Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering is one of the most sought technical institutes in the country and is featured among Top Engineering Colleges in India. The college is widely known for its BE program offered in 7 specializations. The admissions to BE are granted on the basis of candidate’s merit in COMEDK UGET/ KCET entrance exams. However, a candidate’s performance in 10+2 examinations is also taken into consideration for the same.

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JNNCE launched a new Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning course from the academic year 2020-21 for engineering candidates. A number of projects including E – Yantra, initiated by IIT Bombay, are also ongoing in collaboration with various national and international institutes. 

JNNCE, Shimoga Quick Facts

  • Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering is consistently ranked among Top BTech Colleges in India by various ranking bodies including NIRF, Outlook, Indiatoday, The Week and TOI.
  • It is a private institute approved by AICTE and affiliated to VTU, Belagavi. It is also accredited by NBA and NAAC ‘B’ grade.
  • Along with its flagship course, i.e, BE, the college also offers 3 postgraduate courses, namely, MBA, MCA and MTech.
  • Admissions to all courses offered by JNNCE are entrance based. The college accepts COMEDK/KCET for BE and PGCET for postgraduate courses. 
  • Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering charges around INR 6.78 Lakhs for its BE course. Candidates are also provided various scholarships as per their eligibility, merit and need.
  • JNNCE is spread over a lush green campus of 39.4 acres and offers world class infrastructural facilities for the betterment of its students. It also hosts a number of international and national workshops, conferences, seminars and short term courses throughout the academic year along with INSPIRE internship.
  • The Faculty at JNNCE is highly qualified and well experienced as some of them hold a doctorate degree too. The faculty has presented and published more than 500 papers in national and international seminars, conferences, and journals.
  • JNNCE has an excellent placement record. A total of 329 candidates are placed in top notch companies in the ongoing placement drive for the year 2020-21 and the highest CTC offered is INR 7 LPA by TCS Digital.

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JNNCE, Shimoga Ranking

  • Ranked 80 for BTech by India Today 2020
  • Ranked 48 for BTech by Outlook 2019
  • Ranked 72 for BTech by The Week 2020
  • Ranked 69 for BTech by The Week 2019
  • Ranked 141 for BTech by TOI 2020
  • Ranked 118 for BTech by TOI 2019
  • Ranked 31 in Private Engineering Colleges by The Week 2019
  • Ranked 20 in Private Engineering Colleges South Zone by The Week 2019
  • Ranked 85 in India by Outlook 2019
  • Ranked 20 in Karnataka by Outlook 2019
  • Ranked 11 in Karnataka by India Today 2019 

JNNCE, Shimoga Courses & Fees

Tabulated below are the courses offered by Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering along with eligibility, selection criteria etc details:

Program Program Details Selection Basis 
BE Duration: 4 Years
Specializations: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Information Science & Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Fees: INR 6.78 Lakhs
Intake: 720
Eligibility: 10+2 with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects and Chemistry/ Computer Science/ Electronics/ Biotechnology/ Biology as optional subjects with 45% aggregate marks (40% for reserved category)		 COMEDK UGET/ KCET
MTech Duration: 2 Years
Specializations: Computer Science & Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Management, Networking & Internet Engineering, Design Engineering, Digital Electronics and Communication Systems, Power Electronics
Fees: INR 2.73 Lakhs
Intake: 43
Eligibility: BE/B.Tech in respective discipline with 50% (45% for SC/S) aggregate marks from a recognized institute		 GATE/ PGCET
MBA Duration: 2 Years
Specializations: Finance, Marketing, HR
Fees: INR 2.59 Lakhs
Intake: 120
Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 50% (45% for SC/ST) aggregate marks 		 PGCET/ KMAT/ CMAT
MCA

 		 Duration: 3 Years
Fees: INR 1.54 Lakhs
Intake: 45
Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 50% (45% for SC/ST) aggregate marks 		 PGECET/ KMAT
PhD Duration: 3 Years
Specializations: Engineering, Business Administration, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
Fees: INR 2.11 Lakhs
Eligibility: Master's degree in relevant disciplines from VTU or any other recognized institute		 VTU Eligibility Test for Research

JNNCE, Shimoga Cut-Off

Tabulated below is the KCET 2020 cutoff for candidates belonging to general merit (GM) category Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering:

Specialization First Rank Last Rank
Civil Engineering 52281 79462
Computer Science & Engineering 12287 13130
Electronics and Communication Engineering 26758 28666
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 37694 46968
Information Science & Engineering 20441 24021
Mechanical Engineering 148098 131996
Telecommunication Engineering 95432 146413

Tabulated below is the PGCET 2020 first round cutoff for MBA, MCA and MTech courses for candidates belonging to GM category:

Program First Rank
MBA 5951
MCA 1097
MTech Computer Science & Engineering 10851
MTech Transportation Engineering and Management 5387

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JNNCE, Shimoga Placements

Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering is one of the best institutes in terms of placements as every year candidates are placed in top notch companies including Tech Mahindra, TCS, Godrej, IBM, Dell Technology, Wipro etc with lucrative salary packages. The campus placements for the academic year 2020-21 are ongoing. Below mentioned are the placement highlights of 2021:

  • A total of 376 students are placed till now, out of which, 104 students are placed alone from the ECE department followed by 90 from CSE department.
  • X-workZ ODC hired a maximum number of students, i.e, 65 with a salary package of INR 2.4 LPA followed by TCS which hired a total of 48 candidates with a salary package of INR 3.34 LPA.
  • The highest package offered is INR 7 LPA by TCS Digital.
  • Only 1 candidate is placed from MTech department with a salary package of INR 2.8 LPA by Pentagon Space Pvt Ltd

The course wise placements are tabulated below:

Department No. of Students Placed
MTech 1
MCA 14
CSE 90
ISE 87
ECE 104
TCE 20
EEE 33
Mechanical 24
Civil 3

Placement Statistics:

Tabulated below are the placement statistics of past three years along with highest and average stipend offered:

Year 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18
Total No. of Students Placed 255 348 360
Lowest CTC INR 1.6 LPA INR 2.16 LPA INR 1.20 LPA
Highest CTC INR 10 LPA INR 13.11 LPA INR 7 LPA

JNNCE, Shimoga Scholarships

Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering offers a number of scholarships to different category candidates on the basis of their academic merit, financial backgrounds and needs. Candidates can avail these scholarships as per their eligibility as mentioned below:

  • BCM Category Students Scholarship: Candidates belonging to 2A, 3B, 3B, GM and Cat-1 categories can apply for this scholarship. 
  • SC-ST SSP Scholarship: SC/ST candidates with annual income below INR 2.5 Lakhs are eligible to apply for this scholarship.
  • AICTE Pragati Scheme: Girl candidates pursuing higher education with annual family income less than INR 8 Lakhs are provided financial assistance under this scheme.
  • Merit Cum Minority Scholarship: Minority candidates with 50% marks in 10+2 or graduation degree and annual family income less than INR 2.5 Lakhs are eligible for this scholarship.
  • Fee concession to BCM/OBC candidates is also provided by the institute.

FAQs

Ques. What is your review of Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering, Shimoga?

Ans. JNNCE is one of the best colleges in the country for engineering courses. The college is well equipped with needed lab facilities in all departments. There are four boys hostels in the campus with a total capacity of 744 students and two girls hostels outside the campus with accommodation capacity of 405 students. The college also encourages science forums, university level presentations, projects, cultural activities etc. Placements are also good as students are placed in some of the top companies with an average salary package ranging from INR 2 LPA - INR 3.5 LPA.

Ques. Is there any seat reservation for the BE program at Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering?

Ans. Yes, JNNCE follows the seat reservation norms as per the state government. Below are the details:

  • 45% of the total BE seats are filled by Government of Karnataka through KEA with CET ranking
  • 30% of the seats are filled through COMEDK
  • 25% seats are reserved for candidates applying through Management quota
  • Additionally, 10% of the seats are allotted under lateral entry quota
  • 5% seats are allotted by KEA under Supernumerary Quota (SNQ)
  • J&K students are allotted seats under PMSS quota 

Ques. Which college is better, JNNCE Shimoga or SIT Tumkur?

Ans. JNNCE, Shimoga and SIT Tumkur both are the best engineering colleges in the country. SIT was ranked 82 for BTech in IndiaToday 2020 rankings whereas JNNCE was ranked 80 for BTech in IndiaToday 2020 rankings. Most of the students at SIT are placed from CSE department in some of the top notch companies such as Amazon, Target, IBM, VMware, Accenture, Siemens, Bosch etc and the package offered can be as high as INR 29 LPA whereas the highest package at JNNCE is around INR 14 LPA. 

Ques. Is BVB a better option than JNNCE?

Ans. As per recent rankings, JNNCE has done quietly well as it is ranked 48th best in national private college category & 9th in state. There are good chances of getting placed in core companies and with handsome salary packages. In BVB, Mechanical and Civil departments are the best and they have good experienced faculty. Placements are good for EC, CS and IS and Infosys, Accenture, Bosch and KPIT are the major recruiters at BVB. In terms of infrastructural facilities, JNNCE is better than BVB.

Ques. How can I apply for Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering?

Ans. Candidates can apply either online on the official college website or visit the college themselves and fill and submit the application form along with required documents. The college has started the online application process from July 5, 2021. Candidates also need to appear for and qualify the respective entrance exam for the course in which they are applying for. The college office is open from 10 AM to 5 PM from Monday to Friday & 10 AM - 1PM on Saturdays.