Best Universities in India for Engineering (42)
The best Engineering universities in India for Indian students — rankings, admissions and scholarships to help fund your studies.
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Bengaluru, Karnataka
#1
Fees: ₹1–3 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
#1
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
New Delhi, Delhi
#2
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Mumbai, Maharashtra
#3
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Jamia Millia Islamia
New Delhi, Delhi
#3
Fees: ₹10,000–1 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
#4
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
#5
Fees: ₹10,000–1 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur, West Bengal
#5
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Roorkee, Uttarakhand
#6
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
#7
Fees: ₹2–6 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Guwahati, Assam
#7
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Telangana
#8
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
#9
Fees: ₹10,000–1 LPA
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
#9
Fees: ₹1.5–5 LPA
Vellore Institute of Technology
Vellore, Tamil Nadu
#11
Fees: ₹2–4 LPA
Jadavpur University
Kolkata, West Bengal
#12
Fees: ₹2,400–10,000/yr
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal
Surathkal, Karnataka
#12
Fees: ₹1.5–5 LPA
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Manipal, Karnataka
#13
Fees: ₹3–20 LPA
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
#13
Fees: ₹2.5–5 LPA
Anna University
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
#14
Fees: ₹50,000–1.5 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
#15
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
#16
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
National Institute of Technology Rourkela
Rourkela, Odisha
#16
Fees: ₹1.5–5 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad
Dhanbad, Jharkhand
#17
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Pilani, Rajasthan
#20
Fees: ₹4–6 LPA
National Institute of Technology Warangal
Warangal, Telangana
#21
Fees: ₹1.5–5 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
Rupnagar, Punjab
#22
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
National Institute of Technology Calicut
Kozhikode, Kerala
#23
Fees: ₹1.5–5 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar, Gujarat
#24
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Patna, Bihar
#25
Fees: ₹2–10 LPA
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara, Punjab
#27
Fees: ₹1.4–3.5 LPA
Delhi Technological University
New Delhi, Delhi
#29
Fees: ₹1.5–2 LPA
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
Patiala, Punjab
#29
Fees: ₹3.5–4.5 LPA
Amity University, Noida
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
#32
Fees: ₹2.8–5 LPA
Symbiosis International University
Pune, Maharashtra
#32
Fees: ₹3–10 LPA
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
Nagpur, Maharashtra
#32
Fees: ₹1.5–5 LPA
Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur
Jaipur, Rajasthan
#37
Fees: ₹1.5–5 LPA
International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Telangana
#44
Fees: ₹3–5 LPA
Panjab University
Chandigarh, Chandigarh
#44
Fees: ₹10,000–1 LPA
Osmania University
Hyderabad, Telangana
#46
Fees: ₹10,000–80,000
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi
New Delhi, Delhi
#74
Fees: ₹4–5 LPA
Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
#75
Fees: ₹3–7 LPA
Scholarships for Engineering to study in India
Ministry of Education, Govt of India
Prime Minister's Research Fellowship (PMRF)
₹70,000–₹80,000/month + ₹2L research grant
A flagship fellowship for direct PhD admission at IITs, IISc and IISERs with one of the most generous research stipends in India.
Reliance Foundation
Reliance Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships
Up to ₹2 lakh (one-time)
Merit-and-means scholarships supporting talented first-year undergraduate students across India.
AICTE
AICTE Pragati Scholarship for Girls
₹50,000/year
A scheme encouraging girls to pursue technical education in AICTE-approved diploma and degree programmes.
Reliance Foundation
Reliance Foundation Postgraduate Scholarships
Up to ₹6 lakh
High-value scholarships for postgraduate students in computing and allied future-tech disciplines.
Aditya Birla Group
Aditya Birla Scholarship
Up to ₹1.75 lakh/year
A prestigious merit scholarship for top students entering premier IITs, BITS Pilani, top law schools and, later, the IIMs.
Ministry of Education, Govt of India
PhD Research Assistantship at IIT Delhi
₹37,000/month assistantship
Institute assistantships funding full-time PhD scholars across engineering and sciences at IIT Delhi.