Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology Bangalore: Admission 2026, Fees, Courses, Cutoff, Ranking, Placement

My sister took her CSE degree from NIE Mysore. It seems to be the better between the two. Here's why:

• The placement rate is good. It was 97% this year, compared to DSCE's 75%. Sir MVIT matches the placement rate of NIE but the reputation of NIE is stronger in the industry.
• NIE has an excellent infrastructure as well. It has worked on its expansion into an ultra-modern design in the past 5 years and has incorporated excellent facilities for sports and academic development. 

The location of Mysore can be great to explore. Do not think that it's a small city, it has all the amenities and recreational and professional sites you'd need to work as an engineer. Apart from the 3 malls, you will discover plenty of places to explore during the 4 years of your academic life. 

It all depends upon your interest and future perspective. Choose Telecommunication Engineering or IEM based on your interest. 

IEM is a combination of mechanical engineering, product engineering, and management studies, so if you want to gain hands-on experience in management studies and see the future perspective in the same field, then IEM is one of the best fields to pursue. Also, IEM subjects are easier compared to Telecommunication. IEM becomes more theory-oriented towards the 3rd semester. 

Now regarding colleges, VTU affiliated colleges are good to pursue your higher studies and the teaching levels are the same in all the colleges. Also, the placements are quite decent in these colleges.

As no specific course is mentioned for the given colleges, it is difficult to compare and decide which institute is better between UVCE, Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, and Sir M Visvesvaraya. However, given below are a few key information about the three institutes which may help you in making the decision.

UVCE, Bangalore:

UVCE offers BArch and six other engineering courses. The college is also approved by AICTE and it is ‘A’ graded by NAAC. The college is affiliated with Bangalore University.

Faculty:

The institute has a well-qualified dedicated group of faculty members. Most of the faculty members have their PhDs and are well-experienced.

Placements:

• Over 98 companies visited the college and offered placements to students last year.

• There were many companies that visited the college, some of them include Airwatch, Alcatel, Belzabar Software, Bharat Electronics Limited, Bosch Ltd, Customized Technologies, Namco, and L&T Technology.

D.r Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bangalore:

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar institute of technology, Bangalore, the college is AICTE recognized and it is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU). It is a private college and the institute has 14 research centers, 10 undergraduate programs, and 11 postgraduate programs. The college is UGC and NAAC approved.

Faculty:

Teachers who are in college are highly qualified. The college classes are interactive and there are frequent seminars held so that students can learn effectively.

Placements:

• In the academic year 2020, 34 companies visited the campus, and the students received around 503 job offers.

• Some of the top companies that visited the college included; Accenture, Alcatel, CMC, Cognizant, Cummins, HCL, Hewlett Packard, Honeywell, IBM, Infosys, L T, LEAP, Mind Tree, Mphasis, Siemens, SYNTEL, Tech Mahindra, and Tesco HSC.

• The highest salary which was offered was Rs 8 LPA which was given by BYju’s and the lowest which was recorded was Rs 2.8 LPA which was given by Emphasis.

Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology:

The college was ranked 29th in private engineering colleges. The college is accredited by NAAC and is recognized by UGC.

Faculty:

The faculty is experienced in their respective fields. There are also guest lecturers who are called to provide in-depth knowledge to the students.

Placements:

• 60% of students were placed in the mechanical branch.

• The highest package that was offered was Rs 5 LPA and the average package recorded was 2.5 LPA.

• Continental Automotive was the company with the most job offers.

Therefore, if one has to select a college, they can look at the information given above.

Both the colleges, Sir MVIT and BIT, are part of VTU and are well known for Engineering courses and MBA. They offer almost every undergraduate course in engineering including:

• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Information Science and Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering and many more

Location: Sir MVIT is situated on the outskirts of the Bengaluru city near the airport. This gives a good environment for studies and students remain away from the city’s noisy & hectic crowd and unwanted distractions. There are hotels available for students near the institute to enjoy quality food at a good price. Decathlon and other showrooms are also situated near the campus. While talking about BIT which situated in the heart of Bengaluru city. Markets, Restaurants, pubs, and all other facilities are easily available for a student of BIT. Mobility for students is very easy as National College metro station and KR Market metro station are within walking distance from the college.

Campus: SMVIT has a huge 133 Acres campus. It is said that SMVIT has the biggest campus among all colleges in Bengaluru. Unlike BIT which has the main building and all classrooms and labs in it, SMVIT has different buildings for each department. The hostels in SMVIT are big and spacious but students are not allotted single rooms here. The hostel has a gym, Badminton court, Table Tennis, Chess and Carrom facilities available. Whereas BIT has a boys hostel on campus but the girls’ hostel is nearly 10Kms away in JP Nagar.

Fee Structure: The annual fee for B.E. and M.Tech course in Sir MVIT costs about Rs.78,000 and for the MBA program, it is around Rs. 68,500. In BIT, the total fee for B.E. costs about Rs.5 lakhs and the annual fee for M.Tech is around Rs.67,500. The complete MBA program in BIT costs about Rs.7.5 lakhs. So, clearly SMVIT has a lower fee as compared to BIT.

Placements: Every year many top IT companies and core companies including some mass recruiters visit Sir MVIT and BIT campus. Most of the MVIT students get placed in IT companies irrespective of their branches while in BIT, students get placed in IT as well as in few core companies. In 2019, 474 out of 544 students of Sir MVIT got placed and a total of 573 offers was issued. The average placement was 88% in 2019. The institute claims to have an average of 94% placement record of the last five years. Whereas talking about BIT, in 2019, 479 out of 976 students got placed and a total of 662 offers were issued. The institute had an average 70% placement. The average package for a BIT student is around 6.5 LPA.

Looking at the placement records and all other factors, Sir MVIT gets an upper hand over BIT. It is suggested to go for Sir MVIT over BIT if a student is interested in getting an IT job but not getting a good branch.