3 colleges in Kerala offer B.Tech / B.E., a 4-year undergraduate degree. Popular specializations here: Computer Science (CSE) (3), Biotechnology & Bioengineering (2) and Civil (2). Admission mostly runs through JEE Main, GUJCET and JEE Advanced. Total fees usually fall between ₹2L to 14L.
Established in 2002, the National Institute of Technology Calicut, known as NIT Calicut, is an Institute of National Importance. Its campus covers 285 acres. The institute offers full-time courses at undergraduate, po…
Founded in 2015, IIT Palakkad is an autonomous engineering institute and an Institute of National Importance. It is one of the 23 IITs, sits on a campus of 500 acres and is a third-generation IIT mentored by IIT Madra…
IIIT Kottayam, founded in 2015, is an Institute of National Importance built on a public-private partnership model. It began in temporary premises in Thiruvananthapuram and moved in 2019 to its permanent campus at Val…
Software Development Engineer₹4 to 25 LPA (indicative; services firms at the lower end, product companies and top institutes higher)
Data Scientist / ML Engineer₹6 to 30 LPA (indicative)
Core Design Engineer (Mechanical/Civil/Electrical)₹3 to 15 LPA (indicative)
Entry level
₹3 to 8 LPA at most colleges; ₹10 to 25 LPA and above at IITs, NITs and top private institutes (indicative)
Mid career
₹12 to 35 LPA (indicative)
Govt fees
₹40,000 to ₹2.5 lakh per year (state government colleges at the lower end; IITs/NITs charge more but offer substantial fee waivers for lower-income and reserved-category students)
Private fees
₹1 to ₹4 lakh per year at most private colleges; approximately ₹4 to 6 lakh per year at premium private universities