The Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India for 2022
India has always been the second largest producer of engineers in the world, only behind China. Over the past two decades, various colleges across India have produced thousands of engineers, who are now having an impact on every aspect of the country’s development and growth, as well as its businesses around the world. Here are the top 10 engineering colleges in India for 2022.
1) Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
Established in 1887, the institute is one of the oldest and most prestigious chemical engineering colleges in the country. The institute offers a range of undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs. It has been ranked 6th among all Indian Universities by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2019.
2) Vellore Institute of Technology
Vellore Institute of Technology, popularly known as VIT University, is one of the leading engineering colleges in India. The college is located near the city of Vellore, Tamil Nadu and has been ranked as one of the top 100 colleges in India. It offers various degree programs to its students such as Bachelors in Technology (B.Tech) and Masters in Technology (M.Tech). The college was founded by a group of eminent educationists led by Dr.
3) Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)
IIT Madras is the first of the IITs established in India, and was established to meet the growing industrial and technological needs of the country. It was founded on September 18 1959 by Jawaharlal Nehru, then Prime Minister of India. IIT Madras has a total student body of more than 5,000 undergraduates and more than 1,200 postgraduates.
4) Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IITKGP)
IIT Kharagpur is an autonomous institution that was established in 1951. IIT Kharagpur was the first Indian Institute of Technology to be granted autonomy and has since then been recognized as a world-class institution.
IIT Kharagpur is consistently ranked among the top ten engineering colleges in India, with the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking it seventh overall, third among engineering colleges and first among engineering colleges in West Bengal.
5) National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NITR), Odisha
NITR is a premier Institute of Technical Education and Research under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. It was established as Regional Engineering College (REC) in 1960 by the then Government of Odisha to cater to the need of trained technical manpower for Industrial development in the eastern part of the country. The institute has been shifted from its original site at Rourkela to its permanent campus at Jharsuguda about 220 km north-west from Rourkela.
6) National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NITT), Tamil Nadu
This institute is one of the best engineering colleges in India. The National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NITT) is a public institute that provides education and research in engineering and technology. It was established by an Act of Parliament and opened on July 4, 1960. Located on the outskirts of Trichy, this institute has eight engineering departments that offer undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.
7) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar is the best engineering college in India according to me. One of the reasons why it is the best is because it has a very good placement record and has a great infrastructure too.
8) Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune
Established in 2009, IISER Pune is one of the most prestigious institutes of science education and research. It was granted deemed university status by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2013, which enabled it to start awarding its own degrees. IISER Pune conducts research mainly at a graduate level and offers doctoral programs. The institute has six departments: Chemical Sciences and Biotechnology, Earth System Science, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences and Technology Education.
9) College of Engineering Pune (COEP), Maharashtra
Located on the outskirts of Pune, Maharashtra, COEP is one of the premier engineering colleges in India and has a long history of excellence. Founded in 1854, COEP has been ranked by Quacquarelli Symonds as one of the top 20 engineering colleges in Asia and among the best 25 engineering colleges outside China. The college also has a strong research base with more than 200 faculty members engaged at various levels of academic and industrial research.
10) Sri Krishna Sinhgad Institutes of Higher Education, Pune
Sri Krishna Sinhgad Institutes of Higher Education is an engineering and management school located in Pune, Maharashtra. The college was founded by Sri Krishna Sinhgadkar on 1 July 1967. The institute's name is derived from the Maratha General, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, founder of the Maratha Empire. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses which include computer science, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electronics and telecommunications engineering, chemical engineering and metallurgical engineering.
