India has 8197 engineering colleges, of which 6624 colleges are private and 2294 colleges are government establishments. Based on the ranking and overall performance in engineering, there are 268 most popular government engineering colleges in India. Accepted entrance examinations by these colleges are JEE Main, JEE Advanced, GATE, KCET, MHT CET etc.
Engineering Colleges with Admissions Open
Apart from IIT’s, there are many other government engineering colleges in India as well. College of Engineering, Pune, Delhi Technological University, IIEST Shibpur, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad are some other top government engineering colleges in India.
As per NIRF ranking 2024, IIT Madras (NIRF rank 1) is the No. 1 engineering college in India, followed by IIT Delhi (rank 2) and IIT Bombay (rank 3). Here is the list of the top 10 best engineering colleges in India.
Best 10 Engineering Colleges in India Rank wise
College Name | NIRF Ranking 2024 | NIRF Ranking 2023 |
1 | 1 | |
2 | 2 | |
3 | 3 | |
4 | 4 | |
5 | 6 | |
6 | 5 | |
7 | 7 | |
8 | 8 | |
9 | 9 | |
10 | 15 |
College Name | Careers360 Ranking |
IIT Madras | AAAAA |
IIT Delhi | AAAAA |
IIT Bombay | AAAAA |
IIT Kanpur | AAAAA |
IIT Kharagpur | AAAAA |
IIT Roorkee | AAAAA |
IIT Guwahati | AAAAA |
IIT Hyderabad | AAAAA |
NIT Trichy | AAAAA |
IIT BHU | AAAAA |
College Name | Tentative Fees |
IIT Madras | Rs 8,85,000 |
IIT Delhi | Rs 8,55,000 |
IIT Bombay | Rs 8,69,000 |
IIT Kanpur | Rs 12,25,000 |
IIT Kharagpur | Rs 11,66,000 |
IIT Roorkee | Rs 8,94,000 |
IIT Guwahati | Rs 8,54,000 |
IIT Hyderabad | Rs 9,06,000 |
NIT Trichy | Rs 6,30,000 |
IIT BHU | Rs 8,58,000 |
What Are The Most Popular Entrance Exams?
In order to get admission in the top government engineering colleges in India, students need to appear for entrance exams. There are various exams that are conducted each year by different authorities for admissions in the best engineering colleges in India and the two most popular exams include JEE Main and JEE Advanced. Apart from these exams, there are plenty of state entrance exams such as KCET, MHT CET, AP EAMCET, TS EAMCET etc. which provide admissions in top government engineering colleges in their state.
How Ranking of Colleges Is Helpful For Students?
Selecting a college is all about finding a good fit to fulfill the dreams and ranking plays an important role in selecting the right college. Each college has its ranking given by NIRF and other systems. Ranking given by NIRF is highly considered by students while looking for top government engineering colleges in India. Just like NIRF, careers360 too examine colleges and ranks them. Multiple factors are taken into consideration while ranking any college.
Engineering is a field in which a large number of students take admission each year, but it itself is categorized into different branches. There are many branches in engineering and some of the popular ones are:
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