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Harcourt Butler Technical University vs Rajiv Gandhi Govt. Engg. College Kangra at Nagrota Kangra

A side-by-side look at Harcourt Butler Technical University in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh and Rajiv Gandhi Govt. Engg. College Kangra at Nagrota Kangra in Nagrota Bagwan, Himachal Pradesh, both offering B.Tech / B.E.. Fees and packages are as listed in the Disha Stars directory; ranks are from NIRF 2025.

At a glance

From the Disha Stars directory, read 2 October 2026, and NIRF 2025
DetailHarcourt Butler Technical UniversityRajiv Gandhi Govt. Engg. College Kangra at Nagrota Kangra
TypeGovernmentGovernment
LocationKanpur, Uttar PradeshNagrota Bagwan, Himachal Pradesh
Course fee range₹1.8L – ₹5.4L₹1.1L
Highest package₹44 LPA₹6 LPA
NIRF 2025Not rankedNot ranked
Programmes listed51
StreamsScienceScience
Study modeFull-timeFull-time
AISHE codeU-0864C-53367
In the official registersUGC, AICTE, NIRF, AISHEAICTE, COA, AISHE
Official websitehbtu.ac.in rggec.ac.in

Fees and packages are as each college listed them in the Disha Stars directory, so confirm them with the college before you apply. What we check

How they differ

  • Listed course fees start lower at Rajiv Gandhi Govt. Engg. College Kangra at Nagrota Kangra: from ₹1.1 lakh, against ₹1.8 lakh at Harcourt Butler Technical University.
  • Harcourt Butler Technical University lists the higher top package: ₹44 LPA, against ₹6 LPA at Rajiv Gandhi Govt. Engg. College Kangra at Nagrota Kangra.
  • Neither is in the NIRF 2025 rankings, which list only the top institutions in each category.
  • Harcourt Butler Technical University is in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh and Rajiv Gandhi Govt. Engg. College Kangra at Nagrota Kangra is in Nagrota Bagwan, Himachal Pradesh, about 740 km apart.
  • Harcourt Butler Technical University lists 5 programmes and Rajiv Gandhi Govt. Engg. College Kangra at Nagrota Kangra lists 1; 1 of the degrees on Disha Stars are offered at both.

Courses

Degrees each college lists that Disha Stars tracks. Harcourt Butler Technical University lists 5 programmes in all and Rajiv Gandhi Govt. Engg. College Kangra at Nagrota Kangra lists 1; see each profile for the full list.

Offered at both (1)

  • B.Tech / B.E.

Only at Harcourt Butler Technical University (4)

  • MBA / PGDM
  • MCA
  • M.Tech
  • Ph.D

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