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NIRF 2017

Top Government Engineering colleges in India: NIRF ranking 2017

Browse resolved government colleges from the official NIRF 2017 Engineering ranking with scores, cities, states and profile links.

Teaching & Learning Resources Top Government Engineering State-wise Engineering

Top private — Engineering 2017

No tracked private university ranked in this edition.

Top government Engineering colleges — NIRF 2017

Official rank order
#1 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu IIT Madras Score 87.96 #2 · Mumbai, Maharashtra IIT Bombay Score 87.87 #3 · Kharagpur, West Bengal IIT Kharagpur Score 81.93 #4 · New Delhi, Delhi IIT Delhi Score 81.08 #5 · Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh IIT Kanpur Score 76.83 #6 · Roorkee, Uttarakhand IIT Roorkee Score 73.10 #7 · Guwahati, Assam IIT Guwahati Score 72.30 #8 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu Anna University Score 63.97 #9 · Kolkata, West Bengal Jadavpur University Score 62.59 #10 · Hyderabad, Telangana IIT Hyderabad Score 60.24

State-wise Engineering ranking

Featured state

Tamil Nadu

Top Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu, filtered from the official NIRF 2017 ranking table.

IIT MadrasBest college in the state
#1 · 3 rankedBest rank and ranked colleges
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Other states

11 more states

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Maharashtra, West Bengal, DelhiEvery state with ranked colleges
30+ ranked institutionsAcross the official NIRF 2017 list
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State-wise Engineering ranking

All states
Top Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu IIT Madras #1 · 3 ranked Top Engineering colleges in Maharashtra IIT Bombay #2 · 5 ranked Top Engineering colleges in West Bengal IIT Kharagpur #3 · 4 ranked Top Engineering colleges in Delhi IIT Delhi #4 · 4 ranked Top Engineering colleges in Uttar Pradesh IIT Kanpur #5 · 3 ranked Top Engineering colleges in Uttarakhand IIT Roorkee #6 · 1 ranked Top Engineering colleges in Assam IIT Guwahati #7 · 2 ranked Top Engineering colleges in Telangana IIT Hyderabad #10 · 4 ranked Top Engineering colleges in Odisha NIT Rourkela #12 · 2 ranked Top Engineering colleges in Madhya Pradesh IIT Indore #15 · 3 ranked Top Engineering colleges in Bihar IIT Patna #19 · 1 ranked Top Engineering colleges in Punjab IIT Ropar #21 · 1 ranked
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1 IIT Madras Chennai, Tamil Nadu Govt 87.96 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 1
  • 2017: rank 1

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #1 position across 2 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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2 IIT Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra Govt 87.87 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 2

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #2 in both 2017 and 2017.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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3 IIT Kharagpur Kharagpur, West Bengal Govt 81.93 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 3
  • 2017: rank 3

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #3 position across 2 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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4 IIT Delhi New Delhi, Delhi Govt 81.08 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 4
  • 2017: rank 4

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #4 position across 2 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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5 IIT Kanpur Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Govt 76.83 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 5
  • 2017: rank 5

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #5 position across 2 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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6 IIT Roorkee Roorkee, Uttarakhand Govt 73.10 0
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 6
  • 2017: rank 6

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Held the #6 position across 2 published years.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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7 IIT Guwahati Guwahati, Assam Govt 72.30 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 7

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #7 in both 2017 and 2017.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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8 Anna University Chennai, Tamil Nadu Govt 63.97 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 8

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #8 in both 2017 and 2017.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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9 Jadavpur University Kolkata, West Bengal Govt 62.59 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 9

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #9 in both 2017 and 2017.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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10 IIT Hyderabad Hyderabad, Telangana Govt 60.24 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 7
  • 2017: rank 10

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 3 places from #7 in 2016 to #10 in 2017.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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11 NIT Trichy Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu Govt 59.44 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 12
  • 2017: rank 11

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 1 places from #12 in 2016 to #11 in 2017.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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12 NIT Rourkela Rourkela, Odisha Govt 58.78 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 12

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #12 in both 2017 and 2017.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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14 Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai, Maharashtra Govt 57.97 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 14

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #14 in both 2017 and 2017.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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15 IIT Indore Indore, Madhya Pradesh Govt 57.70 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 16
  • 2017: rank 15

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 1 places from #16 in 2016 to #15 in 2017.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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17 IIEST Shibpur Howrah, West Bengal Govt 54.42 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 20
  • 2017: rank 17

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 3 places from #20 in 2016 to #17 in 2017.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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18 IIT Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar, Odisha Govt 54.32 8
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 26
  • 2017: rank 18

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 8 places from #26 in 2016 to #18 in 2017.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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19 IIT Patna Patna, Bihar Govt 54.02 9
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 10
  • 2017: rank 19

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 9 places from #10 in 2016 to #19 in 2017.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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20 Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi, Delhi Govt 53.70 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 20

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #20 in both 2017 and 2017.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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21 IIT Ropar Rupnagar, Punjab Govt 52.93 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 21

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #21 in both 2017 and 2017.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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22 NITK Surathkal Surathkal, Karnataka Govt 52.87 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 22

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #22 in both 2017 and 2017.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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23 IIT ISM Dhanbad Dhanbad, Jharkhand Govt 52.58 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 23

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #23 in both 2017 and 2017.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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24 College of Engineering, Pune Pune, Maharashtra Govt 52.14 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 21
  • 2017: rank 24

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 3 places from #21 in 2016 to #24 in 2017.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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28 Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Govt 50.60 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 28

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #28 in both 2017 and 2017.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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28 IIT Mandi Mandi, Himachal Pradesh Govt 50.60 8
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 20
  • 2017: rank 28

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 8 places from #20 in 2016 to #28 in 2017.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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30 IIT Gandhinagar Ahmedabad, Gujarat Govt 50.43 22
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 8
  • 2017: rank 30

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 22 places from #8 in 2016 to #30 in 2017.

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.

About this NIRF ranking

What is the NIRF 2017 Engineering ranking?

It is the imported official NIRF 2017 Engineering list, organized by rank with score and institution location details.

Can I use this for NIRF college ranking research?

Yes. Use the search box, year selector and private filter to narrow the ranking list, then open tracked college profiles for more history and comparison data.