CMR University, Bangalore

As listed on the university programme pages on 15 October 2026 (the pages print no session): B.Tech CSE and CSE (Data Science) Rs 1,75,000 a semester (Rs 3,50,000 a year), CSE (AI and ML) Rs 2,00,000 a semester (Rs 4,00,000 a year), and computer engineering, computer science and technology, IT and ECE Rs 1,37,500 a semester (Rs 2,75,000 a year). No fee is printed for B.Tech AI and Data Science.

As listed on 15 October 2026, per semester: MBA Rs 1,75,000 at OMBR and HRBR (Rs 1,50,000 at Lakeside) and Rs 3,00,000 for Technology Management; BBA Rs 55,000 to Rs 62,500; LL.B. Rs 75,000; BA LL.B. and BBA LL.B. (Hons) Rs 85,000; B.Arch Rs 75,000. Fee concessions and scholarships are handled by the admissions office.

B.Tech: KCET, COMEDK UGET, JEE and the university test CMRUAT. B.Arch: NATA or JEE Paper II. MBA: Karnataka PGCET, or CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, ATMA, KMAT or GMAT scores under the management quota. MCA and M.Tech: KEA admission codes are listed for MCA (PGCET) and M.Tech. Law: CLAT, LSAT or CMRUAT, and CLAT is not mandatory. The admissions page also offers direct admission to students who have appeared for CUET.

CMRUAT is the university's own entrance test, named on the programme pages for B.Tech, BBA, MBA, M.Tech, M.Sc Clinical Psychology and law. The B.A. LL.B. page says it is held in May. No CMRUAT 2027 date, syllabus or fee is published on cmr.edu.in (checked 15 October 2026).

NIRF 2026 data for the 2024-25 graduating batch: 1,711 of 2,296 graduates placed (74.5%, summed from the sheet). Median salary Rs 4,25,000 for four-year undergraduate programmes, Rs 4,20,000 for three-year undergraduate and Rs 4,50,000 for two-year postgraduate programmes. The university blog (4 May 2026, batch not stated) mentions a highest package of Rs 18 lakh in engineering.

NAAC accredited the university at A grade in August 2025, its first cycle; the CGPA and validity are not on the pages checked. CMR University submitted NIRF 2026 data in the Overall, Law, Management and Sustainable Institution categories, and no rank was found on its pages.

It is a state private university set up by the CMR University Act, 2013 (Karnataka Act No. 45 of 2013) and recognised by the UGC in a letter of November 2015. It is not a deemed university.

The 2026-27 scholarship document lists merit awards for management-quota students (for example Rs 60,000 for B.Tech CSE at 90% and above, Rs 75,000 for MBA), entrance-test awards for K-UGCET, JEE Advanced, PGCET, CAT, XAT, MAT, CLAT and LSAT scorers, and defence, NCC, sibling, disability, sports, employee and alumni awards. They apply to the first year only and a student can use one scholarship a year.

Lakeside (Chagalatti, 562149), OMBR (Banaswadi, 560043) and HRBR (Kalyan Nagar, 560043) in Bengaluru. Hostels, which the university calls student quarters, have single to four-sharing rooms, but the hostel page and 2026 hostel guide publish no fee and refer students to Campus House.

Admission at CMR University depends on the programme. B.Tech seats are filled through KCET (government quota) and COMEDK UGET, MBA through Karnataka PGCET or the management quota on CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, ATMA, KMAT or GMAT scores, and law through CLAT, LSAT or the university's own CMRUAT. Most other programmes shortlist on documents, an interview and CMRUAT where applicable.

CMR University, Bangalore offers 60 programmes in Engineering, Management, Science, Commerce, Arts & Humanities, Law, Design, Hospitality, Computer Applications, Architecture and Paramedical, including Bachelor of Technology, Master of Technology, Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science and Master of Science.

CMR University, Bangalore lists approval or accreditation from UGC, NAAC, BCI and COA.

CMR University, Bangalore is also known as CMR University Bangalore and CMRU.