IIT system, NITs, top state and private engineering schools
32 colleges in our NIRF 2024 set offer engineering programmes. The list below is ordered by NIRF Engineering rank — colleges without a separate rank in this category fall to the end, sorted by their overall NIRF rank where available.
Source: National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Education, Government of India (2024).
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai · Tamil Nadu · est. 1959
India's top-ranked institution overall and in engineering for six consecutive NIRF cycles. Strong in mechanical, ocean engineering, computer science and the new BS in Data Science (online + on-campus tracks).
NIRF Overall #1, Engineering #1, Management #4 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
New Delhi · Delhi · est. 1961
Anchor of the Delhi research cluster. Strong CSE + Electrical, large research footprint via SCAI (computational + AI), Bharti School and the textile / fibre engineering programmes.
NIRF Overall #4, Engineering #2, Management #4 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Mumbai · Maharashtra · est. 1958
The largest IIT by departments. Dominant in CSE placements, the only IIT with a campus-based architecture programme, and the SJMSOM management school.
NIRF Overall #3, Engineering #3, Management #10 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur · Uttar Pradesh · est. 1959
First IIT to set up a computer science programme. Strong in aerospace, materials science, and the country's top startup pipeline through SIIC (Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre).
NIRF Overall #5, Engineering #4 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur · West Bengal · est. 1951
Oldest IIT and the largest campus. Houses the Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law (RGSOIPL) — India's only IP-focused law school inside a technical university.
NIRF Overall #6, Engineering #5 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Roorkee · Uttarakhand · est. 1847
Originally the Thomason College of Civil Engineering (1847) — predates the IIT system by over a century. Anchor for civil, earthquake and water-resource engineering.
NIRF Overall #8, Engineering #6 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Guwahati · Assam · est. 1994
The northeast's flagship IIT. Strong in design (IIT Guwahati offers a B.Des), biosciences and bio-engineering. Campus on the Brahmaputra is among the prettiest in the IIT system.
NIRF Overall #9, Engineering #7 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
Hyderabad · Telangana · est. 2008
Youngest IIT in the top 10 engineering ranks. Pioneered the fractal academic system (CSE specialisations), strong AI/ML output, multiple Japanese university partnerships.
NIRF Engineering #8 (2024)
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli · Tamil Nadu · est. 1964
Top-ranked NIT for six consecutive years. Strong CSE and ECE placements, the largest electrical engineering intake among the NITs.
NIRF Engineering #9 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
Varanasi · Uttar Pradesh · est. 1919
Originally Banaras Engineering College, converted to IIT in 2012. Strong mining, metallurgy, ceramic and chemical engineering programmes — fields BHU has run for over a century.
NIRF Engineering #10 (2024)
Vellore Institute of Technology
Vellore · Tamil Nadu · est. 1984
India's largest private engineering school by intake. Admission via VITEEE entrance. Strong industry placement pipeline, multiple campuses.
NIRF Engineering #11, University #16 (2024)
Jadavpur University
Kolkata · West Bengal · est. 1955
West Bengal's state-funded engineering powerhouse. Faculty of Engineering & Technology is one of India's oldest, often produces top JEE Advanced rank-takers despite low fees.
NIRF Engineering #12, University #11 (2024)
Anna University
Chennai · Tamil Nadu · est. 1978
Tamil Nadu's flagship engineering university with affiliated colleges across the state. The CEG (College of Engineering Guindy) campus is the original engineering school of South India.
NIRF Engineering #13, University #20 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Indore · Madhya Pradesh · est. 2009
Among the newer IITs, climbed into the engineering top 15 inside a decade. Strong physics, astronomy and CSE departments.
NIRF Engineering #14 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad
Dhanbad · Jharkhand · est. 1926
The country's premier institute for mining and petroleum engineering — the only IIT with those as core specialisations. Strong placement track record in the coal and oil & gas sector.
NIRF Engineering #16 (2024)
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal
Mangaluru · Karnataka · est. 1960
Coastal Karnataka's flagship engineering institute. Strong civil, marine and computer science programmes, beachfront campus.
NIRF Engineering #17 (2024)
National Institute of Technology Rourkela
Rourkela · Odisha · est. 1961
Strong metallurgy, ceramic and mining engineering programmes — historic strengths from the Rourkela steel-plant region.
NIRF Engineering #19 (2024)
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Pilani · Rajasthan · est. 1964
The reference private engineering school. Admission only via BITSAT (no JEE). Strong CSE, electronics and the only major engineering school with a robust pharmacy programme.
NIRF Engineering #20, Pharmacy #2 (2024)
National Institute of Technology Warangal
Warangal · Telangana · est. 1959
The first regional engineering college in India (then RECW), converted to NIT in 2002. Strong CSE and electronics output, well-known alumni network in IT services.
NIRF Engineering #21 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar · Gujarat · est. 2008
Newer IIT with a heavily project-based undergraduate curriculum. Strong materials science and the only IIT offering a BTech in materials engineering as a flagship.
NIRF Engineering #22 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
Rupnagar · Punjab · est. 2008
Punjab's IIT. Particularly strong in CSE and the Centre of Excellence in AI. Newer campus on the Sutlej river.
NIRF Engineering #23 (2024)
National Institute of Technology Calicut
Kozhikode · Kerala · est. 1961
Kerala's NIT, formerly the Calicut REC. Strong civil, mechanical and computer science programmes; the architecture course is among the most competitive in the NIT system.
NIRF Engineering #25 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
Jodhpur · Rajasthan · est. 2008
Rajasthan's IIT, expanding into healthcare engineering with an upcoming AIIMS-IIT-J joint MBBS-BTech programme. Strong AI/ML and biotechnology output.
NIRF Engineering #27 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar · Odisha · est. 2008
Odisha's IIT. Strong civil, mechanical and a relatively new aerospace engineering programme. Coastal-engineering focus given the state's geography.
NIRF Engineering #28 (2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
Mandi · Himachal Pradesh · est. 2009
Himalayan IIT, strong civil, mechanical and emerging electronics-and-communication programmes. The country's only Hindi-medium technical school option among IITs.
NIRF Engineering #31 (2024)
Delhi Technological University
New Delhi · Delhi · est. 1941
Formerly the Delhi College of Engineering. Delhi state's premier engineering university, very competitive CSE intake through JEE Main + state quota.
NIRF Engineering #36 (2024)
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad
Hyderabad · Telangana · est. 1998
Autonomous IIIT focused entirely on computer science and electronics. Admission via JEE Main + UGEE (their own test). Top-tier CS placement track for a non-IIT.
NIRF Engineering #47 (2024)
Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad
Prayagraj · Uttar Pradesh · est. 1999
The first IIIT to be set up as a centrally-funded institute. CSE and ECE focused — admission via JEE Main.
NIRF Engineering #84 (2024)
Indian Institute of Science
Bengaluru · Karnataka · est. 1909
India's premier research institution. The only Indian university consistently inside the QS top 200. Undergraduate BS programme admission via JEE Advanced (top-500 typically).
NIRF Overall #2, University #1, Research #1 (2024)
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Manipal · Karnataka · est. 1953
Coastal Karnataka deemed university with major engineering, medical, dental, pharmacy and hotel-management schools. Admission via MET / NEET / GMAT for respective programmes.
NIRF University #4 (2024)
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Coimbatore · Tamil Nadu · est. 1994
Multi-campus deemed university with strong engineering (AEEE entrance) and good NIRF placement. The Coimbatore engineering campus is the flagship.
NIRF University #7 (2024)
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore
Bengaluru · Karnataka · est. 1999
Bengaluru's tech-policy + technology institute. Mostly PG focused (MTech, MSc by Research, integrated MTech). Strong tie-ins with the Bengaluru tech ecosystem.