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ApplyThere are 1539 top engineering colleges in India accepting JEE Main exam scores. Of these, 195 colleges are government institutions and 1344 colleges are privately owned.
Various colleges accept valid JEE Main scores to provide admission to undergraduate Government Engineering programmes.
Fees vary from college to college. Generally, the fee range for Government Engineering colleges in India accepting JEE Main is ₹30 K to ₹7,50,000. Government colleges tend to cost less compared to private colleges.
Government engineering colleges offer several programmes at diploma UG and PG levels.
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Range of tuition fees | Rs 30 K to Rs 7.5 Lakhs |
Top government engineering colleges accepting JEE Main | NIT Trichy, NIT Surathkal, NIT Rourkela etc. |
Top specializations | Electrical, Computer Science, Electronics and Communication, Information Technology, Civil, Mechanical etc. |
As per NIRF, the best Government Engineering colleges on the list are NIT Trichy, NIT Surathkal and NIT Rourkela with NIRF ranks 9, 17 and 19 respectively. Here is a list of the top 10 Government Engineering colleges in India accepting JEE Main scores.
College Name | NIRF Ranking 2024 | NIRF Ranking 2023 |
9 | 9 | |
17 | 12 | |
19 | 16 | |
21 | 21 | |
24 | 26 | |
25 | 23 | |
39 | 41 | |
40 | 40 | |
41 | 24 | |
43 | 37 |
College Name | Careers360 Ranking |
NIT Trichy | AAAAA |
NIT Surathkal | AAAAA |
NIT Rourkela | AAAAA |
NIT Warangal | AAAAA |
JMI New Delhi | AAAAA |
NIT Calicut | AAAAA |
VNIT Nagpur | AAAAA |
NIT Silchar | AAAA+ |
ICT Mumbai | AAAAA |
MNIT Jaipur | AAAA+ |
The table given below provides information about admission to government engineering colleges in India through JEE Main along with their total tuition fee.
College Name | Tentative Fees |
IIEST Shibpur | ₹5,44,000 |
NIT Surathkal | ₹5,72,000 |
NIT Trichy | ₹₹6,18,00 |
NIT Rourkela | ₹6,29,000 |
JMI New Delhi | ₹64,600 |
JMI, IIEST and VNIT are three of the best Government Engineering colleges in India other than IIT and NIT. The table below shows the state-wise best Government Engineering colleges in India along with their total tuition fee.
College Name | State Wise | Tentative Fees |
MNIT Jaipur | Rajasthan | ₹6,17,00 |
VNIT Nagpur | Maharashtra | ₹5,50,000 |
NIT Trichy | Tamil Nadu | ₹6,18,00 |
JMI New Delhi | New Delhi | ₹64,600 |
IIEST Shibpur | West Bengal | ₹5,44,000 |
The following table has the list of JEE Main accepting Government Engineering colleges in India along with the median salary package.
College Name | Median Salary Package |
NIT Trichy | ₹15,76,000 |
ICT Mumbai | ₹8,00,000 |
Thapar University | ₹11,00,000 |
NIT Rourkela | ₹10,00,000 |
Shastra University Thanjavur | ₹7,50,000 |
Listed below are the Government Engineering colleges in India along with their JEE Main Cut-Offs based on All India closing ranks for B.Tech Computer Science Government Engineering
College Name | All India Category rank |
NIT Trichy | 1679 |
NIT Surathkal | 2302 |
NIT Warangal | 2659 |
MNIT Jaipur | 5171 |
NIT Silchar | 21355 |
Frequently Ask Questions
Q1. Which is the No 1 government engineering college in India?
Ans:- The No 1 Government engineering College in India is IIT Madras according to NIRF ranking 2024.
Q2. How much rank is required in JEE Mains to get admission in a government college?
Ans:- To get admissions in top government colleges students must get a rank higher than 30,000 which is equal to 97 percentile in JEE Mains.
Q3. Can I get NIT with 80 percentile?
Ans:- Yes, students may have a chance to get into NIT with 80 percentile.
Q4. Is 87 percentile a good score for JEE Main?
Ans:- Generally 175 and above is considered a good score in JEE Main. A rank of 87 percentile in JEE Mains is considered fine.