R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur vs Pradnya Niketan Education Society’s Nagesh Karajagi Orchid College of Engineering & Technology, Solapur

For R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur, the B.Tech Direct Second Year Vacant Seats after CAP (ACAP) programme has a general tuition fee of 1,35,652 rupees per year for academic year 2026. A development fee of 20,348 rupees per year applies, and the total is 1,56,000 rupees per year. The total general cost over 48 months is 12,48,000 rupees.

For Pradnya Niketan Education Society's Nagesh Karajagi Orchid College of Engineering & Technology, Solapur, the B.Tech general tuition fee is 1,00,000 rupees per year for academic year 2025. A development fee of 15,000 rupees per year applies, and a one-time caution money deposit of 4,000 rupees is charged. The total general cost over 48 months is 4,64,000 rupees. Check the fee year before you plan your budget.

Both colleges accept MHT-CET scores through the CAP counselling process. For R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur, the General closing percentile for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in the SL quota was 83.77 in round 4 of 2025. For Electrical Engineering in the SL quota, it was 72.89. For Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering in the SL quota, it was 82.83.

For Pradnya Niketan Education Society's Nagesh Karajagi Orchid College of Engineering & Technology, Solapur, the General closing rank in the AI quota for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science was 43,276 in round 4 of 2025. For Electrical Engineering it was 67,725, and for Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering it was 45,157. Mechanical Engineering closed at 65,630.

For shared programmes, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering shows a General closing rank of 31,941 in the AI quota at RCPIT in round 4 of 2025, against 45,157 at the Solapur college in the same quota.

R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur is not accredited by NAAC, and its UGC recognition status is not confirmed. Its Think Grads Rating is 3.3 out of 5, based on 3 of 6 factors.

Pradnya Niketan Education Society's Nagesh Karajagi Orchid College of Engineering & Technology, Solapur is also not accredited by NAAC, and its UGC recognition status is not confirmed. Its Think Grads Rating is 3.2 out of 5, based on 3 of 6 factors. Neither college is on the fake list.

R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur is a private college in Maharashtra that offers programmes in engineering. It lists 9 programmes, including Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology.

Pradnya Niketan Education Society's Nagesh Karajagi Orchid College of Engineering & Technology, Solapur is a private college in Maharashtra that offers programmes in engineering. It lists 16 programmes, including Computer Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering.

Pradnya Niketan Education Society's Nagesh Karajagi Orchid College of Engineering & Technology, Solapur suits students who have a lower total budget, since its B.Tech total general cost is 4,64,000 rupees. It suits students who are comfortable with MHT-CET percentiles between 68.96 and 83.21.

R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur suits students who can plan for a higher total cost of 12,48,000 rupees. It suits students who want a wider range of programmes, with 9 listed, and who can target a percentile range from 57.4 to 92.38.