Top Engineering Colleges in Maharashtra 2021

Maharashtra is a state of India which has good population dominations. Thus, the scope of education and other important things also gets increased due to population domination in a particular state. The state also includes Pune within the district with the title of “the centre of learning. Apart from Pune, many other districts offer a good platform of education including Nagpur, Mumbai, etc. Indeed, it is one of India’s leading BTech destination as it is an emerging destination or first choice for most corporates and other industries like entertainment/media houses and financial companies. It is also a hub of education in management, technology and allied sectors. These colleges offer full-time BTech courses in Maharashtra 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.

Maharashtra is home to prestigious institutes to pursue a BTech course like  Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Bombay), Mumbai; Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai; Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur; College of Engineering (COEP), Pune; Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), Mumbai; Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University (BVDU), Pune; Army Institute of Technology (AIT), Pune; Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur; World Peace University (MIT WPU), Pune; G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur, etc. BTech degree is offered across various specialisations. Some of the most prominent ones are as follows:

• Civil Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
• Food Technology

There are a total of nearly 540 engineering colleges in Maharashtra that offer a full-time, part-time, distance-learning and online mode of study. These colleges provide degree courses. Out of these, the top 20 engineering colleges in Maharashtra ranked by NIRF offer degree courses in a full-time mode of study. Some of these colleges offer dual degree specialisations. Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur offers dual specialisation in Electronics and Communication Engineering. Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Pune offers dual specialisation in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. Below listed colleges offer dual specialisation in Computer Science and Engineering:

• Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Kolhapur
• H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur
• IIT Bombay
• MIT WPU, Pune 

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 Maharashtra also accept scores of national- and state-level entrance exams, including JEE Main, MHT CET, JEE Advanced, PERA CET, SAT India, Somaiya Entrance Test Engineering (SET-E), etc., for BTech admissions.

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

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

Name of the College	NIRF'20 Ranking
IIT Bombay	3
ICT Mumbai	18
VNIT Nagpur	27
COEP, Pune	50
VJTI, Mumbai	71
BVDU, Pune	99
AIT, Pune	109
Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur	113
MIT WPU, Pune	138
G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur	139

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

Name of the College	India Today'20 Ranking
IIT Bombay	2
COEP	19
VNIT, Nagpur	22
Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering, Mumbai	34
Bharati Vidyapeeth, College of Engineering, Pune	37

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

Private Colleges	Course Fee (in Rs lakh)
BVDU, Pune	4,48,000
AIT, Pune	1,42,795
Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur	5,80,000
MIT WPU, Pune	12,40,000
G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur	5,60,000

 

Public Colleges	Course Fee (in Rs lakh)
IIT Bombay	8,55,200
ICT Mumbai	3,41,400
VNIT Nagpur	5,50,300
COEP	85,350
VJTI Mumbai	3,09,746

Refer to the infographics below to get a detailed overview of the top 6 Cities of BTech Colleges in Maharashtra:

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:

Career Opportunity after BTech in Computer Science & Engineering
Professor	Computer Programmer
Engineering Support Specialist	R&D Applications Engineer
Career Opportunity after BTech in Information Technology
Information Technology Officer	Lecturer
Database Manager	Web Developer
Career Opportunity after BTech in Industrial Engineering
Ergonomist	Process Engineer
Quality Engineer	Industrial Manager
Career Opportunity after BTech in Software Engineering
Software Engineer	Software Testing Engineer
Software Quality Engineer	Multimedia Display Software Engineer
Career Opportunity after BTech in Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineer	Process Development Technologist
Design Engineer	Researcher
Career Opportunity after BTech in Electronics and Communication Engineering
Electronics Technician	Field Technician
Test Technician	Firstline Technician
Career Opportunity after BTech in Computer Science
Computer Engineer	Computer Network Engineer
Software Engineer	Researcher
Career Opportunity after BTech in Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace Engineer	Aerospace Designer Checker
Design Engineer	Manufacturing Engineer
Career Opportunity after BTech in Electronics Engineering
Electronics Engineer	Electrical Manager
Professor	Maintenance Engineer
Career Opportunity after BTech in Architecture Engineering
Construction Estimator	Building Inspector
Construction Project Manager	Technical Architect

Graduates from below top 13 BTech colleges in Maharashtra can bag a median salary of Rs 3-6 LPA:

• H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur
• Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, Navi Mumbai
• Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagar Yuwak Shikshan Sanstha, Nagpur
• Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur
• D. Y. Patil Institute of Technology, Pune
• J. Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai
• Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur
• Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (VIT), Pune
• ICT Mumbai
• Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli
• AIT, Pune
• Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Pune
• VNIT Nagpur

Graduates from below top 2 BTech colleges in Maharashtra can bag a median salary of Rs 6-9 LPA:

• VJTI Mumbai
• COEP

Graduates from below top BTech college in Maharashtra can bag a median salary of Rs 9-12 LPA:

• IIT Bombay

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

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 Maharashtra alongwith their placement ratings:

Colleges	Placement Ratings (Based on Reviews)	Top Recruiters
IIT Bombay	4.6	3M, Accenture, Adobe, Amazon.com, Barclays Bank, Cadbury, Citigroup, Eaton Ltd, Infosys, ITC, John Deere, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, MU Sigma, Nvidia Corporation, ONGC, Oracle Financial, Qualcomm, TATA, TCS
ICT Mumbai	4.4	Asian Paints, BASF India, Black & Veatch, Cipla, DSM SOFT, Evalueserve, Exxon, Galaxy Surfactants, Honeywell, ITC, Jacobs, Johnson Johnson, Nerolac, Perkin Elmer, Pidilite Industries, Reliance, SRF Ltd, Tata Motors, Technip, Tecnimont
COEP, Pune	4.3	Accenture, Cummins, Deloitte, IBM, Infosys, TATA ELXSI, TCS, Wipro, ZS Associates
VNIT Nagpur	4.1	ACC Limited, Accenture, Adani Group, Aditya Birla Group, Amazon, Ambuja Cement, Fractal, HCL, Honeywell, HP, IBM, India Bulls, John Deere, Johnson Johnson, Microsoft, Mind Tree, NOKIA, PepsiCo, Raymonds, Reliance Energy, Siemens, Tech Mahindra, Tesco, Virtusa
BVDU, Pune	4.0	HDFC Bank, JP Morgan, Amazon, Vodafone, Syntel, Bajaj Allianz, Infosys, TCS

How affordable is studying BTech in Maharashtra?

Based on the below pie chart, it can be estimated that pursuing BTech in Maharashtra is expensive as approximately 53% of the colleges have a course/annual fees ranging from Rs 5-10 lakh. Some of these colleges are:

• Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering, Pune
• Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Kolhapur
• VNIT Nagpur
• H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur
• Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, Navi Mumbai
• Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur
• Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagar Yuwak Shikshan Sanstha, Nagpur
• Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Pune
• VIT Pune
• IIT Bombay

Approximately 32% of the colleges have a course/annual fees ranging from Rs 1-5 lakh. Some of these colleges are:

• AIT, Pune
• VJTI, Mumbai
• Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli
• ICT Mumbai
• BVDU, Pune
• D. Y. Patil Institute of Technology, Pune

Approximately 10% of the colleges have a course/annual fees ranging from Rs 10-15 lakh. Some of these colleges are:

• J. Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai
• MIT WPU, Pune

Approximately 5% of the colleges have a course/annual fees of less than Rs 1 lakh. Some of these colleges are:

• COEP

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