The JEE Main 2024 session 1 results are set to be announced today, February 12. According to the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Ranking 2023, IIT Madras maintains its position as the best engineering college in India, followed by IIT-Delhi and IIT-Bombay. While IIT Madras topped the engineering rankings in 2022 with a score of 90.04, this year, its score has dropped slightly to 89.79.
IIT Madras is renowned for its excellence in technical education, research, innovation, entrepreneurship, and industrial consultancy. The flagship programme is B.Tech, with admission based on ranks obtained in the JEE Advanced exam. The minimum rank required for this program typically falls between 85 to 400.
NIRF RANKING 2023: Top engineering colleges
Rank 1: IIT-Madras, Tamil Nadu
Rank 2: IIT-Delhi, Delhi
Rank 3: IIT-Bombay, Maharashtra
Rank 4: IIT-Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Rank 5: IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand
Rank 6: IIT-Kharagpur, West Bengal
Rank 7: IIT-Guwahati, Assam
Rank 8: IIT-Hyderabad, Telangana
Rank 9: NIT Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
Rank 10: Jadavpur University, West Bengal
Rank 11: Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu
Rank 12: NIT Surathkal, Karnataka
Rank 13: Anna University, Tamil Nadu
Rank 14: IIT Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Rank 15: IIT (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Rank 16: NIT Rourkela, Odisha
Rank 17: IIT (Indian School of Mines), Jharkhand
Rank 18: IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Rank 19: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Tamil Nadu
Rank 20: Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed-to-be-university), Punjab
Rank 21: NIT Warangal, Telangana
Rank 22: IIT Ropar, Punjab
Rank 23: NIT Calicut, Kerala
Rank 24: Institute of Chemical Technology, Maharashtra
Rank 25: Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani, Rajasthan
This year’s rankings are similar to last year’s, with the top engineering colleges being the IITs in Madras, Bombay, and Kharagpur, respectively.
PAST YEAR RANKING: NIRF RANKING 2022
Here are the top rankings from last year:
Rank 1: IIT Madras, Tamil Nadu
Rank 2: IIT Delhi, Delhi
Rank 3: IIT Bombay, Maharashtra
Rank 4: IIT Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Rank 5: IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal
Rank 6: IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand
Rank 7: IIT Guwahati, Assam
Rank 8: NIT Trichy, Tamil Nadu
Rank 9: IIT Hyderabad, Telangana
Rank 10: NIT Surathkal, Karnataka
The ranking evaluates institutes across various parameters, including learning and resources, research and professional practice, outreach and inclusivity, graduation outcome, and perception. It covers 11 categories based on subject domain and institute type, such as overall, college, university, engineering, medicine, dental, pharmacy, and law, among others. In 2015, NIRF introduced rankings for engineering colleges to establish a standardised system to rank higher education institutes nationwide.