Best Engineering Colleges in India
India has approximately 4,000 engineering colleges, of which about 250 are tier-1 nationally recognised institutions worth considering. The top tier comprises 23 IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology), 31 NITs (National Institutes of Technology), 25 IIITs (Indian Institutes of Information Technology), and BITS Pilani (3 campuses). Private universities like Manipal MIT, VIT Vellore, Thapar, Amrita, SRM Chennai, and DTU/NSUT Delhi also rank highly. Admission to IITs is through JEE Advanced (top 2.5L scorers from JEE Main qualify); NITs and IIITs through JEE Main + JoSAA counselling; BITS Pilani through its own BITSAT exam. State engineering colleges have separate state-level entrance tests (KCET, COMEDK, MHT-CET, WBJEE, AP EAMCET, TS EAMCET, GUJCET, etc.). This page presents the top engineering colleges across India sorted by NIRF rank, with verified branch-wise data from official sources.
| College | City | NAAC | Placement | Year 1 MQ Fee | 4-yr Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEC Huvina Hadagali | Huvina Hadagali | A | 76% | ₹0.4L | ₹1.8L |
| CIT | Coimbatore | A | 85% | ₹0.5L | ₹2.0L |
| IIEST | Howrah | Institute of National Importance | 88% | ₹0.8L | ₹3.0L |
| SSN | Chennai | A+ | 95% | ₹0.9L | ₹3.5L |
| Marwadi | Rajkot | A+ | 85% | ₹1.1L | ₹4.6L |
| SDIT Mangaluru | Mangalore | A | 76% | ₹1.2L | ₹4.9L |
| MNNIT | Prayagraj | A | 90% | ₹1.3L | ₹5.0L |
| NIT Srinagar | Srinagar | A | 80% | ₹1.3L | ₹5.0L |
| NIT Kurukshetra | Kurukshetra | A | 89% | ₹1.3L | ₹5.0L |
| NIT Rourkela | Rourkela | A | 92% | ₹1.3L | ₹5.0L |
| AIET Kalaburagi | Gulbarga | A | 76% | ₹1.3L | ₹5.0L |
| NIT Patna | Patna | A | 82% | ₹1.3L | ₹5.0L |
| NITK | Mangalore | A | 96% | ₹1.3L | ₹5.0L |
| NIT Mizoram | Aizawl | Institute of National Importance | 70% | ₹1.3L | ₹5.0L |
| NIT Trichy | Tiruchirappalli | A++ | 92% | ₹1.3L | ₹5.0L |
| NIT Warangal | Warangal | A++ | 92% | ₹1.3L | ₹5.0L |
| NIT Calicut | Kozhikode | A+ | 92% | ₹1.3L | ₹5.0L |
| NIT Delhi | Delhi | B++ | 88% | ₹1.3L | ₹5.0L |
| EIT | Chamarajanagar | A | 76% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| KBN | Kalaburagi | A | 76% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| VNEC | Yadgir | A | 76% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| PNSIT | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| HKE SMVCE Raichur (SLN CoE) | Raichur | A | 76% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| KCT | Coimbatore | A++ | 88% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| YIT | Hassan | A | 76% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| GCE Noida | Greater Noida | A | 82% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| IIITDM Kanchi | Kancheepuram | Institute of National Importance | 85% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| IIIT Allahabad | Prayagraj | A | 95% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.0L |
| KLSVDIT | Haliyal | A | 76% | ₹1.5L | ₹6.2L |
| Galgotias | Greater Noida | A+ | 85% | ₹1.6L | ₹6.4L |
| SVVIT | Bangalore | B+ | 70% | ₹1.8L | ₹7.0L |
| BIT Belgaum | Belgaum | A | 76% | ₹1.8L | ₹7.0L |
| BEC | Bagalkot | A | 91% | ₹1.8L | ₹7.0L |
| HIT | Nidasoshi | A+ | 84% | ₹1.9L | ₹7.8L |
| VVIET | Mysore | A | 76% | ₹1.9L | ₹7.8L |
| KARE | Krishnankoil | A++ | 85% | ₹1.9L | ₹7.8L |
| IIT Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar | Institute of National Importance | 90% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| GITW | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| IIT Palakkad | Palakkad | Institute of National Importance | 85% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| YDIT | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| IIT Tirupati | Tirupati | Institute of National Importance | 85% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| ATMA | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| IIT Mandi | Mandi | Institute of National Importance | 85% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| IIT Jammu | Jammu | Institute of National Importance | 85% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| ADARSHA | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| LPU | Phagwara | A+ | 87% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| Vel Tech | Chennai | A++ | 90% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| HITS | Chennai | A+ | 94% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| IIT Kharagpur | Kharagpur | Institute of National Importance | 96% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| IIT Indore | Indore | Institute of National Importance | 96% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| SRSIT | Bangalore | A | 70% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| IIT Roorkee | Roorkee | Institute of National Importance | 96% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| IIT Guwahati | Guwahati | Institute of National Importance | 96% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| IIT BHU | Varanasi | Institute of National Importance | 96% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.0L |
| KLE Technological University | Hubli | A+ | 86% | ₹2.0L | ₹8.1L |
| SITAR Channapatna | Channapatna | A | 76% | ₹2.1L | ₹8.2L |
| CBIT Kolar | Kolar | A | 76% | ₹2.1L | ₹8.4L |
| East Point College of Engineering & Technology | Bangalore | A | 70% | ₹2.1L | ₹8.5L |
| GLA | Mathura | A+ | 88% | ₹2.3L | ₹9.2L |
| RYMEC Ballari | Ballari | A+ | 84% | ₹2.5L | ₹10.0L |
| BVP | Pune | A++ | 80% | ₹2.5L | ₹10.0L |
| CBIT | Hyderabad | A++ | 88% | ₹2.5L | ₹10.0L |
| IEM | Kolkata | A | 88% | ₹2.5L | ₹10.0L |
| Sambhram Institute of Technology | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹2.5L | ₹10.0L |
| NIT Raichur | Raichur | A | 76% | ₹2.5L | ₹10.0L |
| DJSCE | Mumbai | A+ | 95% | ₹2.5L | ₹10.0L |
| VNR VJIET | Hyderabad | A++ | 92% | ₹2.5L | ₹10.0L |
| GNDEC | Bidar | A+ | 60% | ₹2.5L | ₹10.0L |
| Amity Jaipur | Jaipur | A+ | 85% | ₹2.5L | ₹10.0L |
| Nirma | Ahmedabad | A+ | 92% | ₹2.5L | ₹10.2L |
| Christ University | Bangalore | A+ | 88% | ₹2.6L | ₹10.3L |
| KSIT | Bangalore | A+ | 84% | ₹2.7L | ₹10.6L |
| Canara Engineering College | Mangalore | A | 76% | ₹2.8L | ₹11.0L |
| SDMIT | Ujire | B++ | 80% | ₹2.8L | ₹11.0L |
| BGS Institute of Technology | Bangalore | A+ | 84% | ₹2.8L | ₹11.0L |
| SJCIT | Chickballapur | A+ | 85% | ₹2.8L | ₹11.0L |
| GCEM | Bangalore | B+ | 65% | ₹3.0L | ₹12.0L |
| BIET | Davangere | A | 76% | ₹3.0L | ₹12.0L |
| VVCE | Mysore | A | 76% | ₹3.0L | ₹12.0L |
| Sharda | Greater Noida | A+ | 85% | ₹3.0L | ₹12.0L |
| Amrita | Coimbatore | A++ | 92% | ₹3.0L | ₹12.0L |
| Chitkara | Rajpura | A+ | 92% | ₹3.0L | ₹12.0L |
| East West Institute of Technology | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹3.1L | ₹12.4L |
| Vemana Institute of Technology | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹3.3L | ₹13.0L |
| Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management | Mangalore | A | 76% | ₹3.4L | ₹13.6L |
| Cambridge Institute of Technology | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹3.5L | ₹14.0L |
| SSIT | Tumkur | A+ | 80% | ₹3.5L | ₹14.0L |
| VCE Puttur | Puttur | A | 76% | ₹3.5L | ₹14.0L |
| NIET | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹3.5L | ₹14.0L |
| GEU | Dehradun | A+ | 85% | ₹3.5L | ₹14.0L |
| Sir MVIT | Bangalore | A | 76.6% | ₹3.5L | ₹14.0L |
| MIT WPU | Pune | A++ | 85% | ₹4.0L | ₹16.0L |
| CMR University | Bangalore | A | 80% | ₹4.0L | ₹16.0L |
| MUJ | Jaipur | A+ | 94% | ₹4.0L | ₹16.0L |
| Woxsen | Hyderabad | A | 88% | ₹4.1L | ₹16.4L |
| EPCEW | Bangalore | A+ | 84% | ₹4.3L | ₹17.0L |
| Thapar | Patiala | A++ | 80% | ₹4.5L | ₹18.0L |
| IIIT Delhi | Delhi | A+ | 95% | ₹4.5L | ₹18.0L |
| Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology | Bangalore | A+ | 90% | ₹4.5L | ₹18.0L |
| MVJ College of Engineering | Bangalore | B++ | 91% | ₹4.6L | ₹18.3L |
| KIIT | Bhubaneswar | A++ | 83% | ₹4.6L | ₹18.4L |
| SRM Institute of Science & Technology | Chennai | A++ | 90% | ₹4.8L | ₹19.0L |
| Saveetha | Chennai | A++ | 97% | ₹4.8L | ₹19.2L |
| SSMCE | Bangalore | A | 76% | ₹5.0L | ₹20.0L |
| UPES | Dehradun | A | 88% | ₹5.0L | ₹20.0L |
| IIIT Hyderabad | Hyderabad | A++ | 95% | ₹5.0L | ₹20.0L |
| MU | Hyderabad | A | 88% | ₹5.0L | ₹20.0L |
| BITS Pilani | Pilani | A++ | 80% | ₹5.6L | ₹24.2L |
| LNMIIT | Jaipur | A | 92% | ₹5.7L | ₹22.8L |
| MSRIT | Bangalore | A+ | 95% | ₹6.0L | ₹24.0L |
| BMSCE | Bangalore | A++ | 65% | ₹6.0L | ₹24.0L |
| REVA University | Bangalore | A+ | 71.9% | ₹6.5L | ₹26.0L |
| RVCE | Bangalore | A+ | 76% | ₹7.0L | ₹28.0L |
| CMRIT | Bangalore | A+ | 86% | ₹7.3L | ₹29.0L |
| BIT | Bangalore | A+ | 48% | ₹8.0L | ₹32.0L |
| SJCE | Mysore | A++ | 84% | ₹8.0L | ₹32.0L |
| New Horizon College of Engineering | Bangalore | A | 69% | ₹10.0L | ₹20.5L |
| PES University | Bangalore | A+ | 85% | ₹14.0L | ₹56.0L |
| SSCE Chikkaballapur | Chikballapur | A | 76% | — | — |
| BTL | Bangalore | B+ | 70% | — | — |
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