Which is the top Engineering college in Kanpur as per NIRF 2020?
IIT Kanpur leads the city list at rank #4.
NIRF 2020 · City ranking
1 Kanpur institution appears in the NIRF 2020 Engineering list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.
IIT Kanpur leads the Kanpur entries in 2020 at national rank 4 with a score of 82.18.
Kanpur colleges featured across NIRF Engineering editions
These institutions appeared in the available Kanpur lists from 2016 to 2020. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.
Top Government Engineering colleges in Kanpur
- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 2020 · National rank 4 · Listed this year
This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Kanpur 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 Kanpur.
Kanpur Engineering ranking history
Explore Kanpur institutions in the published NIRF Engineering lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Kanpur. A lower rank number is better.
Comparisons use the preceding available Engineering edition and the state and city recorded in each year's list. Newly listed means absent from the previous Kanpur 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 2020
1 Kanpur institution appear in the 2020 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is the highest-ranked Kanpur entry at national rank 4 with a score of 82.18.
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Major changes from 2019 to 2020
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 5 to 4, an improvement of 1 place. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
Biggest Kanpur ranking changes from 2019
1| 2020 rank | Institution | 2019 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | 5 | ↑ 1 place |
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Kanpur institutions in 2020
0No newly listed Kanpur institutions in this comparison.
Kanpur institutions not present in 2020
0Every Kanpur entry in the earlier list remains present.
Kanpur NIRF Engineering rankings 2019
1 Kanpur institution appear in the 2019 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is the highest-ranked Kanpur entry at national rank 5 with a score of 77.57.
Kanpur institutions in NIRF Engineering 2019
1| 2019 rank | Institution | 2018 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | 5 | 77.57 |
Major changes from 2018 to 2019
No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Kanpur lists.
Biggest Kanpur ranking changes from 2018
0No comparable rank movements in this edition.
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Kanpur institutions in 2019
0No newly listed Kanpur institutions in this comparison.
Kanpur institutions not present in 2019
0Every Kanpur entry in the earlier list remains present.
Kanpur NIRF Engineering rankings 2018
1 Kanpur institution appear in the 2018 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is the highest-ranked Kanpur entry at national rank 5 with a score of 75.24.
Kanpur institutions in NIRF Engineering 2018
1| 2018 rank | Institution | 2017 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | 5 | 75.24 |
Major changes from 2017 to 2018
No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Kanpur lists.
Biggest Kanpur ranking changes from 2017
0No comparable rank movements in this edition.
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Kanpur institutions in 2018
0No newly listed Kanpur institutions in this comparison.
Kanpur institutions not present in 2018
0Every Kanpur entry in the earlier list remains present.
Kanpur NIRF Engineering rankings 2017
1 Kanpur institution appear in the 2017 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is the highest-ranked Kanpur entry at national rank 5 with a score of 76.83.
Kanpur institutions in NIRF Engineering 2017
1| 2017 rank | Institution | 2016 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | 5 | 76.83 |
Major changes from 2016 to 2017
No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Kanpur lists.
Biggest Kanpur ranking changes from 2016
0No comparable rank movements in this edition.
Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed
Newly present Kanpur institutions in 2017
0No newly listed Kanpur institutions in this comparison.
Kanpur institutions not present in 2017
0Every Kanpur entry in the earlier list remains present.
Kanpur NIRF Engineering rankings 2016
1 Kanpur institution appear in the 2016 published Engineering list. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is the highest-ranked Kanpur entry at national rank 5 with a score of 81.07.
Kanpur institutions in NIRF Engineering 2016
1| 2016 rank | Institution | Previous rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | — | 81.07 |
This is the earliest available Engineering edition; an earlier-year comparison is unavailable.
Kanpur Engineering ranking list
Uttar Pradesh#InstituteScore
4 IIT Kanpur 82.18 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
- 2016: rank 5
- 2017: rank 5
- 2018: rank 5
- 2019: rank 5
- 2020: rank 4
Lower rank is better.
Highlights
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Improved by 1 places from #5 in 2016 to #4 in 2020.
Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2020 ranking by published city and state.
Kanpur ranking questions
How many ranked colleges are shown for Kanpur?
1 colleges from Kanpur appear in the official 2020 list.
Can I compare these colleges?
Yes. Open any expanded row and use the comparison action to review ranks, scores and historical performance.
How is the city filter created?
The page uses the city published for each institution in the selected NIRF ranking edition.