Top Government Engineering Colleges in Kerala 2026

Kerala is considered to be the most literate state as it provides an impressive and high-quality education to students. When it comes to technical education, Kerala has undergone various changes in the last many years and in the passage of years, there has been an establishment of many engineering colleges.
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Kerala has many top government engineering colleges that hold good ranks. Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology is an institute that is situated in Thiruvananthapuram and is a Deemed to be University. It is a reputed college among the educational institutions. National Institute of Technology Calicut, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, and College of Engineering, Trivandrum are some of the top government engineering colleges in Kerala.   

KEAM exam, also known as Kerala Engineering, Architecture, Medical Entrance Examination is conducted by the Commissioner of Entrance Examinations to get admission in various B.Tech programmes. KEAM Examination is conducted in May through offline mode. Apart from KEAM, some other entrance exams are accepted by the top government colleges in Kerala and some of them are JEE Main and JEE Advanced. 

Ranking plays an important role in the admission process. Almost every student prefer colleges that have high ranking and are reputed among the institutions. NIRF ranking has great importance and colleges always try to high. Just like NIRF, careers360 also ranks colleges and try to help students find the top government engineering colleges in Kerala for themselves. 

According to previous records and statistics, students of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology were able to grab good opportunities through college placement support. The median package that the students were able to grab was 8.82 LPA. Other colleges such as  National Institute of Technology Calicut, also have good past placement records. In the year 2019, 472 students were placed successfully.