Best Engineering Colleges in India

Best Engineering Colleges in India : There are 9212 engineering colleges India. Of these, 6854 colleges are private and 2348 colleges are government establishments. Candidates can opt for several engineering courses like CSE, CSE with AI, IT, ECE, EE, CSE with DS etc. Among all the Indian engineering colleges, IIT Madras ranks top, based on the NIRF rank. In general, the tuition fee ranges from ₹22,950 to ₹8,50,000 which depends on faculty, infrastructure, etc. The admission to these engineering colleges of India is done through national-level entrance exams are JEE Main, GATE or through some state-level entrance examinations are AP EAMCET, TS EAMCET, KEAM, KCET, MHT CET etc. Few private engineering colleges conduct their own entrance examinations, like, SRMJEE, BITSAT, AEEE, LPUNEST, CUCET.

Careers360 provides the list of Top engineering colleges in india based on NIRF 2025 rankings in this article. The engineering admission can be gained at different levels of education like Diploma, UG, PG etc.

Engineering Colleges in India

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Best Engineering Colleges in India with NIRF Ranking

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.

Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India

College Name	NIRF Rank 2025	Careers360 Ranking
IIT Madras	1	AAAAA
IIT Delhi	2	AAAAA
IIT Bombay	3	AAAAA
IIT Kanpur	4	AAAAA
IIT Kharagpur	5	AAAAA
IIT Roorkee	6	AAAAA
IIT Hyderabad	7	AAAAA
IIT Guwahati	8	AAAAA
NIT Trichy	9	AAAAA
Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University Varanasi)	10	AAAAA

Best Private Engineering College in India (Fee-wise)

The table below shows the best private engineering colleges in India along with their total tuition fee and entrance exams.

Top Private Engineering Colleges in India

College Name	Tentative Fees	Required Exams
TIT&S	₹2,65,000 - ₹3,15,000	JEE Main
Christ University	₹5,20,000 - ₹9,16,000	JEE Main, Christ University (CUET)
Chandigarh University	₹3,06,000 - ₹13,04,000	JEE Main, CUCET
BITS Pilani	₹5,08,000 - ₹21,65,000	BITSAT, MHT CET, GATE
Galgotias University	₹4,60,000 - ₹6,90,000	JEE Main, CUET UG, CUET PG

Best Government Engineering Colleges in India (Fee-Wise)

The table below shows the Government's top Engineering colleges in India along with their total tuition fee

Top Government Engineering Colleges in India

College Name	Fees in Rs	Required Exams
IIT Bombay	₹8,31,000	JEE Advanced
Gujarat University	₹21,000	_
Lucknow University	₹4,81,000	JEE Main
Mumbai University	₹1,05,000 - ₹8,80,000	JEE Main, GATE, MHT CET
Annamalai University	₹2,15,000 ₹2,65,000	TANCET, GATE

State-wise Engineering colleges in India

Annamalai University and Christ University are two of the best engineering colleges in India other than IIT and NIT. The table below shows the state-wise best engineering colleges in India along with their total tuition fee.

Top Engineering Colleges in India (State-wise)

College Name	State Wise	Tentative Fees
Annamalai University	Tamil Nadu	₹2,15,000 ₹2,65,000
IIT Bombay	Maharashtra	₹8,31,000
Lucknow University	Uttar Pradesh	₹4,81,000
Christ University	Karnataka	₹5,20,000 - ₹9,16,000
GITAM University	Andhra Pradesh	₹8,14,000 - ₹14,93,000

Top Engineering Colleges in India (Median Salary Package)

IIT Delhi (NIRF rank 2), the best engineering college in Delhi, is known for providing excellent job opportunities. Listed below are the top engineering colleges in India, placement wise, along with their total median salary package.

Best Engineering Colleges in India

College Name	Median Salary Package
IIT Bombay	₹18,80,000
IIT Kanpur	₹ 22,07,000
Chandigarh University	₹7,50,000
IIT Delhi	₹20,06,000
IIT Roorkee	₹17,00,000

Top Specialisations Offered by the Best Engineering Colleges in India

Best Engineering Colleges in India (Cut off)

Listed below are the Engineering colleges in India along with their JEE Advanced Cut-Offs based on All India closing ranks for B.Tech Electrical Engineering.

Top Engineering Colleges in India

College Name	All India Category rank
IIT Roorkee	2037
IIT Delhi	582
IIT Kanpur	1349
IIT Bombay	463
IIT Madras	1877

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FAQs

Q. Which are the top 10 engineering colleges in India?

Top 1 engineering colleges in India are IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Guwahati, NIT Trichy and IITBHU.

Q. Which engineering college is #1 in India?

#1 engineering college in India is IIT Madras.

Q. Which are the top 5 private engineering colleges in India?

Top 5 private engineering colleges are BITS Pilani, SRM Chennai, VIT Vellore, SOA and Amrita Vishwa Vidhyapeetham.

Q. Which non-IIT college is best?

Based on NIRF ranking, NIT Trichy is the best non-IIT college.

Q. Which engineering has 1 crore salary?

Graduates from CSE Branch are known to achieve 1 Crore salary.