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Top Engineering Colleges in Karnataka: NIRF Ranking 2021

Q: Which is the top Engineering college in Karnataka as per NIRF 2021?

NITK Surathkal is the top Karnataka entry in this NIRF 2021 Engineering list at rank 10.

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

NITK Surathkal leads the Karnataka entries in 2021 at national rank 10 with a score of 64.19.

Karnataka colleges featured across NIRF Engineering editions

These institutions appeared in the available Karnataka 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 Karnataka

National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal 2021 · National rank 10 · Listed this year
Visvesvaraya Technological University 2021 · National rank 57 · Listed this year
Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology 2019 · National rank 163 · Historical entry
National Institute Of Technology, Karnataka-Mangalore 2016 · National rank 22 · Historical entry

Top Private Engineering colleges in Karnataka

Manipal Institute of Technology 2021 · National rank 51 · Listed this year
M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology 2021 · National rank 65 · Listed this year
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore 2021 · National rank 76 · Listed this year
R.V. College of Engineering 2021 · National rank 77 · Listed this year
PES University 2021 · National rank 83 · Listed this year
B.M.S. College of Engineering 2021 · National rank 98 · Listed this year
Siddaganga Institute of Technology 2021 · National rank 101 · Listed this year
NMAM Institute of Technology 2021 · National rank 138 · Listed this year
P E S College of Engineering, Mandya 2021 · National rank 139 · Listed this year
New Horizon College of Engineering 2021 · National rank 141 · Listed this year
BMS Institute of Technology & Management 2021 · National rank 152 · Listed this year
Jain university,Bangalore 2021 · National rank 157 · Listed this year
Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology 2021 · National rank 168 · Listed this year
KLE Technological University 2021 · National rank 180 · Listed this year
JSS Science and Technology University 2021 · National rank 188 · Listed this year
C M R Institute of Technology 2021 · National rank 193 · Listed this year
Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering 2020 · National rank 126 · Historical entry
Alliance University 2020 · National rank 159 · Historical entry
BNM Institute of Technology 2020 · National rank 186 · Historical entry
Basaveshwar Engineering College 2019 · National rank 191 · Historical entry
M. S. Ramaiah Institute Of Technology-Bangalore 2016 · National rank 33 · Historical entry
Siddaganga Institute Of Technology-Tumkur 2016 · National rank 70 · Historical entry

Ownership not confirmed

The National Institute of Engineering 2021 · National rank 196 · Listed this year
R.V. College Of Engineering-Bengaluru 2016 · National rank 35 · Historical entry

This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Karnataka 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 Karnataka.

Karnataka Engineering ranking history

Explore Karnataka institutions in the published NIRF Engineering lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Karnataka. 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 Karnataka 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

19 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2021 published Engineering list. National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal is the highest-ranked Karnataka entry at national rank 10 with a score of 64.19.

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Major changes from 2020 to 2021

BMS Institute of Technology & Management recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 169 to 152, an improvement of 17 places. JSS Science and Technology University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 132 to 188. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2021 rank	Institution	2020 rank	Change
152	BMS Institute of Technology & Management	169	↑ 17 places
83	PES University	93	↑ 10 places
139	P E S College of Engineering, Mandya	147	↑ 8 places
188	JSS Science and Technology University	132	↓ 56 places
180	KLE Technological University	136	↓ 44 places
157	Jain university,Bangalore	117	↓ 40 places

Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 3 no longer listed

2021 rank	Institution	Score	Status
193	C M R Institute of Technology	32.56	Newly present

2020 rank	Institution	Status
126	Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering	Not present in 2021
159	Alliance University	Not present in 2021
186	BNM Institute of Technology	Not present in 2021

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Karnataka NIRF Engineering rankings 2020

21 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2020 published Engineering list. National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal is the highest-ranked Karnataka entry at national rank 13 with a score of 61.30.

2020 rank	Institution	2019 rank	Score
13	National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal	21	61.30
45	Manipal Institute of Technology	43	49.06
55	Visvesvaraya Technological University	—	45.37
59	M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology	64	43.74
62	International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore	65	43.55
70	R.V. College of Engineering	63	41.02
73	B.M.S. College of Engineering	69	40.35
91	Siddaganga Institute of Technology	79	38.23
93	PES University	149	37.94
114	New Horizon College of Engineering	106	36.60
117	Jain university,Bangalore	115	36.49
126	Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering	127	35.11
128	Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology	142	34.97
132	JSS Science and Technology University	120	34.81
133	NMAM Institute of Technology	128	34.73
136	KLE Technological University	159	34.34
147	P E S College of Engineering, Mandya	161	33.65
159	Alliance University	186	33.00
169	BMS Institute of Technology & Management	157	32.36
175	The National Institute of Engineering	178	32.17
186	BNM Institute of Technology	156	31.48

Major changes from 2019 to 2020

PES University recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 149 to 93, an improvement of 56 places. BNM Institute of Technology recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 156 to 186. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2020 rank	Institution	2019 rank	Change
93	PES University	149	↑ 56 places
159	Alliance University	186	↑ 27 places
136	KLE Technological University	159	↑ 23 places
186	BNM Institute of Technology	156	↓ 30 places
91	Siddaganga Institute of Technology	79	↓ 12 places
132	JSS Science and Technology University	120	↓ 12 places

Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 3 no longer listed

2020 rank	Institution	Score	Status
55	Visvesvaraya Technological University	45.37	Newly present

2019 rank	Institution	Status
163	Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology	Not present in 2020
174	C M R Institute of Technology	Not present in 2020
191	Basaveshwar Engineering College	Not present in 2020

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Karnataka NIRF Engineering rankings 2019

23 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2019 published Engineering list. National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal is the highest-ranked Karnataka entry at national rank 21 with a score of 55.25.

2019 rank	Institution	2018 rank	Score
21	National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal	21	55.25
43	Manipal Institute of Technology	39	47.31
63	R.V. College of Engineering	58	40.88
64	M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology	60	40.54
65	International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore	56	40.51
69	B.M.S. College of Engineering	67	39.67
79	Siddaganga Institute of Technology	78	37.98
106	New Horizon College of Engineering	99	35.50
115	Jain university,Bangalore	—	34.76
120	JSS Science and Technology University	—	34.43
127	Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering	—	33.99
128	NMAM Institute of Technology	—	33.84
142	Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology	100	32.82
149	PES University	87	32.28
156	BNM Institute of Technology	—	32.08
157	BMS Institute of Technology & Management	—	32.07
159	KLE Technological University	—	32.05
161	P E S College of Engineering, Mandya	—	31.98
163	Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology	—	31.91
174	C M R Institute of Technology	—	31.36
178	The National Institute of Engineering	—	31.25
186	Alliance University	—	30.79
191	Basaveshwar Engineering College	—	30.58

Major changes from 2018 to 2019

PES University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 87 to 149. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2019 rank	Institution	2018 rank	Change
149	PES University	87	↓ 62 places
142	Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology	100	↓ 42 places
65	International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore	56	↓ 9 places

Changes to the published list — 13 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

2019 rank	Institution	Score	Status
115	Jain university,Bangalore	34.76	Newly present
120	JSS Science and Technology University	34.43	Newly present
127	Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering	33.99	Newly present
128	NMAM Institute of Technology	33.84	Newly present
156	BNM Institute of Technology	32.08	Newly present
157	BMS Institute of Technology & Management	32.07	Newly present
159	KLE Technological University	32.05	Newly present
161	P E S College of Engineering, Mandya	31.98	Newly present
163	Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology	31.91	Newly present
174	C M R Institute of Technology	31.36	Newly present
178	The National Institute of Engineering	31.25	Newly present
186	Alliance University	30.79	Newly present
191	Basaveshwar Engineering College	30.58	Newly present

Every Karnataka entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Karnataka NIRF Engineering rankings 2018

10 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2018 published Engineering list. National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal is the highest-ranked Karnataka entry at national rank 21 with a score of 53.16.

2018 rank	Institution	2017 rank	Score
21	National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal	22	53.16
39	Manipal Institute of Technology	43	46.66
56	International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore	—	43.20
58	R.V. College of Engineering	49	42.98
60	M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology	45	42.25
67	B.M.S. College of Engineering	52	40.32
78	Siddaganga Institute of Technology	72	37.72
87	PES University	86	36.86
99	New Horizon College of Engineering	—	35.95
100	Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology	—	35.84

Major changes from 2017 to 2018

Manipal Institute of Technology recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 43 to 39, an improvement of 4 places. M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 45 to 60. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2018 rank	Institution	2017 rank	Change
39	Manipal Institute of Technology	43	↑ 4 places
21	National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal	22	↑ 1 place
60	M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology	45	↓ 15 places
67	B.M.S. College of Engineering	52	↓ 15 places
58	R.V. College of Engineering	49	↓ 9 places

Changes to the published list — 3 newly listed and 1 no longer listed

2018 rank	Institution	Score	Status
56	International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore	43.20	Newly present
99	New Horizon College of Engineering	35.95	Newly present
100	Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology	35.84	Newly present

2017 rank	Institution	Status
95	BMS Institute of Technology & Management	Not present in 2018

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Karnataka NIRF Engineering rankings 2017

8 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2017 published Engineering list. National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal is the highest-ranked Karnataka entry at national rank 22 with a score of 52.87.

2017 rank	Institution	2016 rank	Score
22	National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal	—	52.87
43	Manipal Institute of Technology	39	45.38
45	M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology	—	44.35
49	R.V. College of Engineering	—	43.42
52	B.M.S. College of Engineering	—	42.86
72	Siddaganga Institute of Technology	—	39.36
86	PES University	—	37.31
95	BMS Institute of Technology & Management	—	36.67

Major changes from 2016 to 2017

Manipal Institute of Technology recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 39 to 43. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2017 rank	Institution	2016 rank	Change
43	Manipal Institute of Technology	39	↓ 4 places

Changes to the published list — 7 newly listed and 5 no longer listed

2017 rank	Institution	Score	Status
22	National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal	52.87	Newly present
45	M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology	44.35	Newly present
49	R.V. College of Engineering	43.42	Newly present
52	B.M.S. College of Engineering	42.86	Newly present
72	Siddaganga Institute of Technology	39.36	Newly present
86	PES University	37.31	Newly present
95	BMS Institute of Technology & Management	36.67	Newly present

2016 rank	Institution	Status
22	National Institute Of Technology, Karnataka-Mangalore	Not present in 2017
33	M. S. Ramaiah Institute Of Technology-Bangalore	Not present in 2017
35	R.V. College Of Engineering-Bengaluru	Not present in 2017
70	Siddaganga Institute Of Technology-Tumkur	Not present in 2017
96	The National Institute of Engineering	Not present in 2017

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Karnataka NIRF Engineering rankings 2016

6 Karnataka institutions appear in the 2016 published Engineering list. National Institute Of Technology, Karnataka-Mangalore is the highest-ranked Karnataka entry at national rank 22 with a score of 68.95.

2016 rank	Institution	Previous rank	Score
22	National Institute Of Technology, Karnataka-Mangalore	—	68.95
33	M. S. Ramaiah Institute Of Technology-Bangalore	—	63.39
35	R.V. College Of Engineering-Bengaluru	—	62.26
39	Manipal Institute of Technology	—	61.15
70	Siddaganga Institute Of Technology-Tumkur	—	54.67
96	The National Institute of Engineering	—	49.51

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

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10 NITK Surathkal Surathkal, Karnataka Govt 64.19 3

NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)

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Highlights

Improved by 12 places from #22 in 2017 to #10 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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51 Manipal Institute of Technology Manipal, Karnataka Private 48.17 6

NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 8 places from #43 in 2017 to #51 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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57 Visvesvaraya Technological University Belgaum, Karnataka Govt 45.63 2

NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)

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Highlights

Moved down 2 places from #55 in 2020 to #57 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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65 M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology Bengaluru, Karnataka Private 43.74 6

NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 20 places from #45 in 2017 to #65 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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76 IIIT Bangalore Bengaluru, Karnataka Private 41.64 14

NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 20 places from #56 in 2018 to #76 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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77 R.V. College of Engineering Bengaluru, Karnataka Private 41.52 7

NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 28 places from #49 in 2017 to #77 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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83 PES University Bengaluru Bengaluru, Karnataka Private 41.06 10

NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 3 places from #86 in 2017 to #83 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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98 B.M.S. College of Engineering Bengaluru, Karnataka Private 39.13 25

NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 46 places from #52 in 2017 to #98 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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101 Siddaganga Institute of Technology Tumkur, Karnataka Private 38.81 10

NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 29 places from #72 in 2017 to #101 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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138 NMAM Institute of Technology Nitte, Udupi, Karnataka Private 35.93 5

NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 10 places from #128 in 2019 to #138 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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139 P E S College of Engineering Mandya, Karnataka Private 35.89 8

NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 22 places from #161 in 2019 to #139 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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141 New Horizon College of Engineering Bengaluru, Karnataka Private 35.87 27

NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 42 places from #99 in 2018 to #141 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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152 BMS Institute of Technology & Management Bengaluru, Karnataka Private 35.10 17

NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 57 places from #95 in 2017 to #152 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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157 Jain university Bengluru, Karnataka Private 34.72 40

NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 42 places from #115 in 2019 to #157 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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168 Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology Bengaluru, Karnataka Private 34.14 40

NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 68 places from #100 in 2018 to #168 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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180 KLE Technological University Dharwad, Karnataka Private 33.58 44

NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 21 places from #159 in 2019 to #180 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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188 JSS Science and Technology University Mysuru, Karnataka Private 33.04 56

NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 68 places from #120 in 2019 to #188 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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193 C M R Institute of Technology Bengaluru, Karnataka Private 32.56 19

NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 19 places from #174 in 2019 to #193 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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196 The National Institute of Engineering Mysore, Karnataka 32.52 21

NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 18 places from #178 in 2019 to #196 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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Karnataka ranking questions

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

NITK Surathkal is the top Karnataka entry, ranked #10 with a score of 64.19.

Does this include private colleges?

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

How many Karnataka colleges are in the NIRF 2021 list?

19 ranked colleges are shown across 11 cities in this state.

What does the rank trend inside each row show?

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