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Maharashtra Institute of Technology Pune or MIT Pune is considered one of the best engineering colleges in Maharashtra. It is a private institute that is affiliated with Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University and approved by AICTE. MIT Pune offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in different specializations. Some of the popular courses offered at MIT Pune are B.Tech and M.tech. The institute accepts admission by counselling in DTE. Maharashtra Institute of Technology has a great placement record as well.

Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, formerly Bharath Engineering College, was founded in 1984 by S. Jagathrakshakan in Chennai. It is a private and deemed to University in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is also known as the Bharath Institute of Science and Technology (BIST). The institute has been recognised by UGC and has received the highest rating from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has also approved BIHER. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes in the law stream which is very popular among the students.

Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune is one of the most prestigious management institutes in Pune. The institute offers postgraduate courses in Management studies and Business consisting of full-time and Executive Programs. Its flagship MBA course is primarily for Defence Personnel and their dependents with some seats for civilian candidates. The fees structure includes Rs 4.7 Lakhs per year.

SJB Institute of Technology is one of the prestigious management & engineering colleges in Bengaluru and was established in 2001. The institute is affiliated with Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi is also approved by the AICTE, UGC and NBA. The college offers a total of 23 courses at UG, PG and PhD levels in the field of management. Popular courses offered are BE, M.Tech and MBA. Admissions are done on the basis of merit scored by the applicants and on the basis of test scores in JEE Main, CMAT, COMEDK UGET, KCET, K PGCET, GATE, CAT, and CMAT exams.

Global Institute of business studies Bengaluru was founded in 2014. This private university has been recognized by UGC, AICTE, and the All India Management Association (AIMA). GIBS is affiliated with Bangalore University. It also has impressive rankings. GIBS is ranked 19 under "Best Emerging B-School in India" by Times of India 2021 and 28 under 'Best B-School' by Higher Education Review 2021. The university currently offers the Bachelor of Business Administration as an undergraduate program, PGDM at the Postgraduate level, and dual specialisation programmes.