Top Engineering Colleges in India 2024-25 Rankings, Fees, & More

In India, there are around 6200+ Engineering colleges. Out of which 4495 are privately owned and 1383 are government colleges. Some of the top engineering colleges in India are:

IIT Madras
IIT Delhi
IIT Bombay
IIT Kanpur, and many others

100 of the Indian colleges are ranked by NIRF in 2023 for the engineering stream. Moreover, admission to these colleges is based on the entrance exams, widely accepted exam is JEE Main. Other than that, several specializations are also offered, that comprise:

Civil Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Mechanical Engineering, etc.

Highlights

Follow the statistics for the Top Engineering Colleges in India. It includes outlines, such as the number of colleges, specializations, and so on. Give a quick read to this section.

Total Number of Engineering Colleges in India-

6078 in total (1359- Public & 4359- Private)
26 IIITs
31 NITs
23 IITs

Accreditations and Approval-

AICTE
UGC, etc.

Average Fees Yearly-

INR>5 lakhs- 560 Colleges
INR 3 to 5 lakhs- 1096 Colleges
INR 2 to 3 lakhs- 2094 Colleges
INR 1 to 2 lakhs- 1157 Colleges
INR<1 lakh- 245 Colleges

Famous Specializations Offered-

Electrical Engineering
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Computer Science Engineering
Chemical Engineering, etc.

Accepted Entrance Exams-

JEE Main
JEE Advanced
TNEA
MHT CET, etc.

Highest Ranking Engineering Colleges in India – Based on NIRF 2023

In 2023, NIRF has ranked 100 colleges for the engineering category. The rankings are based on various parameters, which include:

Teaching, Learning, and Resources
Research Productivity, Impact, and IPR
Graduation Outcome, etc.

We have listed out India’s top 50 Engineering colleges, with their rankings, scores, and cities in the following table.

NIRF Rank	NIRF Score	Name of the Colleges	City
1	89.79	IIT, Madras	Chennai
2	87.09	IIT, New Delhi	New Delhi
3	80.74	IIT, Bombay	Mumbai
4	80.65	IIT, Kanpur	Kanpur
5	75.64	IIT, Roorkee	Uttarakhand
6	73.76	IIT, Kharagpur	Kharagpur
7	70.32	IIT, Guwahati	Guwahati
8	70.28	IIT, Hyderabad	Hyderabad
9	69.71	NIT, Trichy	Tiruchirappalli
10	67.04	Jadavpur University	Kolkata
11	66.59	VIT	Vellore
12	65.26	NITK	Surathkul
13	65.06	Anna University	Chennai
14	63.93	IIT, Indore	Indore
15	63.74	IIT- BHU	Varanasi
16	62.79	NIT, Rourkela	Rourkela
17	62.37	IIT (India School of Mines)	Dhanbad
18	61.66	IIT, Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar
19	61.54	AVV Coimbatore	Coimbatore
20	61.24	TIET	Patiala
21	61.13	NIT, Warangal	Warangal
22	60.51	IIT, Ropar	Rupnagar
23	60.28	NIT, Calicut	Kozhikode
24	59.70	ICT	Mumbai
25	59.52	BITS, Pilani	Pilani
26	59.30	JMI, New Delhi	New Delhi
27	58.92	SOA	Bhubaneswar
28	58.56	SRM IST University	Chennai
29	58.34	DTU	New Delhi
30	58.03	IIT Jodhpur	Jodhpur
31	57.30	Amity University	Gautam Budh Nagar
32	57.26	AMU	Aligarh
33	56.49	IIT, Mandi	Mandi
34	56.21	SASTRA	Thanjavur
35	56.12	IIEST, Sibhpur	Howrah
36	55.69	KARE	Srivilliputtur
37	55.60	MNIT	Jaipur
38	55.20	Chandigarh University	Mohali
39	55.14	KIET	Bhubaneswar
40	55.07	NIT, Silchar	Silchar
41	55.03	IIT, Patna	Patna
41	55.03	VNIT	Nagpur
43	53.91	NIT, Durgapur	Durgapur
44	53.69	KLCE	Vaddeswaram
45	52.88	SSN College of Engineering	Kalavakkam
46	52.85	NIT, Jalandhar	Jalandhar
47	52.42	IIT, Bhubaneswar	Bhubaneswar
48	52.04	IIST	Thiruvananthapuram
49	51.89	NIT, Prayagraj	Prayagraj
50	51.47	LPU	Phagwara

Top Engineering Colleges in India: Admissions 2024

Admission to engineering colleges is based on the entrance exams, and candidates need to fulfill the eligibility prerequisites. Generally, the eligibility for admission to B.Tech courses in India are as follows:

10+2 with 60% aggregate marks.
Obligatory subjects- Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
Entrance exams accepted- MHT CET, JEE Main, TNEA, and others with the result of class 12th.

NOTE- The above criterion is general and will deviate from university to university and program to program.

Top Engineering Entrance Examination in India

Engineering is recognized as the most studied option by the 12th-pass students, each year over 15 lakh aspirants appear for the entrance exams. The exams are at:

National Level &
State Level of Examinations

Refer to the table below to know the most popular entrance exams, with their scheduled dates for exams and the colleges that accept the following exams.

Name of the exams	Exam Date	Name of the Colleges
JEE Main	January Last Week, 2025 April First Week, 2025	NIT Trichy ICT Mumbai NIT Rourkela VIT Vellore, etc.
JEE Advanced	May Last Week, 2025	IIT Madras IIT Delhi IIT Bombay IIT Kharagpur, etc.
BITSAT	May Third Week, 2025 June Third Week, 2025	BITS Pilani BITS Hyderabad BITS, South Goa
MHT CET	April Last Week, 2025	ICT Mumbai COEP Pune VJTI Mumbai KJSCE, Mumbai, etc.
SRMJEEE	April Third Week, 2025 June Third Week, 2025	SRM Engineering College, Kanchipuram SRMIST, Chennai SRM University Delhi NCR, Sonepat SRM, Institute of Technology, Lucknow, etc.
WBJEE	April Last Week, 2025	Jadavpur University, Kolkata IEM, Kolkata HIT, Kolkata MAKAUT, Nadia
KIITJEE	March First Week, 2025	KIIT, Bhubaneswar KSBT, Bhubaneswar KSCE, Bhubaneswar KIIT School of Mechanical Engineering, etc.
COMEDK	May Second Week, 2025	RVCE, Bangalore RIT, Bangalore BMSCE, Bangalore SIT, Tumkur, etc.
MET	April Third Week, 2025 May Third Week, 2025	MIT, Manipal MUJ, Jaipur MAHE, Manipal SMU, East Sikkim, etc.

Top Engineering Colleges in Uttar Pradesh

U.P. has 380+ Engineering colleges, and few of them are ranked highly by NIRF Engineering 2023. IIT Kanpur and IIT Roorkee are 2 of them. Check out the table below, which consists of:

Colleges Name
NIRF Rankings
& NIRF Score

Name of the Colleges	NIRF Rank	NIRF Score
IIT, Kanpur	4	80.65
IIT, Roorkee	5	75.64
IIT-BHU, Varanasi	15	63.74
Amity University	31	57.30
AMU	32	57.26
MNNIT	49	51.89
RGIPT, Amethi	79	45.97
IIITA	89	43.29

Best Government Engineering Colleges in India

There are 1300+ Government/ Public Engineering Colleges in India, that provide the best education to its scholars. Moreover, several of them are ranked by NIRF Rankings 2023 for the Engineering stream. The names of the top engineering colleges, their fees, and eligibility benchmarks are in the following table.

Name of the Colleges	NIRF Rank 2023	Total Tuition Fees (in INR) (approx.)	Minimum Eligibility Criteria
IIT Madras, Chennai	1	10 Lakhs	10+2 60% aggregate marks.
IIT New Delhi, Delhi	2	8 Lakhs	10+2 with 75% total marks PCM has mandatory subjects in 12th
IIT Bombay	3	10 Lakhs	12th pass from science stream (PCM) Minimum of 75% aggregate marks.
IIT, Kanpur	4	8 Lakhs	10+2 with at least 75% aggregate marks Physics, Chemistry & Maths are the obligatory subjects
IIT, Roorkee	5	8 Lakhs	Completed 12th with 7% minimum aggregate marks
IIT, Kharagpur	6	8 Lakhs	Passed 12th standard with PCM or PCB as mandatory subjects 60-70% aggregate marks.
IIT, Guwahati	7	8 lakhs	10+2 in the science stream Physics, Chemistry, & Mathematics are obligatory subjects 6.0 CGPA at least
IIT, Hyderabad	8	8 Lakhs	12th pass with 75% aggregate marks.
NIT, Trichy	9	5 Lakhs	Completed 12th with 75% overall marks Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects

City Wise Top Engineering Colleges in India 2023

Various cities in India are widely recognized for their education. Moreover, Engineering is most trending nowadays. So, we have shortlisted some of the most famous city-wise colleges that are renowned for their engineering education in India.

City	Colleges Name
Mumbai	1. IIT Bombay 2. ICT Mumbai 3. VJTI Mumbai 4. KJSCE Mumbai 5. SPIT Mumbai, and many others
Kolkata	1. Jadavpur University 2. IEM, Kolkata 3. Heritage Institute of Technology 4. NIT Agarpara 5. Adamas University, and many others
New Delhi	1. IITD 2. DTU New Delhi 3. Jamia Millia Islamia 4. IIITD 5. GGSIPU, New Delhi, and many others
Bangalore	1. RV College of Engineering 2. Ramaiah Institute of Technology 3. International Institute of Information Technology 4. BMS College of Engineering 5. Jain University, and many others
Noida	1. Amity University 2. JIIT 3. CDAC 4. JSS Academy of Technical Education 5. MUIT, and many others.
Coimbatore	1. P.S.G. College of Technology 2. CIT 3. KCT 4. Government College of Technology 5. Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, and many others

Top Engineering Colleges in India: Courses vs Fees

Various courses are offered at India’s top engineering colleges, such as:

B.Tech in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or
B.E in Chemical Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, and more.

Take a look at the following table to know the top colleges with their famous engineering courses with fees.

Name of the Colleges	Top Courses Offered	Tuition fees (in INR)
IIT, Madras	B.Tech in- Aerospace Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Mechanical Engineering Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Electrical Engineering, etc.	5.3 Lakhs to 10 Lakhs total
IIT, New Delhi	B.Tech in- Mathematics and Computing Engineering Engineering and Computational Mechanics Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology Mechanical Engineering Textile Technology, etc.	8 Lakhs to 10 Lakhs total
IIT, Bombay	B.Tech in- Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering CSE Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering, etc.	8.27 Lakhs total
IIT, Kanpur	B.Tech in- Biological Science and Bioengineering Civil Engineering Materials Science and Engineering Chemical Engineering, etc.	8 Lakhs total
IIT, Roorkee	B.Tech in- Electronics and Communication Engineering Computer Science and Engineering DS and AI Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering, etc.	8 Lakhs total
IIT, Kharagpur	B.Tech (Hons.) in- Agricultural and Food Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering, etc.	8 Lakhs to 10 Lakhs total
IIT, Guwahati	B.Tech in- DS & AI Mathematics and Computing Engineering Electronics and Electrical Engineering Engineering Physics Chemical Science and Technology, etc.	8 Lakhs total
IIT, Hyderabad	B.Tech in- AI Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Computer Science and Engineering Mathematics and Computing Computational Engineering (Interdisciplinary), etc.	8 Lakhs total
NIT, Trichy	B.Tech in- Metallurgical Engineering Instrumentation & Control Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Electronics & Communication Engineering Chemical Engineering, etc.	5 Lakhs total
Jadavpur University	B.E. in- Information Technology Chemical Engineering Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Electrical Engineering Civil Engineering, etc.	9.6k to 1.21 Lakh total

Low-Cost Engineering Colleges in India

Studying engineering degree is a bit pricey, but several engineering institutes in India have subordinate fees and adequate education. Contenders can take a look at the table below to know the cheapest engineering colleges with their total tuition fees.

Colleges Name	Total Tuition Fees (in INR) (approx.)
Jamia Millia Islamia	INR 65k
Jadavpur University	INR 21k
College of Engineering, Pune	INR 75k
VJTI	INR 60k
College of Engineering, Anna University	INR 48k

Highest Salary Offered by Top Engineering Colleges in India

Various lucrative placement opportunities are offered by the top engineering colleges in India. After completion of the 3rd year, the companies start visiting the campus placement drives. The packages will vary for each college and course.

Refer to the following section to know about the top engineering colleges in India with better placement records with their highest pay package, and recruiters.

Name of the Colleges	Highest Placement Package 2022-2023 (in INR)	Prominent Recruiting Companies
IIT, Madras	2.14 Crore per annum	Big Basket Amazon Bain and Company JPMorgan Chase & Co. Infoedge India Limited, etc.
IIT, New Delhi	2.5 Crore per annum	Goldman Sachs Texas Instruments Microsoft Air India, etc.
IIT, Bombay	3.67 Crore per annum (International) 1.68 Crore per annum (Domestic)	Uber Blackstone WorldQuant Rubrik, etc.
IIT, Kanpur	1.9 Crore per annum	Qualcomm Microsoft Texas Instrument Deutsche Bank, etc.
IIT, Roorkee	27.91 Lakhs per annum	ONGC Goldman Sachs Accenture Japan Ltd. Cisco Intel Amazon, etc.
IIT, Kharagpur	2.68 Crore per annum	McKinsey Capital One Google Databricks DE Shaw Microsoft, etc.
IIT, Guwahati	57.70 Lakhs per annum	Google Uber Apple Goldman Sachs Microsoft, etc.
IIT, Hyderabad	63.78 Lakhs per annum	Flipkart Oracle Fujitsu Zomato Deloitte Media.Net, etc.
NIT, Trichy	52.89 Lakhs per annum	Infosys Pepsico Samsung Volvo Microsoft Facebook, etc.
Jadavpur University	85 Lakhs per annum	Wipro DE Shaw Bajaj Adobe Amazon, etc.
VIT, Vellore	1.02 Crore per annum	Accenture Deloitte Cisco De Shaw & Co. TCS PayPal, etc.
NITK, Surathkul	54.75 Lakhs per annum	Morgan Stanley American Express Goldman Sachs Microsoft Adobe, etc.
Anna University	40 Lakhs per annum	Reliance Ola CISCO Ford Tiger Analytics, etc.
IIT, Indore	68 Lakhs per annum	Bosch Deloitte Flipkart Digit Insurance Oracle Microsoft, etc.
IIT- BHU	1.20 Crore per annum	BNY Mellon Oracle Cisco Google Amazon, etc.
NIT, Rourkela	83.60 Lakhs per annum	Infosys Deloitte Google Wipro Amazon, etc.
IIT (India School of Mines), Dhanbad	56 Lakhs per annum	ONGC Amazon Zomato Morgan Stanley Indian Oil Corporation, etc.
IIT, Gandhinagar	62 Lakhs per annum	Texas Instrument Oracle Rakuten Infosys Accenture, etc.
AVV Coimbatore	36 Lakhs per annum	Google Wipro IBM Cognizant Dell, etc.
TIET, Patiala	55.75 Lakhs per annum	Reliance Industries Limited Larsen & Tourbo IBM Infosys Royal Bank of Scotland JP Morgan Chase & Co., etc.

List some of the best private engineering colleges in India

Around 2000 private engineering colleges in India are there, that provide the best technical education. Some of the best ones are shortlisted in the table below with their

Rankings
fees
& Eligibility.

Name of the Colleges	NIRF Rank 2023	Tuition Fees (in INR) (approx.)	Eligibility Criteria
BITS Pilani	25	20 Lakhs	10+2 with at least 75% aggregate marks 60% total marks in each subject- Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics.
ICT Mumbai	24	75k to 4.5 Lakhs	Passed 10 and 10+2 with Maths and physics as compulsory subjects
VIT Vellore	11	4.9 Lakhs to 7.8 Lakhs	Min. the aggregate of 60% marks Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics/ Biology as mandatory subjects.
TIET, Patiala	20	5.9 Lakhs to 14.58 Lakhs	Passed 12th Valid JEE Main Scores
IIST, Thiruvananthapuram	48	2.5 Lakhs to 6,3 Lakhs	10+2 or equivalent from a recognized board of education At least 75% of aggregate marks 65% for reserved category students.
BIT (Mesra), Ranchi	53	8,30,700	10+2 examinations 60% minimum aggregate marks with PCM as primary subjects.
Amity University, Noida	31	2.9 Lakhs to 26.4 Lakhs	10th with 60% marks 12th with 60% with PCM for the general category 5% relaxation for reserved category students.
S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai	28	4 Lakhs to 18 Lakhs	10+2 with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks.
SASTRA University, Thanjavur	34	50k to 7.7 Lakhs	10+2 with 60% aggregate marks Maths & Physics as compulsory subjects
Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal	61	8.1 Lakhs to 13.06 Lakhs	10+2 with 50% aggregate marks.

Specialization-Wise Engineering Colleges in India

Approximately there are 100 specializations available for engineering in India. Out of which, we have listed the famous ones, with their top colleges in the following table below.

Specializations	Name of the Colleges
Computer Science Engineering	1. IIT Delhi 2. IIT Bombay 3. NIT Trichy 4. Jadavpur University 5. VIT Vellore, etc.
Civil Engineering	1. BITS Pilani 2. NIT Surathkal 3. IIT-BHU, Varanasi 4. NIT Rourkela 5. SRM Institute of Science and Technology Kattankulathur, etc.
Chemical Engineering	1. IIT Gandhinagar 2. NIT Calicut 3. ICT, Mumbai 4. IIT Patna 5. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, etc.
Mechanical Engineering	1. IIT Bombay 2. IIT Madras 3. DTU, Delhi 4. IIT Delhi 5. VIT Vellore, etc.
Electrical Engineering	1. NIT Trichy 2. IIT Kharagpur 3. NIT Surathkul 4. NIT Warangal 5. IIT Roorkee, etc.
Aerospace Engineering	1. KIIT School of Mechanical Engineering, Bhubaneswar 2. IIT Bombay 3. IIT Kanpur 4. DIAT, Pune 5. IISc. Bangalore, etc.

ROI of Top Engineering Colleges in India

Return on investment, or ROI is the money scholars make in return for investing a large sum in attending an institute and finishing their degree. Top engineering colleges in India provide outstanding placement opportunities.

Below is a table listing the top Engineering colleges in India, along with:

their total tuition fees
and average placement packages.

Name of the Colleges	Total Tuition Fees (in INR)	Average Package (in INR)
IIT, Madras	₹5.3 Lakhs to ₹10 Lakhs	19 LPA
IIT, New Delhi	₹8 Lakhs to ₹8.7 Lakhs	21 LPA
IIT, Bombay	₹8 Lakhs to ₹20 Lakhs	19 LPA
IIT, Kanpur	₹8 Lakhs	22 LPA
IIT, Roorkee	₹8 Lakhs to ₹10.7 Lakhs	17 LPA
IIT, Kharagpur	₹8 Lakhs to ₹10 Lakhs	19 LPA
IIT, Guwahati	₹8 Lakhs	23 LPA
IIT, Hyderabad	₹8 Lakhs	20 LPA
NIT, Trichy	₹5 Lakhs	12 LPA
Jadavpur University	₹9.6k to ₹1.2 Lakh	10 LPA

FAQs

Q 1. Which are the best colleges for BTech in India?

Answer. A large number of B.Tech colleges are situated in India, and few of them are highly ranked by NIRF in 2023. The foremost institutes for B.Tech courses are as tails:

IIT Madras
IIT Delhi
IIT Bombay
IIT Kharagpur
IIT Kanpur
IIT Roorkee
BITS Pilani
IIT Guwahati
IIT Hyderabad
College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai

Q 2. Which is the best engineering college in India?

Answer. According to NIRF Rankings 2023, IIT Madras has been ranked as the no.1 engineering institute in India. It is universally acknowledged for its assortment and quality of research. IIT Madras has top-notch facilities for its scholars. Moreover, the institute has total tuition fees of approx. INR 10 Lakhs.

Q 3. What are the entrance exams for top engineering colleges In India?

Answer. Several entrance exams are accepted by India’s leading engineering colleges, some of them are national-level exams and some of them are conducted by the institutes themselves. Below, we have shortlisted some of the most popular entrance exams.