4182 Engineering Colleges in India

There are nearly 4,200 engineering colleges in India which offer BTech courses, out of these 50% colleges are private, around 11% are government and rest are public-private colleges.

Top BTech Specialisations in India

Students planning to study engineering in India can choose from nearly 100 specialisations. Some of the most prominent ones are:

• Computer Science Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Information Technology
• Electronics Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Automobile Engineering
• Instrumentation Technology

Top Engineering Colleges in India

Some of the best engineering colleges in India based on placements review rating on Shiksha are listed below:

• IIT Bombay and IIT Kanpur 
• IIT Madras and IIT Hyderabad 
• IIT Delhi and IIT Kharagpur
• IIT Roorkee and NIT Trichy 
• IIT Guwahati 
• IIT Indore

Engineering is a stream of education that involves the application of Science, Technology and Mathematics to innovate, design, develop and maintain machines, structures, software, hardware and systems & processes. This field provides a range of career opportunities across all industries, making it one of the most sought after courses pursued by students after Class 12th, especially for the students of science stream. BTech programme is the gateway to a career in engineering with a duration of four years.

Engineering Colleges in India Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for BTech course may differ from college to college. However, the basic eligibility criteria for BTech is as follows. The candidates:

• Must have passed Class 12 with minimum 60% aggregate from a recognised board with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as core subjects (the pass percentage may vary in different colleges).
• Admission is based on merit, written exam, Group Discussion or Personal Interview and it varies from college to college.

Here is the list of some of the top private and government engineering colleges in India:

The top Engineering colleges in India accept scores obtained by students in numerous national or state-level examinations, including JEE Main, TNEA, MHT CET, AP EAMCET, UPSEE, etc. There are several BTech colleges in major cities across the country such as Delhi/ NCR, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune and so on.

Top Ranking Engineering Colleges in India

Agencies ranking the top engineering colleges in India include NIRF, India Today, Times, The Week, Outlook, etc. Agencies categorise their rankings on different parameters like placements, faculty quality, exam pattern, graduation outcome, etc.

Top Engineering Colleges in India with NIRF Ranking 2020

Following is a list of top 10 BTech colleges in India ranked by NIRF:

Top Engineering Colleges in India with India Today Ranking 2020

Following is a list of top 5 BTech colleges in India ranked by India Today:

Placement Opportunities for BTech Graduates

BTech opens different horizons for the students in the Engineering industry. With the growing demand in Engineering industry, BTech students can bag excellent opportunities in the government as well as private sectors.

Some of the job profiles offered after completing BTech from Engineering colleges in India are:

Study Scope after BTech

Students investing in higher education yield long-term benefits. Some students can opt for programmes like MTech / ME and MS while some go on to do business administration courses like MBA.

• Many universities conduct their own admission test but the most common exam for MTech admission is Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE).
• Many students go for a MS degree from a foreign university. To do MS, you must clear TOEFL/IELTS (English proficiency tests) and GRE to get scholarships.
• The most common exam for MBA admission is Common Admission Test (CAT) examination.

Top Recruiters for BTech Graduates

BTech graduates from any domain are in high demand. The average salary of an engineer in India is around Rs 4 to 5 LPA.

Below is the list of Engineering colleges in India and few top companies that recruit BTech graduates alongwith their placement ratings:

How affordable is studying BTech in India?

Based on the below pie chart, it can be estimated that pursuing BTech from from Engineering colleges in India is a bit expensive as approximately 43% of the colleges have course/annual fees ranging from Rs 2-3 lakh. Some of these colleges are IIT Dhanbad; IIT Bhubaneswar, CIT Coimbatore; The National Institute of Engineering, Mysore; Parul University, Vadodara, etc.

The fees of around 10% colleges is more than Rs 5 lakh. Some of these colleges are IIT Bombay; IIT Madras; School of Engineering, MIT ADTU, Pune; School of Petroleum Technology, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar and so on.

Approximately 27% BTech colleges in India have a moderately expensive fee structure that ranges between Rs 3-5 lakh. Some of these colleges are IIT Delhi; IIT Kharagpur; D.Y. Patil College of Engineering, Pune; Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar and so on.

The fees of around 15% colleges is between Rs 1-2 lakh. Some of these colleges are Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi; Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, Mumbai; CIT Coimbatore, Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science, Chennai, etc.

Only around 5% of Engineering colleges in India are economical with a fee structure of less than Rs 1 lakh. These colleges are Anna University, Chennai; CMR Institute of Technology, Bangalore; Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai; University College of Engineering (Osmania Engineering University), Hyderabad, etc. Refer to the infographic below to get a detailed overview of the break-up of BTech Colleges in India based on fees:

BTech Specialisations offered in India

Engineering colleges in India offer diversified specialisations in Computer Science Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Automobile Engineering and so on. The most popular ones are Computer Science Engineering and Mechanical Engineering followed by Civil Engineering. Refer to the infographic below to get a detailed overview of the top 10 engineering specialisations offered by BTech Colleges in India:

Which are the most popular BTech Exams accepted by Engineering colleges in India?

The most popular entrance examination for studying BTech course in India is JEE Mains. While scoring good marks in JEE Main will help you land in engineering colleges in India like most of the IITs, TNEA is your ticket to colleges like Anna University, Chennai and Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai.

Rest of the colleges accept MHT CET, AP EAMCET, UPSEE, KCET, TS EAMCET, KEAM, GUJCET, COME DK UGET score, etc. for admission into their colleges.

Refer to the infographic below to get a detailed overview: