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NIRF 2018

Top Private Engineering colleges in India: NIRF ranking 2018

Browse resolved private colleges from the official NIRF 2018 Engineering ranking with scores, cities, states and profile links.

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Top private — Engineering 2018

VIT Vellore · Vellore #16 · 57.02
BITS Pilani · Pilani #17 · 56.98
Thapar Patiala · Patiala #20 · 56.14

Top private Engineering colleges — NIRF 2018

Official rank order
#16 · Vellore, Tamil Nadu VIT Vellore Score 57.02 #17 · Pilani, Rajasthan BITS Pilani Score 56.98 #20 · Patiala, Punjab Thapar Patiala Score 56.14 #26 · Ranchi, Jharkhand Birla Institute of Technology Score 51.12 #29 · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu PSG College of Technology Score 50.31 #33 · Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu SASTRA Score 48.74 #34 · Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Amity Noida Score 48.66 #36 · Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu SSN College Score 48.10 #37 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu Sathyabama Score 47.26 #38 · Hyderabad, Telangana IIIT Hyderabad Score 46.87

State-wise Engineering ranking

Featured state

Tamil Nadu

Top Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu, filtered from the official NIRF 2018 ranking table.

VIT VelloreBest college in the state
#16 · 15 rankedBest rank and ranked colleges
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Other states

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Rajasthan, Punjab, JharkhandEvery state with ranked colleges
22+ ranked institutionsAcross the official NIRF 2018 list
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State-wise Engineering ranking

All states
Top Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu VIT Vellore #16 · 15 ranked Top Engineering colleges in Rajasthan BITS Pilani #17 · 1 ranked Top Engineering colleges in Punjab Thapar Patiala #20 · 1 ranked Top Engineering colleges in Jharkhand Birla Institute of Technology #26 · 1 ranked Top Engineering colleges in Uttar Pradesh Amity Noida #34 · 2 ranked Top Engineering colleges in Telangana IIIT Hyderabad #38 · 1 ranked Top Engineering colleges in Karnataka Manipal Institute of Technology #39 · 9 ranked Top Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh KL University #49 · 2 ranked Top Engineering colleges in Odisha KIIT Bhubaneswar #51 · 2 ranked Top Engineering colleges in Maharashtra BVDU COE Pune #83 · 2 ranked Top Engineering colleges in Himachal Pradesh JUIT Solan #84 · 1 ranked
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16 VIT Vellore Vellore, Tamil Nadu Private 57.02 3
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 13
  • 2017: rank 13
  • 2018: rank 16

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 3 places from #13 in 2016 to #16 in 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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17 BITS Pilani Pilani, Rajasthan Private 56.98 1
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 16
  • 2018: rank 17

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 1 places from #16 in 2017 to #17 in 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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20 Thapar Patiala Patiala, Punjab Private 56.14 6
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 27
  • 2017: rank 26
  • 2018: rank 20

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 7 places from #27 in 2016 to #20 in 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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26 Birla Institute of Technology Ranchi, Jharkhand Private 51.12 5
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 17
  • 2017: rank 31
  • 2018: rank 26

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 9 places from #17 in 2016 to #26 in 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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29 PSG College of Technology Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Private 50.31 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 33
  • 2018: rank 29

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 4 places from #33 in 2017 to #29 in 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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33 SASTRA Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Private 48.74 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: rank 33

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #33 in both 2018 and 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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34 Amity Noida Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Private 48.66 12
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 46
  • 2018: rank 34

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 12 places from #46 in 2017 to #34 in 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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36 SSN College Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu Private 48.10 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: rank 36

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #36 in both 2018 and 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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37 Sathyabama Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 47.26 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: rank 37

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #37 in both 2018 and 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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38 IIIT Hyderabad Hyderabad, Telangana Private 46.87 37
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 75
  • 2018: rank 38

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 37 places from #75 in 2017 to #38 in 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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39 Manipal Institute of Technology Manipal, Karnataka Private 46.66 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 39
  • 2017: rank 43
  • 2018: rank 39

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #39 in both 2016 and 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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39 Thiagarajar College of Engineering Madurai, Tamil Nadu Private 46.66 2
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 37
  • 2018: rank 39

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 2 places from #37 in 2017 to #39 in 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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46 SRMIST Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 45.51 11
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 35
  • 2018: rank 46

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 11 places from #35 in 2017 to #46 in 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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49 KL University Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh Private 44.31 19
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 59
  • 2017: rank 68
  • 2018: rank 49

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 10 places from #59 in 2016 to #49 in 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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51 KIIT Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar, Odisha Private 44.27 4
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 32
  • 2017: rank 47
  • 2018: rank 51

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 19 places from #32 in 2016 to #51 in 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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56 IIIT Bangalore Bengluru, Karnataka Private 43.20 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: rank 56

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #56 in both 2018 and 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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58 R.V. College of Engineering Bengaluru, Karnataka Private 42.98 9
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 49
  • 2018: rank 58

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 9 places from #49 in 2017 to #58 in 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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60 M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology Bengaluru, Karnataka Private 42.25 15
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 45
  • 2018: rank 60

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 15 places from #45 in 2017 to #60 in 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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62 Coimbatore Institute of Technology Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Private 41.59 11
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 51
  • 2018: rank 62

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 11 places from #51 in 2017 to #62 in 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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67 B.M.S. College of Engineering Bengaluru, Karnataka Private 40.32 15
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 52
  • 2018: rank 67

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 15 places from #52 in 2017 to #67 in 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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68 Kongu Engineering College Perundurai, Tamil Nadu Private 40.28 11
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 46
  • 2017: rank 57
  • 2018: rank 68

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 22 places from #46 in 2016 to #68 in 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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70 Jaypee Institute of Information Technology Noida, Uttar Pradesh Private 39.88 16
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 60
  • 2017: rank 54
  • 2018: rank 70

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 10 places from #60 in 2016 to #70 in 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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72 Karunya University Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Private 39.27 28
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: rank 44
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: rank 72

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 28 places from #44 in 2016 to #72 in 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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76 BIT Sathyamangalam Sathyamangalam, Tamil Nadu Private 37.81 NEW
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: not ranked
  • 2018: rank 76

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Ranked #76 in both 2018 and 2018.

Consistently ranked among India's top engineering institutions.

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77 Vel Tech Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 37.73 19
NIRF Rank Trend (Engineering)
  • 2016: not ranked
  • 2017: rank 58
  • 2018: rank 77

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 19 places from #58 in 2017 to #77 in 2018.

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 2018 Engineering ranking?

It is the imported official NIRF 2018 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.