Considering a career within Engineering makes use of a great oppurtunity to study and conquer what so many others haven't. Of all the Engineering Schools within India, the top ten are within the IVY league unit of India's best acadmic schools. There are many fields within Engineering, including software and mechanical that all ten of the schools below offer.

Best Engineering Schools in India - Highest Rankings

IIT [Indian Institute of Technology]Kharagpur: This highly reputed institute that is perched on top in the list of the top 10 engineering universities in India is located in West Bengal. It offers both under graduate and post graduate level of courses in the field of Engineering and Technology. The courses offered by this institute are Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Agricultural & Food Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Electronics & Electrical, Architecture & Regional Engineering, Biotechnology, Architecture & Regional Planning, Chemistry, Geology & Geophysics, Civil Engineering, Electrical, Industrial Engg and Management, Mechanical, Mathematics, Mining, Metallurgical, Rubber Technology and Rural Development, Material Science, Physical & Meteorology and Cryogenic Engineering.

IIT [Indian Institute of Technology]Kanpur: Located in Uttar Pradesh, IIT Kanpur is second in the list of the top colleges in India. It is a large and spacious institution offering top notch faculty and educational facilities. Both undergraduate and postgraduate courses are offered at this highly-rated institution. Mechanical and Metallurgical, Mathematics, Material Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Computer Science Engineering, Civil, Chemistry and Aerospace courses are offered here.

IIT [Indian Institute of Technology] Mumbai: The third best engineering institute in India is IIT Mumbai and it stands apart because it also offers doctoral level courses along with the usual undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The institute is located in Mumbai and offers to students a very wide range of courses and they are listed here: Computer Science & Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Metallurgical Engineering, Mathematics, Humanities & Social Sciences, Earth Sciences, Environmental Science and Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Corrosion Science & Engineering, Biotechnology, Systems & Control Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Design, Energy Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Cryogenic Engineering & Management, and Industrial Engineering & Operations Research.

IIT [Indian Institute of Technology] Madras: This institute is located in Tamil Nadu. Just like IIT Mumbai, it also offers doctoral level courses along with UG and PG. It offers some courses that the other institutes do not offer like Aeronautical Engineering, Applied Mechanics, Ocean Engineering, Fibre Reinforced Plastic Research along with the other courses which include Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Humanities & Social Sciences, Mechanical, Mathematics, Material Science and Engineering design.

Birla Institute of Technology and Science [BITS]: This is a deemed university located in Pilani, Rajasthan. Courses offered are at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level in Engineering, Management and Technology and Pharmacy. MBA, M.Phil. M.Pharm, M.E., M.Sc [Tech], M.Sc [Hons.], B.Pharm [Hons.], B.E. (Hons.) are offered at the institute. The academic departments in BITS are: Chemical Engineering, Biological Sciences, Civil Engineering, Chemistry, Economics and Finance, Humanistic Studies, Computer Science and Information Systems, languages, Electrical and Electronics/Instrumentation Engineering, Management, Mathematics, Physics, Pharmacy, Mechanical Engineering and Technology.

IIT [Indian Institute of Technology] Delhi: This institute is a state university located in Hauz Khas, Delhi and offers courses in Engineering Sciences at the UG, PG as well as Doctoral levels. Students are selected in this institute via their performance in the All India Entrance Exams named IIT JEE. The departments in this institution are: Educational Technology, Rural Development & Technology, Materials Science & Technology, Instrument Design Development, Machine Dynamics & Maintenance, Energy Studies, Computer Service, Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Atmospheric Sciences, Applied Research in Electronics, textile Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, and Applied Mechanics.
 

IIT [Indian Institute of Technology] Guwahati: The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati is located in Assam. In the field of Engineering and Technology, the institute offers courses at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels. Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, Humanities & Social Sciences, Design, Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communications Engineering, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Civil Engineering are the departments in IIT Guwahati.

Banaras Hindu University: This is a central university of Uttar Pradesh. It offers various courses in Medicine and Agriculture, Social Science and Science at the UG, PG and Doctoral levels. The Banaras Hindu University in turn has a few institutions under its belt. They are Institute of technology, Institute of Medical Sciences and Institute of Agricultural Sciences. The Institute of technology ranks 8th in the best engineering institutes in India and offers the following: Faculty of Law, Faculty of Management Studies, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Performing Arts, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Visual Arts, Sanskrit Vidya dharma Vijnan Sankaya and Mahila Maha Vidyalaya.

REC Tiruchirapally: This is the Regional Engineering College has its campus in the outskirts of Trichy. It is now named National Institute of Technology, Trichy. The courses offered by this institution are Architecture, Production Engineering, Physics, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, Management Studies, Instrumentation & Control Engineering, Humanities, English, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Computer Applications, Civil Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and CEESAT.

Anna University: This is a state university of the state of Tamil Nadu. Located in the capital city, Chennai offers a number of courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The courses are as follows: Architecture and Planning, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Science and Humanities, Mechanical Engineering, Management Sciences, Civil Engineering, Information and Communication Engineering and Faculty of Technology.
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