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4 Assam institutions appear in the NIRF 2021 Engineering list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.

IIT Guwahati leads the Assam entries in 2021 at national rank 7 with a score of 73.84.

Assam colleges featured across NIRF Engineering editions

These institutions appeared in the available Assam lists from 2016 to 2021. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.

Top Government Engineering colleges in Assam

Ownership not confirmed

This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Assam offering programmes in this category. An institution's absence does not mean it is a poor choice. Ranks are national Engineering ranks, not positions within Assam.

Assam Engineering ranking history

Explore Assam institutions in the published NIRF Engineering lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Assam. A lower rank number is better.

Comparisons use the preceding available Engineering edition and the state recorded in each year's list. Newly listed means absent from the previous Assam list, not necessarily a first NIRF appearance. Absence does not establish why an institution is missing, and movement alone does not explain changes in quality.

Highlights and changes in 2021

4 Assam institutions appear in the 2021 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is the highest-ranked Assam entry at national rank 7 with a score of 73.84.

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Major changes from 2020 to 2021

Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 66 to 73. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Assam ranking changes from 2020

2
2021 rank Institution 2020 rank Change
73 Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati 66 ↓ 7 places
48 National Institute of Technology Silchar 46 ↓ 2 places
Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

Newly present Assam institutions in 2021

1
2021 rank Institution Score Status
104 Tezpur University 38.39 Newly present

Assam institutions not present in 2021

0

Every Assam entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Assam NIRF Engineering rankings 2020

3 Assam institutions appear in the 2020 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is the highest-ranked Assam entry at national rank 7 with a score of 74.90.

Assam institutions in NIRF Engineering 2020

3
2020 rank Institution 2019 rank Score
7 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 7 74.90
46 National Institute of Technology Silchar 51 48.66
66 Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati — 41.92

Major changes from 2019 to 2020

National Institute of Technology Silchar recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 51 to 46, an improvement of 5 places. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Assam ranking changes from 2019

1
2020 rank Institution 2019 rank Change
46 National Institute of Technology Silchar 51 ↑ 5 places
Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

Newly present Assam institutions in 2020

1
2020 rank Institution Score Status
66 Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati 41.92 Newly present

Assam institutions not present in 2020

0

Every Assam entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Assam NIRF Engineering rankings 2019

2 Assam institutions appear in the 2019 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is the highest-ranked Assam entry at national rank 7 with a score of 70.87.

Assam institutions in NIRF Engineering 2019

2
2019 rank Institution 2018 rank Score
7 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 7 70.87
51 National Institute of Technology Silchar 57 45.61

Major changes from 2018 to 2019

National Institute of Technology Silchar recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 57 to 51, an improvement of 6 places. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Assam ranking changes from 2018

1
2019 rank Institution 2018 rank Change
51 National Institute of Technology Silchar 57 ↑ 6 places
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

Newly present Assam institutions in 2019

0

No newly listed Assam institutions in this comparison.

Assam institutions not present in 2019

0

Every Assam entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Assam NIRF Engineering rankings 2018

2 Assam institutions appear in the 2018 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is the highest-ranked Assam entry at national rank 7 with a score of 69.25.

Assam institutions in NIRF Engineering 2018

2
2018 rank Institution 2017 rank Score
7 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 7 69.25
57 National Institute of Technology Silchar 53 43.09

Major changes from 2017 to 2018

National Institute of Technology Silchar recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 53 to 57. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Assam ranking changes from 2017

1
2018 rank Institution 2017 rank Change
57 National Institute of Technology Silchar 53 ↓ 4 places
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

Newly present Assam institutions in 2018

0

No newly listed Assam institutions in this comparison.

Assam institutions not present in 2018

0

Every Assam entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Assam NIRF Engineering rankings 2017

2 Assam institutions appear in the 2017 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is the highest-ranked Assam entry at national rank 7 with a score of 72.30.

Assam institutions in NIRF Engineering 2017

2
2017 rank Institution 2016 rank Score
7 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati — 72.30
53 National Institute of Technology Silchar 65 42.73

Major changes from 2016 to 2017

National Institute of Technology Silchar recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 65 to 53, an improvement of 12 places. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

Biggest Assam ranking changes from 2016

1
2017 rank Institution 2016 rank Change
53 National Institute of Technology Silchar 65 ↑ 12 places
Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 1 no longer listed

Newly present Assam institutions in 2017

1
2017 rank Institution Score Status
7 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 72.30 Newly present

Assam institutions not present in 2017

1
2016 rank Institution Status
11 Indian Institute Of Technology, North Guwahati Not present in 2017

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Assam NIRF Engineering rankings 2016

2 Assam institutions appear in the 2016 published Engineering list. Indian Institute Of Technology, North Guwahati is the highest-ranked Assam entry at national rank 11 with a score of 74.62.

Assam institutions in NIRF Engineering 2016

2
2016 rank Institution Previous rank Score
11 Indian Institute Of Technology, North Guwahati — 74.62
65 National Institute of Technology Silchar — 55.49

This is the earliest available Engineering edition; an earlier-year comparison is unavailable.

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Assam Engineering ranking list

Avg score 50.94
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7 IIT Guwahati Guwahati, Assam Govt 73.84 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2017: rank 7
  • 2018: rank 7
  • 2019: rank 7
  • 2020: rank 7
  • 2021: rank 7

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #7 position for five consecutive years.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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48 NIT Silchar Silchar, Assam Govt 49.57 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2017: rank 53
  • 2018: rank 57
  • 2019: rank 51
  • 2020: rank 46
  • 2021: rank 48

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 5 places from #53 in 2017 to #48 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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73 IIIT Guwahati Guwahati, Assam Govt 41.98 7
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: rank 66
  • 2021: rank 73

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 7 places from #66 in 2020 to #73 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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104 Tezpur University Tezpur, Assam Govt 38.39 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: not ranked
  • 2019: not ranked
  • 2020: not ranked
  • 2021: rank 104

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #104 in both 2021 and 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ownership labels apply only to institutions classified in the NIRFRank database.

Assam ranking questions

Which is the top Engineering college in Assam as per NIRF 2021?

IIT Guwahati is the top Assam entry, ranked #7 with a score of 73.84.

Does this include private colleges?

Yes. Private and government labels appear when the institution is resolved in NIRFRank's curated registry.

How many Assam colleges are in the NIRF 2021 list?

4 ranked colleges are shown across 3 cities in this state.

What does the rank trend inside each row show?

Open any row to see that college's NIRF Engineering rank across the latest available editions.