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Which Is the Oldest Engineering College in India?

The oldest engineering colleges in India are College of Engineering, Guindy (1974), the IIT Roorkee (1847), College of Engineering, Pune (1854), IIEST, Shibpur (1856) etc. Check college and course details to have an idea. 


 

The oldest engineering colleges in India are College of Engineering, Guindy (1974), theIIT Roorkee(1847), College of Engineering, Pune (1854), IIEST, Shibpur (1856) etc. The students who are planning to take admission and are shortlisting the colleges must know these details to make a wise decision. The BTech admissions are on the basis ofJEE Mainsand Advanced rank, and the MTech admissions are on the basis of a valid GATE score. The student must make a list of all the engineering colleges they are willing to take admission to and have a detailed analysis. The article deals with the comparative analysis among these colleges with the course fees, career opportunities, etc.

Which Is the Oldest Engineering College in India?

The student can check out the list of the oldest engineering colleges in India, along with the location and courses offered, to have an idea about these colleges from the table below:

S. No.

Engineering College

Location

Year of Establishment

Courses Offered

1.

College of Engineering

Guindy, Chennai

1794 (upgraded from a survey school to an engineering college in 1858)

  • BTech
  • MTech
  • PhD

2.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)- Known as Thomason College of Civil Engineering at the time of establishment

Roorkee, Uttarakhand

1847

  • BTech
  • MTech
  • BTech+MTech
  • PhD

3.

College of Engineering

Pune, Maharashtra

1854

  • BTech
  • MTech
  • PG Diploma Courses

4.

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST)

Shibpur, West Bengal

1956

  • BTech
  • B.Arch
  • M.Tech
  • M.Sc
  • PhD

5.

University of Mumbai

Mumbai, Maharashtra

1857

  • B.E
  • B.Tech
  • B.Sc

6.

National Institute of Technology (NIT)

Patna, Bihar

1886

  • BTech
  • MTech
  • MCA (AI/Data Science)

7.

Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute

Mumbai, Maharashtra

1887

  • B.E
  • B.Tech
  • B.Sc

8.

Jadavpur University

Kolkata, West Bengal

1906

  • B.Tech
  • M.Tech
  • BSc/MSc

9.

Indian Institute of Science

Bangalore, Karnataka

1909

  • B.Tech
  • M.Tech
  • BSc/MSc

10.

University Visvesvaraya College Of Engineering

Bangalore, Karnataka

1917

  • B.E
  • B.Tech
  • B.Sc

11.

Indian Institute of Technology (BHU)

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

1919

  • BTech
  • B.Arch
  • M.Tech
  • M.Pharm
  • PhD

12.

Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology (GCELT)

Kolkata, West Bengal

1919

  • BTech
  • MTech

13.

Harcourt Butler Technological Institute

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

1920

  • BTech
  • MTech
  • Msc

14.

PEC University of Technology

Chandigarh, Punjab

1921

  • BTech
  • MTech
  • Msc

15.

Indian School of Mines

Dhanbad, Jharkhand

1926

  • BTech
  • MTech
  • MSc

16.

University College of Engineering, Osmania University

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

1929

  • BTech
  • MTech

17.

Institute of Chemical Technology

Mumbai, Maharashtra

1933

  • BTech
  • MTech
  • PhD

18.

College of Engineering

Trivandrum, Kerala

1939

  • BTech
  • MTech
  • PhD

19.

College of Engineering

Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh

1939

  • BTech
  • MTech
  • PhD

20.

Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute

Mumbai, Maharashtra

  • 1946
  • Diploma
  • BTech
  • MTech
  • PhD

Admission Process in Oldest Engineering Colleges in India

Check out the admission process in the oldest engineering college in India:

  • For UG courses, the student must pass class 12th from a recognised board
  • Various college accepts BE/BTech admission through the university-level exams, such asTNEA exam, MHT-CET, AMUEEE
  • Apart from the college-level exams, the students can get admission by clearing the JEE Mains/ Advanced
All these oldest engineering institutions have been providing top-quality engineering education to thousands of students every year. As per the data, the engineering colleges located in the tier 1 cities have more admissions and higher course fees. But, they also offer high placement packages and career opportunities for the students. The ROI of the college depends on the college's reputation, competition level, and the companies that recruit the students. The CSE, ECE, Civil or Mechanical Engineering courses are mostly chosen by the students.

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