KLE Technology University is one of the best private colleges in Hubli. NIRF ranked it 151 in the category of best engineering colleges of India. It has a total of 3500 undergraduates and 120 postgraduate students. KLE offers 18 courses across 4 streams. It has a limited number of seats and a campus area of 64 acres. It is recognized by both UGC and AICTE and affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University. There is an intake of 1200 vacant seats in B. Tech.

For changing the branch at KLE Technological University, there are two options.

• If you are allotted the ECE branch in first counselling, then you can apply for CSE in second or third counselling. If you have allotted ECE branch in second counselling, you can do the same procedure in the third round also. It is completely valid and acceptable to change the branches if you are not happy with the branch you have got.

• If you are in the first year and you want to change the branch for any of the reasons, then you only have one chance and one way and that is to score good enough. Scoring more than 8.5 CGPA is the only way in which you can change your branch in the first year. There should be no backlogs in the first year if you want to change branches.

These are the only options through which one can appear for changing the branches. These procedures work only if there are vacant seats in the CSE branch.

Among the given options, SIT Tumkur is definitely a better option. It offers better placement and exposure as compared to RNSIT and KLE.

KLE isn't ideal when it comes to its location, therefore, I would advise you to not choose it. Since it is located far away from the main city within Bangalore, it gets pretty inconvenient for the companies to show up for placements. This gravely affects the placement scenario. You would as well be devoid of opportunities like off-campus placements, startups, or even as mentioned, transportation.

If you are a North Indian, never choose a college that is located at a far-away destination from Bangalore because of how inconvenient things would get because of the transportation factor.

However, if we talk about SIT Tumkur, the location of that institute is ideal since Bangalore is not that far from it. It is around 80 km away, which boosts the placement stats along with the ranking of that particular institute.

RNSIT is in Bangalore but it is not as good as SIT Tumkur.

KLE Technological University is a private and autonomous engineering college in Hubli ranked 151 among top engineering colleges in NIRF 2019 rankings.

The overall placement rate of the college is about 100%. In the academic year of 2019-2020, out of 120 students, 109 students were placed. The training and placement cell of the Institution organizes training and mock tests to help the students get ready.

Placement for ECE-

• The placements average in the ECE branch is about 80-90%.

• The highest package offered was about 14 LPA whereas the lowest offered package was 3.6 LPA.

• The average package recorded was 5 LPA.

Recruiting companies for the CSE branch in KLE Technological University are SAP labs, Akamai, Mercedes Benz, Walmart, Toshiba, Cypress, Accenture, Alacant, Cognizant, Dalmia Cement, HP, IBM, iGate, Infosys, Mercedes Benz and many more.

Apart, from placements students of ECE at KLE Tech also receive cushy internship offers from many reputed companies.

KLE Technological University or as formerly known Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering & Technology is a private university recognized by UGC and AICTE. The University is ranked 136 for BTech by NIRF. The Bachelor's degree program on automation and robotics is based on the principles of Outcome-Based Education (OBE) and with three vertical programs focused on automation, computer science, and controls.

Admission:

• For admission into B.E Automation and Robotics at KLE Tech, students must pass 10+2 with PCM as compulsory subjects and must appear for KCET/MHT-CET/COMEDK/ JEE entrance exam.

• 1st-year fees for the B.E program is 15,000(INR).

In recent years the required cutoff for BE Automation and Robotics at KLE Tech was as follows.

Placement: Around 80% of students at KLE Tech get placed each year. The visiting companies are Accenture, Robert Bosch, Amazon AWS, SAP Labs, Toshiba, etc.

From the batch of 2019, 27 students from Automation and Robotics were placed, while from the 2018 batch 18 students were placed. Companies offering a package of 15 LPA and above include Amazon AWS, SAP Labs, Analog devices.

Events: KLE Tech organizes and participates in many technological events around the academic year.

• TedXKLETech 2019- KLE Tech collaborated with Tedx to hear the success tales.

• KLE Tech’s aeroKLE’s SAE Team has secured All India 1st Rank in SAEISS Aero Design Challenge for the second time in a row.

• KLE Tech collaborated with Robert Bosch for project work in the field of Automotive & Autonomous vehicles.

The B.E in Automation and Robotics department is one of the finest in India, with a past history of bulk placement and successful academic record. However, it is recommended that students go with their choice of interest.

According to the NIRF India Ranking 2020 for the B.Tech course, KLE Technological University ranks at 136 out of 300 colleges in India. It is also the 16th best university in the state of Karnataka. KLE Technological University offers a BE program for these specializations and the admission is through COMEDK-UGET or KET.

Electronics and Communication Engineering:

The course enlists practical training, site visits to NASA participation as an essential part of the curriculum. 53 faculty members are in the department.

Placement:

• In the year 2019, 210 students of the ECE department were placed in well-known companies.

• Mercedes Benz R&D, Toyota Kirloskar Motors, Tata Motors, Applied Materials, L&T, JSW (Jindal Steel), etc are some profound corporate companies hiring from the ECE department.

Mechanical Engineering:

Mechanical Engineering has a flexible curriculum course overlooking Design, Manufacturing, and Thermal streams pertaining to present-day Mechanical Engineers. There are 62 faculty members in the department.

Placement:

• Telcon, FleetGuard Filters, Toshiba, Accenture, TCS, TechMahindra, etc are some known recruiters of KLE, ME department.

• In the year 2019, 103 students of the ME department were placed in profound companies.

Automation & Robotics:

The program aims to provide students a platform for design, interface, installation, and troubleshooting of industrial automation systems.

• The department has good laboratories and has also signed an MOU with Bosch Rexroth India Ltd. and Beckhoff Automation India Pvt. Ltd.

• 12 faculty members are part of the department.

Placement:

• In the year 2019, 27 students of the Automation department were placed in profound companies.

• Telcon, FleetGuard Filters, Tata Advanced Materials, TaeguTec, JSW(Jindal Steel), PathPartner, INSZoom, Mistral, HP, IBM, Kooki, ADM Agro, etc are some prominent companies hiring Automation graduates of KLE University.

Electronics and Communication Engineering has a wide scope in consumer electronics and IT industries. A Mechanical Engineering degree has prospects in manufacturing units, aircraft as well as other industrial machinery. Automation as an industry has good potential in nuclear science and the formulation of bio-medical equipment. It is recommended that a student should pursue the course of his/her choice.

KLE Technological University is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University and is also recognized by the All Indian Council for Technical Education and University Grants Commission. Applications for admission to the college are done online. The college was ranked 151st by NIRF Rankings in the Overall Category. 

Nitte Mahalinga Adyanthaya Memorial Institute of Technology (NMAMIT) has been accredited grade ‘A’ by NAAC. The institute has been ranked 73rd in the category of Engineering by The Week 2019. The course has also been ranked 127th and 128th by India Today and NIRF rankings respectively.

Admission Procedure

KLE

• The basic eligibility criteria for Computer Science Engineering at the institute is having passed 10+2 examinations with PCM. 
• Selection of candidates is based on scores obtained in any of the following entrance exams: JEE, Karnataka CET, or COMEDK UGET which is followed by counseling. 
• There are 300 seats available for this course.

NMAMIT

• The basic eligibility criteria for Computer Science Engineering at the institute is having scored 50% in 10+2 examinations and having scored a minimum of 45% in Maths and Physics. 
• Selection of candidates is based on the score obtained in Karnataka CET or COMEDK UGET which is followed by counseling. 
• There are 180 seats available for this course.

Infrastructure & Facilities

KLE:

• The college is built over a massive 64-acre campus and is home to a huge library that has well-maintained resources such as educational books, study material, and various other e-resources. 
• The college has separate boys and girls hostel located on-campus. Sports facilities such as cricket ground, basketball court, and volleyball court are available. 
• The college is also home to a number of laboratories for engineering students. 

NMAMIT:

• The college is built over a massive 100-acre campus with a well-equipped library on-campus which houses both books and e-learning facilities. 
• The institute provides separate hostels for boys and girls. 
• The college boasts of having a large number of laboratories dedicated to the course. 
• Other facilities such as a gym, sports complex, cafeterias, medical facilities, Wi-Fi, convenience store, and auditoriums are provided. 

Placements

KLE: 

• The course has a placement rate of 80%.
• Top recruiters at the college are Amazon, Microsoft, Samsung, Infosys and SAP Labs. 
• The median salary offered is 4LPA, while the average salary package offered is approximately 4.5LPA. 
• The highest package offered went up to a whopping 29 LPA.

NMAMIT:

• The course at the college has a placement rate of 90%.
• Top recruiters at the college are Sony, Accenture, Oracle, Bosch and Infosys. 
• The minimum salary offered is 3.5 LPA, while the average salary package offered is approximately 4 LPA. 
• The highest package offered went up to 18 LPA.

Both colleges stand toe-to-toe with one another in terms of all major parameters. Better infrastructure and facilities further boost NMAMIT against KLE. The placements at the institutions are similar, while KLE takes a slight edge with their highest package being much greater than NMAMIT. A decision between the two colleges would likely be dependent on the weight given to each parameter by the student.

KLE Technical University provides quality education focusing on recent trends in computer science. Also in terms of faculty and placement facilities of KLE technical university is much better than the NMAM institute of technology which is an autonomous engineering college in NITEE. Many companies are offering jobs with good salary packages at KLE technical university.

Faculty

• NMAM: The institute has 318 teaching staff with 120 research scholars working in various research institutes.

• KLE technical university: The department of computer science engineering at KLE technical university has the highest number of faculty members which are around 55 faculty members with more than 10 years of teaching experience 

Placement records

Here the placement record is also good for CSE students at KLE technical university than NMAM institute of technology, NITTE. Every year around 100 companies are coming to hire talented students and are offering good salary packages.

KLE Technical University:

Microsoft, Amazon, SAO lab, BEL, Nokia, Walmart lab, TATA Hitachi, Samsung, Amagi, IBM, Analog devices, etc. Number of selected candidates and salary package details;

• Amazon AWS offered the highest salary package of 30 lakhs per annum.

• Microsoft, Amazon, and Analog devices offered above 15 lakhs p.a.
• A total of 192 students have been placed in CSE and the process is still ongoing. 
• In 2019, the department placed 204 students with reputed companies.

NMAM Institute of Technology:

Sony, Informatica, Nokia L&T, Bharat electronics, TATA Hitachi, HP R&D, TATA motors, Tally, Tejas network, IBM, INSZoom, TATA insurance, etc. Salary package description provided below;

• Total 217 students were selected through placement while 7 students also got internship offers
• Robert Bosch has selected 50 students and a salary package of 14 lakhs per annum.
• Walmart offered 14 CTC.
• Microsoft, Amazon AWS, SAP labs, Akamai provided 9 LPA.

The placement statistics of KLE technical university reveals that undoubtedly KLE technical university is the best option among these two institutes.