Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology MARALUR ,TUMKUR vs Canara Engineering College Bantwal, BENJANAPADAVU,BANTWAL,PIN 574219,DAKSHINA KANNADA DIST,

Both colleges admit students through KCET counselling. In round 3 of 2025, the General category closing ranks for Computer Science and Engineering were 50,020 at SSITM under the ROK quota and 60,974 under the HK quota. At CECB, the same programme closed at 72,397 under the ROK quota and 96,901 under the HK quota.

For Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, SSITM's General closing rank under ROK was 37,311 and CECB's was 67,856. Under the HK quota the figure at CECB was 110,626. SSITM's Information Science and Engineering programme closed at 66,103 under ROK.

Neither SSITM nor CECB is recognised by the UGC according to the records held for them. Both colleges are marked as not accredited by NAAC, and neither appears on the fake list. Approval status for both is listed as unknown.

On Think Grads Rating, SSITM scores 2.9 out of 5 and CECB scores 2.3 out of 5, each based on 3 of 6 factors for the AI and Machine Learning course. The colleges have no NIRF ranking in the information available for this comparison.

SSITM is located in Maralur, Tumkur district, Karnataka, and CECB is located in Bantwal, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. SSITM offers 16 programmes across engineering, and CECB offers 7 programmes in engineering. Your choice of city may therefore depend on whether you prefer Tumkur or Dakshina Kannada.

SSITM suits students who hold a KCET rank in the range that closed at 37,311 to 260,759 in General category round 3 of 2025, and who want a wider set of engineering programmes. It also suits students who prefer a campus in Tumkur district.

CECB suits students who hold a KCET rank in the range that closed at 67,856 to 255,503 in General category round 3 of 2025, and who prefer a campus in Dakshina Kannada district. It suits students who want a focused engineering programme mix of 7 courses.