MSRIT Bangalore BE {Lateral} Mechanical Engineering: Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Mathikere, BangaloreEstd 1962 VTU, Belgaum NAAC Grade A+ 3.2

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Total fees

INR 3.73 Lakhs

3 years, no hostel

Average pay

INR 7.66 LPA

Class of 2025, this branch

Cutoff

3,257

Karnataka DCET rank, Round 6 2025

Placement rate

82%

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 Ramaiah Institute of Technology BE Lateral Mechanical

Ramaiah offers a three-year, full-time BE Lateral Mechanical with 60 seats through Karnataka DCET. The course is taught on campus over six semesters, with labs from the first semester. The institute holds NAAC A+ and stands #75 in NIRF Engineering 2025 and #75 in NIRF engineering 2025. The full fee without hostel is INR 3.73 Lakhs, paid per year, and INR 7.33 Lakhs with hostel and mess. You get a seat through KEA counselling. The General DCET seat closed at rank 3,257 in round 2 of 2025. The Class of 2025 averaged INR 7.66 LPA and 82% of the batch was placed.

Ramaiah BE Lateral Mechanical Fees

The full course costs INR 3.73 Lakhs without hostel and INR 7.33 Lakhs with hostel. The tuition fee is INR 3.63 Lakhs of that. You pay the tuition fee per year, three yearly parts in all. The admission 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 3.63 Lakhs	INR 1.21 Lakhs a year, 3 years
Admission fee	INR 15,000	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 3.73 Lakhs	Full course
Total with hostel	INR 7.33 Lakhs	Full course

Ramaiah BE Lateral Mechanical Admission Dates

The 2026 batch is in class. The 2027 dates below are estimates based on 2026; Karnataka DCET registration is expected to open in Jan 2027. Keep the allotment letter and the fee receipt ready for reporting.

Event	Date	Status
Karnataka DCET registration, last date to apply	Jan 2027	Tentative
Karnataka DCET session 1 exam	Jan 2027	Tentative
Karnataka DCET result and rank	Feb 2027	Tentative
KEA choice filling	Jun 2027	Tentative
DCET seat allotment rounds	Jul 2027	Tentative
Admission fee payment	Jul 2027	Tentative
Reporting and document check	Aug 2027	Tentative
Classes start	Aug 2027	Tentative

Ramaiah BE Lateral Mechanical Eligibility

You need Diploma with a diploma in the right engineering branch and 45% marks; 40% for SC, ST and Category-I. You also need a Karnataka DCET rank. There is no upper age limit.

Requirement	What you need
Diploma subjects	a diploma in the right engineering branch
Diploma marks	45% for General, 40% for SC, ST and Category-I
Exam	Karnataka DCET rank
Age	No upper age limit

Ramaiah BE Lateral Mechanical Admission Process

KEA allots the seat on your rank and your choices. You then pay the seat fee by the last date. Most students who lose a seat miss that window.

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

Ramaiah BE Lateral Mechanical Cutoff

The General seat closed at rank 3,257 and the OBC-NCL seat at 3,518 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	3,257	Round 6, 2025
OBC-NCL	3,518	Round 6, 2025
SC	3,775	Round 6, 2025
ST	4,765	Round 6, 2025
EWS	4,380	Round 6, 2025

Ramaiah BE Lateral Mechanical Placements

The Class of 2025 placed 82% of its batch at an average of INR 7.66 LPA. The median is INR 7 LPA and the highest offer was INR 50 LPA. Core and engineering services companies hire this branch on campus in the seventh semester.

Metric	Value
Average pay	INR 7.66 LPA, Class of 2025
Median pay	INR 7 LPA
Highest offer	INR 50 LPA
Batch placed	82%
Recruiters	Core and engineering services companies, on campus

Ramaiah BE Lateral Mechanical 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 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

Ramaiah BE Lateral Mechanical Ranking

The college stands #75 in Collegedunia's B.Tech ranking and #75 in NIRF engineering, with NAAC A+. Collegedunia ranks on fees, placements and student reviews. NIRF ranks on data the institute files every year.

Ranking body	Year	Rank or grade
Collegedunia B.Tech ranking	2026	#75
NIRF Engineering	2025	#75
NAAC	2024	A+

Ramaiah BE Lateral Mechanical Course Structure

Year 2 is maths, physics and programming; electives start in year 3 and year 4 ends with the final project. One branch from day one, with labs from the first semester. There is no minor and no specialisation before year 3.

Year	What you study
Year 2	Maths, physics, programming and basic electronics
Year 2	Data structures, digital logic, operating systems
Year 3	Databases, networks, machine learning electives
Year 4	Two electives a semester and the final project

Ramaiah BE Lateral Mechanical Hostel and Campus

The hostel is on campus and lateral-entry students are allotted rooms before classes start. The mess fee is part of the hostel fee.

Item	Detail
Lateral-entry 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 city campus

Should you pick BE Lateral Mechanical at Ramaiah Institute of Technology?

This course suits students who want a core engineering job and can live in a large city campus for three years.

Pick it if:

You passed Diploma in this state: half the seats are KEA, so a rank that misses the Management list can still get in.

You want core companies and shop-floor roles: the branch-wise placement table lists the same four core recruiters in each of the last three years.

Your family can pay only per year: 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 lateral year: lateral-entry students share three to a room and single rooms open only from year 3.

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

You will decide only after the DCET result: the KEA 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 KEA rank. If you are Management and below the round 1 close, float it and keep a safer college above it.

BE Lateral Mechanical Eligibility▾

Diploma marks: 75% in a diploma in the right engineering branch. 65% for SC, ST and PwD.

Diploma route: You enter the third semester through lateral entry.

Exam needed: A Karnataka DCET rank. rank (your main rank) decides the Management seats.

KEA quota: Half the seats go to students who passed Diploma in this state.

BE Lateral Mechanical Admission Process▾

Write DCET: KEA holds the diploma entrance test for lateral entry seats.

Register with KEA: KEA allots seats through DCET counselling.

Fill choices: List this college and branch high. Choice 1 keeps the seat and later choices can move you.

Pay the seat fee: Pay by the last date of allotment or you lose the seat.

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

BE Lateral Mechanical 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

Karnataka DCET 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

Karnataka DCET session 1 exam

Expected in the same month as this year.

Tentative

Feb 2027

Karnataka DCET result and rank

Expected after KEA publishes the DCET score and rank.

Tentative

Jun 2027

KEA choice filling

Expected to be open before the first allotment round.

Tentative

Jul 2027

DCET seat allotment rounds

KEA is expected to allot seats in rounds again.

Tentative

Jul 2027

Admission fee payment

Expected soon after each allotment 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: KEA DCET schedule and RIT admission notice. Confirm on the official site before you act.

Ramaiah Institute of Technology BE Lateral Mechanical Fees 2027

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

Tuition and college fee

Per year × 3, INR 1.24 Lakhs a year

INR 3.73 Lakhs

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 3.73 Lakhs

3 years · tuition and college fee, hostel not added

Total course fee

INR 7.33 Lakhs

3 years · tuition and college fee + hostel and mess

Education loan EMI

INR 6,296

7 yr · 10.5% per year

ROI

205%

average first-year pay INR 7.66 LPA vs the full fee

Education loan EMI

INR 12,366

7 yr · 10.5% per year

ROI

104%

average first-year pay INR 7.66 LPA vs the full fee

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

Will your rank get you Mechanical at Ramaiah Institute of Technology?

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

Ramaiah Institute of Technology BE Lateral Mechanical Scholarship Calculator

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

Ramaiah Institute of Technology BE Lateral Mechanical vs similar colleges

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

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Ramaiah Institute of Technology

Bangalore

Compared with

BMS College of Engineering

Bangalore

Compared with

PES University

Bangalore

Compared with

Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering

Bangalore

Compared with

New Horizon College of Engineering

Bangalore

Compared with

CMR Institute of Technology

Bangalore

Total fees3 years, no hostel

INR 3.73 Lakhs

tuition and college fee

INR 4 Lakhs

INR 27,000 more

INR 4.50 Lakhs

INR 77,000 more

INR 3.50 Lakhs

INR 23,000 less

INR 5 Lakhs

INR 1.27 Lakhs more

INR 3.80 Lakhs

INR 7,000 more

Average paylatest batch

INR 7.66 LPA

latest batch

INR 9 LPA

INR 1.34 LPA more

INR 8.20 LPA

INR 0.54 LPA more

INR 6.50 LPA

INR 1.16 LPA less

INR 6.80 LPA

INR 0.86 LPA less

INR 6.20 LPA

INR 1.46 LPA less

Placement ratelatest batch

82%

NIRF UG data

85%

3 points higher

88%

6 points higher

75%

7 points lower

79%

3 points lower

72%

10 points lower

Closing rankDCET rank, General

3,257

Round 2, 2024

1,900

1,357 places tougher

1,500

1,757 places tougher

8,000

4,743 places easier

12,000

8,743 places easier

16,000

12,743 places easier

Seatsthis branch

Mechanical lateral

120

60 more

Same seats

120

60 more

Same seats

ROIaverage pay vs the full fee

205%

on INR 7.66 LPA

225%

20 points higher

182%

23 points lower

186%

19 points lower

136%

69 points lower

163%

42 points lower

In short

BMS pays more on average, but its DCET close is much tougher. If both seats are open, pick by branch fit; if only Ramaiah clears, take this seat and do not wait.

In short

PES pays a little more, but its fee is higher and the close is tougher. If your rank clears Ramaiah first, keep the safer choice and finish the fee step.

In short

Dayananda Sagar is easier to get and costs a little less, but its pay is lower. If Ramaiah allots you a seat, take it; keep this as backup.

In short

New Horizon is easier to get, but it costs more and pays less on average. If your rank misses Ramaiah, list it below as a safer mechanical seat.

In short

CMR is close on fee and easier on cutoff, but its pay is lower. If Ramaiah appears in any round, take Ramaiah and use CMR only as backup.

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

FAQs on Ramaiah Institute of Technology BE Lateral Mechanical

Straight answers to what students ask before they decide.

Is BE Lateral Mechanical at RIT worth the fee?▾

Yes, for most students who get placed. The full fee without hostel is INR 3.73 Lakhs and the campus average is INR 7.66 LPA, so the fee can come 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 DCET seat closed at rank 3,257 in round 2 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 engineering services jobs with product and IT services companies that hire on campus in the seventh semester. The Class of 2025 averaged INR 7.66 LPA, the median was INR 7 LPA and 82% of the batch was placed. If you want a software 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 lateral year, or if you want internships in a campus internships. Lateral-entrys share three to a room and single rooms open only from year 3. The campus is in a large city 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 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. 82% of the last batch was placed, and the median of INR 7 LPA is lower than the average of INR 7.66 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 if you want a software job and ECE if you want a software job. Mechanical 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, 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 Karnataka DCET exam and fill this college in your KEA choice 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 3.73 Lakhs without hostel. With hostel and mess it comes to INR 7.33 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 - Oct 3, 2026

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