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Cover Story EW India Private Engineering Colleges Rankings 2026-27

Competence of faculty Curriculum & pedagogy Industry interface (300) Research and innovation Leadership/ governance TOTAL SCORE (2300)

Rank Faculty welfare & development (200) Infrastructure (300) Career readiness & placement (200) Value for money (200) NIRF 2025* Rank
2023 2024 2025 2026 (350) (250) (300) quality (200)

31 40 56 47 MKSSS’ Cummins College of Engineering for
Women, Pune 306 150 199 266 161 251 133 159 139 1764 201-300
NR NR 56 48 Sri Aurobindo Institute of Technology, Indore 276 173 201 272 217 225 107 159 131 1761 NR
NR NR 57 49 Sri Shanmugha College of Engineering & Technology,
Salem 272 171 203 270 232 213 109 159 128 1757 NR
49 45 62 50 Rungta College of Engineering & Technology,
Bhilai 282 158 187 256 187 248 135 169 134 1756 NR
32 43 59 51 Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad 300 147 200 261 153 267 124 166 136 1754 NR
30 39 60 52 Karunya Institute of Technology & Sciences
(Karunya Deemed University), Coimbatore 297 148 196 263 160 269 124 160 134 1751 101-150
30 41 59 53 Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad 301 150 206 257 162 239 133 160 140 1748 NR
32 42 59 54 Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering,
Mumbai 297 144 204 268 156 250 128 159 135 1741 NR
62 47 63 55 Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College, Tirupati 282 161 212 246 159 249 143 149 134 1735 201-300
33 48 66 56 GMR Institute of Technology, Rajam, Vizianagaram 297 142 204 258 154 272 127 147 117 1718 201-300
41 48 65 57 VR Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada 289 135 197 255 173 257 131 150 130 1717 NR
36 51 67 58 Velammal College of Engineering and Technology,
Madurai 294 143 193 219 206 250 121 146 133 1705 NR
35 49 68 59 Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, Kochi,
Ernakulam 292 143 199 257 157 245 125 154 130 1702 NR
NR NR 69 60 Shivalik College of Engineering, Dehradun 275 155 173 255 236 210 105 162 129 1700 NR
39 52 71 61 Hindusthan Institute of Technology, Coimbatore 295 154 199 228 182 215 129 159 137 1698 201-300
NR NR 72 62 Global Institute of Technology, Jaipur 285 152 174 253 238 207 105 157 125 1696 NR
35 50 70 63 CVR College of Engineering, Rangareddy 289 140 199 252 160 251 119 151 127 1688 151-200
NR NR 74 64 Greater Noida Institute of Technology 279 156 170 251 227 226 90 159 129 1687 NR
NR NR 73 65 Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering &
Technology (SVIET), Patiala 282 149 170 250 228 215 93 156 130 1673 NR
40 53 75 66 Fr. C. Rodrigues Institute of Technology, Vashi,
Navi Mumbai 288 137 193 257 155 242 121 148 127 1668 NR
41 58 76 67 SDM College of Engineering & Technology, Dharwad 289 140 188 251 145 246 124 147 130 1660 NR
NR NR 77 68 Mangalmay Institute of Engineering & Technology,
Greater Noida 277 141 177 244 226 215 90 156 126 1652 NR
60 58 81 69 Rajeev Gandhi Memorial College of Engineering and
Technology, Nandyal, Kurnool 276 138 185 248 146 263 127 141 124 1648 201-300
41 56 78 70 Faculty of Engineering & Technology, REVA University,
Bengaluru 268 139 181 244 165 254 123 145 128 1647 201-300
42 55 80 71 KLEF College of Engineering, KL University,
Vaddeswaram, Guntur 288 138 190 230 157 259 115 144 122 1643 NR
NR NR 83 71 ITS Engineering College, Greater Noida 280 143 179 247 220 207 85 156 126 1643 NR
46 61 90 72 Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced
Studies (VISTAS), Chennai 276 146 185 231 157 259 125 145 118 1642 151-200
44 57 84 72 Galgotias College of Engineering & Technology,
Greater Noida 281 137 183 247 147 266 115 141 125 1642 201-300
NR NR 85 73 Panipat Institute of Engineering & Technology 275 140 172 253 220 209 84 160 128 1641 NR
66 59 86 74 GL Bajaj Institute of Technology & Management,
Greater Noida 273 146 190 243 144 249 120 153 118 1636 151-200

NB: NR= Not Ranked; NIRF= National Institutional Ranking Framework, 2025 of the Union education ministry

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