Top Engineering Colleges in East India: Courses & Selection Procedure

Engineering colleges in East India are plenty and the region is home to some of the top institutes of the country such as IIT Kharagpur, IIT Guwahati and others.
Colleges in East India offers aspirants with varied engineering courses and career options.

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Top Engineering Colleges in East India:

Top Engineering Colleges in East India: Courses & Selection Procedure

With developed states such as West Bengal, Bihar and Assam the number of engineering jobs in East India are in abundance. Institutes such as IIT Kharagpur, IIT Guwahati, BITS Pilani and others in East India are globally popular for their high-quality education, world-class ranking, placement opportunities, and in building holistic perspective among students. These institutes offer latest engineering courses . Hence, it is necessary to choose the right specialization and right college as per one’s abilities and career choices.

Some of the popular IITs and NITs are situated in East India. To get through an IIT it is mandatory to appear for both JEE Mains and JEE Advanced. Therefore aspirants should be well prepared for JEE Main as most of the colleges consider it as their eligibility criteria. Given below are some of the top engineering institutes in East India that are very popular among aspirants and are highly recommended.

Top Engineering Colleges in East India:

The top engineering colleges of East India are:

College Name	Nirf Ranking	Course Name	Fees approx	Selection Procedure
I ndian Institute of Technology, IIT Kharagpur	5	Aerospace Engineering Agricultural and Food Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Electrical Engineering Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering Mechanical Engineering Metallurgical Engineering	Rs 4 lakh	JEE Main, JEE Advanced
Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Patna	21	Computer Science and Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Materials Science and Engineering	Rs. 6.38 lakh	JEE Main, JEE Advanced
Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Guwahati	7	Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Electronics & Electrical Engineering Biosciences & Bioengineering	Rs. 8.56 lakh	JEE Main , JEE Advanced
Birla Institute of Technology, BITS Pilani	29	B.E. (Hons.) Mechanical Engineering B.E. (Hons.) Manufacturing Engineering B.E.(Hons.) Civil Engineering B.E.(Hons.) Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering B.E.(Hons.) Chemical Engineering B.E.(Hons.) Computer Science	Rs. 2 lakh ( per year)	BITSAT
Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Bhubnasewar	28	Civil Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering 5 year Dual Degree program B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering and M. Tech. in Mechanical System Design 5 year Dual Degree programme B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering and M. Tech. in Thermal Science & Engineering 5 year Dual Degree programme B. Tech in Civil Engineering and M. Tech. in Structural Engineering 5 year Dual Degree programme B. Tech in Civil Engineering and M. Tech. in Transportation Engineering	Rs 2.21 lakhs (1 year)	JEE Main, JEE Advanced
National Institute of Technology, NIT Durgapur	71	Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Scinece & Engineering Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	Rs. 5 lakh	JEE Main
National Institute of Technology NIT, Silchar Assam	48	B.Tech in Civil Engineering B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering B.Tech in Electrical & Electronics Engineering	Rs.1,47,640 (1 year)	JEE Main
C.V. Raman College of Engineering , Bhubaneswar	100	Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Science Engineering Electrical Engineering Marine Engineering Mechanical Engineering	Rs. 1.75 lakh ( 1 Year)	JEE Main
National Institute of Technology, NIT Jamshedpur	86	Civil Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Electrical Engineering Metallurgical & Materials Engineering	Rs. 1.88 lakh (1 year)	JEE Main
National Institute Of Science & Technology-Berhampur	69	Information Technology Computer Science & Engineering Electronics & Electrical Engineering Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering	Rs. 1.22 lakh (1 year)	JEE Main
Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg	-	Civil Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Electronics & Telecom Engineering Electrical & Electronics Engineering	Rs.77,750 (1 year)	JEE Main
National Institute of Technology NIIT, Agartala	92/300	Production Engineering Biotech Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science & Engineering	Rs. 1.5 lakh (1 year)	JEE Main
Manipur Institute of Technology, Manipur	114	Computer Science & Engineering Civil Engineering Electronics & Communication engineering	Rs. 2.80 lakh	JEE Main

Note: Fees mentioned above only include tuition fees. Colleges have the desecration to update the fees.

Factors such as the brand name of the institute, the field of engineering, and placement cell are of utmost importance while considering an engineering college. Aspirants should map out their strengths and goals and do the background research of the college. Check out the faculty, and status of a particular stream in the institute. Apart from IITs and NIT, there are various popular private engineering colleges across the country.

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