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Cover Story EW India Private Engineering Colleges Rankings 2026-27

Rank Leadership / governance Rating Rank Infrastructure Rating

2023 2024 2025 2026 quality (200) 2023 2024 2025 2026 (300)
2 2 1 1 Birla Institute of Technology and Science 9 8 7 1 Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) 290
(BITS), Pilani 185 4 3 4 2 Thapar Institute of Engineering &
4 3 5 2 Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) 183 Technology, Patiala 288
3 2 2 2 School of Technology, Dhirubhai Ambani 9 6 3 3 Manipal Institute of Technology (Kar) 287
University, Gandhinagar 183 7 7 4 3 SASTRA University, Thanjavur 287
6 4 1 3 Thapar Institute of Engineering & 10 9 5 3 Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra 287
Technology, Patiala 182 10 10 5 3 The LNM Institute of Information
8 5 3 3 RV College of Engineering, Bengaluru 182 Technology, Jaipur 287
1 1 1 4 International Institute of Information 8 4 1 4 RV College of Engineering, Bengaluru 286
Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad 181 5 5 4 4 PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 286
5 4 2 4 PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 181 10 9 4 4 BMS College of Engineering, Bengaluru 286
7 5 6 4 Manipal Institute of Technology 181 2 1 1 4 International Institute of Information
NR 9 4 5 Mahindra University - École Centrale Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad 286
School of Engineering, Hyderabad 180 3 2 2 5 School of Technology, Dhirubhai Ambani
NR NR 6 5 RNS Institute of Technology, Bengaluru 180 University, Gandhinagar 284
NR 9 10 6 Hindustan Institute of Technology & NR NR 7 6 Chitkara Institute of Engineering &
Science, Chennai 179 Technology (Chitkara University), Patiala 283
9 5 8 7 School of Engineering, Shiv Nadar NR NR 7 7 Mahindra University - École Centrale
University, Greater Noida 178 School of Engineering, Hyderabad 282
NR 10 8 7 SASTRA University, Thanjavur 178 8 7 5 8 Faculty of Engineering, PES University,
10 6 5 8 Amrita School of Engineering (Amrita Bengaluru 281
Vishwa Vidyapeetham), Coimbatore 177 6 7 6 8 School of Engineering, Shiv Nadar
NR NR 10 8 Dr. NGP Institute of Technology, Coimbatore 177 University, Greater Noida 281
NR NR NR 8 Alagappa College of Engineering (Anna 9 10 8 8 SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam,
University), Chennai 177 Chennai 281
10 6 7 9 SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, 1 2 1 9 Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Chennai 176 (BITS), Pilani 280
NR NR NR 10 Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra 175 NR NR 7 10 ICFAI Tech (ICFAI University), Hyderabad 279
NR NR NR 10 The LNM Institute of Information NR NR 8 10 Jaypee Institute of Information Technology,
Technology, Jaipur 175 Noida 279
NR NR NR 10 Institute of Technology, Nirma University, NR NR 10 10 Alagappa College of Engineering
Ahmedabad 175 (Anna University), Chennai 279
NR NR NR 10 JSS Mahavidyapeetha JSS Academy of NR NR NR 10 Hindustan Institute of Technology &
Technical Education, Noida 175 Science, Chennai 279
NR NR NR 10 SRM Institute of Science & Technology NR NR NR 10 Amrita School of Engineering (Amrita
(SRM Deemed University), Chennai 175 Vishwa Vidyapeetham), Coimbatore 279
NR NR NR 10 The National Institute of Engineering,
Mysuru 279
NR NR NR 10 Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru 279

BITS-Pilani (left) is ranked #1 on two of the
nine parameters of engineering education
excellence including research and innovation
and leadership/ governance quality

NB: NR= Not Ranked

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