Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India 2025: Fees, Rankings and Placement Insights:

A comprehensive guide to India’s top 10 engineering colleges, choose the best college for yourself by comparing its NIRF rankings, fees, and placement details.

Here's a List of Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India 2025

Saloni Kumari

Oct 12, 2025

Last update on Oct 12, 2025

Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India 2025: Fees, Rankings and Placement Insights India includes over 250 top engineering colleges, among which more than 170 colleges are owned privately, more than 100 colleges are owned by the government, and two colleges are owned jointly by both government and private entities. These top colleges are specialised in offering courses like CSE, Civil Engineering, ECE, Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, etc. Admissions into these colleges are offered based on scores gained in entrance examinations like JEE Main, TNEA, MHT CET, UPTAC, and MAHCET for B.Tech, and GATE, AP PGECET, Karnataka PGCET, TS PGECET, and CUET PG for M.Tech. These are the common entrance examinations used for the purpose of admission into these colleges. In total, the country includes a total of 6312 engineering colleges, among which 4626 are privately owned and 1401 are government-owned. There are 4359 B.Tech. and 2861 M.Tech colleges nationwide. The top 10 engineering colleges in India include IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Guwahati, BITS Pilani and IIT BHU, Varanasi.

Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India: Key Highlights

The table below lists the key highlights relating to the top engineering colleges in the country:

Details	Statistics
Total Engineering Colleges	6312
Number of B.Tech Colleges in India	4359 (Total)3623 (Private) 676 (Govt)
Number of M.Tech Colleges in India	2861 (Total)2295 (Private) 528 (Govt)
Number of Govt Colleges in India	1401
Number of Private Colleges in India	4626
Top B.Tech/M.Tech College	IIT Bombay
Top Specialisations (B.Tech)	Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, Civil Engineering, Electronics & Communication
Top Specialisations (M.Tech)	Computer Science, Electronics & Communication, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical & Electronics, Industrial Engineering
Total Fees Range	B.Tech (INR 4,400 (AU Allahabad) - INR 37.8 Lakh (ICAS Manipal))
Total Fees Range	MTech (INR 693 (JNU New Delhi) - INR 57.27 Lakh (VIT Bangalore))
Median Package	INR 14.35 LPA (NIT Trichy) - INR 21.60 LPA (IIT Guwahati)
Accepted Entrance Exam	B.Tech - JEE Main, TNEA, MHT CET, UPTAC, Maharashtra JEE Main
Accepted Entrance Exam	MTech - GATE, AP PGECET, Karnataka PGCET, TS PGECET, CUET PG
List of top 10 engineering colleges in India	IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Guwahati, BITS Pilani and IIT BHU, Varanasi.

Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India: NIRF Ranking

The NIRF rankings for 2023, 2024, and 2025 of the top 10 engineering colleges in India are as follows:

College Name	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024	NIRF 2025
IIT Madras Ranking	1	1	1
IIT Delhi Ranking	2	2	2
IIT Bombay Ranking	3	3	3
IIT Kanpur Ranking	4	4	4
IIT Kharagpur Ranking	6	5	5
IIT Roorkee Ranking	5	6	6
IIT Hyderabad Ranking	8	8	7
IIT Guwahati Ranking	7	7	8
BITS Pilani Ranking	9	20	11
IIT BHU Varanasi Ranking	25	10	10

Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India: Total Course Fee

The total course fees for the top 10 engineering colleges in India are listed below:

College Name	Total Course Fees
IIT Madras	INR 9.39 Lakh
IIT Delhi	INR 8.66 Lakh
IIT Bombay	INR 8.75 Lakh
IIT Kanpur	INR 8.6 Lakh
IIT Kharagpur	INR 10.29 Lakh
IIT Roorkee	INR 8.87 Lakh
IIT Hyderabad	INR 9.17 Lakh
IIT Guwahati	INR 9.04 Lakh
BITS Pilani	INR 23.9 Lakh
IIT BHU Varanasi	INR 8.35 Lakh

Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India: Median Placement

The median placements for the top 10 engineering colleges in India are as follows:

College Name	Median Placement
IIT Madras	INR 17.50 LPA
IIT Delhi	INR 19.08 LPA
IIT Bombay	INR 19.61 LPA
IIT Kanpur	INR 19.40 LPA
IIT Kharagpur	INR 19.76 LPA
IIT Roorkee	INR 17.00 LPA
IIT Hyderabad	INR 21.00 LPA
IIT Guwahati	INR 21.60 LPA
BITS Pilani	INR 18.20 LPA
IIT BHU Varanasi	INR 20.00 LPA

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