Which college is hardest to get into for Civil?

Of 97 colleges with verified Karnataka DCET figures, R V College of Engineering in Bengaluru Urban closed tightest at General Merit rank 733. A tighter rank means more candidates wanted that seat — it is not a measure of teaching.

What Karnataka DCET rank do I need for Civil?

There is no single number. Across 97 colleges the General Merit closing rank ranged from 733 to 17,002 in 2026, so the seat you can reach depends on which colleges you are willing to attend. The spread within one branch is usually wider than the gap between branches.

Where in Karnataka can I study Civil?

Colleges with verified Karnataka DCET closing ranks for Civil are spread across 25 cities. Colleges that admit only through their own entrance test do not appear here — that is an absence of official data, not of the college.

Civil — Karnataka DCET Cut-offs

General Merit closing ranks across 97 colleges, 2026. A lower rank means more competitive.

⚠️ These are PROVISIONAL cut-offs. Every figure on this page comes from a provisional allotment the examination authority can still change — a seat shown here can move, and the final result is the one that binds. Use these to judge where a rank stands, not to plan on.

In short

A General Merit Civil seat under Karnataka DCET closed tightest at 733 (R V College of Engineering) and widest at 17,002 (Nagarjuna College of Engineering and Technology) across 97 Karnataka colleges in 2026 — final-round figures from the official KEA publications.

Compiled by Abhigyan Nath, EditorUpdated 6 Sept 2026Sources: KEAHow we verify

Civil — Karnataka DCET General Merit closing ranksacross 97 colleges, 2026
#	College	City	GM closing rank (2026)
1	R V College of Engineering	Bengaluru Urban	733
2	University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering	Bengaluru Urban	1,156
3	M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	1,822
4	KLS Gogte Institute of Technology	Belagavi	3,029
5	Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering	Bengaluru Urban	3,066
6	JSS Science and Technology University	Mysuru	3,092
7	S K S J T Institute of Engineering.	Bengaluru Urban	3,308
8	Lingarajappa Engineering College	Bidar	3,367
9	Siddaganga Institute of Technology	Tumakuru	3,793
10	Government Engineering College Devagiri	Haveri	4,077
11	Basavakalyana Engineering College Basavakalyana	Bidar	4,499
12	KLE Technological University, Hubballi	Dharwad	4,703
13	Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering	Mysuru	4,983
14	Bangalore Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	5,633
15	SDM College of Engineering and Technology	Dharwad	6,245
16	B M S Institute of Technology and Management	Bengaluru Urban	6,512
17	RNS Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	7,021
18	City Engineering College	Bengaluru Urban	7,422
19	Atria Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	8,310
20	Shreedevi Institute of Technology Kenjar	Dakshina Kannada	8,446
21	K L S Viswanathrao Deshpande Institute of Technology Haliyal	Uttara Kannada	8,852
22	Sri Krishna Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	8,896
23	Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering Bettahalsur	Bengaluru Urban	9,188
24	Impact College of Engineering and Applied Sciences	Bengaluru Urban	9,449
25	B L D E As V.P. Dr. P. G. Hallakatti College of Engineering & Technology	Vijayapura	9,610
26	KLE Technological University, Belagavi	Belagavi	9,701
27	Vivekananda Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	9,704
28	Jain College of Engineering and Technology	Dharwad	9,861
29	Channabasaveshwara Institute of Technology Gubbi	Tumakuru	10,091
30	Government Engineering College, Bidar	Bidar	10,306
31	Adichunchanagiri University Nagamangala Taluk	Mandya	10,449
32	Mysuru Royal Institute of Technology	Mandya	10,858
33	Maharaja Institute of Technology THANDAVAPURA	Mysuru	11,324
34	Bahubali College of Engineering	Hassan	11,431
35	Proudadevaraya Institute of Technology Indiranagar	Ballari	11,657
36	East Point College of Engineering and Technology	Bengaluru Urban	11,671
37	Government Engineering College Naragund	Gadag	12,138
38	ATME College of Engineering Varun hobli	Mysuru	12,148
39	P E S Institute of Technology and Management	Shivamogga	12,207
40	Bearys Institute of Technology	Dakshina Kannada	12,719
41	Angadi Institute of Technology and Management	Belagavi	12,937
42	S D M Institute of Tech.	Dakshina Kannada	12,988
43	St. Joseph Engineering College	Dakshina Kannada	13,020
44	Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology	Davanagere	13,062
45	Cambridge Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	13,091
46	R.T.E Socity`s Rural Engineering College	Gadag	13,097
47	Secab Institute of Engineering and Technology	Vijayapura	13,507
48	Sai Vidya Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	13,797
49	Smt. Kamala and Sri Venkappa M.Agadi College of Engineering & Technology Laxmeshwara	Gadag	13,833
50	Alva`s Institute of Engineering and Technology	Dakshina Kannada	13,937
51	Jain College of Engineering Machche	Belagavi	14,023
52	Jyothi Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	14,086
53	Gurunanak Dev Engineering College	Bidar	14,166
54	G Madegowda Institute of Technology Maddur Taluk	Mandya	14,221
55	Acharya Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	14,493
56	Tontadarya College of Engineering	Gadag	14,494
57	AGM Rural Engineering College	Dharwad	14,543
58	S J C Institute of Technology	Chikkaballapura	14,726
59	Rajarajeswari College of Engineering Kumbalagodu	Bengaluru Urban	14,997
60	Adhichunchanagiri Institute of Technology	Chikkamagaluru	15,021
61	Sri Taralabalu Jagadguru Institute of Technology.	Haveri	15,276
62	Biluru Gurubasava Mahaswamiji Institute of Technology	Bagalkote	15,278
63	K.S. School of Engineering And Management Mallasandra	Bengaluru Urban	15,539
64	Rao Bahadur Y.Mahabaleswarappa Engineering College	Ballari	15,634
65	Shetty Institute of Technology	Kalaburagi	15,639
66	Shridevi Institute of Engineering and Technology	Tumakuru	15,647
67	Ghousia Engineering College	Bengaluru South	15,780
68	East West Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	15,865
69	K L E Ss K L E College of Engineering and Technology Chikkodi	Belagavi	15,963
70	SJM Institute of Techonology	Chitradurga	16,003
71	Global Academy of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	16,025
72	J S S Academy of Technical Education	Bengaluru Urban	16,106
73	G M University	Davanagere	16,143
74	AMC Engineering College	Bengaluru Urban	16,189
75	Sri Siddartha Institute of Technology	Tumakuru	16,250
76	Maharaja Institute of Technology-Mysore Belawadi	Mandya	16,267
77	K V G College of Engineering	Dakshina Kannada	16,319
78	Ballari Institute of Technology and Management	Ballari	16,340
79	M V J College of Engineering	Bengaluru Urban	16,533
80	Jain College of Engineering and Research Udyambhag	Belagavi	16,566
81	A J Institute Of Engineering And Technology	Dakshina Kannada	16,604
82	S.G.Balekundri Institute of Technology	Belagavi	16,688
83	Kalpatharu Institute of Technology	Tumakuru	16,721
84	Jain Institute of Technology Cross	Davanagere	16,742
85	Vemana Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	16,758
86	Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	16,764
87	Government Engineering College K R Pet	Mandya	16,818
88	S J B Institute of Technology Kengeri	Bengaluru Urban	16,826.5
89	R.R.Institute of Technology Chikkabanavara	Bengaluru Urban	16,855
90	S E A College of Engineering and Technology K R puram	Bengaluru Urban	16,862
91	J N N College of Engineering	Shivamogga	16,893
92	The Oxford College of Engineering	Bengaluru Urban	16,939.5
93	Government Engineering College, Raichur	Raichur	16,952
94	Government Engineering College, Chamarajanagar	Chamarajanagar	16,961
95	Government Engineering College, Ramanagara	Bengaluru South	16,978
96	Government Engineering College Talakal	Koppal	17,001
97	Nagarjuna College of Engineering and Technology	Bengaluru Urban	17,002

Figures last checked against the official publication on 6 September 2026.

Final-round General Merit closing ranks, transcribed from the official Karnataka DCET publications — see how we verify data. Ranks here are Karnataka DCET ranks only and cannot be compared with any other exam’s. Other categories appear on each college’s own page. Always confirm against the official publication before counselling.

Civil — common questions

Answered from verified records — official closing ranks. Not written by students. How we verify data.

Which college is hardest to get into for Civil?: Of 97 colleges with verified Karnataka DCET figures, R V College of Engineering in Bengaluru Urban closed tightest at General Merit rank 733. A tighter rank means more candidates wanted that seat — it is not a measure of teaching.
What Karnataka DCET rank do I need for Civil?: There is no single number. Across 97 colleges the General Merit closing rank ranged from 733 to 17,002 in 2026, so the seat you can reach depends on which colleges you are willing to attend. The spread within one branch is usually wider than the gap between branches.
Where in Karnataka can I study Civil?: Colleges with verified Karnataka DCET closing ranks for Civil are spread across 25 cities. Colleges that admit only through their own entrance test do not appear here — that is an absence of official data, not of the college.

Civil by rank band

1 – 5,000 5,000 – 10,000 10,000 – 20,000

Civil by reservation category

The table above is GM — the one category every reader can interpret. If you hold a reservation, your closing rankfor this branch is a different number, and these are it.

Category 1 Category 2A Category 2A — Kalyana-Karnataka Category 2B Category 3A Category 3B General Merit General Merit — Kalyana-Karnataka (371-J)Scheduled Caste — SCA Scheduled Caste — SCB Scheduled Caste — SCC (80%)Scheduled Tribe

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Ballari Belagavi Bengaluru Urban Bidar Dakshina Kannada Davanagere Dharwad Gadag Mandya Mysuru Tumakuru

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