Tier 2 Engineering Colleges in India

Ritoprasad Kundu

Updated On: July 25, 2025 04:37 PM

The Tier 2 engineering colleges in India include NIT Durgapur, NIT Jamshedpur, NIT Patna, NIT Jalandhar, NIT Kurukshetra, BIT Mesra, IIEST Shibpur to name a few. Candidates can check this article to know about the Tier 2 Engineering Colleges in India.


 
Tier 2 Engineering Colleges in India

Tier 2 Engineering Colleges in India: Tier 2 colleges in India for engineering include some of the prestigious institutions offering quality education along with decent placement opportunities. Some of the top-notch Tier 2 Engineering Colleges in India are NIT Durgapur, NIT Jamshedpur, NIT Patna, NIT Jalandhar, NIT Kurukshetra, NIT Surathkal, IIIT Bangalore, IIIT Delhi, NIT Calicut, BIT Mesra, and IIEST Shibpur, to name a few. To take admission in the Tier 2 Colleges in India, candidates have to successfully qualify for the national-level or state-level engineering entrance exams. Candidates can check this article to know more about the Tier 2 Engineering Colleges in India.
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Tier 2 NIT Colleges in India

Students can check the Tier 2 Engineering colleges in India from the below table.

Rank

Score

Name of the College

12

65.26

NIT Surathkal

23

60.86

NIT Calicut

35

56.12

IIEST Shibpur

40

55.07

NIT Silchar

41

55.03

VNIT Nagpur

43

53.91

NIT Durgapur

46

52.85

NIT Jalandhar

51

51.41

NIT Delhi

56

50.16

NIT Patna

58

49.89

NIT Kurukshetra

70

47.69

NIT Raipur

72

47.27

NIT Meghalaya

80

45.90

NIT Bhopal

90

43.28

NIT Goa

91

43.24

NIT Agartala

95

42.28

NIT Manipur



Tier 2 Engineering Colleges in India Annual Fees

Students can check the annual fees of tier 2 colleges in India for engineering here from the below table.

Name of the College

Annual Fees

NIT Surathkal

Rs 99,640

NIT Calicut

Rs 1,25,000

IIEST Shibpur

Rs 22,500

NIT Silchar

Rs 1,00,500

VNIT Nagpur

Rs 62,500

NIT Durgapur

Rs 1,13,100

NIT Jalandhar

Rs 1,64,000

NIT Delhi

Rs 80,000

NIT Patna

Rs 1,04,550

NIT Kurukshetra

Rs 1,09,100

NIT Raipur

Rs 71,110

NIT Meghalaya

Rs 83,696

IIIT Bangalore

Rs 11,05,000

IIIT Delhi

Rs 4,50,000

NIT Bhopal

Rs 62,500

IIITM Gwalior

Rs 1,07,250

NIT Goa

Rs 84,000

NIT Agartala

Rs 79,625

NIT Manipur

Rs 77,000

IIIT Jabalpur

Rs 1,05,750


Top Tier 2 Private Colleges in India

Check the list of top-tier 2 private colleges in India along with the approximate annual fees in the table below:

College Name

Location

Approximate Fees (4 Years)

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT)

Bhubaneswar, Odisha

INR 15 Lakh to 17 Lakh

SASTRA Deemed University

Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

INR 6 Lakh to 7 lakh

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT, Vellore/Chennai)

Tamil Nadu

INR 7 Lakh to INR 8 Lakh

SOA University (Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan)

Bhubaneswar, Odisha

INR 4 Lakh to INR 5 Lakh

CV Raman Global University

Odisha

INR 3.6 Lakh to INR 4 Lakh

Techno India University

Kolkata, WB

INR 4 Lakh to INR 5 Lakh

IEM Kolkata

Kolkata, WB

INR 4.5 Lakh to INR 5 Lakh

Amity University

Noida, UP

INR 12 Lakh  to INR 14 Lakh

BMS College of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka

INR 9 Lakh to INR 12 Lakh

SRM Institute of Science & Technology

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

INR 10 Lakh to INR 16 Lakh

Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

Ranchi, Jharkhand

INR 12 Lakh to INR 16 Lakh

Jain University

Bengaluru, Karnataka

INR 6 Lakh to INR 8 Lakh

KL University

Guntur, Andhra Pradesh

INR10–INR 12 lakh

GITAM University

Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

INR 8 Lakh to INR 12 Lakh

Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology & Research

Guntur, Andhra Pradesh

INR 7 Lakh to INR 9 Lakh

Tier 2 Colleges in India—Highest Package and Top Recruiters

Candidates can check the highest package and top recruiters here from the below table.

Name of the College

Highest Package

Top Recruiters

NIT Surathkal

Rs 60.01 LPA

Ericsson India

Mu Sigma

CRED

NIT Calicut

Rs 47 LPA

Winsome Textile

Paytm

ITC

IIEST Shibpur

Rs 51 LPA

Oracle

Philips

Intel

NIT Silchar

Rs 41.86 LPA

NCR Corporation

Eicher

Nokia

VNIT Nagpur

Rs 34.25 LPA

Hindustan Unilever Ltd

JP Morgan Chase

Grasim

NIT Durgapur

Rs 70 LPA

Adobe

Morgan Stanley

Microsoft

NIT Jalandhar

Rs 1.2 CPA

Amazon

Oracle

American Express

NIT Delhi

Rs 82 LPA

Zycus

Code Nation

Intel

NIT Patna

Rs 52 LPA

L&T Infotech

Accenture

Hero India

NIT Kurukshetra

Rs 43.31 LPA

Ashok Leyland

Capgemini

IBM

NIT Raipur

Rs 43.50

HSBC

Vedanta

TATA Motors

NIT Meghalaya

Rs 18 LPA

TCS

E&Y

HCL

IIIT Bangalore

Rs 65 LPA

Indian Oil

Nexturn

Wipro

IIIT Delhi

Rs 49 LPA

Qualcomm

SAP

Goldman Sachs

NIT Bhopal

Rs 28.75 LPA

Dell Technologies

Toshiba

Bajaj

IIITM Gwalior

Rs 72 LPA

Samsung

Meta

Deloitte

NIT Goa

Rs 20 LPA

MindTree

Reliance Jio

Lentr

NIT Agartala

Rs 36 LPA

Tech Mahindra

Karvy Group

Axis Bank

NIT Manipur

Rs 42.5 LPA

Optum

Wipro

L&T

IIIT Jabalpur

Rs 43 LPA

Zeta Suit

Analog Devices

Rakuten India

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FAQs

Which NIT has 100% placement?

NITs such as NIT Surathkal, NIT Rourkela, NIT Warangal, NIT Tiruchirappalli are a few best NITs as per placement records.

What is Tier 1 Tier 2 and Tier 3 colleges in India?

The difference between Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 colleges is based on their academic reputation, infrastructure, faculty, and placement records. Tier 1 colleges are considered the best in terms of academics, research, and placements, while Tier 2 and Tier 3 colleges are considered less prestigious.

Is IIIT better than NIT?

In terms of placement, faculties and infrastructure in some IIITs are better than NITs. However, NITs are centrally and completely funded institutes by MHRD which have higher recognition than the IIITs.

Can candidates get admission into NIT with a JEE Main rank of 10000?

A JEE Main Rank of 10,000 is considered very good since it corresponds to the 99 percentile. With this rank, candidates  can easily secure admission into the reputed institutions such as IIITs, NITs, or GFTIs.

Which are the  Tier 2 Engineering Colleges in the state of Karnataka?

Tier 2 engineering colleges in the state of Karnataka encompass esteemed colleges such as PES University, RV College of Engineering, BMS College of Engineering, and Manipal Institute of Technology, amongst others. Renowned for their excellence in engineering education, these institutes enjoy a solid reputation in the industry.

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