AGM Rural Engineering College Hubli

AGM Rural Engineering College (AGMRCET), established in 2010, is a private engineering institution located in Varur, Hubli, Karnataka. Operating under the AGM Group of Institutions, the college offers undergraduate engineering and MBA programs under affiliation with Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, and approval from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi.

Verification Status

This profile is based on publicly available institutional disclosures and regulatory records:

• Official Fee Structures: Grounded in KEA KCET fee circular mandates.
• Submitted NIRF Metrics: Verified using the official NIRF 2025 engineering report.
• Sanctioned Intake Records: Derived from AICTE approval letters.
• Campus Infrastructure: Based on institution-published mandatory disclosures.

Last verified: May 2026
Next scheduled review: August 2026

Institutional Facts

Vision and Mission

• Vision: To emerge as a center of academic excellence in engineering and management education by grooming rural youth into skilled and ethical professionals.
• Mission: To deliver industry-aligned academic instruction and practical training; to establish functional infrastructure supporting technical skill development; and to encourage lifelong learning among student cohorts.

Approved Program Intake

AGMRCET has scaled its annual sanctioned seats under VTU regulations:

• B.E. Approved Intake (2026-27): 630 seats (scaled from 360 seats in previous cycles).
• Postgraduate Offerings: 2-year MBA program with Finance, Marketing, and HRM specializations.

Verified Student Demographics

Data compiled from the official NIRF 2025 Submission Data:

• Total Student Enrollment: 1,019 active engineering students currently registered.
• Gender Breakdown: 630 Male and 389 Female active scholars.
• Inclusivity & Social Demographics: 958 socially challenged (SC+ST+OBC) students and 61 economically backward students, receiving government scholarship assistance and fee waivers.
• State Origin Alignment: 100% of the student cohort originates from within the state of Karnataka.

Academic Leadership and Key Faculty

• Administration Deans: Ph.D. holders with over 15 to 32 years of academic and administrative experience.
• Teaching Faculty Strength:
  • Multiple senior professors holding Ph.D. degrees with 25 to 38 years of academic experience.
  • Associate professors holding doctoral or master’s degrees with over 10 years of teaching experience.

Financial Expenditures

The institution reported annual capital and operational expenditure across laboratories, infrastructure, and salaries:

• Staff Salaries (2023-24): ₹3,06,57,053 allocated for teaching and support staff.
• Equipment & Laboratories: ₹7,28,662 utilized for upgrading technical equipment.
• Engineering Workshops: ₹17,98,416 invested in workshop tooling.
• Academic Consumables & Maintenance: ₹4,59,795 spent on laboratory chemicals and maintenance.
• Infrastructure Asset Creation: ₹70,01,410 utilized for classrooms, seminar halls, and library facilities.
• Library Resources (2023-24): ₹70,126 invested in books and journals (with ₹21,94,368 in 2022-23).

Campus Infrastructure & Technical Offerings

• Computational Facilities: 260 computer workstations connected via a 100 Mbps LAN network provided by OPTO Communications Private Limited, running licensed software packages.
• Digital Library: Operational from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM daily, featuring VTU E-consortium integration and National Digital Library memberships.
• Student Hostels: Separate on-campus hostels with Wi-Fi, offering single, double, and triple occupancy (5 single rooms, 5 double rooms, 10 triple rooms each).
• Physically Challenged (PCS) Accessibility: Provisions for dedicated walking aids, wheelchairs, and inter-building transit support.

Course Offerings & Official Sanctioned Intake (2026-27)

• Master of Business Administration (MBA): Specializations in Finance, Marketing, and Human Resource Management (HRM).

Verified Placement Data

Below is the verified graduation and placement trajectory documented in the official NIRF 2025 engineering report:

Recruitment Allies: Corporate partners include TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and Tech Mahindra.

Median Salary vs Highest Package Analysis

• Advertised Highest Package: The institution reports a highest package of ₹7.0 LPA for an individual placement outcome.
• Official NIRF Verified Median Salary: Documented at ₹3.0 LPA for the latest graduating cohort, reflecting the baseline entry packages secured by the majority of placed engineering graduates.
• Standard Entry Baseline: The entry package typically ranges between ₹3.0 LPA and ₹4.0 LPA for standard software developers and field engineers.

StepVista Data Interpretation

Observations on Placement Cohorts and Median Salary Trends

1. Placement to Graduate Ratio: The 2023-24 graduating cycle reported 10 placed students out of 80 graduating students.
2. Cycle-over-Cycle Variance: Placement outcomes varied across recent graduating cycles, with 37 placements reported in 2022-23 and 10 placements reported in 2023-24.
3. Lateral Entry Inflow: The institution reports a notable proportion of lateral-entry diploma students across engineering programs, reflecting its role in rural polytechnic pathways.

Data Sources

• AGMRCET Official Website
• AGM Rural College of Engineering & Technology NIRF 2025 Submission (IR-E-C-1316)
• Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) KCET 2026 Fee Circular
• All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Approved Intake Records

Official Campus and Contact Information

• Official Campus Location: NH-4 Road, Varur, Hubli - 581207, Dharwad District, Karnataka.
• Official Website: www.agmrcet.ac.in