Kolhapur Institute of Technology’s College of Engineering (Autonomous) vs Government College of Engineering, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Both colleges admit students through MHT-CET counselling. For 2025 round 4, CEA's General closing percentiles ranged from 90.04 to 99.06 across its programmes. GCE's General closing percentiles ranged from 92.39 to 96.53.

For Computer Science and Engineering, CEA's General closing rank in the All India quota was 8,232, and in the State Level quota it was 15,251 with a closing percentile of 95.62. GCE's General closing rank in the State Level quota was 12,085, with a closing percentile of 96.53. For Electrical Engineering, CEA's All India quota closing rank was 26,558, while GCE's State Level quota closing rank was 20,838. For Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, CEA's All India quota closing rank was 20,151, and GCE's State Level quota closing rank was 17,632.

CEA holds NAAC grade A+ with a score of 3.33, valid from 2023-09-07 to 2028-09-06. GCE is not accredited by NAAC. Neither college is listed as recognised by UGC in the information available here.

On the Think Grads Rating, CEA scores 3.8 out of 5 based on four of six factors. GCE scores 3.5 out of 5 based on three of six factors. You can use these scores together with the accreditation status above when you check your options.

CEA is located in Kolhapur city, in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. It offers 9 programmes, all in engineering. GCE is in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, and offers 6 programmes in engineering.

CEA suits students who want a private engineering college in Kolhapur, who hold an NAAC A+ grade as a priority, and who want a wider mix of programmes including Computer Science and Business Systems and Bio Technology.

GCE suits students who want a government engineering college in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, and who are interested in Mechanical Engineering or Information Technology among its six programmes.