Best Urban Colleges in India - Courses, Fees, Admissions 2026

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National Institute of Technology, Calicut is one of the top-ranked Architecture institutes in India. The institute has been ranked 3rd in the 'Architecture' category,  25th in the 'Engineering' category, and 76th in the 'Management' category by NIRF Ranking 2024. Talking about the placements, the the highest and average package offered during NIT Calicut placements 2023 stood at INR 50 LPA and INR 13.77 LPA, respectively. Hence, we can conclude that NIT Calicut is one of the renowned institutes in the country.

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Shibpur is a good college. It is ranked 4 by NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) 2024 under the Architecture category. To get admission to this excellent college, the candidates must have a valid score in any of the accepted entrance exams. For getting a valid score, the candidates must have a sound knowledge of the entrance exams syllabus like the MAT syllabus, CAT syllabus, CAT syllabus, CMAT syllabus, and JEE Main syllabus. Getting to know about the syllabus is the first step in prior preparation for the entrance test. Seats are limited so apply early for admission to various courses at IIEST Shibpur.

Jamia Millia Islamia is one of higher-ranked institutions in North India. It has vast course diversity and international exposure. According to NIRF 2025 Rankings, university has been placed at the 4th position in the "Universities" category. 

CEPT University in Ahmedabad provides decent, active & well rounded sports facilities aimed at fostering healthy campus life. Campus has specific grounds for sports like Ultimate Frisbee along with gym, yoga room & physiotherapy center ensuring student fitness & wellness. 

NIT Rourkela offers courses in UG, PG and part-level. The Institute offers admission based on valid scores of accepted entrance exams such as JEE Main/ GATE/ IIT JAM or other equivalent. Candidates are required to qualify for the JoSAA counselling and seek final admission based on the qualification of all the selection rounds. 

SPA Delhi JEE Main cutoff 2025 for the first and last rounds are given below for the General AI category students:

Check the VNIT Nagpur placement statistics 2025 in comparison with NIT K and NIT Raipur below:

MNIT Jaipur provides various UG, PG, and Doctorate programmes. The college is mainly popular for its BTech programme. All the courses and specializations under BTech programme like Computer Science and Engineering, Civil Engineering etc. are good at MNIT Jaipur. 

National Institute of Technology Patna offers many courses such as BTech, MTech, BSc, MSc, MCA, PhD, MPlan, etc. The below table shows some of the NIT Patna fees details:

CAT is not a mandatory requirement for admission to College of Engineering, Trivandrum. CAT scores are required only for admission to the MBA program offered by the college.

Candidates must take one of the CMAT, CAT, or KMAT tests in order to be considered for enrollment in the M.B.A. programme offered by the CET.

Based on their exam results, they will be shortlisted and contacted for the group discussion and personal interview rounds.

MANIT Bhopal offers PhD, postgraduate, and undergraduate courses to students. These courses are provided across the MBA, Architecture,  Mathematics,  MBA, Science,  and various other streams. At the UG level, the college offers four-year BTech courses in Electrical, Civil, Mechanical, Electronics & Communication, Computer Science, Chemical, Material & Metallurgical Engineering,  and others. The college also provides a five-year B.Arch and a Dual degree five-year programme in Mathematics and Data Science courses to students. At the PG level, the college offers MTech, MPlan, MCA,  MBA, and MA courses to students. There are PhD programmes also available in the college.

The ICFAI University, Sikkim does not have a specific ranking among the universities. The university has some achievements and recognition in various fields such as Hotel Management, Law & Commerce, Finance & Marketing, HR, Operations Management, and IT. The university also offers placement facilities to its students. Companies such as Axis Bank, Hyatt Regency Kolkata, Thomson Digital, Concentrix, etc. participate in The ICFAI University placements regularly. According to the NIRF report 2023, the median package offered to MBA and LLB students during ICFAI University Sikkim placements 2022 was INR 4 and INR 3.5 LPA, respectively.

Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra is a private university that is recognised by UGC and gives good education to the students. Below given are the reasons to choose the university:

• Good Ranking: The university is ranked 22nd and 51st under the 'Engineering' and 'Architecture & Planning' categories of NIRF 2025. 
• Placement Opportunities: Students at the Birla Institute of Technology Ranchi get placements in Tech Mahindra, Tata Motors, Tata Power, TCE, TCS, etc.

The highest package offered at Manipal School of Architecture and Planning (MSAP) in 2022 was INR 12 LPA. This was offered to a B.Des student by Amazon. MSAP claims that over 200 firms across India and abroad recruit UG and PG students every year, both on-campus and off-campus. Some of the notable recruiters include Flipkart, Myntra, Urban Ladder, Pepperfry, CnT Architects, RSP Design Consultants, Gensler, Hafeez Contractor, Morphogenesis, etc.

NIT Raipur admission 2026 to most of the courses is conducted on the basis of valid national-level entrance exam scores. The institute accepts JEE Main score for BTech. Admission to M.Tech is through GATE scores, followed by CCMT Counselling. Similarly for MSc admission,  IIT JAM and CCMN Counselling are required.

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), also known as Indraprastha University or IPU, is recognised as a state university. IPU Delhi is a teaching-cum-affiliating university. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Dwarka, Delhi is committed to providing professional education with innovation, creativity, and continuous change. GGSIPU is ranked 1001-1200 by the QS World University Rankings 2025. IPU is also ranked 651-700 by the QS WUR Ranking By Subject 2025 and 951-960 by the QS Sustainability Ranking 2025. IPU is also ranked 80th by NIRF 2024 under the University category, 29th by NIRF 2024 under the Architecture and Planning category,  and 89th by NIRF 2024 under the Engineering category.

The institute has been offering good placements to graduating students. See the table to know more about Chitkara School of Planning and Architecture, Chitkara University placements: 

The placement details are taken from the Shiksha's review section. 

The Amity University Noida is a good choice for students as it has been accredited grade A by NAAC. Good placements are offered here with the highest package being INR 61.75 LPA during 2023.