R V College of Engineering in Bengaluru offers a two-year, full-time M.Tech in Highway Technology through its Civil Engineering department. The course started in 2009 and takes 18 students a year. KEA fills 10 of these seats through counselling. NBA has accredited the course till 2027, and the college holds a NAAC A+ grade. The full fee for a PGCET seat is INR 2.26 Lakhs without the college bus. You get the seat with a PGCET rank or a GATE score. In round 1 of 2026 the General seat closed at rank 4,733. RVCE M.Tech students of the Class of 2024 had a median pay of INR 7 LPA, and 75% of them were placed.
RVCE M.Tech Highway Technology Fees
The total fees with the college bus is INR 2.96 Lakhs, while the fees without it is INR 2.26 Lakhs. The fee paid to KEA in year 1 is INR 80,110 and the tuition fee in year 2 is INR 69,300. You pay the KEA fee online when you take the seat. You pay the college fee of INR 32,540 at RVCE when you report. The bus is your choice and costs INR 35,000 a year.
Fee head
Amount
How it is charged
Year 1 fee paid at KEA
INR 80,110
One time, when you take the seat
Year 1 college fee at RVCE
INR 32,540
One time, INR 34,040 if your degree is from outside Karnataka
Year 2 tuition fee
INR 69,300
One time, in year 2
Year 2 other fees, VTU fee included
INR 43,850
One time, in year 2
College bus, if you take it
INR 70,000
INR 35,000 a year, 2 years
Total, no bus
INR 2.26 Lakhs
Full course
Total with bus
INR 2.96 Lakhs
Full course
RVCE M.Tech Highway Technology Admission Dates
Round 1 fee payment and reporting closed on 12 Oct 2026. You can reorder your round 2 options till 15 Oct 2026. KEA then puts out the round 2 result, and classes are expected to start in Nov 2026. Keep your KEA confirmation slip and fee receipt ready for reporting.
Event
Date
Status
PGCET registration, last date to apply
23 Mar 2026 to 8 Apr 2026
Over
PGCET M.Tech exam
23 May 2026
Over
PGCET result and rank
19 Aug 2026
Over
Round 1 option entry
11 Sep 2026 to 17 Sep 2026
Over
Round 1 allotment result
25 Sep 2026
Over
Round 1 fee payment and reporting, last date
12 Oct 2026
Over
Round 2 option change, last date
13 Oct 2026 to 15 Oct 2026
Confirmed
Round 2 allotment result
Oct 2026
Tentative
Round 2 fee payment and reporting
Nov 2026
Tentative
Classes start
Nov 2026
Tentative
RVCE M.Tech Highway Technology Eligibility
You need a B.E. or B.Tech with 50% marks across all years, or 45% if you are an SC or ST student from Karnataka. You also need a PGCET 2026 rank or a valid GATE score. KEA gives seats to GATE students before PGCET rank holders. If your marks are below the limit, you cannot take this seat.
Requirement
What you need
Degree
B.E. or B.Tech
Degree marks
50% in all years, 45% for SC and ST students from Karnataka
Exam
PGCET 2026 rank, or a valid GATE score from 2024, 2025 or 2026
PGCET paper
Civil Engineering, written on 23 May 2026
RVCE M.Tech Highway Technology Admission Process
KEA allots the seat on your PGCET rank or GATE score and the options you enter. You then pay the fee to KEA, report at RVCE with your originals and pay the college fee. If you do not report by the last date, you lose the seat.
Step
What you do
Register for PGCET
Fill the KEA form and pay the form fee
Write the exam
Take the Civil Engineering paper
Enter options
List RVCE Highway Technology on the KEA portal in your order of choice
Take the seat
Pick your choice after the allotment and pay the fee to KEA
Report at RVCE
Go to the Civil Engineering department with your originals and pay the college fee
RVCE M.Tech Highway Technology Cutoff
The General seat closed at rank 4,733 in round 1 of 2026, and the 3A seat at 5,750. Reserved seats went to later ranks, up to 11,508 for one SC group. In 2025 the General closing rank moved from 2,933 in round 1 to 6,164 in round 2. So a rank a little past the round 1 close can still get a seat later.
Category
Closing rank
Round and year
General
4,733
Round 1, 2026
2A
10,050
Round 1, 2026
2B
8,667
Round 1, 2026
3A
5,750
Round 1, 2026
SC group 1
11,508
Round 1, 2026
SC group 4
8,486
Round 1, 2026
ST
11,262
Round 1, 2026
General
2,933
Round 1, 2025
General
6,164
Round 2, 2025
RVCE M.Tech Highway Technology Placements
RVCE M.Tech students of the Class of 2024 had a median pay of INR 7 LPA, and 75% were placed. RVCE does not publish pay for this course alone. In the 2020 to 2022 batch, 14 students got job letters, four of them from WS Atkins. Most went to firms that design roads and transport projects.
Metric
Value
Median pay, all RVCE M.Tech
INR 7 LPA, Class of 2024
Placed, all RVCE M.Tech
161 of 215, which is 75%
Highway batch of 2020 to 2022
14 students with job letters
Biggest recruiter
WS Atkins, four students
Other recruiters
WSP, Mott MacDonald, Arcadis, SECON and Aerotide
Government jobs
BBMP and the state urban transport body
RVCE M.Tech Highway Technology Scholarships
The fee waivers take INR 40,000 to INR 69,300 off the course fee. The SC and ST waiver for family incomes from INR 2.5 Lakhs to INR 10 Lakhs gives the most. You enter your income certificate number in the PGCET form to claim it. The AICTE GATE scholarship pays INR 12,400 a month, but not with another government scholarship.
Scholarship
Who can get it
Amount or waiver
SC and ST fee waiver
SC or ST from Karnataka, family income below INR 2.5 Lakhs
INR 40,000 over the course
SC and ST half fee waiver
SC or ST from Karnataka, income INR 2.5 Lakhs to INR 10 Lakhs
INR 69,300 over the course
Category-1 fee waiver
Category-1 from Karnataka, family income below INR 2.5 Lakhs
INR 40,000 over the course
AICTE GATE scholarship
Valid GATE score, no other government scholarship
INR 12,400 a month
RVCE M.Tech Highway Technology Ranking
RVCE stands #50 in Collegedunia's B.Tech ranking 2026 and in the 101 to 150 group of NIRF engineering 2025. It holds NAAC A+, and NBA has accredited this course till 2027. Collegedunia ranks on fees, placements and reviews. NIRF ranks on data the college files every year.
Ranking body
Year
Rank or grade
Collegedunia B.Tech ranking
2026
#50
NIRF Engineering
2025
101 to 150
NIRF Engineering
2024
#99
NAAC
Current cycle
A+
NBA, this course
2024 to 2027
Accredited
RVCE M.Tech Highway Technology Course Structure
Semester 1 covers pavement materials and traffic engineering, and semester 4 is one major project. Each semester carries 20 credits, 80 in all. Semester 3 adds an internship and a minor project. You also pick electives such as road safety, highway geometric design and highway economics.
Semester
What you study
Semester 1, 20 credits
Maths, pavement materials, traffic engineering, a MATLAB and Python lab, two electives
Semester 2, 20 credits
Pavement analysis and design, transport planning, research methods, a GPS and AutoCAD lab
Semester 3, 20 credits
Highway construction and maintenance, one elective, an internship and a minor project
Semester 4, 20 credits
The major project and one online course
RVCE M.Tech Highway Technology Seats and Intake
The course takes 18 students a year, and management tuition is INR 3 Lakhs a year. KEA fills 10 of these seats: 9 for Rest of Karnataka and 1 for Kalyana Karnataka. The rest are management seats, which the RSST trust gives on an email request. You still need a PGCET rank or a GATE score for one.
Quota
Seats or fee
Total intake
18 a year
KEA, Rest of Karnataka
9 seats
KEA, Kalyana Karnataka
1 seat
Management quota tuition
INR 3 Lakhs a year, plus about INR 65,000 a year in other fees
Should you pick M.Tech Highway Technology at RVCE?
This course suits Civil Engineering graduates who want to design and build roads with a design firm or a government body.
Pick it if:
You want a job with a road design firm: WS Atkins hired four students from one recent batch, and WSP and Mott MacDonald also hired.
You want to work on real road projects: semester 3 has an internship and a minor project, and semester 4 is one major project.
You are from a reserved category in Karnataka: in round 1 of 2026, 2A, 2B and ST seats went to much later ranks.
You want the fee back fast: the median pay of RVCE M.Tech students is about three times the full fee, as the ROI tile shows.
Skip it if:
You want many companies to visit for your course: the batch is only 18, and some recent students joined BBMP or a state transport body.
You want the exact pay for this course: RVCE does not publish it, and INR 7 LPA is the median for all its M.Tech courses.
You want city transport planning more than road building: most subjects are on pavements and road construction, and transport planning is one subject in semester 2.
You plan to wait for the last round: round 1 fee and reporting closed on 12 Oct 2026, and an unpaid seat goes back to KEA.
Counsellor's advice
If you hold this seat from round 1, keep it unless round 2 offers a course you want more. If your General rank is past 4,733, list it in round 2 but keep a safer college above it.
M.Tech Highway Technology Eligibility▾
Degree: A B.E. or B.Tech degree. Civil Engineering is the usual route into this course.
Degree marks: 50% across all years. 45% for SC and ST students from Karnataka.
Exam: A PGCET 2026 rank, or a valid GATE score from 2024, 2025 or 2026.
GATE first: KEA gives seats to GATE students before PGCET rank holders.
Management seat: Email the RSST trust with your mark cards. You still need a PGCET rank or GATE score.
M.Tech Highway Technology Admission Process▾
Register for PGCET: KEA (Karnataka Examinations Authority) takes the form in March and April.
Write the exam: The M.Tech Civil Engineering paper is held in May. GATE students can skip it.
Enter options: List RVCE Highway Technology on the KEA portal in your order of choice.
Pick your choice: After allotment, Choice 1 takes the seat. Choice 2 keeps it and tries for a better one.
Pay and report: Pay the fee to KEA, then report at RVCE with originals by the last date, or you lose the seat.
M.Tech Highway Technology Admission Dates 2026
▾
These are the official 2026 dates. Tap 2027 Session for expected dates of the next batch.
The 2027 calendar is not out yet. These dates are estimates based on 2026.
Over
23 Mar 2026 to 8 Apr 2026
PGCET registration
Last date to apply was 8 Apr 2026. The form fee was due by 10 Apr 2026.
Over
23 May 2026
PGCET M.Tech exam
The Civil Engineering paper was held from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm.
Over
19 Aug 2026
PGCET result and rank
Your PGCET rank card is the rank KEA reads in every round.
Over
11 Sep 2026 to 17 Sep 2026
Round 1 option entry
You listed courses and colleges in your order of choice.
Over
25 Sep 2026
Round 1 allotment result
General seats in this course closed at rank 4,733.
Over
12 Oct 2026
Round 1 fee payment and reporting, last date
You lost the seat if you did not pay and report by 12 Oct 2026.
Confirmed
13 Oct 2026 to 15 Oct 2026
Round 2 option change
You can reorder your options till 10 am on 15 Oct 2026.
Tentative
Oct 2026
Round 2 allotment result
KEA has asked the Supreme Court for time for two more rounds.
Tentative
Nov 2026
Round 2 fee payment and reporting
Pay and report at RVCE by the date KEA sets, or you lose the seat.
Tentative
Nov 2026
Classes start
Classes for the 2025 batch started on 3 Nov 2025.
Tentative
Mar 2027
PGCET registration, last date to apply
Expected to open in March, as in 2026. The last date is usually in early April.
Tentative
May 2027
PGCET M.Tech exam
Expected in late May, as in 2026.
Tentative
Aug 2027
PGCET result and rank
Expected in August.
Tentative
Sep 2027
Round 1 option entry and allotment
Expected in September.
Tentative
Oct 2027
Round 1 fee payment and reporting
Expected about two weeks after the allotment.
Tentative
Oct 2027
Round 2 allotment
Expected in October.
Tentative
Nov 2027
Classes start
Expected in November, as in 2025.
Source: KEA PGCET 2026 notices and the RVCE admission notice. Confirm on the official site before you act.
RVCE M.Tech Highway Technology Fees 2026
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This is the full 2-year cost, not one year. Turn on the toggle to add the college bus.
Year 1 fee paid at KEA
One time, in year 1, when you take the seat
INR 80,110
Year 1 college fee at RVCE
One time, in year 1, INR 34,040 if your degree is from outside Karnataka
INR 32,540
Year 2 tuition fee
One time, in year 2, the 2025-26 fee
INR 69,300
Year 2 other fees, VTU fee included
One time, in year 2, the 2025-26 fee
INR 43,850
Add the college bus
College bus
Per year × 2, INR 35,000 a year
INR 70,000
Total course fee
INR 2.26 Lakhs
2 years · PGCET seat fees, bus not added
Total course fee
INR 2.96 Lakhs
2 years · PGCET seat fees + college bus
Education loan EMI
INR 3,807
7 yr · 10.5% per year
ROI
310%
median pay of RVCE M.Tech students INR 7 LPA vs the full fee
Education loan EMI
INR 4,987
7 yr · 10.5% per year
ROI
237%
median pay of RVCE M.Tech students INR 7 LPA vs the full fee
Source: RVCE PG fee circulars 2025-26 and the KEA PG fee order. Confirm on the official site before you act.
Will your PGCET rank get you Highway Technology at RVCE?
Pick your category. The cutoff ranges are KEA's round 1 closing ranks for 2026, Rest of Karnataka seats.
Category
General · Rest of Karnataka
4,733 or better: yes, this rank got a seat in round 1 of 2026. Pay and report on time.
4,734 to 11,508: maybe in round 2. 11,508 was the last rank any category reached in round 1.
Worse than 11,508: not in round 1 of 2026. Keep a safer college in your options.
2A · Rest of Karnataka
10,050 or better: yes, this rank got a seat in round 1 of 2026. Pay and report on time.
10,051 to 11,508: maybe in round 2. 11,508 was the last rank any category reached in round 1.
Worse than 11,508: not in round 1 of 2026. Keep a safer college in your options.
2B · Rest of Karnataka
8,667 or better: yes, this rank got a seat in round 1 of 2026. Pay and report on time.
8,668 to 11,508: maybe in round 2. 11,508 was the last rank any category reached in round 1.
Worse than 11,508: not in round 1 of 2026. Keep a safer college in your options.
3A · Rest of Karnataka
5,750 or better: yes, this rank got a seat in round 1 of 2026. Pay and report on time.
5,751 to 11,508: maybe in round 2. 11,508 was the last rank any category reached in round 1.
Worse than 11,508: not in round 1 of 2026. Keep a safer college in your options.
ST · Rest of Karnataka
11,262 or better: yes, this rank got a seat in round 1 of 2026. Pay and report on time.
11,263 to 11,508: maybe in round 2. 11,508 was the last rank any category reached in round 1.
Worse than 11,508: not in round 1 of 2026. Keep a safer college in your options.
EDITOR'S NOTE
In 2025 the General close moved from 2,933 in round 1 to 6,164 in round 2. So keep this course in your round 2 options even if your rank is past the round 1 close.
Answer two questions to see the fee waiver you can claim. Confirm the final amount with the college.
Category
Annual family income
Scholarships you missedYou do not qualify on your answers. Tap to see why.▾
Each card below says who the waiver is for. Only one waiver applies to a student.
SC and ST fee waiver
INR 40,000
Social Welfare Department, Karnataka
Takes off the government college fee of INR 20,000 a year.
Who qualifies: SC or ST from Karnataka, family income below INR 2.5 Lakhs a yearApply in the PGCET form
Not eligible on your answers
SC and ST half fee waiver
INR 69,300
Social Welfare Department, Karnataka
Takes off half the tuition fee, INR 34,650 a year.
Who qualifies: SC or ST from Karnataka, family income INR 2.5 Lakhs to INR 10 Lakhs a yearApply in the PGCET form
Not eligible on your answers
Category-1 fee waiver
INR 40,000
Backward Classes Welfare Department, Karnataka
Takes off the government college fee of INR 20,000 a year.
Who qualifies: Category-1 from Karnataka, family income below INR 2.5 Lakhs a yearApply in the PGCET form
Not eligible on your answers
No fee waiver matches these answers. Ask the college about paying in parts and about education loans.
Estimated total waiver
INR 0
Your net course fee: INR 2.26 Lakhs
Estimated total waiver
INR 40,000
Your net course fee: INR 1.86 Lakhs
Estimated total waiver
INR 69,300
Your net course fee: INR 1.56 Lakhs
RVCE M.Tech Highway Technology vs similar colleges
Tap a college to see it next to RVCE. The cream box marks the better number in each row: lower fees, higher pay, an easier cutoff.
Compare with
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R V College of Engineering
Bengaluru, Highway Technology
Compared with
B.M.S. College of Engineering
Bengaluru, Transportation Engineering and Management
Compared with
University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering
Bengaluru, Highway Engineering
Compared with
Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering
Bengaluru, Highway Technology
Compared with
VTU Extension Centre, RASTA Center for Road Technology
Bengaluru, Highway Technology
Total fees2 years, no bus
INR 2.26 Lakhs
PGCET seat
Not published
Not published
Not published
Not published
Median payall M.Tech courses
INR 7 LPA
Class of 2024
INR 7.2 LPA
INR 0.2 LPA more
Not published
INR 7 LPA
Same pay, Class of 2025
Not published
Placement rateall M.Tech courses
75%
Class of 2024
56%
19 points lower
Not published
80%
5 points higher, Class of 2025
Not published
Closing rankPGCET General, round 1 of 2026
4,733
Round 1, 2026
7,814
3,081 places easier
8,060
3,327 places easier
11,118
6,385 places easier
11,019
6,286 places easier
SeatsKEA seats, 2026
10
KEA, 2026
11
1 more
8
2 fewer
10
Same
14
4 more
In short
BMSCE teaches transport planning and management, not road design, and its seat was easier to get in round 1. If you want transport planning, list BMSCE; if you want to design roads, keep RVCE above it.
In short
UVCE closed at a later rank than RVCE in round 1 and has fewer KEA seats. If your rank is past 4,733, list UVCE below RVCE so you still get a highway course.
In short
DSCE has the same number of KEA seats and a much easier close, and its M.Tech median pay matched RVCE's. If RVCE does not come in round 2, DSCE is a fair backup for the same course.
In short
RASTA has more KEA seats and an easier close, but it does not publish its fee or placements. If you take RASTA over RVCE, ask for its fee and job list before you pay.
Fees and pay can change. Check each college site before you decide.
FAQs on RVCE M.Tech Highway Technology
Straight answers to what students ask before they decide.
Is M.Tech Highway Technology at RVCE worth the fee?▾
Yes, for most students who take a PGCET seat. The full fee is INR 2.26 Lakhs without the bus, and RVCE M.Tech students had a median pay of INR 7 LPA in the Class of 2024. So one year of pay covers the fee about three times. If a loan pays your fee, check the EMI tile in the fee block above first.
What job will I get after this course?▾
Most students join firms that design roads and transport projects. In the 2020 to 2022 batch, WS Atkins hired four students, and WSP, Mott MacDonald, Arcadis and SECON also hired. A few joined BBMP or a state transport body. If you want a site or design job on roads, this course fits it.
Should I take this seat if my rank is just past the round 1 close?▾
Keep it in your options, but do not count on it. The General seat closed at rank 4,733 in round 1 of 2026. In 2025 the close moved from 2,933 to 6,164 by round 2, so a later round can reach your rank. Keep a safer college above it in your list.
Who should not take this course here?▾
Skip it if you want many companies to visit for your course alone, or if you want city transport planning more than road building. The batch is only 18 students, and most subjects are on pavements and road construction. If either matters more to you, look at a transport planning course instead.
Is this course better than M.Tech Structural Engineering at RVCE for me?▾
Pick Highway Technology if you want to work on roads, pavements and traffic. Pick Structural Engineering if you want to design buildings and bridges. Structural Engineering closed at a much earlier rank in round 1 of 2026, so it is harder to get. Choose by the work you want to do, not by the rank alone.
Is this course good for a government job?▾
Yes, it helps. Some recent students joined BBMP and the state urban transport body, and the course teaches the road design and maintenance work these bodies do. You still need to clear the government recruitment exam for the post. Watch the state public works and city body job notices from your second year.
Is this course good for research or a Ph.D. later?▾
Yes, if you plan for it early. The Civil Engineering department is a VTU research centre, so you can do a Ph.D. here after the M.Tech. Semester 4 is one major project, which is your best chance to write a research paper. Talk to a faculty guide in semester 2 about the topic.
Will I get placed if few companies come for this course?▾
Most students do get jobs, but some find them on their own. In the 2020 to 2022 batch, 14 students got job letters. Across all RVCE M.Tech courses, 75% of the Class of 2024 was placed. Use your semester 3 internship to get a job offer from the same firm.
How do I get admission to this course?▾
Register for PGCET with KEA, write the Civil Engineering paper and enter RVCE Highway Technology in your options. A valid GATE score also works and gets seats first. After allotment, pay the fee to KEA and report at RVCE with your originals by the last date, or you lose the seat.
What is the full fee for the course?▾
The full 2-year fee for a PGCET seat is INR 2.26 Lakhs without the college bus. With the bus it comes to INR 2.96 Lakhs. You pay INR 80,110 to KEA and INR 32,540 at RVCE in year 1, and the rest in year 2. The fee block above shows each part.
Can I get a scholarship or a stipend?▾
Yes, if you qualify. SC, ST and Category-1 students from Karnataka get a fee waiver of INR 40,000 to INR 69,300 over the course, based on family income. GATE students can get the AICTE scholarship of INR 12,400 a month, but not together with another government scholarship. Use the calculator above for your case.
Is there a management seat, and what does it cost?▾
Yes. The RSST trust gives management seats when you email your mark cards, and you still need a PGCET rank or a GATE score. Management tuition is INR 3 Lakhs a year, plus about INR 65,000 a year in other fees. That is much more than a PGCET seat, so try the KEA route first.
Admission to the college through the PGCET 2018 exam was based on a 100-mark test, held offline. The exam had two parts: Part 1 with 50 questions worth 1 mark each, and Part 2 with 25 questions worth 2 marks each. Rankings were based on scores, with GATE-qualified students receiving ranks up to 2000, and PGCET students starting from rank 2001. Document verification and seat allocation followed, allowing students to choose colleges based on their ranks.
Admission to RVCE required payment of fees prescribed by KEA plus an additional 20,000 INR. The college's fee structure is considered expensive, with an annual fee of around 120,000 INR, plus extra costs like parking and exam hall ticket fees. The PG section in highway technology has three experienced faculty members known for their effective teaching and support. Engineering and computer science students generally have excellent placement opportunities, whereas highway technology students face limited placements but can pursue government jobs.
Internships are mandatory in the third semester, lasting about six months, with stipends varying by project. GATE-qualified students receive a monthly stipend of Rs 12,500 from AICTE, and there is a fee concession scholarship for PG CET students from the Karnataka government.
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