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List of All Engineering Colleges in Pune 2026 — Full Directory by Category

Pune has well over a hundred AICTE-approved engineering colleges, and a flat alphabetical list of them is close to useless for actually choosing one. What makes the set navigable is the four-way split by category, because category determines the fee you pay, the process that admits you and the regulation that protects you. Government colleges are the cheapest and hardest to enter, with COEP the significant name. Government-aided colleges — PICT, VIT Pune, Cummins — sit just behind on cutoff at similar fees. Private unaided colleges hold the largest share of seats at ₹1.2L to ₹2L a year and admit through the same CAP rounds. Deemed universities charge ₹2.5L to ₹4.8L, run their own entrance tests on their own calendars, and are not subject to state fee regulation. Once you know the category, the real filtering is done on three things: whether the college offers your branch, what its closing percentile for that branch has been over the last three years, and what the four-year total cost including hostel comes to. Everything else — campus photographs, highest-package banners, brochure claims — is noise. This page sets out the structure and gives you the filter to work through the full list yourself.

⚡ Quick Answer

Pune has 120+ AICTE-approved engineering colleges in four categories: government (₹80K–1.8L/yr, COEP), government-aided (₹1.1L–1.8L, PICT/VIT Pune/Cummins), private unaided (₹1.2L–2L, largest seat share) and deemed universities (₹2.5L–4.8L, own entrance). All CAP colleges admit through one MHT-CET option form. Filter the full list by branch availability, three-year closing percentile and four-year total cost.

The Full Set, Split by Category

CategoryShare of SeatsFees/yrAdmissionFee Regulated
GovernmentSmall₹80K–1.8LMHT-CET CAPYes
Government-aidedSmall₹1.1L–1.8LMHT-CET CAPYes
Private unaidedLarge majority₹1.2L–2LCAP + institute quotaYes
Deemed universityLimited₹2.5L–4.8LOwn entranceNo

Branches to Filter By

BranchAvailabilityCutoff PositionPlacement %
Computer ScienceAlmost every collegeHighest85–95%
Information TechnologyVery wideJust below CSE85–92%
AI & Data ScienceGrowing rapidlyClose to CSE80–90%
E&TCVery wideMid70–85%
MechanicalVery wideLower65–80%
ElectricalWideLower65–78%
CivilWideLowest55–70%
Chemical / Biotech / InstrumentationLimitedVaries55–70%

Working Through the List Efficiently

  1. 1.Fix your branch first. This removes more than half the list immediately, since not every college offers every branch.
  2. 2.Download the official State CET Cell round-wise cutoff PDFs for the last three years and filter to your branch, category and Home University status.
  3. 3.Drop anything whose three-year closing percentile sits more than four points above yours — list it as a reach option, do not plan around it.
  4. 4.Total the four-year cost including hostel for what remains, and drop what the family genuinely cannot fund.
  5. 5.Verify NBA accreditation for your specific programme and current AICTE approval for the college.
  6. 6.Rank the survivors by branch-level median package and percentage placed, then build the option form in reach, realistic and safe bands.

What a Directory Cannot Tell You

  • •Whether the labs are equipped and used, which a campus visit answers in ten minutes
  • •Whether teaching posts are filled or running on temporary appointments
  • •Whether the placement number counts every offer or only genuine full-time roles
  • •How much of the syllabus is current versus a decade old, which autonomous status partly proxies for
  • •How far the campus really is in weekday traffic, which is not the same as the distance on a map

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