Top Engineering Colleges in India

A verified, direct-link directory of India's leading engineering colleges beyond the IITs, NITs and IIITs — ordered by the NIRF 2025 Engineering ranking, from BITS Pilani to Lovely Professional University.

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), run by the Ministry of Education, ranks Indian engineering institutions every year. This directory lists the institutions in the NIRF 2025 Engineering top 50 other than the IITs, NITs and IIITs, which have their own pages — leading state, deemed and private universities — and links directly to each institution's official website.

Top Engineering Colleges Beyond IITs, NITs and IIITs — NIRF 2025 Engineering Ranking

Institutions in the NIRF 2025 Engineering top 50, other than the IITs, NITs and IIITs. The badge shows each institution's NIRF Engineering rank.

11

Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) PilaniPilani, Rajasthan

14

SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai, Tamil Nadu

16

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)Vellore, Tamil Nadu

18

Jadavpur UniversityKolkata, West Bengal

20

Anna UniversityChennai, Tamil Nadu

22

Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (SOA)Bhubaneswar, Odisha

23

Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore, Tamil Nadu

24

Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi, Delhi

29

Thapar Institute of Engineering and TechnologyPatiala, Punjab

30

Delhi Technological University (DTU)New Delhi, Delhi

31

Chandigarh UniversityMohali, Punjab

33

Kalasalingam Academy of Research and EducationKrishnankoil, Tamil Nadu

34

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh

35

Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation (KL University)Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh

36

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT)Bhubaneswar, Odisha

37

Amity UniversityNoida, Uttar Pradesh

40

SASTRA Deemed UniversityThanjavur, Tamil Nadu

41

Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT)Mumbai, Maharashtra

43

UPESDehradun, Uttarakhand

45

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS)Chennai, Tamil Nadu

46

Symbiosis International UniversityPune, Maharashtra

47

Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar (SSN) College of EngineeringKalavakkam, Tamil Nadu

48

Lovely Professional University (LPU)Phagwara, Punjab

Ranking source: NIRF 2025 — Engineering, Ministry of Education, Government of India. IITs, NITs and IIITs have their own directories.