Recently I ranked engineering colleges in India based on the student quality and other parameters, and most of these rankings were also supported by a latest article in “Current Science”. Current Science is fortnightly research journal published by Indian Academy of Sciences since 1932. A recent article titled “Ranking of Indian engineering and technological institutes for their research performance during 1999–2008” in Current Science gives the ranking of engineering colleges based on research.I really appreciate the efforts made by authors for giving a new parameter for ranking engineering colleges. On same time have concerns over ranking of Anna University (ranked 9) and College of Engineering Anna University (ranked 16), as they both should represent only one institute, instead of two. Similarly Institute of Chemical technology (Ranked 13) is a very specialized college offering courses related to Chemical engineering. And also, IISc offers only Master and PhD degrees.
When there is a scope of some relaxation over the span of course and engineering studies for ranking, few very good research institutes that conduct major technological and Biological research (involving technology) in India, would also have been include. To name few are Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), and National Center for Biological Research (NCBS). Because when it comes to research India has few very specialized centers and Engineering studies are still well separated from research.
The list of top thirty colleges based on some research index is below.
| Rank | Institute |
|---|---|
| 1 | IISc, Bangalore |
| 2 | IIT Kanpur |
| 3 | IIT Bombay |
| 4 | IIT Kharagpur |
| 5 | IIT Delhi |
| 6 | Jadavpur University |
| 7 | IIT Madras |
| 8 | IIT Roorkee |
| 9 | Anna University |
| 10 | IIT Guwahati |
| 11 | Cochin University of Science and Technology |
| 12 | BITS, Pilani |
| 13 | Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai |
| 14 | IT BHU, Varanasi |
| 15 | Bengal Engineering and Science University, Howrah |
| 16 | College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai |
| 17 | Harcourt Butler Institute of Technology, Kanpur |
| 18 | Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad |
| 19 | Maulana Azad NIT, Bhopal |
| 20 | NIT/REC, Rourkela |
| 21 | NIT/REC, Warangal |
| 22 | NIT/REC, Trichy |
| 23 | Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Sangrur |
| 24 | PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore |
| 25 | NIT, Jamshedpur |
| 26 | Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala |
| 27 | Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, New Delhi |
| 28 | Delhi College of Engineering, New Delhi |
| 29 | BIT, Mesra |
| 30 | S.J. College of Engineering, Mysore |
When it comes to research, India has few very specialized centers and Engineering studies are still well separated from research. Student preference may differ for course to course. A student going for Bachelor or Master of Engineering may not prefer this list because for them placement matters more than research. And placements depend on student quality and that changes the whole ranking.
I think research can be a good parameter for ranking engineering colleges in India but can not be used as only ranking as criteria, because of overlap in type colleges to be considered for ranking. Few are very specialized research centers and don’t offer undergrad studies (like IISc) and few are specialized to a single field (like Indian Institute of Chemical Technology).
Finally to conclude that research is a nice parameter for ranking engineering institutes in future but can not be treated as only criteria. I rally appreciate the authors contributing in giving a new direction to ranking engineering colleges in India. I hope in future we can see few more criteria coming up like Research project and funding and a specialized ranking based on departments. It is really a great direction to see some solid ranking in future.
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Reaearch output should should be given very high weightage in ranking colleges thats the onlyway that our universities could compleate with international universities plus we must also encourage research in private universities ..its really surprizing that most of the top universities in world r private for say mit, stanford, rice , univ of boston etc mostly because of research work and not because its very difficult to get adimission into them as compared to jee exams in india..
Hi,
I am a M.Tech graduate in Engineering Design from Mechanical dept.I am currently working in a firm.What was crossing in my mind was “Is it possible to do PhD while working and Is it better if i quit the job and join as Professor in a college and continue my PhD”. I am not interested in doing Full time PhD.Hope any one guide me from this question..
Hi,
I am working in a IT company since last 7 years and holding a BTech [Rajasthan University -2006 ] and MS Degree(Distance Learning from BITS Pilani -2011),
I am willing to do PHD in Computer Science from a Recognize university a part time[attending classes etc.] so that I can continue my job also.
As I know part time PHd is tough to manager with Job.
Could you please suggest me on this ?
Many Thanks,
Mahendra Aseri
sir, I want to do m tech in automotive or related field bt my avg percentages are low, so can you suggest me d best college in India as per my conditions
Sir, i m a msc. student in biochemistry. I’m interstd 4 higher studies at US. Pls tell me hw imp is it 2 b a student of a renowned institute like IIT’s , IISc etc. 2 get an admisn in univs like UCB, MIT or Stanford. Please solve my query.
sir,what is the rank of UIT-RGPV,bhopal
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hello sir ,
i want to know which is better university among for m tech in ece
1. gndu amritsar
2. punjabi patiala…..
sir,
you have missed the great one which is famous in india and is ranked as 1 given by govt. organisations in the research field i.e Central university of Hyderabad(HCU/UoHYD).
sir, is it right that India is far behind in research field as compared with some foreign institutes like Cambridge, MIT, stanford, etc.
I m asking this because the persons i have seen holding a foreign Master degree is treated like an archangel in India.
sir, u r telling about phd,MTech…. den hw to select the college for MS…?
Thanks for your nice article! Your comment “Engineering studies are still well separated from research” aptly raises a very important issue.
There is a “big” difference between research in (basic) science and engineering in India: engineering is meant for a gateway to early establishment – naturally for ranking engineering institutes many factors other than research (e.g. high-salary job recruitment) come into play. In contrary, many science students are somewhat bound to pursue a career in higher studies and contribute to research “by default” – thanks to lack of lucrative jobs to be offered to them immediately after graduation unlike their engineer friends!
To progress, India must also focus on industry-based engineering research to bring a synergistic approach between science and technology. I am NOT saying IITs have not succeeded in this direction, but surely it demands more seriousness for the betterment of our beloved nation!
Dr Arijit K De
Berkeley, CA, USA
Is i m eligible for above mention coleegei m nepali
Sir, what about MS from IIITs?…specially IIIT-H?
hello sir,
iam from andhra pradesh u have mentioned the ranks of universities but it was wrong bcoz GITAM UNIVERSITY has been ranked as 4th top university in india by the indian government nd aicte bt u dint mentioned it,i think yew are poor in your research
who r u to decide dis ranking?? wat is dis….its rorally bullshit…..MANIT is d top most NIT according to u?? lol!!
m studying in NIT Trichy…..n u hav put NIT rourkela above it?? u must know NIT trichy..NIT surathkal…NIt warangal r d best one…
Pranay: This is not my ranking please read the above paragraphs to know more. This was published by India science academy research journal.
this all crap!!!!!!!
this is jst a mislead to students
better research for 10 more years
Ritesh: I also thought that way but it appeared in an Indian research journal.
Please release the data in public according to which you have come up with these ranks. Without such data in my sight, I’ll consider this article of yours, to be a mere stunt to get page views.
HELLO SIR,
I GOT AIR = 2,34,653 [IN GEN. CAT.], 64,109 [IN OBC CAT.],M.P. STATE RANK 12454[IN GEN CAT.] & 2979[IN OBC CAT.]IN PAPER-I OF AIEEE-2010 FOR B.TECH. AIEEE-2010 MARKS = 58
IIT-JEE-2010 MARKS = 57
BITSAT-2010 SCORE = 142
CET-2010 AIR = 276 [GEN.], 40 [OBC], STATE RANK = 253 [GEN.] & 38 [OBC] CET-2010 MARKS = 70
P.E.T.-2010 RANK = 17,529 [GEN] & 3699 [OBC] P.E.T.-2010 MARKS = 84
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Is this Rank based on the research fundings obtained by professors at the respective institute?
hi
this ranking is tottaly wrong , they have not included top colleges such as amity, vellore. SRM
these three should be in top 20
Aman: Sorry to say, but this was based on a research article published in research journal. Please read the paras given above.
srm college facilities are better comepression than another private colleges in india.As well as srm college buildings are skyscapper.
wat abt our great clg UVCE BANGALORE founded by sir M.VISVESVARAYA? THIS S REALLY ABSURD!!!!!
yes according to research, it is some what better ranking
along with iisc,iits some colleges like nit rourkela,it bhu,jadavpur university are doing well
are the new IITs or IT-BHU be preffered over top NITs, and what is the reason the B.tech courses are preffered over the 5 years dual courses? please give me some good suggestions….
This ranking shows that NITs, BIT Mesra also do research :). Funny!!
Where is ISI Kolakata, TIFR Mumbai if you are talking about research.
and if you are talking about involvement of students in research activities where is IIIT Hyderabad, IIIT Bangalore.
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Hello sir,
I got 418 score. (ec) obc
My queries are.
1 Give some suggestions where will I get admission ?
2 is there any chance of geting any nit if it is which branch?
Dear Sir ,
I gave GATE 2010 and got GATE Score-192 with AIR 5169 in Instrumentation branch . Sir , please let me know is there any possibility to get admission in M-Tech degree in any top universities/Colleges through this score . If not , with this score can I get any sort of privilege in getting job concerning my department of Engineering.
Waiting for your affirmative response in my email .
Thanking you …
Yours faithfully
Abhijit Dubey
I don’t believe that JNTU Hyd is better than NIT Warangal
Every in Andhra Pradesh knows that
please correct it
i agree wid iisc banglore rank 1 but serial no 10 its absurd…have u ever given iit or aiee….where the nits gone….dat too nit bhopal has gud rank thn nit trichy..warangal n surathkal…u gone mad…or drunk…i thnk so…the top 3 nits in india r nit trichy…warangal and surathkal…..idiot….if u don kno nythng don paste this page n dis blog..
Nikhal: This is not given by me dude. It was published in topic research journal india. you see my ranking at top engineering colleges ranking 2009.
university rank of “gujarat tech. university” and north mh. university in india rank
how about joining SRM univ or VIT in tamil nadu???suggest any other better private colleges in bangalore.
This Ranking IndeX List is probably the most Meaningful of them all.
Research has never been the forte of Indian Technical Education Diaspora,
Only Institutes like IISc,IIT-Kgp,IIT-Kanpur,Jadavpur University,
IIT-Delhi Encourages Field Work & research, apart from these fewer Institutions suports Research Undertaking, rather they stress on “PLACEMENTS”, its utterly sad N ridiculous.
Unless there is ample support for Research , Education “Business” in India will remain “business” depriving the potential of India of becoming an World Class Educational Hub.
IIT Kharagpur is the top 4 engineering college in India. It was also listed among the top 500 universities worldwide in the Academic Ranking of World Universities.
what the hell is this??? This is all crap ranking…i think u hvnt done proper research…please do that before publishing such meaningless and non sense stuff……
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