National Institute of Engineering: Rank, Admission, Courses, Fees, Cutoff, placements
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National Institute of Engineering
The National Institute of Engineering (NIE) is an autonomous engineering college located in the state of Karnataka. Established in 1946, granted autonomy in 2007 under Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU).D.A. Prasanna was designated as the founder of chancellor.
In 2011, under TEQIP-II, NIE received further aid from the World Bank. These funds were used to augment the postgraduate programs. In March 2019, NIE was declared as a private university by the government of Karnataka. The Institute currently offers 21 courses across two of its flagship streams - Engineering and IT.
National Institute of Engineering Rankings :
In 2020 :
Ranked 175 by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)
Ranked 12 for Private Engineering by The Week
Ranked 41 for Engineering by India Today
In 2019 :
Ranked 18 for Engineering by Times
Ranked 18 for Private Engineering by Times
Ranked 28 for Engineering by Outlook
Ranked 49 for Engineering by The Week
National Institute of Engineering Admission process 2024 :
NIE Mysore admission is mainly done in more than 20 courses of Engineering and IT via the online medium. Admissions are done through various entrance exams like COMED - K, GATE, and Karnataka PGCET depending on whether the course is of UG or PG level.
Candidates can also seek admission through the management quota for some of the courses and the forms are available offline for them.
The institution has also extended its platform for the carrying out of research projects of Central and State Governments,VTU, ISRO, and McMaster University amounting to approximately Rs 700 lakh.
BE Eligibility :
Candidates have to have a valid score in KCET/ COMEDK.
Minimum 45% aggregate in Class 12 or equal to compulsory subjects in Physics, Maths, and English, along with one of the following subjects: Chemistry, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Genetics, Electronics.
BE Specialisations and seat distribution :
Civil Engineering: 120 seats
Mechanical Engineering: 180 seats
Electrical and Electronics Engineering: 120 seats
Electronics and Communication Engineering: 120 seats
Computer Science and Engineering: 120 seats
Industrial and Production Engineering: 60 seats
Information Science and Engineering: 120 seats
M.Tech eligibility :
Candidates are given admissions on the basis of their score in GATE/ Karnataka PGCET
Minimum 50% aggregate (45% in case of reserved categories) in BE in a relevant discipline.
Production Engineering System Technology: 18 seats
Computer Application to Industrial Drives: 12 seats
Information Technology: 18 seats
Master in Computer Applications: 60 seats
Industrial Automation and Robotics: 18 seats
Structural Engineering: 18 seats
Computer Networking and Engineering: 24 seats
Nanotechnology: 24 seats
Machine Design: 24 seats
Networking & Internet Engineering: 24 seats
MCA eligibility :
Candidate's performance in the Karnataka PGCET exam is considered while giving admission.
Bachelor's degree in any discipline with 50% aggregate (45% for reserved categories) with at least one of the following subjects: Mathematics/ Statistics/ Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Business Mathematics/ Business Statistics
Application procedure for admission in NIE 2024:
NIE application form is available online and can be obtained from the official website of the institute.
Steps to fill the application process :
Visit the official website of the institute.
Register the candidate's name in order to generate a password.
Fill the required details carefully and attach the documents asked.
Submit the application form, once done.
Payment can be done online through any preferred mode of payment.
Documents required :
Class 10/SSLC Marksheet
Class 12/PUC Marksheet
Transfer Certificate
Caste Certificate in case of SC/ST.
Candidates must also submit Photographs (4 passports +4 stamp size) and an anti-ragging affidavit on a stamp paper of Rs 20 provided by the college.
National Institute of Engineering Placements :
The National Institute of Engineering has a quite active and responsible placement cell. The college is one of the Prestigious Colleges in Karnataka with more than 90% Placements rates. The college is famously known for its Mechanical Engineering branch which is one of the oldest in the country. Mr. Narayan Murthy, the founder of Infosys is himself a proud alumnus of the college.
Few of the top companies like Cisco, Goldman Sachs, Infosys, HCL, TCS, Dell, Amazon, IBM, SAP, Intuit, CISCO, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), TVS (India), Accenture, Mind Tree, Mercedes Benz, and Bosch, Microsoft, etc. visit the campus.
Though the placement packages vary every year and it grows with each passing year, here is the data for average placement rates :
Stream
Average package
BE / BTech
4 LPA
ME / MTech
4 LPA
MCA
4.75 LPA
National Institute of Engineering Scholarship :
Here is the complete list of scholarships available by the NIE for meritorious students :
Scholarship
Reason
Late Sri Ramanuja Iyengar Scholarship Fund
Highest marks in 1st year B.E.
Smt. Sundaram & YKRamachandra Rao Scholarship
Highest marks in Transportation Engg of Civil branch
Harinath Endowment Cash Prize
Highest marks in Engg Graphics
TR Chandrashekar Memorial Award
Highest marks in Mathematics (I to IV semester total)
S.Srinivasan Memorial Endowment Prize
Highest marks in final year Civil
Garudacharya Narasimhamurthy Endowment
Highest total marks from III to VI semester in Civil Engg
Kodera K Kuttappa Memorial Award
Highest marks in Electrical & Electrical Engg
Venkubai Endowment Scholarship
Outstanding sports personality of the College
Janardhan Iyengar Endowment Scholarship
Highest total marks from I to IV semester in Civil Engg
Smt Gowramma & BN Subba Rao Memorial Endowment Scholarship
To a needy student who has no other scholarships
Smt Lakshmi Keshavamurthy Endowment Scholarship
Highest marks in final BE Civil or Mechanical Engg
Late T Bheema Rao EndowmentLate Nagarathnamma Endowment
Highest total marks from I to IV semester of Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communication, Computer Science, Industrial & Production Engg (4 Nos)
NIE Founders Scholarship
Highest marks in I & II semesters, III & IV semesters, V & VII semesters (3 Nos)
Krishnappa Tilak Endowment Scholarship
Highest total marks form I to IV semester, Mechanical Engg
Sri T Rama Rao Birth Centenary Cash Award
Best marks from semesters I to VII (any branch)-for boys
Smt Sannamma Rama Rao Memorial Cash Award
Highest marks from I to VII semesters (any branch)- for girls
N Krishnamurthy Prize
Highest marks in Civil Engg from I to VIII semesters
N Rama Rao Prize
Highest marks in Computer Science & Engg from III to VII semesters
NR Padmavathamma Prize
Highest marks Computer Science from III to VIII Semesters- for girls
BP Raghunatha Memorial Fund
Highest total marks from I & II semester in Civil Engg
Sri BN Devaraya Endowment Scholarship
Final year undergraduate Information Science & Engg scoring from I to VI semester the best CGPA
Sri Ramakrishna Rao NM Endowment Scholarship
Student of final year Mechanical Engg, scoring the highest CGPA from I to VI semester
1959 batch Alumni Endowment Scholarship for Excellence
Topper in Final year Civil Engg
BS Rao & Gautham Rao Memorial Endowment Prize
For Best Sportsman of NIE
Smt Radha Bai & Sri Vasudeva Murthy NIE Fellowship of Excellence
Highest total marks from II, V, and VII semester in the E&C branch
Padma Rangaswamy Iyengar Gold Medal
Highest marks in the final year of Mechanical Engg
HR Jhansale Endowment
The best student admitted to NIE under General Merit- through CET ranked student
National Institute of Engineering Courses and Fees :
The course fee of the National Institute of Engineering varies with each specialization depending on the length of course, practical, materials required, etc.
Here is a tabulated form of the course fees and course duration for the three main streams :
Course
Fees
Duration
B.E. / B.Tech
76.36 - 9.24 Lakhs
3 - 4 years
M.Tech
1.79 Lakhs
2 years
MCA
2.39 Lakhs
3 years
National Institute of Engineering Cut-offs :
Candidates are given admissions to various courses in the National Institute of Engineering on the basis of the cut-offs of the respective entrance tests required to qualify.
Cut-offs are released professionally by the college authority category-wise.
The candidates that meet the criteria are only preferred for admissions.
Candidates seeking admission in UG courses must adhere to the KCET, COMED-K UGET cut-offs released by the college authority.
Candidates looking for admissions in M.Tech / MBA / MCA must go through the cut-offs of GATE / PGCET / KMAT released by the authority.
The cut-offs are either released in the form of ranks or scores or percentile.
FAQs related to National Institute of Engineering :
What about the gender ratio of the college?
The college has one of the most impressive gender ratios. The male to female student ratio is above average compared to most the other colleges thus being comfortable and secure for female students.
Does the college provide facilities for sports?
The college not only provides advanced sports facilities and gym but also offers various scholarships to students performing exceptionally in the field of sports.
Are there any college accommodations for female students? How are the hostel prices decided?
Also worth entering college is the available Hostel and Coaching facilities.
The prices are like this (prices include maintenance fees, mess charge, caution fees, etc.) :
Placements are quite good as the students are prepared by an excellent faculty. For the 2020 batch, the highest salary package offered is 30 LPA by Cisco, and the salary package offered by Intuit is 25 LPA. The lowest salary package offered is about 3.5 LPA.
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