How to use the B.Tech Total Cost Calculator
- 1. Enter college feesTuition and other fees per year from your fee structure, plus one-time admission fees.
- 2. Add living costsHostel or PG with food, travel, books, laptop and personal spending.
- 3. See the totalGet the full cost, a yearly table and where the money goes.
How the total is calculated
Each year is added up separately:
- College fees = tuition + other fees, less any scholarship (one-time fees in year 1).
- Stay and food = hostel or PG cost per month × months at college.
- Travel = local travel per month × months, plus trips home.
- Books and laptop = books per year, plus the laptop in year 1.
- Personal = phone, internet and personal spend per month × months.
From year 2, every recurring cost rises by the yearly increase you set. One-time costs and scholarships are not increased.
Worked example
With the default inputs, year 1 is: fees ₹1,50,000 + ₹25,000 + ₹30,000 one-time = ₹2,05,000; hostel ₹9,000 × 10 = ₹90,000; travel ₹1,500 × 10 + ₹8,000 trips = ₹23,000; books ₹6,000 + laptop ₹55,000 = ₹61,000; personal ₹2,500 × 10 = ₹25,000. Year 1 total: ₹4,04,000.
Recurring costs are ₹3,19,000 a year, rising 5% a year: ₹3,34,950 in year 2, about ₹3,51,698 in year 3 and ₹3,69,282 in year 4. The four-year total is about ₹14,59,930. These are sample numbers only; use your college's real figures.
Where to get real numbers
Take tuition and other fees from the college's official fee structure for your year of admission, and ask whether fees change each year. Get hostel and mess fees from the hostel notice, or ask two or three PGs nearby. Every number is editable here because fees and rents change. To plan a loan for the total, use the education loan EMI calculator, and compare stay options with the hostel vs PG cost calculator.
Frequently asked questions
Are these real college fees?
No. The default numbers are examples only. Enter your college's official fees and the real costs where you will live.
Should I include refundable deposits?
Usually not, since you get them back. You can add them to one-time fees if you want to see the cash you need upfront.
What yearly increase should I use?
Check your college's fee notice or ask the office. If you are not sure, try a few values to see the range.
Is it free?
Yes. You enter your name and WhatsApp number once to see the result, and other Uncodemy tools then open without the form.