India has a total of 4,658 engineering colleges offering Bachelor of Technology (BTech) courses in various disciplines. Out of these colleges, there are 4,151 top BTech colleges in India including the government and public colleges. The number of students applying for the course has increased significantly in recent years as the scope of BTech is extremely wide, which has led to the division of the course into many specializations.
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India is home to some of the most prestigious and renowned BTech colleges in the world. According to the QS World Ranking 2024, IIT Madras is ranked #285 as a top public university. In the QS Asia University Ranking 2024, IIT Bombay takes the lead at the 40th spot, followed by IIT Delhi and IIT Madras at #46 and #53 respectively. Here is a table of the top 10 BTech colleges in India, along with their seat intake.
College/ University Name | BTech Seats Intake |
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IIT Madras | 1078+ |
IIT Delhi | 1209+ |
IIT Bombay | 1331+ |
IIT Kanpur | 929+ |
IIT Roorkee | 1179+ |
IIT Kharagpur | 2639+ |
IIT Guwahati | 952+ |
IIT Hyderabad | 595+ |
NIT Trichy | 981+ |
Jadavpur University | 1314+ |
The top Engineering colleges in India include the top IITs, IIITs, NITs, and several other prestigious private Engineering colleges. IIT Madras and IIT Delhi are the best Engineering colleges in India and they have a seat intake of 1589+ and 2661+ respectively. The following table lists the Top 10 Engineering colleges in India along with the total seat intakes for different Engineering courses.
College/ University Name | Total Seat Intake |
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Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Madras | 1589+ |
Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Delhi | 2661+ |
Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Bombay | 1868+ |
Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Kanpur | 1024+ |
Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Kharagpur | 3983+ |
Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Roorkee | 1334+ |
Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Guwahati | 1659+ |
Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Hyderabad | 2646+ |
National Institute of Technology - NIT Surathkal | 3163+ |
Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Hyderabad | 6080+ |
There are several ranking agencies and top magazines that rank various institutions across the country based on several parameters. The strategy followed differs from agency to agency. However, some of the common parameters include teacher-student ratio, placements, faculty quality, infrastructure, and more. The Economics Times, QS rankings, India Today, Outlook, The Week, and NIRF are some of the most reputed ranking agencies in India. These ranking agencies rank different institutions in different categories. Given below are the top BTech colleges in India with ranking.
The National Institutional Ranking Framework is a method that the Indian government adopts to rank top Education institutions in India based on various parameters. It is under the Ministry of Education. Every year NIRF publishes ranking lists of top Institutions in India for different domains. NIRF is the most trustworthy and popular Ranking agency in India.
NIRF ranks the institutions across India based on 5 parameters and they are (1) Teaching, Learning & Resources, (2) Research and Professional Practice, (3) Graduation Outcomes, (4) Outreach and Inclusivity, and, (5) Perception. The rendered pie chart below depicts the weightage of different parameters used for Ranking top colleges in India:
The weightage assigned to each parameter is shown in the graph given below:
Source: NIRF Official Website
NIRF Ranking 2023 | College/ University Name | NIRF Score |
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1 | Indian Institute of Technology Madras | 89.79 |
2 | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | 87.09 |
3 | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | 80.74 |
4 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | 80.65 |
5 | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | 75.64 |
6 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | 73.76 |
7 | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | 70.32 |
8 | Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad | 70.28 |
9 | National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli | 69.71 |
10 | Jadavpur University, Kolkata | 67.04 |
11 | Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore | 66.59 |
12 | National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal | 65.26 |
13 | Anna University, Chennai | 65.06 |
14 | Indian Institute of Technology Indore | 63.93 |
15 | Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi | 63.74 |
16 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 62.79 |
17 | Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad | 62.37 |
18 | Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar | 61.66 |
19 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore | 61.54 |
20 | Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed-to-be-university), Patiala | 61.24 |
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India Today is one of the leading and well-reputed English news magazines in India published by Living Media India Limited every week. The Marketing & Development Research Associates (MDRA), a marketing and research firm from Delhi and India Today, conducts a college ranking survey. It ranked Indian colleges in fields like Science, Arts, Commerce, Management, Engineering, etc.
The weightage of various parameters based on which India Today ranks a college is tabulated below:
India Today Ranking 2023 | College/ University Name |
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1 | IIT Delhi - Indian Institute of Technology |
2 | IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology |
3 | IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology |
4 | IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology |
5 | IIT Roorkee - Indian Institute of Technology |
6 | IIT Guwahati - Indian Institute of Technology |
7 | BITS Pilani - Birla Institute of Technology and Science |
8 | Netaji Subhas University of Technology |
9 | DTU - Delhi Technological University |
10 | IIT Gandhinagar - Indian Institute of Technology |
11 | International Institute of Information Technology - IIIT Allahabad |
12 | International Institute of Information Technology - IIIT Hyderabad |
13 | IIT Patna - Indian Institute of Technology |
14 | IIT Mandi - Indian Institute of Technology |
15 | IIIT Delhi - Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology |
16 | Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra |
17 | College of Engineering, Pune |
18 | MNIT Jaipur - Malaviya National Institute of Technology |
19 | VNIT Nagpur - Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology |
20 | Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE Manipal |
The Times is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital media. It is one of the largest-selling English-language daily newspapers in the world and the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation. Optimal Media Solutions - The Times in partnership with Avance India has conducted a survey and published a list of Top Engineering colleges in India. The Times survey is based on different parameters to rank a college.
The Times Ranking 2023 | Colleges/ Universities Name |
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1 | Netaji Subhas University of Technology |
2 | SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur |
3 | KL (Deemed to be University) |
3 | SOA University - Siksha 'O' Anusandhan |
4 | Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology |
5 | BMS College of Engineering |
7 | Institute of Engineering and Management |
8 | Reva University |
9 | Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science |
10 | IcfaiTech School, IFHE Hyderabad |
10 | Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad |
11 | Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute |
12 | VELS Institute of Science, Technology, and Advanced Studies |
13 | Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering |
14 | Rajalakshmi Engineering College |
15 | Sharda School of Engineering and Technology |
16 | Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering |
17 | Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology |
17 | AMC Engineering College |
18 | IMS Engineering College |
19 | Institute of Engineering and Technology, GLA University |
19 | Galgotias University |
20 | C. V. Raman Global University |
Return On Investment (ROI) value plays a vital role when it comes to choosing the top BTech college. BTech is a very expensive course that can cost a fat sum of money which in turn can be an unnecessary burden on the student and the parents. Investing in one of the top government BTech colleges assures one of a bright future. But when it comes to private colleges then one has to take into account several parameters to shortlist any college. One important parameter is the fee charged by the college.
The ROI values for some of the top BTech colleges in India are listed below:
College/ University Name | Average Annual Fees | Annual Placement Package | ROI* Rank |
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Jadavpur University | INR 10,000 | INR 35.00 LPA | 1 |
Jamia Millia Islamia | INR 16,150 | INR 9.0 LPA | 2 |
DTU New Delhi | INR 2,29,000 | INR 23.70 LPA | 3 |
ICT Mumbai | INR 89,100 | INR 5.00 LPA | 4 |
BITS Pilani | INR 5,72,000 | INR 30.37 LPA | 5 |
VIT Vellore | INR 1,98,000 | INR 8.19 LPA | 6 |
*ROI= (Average Placement Package)/(Average Annual Fee)
India has a total of 4,151 BTech colleges, out of which 594 are public and 3548 are private. These colleges offer high-quality professional technical education both full-time and part-time. The following chart shows the total number of private and public BTech colleges in India.
IIT Delhi is one of the best engineering colleges in India. It was established in the year 1961 and has been declared an Institute of national importance. It was also internationally ranked number 3 in the QS World University Rankings.
IIT Delhi conducted its placement drive for batch 2022. There has been an increase of 45% in the number of offers received.
Particulars | Placement Statistics (2020-21) | Placement Statistics (2021-22) |
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No. of Offers | 925 (Phase-1) | 1250 |
No. of International Offers | 20 | 350 |
Total No. of PPOs | 150 | 180 |
No. of Recruiters | 300+ | 350+ |
No. of Recruiters (Actual) | 200 (Phase-1) | - |
No. of Job Profiles (Expected) | 500+ | 750 |
No. of Job Profiles (Actual) | 250 (Phase-1) | - |
Highest Salary (International) | - | INR 2 CPA |
Average Salary (Domestic) | - | INR 1.25 CPA |
The graph given below shows the sector-wise placement data of IIT, Delhi:
Source: Official Website
It is one of the most prestigious and best engineering colleges in the country with a NIRF ranking of 1. It was established in 2008.
Batch | Placement Statistics (2020-21) | Placement Statistics(First Session)(2021-22) |
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A number of Companies Participated | 256 | 226 |
Number of Students Placed | 725 | - |
Number of Offers | 1046 | 1316 |
PPOs | 186 | 231 |
Highest CTC | INR 70 LPA | - |
Average CTC | INR 20.58 LPA | - |
Major Sector | Analytics / Consulting / Finance | - |
Top Recruiters | Microsoft, Qualcomm, Goldman Sachs | Bajaj Auto, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan |
Vellore institute of technology was established in 1984. The institute is accredited by name with an 'A' grade and has been ranked among the top BTech colleges in India by NIRF and Outlook. The institute has two campuses one in Vellore and the other one in Chennai. VIT Chennai campus is spread across 360 acres of land and the Chennai campus is spread over 150 acres of land.
Tabulated below are further details of VIT placements:
Particulars | 2020 | 2021 |
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Total registered | 5805 | 5876 |
Total placed | 4914 (84.65%) | 5031 (85.62%) |
Dream | 2513 | 2200 |
Super Dream | 1126 | 1311 |
No. of Companies Visited | 739 | 842 |
Average CTC | INR 7.13 LPA | INR 7.38 LPA |
Highest CTC | INR 41.6 LPA | INR 44 LPA |
The following table mentions the ranks of the top 5 BTech colleges for various zones. This data has been published by India today showing the top BTech courses in India:
Check out the following table which lists the top BTech colleges in North India:
Colleges/ University Name | Total Course Fee (INR) |
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IIT Delhi | 9,70,150 |
Delhi Technological University - DTU Delhi | 9,79,400 |
IIIT Delhi | 18,12,000 |
IIT Roorkee | 8,93,400 |
IIT Ropar | 8,68,200 |
Punjab Engineering College University Of Technology - [PEC], Chandigarh | 7,71,000 |
IIT Jammu - Indian Institute Of Technology - [IITJ], Jammu | 10,69,120 |
IIT Mandi | 8,73,000 |
NIT Srinagar | 6,02,500 |
IIT Indore - Indian Institute Of Technology - [IITI], Indore | 8,81,300 |
Listed below are some of the best BTech colleges in India along with their fee structures for BTech courses:
Colleges/ University Name | Total Course Fee (INR) |
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NIT Warangal | 8,28,000 |
NIT Trichy | 6,12,200 |
IIIT Hyderabad | 14,40,000 |
IIT Madras - Indian Institute Of Technology - [IITM], Chennai | 8,17,050 |
College Of Engineering, Anna University - [CEG], Chennai | 1,38,400 |
IIT Hyderabad | 9,10,550 |
National Institute Of Technology - [NITC], Calicut | 11,41,520 |
VIT Vellore | 7,83,000 |
BITS Hyderabad | 21,15,600 |
Indian Institute Of Space Science And Technology - [IIST], Thiruvananthapuram | 5,53,000 |
Some of the top BTech colleges in East India are given below in the table along with their fees:
Colleges/ University Name | Total Course Fee (INR) |
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IIT Kharagpur | 8,74,300 |
Jadavpur University - [JU], Kolkata | 40,000 |
National Institute Of Technology - [NIT], Durgapur | 6,38,000 |
Heritage Institute Of Technology - [HIT], Kolkata | 3,93,000 |
IIT Guwahati - Indian Institute Of Technology - [IITG], Guwahati | 8,55,550 |
NIT Silchar, Silchar | 5,80,500 |
National Institute Of Technology - [NIT], South Sikkim | 5,71,890 |
NIT Agartala | 5,63,650 |
Sikkim Manipal University - [SMU], East Sikkim | 12,85,000 |
NIT Manipur | 5,50,700 |
The following table lists some of the best BTech colleges which lie in the western part of India:
Colleges/ University Name | Total Course Fee (INR) |
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IIT Bombay | 8,71,000 |
IIT Gandhinagar | 8,79,594 |
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute Of Technology - [SVNIT], Surat | 6,11,500 |
BITS Pilani (Pilani Campus), Pilani | 21,15,600 |
Institute Of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad | 8,57,000 |
IIT Jodhpur - Indian Institute Of Technology - [IITJ], Jodhpur | 9,71,800 |
VNIT Nagpur | 5,50,300 |
Malaviya National Institute Of Technology - [MNIT], Jaipur | 6,55,760 |
Visvesvaraya National Institute Of Technology - [VNIT], Nagpur | 5,50,300 |
Institute Of Chemical Technology - [ICT], Mumbai | 3,56,400 |
The students who prefer to pursue their careers in the top BTech college in India can apply through the national-level entrance exams. The most popular entrance exam for BTech aspirants in India is JEE. JEE score not only leads to the topmost BTech colleges in India, but it also forms the first step for entering into the portals of the most prestigious IITs.
JEE is an acronym for the Joint Entrance Exam. All the IITs rely on the JEE Advanced score for admission while most of the other colleges rely on the JEE Main score for shortlisting candidates for admission. The exam is divided into two parts, Mains and Advanced. First, the candidate is required to appear for the Main exam. The students who qualify for the Mains become eligible for taking the JEE Advanced test.
Some of the top BTech colleges in India accepting JEE Main scores are given below:
Uttar Pradesh State Entrance Exam (UPSEE) is a state-level entrance exam conducted by universities in Uttar Pradesh. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), UP is the conducting body for the exam. It is widely accepted by many top BTech colleges in India to shortlist candidates for admission.
Some of the top BTech colleges in India accepting UPSEE test scores are given below:
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India consists of many top BTech colleges which have a very good reputation regarding their placements records. Some of the premier BTech colleges that contribute to this are IITs, NITs, IISC Banglore, ISM Dhanbad, and many others.
The diagram given below shows the CTCs offered by various top BTech colleges in India.
Source: Official Website
Candidates must choose the correct specialization as it helps to decide on a career path at the time of recruitment. Given below are the top BTech courses in India:
Top BTech Colleges in Delhi | Top BTech Colleges in Mumbai |
Top BTech Colleges in UP | Top BTech Colleges in Tamil Nadu |
Below is the list of some Top BTech Aerospace Engineering Colleges in India along with seat intake.
Colleges/ Universities Name | BTech Aerospace Engineering Seats |
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IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology | 80 |
IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology | 73 |
IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology | 70 |
Graphic Era Deemed to be University | 30 |
LPU - Lovely Professional University | 60 |
There are around 4003 BTech colleges in India that offer courses in Computer Science. Check out the following table of Top BTech Colleges in India for Computer Science along with their seat intake:
Colleges/ Universities Name | BTech Computer Science Seats |
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IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology | 184 |
IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology | 87 |
IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology | 140 |
IIT Delhi - Indian Institute of Technology | 95 |
NIT Rourkela - National Institute of Technology | 113 |
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Ques: How many IITs are there in India?
Ans: There is a total of 23 IITs spread across the country.
Ques: How many NITs are there in India?
Ans: There is a total of 31 NITs spread across the country.
Ques: How can I get admissiotoin National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli?
Ans: National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy accepts the JEE Mains score for shortlisting candidates for admission. It is the topmost NIT in India to fetch a BTech seat in NIT, Trichy one must score extremely well in JEE Mains.
Ques: What are the BTech fees in private colleges?
Ans: The cost of pursuing BTech in India varies from INR 1 lakh to 20 lakhs.
Ques: Which is the best private college for pursuing ing BTech?
Ans: Some of the top private BTech colleges in India are Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai, and SRM Chennai among many others.
Ques: What are the various BTech branches one can choose from?
Ans: Various BTech branches include civil engineering, computer science engineering, mechanical engineering, automobile engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, and mining engineering among many others.
Ques: Which BTech specialization fetches the highest salary packages?
Ans: As per the recent trends, computer science engineering fetches the highest salary packages.
Ques: Which IIT has been ranked as the best among all the other IITs by NIRF?
Ans: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras has been ranked as the best BTech institute in India for the year 2023.
Ques: What are the top colleges that conduct their entrance tests?
Ans: Some of the top private colleges that conduct their entrance tests are Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai, and Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani. The entrance exams conducted by these institutes are VITEEE and BITSAT respectively.
Ques: What average annual salary can a BTech graduate expect?
Ans: In India, a BTech graduate from a decent institute can easily expect an average annual salary of INR 6 lakhs.
Ques. What are the BTech fees in Government colleges at UP?
Ans. Given below is the list of BTech fees in Government colleges in UP:
CD Rank | Colleges | Course Fees | Placement | User Reviews | Ranking |
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#30 | IIT Ropar - Indian Institute of Technology - [IITR], Ropar Ropar, Punjab |AICTE, UGC Approved | ₹ 2,22,300BE/B.Tech- 1st Year FeesCompare Fees | ₹ 22,49,000Average Package₹ 55,00,000Highest PackageCompare Placement | 8.7 / 10 Based on 91 User ReviewsBest in Infrastructure | #10th/30 in India 2020 + 4 More |