Top Engineering Colleges in India 2022

IITs, NITS and IIITs are among the top engineering colleges in India. There are nearly 4,200 engineering colleges in India that offer BTech courses, out of these nearly 2,100 colleges are private, nearly 450 are government and the rest are public-private colleges. Candidates can check various details related to the best engineering colleges in India below.

Engineering Colleges in India accepting JEE Main Highlights

Aspirants can check the key highlights related to engineering education in India below:

Parameters	Particulars/ Statistics
No. of Engineering colleges in India accepting JEE Main	Nearly 4,200 colleges in India
Fees	- Annual fee > Rs 5 lakh: 68% - Annual fee Rs < Rs 1 lakh: 3%
Top Specialisations	Computer Science Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Automobile Engineering, Instrumentation Technology
Admission Process	- Entrance-based
No. of top engineering colleges in India	23 IITs 31 NITs 26 IIITs

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 12, especially those from the Science stream. The BTech programme is your gateway to a career in Engineering with a duration of four years.

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 and many more. There are several BTech colleges in major cities across the country such as Delhi/ NCR, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune and so on.

Engineering Colleges in India accepting JEE Main: Eligibility Criteria

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

• Must have passed Class 12 with a minimum of 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

Top Engineering Colleges in India accepting JEE Main with NIRF Ranking and Shiksha Rating (Aggregate)

Agencies like NIRF give ranking to colleges based on various parameters like teaching, learning and resources, research and professional practices, graduation outcomes, outreach and inclusivity and perception. Shiksha aggregate rating is an authenticated rating given by the students based on five different parameters such as placements, infrastructure, faculty & course, curriculum, crowd & campus life and value for money.

Following is a list of top 10 BTech colleges in India ranked by NIRF along with Shiksha Rating (Aggregate):

Name of the College	NIRF'21 Ranking	Shiksha Rating (Aggregate)
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras	1	4.6
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi	2	4.5
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay	3	4.6
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur	4	4.7
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur	5	4.5
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee	6	4.4
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati	7	4.5
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad	8	4.5
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (NIT Trichy)	9	4.3
National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, Karnataka	10	4.3

List of Top Private and Government Engineering Colleges in India accepting JEE Main

Candidates can check the list of some top Government and Private engineering colleges in India.

Private Engineering Colleges in India accepting JEE Main

College	Course Fee
Amrita School of Engineering	Rs 13.10 lakh
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	Rs 13.23 lakh
SOA - Shiksha 'O' Anusandhan University	Rs 10.10  lakh
SRMIST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai	Rs 10 lakh
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra	Rs 12.32 lakh

Government Engineering Colleges in India accepting JEE Main

College Name	Course Fee (in Rs)
IIT Madras	Rs 8.08 lakh
IIT Bombay	Rs 8.33 lakh
IIT Kanpur	Rs 8.38 lakh
IIT Kharagpur	Rs 8.38 lakh
IIT Delhi	Rs 8.47 lakh

Refer to the infographic below to get a detailed overview:

Location-Wise Engineering Colleges in India accepting JEE Main

There are several Engineering colleges in India. Out of all the cities, Delhi/NCR has the maximum number of Engineering colleges in India.

Refer to the infographic below for a detailed overview:

ROI of Top Engineering Colleges in India accepting JEE Main

Return on Investment or ROI shows how beneficial it is to pursue a particular course from a particular college. It is the comparison between the fee invested by the student while studying and the return he/she gets in the form of placement. In the case of popular engineering courses, selecting a college or university based on the ROI factor can be very much valued. This is helpful when it becomes difficult to choose between two shortlisted colleges.

The best Engineering colleges in India with the Average Annual Fee and Average Placement Package are tabulated below:

College Name	Course Fee (in Rs)	Salary Package
IIT Madras	Rs 8.19 lakh	Rs 16 LPA
IIT Delhi	Rs 8.47 lakh	Approx Rs 16 LPA
IIT Bombay	Rs 8.33 lakh	Approx Rs 18 LPA
IIT Kanpur	Rs 8.38 lakh	Rs 15 LPA
IIT Kharagpur	Rs 8.38 lakh	Around Rs 14 LPA
IIT Roorkee	Rs 8.58 lakh	Rs 14.5 LPA
IIT Guwahati	Rs 8.56 lakh	Rs 18 LPA
IIT Hyderabad	Approx Rs 9 lakh	Rs 12 LPA
NIT Trichy	Rs 5.65 lakh	Rs 9 LPA
NITK, Surathkal	Rs 5.40 lakh	Rs 8 LPA

Note: Above statistics are based on the latest available data.

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Top Recruiters for BTech Graduates

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

Colleges	Placement Ratings (Based on Reviews)	Top Recruiters
IIT Bombay	4.6	TCS, Microsoft, Samsung, Google, Qualcomm, Mood Indigo, Goldman Sachs, Amazon, Adobe, TATA, Morgan Stanley, Accenture, Spring Fest
IIT Kanpur	4.5	VMock, ICICI Bank, Flipkart, Axis Bank, OYO Rooms, Intel, Zomato, Jaguar, IBM, Uber, Myntra
IIT Madras	4.5	Google, Microsoft, Myntra, PayPal, TCS, Wipro, Philips, American Express, Kotak, Amazon, Flipkart, Citibank, IBM, Reliance
IIT Hyderabad	4.5	Adobe, Amazon, Flipkart, HSBC, Indian Oil, Intel, Jaguar, Microsoft, SalesForce
IIT Delhi	4.4	Capgemini, Microsoft, Intel, Goldman Sachs, Uber, Amazon, Flipkart, Mastercard, Deloitte, Google, Qualcomm, KPMG, IBM, Dell, Wipro, Infosys, Absolut Data, Ernst & Young, Standard Chartered, Societe Generale
IIT Kharagpur	4.5	Google, Cognizant, ITC Limited, TCS, Microland, TechMahindra

How affordable is studying BTech in India from colleges accepting JEE Main?

Refer to the infographic below to get a detailed overview of the break-up of BTech Colleges in India accepting JEE Main based on fees:

Approximately 8% of the colleges have course/annual fees ranging from Rs 2-3 lakh. Some of these colleges are:

• KIET Group of Institutions
• JC Bose University of Science and Technology
• Pondicherry Engineering College - PEC

Over 17% of BTech colleges in India have a moderately expensive fee structure that ranges between Rs 3-5 lakh. Some of these colleges are:

• Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
• College of Engineering, Pune
• DY Patil Institute of Technology

The fees of around 3% of colleges is between Rs 1-2 lakh. Some of these colleges are:

• NIT Goa
• CMR Engineering College
• Tezpur University

Only around 3% of Engineering colleges in India are economical with a fee structure of less than Rs 1 lakh. These colleges are:

• Jamia Millia Islamia
• MSU - The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

BTech Specialisations offered in India from colleges accepting JEE Main 

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:

Top Engineering Colleges in India: Cutoff

Different colleges in India offering Engineering consider scores of different entrance tests and often release their own cutoff scores. The table below shows the cutoff accepted by some of these top colleges in India for their different Engineering programmes.

College Cutoff	College Cutoff
IIT Roorkee Cutoff	IIT Bombay Cutoff
IIT Indore Cutoff	NIT Trichy Cutoff
IIT Delhi Cutoff	IIT Kanpur Cutoff
IIT Guwahati Cutoff	IIT Kharagpur Cutoff
IIT Hyderabad Cutoff	IIT Madras Cutoff