Top 10 Engineering Colleges & Universities in India

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Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India

The ranking has been done on basis of publications and citations and research record available between 1999 and 2008 in the Scopus International multi-disciplinary, bibliographical database.

1. Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

A long period of almost thirteen years was to elapse from the initial conception in 1896 to the birth of the Institute on May 27, 1909. Type: Research Institution Location : Bangalore, Karnataka, India. More Details..

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur)

IIT Kanpur was established by an Act of Parliament in 1959. Institute type: Education and Research Institution. Location: Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. More Details...

3. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay)

IIT Bombay was established in 1958. Institute type: Education and Research Institution. Campus: Urban, 550 acres Location : Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. More Details...

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur)

It is an autonomous engineering and technology - oriented institute of higher education established by the Government of India in 1951. Institute type: Education and Research Institution. Location: Kharagpur, West Bengal, India More Details...

5. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Delhi (IIT Delhi)

The institute was established as College of Engineering & Technology, Delhi on August 21, 1961. Institute type: Education and Research Institution. Location : Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India. More Details.....

6. Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jadavpur University , Kolkata

The National Council of Education (NCE) was set up in 1906 to impart literary, scientific and technical education on a national basis. Campus: Urban; 58 acres Location: Calcutta, West Bengal, India More Details..

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)

In 1956, when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, the German Government offered technical assistance for established an institute of higher education in engineering in India. Institute type: Education and Research Institution. Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu India. More Details...

8. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee)

IIT Roorkee was established in 1847. Institute type: Education and Research Institution. Campus: 360 acres Location : Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India. More Details...

9. College of Engineering , Anna University , Chennai

Anna University is one of India’s premier engineering universities. Established in 1978, it offers higher education in Engineering, Technology and Allied Sciences. Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India More Details..

10. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati)

IITG was established in 1994 by an act of parliament and academic program commenced in 1995. Institute type: Education and Research Institution. Campus: Sub Urban, 700 acres Location: Guwahati, Assam, India. More Details...

Other 16 Best Engineering Colleges in India

1. Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences, Pilani

Birla Institute of Technology & Science was established in 1929. Became Deemed University in 1964. Institute Type: Private. Location: Pilani, Rajasthan India. More Details...

2. Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi

IT-BHU was established in 1919. Institute type: Education and Research Institution. Campus: Urban Location: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. More Details...

3. Vellore Institute of Technology,Vellore

Founded in 1984 as Vellore Engineering as Vellore Engineering College by Mr. G. Viswanathan. Campus: 250 acres Location: Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. More Details...

4. Indian Institute of Technology Chennai (IIT Chennai)

5. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad (IIIT Allahabad)

The Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad (IIIT-A) was established in 1999, as a center of excellence in Information Technology and allied areas. The institute was conferred the "Deemed University" status by Govt. of India in the year 2000. Location: Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. More Details...

6. National Institute of Technology , Trichy

Founded in 1964 to cater to the needs of heavy industries set up under the guidance of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, NITT is one of the 20 National Institutes of Technology established by the Government of India. Location: Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. More Details..

7. Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jadavpur University , Kolkata

8. Delhi College of Engineering , Delhi

9. National Institute of Technology , Warangal

10. P.S.G. College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

11. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

12. Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand

13. Institute of Technology , Nirma Univ, Ahmedabad

14. National Institute of Technology , Calicut, Kerala

15. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur

16. Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology , Delhi