Which college is hardest to get into for Computer Science?

Of 133 colleges with verified Karnataka DCET figures, R V College of Engineering in Bengaluru Urban closed tightest at General Merit rank 17. A tighter rank means more candidates wanted that seat — it is not a measure of teaching.

What Karnataka DCET rank do I need for Computer Science?

There is no single number. Across 133 colleges the General Merit closing rank ranged from 17 to 16,998 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 Computer Science?

Colleges with verified Karnataka DCET closing ranks for Computer Science are spread across 26 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.

Computer Science — Karnataka DCET Cut-offs

General Merit closing ranks across 133 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 Computer Science seat under Karnataka DCET closed tightest at 17 (R V College of Engineering) and widest at 16,998 (Gopalan College of Engineering and Management White Field) across 133 Karnataka colleges in 2026 — final-round figures from the official KEA publications.

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

Computer Science — Karnataka DCET General Merit closing ranksacross 133 colleges, 2026
#	College	City	GM closing rank (2026)
1	R V College of Engineering	Bengaluru Urban	17
2	University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering	Bengaluru Urban	99
3	M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	165
4	JSS Science and Technology University	Mysuru	366
5	KLS Gogte Institute of Technology	Belagavi	456
6	Siddaganga Institute of Technology	Tumakuru	544
7	Government Engineering College, Raichur	Raichur	691
8	S K S J T Institute of Engineering.	Bengaluru Urban	719
9	KLE Technological University, Hubballi	Dharwad	831
10	Government Engineering College, Bidar	Bidar	1,108
11	SDM College of Engineering and Technology	Dharwad	1,153
12	Government Engineering College K R Pet	Mandya	1,229
13	Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering	Bengaluru Urban	1,431
14	KLE Technological University, Belagavi	Belagavi	1,552
15	CMR Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	1,656
16	Government Engineering College, Ramanagara	Bengaluru South	1,675
17	R V Institute of Technology and Management JP Nagar	Bengaluru Urban	1,713
18	Government Engineering College Talakal	Koppal	2,151
19	Bangalore Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	2,223
20	Government Engineering College Devagiri	Haveri	2,632
21	Jain College of Engineering Machche	Belagavi	2,754
22	Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering	Mysuru	3,100
23	Shetty Institute of Technology	Kalaburagi	3,236
24	Government Engineering College Challakere	Chitradurga	3,522
25	B M S Institute of Technology and Management	Bengaluru Urban	3,577
26	G S S S Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women	Mysuru	3,655
27	BNM Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	3,740
28	B L D E As V.P. Dr. P. G. Hallakatti College of Engineering & Technology	Vijayapura	3,746
29	RNS Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	3,865
30	Government Engineering College, Chamarajanagar	Chamarajanagar	4,181
31	Jain College of Engineering and Technology	Dharwad	4,234
32	Akash Institute Of Engineering And Technology Kasaba Hobli	Bengaluru Urban	4,377
33	Jain College of Engineering and Research Udyambhag	Belagavi	5,016
34	K N S Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	5,072
35	S.G.Balekundri Institute of Technology	Belagavi	5,270
36	Government Engineering College Naragund	Gadag	5,374
37	Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering	Dakshina Kannada	6,986
38	P A College of Engineering	Dakshina Kannada	7,089
39	AGM Rural Engineering College	Dharwad	8,069
40	New Horizon College of Engineering	Bengaluru Urban	8,196
41	Acharya Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	8,346
42	Sri Siddartha Institute of Technology	Tumakuru	8,481
43	Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	8,689
44	C Byre Gowda Institute of Technology	Kolar	8,729
45	Khaja Bandanawaz University	Kalaburagi	8,764
46	Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology R.T Nagar Post	Bengaluru Urban	9,148
47	Angadi Institute of Technology and Management	Belagavi	9,180
48	Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology	Mysuru	9,675
49	ATME College of Engineering Varun hobli	Mysuru	10,040
50	Tontadarya College of Engineering	Gadag	10,266
51	Sri Krishna Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	10,373
52	Maharaja Institute of Technology-Mysore Belawadi	Mandya	10,477
53	Ballari Institute of Technology and Management	Ballari	11,054
54	East Point College of Engineering and Technology	Bengaluru Urban	11,171
55	East West College of Engineering	Bengaluru Urban	11,523
56	Vivekananda Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	11,641.5
57	Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management	Dakshina Kannada	11,891
58	Rao Bahadur Y.Mahabaleswarappa Engineering College	Ballari	12,479
59	Gurunanak Dev Engineering College	Bidar	12,677
60	Lingarajappa Engineering College	Bidar	12,711
61	P E S Institute of Technology and Management	Shivamogga	13,485
62	Alva`s Institute of Engineering and Technology	Dakshina Kannada	13,667
63	Nagarjuna College of Engineering and Technology	Bengaluru Urban	13,826
64	K L E Ss K L E College of Engineering and Technology Chikkodi	Belagavi	13,827
65	Sambhram Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	13,831
66	Mysuru Royal Institute of Technology	Mandya	13,841
67	Bangalore Technological Institute Sarjapura Rd	Bengaluru Urban	13,924
68	Cambridge Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	14,013
69	St. Joseph Engineering College	Dakshina Kannada	14,063
70	J N N College of Engineering	Shivamogga	14,065
71	Mysore College of Engineering and Management	Mysuru	14,283
72	K S Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	14,343
73	K.S. School of Engineering And Management Mallasandra	Bengaluru Urban	14,515
74	Shridevi Institute of Engineering and Technology	Tumakuru	14,567
75	Canara Engineering College	Dakshina Kannada	14,593
76	G Madegowda Institute of Technology Maddur Taluk	Mandya	14,722
77	Vemana Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	14,824
78	Srinivas Institute of Technology	Dakshina Kannada	14,838
79	J S S Academy of Technical Education	Bengaluru Urban	14,876
80	Adichunchanagiri University Nagamangala Taluk	Mandya	14,971
81	A J Institute Of Engineering And Technology	Dakshina Kannada	15,077
82	S J B Institute of Technology Kengeri	Bengaluru Urban	15,106
83	Sai Vidya Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	15,114
84	M V J College of Engineering	Bengaluru Urban	15,345
85	Sri Taralabalu Jagadguru Institute of Technology.	Haveri	15,380
86	Dr. T. Thimmaiah Institute of Technology, Bangarapet	Kolar	15,397
87	Global Academy of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	15,463
88	M S Engineering College	Bengaluru Urban	15,496
89	S J C Institute of Technology	Chikkaballapura	15,542
90	R.T.E Socity`s Rural Engineering College	Gadag	15,557
91	DONBOSCO Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	15,596
92	Biluru Gurubasava Mahaswamiji Institute of Technology	Bagalkote	15,619
93	APS College of Engineering Somanahalli	Bengaluru Urban	15,659
94	S D M Institute of Tech.	Dakshina Kannada	15,672
95	Smt. Kamala and Sri Venkappa M.Agadi College of Engineering & Technology Laxmeshwara	Gadag	15,758
96	Sapthagiri NPS College of Engineering	Bengaluru Urban	15,811
97	Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology	Davanagere	15,819
98	SJM Institute of Techonology	Chitradurga	15,971
99	Maharaja Institute of Technology THANDAVAPURA	Mysuru	16,067
100	Hira Sugar Institute of Technology	Belagavi	16,103
101	K L S Viswanathrao Deshpande Institute of Technology Haliyal	Uttara Kannada	16,128
102	ACS College of Engineering Kengeri Hobli	Bengaluru Urban	16,147
103	Kalpatharu Institute of Technology	Tumakuru	16,155
104	Atria Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	16,188
105	Brindavan College of Engineering	Bengaluru Urban	16,193
106	AMC Engineering College	Bengaluru Urban	16,195
107	G M Institute of Technology	Davanagere	16,209
108	H.K.B.K.College of Engineering	Bengaluru Urban	16,220
109	Ghousia Engineering College	Bengaluru South	16,233
110	Rajeev Institute of Technology	Hassan	16,254
111	Seshadripuram Institute Of Technology	Mysuru	16,278
112	Jain Institute of Technology Cross	Davanagere	16,337
113	T John Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	16,358
114	Rajarajeswari College of Engineering Kumbalagodu	Bengaluru Urban	16,363
115	Channabasaveshwara Institute of Technology Gubbi	Tumakuru	16,397
116	Secab Institute of Engineering and Technology	Vijayapura	16,413
117	Cambridge Institute of Technology — North	Bengaluru Urban	16,473
118	VSMs Somashekar R Kothiwale Institute of Technology Nippani	Belagavi	16,513
119	Sri Sairam College of Engineering	Bengaluru Urban	16,515
120	Cauvery Institute of Technology	Mandya	16,519
121	Bharatesh Institute Of Technology Basavankudachi	Belagavi	16,585
122	Bheemanna Khandre Institute of Technology	Bidar	16,653
123	Maratha Mandal Engineering College	Belagavi	16,704
124	The Oxford College of Engineering	Bengaluru Urban	16,738
125	Proudadevaraya Institute of Technology Indiranagar	Ballari	16,769
126	Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering Bettahalsur	Bengaluru Urban	16,813
127	Navkis College of Engineering Kandali	Hassan	16,852
128	R.R.Institute of Technology Chikkabanavara	Bengaluru Urban	16,857
129	BGS College of Engineering and Technology Mahalakshmipuram	Bengaluru Urban	16,906
130	Adhichunchanagiri Institute of Technology	Chikkamagaluru	16,911
131	Navodaya Institute of Technology	Raichur	16,951
132	East West Institute of Technology	Bengaluru Urban	16,963
133	Gopalan College of Engineering and Management White Field	Bengaluru Urban	16,998

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.

Computer Science — 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 Computer Science?: Of 133 colleges with verified Karnataka DCET figures, R V College of Engineering in Bengaluru Urban closed tightest at General Merit rank 17. A tighter rank means more candidates wanted that seat — it is not a measure of teaching.
What Karnataka DCET rank do I need for Computer Science?: There is no single number. Across 133 colleges the General Merit closing rank ranged from 17 to 16,998 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 Computer Science?: Colleges with verified Karnataka DCET closing ranks for Computer Science are spread across 26 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.

Computer Science by rank band

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

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