Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India You Need to Know Based on NIRF Ranking 2023
Engineering aspirants can check top 10 engineering colleges based on NIRF 2023 rankings.
Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India You Need to Know Based on NIRF Ranking 2023
Engineering has been considered backbone of technical advancement and industrial growth. In India demand for skilled engineers are increasing and quality plays important role. Students mostly opt for JEE Mains to get admission in top engineering colleges in India. As per statistics released by NTA, this time in second session of JEE Main 2024 total number of registered candidates stands at 99,086. Meanwhile for April session of JEE Main 2024 registrations have reached 1,179,569.
Number of students who have registered for both sessions are 924,636, whereas those who have appeared in both sessions of exam is 822,899. Those qualifying in JEE Advanced often get confused with many institutions offering different programmes. Aspirants can check top 10 engineering colleges as per NIRF rankings.
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Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India as per NIRF Ranking
Candidates can check table for detailed information
| Name of Institute |
NIRF Scores |
|---|---|
| Indian Institute of Technology Madras |
89.79 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
87.09 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
80.74 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur |
80.65 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
75.64 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
73.76 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati |
70.32 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad |
70.28 |
| National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli |
69.71 |
| Jadavpur University |
67.04 |
As of 2025, the total number of seats in the IITs is 18,160.
The participating institutes of JEE Main are the colleges that participate in the JoSAA counselling for admission in various Engineering, Architecture and Planning courses. Besides JEE Main participating institutes, many colleges offer admission based on the scores of JEE Main but are not a part of JoSAA. Such institutes organise their counselling process for admission.
There are a total of 31 NITs, 25 IIITs and 19 other GFTIs that participate in JoSAA counselling. The number of seats in these institutes can be checked below. Other institutes which offer admission based on JEE Main scores are from the states which do not conduct their entrance exams for engineering admission and include U.P., Bihar, M.P., Delhi, among others.
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Yes, candidates are required to submit proof of domicile in case availing the home-state quota in NITs. It is only NIT where admission is offered against the Home State quota.
Candidates home state is determined based on the state from which you appear for your 12th board exam and on the basis of the state to which you belong.
Did you know there has been a big jump in number of BTech seats available at the IITs? They added 400 new seats across all 23 IITs bringing total for 2025 to a huge 18,160. This is a solid increase from the 17,760 seats available in 2024 and even more than the 17,385 in 2023.
NIT Trichy is a government university and the admission to this university is based on merit and entrance exam scores. The accepted entrance exams are JEE Main. Candidates must give as many mock tests as possible for admission through the JEE Main exam. Do check the JEE Main exam pattern, and attempt as many JEE Main questions papers as possible. For particular score related details candidates must visit the official website or can even check the JEE Main College Predictor.