Engineering has become one of the most sought after subjects in India. The students try their luck in various colleges to secure the best future in the field of engineering.
As we know the life of an engineering student is one of the toughest because of the pressure, studies and the deadlines. Therefore a college plays an important role in shaping the future.
The Human Resource Department, Ministry released the 2017 report on the best higher educational institutions in our country. India Ranking Report 2017 spreads across various categories of management, universities, colleges, pharmacy, and engineering.
Given below are the parameters that were considered for coming up with this list of top 25 engineering colleges;
| Serial number | Parameter | Marks | Weightage |
| 1 | Teaching, learning and resources
|
100 | 0.30 |
| 2 | Research and professional practice
|
100 | 0.30 |
| 3 | Graduation outcomes
|
100 | 0.20 |
| 4 | Outreach and inclusivity
|
100 | 0.10 |
| 5 | Perception
|
100 | 0.10 |
IIT Madras tops this list with a score of 87.96
Here are the top 25 best engineering colleges in India for the year 2017:
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras – score of 87.96
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay – score of 87.87
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur – score of 81.93
- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi – score of 81.08
- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur – score of 76.83
- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee – score of 73.10
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
- Chennai’s Anna University – score of 63.97
- Jadavpur University of West Bengal – score of 62.59
- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad – score of 60.24
- National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli – score of 59.44
- National Institute of Technology Rourkela – score of 58.78
- Tamil Nadu’s Vellore Institute of Technology – score of 58.16
- Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai – score of 57.97
- Indian Institute of Technology, Indore – score of 57.70
- Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani – score of 55.43
- Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology – score of 54.42
- Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar – score of 54.32
- Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar – score of 54.02
- Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi – score of 53.70
- Indian Institute of Technology Ropar – score of 52.93
- National Institute of Technology Surathkal – score of 52.87
- Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad – score of 52.58
- College of Engineering, Pune – score of 52.14
- Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) Thanjavur – score of 51.44.
