Top 10 Engineering Institutes in India 2018: NIRF Ranks Best Engineering Colleges & Universities of The Country

Engineering is one of the most coveted and followed sector with lakhs of aspirants across the developing nation. Every year lakh of students appear for various entrance examinations in India, like JEE Main, JEE Advanced, BITSAT and other state-level tests to get admissions in the reputed Engineering Institutes. While only a handful number of students make it to the top 100 engineering colleges in the country. The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) every year will rank the top 100 Institutes who strives to produce outstanding candidates who will make the Indian society progressive and sustainable. The MHRD of the Government of India have listed the top 100 Engineering Institutes for 2018 under National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).

NIRF India Rankings 2018 were released during the first week of April at their official website, nirfindia.org. There are many reputed and prestigious private and government engineering colleges in India. Here, we have listed the top 10 Institutes as per the NIRF India Rankings 2018 for aspirants who want to pursue engineering courses. Let’s begin!

1. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras is one among the foremost institutes of national importance in higher technological education, basic and applied research and it is the third time that the Institute has consistently been at the top under NIRF India Rankings. Its academic excellence remains constant. IIT Madras offers undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees across 16 disciplines in Engineering, Sciences, Humanities and Management.

2. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay is a public engineering institution located at Powai, Mumbai, India. It is the second-oldest institute of the Indian Institutes of Technology system. IIT Bombay offers a wide variety of courses of study in engineering, pure sciences, design, management and humanities with a primary focus on engineering. A major attraction of IITB is its distinguished faculty. The faculty at IITB is one of the finest among the Indian vocational institutes.

3. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, Delhi

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi is a public engineering institution located in Hauz Khas, Delhi, India. IIT Delhi offers Bachelor of Technology programs in various fields as well as dual degree BTech-cum-MTech programs. IIT Delhi also offers postgraduate programs awarding MTech, M.S., M.Sc., M. Des., MBA under various departments and centres.

4. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, West Bengal

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur was the first IITs to be established. IIT Kharagpur offers degrees as part of its undergraduate programmes. They include Bachelor of Technology (BTech. Hons), Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) and the 5-year integrated Master of Science.

5. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT) is a public engineering institution located in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. IIT Kanpur offers various courses on management and social sciences. The Institute provides a rigorous and world-class academic experience with the help of distinguished faculty, amazing peer-groups and carefully designed coursework.

6. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, Uttarakhand

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, formerly University of Roorkee and Thomason College of Civil Engineering, is a public engineering university located in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India. IIT Roorkee has 21 academic departments covering Engineering, Applied Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences and Management programs with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.

7. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, Assam

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati is a public institution established by the Government of India, located in Guwahati, in the state of Assam in India. It is the sixth Indian Institute of Technology established in India. IIT Guwahati admitted its first batch of students into its Bachelor of Technology programme in 1995.

8. Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Anna University is a technical university in Tamil Nadu, India. The main campus is in Guindy, Chennai. In 2001, under the Anna University Amendment Act of 2001, the university became an affiliating university, taking under its wings all the engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. The university offers courses in engineering and technology through its affiliated colleges and follows a dual semester system.

9. Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad is a public engineering and research institution located in Sangareddy district, Telangana, India. IIT Hyderabad offers Undergraduate BTech degrees in nine disciplines of Engineering, MTech degrees in eight disciplines of Engineering, postgraduate and Research degrees across all disciplines in Engineering, Sciences and Liberal Arts.

10. Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, Maharashtra

The Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) Mumbai was established as the Department of Chemical Technology on October 1, 1993 by the University of Mumbai. The Institute has produced many first-generation entrepreneurs and academics. Its academic excellence are the proof as civilian honours have been awarded to its alumni that include 3 Padma Vibhushan, 8 Padma Bhushan and 10 Padma Shri awardees.

These were the 10 out of top 100 Engineering Institutes according to NIRF India Rankings 2018. To get into this reputed Universities, one has to appear and crack the entrance examinations with a high score.

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