Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences (Karunya University), Coimbatore

2026-27 tuition in the non-scholarship slab (2026-2030 batch): CSE, CSE (AI), CSE (AIML), CSE (Cyber Security), AI and Data Science and ECE Rs 3,03,500 a year; Aerospace, Biomedical, Robotics and Automation and Biotechnology Rs 2,78,500; Civil, Mechanical, EEE and Food Processing Rs 2,38,500. The lowest KEE scholarship slab brings these to Rs 1,49,500, Rs 1,25,000 and Rs 1,00,000. The one-time admission fee of Rs 10,000 and the exam fee are extra.

2026-27 tuition a year: MBA Rs 3,24,000 (Rs 2,74,000 in the KMAT scholarship slab), M.Tech. Rs 1,11,500, B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture Rs 2,93,500, B.Sc. (Hons.) Psychology Rs 1,29,800, B.Com. and B.Sc. forensic science or information security Rs 1,34,800, M.Sc. Biotechnology and Food Science Rs 79,300. Exam fee and other charges are extra.

Phase I is on 9 and 10 January 2027 and Phase II on 9, 10 and 11 April 2027, each with forenoon and afternoon sessions; candidates choose one date and session. B.Tech ranks follow Phase II, tentatively in April 2027. KEE 2026 was held on 10 and 11 January and 10 to 12 April 2026.

2026-27 hostel fee is Rs 8,800 a semester for a dormitory bed up to Rs 70,300 for an AC single room, and mess is Rs 32,300 (vegetarian), Rs 34,500 (non-vegetarian) or Rs 49,900 (special) a semester, so about Rs 82,200 to Rs 2,40,400 a year with mess. A one-time hostel admission fee of Rs 10,000 (non-AC) or Rs 20,000 (AC) applies, and AC rooms pay electricity on actual use.

Yes. The 2026-27 scholarship page lists KEE rank-based B.Tech awards of Rs 25,000 to Rs 1,54,000 a year, Class 12 merit awards of up to Rs 1,30,000 (95% in PCM or PCB), Rs 1,20,000 for 85 percentile in JEE Main, MBA awards of Rs 30,000 to Rs 50,000 (MAT or KMAT), M.Tech. awards of Rs 10,000 to Rs 90,000, and a Founder's Scholarship of 100% tuition waiver for Indian Christian students with family income below Rs 8 lakh.

NAAC grade A++ with a CGPA of 3.53, valid from 16 August 2022 to 15 August 2027, so renewal falls in the 2027 admission year. In NIRF 2025 Karunya is in the 101-150 band in both the University and Engineering categories and in the 151-200 band Overall.

For the 2024-25 graduating batch, the NIRF 2026 data sheet shows 800 of 1,126 four-year UG graduates placed (71%) with a median salary of Rs 4,00,000 a year, and 152 of 324 two-year PG graduates placed with a median of Rs 4,20,000. Karunya's placement page lists a highest offer of Rs 23,50,000 a year for that batch.

Yes. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences was declared a deemed-to-be university under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, by a notification dated 23 June 2004, after starting in 1986 as an engineering college in Coimbatore.

Karunya says KEE is mandatory for admission to all B.Tech programmes, and Single Window Counselling is open to KEE qualifiers. JEE Main appears only in the 2026-27 scholarship page, which gives Rs 1,20,000 a year for 85 percentile in JEE Main.

Karunya admits B.Tech and B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture students through its own online test, the Karunya Entrance Examination (KEE), followed by Single Window Counselling for B.Tech. MBA admission is on the Karunya Management Aptitude Test (KMAT), and other programmes admit on qualifying marks. KEE 2027 Phase I is on 9 and 10 January 2027 and Phase II on 9, 10 and 11 April 2027.

Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences (Karunya University), Coimbatore offers 68 programmes in Engineering, Management, Science, Commerce, Agriculture and Paramedical, including Bachelor of Technology, Master of Technology, Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science (Hons), Bachelor of Science and Master of Science.

Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences (Karunya University), Coimbatore lists approval or accreditation from UGC, AICTE, NAAC, NBA and ICAR.

Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences (Karunya University), Coimbatore is also known as Karunya University and KITS.