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Private engineering institutes: State rankings

Rank
Total
State 2020
India 2020

Andhra Pradesh score

(2300)

28 1 GITAM (Deemed University), Visakhapatnam 1745

37 2 GMR Institute of Technology, Rajam, Srikakulam (AP) 1702
49 3 KL University (Deemed), Vaddeswaram 1650
51 4 Vignan’s Foundation for Science Technology and
Research, Guntur 1640
53 5 Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering
College, Vijayawada 1635
59 6 RVR & JC College of Engineering, Guntur 1605
60 7 Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College, Tirupati 1602

Class in session @ DAIICT, Gandhinagar

Rank
Total
State 2020
India 2020

Karnataka score
(2300)
Rank 5 1 Manipal Institute of Technology 2046
Total 6 2 RV College of Engineering, Bangalore 2027
State 2020
India 2020

Gujarat score 9 3 JSS Mahavidyapeetha Sri Jayachamarajendra

(2300) College of Engineering, Mysore 1903
10 4 BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore 1887
3 1 Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information &
Communication Technology, Gandhinagar 2078 11 5 PES University, Bangalore 1885
24 2 Nirma University, Ahmedabad 1762 15 6 The National Institute of Engineering, Mysore 1880
85 3 DA Degree College of Engineering and Technology, 22 7 Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore 1771
Mahemdavad 1331 27 8 CMR Institute of Technology, Bangalore 1753
30 9 International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT),
Bangalore 1735
43 10 Bangalore Institute of Technology 1677
43 10 SDM College of Engineering & Technology, Dharwad 1677
49 11 KLE Technological University, Hubli 1650
53 12 NMAM Institute of Technology, Udupi District 1635
56 13 NITTE Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bangalore 1627
63 14 Acharya Institute of Technology, Bangalore 1586
69 15 Reva Institute of Technology and Management,
Bangalore 1544
Rank 78 16 Sri Sairam College of Engineering, Bangalore 1468
Total
State 2020
India 2020

Haryana score
(2300) Rank
Total
State 2020
India 2020

65 1 Amity School of Engineering & Technology, Manesar, Kerala score

Gurgaon 1583
(2300)
66 2 Faculty of Engineering and Technology (Manav
Rachna Institute of Research & Studies), Faridabad 1579 37 1 Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology,
67 3 The Northcap University, Gurgaon 1569 Kakkanad, Kochi 1702
81 4 Maharishi Markandeshwar Engineering College, 77 2 SCMS School of Engineering and Technology,
Ambala 1383 Ernakulam 1476

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 Rank
Total
State 2020
India 2020

Maharashtra score
(2300)

23 1 Vivekanand Education Society’s Institute of

Technology, Mumbai 1767
26 2 Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Sardar Patel College of
Engineering, Mumbai 1757
27 3 Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune 1753
28 4 KJ Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai 1745
29 5 Laxminarayan Institute of Technology (LIT), Nagpur 1739
29 5 DJ Sanghvi College of Engineering, Mumbai 1739
36 6 Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering,
Mumbai 1705
38 7 Universal College of Engineering, Vasai, Thane 1698
39 8 MKSSS’ Cummins College of Engineering for
Women, Pune 1696 IIIT, Hyderabad graduates: Telangana #1
39 8 Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management
and Engineering (NMIMS University), Mumbai 1696
41 9 Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and
Management, Nagpur 1687
42 10 Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Rank
Pune 1683
Total
State 2020
India 2020

44 11 Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues Institute of Technology, Rajasthan score

Vashi, Navi Mumbai 1668 (2300)
48 12 Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune 1653
48 12 Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli 1653 1 1 Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani 2131
61 13 Thadomal Shahani Engineering College, Mumbai 1598 20 2 The LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur 1818
68 14 Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology (DY Patil
University), Navi Mumbai 1566
80 15 Sanjay Ghodawat School of Technology, Kolhapur 1436
84 16 RC Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur 1346

Rank Rank
Total Total
State 2020
India 2020

Madhya Pradesh
State 2020
India 2020

score Telangana score

(2300) (2300)
40 1 Shri GS Institute of Technology & Science, Indore 1689 2 1 International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT),
82 2 Shri Vaishnav Institute of Technology and Science, Hyderabad 2093
Indore 1375 14 2 Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad 1881
14 2 Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and
Technology, Hyderabad 1881
32 3 Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad 1729
34 4 CVR College of Engineering, Hyderabad 1710
Rank
35 5 Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology (MGIT),
Total
State 2020
India 2020

Punjab score
Hyderabad 1707
55 6 Sreenidhi Institute of Science & Technology,
(2300)
Hyderabad 1629
5 1 Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala 2046 57 7 Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and
52 2 Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology, Technology, Hyderabad 1616
Patiala 1637 58 8 VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and
56 3 Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 1627 Technology, Hyderabad 1609
72 4 DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology, 74 9 MLR Institute of Technology, Hyderabad 1498
Jalandhar 1512 79 10 St. Peter’s Engineering College, Hyderabad 1462

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Rank
Total
State 2020
India 2020

Tamil Nadu score

(2300)

4 1 PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 2048

4 1 Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) 2048
7 2 SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam 2012
8 3 SASTRA (Deemed University), Thanjavur 1996
9 4 SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 1903
10 5 Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science, Chennai 1887
11 6 Coimbatore Institute of Technology 1885
12 7 Velammal College of Engineering and Technology,
Madurai 1884
16 8 Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore 1879
16 8 Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Rajlakshmi Nagar,
Chennai 1879 PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore: TN #1
17 9 Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai 1833
18 10 Sathyabama Institute of Science & Technology
(Deemed University), Chennai 1832
25 11 Alagappa College of Technology, Chennai 1760 Rank
31 12 Karunya Institute of Technology & Science Total
State 2020
India 2020
Uttar Pradesh score
(Deemed University), Coimbatore 1732
32 13 Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi 1729
(2300)
70 14 St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai 1527 8 1 Shiv Nadar University, Dadri 1996
70 14 Jeppiaar Engineering College, Chennai 1527 20 2 JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida 1817
73 15 Vel Tech Multi Tech Dr. Rangarajan Dr. Sakunthala 21 3 Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Noida 1812
Engineering College, Chennai 1510
21 3 Jaypee Institute of Information Technology
75 16 Kongu Engineering College, Erode 1495 (Deemed University), Noida 1812
76 17 Vel Tech High Tech Dr. Rangarajan Dr. Sakunthala 45 4 Krishna Institute of Engineering & Technology (KIET),
Engineering College, Chennai 1485 Ghaziabad 1666
78 18 Vels Institute of Science Technology & Advanced 45 4 Allenhouse Institute of Technology, Kanpur 1666
Studies (Deemed University), Chennai 1468
46 5 Galgotias University, Greater Noida 1662
83 19 SA Engineering College, Poonamallee, Chennai 1371
54 6 Vidya College of Engineering, Meerut 1633
60 7 GL Bajaj Institute of Technology & Management,
Greater Noida 1602
62 8 Amity University, Lucknow Campus 1588
62 8 Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra 1588
64 9 Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, Ghaziabad 1584

Shiv Nadar University: Uttar Pradesh #1

Rank
Total
State 2020
India 2020

Others score
(2300)

71 1 Chhattisgarh: Rungta College of Engineering and

Technology, Bhilai 1518
65 1 Delhi: Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology,
Rohini 1583
13 1 Jharkhand: Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra 1882
33 1 Odisha: Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
(KIIT Deemed University), Bhubaneswar 1725
47 1 Sikkim: Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology,
Gangtok 1659
50 1 West Bengal: Heritage Institute of Technology,
Kolkata 1648

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Parameters of excellence: India’s Top 10

private engineering colleges
T
o provide readers, especially aspiring engineers, a Rank Faculty welfare &
comprehensive profile of India’s most respected Rating
development (200)

2017

2018
2019

2020
private engineering institutes, the Top 100 national
and state league tables are supplemented with Top 10 2 2 3 1 Birla Institute of Technology and Science
national rankings on the basis of parameters of excellence. (BITS), Pilani 182
To compile the national and state rankings, C fore field 3 3 4 2 International Institute of Information
researchers interviewed 1,063 faculty and 1,368 final year Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad 180
students of engineering institutes countrywide and 423 5 7 1 3 Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information &
industry representatives, asking them to rate engineering Communication Technology, Gandhinagar 178
institutes on nine parameters, viz, competence of faculty, 1 1 2 4 Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) 174
faculty welfare and development, research and innovation, 9 10 10 5 SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam 173
curriculum and pedagogy, industry interface, placements 7 4 6 6 Thapar Institute of Engineering &
Technology, Patiala 172
record, infrastructure and facilities, leadership/governance
quality and value for money. Further, the interviewees 6 6 5 7 Manipal Institute of Technology 169
were also asked to assign weightage to each parameter. 8 9 8 8 RV College of Engineering, Bangalore 168
The scores awarded by respondents under each parameter 4 4 7 9 PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 167
were totaled for the purpose of final ratings and ranking. NR NR NR 9 Shiv Nadar University, Dadri 167
Unsurprisingly, the ‘competence of faculty’ parameter NR NR NR 10 SASTRA (Deemed University), Thanjavur 166
was assigned highest weightage (350) indicating that the NR NR NR 10 PES University, Bangalore 166
respondents believe that ability to attract and retain faculty
— dependent upon the faculty welfare and development
systems — is the most important criterion for assessing the IIIT-Hyderabad is ranked #1 on the
educational and research capability of engineering (and
important parameters of faculty
other) institutions. Parameter rankings which highlight
the prime strengths of highly ranked institutions are useful competence and curriculum and
because they enable students to select institutions whose pedagogy
priorities dovetail with their own.
The national rankings of Top 10 colleges under all nine
parameters enumerated above, are set out below.
Rank
Curriculum & pedagogy Rating
(250)
2017

2018
2019

2020

Rank Competence of faculty Rating

1 1 1 1 International Institute of Information
(350)
2017

2018
2019

2020

Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad 235

2 3 2 1 International Institute of Information 4 4 4 2 PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 234
Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad 341 2 2 3 3 Birla Institute of Technology and Science
1 2 1 2 Birla Institute of Technology and (BITS), Pilani 233
Science (BITS), Pilani 339 3 3 1 4 Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information &
5 5 2 3 Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information & Communication Technology, Gandhinagar 232
Communication Technology, Gandhinagar 338 6 7 8 4 Thapar Institute of Engineering &
3 4 4 4 Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) 335 Technology, Patiala 232
7 7 6 5 Thapar Institute of Engineering & NR NR 6 5 Manipal Institute of Technology 231
Technology, Patiala 331 4 6 5 6 Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) 228
4 1 5 6 PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 320 7 8 7 7 RV College of Engineering, Bangalore 227
9 9 8 7 Manipal Institute of Technology 319 NR NR NR 7 JSS Science and Technology University,
6 6 7 8 RV College of Engineering, Bangalore 314 Mysore 227
8 8 9 9 SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam 313 9 9 8 8 SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam 226
NR NR NR 9 SASTRA (Deemed University), Thanjavur 313 NR NR NR 9 Shiv Nadar University, Dadri 225
NR NR NR 10 Shiv Nadar University, Dadri 312 NR NR NR 10 Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore 223

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 Rank Rank Leadership/ governance
Industry interface Rating Rating
(300) quality (200)
2017

2018
2019

2020

2017

2018
2019

2020
2 2 3 1 International Institute of Information 1 2 1 1 Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad 293 (BITS), Pilani 186
1 1 1 2 Birla Institute of Technology and Science 7 8 2 2 Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information &
(BITS), Pilani 290 Communication Technology, Gandhinagar 183
4 2 2 3 PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 288 10 1 4 3 PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 180
3 4 3 4 Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information& 2 2 5 4 Thapar Institute of Engineering &
Communication Technology, Gandhinagar 286 Technology, Patiala 179
NR NR 6 5 SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam 285 3 5 3 5 International Institute of Information
5 5 7 6 RV College of Engineering, Bangalore 284 Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad 178
8 8 9 7 Manipal Institute of Technology 278 4 4 7 6 Manipal Institute of Technology 173
NR 9 10 8 The LNM Institute of Information 5 6 5 7 Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) 172
Technology, Jaipur 276 NR NR 8 8 RV College of Engineering, Bangalore 171
6 6 5 9 Thapar Institute of Engineering & 5 8 10 8 Shiv Nadar University, Dadri 171
Technology, Patiala 275 NR NR NR 9 SASTRA (Deemed University), Thanjavur 170
NR NR NR 10 Shiv Nadar University, Dadri 274 7 6 9 10 SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam 169
NR NR NR 10 Thiagarajar College of Engineering, NR NR NR 10 The LNM Institute of Information
Madurai 274 Technology, Jaipur 169

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Rank
Value for money Rating
(200)
2017

2018
2019

1 1 1 1 2020 Birla Institute of Technology and Science

(BITS), Pilani 169
9 8 3 2 Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information &
Communication Technology, Gandhinagar 167
2 2 2 3 International Institute of Information
Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad 165
4 3 4 3 PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 165
6 6 8 4 Thapar Institute of Engineering &
Technology, Patiala 164
4 4 5 5 Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) 163
3 5 6 6 Manipal Institute of Technology 162
8 9 9 7 RV College of Engineering, Bangalore 157
NR NR 10 8 SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam 155
NR NR NR 9 JSS Science and Technology University,
Mysore 152 Vellore Institute of Technology: research & innovation #1
NR NR NR 9 BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore 152
7 7 7 10 Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra 151 Rank
Research & innovation Rating
(300)
2017

2018
2019

2020
1 1 1 1 Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) 287
8 6 7 2 SRM Institute of Science and Technology,
Chennai 285
3 8 8 3 SASTRA (Deemed University), Thanjavur 280
BITS-Pilani is ranked #1 on the critical NR NR NR 4 Shiv Nadar University, Dadri 267
parameter of value for money for the NR NR NR 5 RV College of Engineering, Bangalore 265
4 5 6 5 Sathyabama University, Chennai 265
fourth year consecutively
NR NR NR 6 SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam 264
2 7 9 7 Manipal Institute of Technology 263
9 9 4 8 Birla Institute of Technology and Science
(BITS), Pilani 261
Rank NR NR NR 9 Amity School of Engineering and
Infrastructure Rating
(300) Technology, Noida 256
2017

2018
2019

2020

5 3 5 10 Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore 253

1 2 1 1 Birla Institute of Technology and Science
(BITS), Pilani 292
4 4 2 2 Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information&
Communication Technology, Gandhinagar 291 Rank
7 7 4 3 Manipal Institute of Technology 290 Placements Rating
(200)
2017

2018
2019

2020

4 4 5 4 International Institute of Information

Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad 288 2 2 2 1 International Institute of Information
10 1 3 5 PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 286 Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad 181
NR 9 9 6 Shiv Nadar University, Dadri 285 1 1 1 2 Birla Institute of Technology and Science
NR NR 8 7 SRM Institute of Science and Technology, (BITS), Pilani 179
Chennai 284 5 5 3 3 Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information &
6 6 7 8 Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) 282 Communication Technology, Gandhinagar 178
2 3 5 8 Thapar Institute of Engineering & 6 6 6 4 PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 172
Technology, Patiala 282 3 3 5 5 Thapar Institute of Engineering &
NR NR NR 9 RV College of Engineering, Bangalore 281 Technology, Patiala 171
NR NR 10 9 Jaypee Institute of Information 7 7 7 6 Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) 163
Technology (Deemed University), Noida 281 9 9 9 7 Manipal Institute of Technology 161
NR NR NR 9 SASTRA (Deemed University), Thanjavur 281 3 3 4 8 RV College of Engineering, Bangalore 160
NR NR NR 10 BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore 280 NR NR NR 9 SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam 159
NR NR 10 10 Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore 280 NR NR NR 10 Shiv Nadar University, Dadri 158

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