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n the Engineering category, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras bagged the first place. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi have been ranked second and third respectively.
The list is predominantly occupied by IITs with 8 IITs in the Top 10 list. Anna University and Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai are the other two engineering institutes who have managed to make an entry in the top ten engineering institute list.
While there are many colleges which are new to the list, there are some which have not found a spot for themselves in the rankings released this year.
Aligarh Muslim University, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Panjab University, National Institute of Technology Raipur, National Institute of Technology Agartala and Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad are some of the institutes which have made a debut in this years MHRD rankings. While institutes like Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Nirma University, Punjab Engineering College and National Institute of Technology Manipur, which featured in 2017 rankings, could not find a place in the list this year.
Given below is the list of Top Engineering Colleges in India as per NIRF-MHRD Rankings 2018:
Name
Rank in 2018
Rank in 2017
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
1
1
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
2
2
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
3
4
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
4
3
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
5
5
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
6
6
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
7
7
Anna University
8
8
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
9
10
Institute of Chemical Technology
10
14
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
11
11
Jadavpur University
12
9
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad
13
23
Indian Institute of Technology Indore
14
15
National Institute of Technology Rourkela
15
12
Vellore Institute of Technology
16
13
Birla Institute of Technology & Science
17
16
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
18
18
Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi
19
31
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Thapar University)
20
26
National Institute of Technology Surathkal
21
22
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
22
21
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
23
28
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
24
19
National Institute of Technology Waranga