There are many top M.Tech Colleges in Kerala including IIST Thiruvanthapuram, NIT Calicut, etc. They are ranked by NIRF among the top engineering colleges in India. There are a total of 129 colleges, out of which 83 are private M.Tech Colleges in Kerala and 46 are public. 

• Of all these colleges, the NIT Calicut is the best college in Kerala which provides an M.Tech course to the students. It is also one of the finest institutes in the country. The institute has a NIRF 2019 Engineering rank of 28.
• Some of the other popular M.Tech colleges are the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Thiruvananthapuram, Government College of Engineering Kannur, NSS College of Engineering Palakkad, and Government Engineering College Kozhikode.
• Admission to most of these colleges is offered through the GATE Exam. The average annual fee for M.Tech students is around INR 1,00,000.
• Hundreds of companies provide jobs to M.Tech students every year. The average CTC ranges from 3 to 3.5 lakhs. The M.Tech students also receive a monthly stipend throughout the course.

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Top M.Tech Colleges in Kerala: Rankings

Kerala is one such state which promotes education for all. It has some of the finest educational institutes in the country which provide an excellent education to the students. There are several engineering colleges as well which offer M.Tech courses to the students in various important streams. Here, we have ranked some of the Top M.Tech colleges in India based on various ranking schemes.

Top M.Tech Colleges in Kerala: NIRF Rankings 2022

National Institutional Ranking Framework is a method adopted by the Indian government to rank top Education institutions in India based on various parameters. It is under the Ministry of Education. Every year NIRF publishes ranking lists of top Institutions in India for different domains. NIRF is the most trustworthy and popular Ranking agency in India.

NIRF ranks the institutions across India based on 5 parameters and they are (1) Teaching, Learning & Resources, (2) Research and Professional Practice, (3) Graduation Outcomes, (4) Outreach and Inclusivity, and, (5) Perception. The rendered pie chart below depicts the weightage of different parameters used for Ranking top colleges in India:

• As per NIRF 2022 Ranking, NIT Calicut is the best MTech college in Kerala. NIT Calicut is ranked 25 with a NIRF score of 56.48 among the top Engineering colleges in India. 
• Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Thiruvananthapuram, College of Engineering Trivandrum, and GEC Thrissur are the best Government MTech colleges in Kerala.
• TKM College of Engineering Kollam is one of the top Engineering colleges in India offering MTech courses. The Institute is ranked between 201-250. 
• The top MTech colleges in Kerala also include Model Engineering College-Cochin, Muthoot Institute of Technology & Science-Puthencruz, etc.

NIRF does not rank top MTech colleges in India, instead, each year it releases the list of top Engineering colleges in India. Tabulated below are some of the top MTech colleges in Kerala as per the NIRF 2022 Ranking:

Top M.Tech Colleges in Kerala: India Today Rankings 2022

India Today is one of the leading and well-reputed English news magazines in India which is published by Living Media India Limited every week. The Marketing & Development Research Associates (MDRA), a marketing and research firm from Delhi and India Today together conducts a college ranking survey. It ranked Indian colleges in different domains like Science, Arts, Commerce, Management, Engineering, etc.

The weightage of different parameters based on which Outlook ranks a college is tabulated below:

• India today ranking 2022 has ranked around 255 top engineering colleges in India, amongst them 5 top Engineering colleges in Kerala secure a rank.
• Government Model Engineering College Kochi is the best Mtech college in Kerala. The Institute is ranked 40th among the top Engineering colleges in India.
• School of Engineering Cochin University of Science and Technology Kochi is ranked 92 followed by SCMS School of Engineering and Technology Ernakulam at 109th place.
• TKM College of Engineering Kollam and Vedavyasa Institute of Technology Malappuram are some other top Engineering colleges in Kerala offering MTech courses.

The table below lists the top MTech colleges in Kerala ranked by the India Today Ranking 2022.

Top M.Tech Colleges in Kerala: Outlook Rankings 2022

Outlook or Outlook ICARE Ranking is one of India's most trusted private Ranking agencies. Each year it publishes a list for ranking top institutions of different domains. Outlook ranks an Institute based on different parameters such as placement records, Education quality, etc.

The weightage of different parameters based on which Outlook ranks a college is tabulated below:

• Only two M.Tech colleges of Kerala have been included in the list the of top 150 engineering colleges of Kerala.
• Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, Kochi has a 2019 rank of 61.
• The other college which has been included in this list is SCMS School of Engineering and Technology

Below is a list of top MTech colleges in Kerala ranked by the Outlook Icare 2022:

MTech Government Colleges in Kerala

Tabulated below is the list of top Government MTech colleges in Kerala along with with their fee structure.

Top M.Tech Colleges in Kerala: ROI (Rate on Investment)

ROI or Return on Investment gives you an idea about the average tuition fee and the annual placement package of the colleges. Here, we have listed some of the best M.Tech colleges in Kerala based on their ROI rank.: 

• From the rankings, we can observe that the IISST Thiruvananthapuram is the best M.Tech college in of Kerala as per the ROI rank.
• It has an annual placement package of 12.5 LPA
• Other colleges of Kerala which have been included in the list are the National Institute of Technology Calicut, Government Engineering College Kozhikode, and College of Engineering Trivandrum.

Top M.Tech Colleges in Kerala: Admission Process

There are around  129 M.Tech colleges in Kerala out of which 47 are government colleges and 82 are private institutes.

The colleges accept students based on their GAscoresore. Each college has in cut-off based on which students are admitted.

Some of the top M.Tech colleges of Kerala have been shortlisted below:

IIST Thiruvananthapuram

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram is an institution that works under the Department of Space. The institute is supported by the Indian Space Research Organization or ISRO. It has a NIRF 2019 Engineering rank of 30.

• IIST was founded in the year 2007 and conducts several of space-related programs.
• The institute offers various undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate programs in space science.
• Various part-time postgraduate courses are also offered to the students.
• The most popular courses offered by the institute are  B. Tech and M.Tech.
• Most of the students of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology get recruited to ISRO.
• Many of the students get placed in various R&D organizations like Agnikul Cosmos Pvt. Ltd, Cypress Semiconductors and Continental Automotives.
• The average package offered to the students in 2019 was INR 12,50,000.
• The average annual tuition fee is INR 33,300.

The number of recruiters who have visited the college campus in the last 5 years  has been shown below:

Source: Official website 

NIT Calicut

National Institute of Technology, Calicut is an autonomous institute that was established in the year 1961. It is one of the most profound institutions in the country for technical education.

• NIT Calicut offers Bachelors’s, Masters's, and Ph.D. courses to the candidates.
• Some of the most popular courses offered by the institute include B.Tech., B.Arch., M.Tech., M.Sc., MCA, MBA, and Ph.D.
• The college accepts B.Tech students based on their JEE Advanced scores and M.Tech student based on their GATE scores.
• It offers M.Tech in various streams.
• Over 90% of the students get placed every year. Some of them acquire internships in reputed concerns also.
• The average placement package is INR 9,56,000 and the average annual fee is INR 90,250.
• Some of the top recruiters are Google, Amazon, IBM, Bank of America, etc.

 The average placement package of different branches of M.Tech in 2019 has been shown below:

Source: Official website

Government College of Engineering, Kannur

Government College of Engineering, Kannur was founded in the year 1986 and it is one of the best engineering colleges in Kerala. The college offers B.Tech and M.Tech courses to students in various popular streams like Computer Science Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Civil Engineering.

• It offers both full-time as well as part-time courses to the students.
• The college is AICTE-approved.
• The college is one of the top 9 Government colleges in Kerala.
• GCE Kannur offers 5 M.Tech courses to students in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and Electronics and Communication Engineering. 
• The M.Tech students are accepted on of their GATE score.
• It provides excellent placement opportunities to the students.
• The annual tuition fee is INR 12,500.
• Some of the top recruiters of the college are TCS, Accenture, CTS, etc.
• This year, a total of 101 students got placed in TCS.

The placement scenario for the 2019 batch has been shown below: 
 

Top M.Tech Colleges in Kerala: Entrance Examinations

The examination based on which the students are admitted to the Top M.Tech colleges of Kerala is GATE. It is held once every year and the GATE score is valid for 3 years.

Top M.Tech Colleges in Kerala: Accepting GATE Score

The GATE Exam is meant for admission to the M.Tech colleges of the country. It is an all-India-based examination and is held once every year.  The students may also get jobs in the various PSUs of the country based on their GAscoresore. There is no age bar to sit for the examination. Anyone can appear for the examination any number of times. Currently, the GATE examination is held for 23 engineering streams.

• The total mark for the examination is 100 and the total time is 3 hours.
• There a is negative marking in case of an incorrect attempt.
• The examination is mostly held in February and the results are declared in March.

Some of the top engineering colleges of Kerala accepting GATE scores are:

• National Institute of Technology, Calicut.
• Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
• Government College of Engineering, Kannur
• NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad
• Government Engineering College Kozhikode.

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Top M.Tech Colleges in Kerala: Placement Wise

The colleges of Kerala are known for their good placements. Although the placement season is not yet over, most of the students have already been offered jobs in various reputed concerns. This year, the placements have been better as compared to the previous years.

• The average number of recruiters in each college is around 25-30.
• The average yearly tuition fee of the M.Tech colleges of Kerala is INR 50,000.
• The average CTC was around INR 6lakhs to 7lakhs.
• The CTCs offered by the top M.Tech colleges in Kerahavehas been shown below:

Source: Official Survey

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