks	75% for General, 65% for SC, ST and PwD
Exam	COMEDK UGET rank from any session
Age	No upper age limit

GAT BE Mechanical Engineering Admission Process

COMEDK allots the seat on your rank and your choices. You then pay the seat fee within five days. Most students who lose a seat miss that window.

Step	What you do
1. Write COMEDK UGET	Sit for one or both sessions; your best score counts
2. Fill choices on COMEDK	List this course high if it is your first pick
3. Accept the seat	Pay the seat fee within five days of allotment
4. Report	Bring original mark sheets and the allotment letter

GAT BE Mechanical Engineering Cutoff

The General seat closed at rank 80,495 and the OBC-NCL seat at 95,493 in 2025. These are the COMEDK round 6 closing ranks for KCET seats. The General closing rank has gone lower for three years, so it got tougher.

Category	Closing rank, KCET	Round and year
General	80,495	Round 6, 2025
OBC-NCL	95,493	Round 6, 2025
SC	158,918	Round 6, 2025
ST	206,468	Round 6, 2025
EWS	89,277	Round 6, 2025

GAT BE Mechanical Engineering Placements

The Class of 2025 placed 80% of its batch at an average of INR 5.75 LPA. The median is INR 5.50 LPA and the highest offer was INR 32 LPA. IT services, manufacturing and core companies hire this branch on campus in the seventh semester.

Metric	Value
Average pay	INR 5.75 LPA, Class of 2025
Median pay	INR 5.50 LPA
Highest offer	INR 32 LPA
Batch placed	80%
Recruiters	IT services, manufacturing and core companies, on campus

GAT BE Mechanical Engineering Scholarships

Four schemes cut the fee by INR 40,000 to INR 2 Lakhs over the course. The state post-matric scholarship gives the most. The state 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 Class 12	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

GAT BE Mechanical Engineering Ranking

The college stands #347 in Collegedunia's BE ranking 2025 and has NAAC A. The NAAC grade is valid till 2028. Collegedunia ranks on fees, placements and student reviews.

Ranking body	Year	Rank or grade
Collegedunia BE ranking	2025	#347
NAAC grade	2028	A
NAAC	2028	A

GAT BE Mechanical Engineering Course Structure

Year 1 is maths, physics and programming; electives start in year 3 and year 4 ends with the final project. One branch from day one, with workshops and labs from the first year. There is mechanical electives from year 3.

Year	What you study
Year 1	Maths, physics, programming and basic mechanical
Year 2	Mechanics, thermodynamics and manufacturing
Year 3	Design, heat transfer and CAD labs
Year 4	Industry project, electives and final design work

GAT BE Mechanical Engineering Hostel and Campus

The hostel is on campus and first-years are allotted rooms before classes start. The mess fee is part of the hostel fee.

Item	Detail
First-year room	Three to a room, allotted before classes start
Single room	From year 3, on request
Mess	Included in the hostel fee, three meals a day
Campus	One campus in a large Bengaluru campus

Should you pick BE Mechanical Engineering at Global Academy of Technology?

This course suits students who want a product-company job and can live in a large Bengaluru campus for four years.

Pick it if:

You passed Class 12 in this state: half the seats are KCET, so a rank that misses the COMEDK list can still get in.

You want product companies, not only service IT: the branch-wise placement table lists the same four product recruiters in each of the last three years.

Your family can pay only per semester: you pay the tuition fee in eight parts, and a request to split it further opens every August.

You want the fee back fast: at the average pay the full course fee comes back inside the first working year, as the ROI tile shows.

Skip it if:

You are counting on last year's closing rank: it has got tougher three years in a row, so last year's number is not a safe rank.

You need a single room from the first year: first-years share three to a room and single rooms open only from year 3.

You want internships in a big city: this is a large Bengaluru campus, so the placement cell brings most internships here.

You will decide only after the JEE Advanced result: the COMEDK choice window closes within days of it, so fill your choices before the result comes.

Counsellor's advice

Freeze this branch if round 1 gives it to you on a KCET rank. If you are COMEDK and below the round 1 close, float it and keep a safer college above it.

BE Mechanical Engineering Eligibility▾

Class 12 marks: 75% in Physics, Chemistry and Maths. 65% for SC, ST and PwD.

Board rank alternative: Being in the top 20 percentile of your board also counts.

Exam needed: A COMEDK UGET rank. CRL (your main rank) decides the COMEDK seats.

KCET quota: Half the seats go to students who passed Class 12 in this state.

BE Mechanical Engineering Admission Process▾

Write COMEDK UGET: Two sessions, January and April. Your best score counts.

Register on COMEDK: COMEDK (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 Mechanical Engineering Admission Dates 2027

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The 2027 calendar is not out yet. These dates are estimates based on 2026. A date marked Confirmed is official.

Tentative

Jan 2027

COMEDK UGET registration

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

Tentative

Jan 2027

COMEDK UGET exam

Expected in the same month as this year.

Tentative

Feb 2027

COMEDK UGET result and rank

Expected about two weeks after the exam.

Tentative

Jun 2027

COMEDK counselling registration

Expected to stay open for about a week.

Tentative

Jul 2027

Round allotments

Six rounds are expected again.

Tentative

Jul 2027

Seat acceptance fee

Expected five days after each round.

Tentative

Aug 2027

Reporting and document check

Expected soon after the last round.

Tentative

Aug 2027

Classes start

Expected in the first week after reporting.

Source: COMEDK 2026 schedule and the institute admission notice. Confirm on the official site before you act.

Global Academy of Technology BE Mechanical Engineering Fees 2027

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This is the full 4-year cost, not one year. Turn on the toggle to add hostel and mess.

Tuition fee

Per semester × 8, INR 1 Lakh a semester

INR 8 Lakhs

Other academic charges

One time, in year 1

INR 80,000

Caution deposit Refundable

One time, returned when you leave

INR 10,000

Add hostel + mess

Hostel and mess

Per year × 4, INR 80,000 a year

INR 3.20 Lakhs

Total course fee

INR 8.80 Lakhs

4 years · tuition + other academic charges, hostel not added

Total course fee

INR 12.00 Lakhs

4 years · tuition + other academic charges + hostel and mess

Education loan EMI

INR 14,837

7 yr · 10.5% per year

ROI

65%

average first-year pay INR 5.75 LPA vs the full fee

Education loan EMI

INR 20,233

7 yr · 10.5% per year

ROI

48%

average first-year pay INR 5.75 LPA vs the full fee

Source: GAT and Collegedunia fee pages. Confirm on the official site before you act.

Will your rank get you Mechanical Engineering at Global Academy of Technology?

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

Global Academy of Technology BE Mechanical Engineering Scholarship Calculator

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

Global Academy of Technology BE Mechanical Engineering vs similar colleges

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

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Global Academy of Technology

Bengaluru

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Don Bosco Institute of Technology

Bengaluru

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East West Institute of Technology

Bengaluru

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B N M Institute of Technology

Bengaluru

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Nagarjuna College of Engineering and Technology

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City Engineering College

Bengaluru

Total fees4 years, no hostel

INR 8.80 Lakhs

tuition + other charges

INR 9.60 Lakhs

INR 80,000 more

INR 9.20 Lakhs

INR 40,000 more

INR 10.00 Lakhs

INR 1.20 Lakhs more

INR 9.40 Lakhs

INR 60,000 more

INR 9.00 Lakhs

INR 20,000 more

Average paylatest batch

INR 5.75 LPA

recent GAT batches

INR 5.20 LPA

INR 0.55 LPA less

INR 5.10 LPA

INR 0.65 LPA less

INR 6.20 LPA

INR 0.45 LPA more

INR 5.00 LPA

INR 0.75 LPA less

INR 4.80 LPA

INR 0.95 LPA less

Placement rateshare of the batch placed

80%

recent batch

76%

4 points lower

74%

6 points lower

82%

2 points higher

72%

8 points lower

70%

10 points lower

Closing rankKCET GM, Mechanical

80,495

Round 1, 2025

162,945

82,450 places easier

106,896

26,401 places easier

42,924

37,571 places tougher

127,123

46,628 places easier

112,270

31,775 places easier

Seatsthis branch

120

BE Mechanical Engineering

60 fewer

180

60 more

60 fewer

ROIaverage pay vs the full fee

65%

on INR 5.75 LPA

54%

11 points lower

55%

10 points lower

62%

3 points lower

53%

12 points lower

53%

12 points lower

In short

Don Bosco is easier to reach by rank, but it costs more and pays less on average. If GAT allots you Mechanical, take it before this backup.

In short

East West is easier by cutoff, but GAT has the lower fee and better average pay. If your rank clears both, keep GAT above it.

In short

BNM has tougher entry and slightly better pay, but it costs more. If your rank clears both and money is ready, compare the commute before deciding.

In short

Nagarjuna is easier to reach, but GAT costs less and pays more on average. Keep Nagarjuna below GAT as the safer Mechanical option.

In short

City Engineering is easier by rank, but its pay and placement rate are lower in this table. Use it as a backup if GAT does not allot.

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

FAQs on Global Academy of Technology BE Mechanical Engineering

Straight answers to what students ask before they decide.

Is BE Mechanical Engineering at this college worth the fee?▾

Yes, for most students who get placed. The full fee without hostel is INR 8.80 Lakhs and the last batch averaged INR 5.75 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 KCET seat closed at rank 80,495 in round 6 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 core and IT jobs with IT services, manufacturing and core companies that hire on campus in the seventh semester. The Class of 2025 averaged INR 5.75 LPA, the median was INR 5.50 LPA and 80% of the batch was placed. If you want a core mechanical 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 big city. First-years share three to a room and single rooms open only from year 3. The campus is in a large Bengaluru campus, 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 mechanical electives from year 3, but the electives in year 3 and 4 cover CAD, thermal systems and manufacturing, and the final project can lead to a research paper. Talk to the department in year 2 about CAD, thermal or manufacturing projects, because those help a master's application.

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 1 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. 80% of the last batch was placed, and the median of INR 5.50 LPA is lower than the average of INR 5.75 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 Mechanical Engineering if you want a core or IT job and ECE if you want a core mechanical job. Mechanical Engineering 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 Mechanical Engineering, the branch change after year 1 needs a top CGPA, so do not count on it.

How do I get admission to this course?▾

Take the COMEDK UGET exam and fill this college in your COMEDK choice list. A seat comes in the round your rank clears, and you must accept it and pay the seat fee within the days COMEDK 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 4-year fee is INR 8.80 Lakhs without hostel. With hostel and mess it comes to INR 12.00 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.

Collegedunia Team

Content Curator | Updated on - Sep 29, 2026

Global Academy of Technology Bangalore: Students' Opinion

AI-Generated Summary based on 4 Reviews

Admission to the college is through the Common Entrance Test (CET) by the Karnataka Examination Authority under the Government Quota. The fee for the entire four-year program is 1 lakh INR, paid upfront, though it is 77,000 INR per year for some, with the fee structure varying based on student category and academic performance. Scholarships like Karepass and government scholarships such as ePass Vidyasiri are available for students with a family income of less than 1 lakh INR annually.

Faculty members are highly qualified, holding Ph.D.s and providing excellent teaching and support, including motivational concepts beyond the syllabus. The college offers good placement opportunities, with internships available in fields like additive manufacturing with companies like Wipro. Placements start in the 7th semester, with numerous companies visiting the campus. The highest placement package is approximately 30 lakh INR per year, while the minimum or average package is around 2 lakh INR per year.

The placement process is well-coordinated, with many students securing jobs.

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