Engineering Admission 2026-27: Top Colleges, Process, Fees, Exams, and Many More

Engineering Admission 2026-27: If your ambition is to become an engineer, studying Engineering courses is the best option in modern India.

Why Engineering Admissions?

Undergraduate (UG) & Postgraduate (PG) Degree Program for Engineering Admission

Diploma Engineering Admission Education Consultancy

B.E/B.Tech Admission

2nd Year Lateral Entry Admission

M.Tech Admission

Engineering Admission Eligibility Criteria

To study Engineering for undergraduate courses, you must pass higher secondary exams with at least 40% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Maths.

To study Engineering for postgraduate courses, you must pass a bachelor’s engineering degree from any branch of engineering.

Admission In Best Engineering Colleges

To get admission in some of the top engineering colleges, there are two options available.

Through Engineering Entrance Exams

Direct Admissions through Management Quota

Many engineering colleges allow admission on the basis of class 12th marks or JEE Mains score.

Top 50 Engineering Colleges in India for the Year 2026

The National Test Agency (NTA) has announced the results of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains. Now, successful students are racing to secure a seat in a higher-ranked institute.

As students and parents fill out forms at engineering schools across the country, here is a list of the top 50 colleges. This list is based on recent rankings from the Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry. It may help them choose a better-ranked college.

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) prepares the ranking broadly on five parameters

1) Teaching, Learning & Resources

2) Research and Professional Practice

3) Graduation Outcomes

4) Outreach and Inclusivity

5) Perception

Institute	City	State	Score	NIRF Ranking 2025
Indian Institute of Technology Madras	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	88.72	1
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	New Delhi	Delhi	85.74	2
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	Mumbai	Maharashtra	83.65	3
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh	81.82	4
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Kharagpur	West Bengal	78.69	5
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	Roorkee	Uttarakhand	75.44	6
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Telangana	72.31	7
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	Guwahati	Assam	72.24	8
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	68.14	9
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	67.24	10
Birla Institute of Technology & Science – Pilani	Pilani	Rajasthan	67.02	11
Indian Institute of Technology Indore	Indore	Madhya Pradesh	66.65	12
National Institute of Technology Rourkela	Rourkela	Odisha	66.62	13
S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	65.83	14
Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad	Dhanbad	Jharkhand	65.37	15
Vellore Institute of Technology	Vellore	Tamil Nadu	65.25	16
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal	Surathkal	Karnataka	64.59	17
Jadavpur University	Kolkata	West Bengal	64.54	18
Indian Institute of Technology Patna	Patna	Bihar	64.52	19
Anna University	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	63.51	20
National Institute of Technology Calicut	Kozhikode	Kerala	63.05	21
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	62.58	22
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	62.46	23
Jamia Millia Islamia	New Delhi	Delhi	62.42	24
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar	Gujarat	62.31	25
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi	Mandi	Himachal Pradesh	62.08	26
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur	Jodhpur	Rajasthan	61.31	27
National Institute of Technology Warangal	Warangal	Telangana	61.05	28
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	Patiala	Punjab	60.97	29
Delhi Technological University	New Delhi	Delhi	60.85	30
Chandigarh University	Mohali	Punjab	60.46	31
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar	Rupnagar	Punjab	59.66	32
Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	Krishnan Koil	Tamil Nadu	59.03	33
Aligarh Muslim University	Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh	59.01	34
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University	Vaddeswaram	Andhra Pradesh	58.95	35
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	58.79	36
Amity University	Gautam Budh Nagar	Uttar Pradesh	58.53	37
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Telangana	58.45	38
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	58.22	39
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy	Thanjavur	Tamil Nadu	58.02	40
Institute of Chemical Technology	Mumbai	Maharashtra	57.96	41
Malaviya National Institute of Technology	Jaipur	Rajasthan	57.45	42
UPES	Dehradun	Uttarakhand	56.99	43
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur	Nagpur	Maharashtra	56.58	44
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	56.55	45
Symbiosis International	Pune	Maharashtra	56.22	46
Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering	Kalavakkam	Tamil Nadu	56.08	47
Lovely Professional University	Phagwara	Punjab	55.99	48
National Institute of Technology Durgapur	Durgapur	West Bengal	55.94	49
National Institute of Technology Silchar	Silchar	Assam	55.91	50

Previous Year Ranking 2024 vs 2023 vs 2022 vs 2021 vs 2020

College Name	2020 Rank	2021 Rank	2022 Rank	2023 Rank	2024 Rank
Indian Institute of Technology Madras	1	1	1	1	1
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	2	2	2	2	2
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	3	3	3	3	3
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	4	4	4	4	4
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	5	5	5	6	5
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	6	6	6	5	6
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	7	7	7	7	7
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	8	8	9	8	8
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	9	9	8	9	9
Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi	11	14	13	15	10
Vellore Institute of Technology	15	12	12	11	11
Jadavpur University	17	17	11	10	12
S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology	41	34	24	28	13
Anna University	14	18	17	13	14
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad	12	11	14	17	15
Indian Institute of Technology Indore	10	13	16	14	16
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal	13	10	10	12	17
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar	24	22	23	18	18
National Institute of Technology Rourkela	16	20	15	16	19
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani	30	26	29	25	20
National Institute of Technology Warangal	19	23	21	21	21
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar	25	19	22	22	22
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	20	16	19	19	23
Jamia Millia Islamia	28	33	26	26	24
National Institute of Technology Calicut	23	25	31	23	25
Siksha O Anusandhan	32	32	27	27	26
Delhi Technological University	36	36	35	29	27
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur	52	43	30	30	28
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	29	24	28	20	29
Amity University	35	31	25	31	30
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi	31	41	20	33	31
Chandigarh University	—	—	—	—	32
Aligarh Muslim University	35	35	37	32	33
Indian Institute of Technology Patna	26	21	33	41	34
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering)	—	50	44	44	35
Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	—	—	—	—	36
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	42	39	42	39	37
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy	37	38	41	34	38
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur	31	30	32	41	39
National Institute of Technology Silchar	51	48	38	40	40
Institute of Chemical Technology	18	15	18	24	41
UPES	—	—	—	—	42
Malaviya National Institute of Technology	35	37	46	37	43
National Institute of Technology Durgapur	47	29	34	43	44
Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering	44	45	48	45	46
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad	38	54	62	55	47
Birla Institute of Technology	38	46	53	53	48
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology	21	27	40	35	49
Lovely Professional University	—	—	—	—	50
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology	33	40	43	48	51
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	—	—	—	—	53
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar	22	28	36	47	54
Manipal Institute of Technology	45	51	55	61	56
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology	52	49	52	46	58
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology	53	47	58	65	59
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology	48	42	47	49	60
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	51	55	54	66	66
PSG College of Technology	49	53	57	63	67
National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra	40	44	50	58	81
College of Engineering, Pune	50	52	—	73	—
National Institute of Technology Delhi	—	—	—	—	45
Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT)	—	—	—	—	57

The complete ranking of top engineering institutes, colleges and universities is available on the website of the Ministry of Human Resource Development. Here is the link: