IIT Madras is the number-1 college for engineering.
National Institution Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings are released in different categories. NIRF Ranking 2025: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras is the number 1 college in the country in the engineering category. The institute had secured the first position in the ranking with a score of 88.72. JEE Advanced Students who achieve top rank in B.Sc. dream of admission here.
NIT Tiruchirappalli also named among top 10 colleges
The top engineering colleges in the country are Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Guwahati, NIT Tiruchirappalli (one of the top NITs) and IIT (BHU). Apart from the IITs, there is also a non-IIT in the top 10 and its name is National Institute of Technology (NIT) Tiruchirappalli. It has maintained a place in the top 10 due to its quality and placement.
Which are the top-10 engineering colleges?
According to NIRF Ranking 2025, apart from IITs, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirapalli is also included in the top-10 engineering colleges. See the names of top-10 colleges and their ranking here-
| college | City | NIRF Rank |
| IIT Madras | Chennai | 1 |
| IIT Delhi | New Delhi | 2 |
| IIT Bombay | Mumbai | 3 |
| IIT Kanpur | Kanpur | 4 |
| IIT Kharagpur | Khadpur | 5 |
| IIT Roorkee | Roorkee | 6 |
| IIT Hyderabad | Hyderabad | 7 |
| IIT Guwahati | Guwahati | 8 |
| NIT Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | 9 |
| IIT-BHU (Banaras Hindu University) | Varanasi | 10 |
How is admission in IITs?
With a good score in JEE 2026, students have the option of engineering colleges other than IITs. On the basis of correct information and counselling, students can choose the better institute for their career. To reach IIT, apart from clearing JEE Main 2026, it is also necessary to clear JEE Advanced with a good score. For JEE Advanced, you have to be among the top 2.5 lakh candidates in JEE Main. After this one has to achieve high rank in JEE Advanced. Finally, through JoSAA counselling, you can select the college and branch on the basis of rank.
