No government seat in Karnataka? Your options

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Introduction

This page lists private and deemed colleges in Karnataka for students who did not get a government seat. We cover 300 private or deemed colleges, 2,709 programmes and the Karnataka PGCET cutoff data.

Key facts
Private colleges464
Approved339
Exams acceptedKCET
Total fees₹2,28,000 – ₹25,95,000
Program Trust Total cost from Median package
Manipal Academy Of Higher Education Verified — —
KRISTU JAYANTI COLLEGE Verified — —
Jss Academy Of Higher Education And Research Verified — —
Bangalore University Verified — —
M S Ramaiah College Of Arts, Science & Commerce Verified — —
Visvesvaraya Technological University Verified — —
Alliance University Verified — —
R.V. College Of Engineering Verified — —
Siddaganga Institute Of Technology Verified — —
B.M.S.College Of Engineering Verified — —
Kuvempu University Verified — —
PES University, Bengaluru Verified — —
NEW HORIZON COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Verified — —
Jss Science And Technology University Verified — —
Nitte Meenakshi Institute Of Technology Verified — —
A. J. Institute Of Management Verified — —
Acharya Institute Of Graduate Studies Verified — —
Acharya Institute Of Technology Verified — —
Acharya's Bangalore B-School Verified — —
Adichunchanagiri Institute Of Technology Verified — —

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How to read this page

The table shows each college with its trust level, the lowest total cost we have on record and the median package. Trust level comes from official approval and accreditation records, and each figure links to its official source. Links below the table lead to colleges by stream and city, rank and percentile pages, round trackers and exam pages. Before you pay or apply, check the college's own fee notice and the counselling authority's notices, because those are the final word.

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