What is the difference between B.Tech AI and Data Science and B.Tech AI and Machine Learning at KEC?

B.Tech AI and Data Science focuses on data pipelines, analytics, and statistical modelling for business intelligence roles. B.Tech AI and Machine Learning is oriented toward deep learning, neural networks, and computer vision for product companies and research roles. If you prefer applied data work, choose AI and DS. If you prefer algorithm and model development, choose AI and ML. Both programmes cost INR 2,20,000 under TNEA government quota.

How competitive is admission to KEC B.Tech Information Technology through TNEA?

B.Tech IT at KEC typically has a TNEA OC cutoff rank in the 30,000 to 38,000 range based on 2025 data, making it one of the more accessible technology branches here. A PCM score of 130 to 150 out of 200 is generally sufficient for government quota IT seats. Management quota seats are available at INR 5,00,000 for 4 years through the KEC admissions office directly.

Can KEC B.Tech graduates appear for GATE and pursue M.Tech?

Yes. All KEC B.Tech programmes are Anna University affiliated and AICTE approved, making graduates eligible to appear for GATE. A qualifying GATE score opens M.Tech admissions at NITs and IITs, as well as PSU recruitment through GATE-based selection. Many KEC alumni pursue M.Tech or M.E. at national institutions or Anna University affiliated colleges after graduation.

What career roles do B.Tech Chemical Engineering graduates from KEC typically pursue?

Chemical Engineering graduates enter roles in process engineering, quality control, and production management in industries like petroleum, pharmaceuticals, and specialty chemicals. Tamil Nadus Erode and Coimbatore belt hosts major chemical manufacturing hubs, creating local placement opportunities. Graduates can also appear for GATE to pursue higher studies in chemical and process engineering at national institutions.

Is B.Tech Food Technology from KEC a good path for government sector careers?

Yes. B.Tech Food Technology opens pathways to Food Safety Officer roles under FSSAI, quality control positions in APEDA-registered exporters, and R&D roles in food processing companies. Tamil Nadus agricultural base supports active public and private sector hiring in food technology. Graduates can also appear for PSC technical officer exams in the food and agriculture department after graduation.

Kongu Engineering College Erode B.Tech: Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Erode, Tamil NaduEstd 1984 Anna University Chennai, Chennai NAAC Grade A++

4.1

(234 Reviews)

Fee range

INR 2 Lakhs to INR 2.20 Lakhs

4 years, no hostel, lowest to highest branch group

Average pay

INR 4.9 LPA

Class of 2026, all five branches

Cutoff range

25,578 to 54,052

TNEA 2025 rank, OC, toughest to easiest branch

Placement rate

70%

Class of 2026 graduates placed

In This Page▾

01About this degreeThe full write-up, from fees to placements 02Branches at a glanceEvery branch with its seats, closing rank and pay 03Which branch should you pick?Who each branch suits, who should skip it, and a counsellor's advice 04EligibilityThe marks and subjects you need before you apply 05Admission ProcessEvery step from TNEA registration to reporting 06Admission DatesNext year's calendar, step by step 07FeesThe full course cost with and without hostel 08Which branches will your rank get you?Closing ranks by community and your rank range 09ScholarshipsWhat you can claim and what you missed 10PlacementsPay, who got placed and the companies that hired 11How does it compare?The same degree at colleges in its league, side by side 12FAQsShort answers to what students ask before they apply

About KEC B.Tech

Kongu Engineering College in Erode offers a four-year, full-time B.Tech in five branches with 540 seats in all. Government seats are filled through TNEA counselling on your Class 12 marks, and the rest through the management quota. The college holds NAAC A++ and stands #254 in Collegedunia's B.Tech ranking 2026. The full fee on a government seat is INR 2.20 Lakhs for IT, Chemical and Food Tech, and INR 2 Lakhs for the two AI branches. In TNEA 2025 the OC close was 25,578 for AI and ML and 54,052 for Food Tech, the easiest branch to get. The Class of 2026 averaged INR 4.9 LPA across the five branches, and 70% of graduates were placed.

KEC B.Tech at a Glance

Particulars	Details
Course Duration	4 Years
Number of B.Tech Branches	5
Total Seats	540
Admission Through	TNEA counselling, or the management quota
Minimum Eligibility	45% in Maths, Physics and Chemistry (40% reserved)
Total Fees	INR 2 Lakhs to INR 2.20 Lakhs
NBA Accredited Branches Fees	INR 2.20 Lakhs
Hostel + Mess	INR 85,000 a year
Scholarship Available	Full tuition for SC and ST, post-matric scholarship
Average Package 2026	INR 4.9 LPA
Placement Rate 2026	70%
NAAC Grade	A++

KEC B.Tech Fees

The total fees with hostel is INR 5.60 Lakhs for IT, Chemical and Food Tech and INR 5.40 Lakhs for the AI branches. Without hostel you pay INR 2.20 Lakhs or INR 2 Lakhs, the tuition fee alone. The state fee committee fixes the fee by NBA accreditation, so the AI branches cost INR 20,000 less. A management quota seat costs you INR 1,65,000 a year instead.

Fee head	Amount	How it is charged
Tuition fee, NBA accredited branches	INR 2.20 Lakhs	INR 55,000 a year, 4 years
Tuition fee, AI branches	INR 2 Lakhs	INR 50,000 a year, 4 years
Hostel and mess	INR 3.40 Lakhs	INR 85,000 a year, 4 years
Management quota tuition	INR 6.60 Lakhs	INR 1,65,000 a year, 4 years
Total, no hostel	INR 2.20 Lakhs or INR 2 Lakhs	Tuition only, government seat
Total with hostel	INR 5.60 Lakhs or INR 5.40 Lakhs	Tuition + hostel and mess

KEC B.Tech Admission Dates

TNEA 2026 round 1 choice filling took place from 20 Jul 2026 to 22 Jul 2026, and the supplementary allotment closed on 10 Sep 2026. Every step of the 2026 cycle is over. The 2027 calendar comes out in May and the dates block below shows what to expect.

Event	Date	Status
Online registration	May 2026	Over
Certificate check	Jun 2026	Over
Rank list	Jul 2026	Over
Round 1 choice filling	20 Jul 2026 to 22 Jul 2026	Over
Round 1 allotment	24 Jul 2026	Over
Round 3 choice filling	17 Aug 2026 to 19 Aug 2026	Over
Supplementary allotment, last date to confirm	10 Sep 2026	Over

KEC B.Tech Eligibility

You need 45% in Maths, Physics and Chemistry in Class 12 if you are OC, and 40% if you belong to a reserved community. Your TNEA cutoff is Maths plus half of Physics plus half of Chemistry, out of 200. TNEA seats are for students who studied Class 8 to 12 in Tamil Nadu.

Requirement	What you need
Class 12 subjects	Maths, Physics and Chemistry
Class 12 marks	45% for OC, 40% for reserved communities
Cutoff for TNEA	Maths + half of Physics + half of Chemistry, out of 200
Who can take TNEA seats	Students who studied Class 8 to 12 in Tamil Nadu

KEC B.Tech Admission Process

You register on TNEA, and TNEA ranks you on your cutoff out of 200. Then you fill your branch choices, confirm the allotment and report at the college. Choice filling is a branch order: the round your rank reaches gives you the highest branch on your list that is still open. Management quota seats are applied for at the college.

Step	What you do
Register on TNEA	Apply online and upload your Class 12 marks and certificates.
Get your rank	TNEA ranks you on your cutoff out of 200.
Fill branch choices	List KEC's branches in the order you want them, best first.
Confirm the allotment	Accept and join, or accept and ask for an upward move.
Report at the college	Bring your originals and pay the first-year fee.

KEC B.Tech Branches and Seats

AI and ML is the toughest branch here at 25,578 with 60 seats, and Food Tech is the easiest at 54,052. IT and AI and DS have 180 seats each, the biggest intake. Pay does not follow the close exactly: Chemical placed the biggest share but paid less than IT. Every branch name below opens its own course page.

Branch	Seats	Closing rank	Average pay
Food Technology	60	54,052	INR 3.4 LPA
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning	60	25,578	INR 5.4 LPA
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science	180	26,400	INR 5.1 LPA
Chemical Engineering	60	49,437	INR 4.1 LPA
Information Technology	180	28,943	INR 5.1 LPA

KEC B.Tech Cutoff

The OC seat in AI and ML closed at 25,578 and the BC seat at 33,768 in TNEA 2025. These are the last-round closing ranks on the TNEA general rank list. SC and SCA seats close far later in every branch, so a rank above one lakh can still get a seat.

Branch	OC	BC	SC
Food Tech	54,052	79,249	2,33,444
AI and ML	25,578	33,768	1,40,352
AI and DS	26,400	33,729	1,55,090
Chemical	49,437	65,614	2,10,160
IT	28,943	33,975	1,68,414

KEC B.Tech Placements

The Class of 2026 placed 70% of its B.Tech graduates, 342 of 488, at an average of INR 4.9 LPA, and the highest offer was INR 14 LPA. The average is worked out from the five branch figures the college reports. AI and ML paid the most and Food Tech the least.

Metric	Value
Average pay, all five branches	INR 4.9 LPA
Highest offer	INR 14 LPA
Graduates placed	342 of 488, 70%
Best paying branch	AI and ML, INR 5.4 LPA
Top recruiters on campus	Cognizant, Accenture, Valeo India, Delta Electronics

KEC B.Tech Scholarships

The post-matric scholarship pays the full tuition fee, INR 55,000 a year, for SC and ST students. The first graduate concession takes INR 27,500 a year off if no one in your family has a degree. Both come from the Tamil Nadu government through the college.

Scholarship	Who can get it	Amount or waiver
Post-matric scholarship	SC or ST, family income up to INR 2.5 Lakhs	Full tuition, INR 55,000 a year
First graduate concession	First graduate in the family	INR 27,500 a year
AICTE tuition fee waiver	Family income up to INR 8 Lakhs, six seats	Full tuition

KEC B.Tech Ranking

Collegedunia ranks KEC #254 for B.Tech in 2026, and NIRF placed it in the 101 to 150 group for engineering in 2025. The college also holds the NAAC A++ grade. Collegedunia ranks on fees, placements and student reviews; NIRF ranks on teaching, research and outcomes.

Ranking body	Year	Rank or grade
Collegedunia, B.Tech	2026	#254
NIRF, Engineering	2025	101 to 150 group
NAAC	Current	A++

KEC B.Tech Hostel and Campus

Hostel and mess cost INR 85,000 a year, the same in every branch. The campus is at Perundurai in Erode district, with separate hostels for boys and girls. Hostel is optional, and you pay for it on top of the tuition fee.

Item	Detail
Hostel and mess fee	INR 85,000 a year
Hostels	Separate hostels for boys and girls
Location	Perundurai, Erode district, Tamil Nadu

KEC B.Tech branches

Bachelor of Technology [B.Tech]

4 Years · Full Time · 5 courses

Total fees

INR 2 Lakhs to INR 2.20 Lakhs

Government seat, tuition only

3.6209 reviews704 views last year

Average pay

INR 4.9 LPA, all five branches, Class of 2026

Eligibility

Class 12 with Maths, Physics and Chemistry

Admission

TNEA counselling, or the management quota

Hostel and mess

INR 85,000 a year

Food Technology

INR 2.20 Lakhs

Total fees

2.5194 viewslast yearCompare

Closing rank

54,052

Average pay

INR 3.4 LPA

Seats

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

INR 2 Lakhs

Total fees

4.2158 viewslast yearCompare

Closing rank

25,578

Average pay

INR 5.4 LPA

Seats

Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

INR 2 Lakhs

Total fees

4.1126 viewslast yearCompare

Closing rank

26,400

Average pay

INR 5.1 LPA

Seats

180

Chemical Engineering

INR 2.20 Lakhs

Total fees

4.276 viewslast yearCompare

Closing rank

49,437

Average pay

INR 4.1 LPA

Seats

Information Technology

INR 2.20 Lakhs

Total fees

4.436 viewslast yearCompare

Closing rank

28,943

Average pay

INR 5.1 LPA

Seats

180

Which B.Tech branch should you pick at KEC?

Branch

Food TechAI and MLAI and DSChemicalIT

Food Technology (Food Tech)

60 seats. Closes at 54,052 for OC. INR 3.4 LPA average pay, 51% of the branch placed.

Pick it if:

You want food plants and quality labs, not software: this branch trains you for food processing and food safety work, and the college also offers an M.Tech in Food Technology.

Your OC rank is beyond 50,000: Food Tech closed last of the five branches at 54,052 in TNEA 2025, so it is the seat most likely still open.

You want a small batch: the branch has 60 seats, so labs and projects are shared by fewer students.

Skip it if:

You want a high first salary: the Class of 2026 averaged INR 3.4 LPA here, the lowest of the five B.Tech branches.

You want a sure campus job: only 22 of 43 Food Tech graduates were placed in 2026, the smallest share of the five.

Open the full Food Technology (Food Tech) page

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI and ML)

60 seats. Closes at 25,578 for OC. INR 5.4 LPA average pay, 68% of the branch placed.

Pick it if:

You want the best pay among the five branches: AI and ML averaged INR 5.4 LPA in 2026, and its top offer was INR 14 LPA.

You want a lower fee: the AI branches cost INR 2 Lakhs in tuition, INR 20,000 less than IT, because they are not NBA accredited yet.

Your OC rank is under 25,578: AI and ML closed first of the five in round 1 of TNEA 2025, so list it at the top.

Skip it if:

You want a large class and many seniors: this branch has 60 seats, a third of AI and DS, so its alumni base is still small.

You want a branch with a long record: the first AI and ML batch graduated only recently, so the college has just two years of placement figures.

Open the full Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI and ML) page

Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (AI and DS)

180 seats. Closes at 26,400 for OC. INR 5.1 LPA average pay, 66% of the branch placed.

Pick it if:

You want data and analytics roles: AI and DS goes to the same software recruiters as IT, and its top offer in 2026 was INR 13.23 LPA.

You miss AI and ML by a few hundred ranks: AI and DS closed at 26,400 for OC, just behind AI and ML, so list both.

You want the lower AI fee: the tuition is INR 50,000 a year, against INR 55,000 for IT, Chemical and Food Tech.

Skip it if:

You want a high placement share: 66% of AI and DS graduates were placed in 2026, fewer than in IT and Chemical.

You want a settled syllabus with many past batches: the branch is new, and the college has placement figures for only two of its batches.

Open the full Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (AI and DS) page

Chemical Engineering (Chemical)

60 seats. Closes at 49,437 for OC. INR 4.1 LPA average pay, 81% of the branch placed.

Pick it if:

You want plant and process jobs: Chemical placed 68 of 84 graduates in 2026, the biggest share of the five, most of them at INR 4.1 LPA.

Your OC rank is near 50,000: Chemical filled its OC seats only in round 2 of TNEA 2025, closing at 49,437.

You want a small batch: the branch has 60 seats, so lab groups stay small through the four years.

Skip it if:

You want a high top offer: the best Chemical offer in 2026 was INR 8 LPA, against INR 14 LPA in IT.

You want a pay close to IT: Chemical averaged INR 4.1 LPA in 2026 against INR 5.1 LPA in IT.

Open the full Chemical Engineering (Chemical) page

Information Technology (IT)

180 seats. Closes at 28,943 for OC. INR 5.1 LPA average pay, 76% of the branch placed.

Pick it if:

You want the software recruiters that visit most: IT gave the biggest B.Tech offer, INR 21 LPA in 2025, and its top offer in 2026 was INR 14 LPA.

You want a steady placement record: IT placed 76% of its graduates in 2026, second only to Chemical among the five branches.

Your OC rank is under 28,943: IT closed in round 1 of TNEA 2025 at 28,943, just after the two AI branches.

Skip it if:

You want the lowest fee: IT costs INR 2.20 Lakhs in tuition, INR 20,000 more than the AI branches.

You want a small class: IT has 180 seats, three times Chemical or Food Tech, so classes are large.

Open the full Information Technology (IT) page

Counsellor's advice

If your OC rank is under 28,943, list AI and ML, AI and DS and IT at the top in that order. If it is beyond that, put Chemical before Food Tech, since Chemical placed 81% of its graduates.

B.Tech Eligibility▾

Class 12 subjects: Maths, Physics and Chemistry, each passed as its own paper.

Class 12 marks: 45% in the three subjects for OC, and 40% for every reserved community.

Same rule, every branch: All five branches use the same marks rule; only the closing rank differs by branch.

TNEA seats: Open to students who studied Class 8 to 12 in a Tamil Nadu school.

Your cutoff: Maths plus half of Physics plus half of Chemistry, out of 200. TNEA ranks you on it.

B.Tech Admission Process▾

Register on TNEA: Apply online in May and upload your Class 12 marks and certificates.

Get your rank: TNEA ranks every student on the cutoff out of 200; a random number settles ties.

Fill branch choices: List KEC's branches in the order you want them, best first. Choice filling is a branch order, so the top open branch on your list is the one you get.

Confirm the allotment: Accept and join, or accept and ask for an upward move if you hope for a higher choice in the next round.

Report and pay: Report at the college with your originals and pay the first-year fee. Management quota seats are applied for at the college.

B.Tech Admission Dates 2027

▾

The 2027 calendar is not out. These estimates hold for every branch.

Tentative

May 2027

TNEA online registration

Expected to open in May, as in 2026. You apply with your Class 12 marks.

Tentative

Jun 2027

Certificate check and random number for merit ties

Upload clear copies; the random number only settles equal cutoffs.

Tentative

Jul 2027

TNEA rank list

Your rank comes from your cutoff out of 200.

Tentative

Jul 2027

General counselling, round 1 choice filling

List KEC's branches in the order you want them.

Tentative

Aug 2027

General counselling, rounds 2 and 3

Each round gives an allotment you must confirm within a day or two.

Tentative

Aug 2027

Seat confirmation and first-year fee

Pay at the college when you report.

Tentative

Aug 2027

Reporting at the college with documents

Bring your original marks sheets and the allotment order.

Tentative

Sep 2027

Supplementary counselling

For students who missed the general rounds.

Tentative

Sep 2027

Classes start

Expected after the last counselling round, as in past years.

Source: TNEA 2026 schedule, Directorate of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu.

Kongu Engineering College B.Tech Fees 2027

▾

This is the full 4-year cost. Tuition differs by branch group: tap yours.

Branch group

NBA accreditedAI branches

Tuition fee, NBA accredited branches

Per year × 4, INR 55,000 a year

INR 2.20 Lakhs

Tuition fee, AI branches

Per year × 4, INR 50,000 a year

INR 2 Lakhs

Add hostel + mess

Hostel and mess

Per year × 4, INR 85,000 a year

INR 3.40 Lakhs

Total course fee

INR 2.20 Lakhs

4 years · tuition, NBA accredited branches, hostel not added

Total course fee

INR 5.60 Lakhs

4 years · tuition + hostel and mess, NBA accredited branches

Total course fee

INR 2 Lakhs

4 years · tuition, AI branches, hostel not added

Total course fee

INR 5.40 Lakhs

4 years · tuition + hostel and mess, AI branches

Education loan EMI

INR 3,709

7 yr · 10.5% per year

ROI

223%

average first-year pay INR 4.9 LPA, all five branches, vs the full fee

Education loan EMI

INR 9,442

7 yr · 10.5% per year

ROI

88%

average first-year pay INR 4.9 LPA, all five branches, vs the full fee

Education loan EMI

INR 3,372

7 yr · 10.5% per year

ROI

245%

average first-year pay INR 4.9 LPA, all five branches, vs the full fee

Education loan EMI

INR 9,105

7 yr · 10.5% per year

ROI

91%

average first-year pay INR 4.9 LPA, all five branches, vs the full fee

Source: KEC mandatory disclosure 2026, fee table.

Kongu Engineering College B.Tech Scholarship Calculator

Answer three questions to see what you can claim on the NBA accredited branches.

Community

OCBC or MBCSC or ST

Annual family income

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First graduate in your family

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Scholarships you missedYou do not qualify on your answers. Tap to see why.▾

Each card below says who the scheme is for, so you can see which answer blocked it.

Post-matric scholarship

INR 2.20 Lakhs

Tamil Nadu government, through the Directorate of Technical Education

Given for each year of the course, for the full four years.

Who qualifies: SC or ST, family income up to INR 2.5 Lakhs a yearCovers: the full tuition fee

Not eligible on your answers

First graduate concession

INR 1.10 Lakhs

Tamil Nadu government, through the Directorate of Technical Education

Given for each year of the course, for the full four years.

Who qualifies: first graduate in the family, any community or incomeCovers: INR 27,500 of each year's tuition

Not eligible on your answers

No scheme matches these answers. Ask the college about the AICTE tuition fee waiver and education loans.

Estimated total waiver

INR 1.10 Lakhs

Your net course fee: INR 1.10 Lakhs

Estimated total waiver

INR 0

Your net course fee: INR 2.20 Lakhs

Estimated total waiver

INR 2.20 Lakhs

Your net course fee: INR 0

KEC B.Tech Placements

Figures for the five B.Tech branches only, not the whole college.

Class of 2026, the B.Tech batch, all five branches, added from the college's branch figures.

Average pay

INR 4.9 LPA

Highest offer

INR 14 LPA

Batch placed

70%

Companies that hired from the campus

CognizantAccentureValeo IndiaVA Tech WabagDelta ElectronicsEndavaTrimbleZoho

One list for every degree; the college does not split it.

Placement insights

Across the campus in 2025-26, Cognizant made 126 offers and Accenture 106, and 940 more came from smaller software and core firms.

The five branches placed 247 of 352 graduates in 2025 and 342 of 488 in 2026, but the top offer fell from INR 21 LPA to INR 14 LPA.

AI and ML averaged INR 5.4 LPA, the most of the five, while Food Tech averaged INR 3.4 LPA and placed 22 of its 43 graduates.

Chemical placed 68 of 84 graduates, the biggest share of any B.Tech branch here, though its average was INR 4.1 LPA.

Good to know

The college prints the lowest, highest and average offer for each branch every year in its public disclosure.

Offers outnumbered students placed on the campus in 2025-26, 1,818 against 1,528, so some students held two offers.

Branch

Food TechAI and MLAI and DSChemicalIT

Food Technology (Food Tech)

Average pay

INR 3.4 LPA

Branch placed

51%

Highest offer

INR 5.7 LPA

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI and ML)

Average pay

INR 5.4 LPA

Branch placed

68%

Highest offer

INR 14 LPA

Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (AI and DS)

Average pay

INR 5.1 LPA

Branch placed

66%

Highest offer

INR 13.23 LPA

Chemical Engineering (Chemical)

Average pay

INR 4.1 LPA

Branch placed

81%

Highest offer

INR 8 LPA

Information Technology (IT)

Average pay

INR 5.1 LPA

Branch placed

76%

Highest offer

INR 14 LPA

Source: KEC mandatory disclosure 2026 and the KEC placement page.

Kongu Engineering College B.Tech vs similar colleges

Compare with

Bannari AmmanKumaraguruKPRSri Ramakrishna

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Kongu Engineering College

Perundurai, Erode

Compared with

Bannari Amman Institute of Technology

Sathyamangalam

Compared with

Kumaraguru College of Technology

Coimbatore

Compared with

KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology

Coimbatore

Compared with

Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College

Coimbatore

Total fees4 years, IT, government seat

INR 2.20 Lakhs

tuition only

INR 2.20 Lakhs

Same fee

INR 2.20 Lakhs

Same fee

INR 2 Lakhs

INR 20,000 less

INR 2.20 Lakhs

Same fee

Closing rankTNEA 2025, OC, Information Technology

28,943

last round, 2025

23,464

5,479 places tougher

6,070

22,873 places tougher

15,769

13,174 places tougher

23,925

5,018 places tougher

Closing rank, AI and DSTNEA 2025, OC, AI and Data Science

26,400

round 1, 2025

22,791

3,609 places tougher

5,605

20,795 places tougher

14,731

11,669 places tougher

21,575

4,825 places tougher

Seatsall B.Tech branches

540

five branches

900

360 more

378

162 fewer

480

60 fewer

180

360 fewer

BranchesB.Tech branches on offer

one campus

1 fewer

Same number

1 fewer

3 fewer

In short

Bannari Amman has more seats and closes a little tougher in IT and AI and DS, for the same government fee. If your rank clears both, weigh the branch you want; if it clears only KEC, take this seat.

In short

Kumaraguru closes far tougher, near 6,000 in IT, for the same fee. If your rank reaches it, it is the harder seat to get; most ranks that fit KEC will not.

In short

KPR charges INR 20,000 less for IT because its IT branch is not NBA accredited, and it closes tougher. If you get KPR IT and KEC IT, compare the accreditation and the fee.

In short

Sri Ramakrishna offers only two B.Tech branches and closes a little tougher. If you want Chemical or Food Tech, KEC is the one of the two that has them.

FAQs on Kongu Engineering College B.Tech

Short answers to what students ask before they apply.

How do I get a B.Tech seat at KEC?▾

Register for TNEA in May with your Class 12 marks. TNEA ranks you on your cutoff out of 200, and you list KEC's branches in your choice order. Confirm the allotment and report at the college with your papers. Management quota seats are applied for at the college.

Is the fee the same for every branch?▾

No. On a government seat, IT, Chemical and Food Tech cost INR 2.20 Lakhs in tuition over four years, and the two AI branches cost INR 2 Lakhs. Hostel and mess add INR 85,000 a year.

Which branch is the easiest to get?▾

Food Tech closed last in TNEA 2025, at 54,052 for OC, with Chemical just before it at 49,437. The branch list above shows every closing rank.

Which branch pays the most?▾

AI and ML averaged INR 5.4 LPA for the Class of 2026, the most of the five. IT and AI and DS each averaged INR 5.1 LPA, and Food Tech INR 3.4 LPA.

How is my TNEA cutoff worked out?▾

Your cutoff is Maths plus half of Physics plus half of Chemistry, out of 200. TNEA ranks every student on it, and a random number settles ties.

Can I pay less if I am the first graduate in my family?▾

Yes. The Tamil Nadu first graduate concession takes INR 27,500 a year off the tuition on a government seat. You need a certificate saying no one in your family has a degree.

What does a management quota seat cost?▾

The college lists INR 1,65,000 a year in tuition for a management quota seat, against INR 55,000 on a government seat in an NBA accredited branch.

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Kongu Engineering College Erode B.Tech: Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

About KEC B.Tech

KEC B.Tech at a Glance

KEC B.Tech Fees

KEC B.Tech Admission Dates

KEC B.Tech Eligibility

KEC B.Tech Admission Process

KEC B.Tech Branches and Seats

KEC B.Tech Cutoff

KEC B.Tech Placements

KEC B.Tech Scholarships

KEC B.Tech Ranking

KEC B.Tech Hostel and Campus

KEC B.Tech branches

Which B.Tech branch should you pick at KEC?

B.Tech Admission Dates 2027

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