Top Engineering Colleges in Gujarat 2021

The literacy rate in Gujarat has seen upward trend and is 79.31% as per 2011 population census. Gujarat has significant agricultural as well as industrial production within India. It has established itself as a leader in various industrial sectors including Textiles, Engineering, Chemicals, Petrochemicals, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Dairy, Cement & Ceramics, and Gems and Jewellery. Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Ankleshwar and Vapi are the hub of chemical industries in the state, having a number of manufacturing units (private as well as state-owned) manufacturing dyes, speciality chemicals, agricultural chemicals, pesticides, pigments, etc. Rajkot city is the hub of engineering manufacturing and has many companies manufacturing auto components, auto engines, CNC machines, forging & casting parts, etc. The state operating companies like GNFC, GSPC, GSFC, GMDC are a few among flagship companies of the state. BTech Colleges in Gujarat offer quality education with high placements. These colleges offer full-time BTech courses in Gujarat that are your gateway to a career in Engineering. These courses are for a duration of four years. Of the many BTech specialisations, Computer Science Engineering is the most sought-after and offers bright prospects for student’s growth.

Gujarat is home to prestigious institutes to pursue a BTech course like Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Gandhinagar; Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat; Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DAIICT), Gandhinagar; The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (MSU), Vadodara; Dharmsinh Desai University (DDU), Gujarat; Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management, Ahmedabad, etc. In Gujarat, the BTech degree is offered across various specialisations. Some of the most prominent ones are as follows:

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

There are a total of nearly 175 engineering colleges in Gujarat which offer a full-time, distance-learning and part-time mode of study. These colleges provide degree courses. Out of these, the top 14 engineering colleges in Gujarat ranked by NIRF and India Today offer degree courses in a full-time mode of study. Some of these colleges offer dual degree specialisations. Marwadi Education Foundation's Group of Institutions (MEFGI), Rajkot offers dual specialisation in Instrumentation and Control Engineering. Parul University, Vadodara offers dual specialisation in Computer Science and Engineering. DAIICT, Gandhinagar offers dual specialisation in Information and Communication Technology.

BTech Admission Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for the 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
• Apart from merit-based admission, many top-ranked BTech colleges in Gujarat also accept scores of national- and state-level entrance exams, including JEE Main, JEE Advanced, GUJCET, etc., for BTech admissions.

Although there are plenty of BTech colleges in Gujarat there a few top ones that have been listed by NIRF.

Following is a list of top 7 BTech colleges in Gujarat ranked by NIRF:

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

Here is the list of some of the top private and public engineering colleges in Gujarat:

Refer to the infographics below to get a detailed overview of the top 8 Cities of BTech Colleges in Gujarat:

Scope of BTech

BTech opens different horizons for the students in the Engineering industry. With the growing demand in the Engineering industry, BTech students can bag excellent opportunities in the public as well as private sectors. Some of the job profiles that are offered after completing BTech are:

Graduates from below top 4 BTech colleges in Gujarat can bag a median salary of Rs 1-5 LPA:

• G H Patel College of Engineering and Technology, Vallabh Vidyanagar
• MSU, Vadodara
• Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad
• DDU, Gujarat

Graduates from below top 2 BTech colleges in Gujarat can bag a median salary of Rs 5-10 LPA:

• SVNIT Surat
• IIT Gandhinagar

Graduates from below top BTech college in Gujarat can bag a median salary of more than Rs 10 LPA:

• DAIICT, Gandhinagar

Refer to the infographic below to get a detailed overview of the median salary for BTech Colleges in Gujarat:

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) examination
• Many students go for an 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 the Common Admission Test (CAT) examination

Top Recruiters for BTech Graduates

With the growing demand in BTech, students can bag excellent opportunities in the public as well as private sectors. BTech graduates from any domain are in high demand. Below is the list of few top companies that recruit BTech graduates in Gujarat alongwith their placement ratings:

How affordable is studying BTech in Gujarat?

Based on the below pie chart, it can be estimated that pursuing BTech in Gujarat is expensive as approximately 36% of the colleges have a course/annual fees ranging from Rs 5-10 lakh. Some of these colleges are:

• SVNIT, Surat
• DDU, Gujarat
• IIT Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar
• DAIICT, Gandhinagar
• Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad

Approximately 36% of BTech colleges have a fee structure of less than Rs 1 lakh. Some of these colleges are:

• MSU, Vadodara
• Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Ahmedabad
• Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya, Anand
• Ahmedabad Institute of Technology, Ahmedabad
• Marwadi Education Foundation's Group of Institutions (MEFGI), Rajkot

Approximately 28% of BTech colleges have a fee structure that ranges from Rs 1-5 lakh. Some of these colleges are:

• Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering, Visnagar
• Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management, Ahmedabad
• Parul University, Vadodara
• G H Patel College of Engineering and Technology, Vallabh Vidyanagar

Refer to the infographic below to get a detailed overview of the break-up of BTech Course in Gujarat basis fees: