Top Engineering Colleges in India 2015

By: Team Careers

Updated On: 06 May 2015 10:31 AM IST

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Careers360 brings Top Engineering Colleges in India 2015 Rating based

on quality of students and a combination of factors including engineering
colleges research output, industry interface, referred publications and
academic productivity. The Top Engineering Colleges in India 2015 bring
you a comprehensive list of over 600 best Engineering institutes across India.
This annual exercise of rating top Engineering Colleges in India is aimed at
helping engineering aspirants take informed decision for their engineering
admissions.

What does the rating tell you?

The rating provides an overall idea of where an institution stands vis--vis its
peers. Since we have given a very high percentage of weightage to cut- offs,
institutions rated AAA and above would mean that entry into them is not
easy for those with less than 80 percentile cut-off. This has resulted in a
small number of colleges making the cut into the high tables just by the cutoffs they attract, with little or no research or publications. But as a studentdriven magazine our focus is on helping you decide better.

What it does not tell you?

Our ratings are not a direct indicator of placements. We have no means to

measure or verify the placement statistics and hence do not attempt to
quantify them. But in general, at least for the top 60 percentile of the class, a

B.Tech from an AAA or above college will give you a reasonable chance of
securing good placements.

Rating Criterion:
Rating

Score Range

Description

AAAAA

95 - 99 percentile

Exceptional

AAAA+

90 - 94 percentile

Outstanding

AAAA

80 - 89 percentile

Very Good

AAA+

70 - 79 percentile

Good

AAA

60 - 69 percentile

Above Average

AA+

50 - 59 percentile

Fair

AA

40 - 49 percentile

Average

A+

35 - 39 percentile

Pass

< 35 percentile

Improve

One question that is always asked is why we are restricting ourself to the top
30%. The primary reason is that of data. Take publications as an example. If
one goes beyond the top 200 colleges many do not publish more than 1 or 2
papers in a year. And beyond 500, no publications at all. So, at the best, a
reasonable measure of quality is just not possible beyond the top 1000
colleges. So in the medium term that is what Careers360 intends to achieve,
a top 1000 best engineering college listing. Until then read on and make the
best decisions!

What our Rating tells you

AAAAA
THE LEADERS

Only five colleges out of the 3519 colleges we surveyed could achieve this
rating. And undoubtedly all of them are established IITs - Bombay, Delhi,
Kanpur, Kharagpur and Madras. Each one of them has publications above
1500 articles every year and their average citation figures are between 2.45.5. Interestingly none of the IITs are either accredited or participants in the
TEQIP programme, but all of them are good at extramural research with IIT
Bombay and IIT Madras showing substantial reach and diversity. IIT
Kharagpur tops in terms of academic productivity while IIT Bombay scores on
H-Index. In other words, IITB is high on impact and effectiveness. In terms of
IP, it is IIT Madras that lags behind every other top player, though industrial
interface is the best here. Overall these five players set the benchmark.

AAAA+
THE CHALLENGERS

The next best rating is gained by just 28 engineering colleges (0.81%) in the
country. It is one college more than last year. Last year this cluster was
evenly poised between public and private players and maximum number of
colleges in this category is shared between Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
But this year Karnataka too has come into the picture with quite a few
colleges. Most of the colleges in this category have a sizable and diverse
extramural funding and their visible research output in terms of sponsored
labs and publications is what makes them commendable. Academic
productivity is uniform in this sector and is relatively low for private sector
players like Manipal and VIT, with VIT being slightly better. In fact, if majority
of the faculty members in the private sector institutions begin to publish,
their output and standing would take quantum jump. What distinguishes
colleges in this cluster is that it is dominated by IITs, Tier-1 NITs, and a few
IIITs.

AAAA
THE STRIVERS

Any technical education expert who seeks to improve the quality of

engineering colleges must focus on these 58 colleges. These are colleges
with true potential for excellence. The colleges in this sector admit students
who are in the 99 pecentile category, but their propensity to research and
publish is still in the nascent stage. Amongst the 372 institutions that are
part of TEQIP I and TEQIP II, this segment has the largest number of
awardees and most of them have funds coming in for institution
development. Industrial research is what these institutions need to focus on.

AAA+
Soldier Ants

The 100+ colleges in this cluster are what one would call good teaching
institutions. They have reasonably good faculty members and some of them
publish occasionally. Of the four parameters considered, they would notch up
scores in at least two or three, but student preferences remain their biggest
accomplishment. The cluster is dominated by high-quality affiliated colleges,
which are fine teaching institutions and are making successful foray into
research activities as well. This cluster also has a number of young deemed
universities which were fine teaching institutions previously.

AAA
Miles to go before I sleep

These 256 institutions form the base of the good institutions pyramid in the
country. They excel in just one of the four parameters. Most have performed
very well with respect to student preferences. In terms of cut- offs they are
amongst the top 80-85 percentile with some inching closer to the 90 mark.
Some young private and deemed universities in this cluster have much
better research output and industry interface. But their high fee regime
seems unattractive to top quality students. Not more 9% of this cluster is
accredited, but most of them are good to go for a reasonable education.

(The Engineering Colleges Rating exercise was conducted by B Mahesh

Sarma & Nimesh Chandra with academic research inputs from Dr Swapan
Kumar Patra. The research & interviews were conducted by Abhay Anand,
Shiphony Pavithran Suri, Shilpi Sachdeva, Bhumika Sharma, Aeshwarya
Tiwari, Alok Mishra, Anupam Sinha, Madhuri Goel, Prabir Mohanty, Rohit
Kumar & Priyanka Kashyap)

Stay tuned to engineering.careers360.com for more updates on top

engineering colleges in India.

LIST OF COLLEGES IN WHICH WE HAVE RANKED/RATED.

S.No College Name
.

Overall
Rank

Overall
Score

National
Rating

State
Rating

Fees(In
lakhs)

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAAA

4.17

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAAA

0.80

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAAA

4.80

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAAA

N.A.

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAAA

N.A.

VIT University, Vellore

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

7.63

S.No College Name

.

Overall
Rank

Overall
Score

National
Rating

State
Rating

Fees(In
lakhs)

Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology,

Sambalpur

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

0.89

Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

N.A.

Thapar University, Patiala

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

4.33

10

SRM University, Chennai

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

13.40

11

SASTRA University, Thanjavur

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

3.77

12

PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

N.A.

13

National Institute of Technology, Warangal

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

1.71

14

National Institute of Technology,

Tiruchirappalli

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

1.74

15

National Institute of Technology, Surathkal

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

1.75

16

National Institute of Technology, Calicut

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

3.25

17

Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

11.16

18

Jadavpur University, Kolkata

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

N.A.

19

Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

0.04

20

Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

3.41

21

Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

3.60

22

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

4.18

23

Indian Institute of Technology, Indore

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

4.68

24

Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

4.03

S.No College Name

.

Overall
Rank

Overall
Score

National
Rating

State
Rating

Fees(In
lakhs)

25

Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

3.94

26

Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

5.00

27

Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras

Hindu University, Varanasi

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

4.22

28

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and

Technology, Shibpur

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

0.57

29

Delhi Technological University, Delhi

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

N.A.

30

College of Engineering, Pune

N.A

N.A

N.A

AAAA+

1.40

Top Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu 2015

By: Team Careers

Updated On: 07 May 2015 02:04 PM IST

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Careers360 annual rating for Top Engineering Colleges in Tamil

Nadu 2015 brings you a comprehensive list of reputed engineering
institutes in the state.
Home to the first engineering college in the country at Guindy, Tamil Nadu
also boasts of the largest number of engineering colleges in the country after
the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.
The state also has the largest number of Deemed Universities (44) in the

country and almost all of them offer an engineering programme. In fact,

universities like Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Shanmugha Arts and
Science Training and Research Academy, Thanjavur, SRM University, among
others emerged out of being Top Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu in
the first place before they morphed into deemed universities.

Tamil Nadu also is one of the few states to boast of an IIIT that is specialized
in high-end design and manufacturing at Kanchepuram. The countrys only
Electroplating Engineering programme is offered at Central Chemical
Engineering Research Institute at Karaikudi. Tamil Nadu has also been home
to one of the oldest aeronautical engineering programmes offered at Madras
Institute of Technology (MIT), a constituent college of Anna University.
Hindustan University (erstwhile Hindustan College of Engineering) too offers
a pioneering programme in the same domain. The MIT also offers a B.Tech in
Rubber Technology, one of the few schools in the country to offer the same.

The number of autonomous colleges in the state too is quite high and some
of them like the PSG Institute of Technology, Thiyagarajar College of
Engineering and Coimbatore Institute of Technology offer very good BE
programmes which are coveted by the students. Institutions like Amrita
Vidyapeetham, VIT and SRM are at the forefront of setting up Advanced
Research Centres, all three of them have had substantial extramural funding
from different government agencies. The state offers over 1. 5 lakh
engineering seats every year.

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras leads the pack of Top Engineering

colleges in Tamil Nadu 2015 with the highest rating of AAAAA. IIT Madras
is followed by AAAA+ rated colleges which includes National Institute of
Technology, Tiruchirappalli; Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University,
Coimbatore; SASTRA University, Thanjavur; SRM University, Chennai VIT
University, Vellore; Anna University Chennai, CEG Campus; PSG College of
Technology, Coimbatore; Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai.

The next set of Top Engineering in Tamil Nadu 2015 with AAAA rating
include Karunya University, Coimbatore; Pondicherry Engineering College,

Puducherry; Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai;

Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore; Madras Institute of
Technology, Chennai.

LIST OF COLLEGES IN TAMIL NADU WHICH WE HAVE

RANKED/RATED.
College Name

National
Rating

State
Rating

Overall
Score

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

NA

AAAAA

NA

Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai

NA

AAAA+

NA

College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai

NA

AAAA+

NA

PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore

NA

AAAA+

NA

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

NA

AAAA+

NA

SRM University, Chennai

NA

AAAA+

NA

VIT University, Vellore

NA

AAAA+

NA

SASTRA University, Thanjavur

NA

AAAA+

NA

Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore

NA

AAAA+

NA

SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam

NA

AAAA

NA

Karunya University, Coimbatore

NA

AAAA

NA

Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore

NA

AAAA

NA

Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai

NA

AAAA

NA

Alagappa College of Technology, Chennai

NA

AAA+

NA

Anna University Tiruchirappalli, BIT Campus

NA

AAA+

NA

College Name

National
Rating

State
Rating

Overall
Score

Institute of Road and Transport Technology, Erode

NA

AAA+

NA

Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi

NA

AAA+

NA

RMK Engineering College, Thiruvallur

NA

AAA+

NA

Government College of Technology, Coimbatore

NA

AAA+

NA

Government College of Engineering, Salem

NA

AAA+

NA

St. Joseph's College of Engineering, Chennai

NA

AAA+

NA

Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumbudur

NA

AAA+

NA

Panimalar Engineering College, Chennai

NA

AAA+

NA

Easwari Engineering College, Chennai

NA

AAA+

NA

Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, Chennai

NA

AAA+

NA

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing,

Kancheepuram

NA

AAA+

NA

Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi

NA

AAA+

NA

Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore

NA

AAA+

NA

Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore

NA

AAA+

NA

Kongu Engineering College, Erode

NA

AAA+

NA

Velammal Engineering College, Chennai

NA

AAA+

NA

Kalasalingam University, Virudhunagar

NA

AAA+

NA

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College Name

National
Rating

State
Rating

Overall
Score

Veltech Multitech Dr.Rangarajan Dr.Sakunthala Engineering College,

Chennai

NA

AAA+

NA

Jeppiaar Engineering College, Chennai

NA

AAA+

NA

Valliammai Engineering College, Kancheepuram

NA

AAA

NA

Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Kancheepuram

NA

AAA

NA

Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur

NA

AAA

NA

Thanthai Periyar Government Institute of Technology, Vellore

NA

AAA

NA

PSNA College of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul

NA

AAA

NA

Vel Tech Dr Rangrajan Dr Sakunthala Technical University, Chennai

NA

AAA

NA

Adhiparasakthi Engineering College, Kancheepuram

NA

AAA

NA

Government College of Engineering, Tirunelveli

NA

AAA

NA

Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for

Women University, Coimbatore

NA

AAA

NA

BS Abdur Rahman University, Chennai

NA

AAA

NA

Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Pollachi

NA

AAA

NA

Sathyabama University, Chennai

NA

AAA

NA

Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore

NA

AAA

NA

M Kumarasamy College of Engineering, Karur

NA

AAA

NA

Dr. Sivanthi Aditanar College of Engineering, Thoothukudi

NA

AAA

NA

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College Name

National
Rating

State
Rating

Overall
Score

Saveetha University, Chennai

NA

AAA

NA

Vels University, Chennai

NA

AAA

NA

Hindustan University, Kelambakkam

NA

AAA

NA

Sri Eshwar College of Engineering, Coimbatore

NA

AAA

NA

Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology, Chennai

NA

AAA

NA

Sona College of Technology, Salem

NA

AAA

NA

Saranathan College of Engineering, Tiruchirappalli

NA

AAA

NA

Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai

NA

AAA

NA

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LIST OF COLLEGES IN TAMIL NADU WHICH WE HAVE NOT

RANKED/RATED.
College Name
AAA College of Engineering and Technology, Thiruthangal
Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology, Kancheepuram
Adhiyamaan College of Engineering- Department of Architecture, Hosur
Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Coimbatore
Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Kumulur
Aishwarya College of Engineering and Technology, Erode
Amrita Institute of Computer Technology, Chennai

College Name
Annai Mira College of Engineering and Technology, Nagapattinam
Annai Veilankanni's Group of Educational Institutions, Chennai
Annapoorana Engineering College, Salem
Apollo Priyadarshanam Institute of Technology, Kancheepuram
AR Engineering College, Villupuram
Archana Institute of Technology, Krishnagiri
Ariyalur Engineering College, Ariyalur
Arul College of Technology, Radhapuram
Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman College of Engineering- Department of Architecture, Tiruvannamalai
Arulmurugan College of Engineering, Karur
Arunai College of Engineering, Tiruvannamalai
Asian College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore
ASL Pauls College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore
Balamani Arunachalam Educational and Charitable Trust's Group of Institution- Faculty of Engineering, Kancheepuram
Balamani Arunachalam Engineering College, Kancheepuram
Bharath University- School of Architecture, Chennai
CARE School of Architecture, Tiruchirappalli
Chandy College of Engineering, Thoothukudi
Chendu College of Engineering and Technology, Kancheepuram
Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai

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Cheran College of Engineering, Karur
Christ the King Engineering College, Coimbatore
CR Engineering College, Madurai
Crescent School of Architecture, Chennai
CSI College of Engineering, Nilgiris
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Engineering, Perambalur
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Institute of Research and Technology - Department of Architecture, Perambalur
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Institute of Research and Technology, Perambalur
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Institute of Technology- Department of Architecture, Tiruchirappalli
Dhaya College of Engineering, Madurai
Dhirajlal Gandhi College of Technology, Salem
Dr. GU Pope College of Engineering, Thoothukudi
Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute University- Faculty of Architecture, Chennai
Elizabeth College of Engineering and Technology, Annamangalam
Excel College of Architecture and Planning, Namakkal
Excel College of Engineering for Women, Namakkal
Excel College of Technology, Namakkal
Ganesh College of Engineering, Salem

College Name
GGR College of Engineering, Vellore
Gopal Ramalingam Memorial Engineering College, Chennai
Government College of Engineering, Bodinayakanur
GRT Institute of Engineering and Technology, Thiruvallur
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Haji Sheik Ismail Engineering College, Thirukuvalai
Hindustan Institute of Engineering Technology, Sriperumbudur
Hosur Institute of Technology and Science, Hosur
Jairupaa College of Engineering, Tirupur
Jawahar Engineering College, Chennai
Jaya Suriya Engineering College, Tiruvallur
Jayaraj Annapackiam CSI College of Engineering, Nazareth
Jeppiaar Institute of Technology, Kunnam
K Ramakrishnan College of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
Karaikudi Institute of Technology, Karaikudi
Karur College of Engineering, Karur
KIT and KIM Technical Campus, Karaikudi
KKC College of Engineering and Technology, Jayankondam
KSK College of Engineering and Technology, Cuddalore
Kumaran Institute of Technology, Chennai
Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai

College Name
Mahalakshmi Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli
MAM School of Architecture, Tiruchirappalli
MAM School of Engineering, Siruganur
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli
Maria College of Engineering and Technology, Kanyakumari
Meenakshi College of Engineering- Department of Architecture, Chennai
Meenakshi University, Chennai
Muthayammal Technical Campus, Namakkal
Nadar Saraswathi College of Engineering and Technology, Theni
Nightingale Institute of Technology, Coimbatore
NSN College of Engineering and Technology, Karur
OAS Institute of Technology and Management, Tiruchirappalli
Paavaai Group of Institutions- School of Engineering, Pachal
Pallava Raja College of Engineering, Kancheepuram
PERI Institute of Technology, Chennai
PMR Institute of Technology, Thiruvallur
Pollachi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Pollachi
Professional Educational Trusts Group of Institutions- Faculty of Engineering, Tirupur
Professional Group of Institutions, Coimbatore
Rajalakshmi College of Architecture, Kancheepuram
Rathinam Institute of Technology, Coimbatore

College Name

Renganayagi Varatharaj College of Engineering, Sivakasi

Rohini College of Engineering and Technology, Kanyakumari
RVS College of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul
RVS Institute of Higher Education Engineering College, Chennai
RVS Padhmavathy College of Engineering and Technology, Kavaraipettai
RVS Padhmavathy School of Architecture, Chennai
RVS School of Architecture, Dindigul
RVS School of Architecture, Kannampalayam
RVS School of Engineering, Dindigul
Saraswathy College of Engineering and Technology, Villupuram
SCAD Institute of Technology, Tirupur
School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University, Chennai
Shree Sathyam College of Engineering and Technology, Salem
Shreenivasa Engineering College, Dharmapuri
Shri Andal Alagar College of Engineering, Mamandur
Sir Issac Newton College of Engineering and Technology, Nagapattinam
SIVA Institute of Frontier Technology, Thiruvallur
SMR East Coast College of Engineering and Technology, Thanjavur
Sree Sakthi Engineering College, Coimbatore

College Name
SRI College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruvannamalai
Sri Krishna Engineering College, Chennai
Sri Padmavathi College of Engineering, Kancheepuram
Sri Raaja Raajan College of Engineering and Technology, Sivaganga
Sri Ramakrishna College of Engineering, Coimbatore
Sri Ramana Maharishi College of Engineering, Tiruvanamalai
Sri Ranganathar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore
Sri Shanmugha College of Engineering and Technology, Salem
Sri Venkateswara College of Technology, Sriperumbudur
Srinivasa Ramanujan Centre, Tanjavur
SRM University, Vadapalani Campus
SSM Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul
St. Joseph's Institute of Technology, Chennai
St. Peter's College of Engineering and Technology- Department of Architecture, Thiruvallur
St.Peters University, Chennai
Star Lion College of Engineering and Technology, Thanjavur
Stella Mary's College of Engineering, Kanyakumari
Suguna College of Engineering, Coimbatore
Sureya College of Engineering, Trichy
Surya Group of Institutions - School of Architecture, Villpuram
Surya School of Engineering and Technology, Villpuram

College Name

SVS School of Architecture, Coimbatore

Tamilnadu School of Architecture, Coimbatore
Thamirabharani Engineering College, Tirunelveli
Thiagarajar College of Engineering- Department of Architecture, Madurai
TRP Engineering College, Trichirappalli
TSM Jain College of Technology, Melur
University College of Engineering, Kancheepuram
University College of Engineering, Thoothukudi
Vaigai College of Engineering, Madurai
Vedhantha Institute of Technology, Villupuram
Veerammal College of Engineering, Dindigul
Vidhya Mandhir Institute of Technology, Erode
Vinayaka Missions University, Salem
VIT University, Chennai
Vivekanandha Engineering College for Women, Tiruchengode
VKK Vijayan College of Engineering, Sriperumpudur
VPV College of Engineering, Theni
VSB College of Engineering- Technical Campus, Coimbatore
VV College of Engineering, Tirunelveli