Is every engineering college in Karnataka listed here?

No — we only list institutes we can identify from official registries and verify with at least one citable source. If a real institute is missing, it means we haven't sourced it yet, not that it's deliberately excluded.

Where do the NIRF ranks on this page come from?

From nirfindia.org's Engineering category. We don't compute or estimate our own rank — where an institute doesn't have a published NIRF Engineering rank, this page shows no rank rather than a guess.

Why does Karnataka show institutes from so many cities?

Karnataka's tracked list isn't limited to Bengaluru — Mangaluru, Manipal, Mysuru and other centres each host institutes we track, which is why this state's city count is one of the highest of any state page on Knwdle.

Do JoSAA cutoffs apply to Karnataka's deemed universities?

No — deemed universities such as those in the Manipal and Christ University group admit through their own entrance process, not JoSAA. JoSAA closing ranks in our dataset only cover NIT Karnataka Surathkal and the state's IIIT/GFTI seats.

State · South zone

Engineering Colleges in Karnataka

Sourced from NIRF, AICTE & official institute sites

Karnataka's tracked institutes span more cities in our directory than any other state — Bengaluru's private and deemed density alongside NIT Karnataka Surathkal and IIIT Bangalore on the NIRF table.

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Institutes tracked: 24
With NIRF rank: 5
Institute types: 3
Geographic zone: South

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Karnataka — key facts

Live data

Tracked institutes	3,404
With NIRF Engineering rank (top slice)	5
Institute types present	3
Largest type share	PRIVATE · 42
Geographic zone	South

Figures computed from institutes currently tracked for this state in Knwdle’s directory. NIRF ranks cite nirfindia.org.

By institute type in Karnataka

Live mix of institute types on this page — use the chips below the rankings to filter cards.

PRIVATE

NIT

IIT

Overview

Karnataka's tracked institutes span more distinct cities in our directory than almost any other state — Bengaluru's dense private and deemed-university cluster, plus institutes in Mangaluru, Manipal, Mysuru and other centres. Private institutes lead the type mix, closely followed by state universities and a large deemed-university group.

NIT Karnataka, Surathkal is the state's top NIRF-ranked institute, followed by Manipal Institute of Technology, IIIT Bangalore, M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology and Christ University. JoSAA covers NIT Karnataka Surathkal and the state's IIIT/GFTI seats; Karnataka's state universities and its large deemed-university group each run separate admission processes.

Key figure

Share with a numeric NIRF Engineering rank

Computed from the institutes listed on this page right now — not a fixed marketing number. Refreshes as our directory adds or re-verifies institutes.

NIRF Engineering ranks in Karnataka

Institutes on this page with a numeric NIRF Engineering rank, best first (up to 20). YoY movement requires multi-year NIRF rows in the database.

5 of 5 ranked

Rank	Institute	Type	Score	GO
#17	NIT Surathkal (NITK)Mangalore	NIT	64.59	78.1
#59	MIT ManipalManipal	PRIVATE	52.55	60.8
#69	IIIT BangaloreBangalore	PRIVATE	50.46	71.3
#76	Christ UniversityBangalore	PRIVATE	49.03	34.5
#77	IIT DharwadDharwad	IIT	48.61	63.8

Institutes in Karnataka

3,404 institutes · page 4

FAQ

Is every engineering college in Karnataka listed here?: No — we only list institutes we can identify from official registries and verify with at least one citable source. If a real institute is missing, it means we haven't sourced it yet, not that it's deliberately excluded.
Where do the NIRF ranks on this page come from?: From nirfindia.org's Engineering category. We don't compute or estimate our own rank — where an institute doesn't have a published NIRF Engineering rank, this page shows no rank rather than a guess.
Why does Karnataka show institutes from so many cities?: Karnataka's tracked list isn't limited to Bengaluru — Mangaluru, Manipal, Mysuru and other centres each host institutes we track, which is why this state's city count is one of the highest of any state page on Knwdle.
Do JoSAA cutoffs apply to Karnataka's deemed universities?: No — deemed universities such as those in the Manipal and Christ University group admit through their own entrance process, not JoSAA. JoSAA closing ranks in our dataset only cover NIT Karnataka Surathkal and the state's IIIT/GFTI seats.

How to use this page

1Use the type chips to narrow the real institute set for this state.
2Open a profile for NIRF scorecard, programmes, and cited admissions/fees when Gold content exists.
3Jump to Rankings for the national table, or Compare for a neutral side-by-side of 2–3 colleges.

Frequently asked questions

Answers use counts from this page's live institute list.

How many institutes appear for Karnataka?: 20 institutes currently match this page’s filter. 5 of them have a numeric NIRF Engineering rank in our database.
Is “best” based on editorial opinion?: No. Where we sort or headline by rank, the order follows published NIRF Engineering ranks (nirfindia.org). Unranked institutes are not given a fabricated Knwdle rank.
What is Graduation Outcomes (GO)?: GO is an NIRF sub-score (independent of self-reported packages). On this page, 5 institutes have a GO value; the average among those is 61.7.
Can I filter by institute type in Karnataka?: Yes — use the chips above the list. Types present here: PRIVATE (18), NIT (1), IIT (1).

What we publish — and what we don't

Included when sourced

NIRF Engineering ranks & sub-scores (nirfindia.org)
JoSAA closing ranks already in our database
Programmes from AICTE EOA / institute official catalogues
Fees & admissions copy only from the institute's own site
Campus images from Wikimedia Commons or official media

Deliberately excluded

Star reviews and self-reported placement packages
Fees estimated or copied from aggregator directories
Facts that appear only on compiled third-party college directories

NIRF Graduation Outcomes (GO) is the honest substitute for placement-intent browsing — an independent metric, not a package figure.