In government engineering colleges in India annual tuition fees range from approximately ten thousand to two lakh rupees depending on the institute For example NITs charge around fifty thousand to one lakh fifty thousand rupees per year and IITs charge around one lakh to two lakh rupees per year These numbers exclude hostel and other charges

In private colleges tuition fees are higher and range from one lakh to five lakh rupees per year Some private deemed universities and top institutes such as BITS Pilani VIT SRM Amity Thapar charge between one lakh fifty thousand rupees to five lakh rupees per year excluding hostel and facility charges

Autonomous colleges and universities generally charge from one lakh fifty thousand rupees to four lakh rupees per year along with additional charges for labs library and other facilities

Examples of annual tuition fees without hostel for popular colleges are IIT Bombay two lakh to two lakh fifty thousand rupees IIT Madras two lakh to two lakh twenty thousand rupees NIT Trichy one lakh to one lakh twenty thousand rupees VIT Vellore one lakh ninety five thousand rupees to two lakh rupees BITS Pilani four lakh to five lakh rupees and Manipal Institute of Technology three lakh rupees to four lakh rupees

Hostel and mess charges vary widely depending on college and city They can range from thirty five thousand rupees to one lakh rupees per year

One time charges such as admission application exam registration refundable security deposit are typically separate and range from five thousand rupees to twenty thousand rupees