Top Mechanical Engineering Colleges in India: Fees, Admission 2026, Courses, Placements

Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad is one of the oldest IITs. It offers quality education to the students under the guidance of experts.  IIT Dhanbad has been ranked 21 in the QS WUR Ranking By Subject, and it is ranked 110 in Southern Asia and 424 in Asia by QS World Ranking 2026. The institute also ranked 15th by NIRF in 2025 for Engineering. The institute appoints well trained and expert faculty members. 

Yes, Siksha O Anusandhan University is worthwhile choice for many students. The college is popularly know for its Engineerin, Managemnet, Pharmacy and other courses. The university is approved by the  AICTE, UGC and SIRO and accredited by the NBA, NABHL, NABH, ICAR, ABET and NAAC A+ Grade. SOA University ranked 332 in Asian University Rankings- Southern Asia category by the QS World Ranking 2026 and 15 in University category by the NIRF Ranking 2025.

National Institute of Technology Warangal is a really good institute for engineering courses. The institute has been ranked 28 by the NIRF Ranking 2025 under the 'Engineering' category & 63 in the overall "College" category.
The Institute offers 10 UG courses in engineering like BTech, Integrated MSc & BSc B.Ed. It also offers 29 PG programmes like MTech, MSc, MCA & MBA.
The highest package offered during placements was INR 64.3 LPA in 2025. Some of the top companies such as Amazon, Genpact, Accenture, HCL, etc. visited the campus.

Lovely Professional University has a strong record of placements for courses like BTech, BBA, BCA, BArch, MBA, MCA, etc. Currently, the highest international package offered during LPU placements in 2025 was INR 2.5 crore per annum, whereas the highest domestic package offered stood at INR 1 crore per annum. The LPU average package offered to the top 25% students of the batch 2025 was INR 10.23 LPA. The key highlights of LPU placements for the Class of 2023, 2024 and 2025 are tabulated below:

Indian Institute of Technology Patna is a government is an Institute of National Importance (INL) and is approved by the AICTE. Some of the top USPs of this college are as follows:

• IIT Patna has been ranked 159 by the QS Ranking 2026 in the 'Asian University Rankings (Southern Asia)' category. 
• As of now, the overall the highest package recorded during the placement drive 2025-26 was INR 117 LPA. 
• Top recruiters during IIT Patna placements 2025-26 included Google, BEL, BPCL, Samsung, Optum, L&T, Microsoft, Reliance, CISCO and Goldman Sachs.

National Institute of Technology Calicut faculty consists of permanent faculty members and guest faculty. The faculty members at NIHS are very qualified, dedicated, and experienced. The faculty offers an engaging and dynamic learning atmosphere that fosters both strong academic growth and holistic development of the students.

IIT Gandhinagar highest package data is not released by the Institute. According to the data available, branch-wise average and median package offered during BTech and MTech placements 2025 are mentioned below:

IIT Mandi recorded a 95.04% BTech placement rate in 2024–25, with 211 out of 222 participating students securing job offers. The institute hosted 266 recruiters, including 215 companies that hired BTech students.

The median package stood at INR 17 LPA in 2024–25. Although the median salary has declined from INR 22 LPA in 2022–23 to INR 18.5 LPA in 2023–24 and INR 17 LPA in 2024–25, the rate of decline slowed from 15.9% to 8.1% year-on-year, indicating stabilising placement outcomes amid changing market conditions.

The IT & Software sector accounted for 66% of BTech offers, followed by Core Engineering (16%), Consulting (10%), and other sectors (8%).

IIT Mandi Placement 2025 Highlight

• Median Package: INR 17 LPA

• Average Package: INR 21.64 LPA

• BTech Placement Rate: 95.04%

• Students Placed: 211 out of 222

• Total Recruiters: 266

• BTech Recruiters: 215

• Top Hiring Sector: IT & Software (66% of offers)

• Branches that recorded 100% Placement CSE, ME, Bioengineering
• Top Recruiters Microsoft, Google, Texas Instruments, BNY, Otsuka Corporation, Warner Bro., etc.

The BTech placement rate recorded during IIT Jodhpur placements 2026 was 92%. Number of students registered and placed during BTech and MTech placements in past three years is mentioned below:

Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE tuition fee ranges between INR 1.2 L – INR 15 L for various courses. This fee is exclusive of other components, such as examination fee, application fee, etc. Therefore, Manipal Institute of Technology is moderately costly, in comparison to other engineering institutes. 

IIT Ropar has taken new innovation projects that are given below:

• The IIT Ropar Department of Science of Technology (DST) has established Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) in the application domain of Agriculture & Water, named Agriculture & Water Technology Development Hub (AWaDH)
•  IIT Ropar recently launched Annam.ai. It has set up 100 advanced weather stations in Punjab. This will help the state to develop the scalable weather intelligence network for India. The Annam.ai is India's first fully integrated agricultural intelligence ecosystem, which uses AI & IoT. 

The IIT Ropar placements are also very good. 

SASTRA University, Thanjavur has bee rated 4.2/5 in the Shiksha's Rating. As per the verified reviews of students they have discussed about the university. 

Around 60% of students are placing in internships in VLSI, embedded systems, RF systems, cybersecurity, electronic manufacturing, etc. (R Syed Mohammad students of BTech-ECE, Batch 2028)

Teached are gelpful, qualified and knowledgeable. The teaching quality is very good and well-mannered.  The curriculum is very releavnt as per today's education. (Kamatham Prashanth Sai students of BTech CSE, Batch 2029)

The CAT exam is always conducted in November every year so CAT 2026 will be conducted in November this year. Students can click here to know more about the CAT examination. 

Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education top Recruiters are given below:

B.Tech in Software engineering and Designing (CSE): This programme reliably positions high in public rankings and partakes in serious areas of strength for a standing. 

B.Tech in Gadgets and Telecom Designing (ECE): Another all around positioned program, ECE at SIT outfits understudies with the abilities and information to flourish in regions like media communications, gadgets configuration, implanted frameworks, and sign handling.

B.Tech in Man-made consciousness and AI (AI&ML): This somewhat new programme at SIT has built up some momentum because of the roaring interest for simulated intelligence/ML experts. 

M.Tech in Software engineering and Designing (CSE): Advanced specialisation in crucial fields like software engineering, computer networks, and information security are available in this postgraduate program.

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 75 LPA during 2025. 

VNIT Nagpur is usually considered a Tier 1 college or a high-end Tier 2 college. The "Tier 1" tag is usually held by IITs and top NITs, like NIT Trichy and Rourkela. However, as per NIRF 2025, VNIT Nagpur is one of the top 10 NITs and top 50 engineering colleges in India. The competitive screening process (JoSAA/ CCMN/ CCMT) ensures an elite peer group, and recruiters like Google, Oracle, and Goldman Sachs testify to the academic excellence of the institute.

KL University Hyderabad course fee is not very high for some courses. If students feel that the fee is very high worry not there are scholarships available for students. The below-mentioned is the total tuition fee for some courses. 

Note: The above mentioned fee is exclusive of various charges such as admission fee and others. 

Yes, IIT Bhubaneswar offer scholarship opportunity to students to provide them financial assistance. IIT Bhubaneshwar scholarships are offered to students under six dfferent categories for the UG level programmes.