Which is the top Engineering college in Bihar as per NIRF 2018?
IIT Patna is the top Bihar entry, ranked #24 with a score of 52.37.
1 Bihar institution appears in the NIRF 2018 Engineering list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.
IIT Patna leads the Bihar entries in 2018 at national rank 24 with a score of 52.37.
Bihar colleges featured across NIRF Engineering editions
These institutions appeared in the available Bihar lists from 2016 to 2018. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.
Top Government Engineering colleges in Bihar
- Indian Institute of Technology Patna 2018 · National rank 24 · Listed this year
- National Institute of Technology Patna 2016 · National rank 87 · Historical entry
This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Bihar 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 Bihar.
Bihar Engineering ranking history
Explore Bihar institutions in the published NIRF Engineering lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Bihar. 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 Bihar 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 2018
1 Bihar institution appear in the 2018 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Patna is the highest-ranked Bihar entry at national rank 24 with a score of 52.37.
View full Bihar 2018 ranking with scores and college profiles
Major changes from 2017 to 2018
Indian Institute of Technology Patna recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 19 to 24. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Bihar ranking changes from 2017
1| 2018 rank | Institution | 2017 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Indian Institute of Technology Patna | 19 | ↓ 5 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Bihar institutions in 2018
0No newly listed Bihar institutions in this comparison.
Bihar institutions not present in 2018
0Every Bihar entry in the earlier list remains present.
Bihar NIRF Engineering rankings 2017
1 Bihar institution appear in the 2017 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Patna is the highest-ranked Bihar entry at national rank 19 with a score of 54.02.
Bihar institutions in NIRF Engineering 2017
1| 2017 rank | Institution | 2016 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Indian Institute of Technology Patna | 10 | 54.02 |
Major changes from 2016 to 2017
Indian Institute of Technology Patna recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 10 to 19. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Bihar ranking changes from 2016
1| 2017 rank | Institution | 2016 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Indian Institute of Technology Patna | 10 | ↓ 9 places |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 1 no longer listed
Newly present Bihar institutions in 2017
0No newly listed Bihar institutions in this comparison.
Bihar institutions not present in 2017
1| 2016 rank | Institution | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 87 | National Institute of Technology Patna | Not present in 2017 |
Bihar NIRF Engineering rankings 2016
2 Bihar institutions appear in the 2016 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Patna is the highest-ranked Bihar entry at national rank 10 with a score of 74.68.
Bihar institutions in NIRF Engineering 2016
2| 2016 rank | Institution | Previous rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Indian Institute of Technology Patna | — | 74.68 |
| 87 | National Institute of Technology Patna | — | 51.08 |
This is the earliest available Engineering edition; an earlier-year comparison is unavailable.
Bihar Engineering ranking list
Avg score 52.37
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24 IIT Patna 52.37 5
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
- 2016: rank 10
- 2017: rank 19
- 2018: rank 24
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
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Moved down 14 places from #10 in 2016 to #24 in 2018.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ownership labels apply only to institutions classified in the NIRFRank database.
Bihar ranking questions
Does this include private colleges?
Yes. Private and government labels appear when the institution is resolved in NIRFRank's curated registry.
How many Bihar colleges are in the NIRF 2018 list?
1 ranked colleges are shown across 1 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.