Calculate the real return on investment for any Pune college course — break-even point, 10-year earnings, and net ROI.
Avg starting salary: ₹8.50 L | Annual salary growth: 12%
₹4.00 L total fees
Hostel + food + transport (per year). Total: ₹2.40 L
One-time costs — books, laptop, coaching, admission & exam fees, travel. Added to your total investment.
What you forgo by studying instead of working
Fill in your details and click Calculate ROI to see your 10-year earnings projection and break-even analysis.
The CollegePune ROI Calculator helps you decide whether a college is a good financial investment. Compare total fees against expected salary, estimate your payback period, and project 10-year earnings for any Pune college — covering B.Tech, MBA, MBBS, BCA, BBA, LLB, and more.
Total Fees: ₹3.2L–₹7.2L total
Avg Starting Salary: ₹12 LPA avg
Payback Period: ~3–7 months
Total Fees: ₹16L–₹22L total
Avg Starting Salary: ₹28 LPA avg
Payback Period: ~8–10 months
Total Fees: ₹50K total
Avg Starting Salary: ₹9–12 LPA
Payback Period: < 1 month
For Engineering: COEP Pune offers the best ROI — government fees of ₹80K/yr vs ₹12 LPA average placement. PICT Pune offers strong ROI for CS/IT (₹1.4–1.9L fees, ₹7.5 LPA avg). For MBA: Indira Institute of Management (₹4.2–6.5L total fees, ₹7.2 LPA avg) and MIT-SOM (₹7–11L, ₹12 LPA avg) offer better ROI than SIBM if cost is a priority. For Medical: AFMC Pune is unbeatable — near-zero fees, a prestigious armed forces medical career with service obligation, and unmatched national recognition.
What counts as "total investment" here?
Course fees, living costs for the full duration, any one-time miscellaneous expenses you enter, and — if you fill it in — the salary you'd forgo by studying instead of working (opportunity cost).
Why does break-even year matter?
It's the point where your cumulative post-graduation earnings finally exceed everything you spent (and forwent) to get the degree. A shorter break-even means the degree pays for itself faster.
Are the starting salary and growth figures specific to one college?
No — they're stream-wide averages (e.g. all B.Tech CS graduates), not a specific college's placement data. For a specific college's actual average package, check that college's page or use the Compare tool.
Return on investment reframes the fee question: not 'is this expensive?' but 'how long does this degree take to pay for itself?' The calculator puts total cost against expected earnings to answer that.
Enter the total cost, not the first-year fee
Add every year's tuition plus hostel, exam and development charges. A four-year course at a modest annual fee can still be a large total.
Use a realistic starting salary
Use the median for your branch if you can find it, not the advertised average and certainly not the highest package. The average is inflated by a few outlier offers.
Read the payback period
The output is how long the salary difference takes to recover the cost. A shorter payback means less financial risk if things do not go to plan.