Best Engineering Colleges in India Based on NIRF Ranking 2024
The top 100 engineering colleges in India include IITs, NITs, GFTIs, and private engineering colleges
If we talk about best engineering colleges in India, we found that there are more than 100 top engineering colleges in India. The top 100 engineering colleges in India include IITs, NITs, GFTIs, and private engineering colleges. IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Guwahati, NIT Trichy and VIT Vellore are some of the best BTech colleges in India as per NIRF ranking 2024 in engineering categories.
Engineering admissions are based on entrance exams score like JEE Main, JEE Advanced, COMEDK, WBJEE, BITSAT, VITEEE, SRMJEEE and others state and institutions own entrance exams. After getting good score in engineering entrance exam students have to go through the counselling process for admission.
Best Engineering Colleges in India: Highlights of 2025
Best Engineering Colleges in India accept the scores obtained by students in various national or state level exams including JEE Main, JEE Advanced, COMEDK, WBJEE, MHT CET, AP EAMCET, TS EAMCET, VITEEE and many more. There are many Engineering colleges in major cities across the country like Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar etc.
Top 10 Government Engineering Colleges in India Based on NIRF Ranking
| Name of The College | NIRF Ranking | Admission Process |
| IIT Madras | 01 | Through JoSAA Counselling |
| IIT Delhi | 02 | Through JoSAA Counselling |
| IIT Bombay | 03 | Through JoSAA Counselling |
| IIT Kanpur | 04 | Through JoSAA Counselling |
| IIT Kharagpur | 05 | Through JoSAA Counselling |
| IIT Roorkee | 06 | Through JoSAA Counselling |
| IIT Guwhati | 07 | Through JoSAA Counselling |
| IIT Hyderabad | 08 | Through JoSAA Counselling |
| NIT Tiruchirappalli | 09 | Through JoSAA Counselling |
| IIT Varanasi (BHU) | 10 | Through JoSAA Counselling |
Top 10 Private Engineering Colleges in India Based on NIRF Ranking
The best private engineering colleges in India include Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) , SRM University, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Coimbatore), Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology located in Patiala, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) in Pilani, Amity University in Noida, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University in Bhubaneswar, SASTRA University in Thanjavur, Birla Institute of Technology in Ranchi and Chandigarh University.
| Name of the College | NIRF Ranking | Admission Process |
| VIT Vellore | 11 | Through VITEEE 2025 |
| SRM Institute of Science and Technology | 13 | Through SRMJEEE 2025 |
| Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani | 20 | Through BITSAT |
| Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore | 23 | Through AEEE and JEE Main |
| Shiksha O Annusandhan Bhubaneshwar | 26 | Through SAAT and JEE Main |
| Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Patiala | 29 | JEE Main |
| Amity University Noida | 30 | Through CUET and Merit Basis |
| Chandigarh University Chandigarh | 32 | Through CUCET |
| KL Educational Foundation University Andhra Pradesh | 35 | JEE Main, AP EAMCET, KLEEE |
| Kalinga Institute of industrial Technology Bhubaneswar | 37 | KITTEE 2025 |
| SASTRA Tamil Nadu | 38 | JEE Main and 12th Score |
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