Career Point University (CPU), Kota

Tuition for 2026-27 is Rs 65,000 a semester (Rs 1,30,000 a year) for B.Tech CSE and Rs 70,000 a semester (Rs 1,40,000 a year) for the AI and ML, Cyber Security and Cloud Computing, and Full Stack Development and Cloud Computing tracks. Exam fee Rs 3,000 and development fee Rs 8,000 a semester, a one-time Rs 5,000 admission fee and Rs 3,000 refundable caution money are extra (course fee details 2026-27).

Tuition for 2026-27 a year (semester fee x 2): MBA (HR, Marketing, Finance) Rs 1,28,000; MBA core Rs 1,40,000; PGDM Rs 1,28,000; BBA Rs 62,000 (Data Analytics and Visualization Rs 74,000); BCA Rs 62,000 (specialisations Rs 74,000); MCA Rs 58,000 (AI and ML, Data Science Rs 74,000). Exam and development fees of Rs 3,000 each a semester are extra (course fee details 2026-27).

For 2026-27 the annual hostel fee for two semesters (10 months) is Rs 70,000 for a double air-cooled room, Rs 80,000 single air-cooled and Rs 90,000 single AC in the boys' Nilgiri Hostel, and Rs 84,000 for a double AC room in the girls' Nilanchal Hostel. It includes lodging, mess and security, and the table lists a Rs 5,000 security amount. AC electricity above a limit is charged extra and the fee may be revised by 10-15% a year.

The NIRF 2026 data covers the 2024-25 graduating batch: 301 of 601 graduates were placed. Median salary of placed graduates was Rs 3,00,000 for UG 4-year, Rs 2,50,000 for UG 3-year, Rs 5,00,000 for PG 2-year and Rs 3,10,000 for PG-integrated programmes. The placement statistics page prints a highest package of Rs 33 LPA and an average of Rs 3.8 LPA under 2023-24.

CPUEST (Career Point Scholastic Aptitude Test) is the university's aptitude test for B.Tech applicants without direct admission (JEE Main percentile above 75 or Class 12 PCM/PCB above 60%). It covers Class 11-12 mathematics, physics and chemistry, online or at the Kota campus. The 2026 test was on 28 March 2026 (application deadline 27 March 2026); no 2027 dates are published (checked 16 October 2026).

For 2026-27 B.Tech tuition scholarships run from 10% to 50% on Class 12 PCM marks (50% above 95%) and 20% to 60% on JEE Main percentile (60% above 98), for admission by 30 June 2026 and lower later. M.Tech, MBA, M.Pharm and MPT get 5% to 30% on graduation marks, other courses 5% to 20%, plus an early-admission benefit of Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000. B.Sc Agriculture, government-counselling admissions and D.Pharm get only the early-admission benefit.

NAAC accredited the university at B++ with a CGPA of 2.78 on a four-point scale (first cycle) in a certificate dated 26 September 2025, valid up to 25 September 2030. The university submitted NIRF 2026 data but is not in the NIRF 2025 ranked lists that were checked, so no rank is given.

Yes. It is a private university set up under the Career Point University, Kota Act, 2012 (Act No. 13 of 2012), on National Highway 52 at Alaniya, Kota, Rajasthan 325003, on a campus of about 50 acres. Career Point University, Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh is a separate university of the same group.

No. The Kota university was set up by a Rajasthan Act in 2012 and the Hamirpur university by a Himachal Pradesh Act; both belong to the Career Point group, and the Kota university's own about page lists them as two campuses with separate websites, cpur.in and cpuh.in.

Career Point University, Kota admits students on Class 12 or graduation marks, with its own aptitude test (CPUEST) for B.Tech, BBA, BCA, MBA and MCA, and national scores where the pages name them: JEE Main for B.Tech, CAT or CMAT for MBA, GATE for M.Tech and GPAT for M.Pharm. The 2027 schedule is not published (checked 16 October 2026); the 2026 B.Tech cycle opened in March 2026, held CPUEST on 28 March 2026 and began the batch in July 2026.

Career Point University (CPU), Kota offers 73 programmes in Engineering, Management, Science, Arts & Humanities, Law, Education, Agriculture, Pharmacy, Computer Applications and Paramedical, including Bachelor of Technology, Master of Technology, Diploma in Engineering, Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration and Post Graduate Diploma in Management.

Depending on the course, admission to Career Point University (CPU), Kota is through JEE Main, CPUEST, GATE, CUET UG, CAT, CMAT, MAT and XAT.

Career Point University (CPU), Kota lists approval or accreditation from UGC, NAAC, BCI, PCI and NCTE.

Career Point University (CPU), Kota is also known as CPU Kota and Career Point University Kota.