Top 100 Engineering Colleges in India 2025: NIRF Rankings

India’s engineering education ecosystem is among the most dynamic in the world, nurturing innovation, research, and industry-ready talent. Each year, the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) evaluates engineering colleges nationwide on key parameters such as teaching and learning quality, research output, graduation outcomes, and industry collaboration. This article showcases the Top 100 Engineering Colleges in India for 2025, celebrating their academic excellence, cutting-edge infrastructure, and contributions to technological advancement. Whether you are an aspiring engineer, a parent guiding career choices, or simply exploring the country’s premier institutions, this detailed list offers an up-to-date snapshot of India’s finest engineering colleges.

Rank	Institute ID	Name	City	State	NIRF Score
100	IR-E-C-36995	Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	45.55
99	IR-E-U-0621	National Institute of Technology Puducherry	Karaikal	Pondicherry	45.83
98	IR-E-U-0147	Pandit Deendayal Energy University	Gandhinagar	Gujarat	45.97
97	IR-E-U-0189	National Institute of Technology Hamirpur	Hamirpur	Himachal Pradesh	46.10
96	IR-E-U-0267	Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management	Gwalior	Madhya Pradesh	46.25
95	IR-E-C-30045	C.V. Raman Global University, Odisha	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	46.62
94	IR-E-U-0017	Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University	Hyderabad	Telangana	46.74
93	IR-E-U-0078	Panjab University	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	46.90
92	IR-E-U-0297	Defence Institute of Advanced Technology	Pune	Maharashtra	46.98
91	IR-E-C-19754	SR University	Warangal	Telangana	47.16
90	IR-E-U-1257	COEP Technological University	Pune	Maharashtra	47.31
89	IR-E-U-0373	Chitkara University	Rajpura	Punjab	47.34
88	IR-E-C-24004	AU College of Engineering (A)	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	47.37
87	IR-E-U-0489	Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	47.43
86	IR-E-U-0092	National Institute of Technology, Raipur	Raipur	Chhattisgarh	47.59
85	IR-E-U-0172	National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra	Kurukshetra	Haryana	47.98
84	IR-E-U-0223	Jain university, Bangalore	Bengaluru	Karnataka	48.01
83	IR-E-U-0619	National Institute of Technology Meghalaya	Shillong	Meghalaya	48.21
82	IR-E-U-0207	National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur	Jamshedpur	Jharkhand	48.25
81	IR-E-U-0284	Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	48.26
80	IR-E-U-0043	Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research	Guntur	Andhra Pradesh	48.27
79	IR-E-U-0384	Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology	Longowal	Punjab	48.42
78	IR-E-U-0535	Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology	Amethi	Uttar Pradesh	48.52
77	IR-E-U-0899	Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad	Dharwad	Karnataka	48.61
76	IR-E-U-0217	Christ University	Bengaluru	Karnataka	49.03
75	IR-E-C-1331	M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology	Bengaluru	Karnataka	49.26
74	IR-E-U-0042	University of Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Telangana	49.36
73	IR-E-U-0197	National Institute of Technology Srinagar	Srinagar	Jammu and Kashmir	50.23
72	IR-E-U-0946	Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai	Durg	Chhattisgarh	50.37
71	IR-E-U-0389	Banasthali Vidyapith	Banasthali	Rajasthan	50.38
70	IR-E-C-6379	Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT)	Delhi	Delhi	50.43
69	IR-E-U-0221	International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore	Bengaluru	Karnataka	50.46
67	IR-E-C-37013	PSG College of Technology	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	50.64
67	IR-E-U-0474	Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	50.64
66	IR-E-U-0149	Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology	SURAT	Gujarat	50.77
65	IR-E-U-0622	National Institute of Technology Delhi	Delhi	Delhi	50.79
64	IR-E-U-0878	Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad	Palakkad	Kerala	51.20
63	IR-E-U-0105	Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology	New Delhi	Delhi	51.33
62	IR-E-U-0530	Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology	Prayagraj	Uttar Pradesh	52.15
61	IR-E-U-0255	Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology	Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala	52.44
60	IR-E-U-0739	Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology	Gorakhpur	Uttar Pradesh	52.45
59	IR-E-C-7252	Manipal Institute of Technology	Manipal	Karnataka	52.55
58	IR-E-U-0749	Manipal University Jaipur	Jaipur	Rajasthan	52.69
57	IR-E-U-0844	Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati	Tirupati	Andhra Pradesh	52.73
56	IR-E-U-0906	Indian Institute of Technology Jammu	Jammu	Jammu and Kashmir	53.08
55	IR-E-U-0374	Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar	Jalandhar	Punjab	53.38
54	IR-E-U-0584	Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur	Howrah	West Bengal	53.63
53	IR-E-U-0072	National Institute of Technology Patna	Patna	Bihar	53.89
52	IR-E-U-0555	Graphic Era University	Dehradun	Uttarakhand	55.26
51	IR-E-U-0202	Birla Institute of Technology	Ranchi	Jharkhand	55.28
50	IR-E-U-0055	National Institute of Technology Silchar	Silchar	Assam	55.91
49	IR-E-U-0577	National Institute of Technology Durgapur	Durgapur	West Bengal	55.94
48	IR-E-U-0379	Lovely Professional University	Phagwara	Punjab	55.99
47	IR-E-C-16604	Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering	Kalavakkam	Tamil Nadu	56.08
46	IR-E-U-0329	Symbiosis International	Pune	Maharashtra	56.22
45	IR-E-I-1441	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	56.55
44	IR-E-U-0334	Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur	Nagpur	Maharashtra	56.58
43	IR-E-U-0564	UPES	Dehradun	Uttarakhand	56.99
42	IR-E-U-0410	Malaviya National Institute of Technology	Jaipur	Rajasthan	57.45
41	IR-E-U-0308	Institute of Chemical Technology	Mumbai	Maharashtra	57.96
40	IR-E-U-0476	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy	Thanjavur	Tamil Nadu	58.02
39	IR-E-U-0355	Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	58.22
38	IR-E-U-0014	International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Telangana	58.45
37	IR-E-U-0497	Amity University	Gautam Budh Nagar	Uttar Pradesh	58.53
36	IR-E-U-0356	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	58.79
35	IR-E-U-0020	Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering)	Vaddeswaram	Andhra Pradesh	58.95
34	IR-E-U-0496	Aligarh Muslim University	Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh	59.01
33	IR-E-U-0458	Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	Krishnan Koil	Tamil Nadu	59.03
32	IR-E-U-0378	Indian Institute of Technology Ropar	Rupnagar	Punjab	59.66
31	IR-E-U-0747	Chandigarh University	Mohali	Punjab	60.46
30	IR-E-U-0098	Delhi Technological University	New Delhi	Delhi	60.85
29	IR-E-I-1480	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed-to-be-university)	Patiala	Punjab	60.97
28	IR-E-U-0025	National Institute of Technology Warangal	Warangal	Telangana	61.05
27	IR-E-U-0395	Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur	Jodhpur	Rajasthan	61.31
26	IR-E-U-0184	Indian Institute of Technology Mandi	Mandi	Himachal Pradesh	62.08
25	IR-E-U-0139	Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar	Gujarat	62.31
24	IR-E-U-0108	Jamia Millia Islamia	New Delhi	Delhi	62.42
23	IR-E-U-0436	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	62.46
22	IR-E-U-0363	Siksha `O` Anusandhan	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	62.58
21	IR-E-U-0263	National Institute of Technology Calicut	Kozhikode	Kerala	63.05
20	IR-E-U-0439	Anna University	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	63.51
19	IR-E-U-0064	Indian Institute of Technology Patna	Patna	Bihar	64.52
18	IR-E-U-0575	Jadavpur University	Kolkata	West Bengal	64.54
17	IR-E-U-0237	National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal	Surathkal	Karnataka	64.59
16	IR-E-U-0490	Vellore Institute of Technology	Vellore	Tamil Nadu	65.25
15	IR-E-U-0205	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)	Dhanbad	Jharkhand	65.37
14	IR-E-U-0473	S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	65.83
13	IR-E-U-0357	National Institute of Technology Rourkela	Rourkela	Odisha	66.62
12	IR-E-U-0273	Indian Institute of Technology Indore	Indore	Madhya Pradesh	66.65
11	IR-E-U-0391	Birla Institute of Technology & Science – Pilani	Pilani	Rajasthan	67.02

10. Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi

Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, carries forward the legacy of one of India’s oldest engineering institutes. Established in 1919 as the Banaras Engineering College, it became part of the IIT system in 2012, combining historical richness with modern technical excellence. The institute offers a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in engineering, technology, and sciences. Known for its vibrant campus life, IIT BHU fosters innovation and research, encouraging students to engage in projects that have both industrial and societal impact. Its central location in Varanasi ensures a rich cultural experience alongside academic rigor.

The institute consistently performs well in national and international rankings due to its robust faculty, research output, and strong industry collaborations. State-of-the-art laboratories and dedicated research centers make it a hub for cutting-edge technological exploration. Students benefit from numerous internships, placements, and collaborative projects with global institutions. With a strong alumni network across engineering, academia, and entrepreneurship, IIT BHU inspires students to contribute to India’s technological advancement while nurturing creativity and innovation.

9. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (NIT Trichy), is renowned for its academic excellence and research-oriented engineering programs. Established in 1964, it has grown to become one of India’s premier NITs, offering courses across multiple engineering disciplines. The institute emphasizes a balance of theory and practical exposure, with modern laboratories, extensive library resources, and collaborative research projects. Its curriculum is designed to equip students with strong technical foundations, problem-solving skills, and exposure to global engineering standards.

NIT Trichy also promotes innovation through student-led initiatives, clubs, and competitions. The institute maintains strong industry partnerships, providing students with excellent placement opportunities in leading multinational companies. Its commitment to research is evident through funded projects, publications in high-impact journals, and collaborations with international universities. The diverse campus community fosters teamwork, leadership, and holistic development, ensuring graduates are well-prepared for careers in technology and engineering management.

8. Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, established in 1994, has quickly emerged as one of India’s leading engineering institutions. Known for its picturesque campus along the Brahmaputra river, IIT Guwahati combines a serene learning environment with cutting-edge research facilities. The institute offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs across engineering, science, and technology disciplines. Its curriculum emphasizes both theoretical understanding and practical application, allowing students to engage in innovative research projects and industry collaborations.

IIT Guwahati is particularly noted for its research output in areas such as materials science, computer science, and mechanical engineering. The institute hosts numerous international conferences, workshops, and seminars, promoting a culture of intellectual curiosity. Students have access to state-of-the-art laboratories, entrepreneurship cells, and incubation centers, fostering innovation and startups. With strong placement records and global academic collaborations, IIT Guwahati consistently prepares its graduates to excel in both industry and research careers.

7. Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad) is a young yet highly prestigious institute established in 2008. Known for its modern infrastructure and emphasis on research-driven education, IIT Hyderabad offers programs in engineering, technology, and sciences. The institute promotes an interdisciplinary approach to learning, encouraging students to combine technical skills with entrepreneurship, innovation, and social responsibility. Its campus features state-of-the-art laboratories, smart classrooms, and advanced research facilities that enable students to work on cutting-edge projects.

IIT Hyderabad’s faculty includes internationally acclaimed researchers who guide students through challenging academic and research endeavors. The institute has consistently demonstrated excellence in technical innovation, attracting funding from government and private sectors. With numerous student clubs, tech fests, and research initiatives, the campus fosters holistic development. Graduates from IIT Hyderabad are highly sought after in industries ranging from IT and electronics to aerospace and artificial intelligence, making it a hub of engineering excellence in India.

6. Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, one of India’s oldest engineering institutions, traces its origins back to 1847 as Thomason College of Civil Engineering. It became part of the IIT system in 2001, blending its historic legacy with contemporary engineering education. IIT Roorkee offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs across engineering, science, and technology disciplines. Known for its strong focus on research and innovation, the institute has contributed significantly to civil engineering, structural design, and technology development in India.

The institute boasts advanced laboratories, research centers, and collaboration opportunities with both national and international organizations. Students are actively engaged in projects, internships, and technical competitions that enhance practical learning. IIT Roorkee’s alumni network is vast, spanning academia, government, and private sectors worldwide. With its rich heritage and cutting-edge research, IIT Roorkee provides students with a nurturing environment that emphasizes academic rigor, technical expertise, and professional growth.

5. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, established in 1951, is the oldest IIT and a pioneer in engineering education in India. The institute offers a diverse range of programs in engineering, sciences, management, and humanities. IIT Kharagpur is celebrated for its academic rigor, large-scale research initiatives, and innovative student projects. The sprawling campus provides extensive facilities, including modern laboratories, libraries, and centers for innovation and entrepreneurship, making it a hub of technical excellence.

The institute maintains strong global collaborations and industry partnerships, enabling students to gain international exposure and hands-on experience. IIT Kharagpur has a legacy of producing leaders in technology, research, and industry. Its alumni network includes CEOs, entrepreneurs, and renowned scientists who actively contribute to the institute’s growth. By combining rigorous academics with vibrant campus life, IIT Kharagpur continues to inspire generations of engineers and innovators across India and beyond.

4. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) was established in 1959 and has been a cornerstone of technical education and research in India. Known for its strong focus on science, engineering, and interdisciplinary research, IIT Kanpur provides students with a comprehensive learning environment. Its curriculum combines theoretical foundations with practical projects, laboratory work, and industrial exposure, preparing graduates to meet the demands of global engineering challenges.

The institute boasts advanced research centers, cutting-edge laboratories, and numerous industry partnerships. IIT Kanpur has a robust culture of innovation, entrepreneurship, and academic excellence, reflected in its high NIRF rankings and research contributions. Students benefit from mentorship programs, workshops, and global exchange initiatives that broaden their perspective and enhance professional skills. With a legacy of producing accomplished engineers, scientists, and researchers, IIT Kanpur remains a premier destination for aspiring technologists.

3. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), established in 1958, is one of India’s most prestigious engineering institutions. It offers a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in engineering, technology, design, and management. The institute emphasizes research, innovation, and entrepreneurship, with students actively participating in cutting-edge projects, start-ups, and technical competitions. Its campus provides world-class facilities, including advanced laboratories, libraries, and incubation centers.

IIT Bombay has a strong global reputation due to its research output, industry collaborations, and international exchange programs. Students gain exposure to diverse technical fields and are encouraged to pursue innovation with social and industrial relevance. The institute’s vibrant campus life, technical fests, and student clubs foster creativity, teamwork, and leadership. Graduates from IIT Bombay are highly sought after globally, making it a leading hub for engineering and technology education.

2. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), established in 1961, is renowned for its excellence in engineering, technology, and research. The institute offers comprehensive programs across multiple engineering disciplines, sciences, and management. Its academic approach blends rigorous coursework with hands-on projects, research initiatives, and industry collaborations, ensuring students develop both technical expertise and practical problem-solving skills.

IIT Delhi consistently ranks among India’s top engineering institutions due to its faculty, research output, and global partnerships. The campus encourages innovation and entrepreneurship through incubation centers, research labs, and student-led initiatives. Alumni have made significant contributions in technology, academia, and industry worldwide. IIT Delhi’s commitment to fostering technical excellence, creativity, and leadership ensures its students are well-prepared to drive innovation and progress in diverse sectors.

1. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), established in 1959, is consistently ranked as India’s top engineering institution. Known for its academic rigor, research excellence, and innovation-driven culture, IIT Madras offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs across engineering, sciences, and management. The institute emphasizes interdisciplinary research, entrepreneurship, and practical learning, making it a premier destination for aspiring engineers and technologists.

The campus features state-of-the-art laboratories, research centers, and incubation facilities that foster innovation and industry collaboration. IIT Madras has a strong alumni network contributing globally in technology, academia, and entrepreneurship. The institute’s focus on holistic development, student initiatives, and cutting-edge research ensures graduates are equipped to tackle complex engineering challenges and drive technological advancement both in India and internationally.

Reference: India Rankings 2025: Engineering [Official NIRF rankings]