Top Engineering Colleges-India

IIT Madras, Chennai

IIT Madras has set a fine example of interaction with the industry in the country, through consultancy services offered by the faculty. Innovative ideas are put to practice in many projects sponsored by other institutions in India.

IIT Delhi, New Delhi

Established as College of Engineering in 1961, the Institute was later declared as an Institution of National Importance under the “Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963” and was renamed as “Indian Institute of Technology Delhi”. It was then accorded the status of a Deemed University with powers to decide its own academic policy, to conduct its own examinations, and to award its own degrees.

IIT Bombay, Mumbai

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is a public research university and technical institute in Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. IIT Bombay was founded in 1958. In 1961, the Parliament decreed IITs as Institutes of National Importance.

IIT Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, established in 1959, is one of the premier institutions established by the Government of India. The aim of the Institute is to provide meaningful education, to conduct original research of the highest standard and to provide leadership in technological innovation.

IIT Kharagpur

The 22 member committee headed by Sri N.R.Sarkar, in its report, recommended the establishment of four Higher Technical Institutions in the Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern regions, possibly on the lines of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, with a number of secondary institutions affiliated to it.

IIT Roorkee

Established in 1847, IIT Roorkee is the seventh IIT recognised as an Institution of National Importance. IIT Roorkee tops the NIRF Rankings yet again in 2022, ranking 1 in the ‘Architecture’ category. The institute also ranks 6 and 7 under the ‘Engineering’ and ‘Overall’ categories by the NIRF 2022.

IIT Guwahati

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, the sixth member of the IIT fraternity, was established in 1994. The academic programme of IIT Guwahati commenced in 1995. At present the Institute has eleven departments, seven inter-disciplinary academic centres and five schools covering all the major engineering , science, healthcare, management and humanities disciplines, offering B.Tech., B.Des., M.A., M.Des., M.Tech., M.Sc., MBA and Ph.D. programmes. 

NIT Tiruchirappalli

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IIT Hyderabad

Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad is a public technical research university located in Sangareddy district in the Indian state of Telangana. As with all Indian Institutes of Technology, IIT Hyderabad is an Institute of National Importance. 

NIT Karnataka, Surathkal

National Institute of Technology Karnataka, also known as NITK Surathkal, formerly known as Karnataka Regional Engineering College, is a public technical university at Surathkal, Mangalore.

Jadavpur University, Kolkata

Jadavpur University is a public state autonomous research university located in Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1905 as Bengal Technical Institute and was converted into Jadavpur University in 1955. 

VIT Vellore

Vellore Institute of Technology is a private research deemed university located in Katpadi in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1984 as Vellore Engineering College by G. Viswanathan. The institution offers 66 Undergraduate, 58 Postgraduate, 15 Integrated, 2 Research and 2 M.Tech Industrial Programmes.

IIT BHU Varanasi

Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi is a public technical university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1919 as the Banaras Engineering College, it became the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University in 1968. It was later designated an Indian Institute of Technology.

IIT ISM Dhanbad

The Indian School of Mines was formally opened on 9th December 1926, by Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India to address the need for trained manpower related to mining activities in the country with disciplines of Mining and Applied Geology. In 1967 it was granted the status of a deemed to be university under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956.

NIT Rourkela

National Institute of Technology Rourkela, formerly Regional Engineering College Rourkela is a publicly funded institute of higher learning for engineering, science and technology located in the steel city of Rourkela, Odisha, India.

IIT Indore

Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT Indore) is an Institute of national importance located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. IIT Indore was founded in the year 2009. It was one of the eight new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) started by the government of India in the year 2009.

NIT Calicut

National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC) is one of the 31 institutions of national importance set up by an Act of Parliament namely the ‘National Institute of technology Act 2007’, and is fully funded by the Government of India. The mandate of the Institute is to provide higher technical education and conduct research in the various branches of Engineering, Science, Technology and Management.

VNIT Nagpur

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur is a public technical university located in the central India city of Nagpur, Maharashtra. Established in 1960, the institute is among 31 National Institutes of Technology in the country.

IIT Patna

Indian Institute of Technology Patna is a public research university and technical institute located at Bihta near Patna, Bihar. It is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. It is one of the new IITs established by an Act of the Indian Parliament on August 6, 2008

NIT Durgapur Delhi Technological University, New Delhi

National Institute of Technology Durgapur, formerly known as Regional Engineering College, Durgapur, is a public technical university in the city of Durgapur in West Bengal, India. Founded in 1960, it is one of India’s oldest technical universities. It is located on a campus of 187 acres.

IIT Bhubaneswar

Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar is a public technical university established by the government of India in 2008, located at Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. The institute admits a students for bachelor’s, master’s programs via JEE Advanced and Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering respectively. 

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

Aligarh Muslim University is a public central university in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875. Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920, following the Aligarh Muslim University Act.

NIT Silchar

National Institute Of Technology Silchar is one of the 31 NITs of India and was established in 1967 as a Regional Engineering College in Silchar.

Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Srivilliputtur

Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, formerly Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Engineering and Kalasalingam University, is a private deemed to be university located in Krishnankoil near Rajapalayam in Tamil Nadu, India. The campus is close to the ancient temple town of Srivilliputhur.

Anna University, Chennai

Anna University was established on 4th September, 1978 as a unitary type of University. This University was named after Late Dr.C.N.Annadurai, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. It offers higher education in Engineering, Technology, Architecture and Applied Sciences

ICT Mumbai

Institute of Chemical Technology is a state-funded deemed university in Mumbai, India. The institute also has campuses at Bhubaneswar, Odisha and Jalna, Marathwada. It is focused on training and research in the fields of chemical engineering, chemical technology, and pharmacy. 

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is a private deemed university based in Coimbatore, India. It currently has 7 campuses with 16 constituent schools across the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka with the headquarters at Ettimadai, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

IIT Mandi

The Indian Institute of Technology Mandi is one of eight newer Indian Institutes of Technology established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

NIT Warangal

National Institute of Technology Warangal is a public technical and research university located in Warangal, India. It is recognised as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India.

IIT Ropar

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar is a public technical university located in Rupnagar, Punjab, India.

IIT Gandhinagar

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar is a public technical university located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. It has been declared to be an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. Established in 2008, IIT Gandhinagar campus is spread over 400 acres of land along the river Sabarmati.

SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai

SRMIST prides itself to be a green campus with best spaces for research, learning and excellence. Our infrastructure is a means to bring together students and faculty members from across national and international locations. We have many buildings with state of the art facilities.

Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

Jamia Millia Islamia is a central university located in New Delhi, India. Originally established at Aligarh, United Provinces during the British Raj in 1920, it moved to its current location in Okhla in 1935. It was given the deemed status by University Grants Commission in 1962.

Siksha `O` Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar

Accredited by NAAC with ‘A++’ grade (3rd Cycle). Ranked Internationally by QS and THE World University Rankings 2022. MHRD NIRF India Rankings 2022 : 16th in the University Category, 27th in the Engineering Category, 18th in the Medical Category, 10th in the Dental Category, 9th in the Law Category and 45th in the Research Category.

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala

The Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET) is one of India’s oldest and finest educational institutions, which provides a steady source of highly skilled talent to the nation as well as overseas. Founded in 1956 with a campus spread across sprawling 250 acres, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, located in Patiala, has been a pioneer in engineering education, research and innovation.

BITS Pilani

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani is a deemed university in Pilani, Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan, India. It focuses primarily on higher education and research in engineering and sciences.

IIT Jodhpur

Chandigarh University, Mohali

Chandigarh University is a private university located in Mohali, Punjab, India.The university was established on 10 July 2012 by an act of Punjab State Legislature. It is recognized by University Grants Commission under Section 2 with the right to confer degrees as per Section 22 of the UGC Act, 1956.

MNIT Jaipur

Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur is a public technical university located in Jaipur, India with, an emphasis on science, engineering and management.

MNNIT Prayagraj

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, formerly Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College, is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology, located in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. 

SSN College of Engineering, Kancheepuram

SSN Institutions, established by Mr. Shiv Nadar, Founder Chairman, HCL Technologies, stand out as a premier centre of higher learning with a mission of pursuing excellence in education and research. The institutions are named after the Chairman’s father, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar.

Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum

Visvesvaraya Technological University, previously spelled Visveswaraiah Technological University, is a collegiate public state university in Belagavi, Karnataka established by the Government of Karnataka.

NIT Kurukshetra

National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra is a public technical and research university located in Kurukshetra. In December 2008, it was accredited with the status of Institute of National Importance. It is one of the 30 National Institutes of Technology established and administered by Government of India.

IIEST Shibpur

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, erstwhile Bengal Engineering College, formerly Bengal Engineering and Science University, is a public research university also a National Institute of Technology located at Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal.

SASTRA Thanjavur

The Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy, also known as SASTRA, is a private and deemed university in the town of Thirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. SASTRA is ranked by global ranking agencies such as Times Higher Education and QS.

KIIT Bhubaneswar

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, formerly KIIT University, is a private deemed university located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. It primarily emphasizes on higher education and research in engineering and science.

IIST Thiruvananthapuram

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), situated at Thiruvananthapuram is a Deemed to be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956. IIST functions as an autonomous body under the Department of Space, Government of India.

Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering), Vaddeswaram

K L Deemed to be University, formerly Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering and Koneru Lakshmaiah University, is a higher educational institution Deemed to be University, located in Vaddeswaram, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.