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Top Engineering Colleges in India

India has some of the most elite engineering institutions, including IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, and BITS Pilani, which always feature in the top rankings of the world. Engineering is a broad field that applies scientific principles to create, innovate, and optimize various systems and products, including machines, hardware, software, and technical processes.

A variety of areas such as computer science, mechanical, civil, chemical, and more may be undertaken while pursuing a degree in engineering. Some of the popular programs that the best engineering colleges in India offer are BTech, BE, MTech, ME, and Diploma in Engineering as well as PhD.

Admission to all these prestigious institutes can only be secured with a performance in the extremely competitive entrance exams, JEE Mains, JEE Advanced, BITSAT, and KCET. Postgraduate qualifications open up job avenues in fields including, but not limited to, software engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, web development, biomedical engineering, etc.

Top Engineering Colleges in India: Highlights

Candidates must have passed 10+2 with a minimum of 50% marks in the PCB/PCMB stream to get admission to top Engineering colleges in India.

Top Engineering Colleges in India Highlights

The top Engineering colleges in India take admission based on scores scored by the students through various national or state-level entrance examinations like JEE Main, TNEA, MHT CET, AP EAMCET, TS EAMCET, and many more. There are numerous BTech colleges in major cities all over the country like Delhi/ NCR, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune, Mumbai, Kolkata, and so on.

Parameters / Statistics:

No. of Engineering Colleges in India:

  • 23 IITs
  • 25 IIITs
  • 31 NITs

Annual Fees:

  • INR < 1 lakh: 13 Colleges
  • INR 1-2 lakh: 19 Colleges
  • INR 2-3 lakh: 53 Colleges
  • INR 3-5 lakh: 30 Colleges
  • INR > 5 lakh: 155 Colleges

Top Engineering Colleges in India:

  • IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee, etc.

Top Specialisations:

  • Computer Science Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Accepted Entrance Exams:

  • JEE Main, JEE Advanced, TNEA, etc.

Top Engineering Colleges in India NIRF Ranking:

The NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) ranks engineering colleges in India based on various key criteria, such as teaching, learning, resources, and other vital factors. The list below shows the top engineering institutions in India according to the NIRF rankings. These rankings reflect the overall quality and performance of these colleges in various academic and infrastructural areas.

College NamesNIRF 2024NIRF 2023
IIT Madras11
IIT Delhi22
IIT Bombay33
IIT Kanpur44
IIT Kharagpur56
IIT Roorkee65
IIT Guwahati77
IIT Hyderabad88
NIT Tiruchirapalli99
BHU Varanasi1015

Top Government Engineering Colleges in India:

College NameEntrance Exam/EligibilityFee/Seat Intake
IIT MadrasEntrance Exam: JEE Main, JEE AdvancedINR 8 lakh
IIT DelhiEntrance Exam: JEE Main, JEE AdvancedINR 8 lakh
IIT BombayEntrance Exam: JEE Main, JEE AdvancedINR 8 lakh
IIT KanpurEntrance Exam: JEE Main, JEE AdvancedINR 8 lakh

Top Private Engineering Colleges in India:

College NameEntrance Exam/EligibilityFee/Seat Intake
VIT VelloreEntrance Exam: VITEEEINR 8 lakh
SRM Institute of Science & TechnologyEntrance Exam: JEE Main, SRMJEEE, SAT IndiaINR 10 lakh
Amity University, NoidaClass 12 with relevant subjectsINR 10 lakh
SOA - Siksha 'O' Anusandhan UniversityEntrance Exam: JEE MainINR 11 lakh

Top Engineering Colleges in India with the Highest Salary Packages:

College NameTop RecruitersPlacement Package
IIT MadrasGoogle, Microsoft, Myntra, PayPal, TCS, WiproINR 19 LPA
IIT DelhiCapgemini, Microsoft, Intel, Goldman SachsINR 21 LPA
IIT BombayTCS, Microsoft, Samsung, GoogleINR 20 LPA
IIT KanpurAxtria, ICICI Bank, Flipkart, Axis BankINR 22 LPA

2024 Cutoff for the Top Engineering Colleges in India:

CategoryJEE Main Cutoff 2024
CRL - Unreserved (UR)100.0000000 to 93.2362181
OBC-NCL93.2312696 to 79.6757881
SC93.2312696 to 60.0923182
ST93.2312696 to 46.6975840
UR-PwD93.2041331 to 0.0018700

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