The fee structure of the programme is decided by the Govt. of Kerala every year before the commencement of admission process. Once admitted, the fee structure of a student remains the same throughout the period of his/her study provided the student finishes the coursework within a duration of eight consecutive semesters. Fifty percent of seats are designated as Free-ship seats for which fee at lower rate is collected and the remaining is designated as Full-fee seats for which fee as proposed by Justice K.T. Thomas Commission is charged, with concession if any, approved by Government of Kerala.

The admission to Free-ship seats is conducted by CEE through an online counselling based on the rank secured by the candidate in the CET, observing statutory reservation policy of State Government. Admission to Full-fee seats seats also is carried out through the same online counselling process or through a separate counselling by IHRD management based on the rank secured by the candidate in the CET. The detailed procedure, time schedule and select list of candidates will be published in the respective web sites, http://cee-kerala.org or http://www.ihrdkerala.org

The criteria for B.Tech degree admission is prescribed by the CEE, Govt. of Kerala and concerned university, and is issued every year by Govt. of Kerala through common prospectus for admission to professional degree courses.

Details will be made available in the website of CEE/IHRD/CEC as per time schedule announced by CEE.

Candidates with a relevant Diploma degree can get a lateral entry to the second year engineering. Entrance exams are also conducted for such candidates.