Best Engineering Colleges in Punjab (Rank-Wise) - Getting admission into a top ranked engineering college is a dream that thousands of students follow. Punjab is now leading the game and becoming the home ground for top engineering colleges in India which offer Btech/Mtech admission into various globally popular branches like AI/ML, Robotics, Aeronautics and many more.
The JEE Main 2026 exam pattern remains unchanged from last year. The paper will have a total of 75 questions, carrying 300 marks. It will be divided into three sections: Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. Each section will have two subsections — Section A and Section B. Section A will consist of 20 questions, while Section B will include 5 questions in each subject.
A total of 6 engineering colleges of Punjab come under 100 NIRF Rank, this list includes IIT Ropar, Thapar University, LPU, NIT Jhalandar etc. Tuition fee ranges between 2.8 lac to 24 lac depending upon the college and course type, most of the engineering colleges in Punjab offer Btech admission through JEE MAIN/JEE Advanced but some universities conduct their own entrance test like LPU NEST and PUEEE etc.
For Punjab Engineering College, counselling is conducted through JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) based on JEE Main scores.
Total engineering college in Punjab : 225 are Private institutions and 81 are government colleges.
Top engineering colleges : 6 colleges comes under 100 NIRF Ranking
Popular entrance examination : JEE Main, JEE Advanced, LPU NEST.
Counselling institutions : JoSSA etc.
For M.Tech admission, entrance exams like GATE are commonly accepted.
Here is the curated list of top ranked engineering colleges in Punjab and 6 of them come under top 100 NIRF Ranking which includes IIT Ropar, Thapar University, LPU and many more. Refer to the table given below for more details.
Name of Institute | Careers360 rating | NIRF Ranking |
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar | AAAAA | 22 |
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala | AAAAA | 29 |
Lovely Professional University, Phagwara | AAAA+ | 50 |
Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar | AAAA+ | 58 |
Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal | AAAA | 76 |
Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jhansla | AAAA | 94 |
AAA+ | 101-150 | |
AAAA | 201-300 | |
AAAA | N/A | |
AAA+ | N/A | |
AAA+ | N/A | |
AAA+ | N/A | |
University College of Engineering, Punjabi University, Patiala | AAA+ | N/A |
AAA | N/A | |
AAA | N/A | |
AAA | N/A | |
AAA | N/A | |
Giani Zail Singh Campus College of Engineering and Technology, Maharaja | AAA | N/A |
Rayat Bahra University School of Engineering and Technology, Mohali | AA+ | N/A |
AA+ | N/A | |
Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College, Fatehgarh Sahib | AA+ | N/A |
AA+ | N/A | |
Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering and Technology, Mohali | AA+ | N/A |
On Question asked by student community
Hey there,
Your OBC-NCL certificate will not be valid for the JEE Mains 2026 application as it is from June 2024. You can apply for a new one as soon as possible. For the JEE Mains, the OBC-NCL certificate should be issued on or after 1 April 2025.
And as for your Aadhar, the mistakes in your name and Date of Birth will be an issue during the document verification process. The details should match your 10th-class certificate. So you will also need to update it as soon as possible.
Hope it helps!!!
Hello Satyam,
Yes, your EWS certificate is valid.
In Bihar, the EWS certificate can be issued by the Circle Officer, BDO, SDO, or DM. So a certificate signed by the Circle Officer (Revenue Officer) is acceptable.
If the format of your certificate is the same as the Central Government EWS format, then it is valid for JEE Main registration and also for JoSAA counselling. The heading “Government of Bihar” does not create any problem.
Just remember one point:
For
JoSAA 2026
, you will need an EWS certificate issued on or after 1 April 2025. Even if your current certificate works for registration, you must update it before counselling.
Hope it helps !
Hello murali
No, your son is not eligible for OBC NCL for IIT JEE because you fall in the "creamy layer" occupational category, regardless of your current employment status or family income. Students whose family income is less than Rs. 8 lakhs annually and they are not belong to the "creamy layer".
Note -
Thank You
Hello,
You can fill the JEE Main form even if you are a private candidate
Write the
name of the school/board from where you are appearing as a private candidate
.
If your Class 12 admit card or registration slip shows a school/centre name, use that exactly.
If your board lists you as a “Private Candidate” under the board name , then write:
CBSE – Private Candidate
(or your board name – Private Candidate)
Use the pin code of the examination centre/school mentioned on your Class 12 private candidate admit card or registration details.
If your board does not give any school address and only shows the regional office address, then use the regional office address pin code given by your board.
Hope it helps !
Hello Aspirant
You should not leave the OBC-NCL certificate ID blank in the JEE Main form it can create problems later.
NTA wants the certificate details while filling the form, not just at counselling. If you can, apply for the OBC-NCL certificate immediately so you get the ID on time.
If you fail to submit the certificate during counselling, your category will shift to General. It’s safer to enter OBC-NCL only if you’re sure you’ll get the certificate before counselling.
Hope it will help you
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