RVCE M.Tech Vlsi Design & Embedded System: Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

R V College of Engineering (RVCE) in Bengaluru offers a two-year, full-time M.Tech in VLSI Design and Embedded Systems with 36 seats. The ECE department started the course in 2005. It teaches chip design, from digital and analog IC design to physical design and embedded systems. RVCE holds NAAC A+ and stands #50 in Collegedunia's B.Tech ranking 2026. The full fee on a PGCET seat is INR 2.26 Lakhs for two years, without hostel. KEA fills 20 seats through PGCET or GATE, and the college fills the rest under the management quota. The General seat closed at PGCET rank 161 in round 1 of 2026. RVCE's M.Tech students had a median pay of INR 7 LPA in the Class of 2024.

RVCE M.Tech VLSI Fees

The total fees with the college bus is INR 2.96 Lakhs, while the fees without it is INR 2.26 Lakhs. The tuition fee is INR 1.49 Lakhs of that. You pay the year 1 tuition fee of INR 80,110 to KEA when you take the seat. You pay the college and VTU fees at RVCE. KEA kept the 2025-26 fee for 2026-27. RVCE does not publish a PG hostel fee.

On a management seat, the tuition fee is INR 8 Lakhs a year. You also pay about INR 65,000 a year in other fees.

RVCE M.Tech VLSI Admission Dates

Round 1 fee payment and reporting closed on 12 Oct 2026. Option rearranging for round 2 is open from 13 Oct 2026 to 15 Oct 2026. KEA has asked the Supreme Court for time to hold two more rounds, so the round 2 date is not fixed. Last year, first-year M.Tech classes started on 3 Nov 2025. Keep your allotment letter and fee receipt ready for reporting.

RVCE M.Tech VLSI Eligibility

You need a B.E. or B.Tech in an Electrical Science branch with 50% marks across all semesters. SC, ST and Category 1 students from Karnataka need 45%. You also need a PGCET rank or a valid GATE score. If your marks are in CGPA, check that they convert to 50% before you apply.

RVCE M.Tech VLSI Admission Process

KEA gives the seat on your PGCET rank and your options. You pay INR 80,110 at KEA and INR 32,540 at RVCE to take it. GATE score holders get seats before PGCET rank holders. You report at RVCE with your papers. If you miss the last date to pay, you lose the seat.

RVCE M.Tech VLSI Cutoff

The General seat closed at PGCET rank 161 in round 1 of 2026. The 3A seat closed at 168 and the 2A seat at 1,098. These are KEA's Rest of Karnataka closing ranks. In 2025, the General close moved from 113 in round 1 to 2,058 in round 2. Later rounds go much further down the list.

RVCE M.Tech VLSI Placements

In 2022-23, 22 of the 41 ECE PG students were placed. All RVCE M.Tech courses together placed 75% of the Class of 2024, at a median pay of INR 7 LPA. The ECE department lists chip companies such as Texas Instruments, Qualcomm, Intel and NXP among its recruiters. RVCE does not publish an average pay for this course alone.

RVCE M.Tech VLSI Scholarships

SC and ST students with a family income up to INR 2.5 Lakhs get the tuition fee of INR 1.49 Lakhs paid back. SC and ST students with an income from INR 2.5 Lakhs to INR 10 Lakhs get half the tuition fee off through KEA. GATE students can get INR 12,400 a month from AICTE. You apply on SSP (the State Scholarship Portal) with your caste and income certificates.

RVCE M.Tech VLSI Ranking

RVCE stands #50 in Collegedunia's B.Tech ranking 2026. NIRF placed it in the 101 to 150 group for engineering in 2025, after #99 in 2024. NAAC gives it an A+ grade. NIRF ranks on data the college sends every year.

RVCE M.Tech VLSI Course Structure

The course has 80 credits over four semesters: 19, 23, 18 and 20. Semester 1 and 2 cover timing analysis, low power and analog IC design, physical design and embedded systems. Semester 3 has a minor project and an internship, and semester 4 is the major project.

RVCE M.Tech VLSI Seats and Intake

The course has 36 seats. KEA fills 20 of them: 19 for Rest of Karnataka and 1 for Kalyana Karnataka. The college fills the other 16 under the management and other quotas.