Top Engineering Colleges in North India: Ranking, Entrance Exam and Courses

Some of the top engineering colleges in North India include top IITs such as IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, etc. along with NITs. You can shortlist the colleges where you want to apply on the basis of JEE Main and JEE Advanced scores.

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Top Engineering Colleges in North India:

Top Engineering Colleges in North India: Ranking, Entrance Exam and Courses

Looking for top engineering colleges in North India? There are various top engineering colleges in India that you can pick based on the score you get in JEE Main and JEE Advanced 2018. Some of these top engineering colleges in North India are IITs and NITs. There are various courses that these colleges offer and choosing the right branch in engineering is as important as choosing the right college. If you are targeting IITs, then you will have to clear JEE Main as well as JEE advanced. To get an idea of the score you need to get check the JEE Advanced opening and closing ranks at old IITs and new IITs .

If you are preparing for JEE Main , following are some of the top 20 engineering colleges in North India that you must consider. These colleges offer great placement opportunities and career scope.

Top Engineering Colleges in North India:

Name of the College	NIRF Ranking of 2021	B.Tech Courses Offered	Fees (approx.)	Exams Accepted
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi	2	Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering (Power and Automation) Mathematics and Computing Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering Textile Technology Chemical Engineering Computer Science and Engineering (Dual Degree) Engineering Physics Mathematics and Computing Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering Production and Industrial Engineering Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology (Dual Degree) Civil Engineering Computer Science and Engineering	₹2.2 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)	JEE Main, JEE Advanced
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur	4	Earth Sciences Aerospace Engineering Mathematics and Scientific Computing Electrical Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Physics Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Materials Science and Engineering Biological Sciences and Bioengineering	₹2.43 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)	JEE Main, JEE Advanced
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee	6	Electrical Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Polymer Science and Engineering Production and Industrial Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Chemical Engineering Engineering Physics Bio Technology Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering Geophysical Technology Geological Technology (Dual Degree) Civil Engineering Applied Mathematics (Dual Degree)	₹2.14 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)	JEE Main, JEE Advanced
IT BHU, Varanasi	14	Computer Science and Engineering Electronics Engineering Bioengineering with M.Tech in Biomedical Technology (Dual Degree) Electrical Engineering with M.Tech. in Power Electronics (Dual Degree) Electrical Engineering Ceramic Engineering Metallurgical Engineering (Dual Degree) Civil Engineering Biochemical Engineering with M.Tech. in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology (Dual Degree) Civil Engineering with M.Tech. in Structural Engineering (Dual Degree) Metallurgical Engineering Engineering Physics (Dual Degree) Mining Engineering Chemical Engineering Materials Science and Technology (Dual Degree) Mathematics and Computing (Dual Degree) Mechanical Engineering	₹1.33 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)	JEE Main, JEE Advanced
Delhi Technical University	Not Available (NA)	Engineering Physics Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mathematics & Computing Electronics & Communication Engineering Mechanical Engineering with specialization In Automobile Engineering Electrical Engineering Production Engineering Civil Engineering Software Engineering Environmental Engineering Polymer Science & Chemical Technology Bio-Technology Information Technology	₹1.9 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)	JEE Main
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Allahabad	42	Bio-technology Computer Science and Engineering Chemical Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Information Technology Production & Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering	₹84,666 (1st Year Fees)	JEE Main
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Delhi	63	Computer Science and Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Computer Science and Design Information Technology and Social Sciences	₹4.12 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)	JEE Main
Punjab Engineering College University of Technology (PEC), Chandigarh	70	Aerospace Engineering Electronics & Communication Engineering Civil Engineering Production & Industrial Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Materials & Metallurgical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering	₹1.91 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)	JEE Main
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Kurukshetra	44	Electronics & Communication Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Industrial Engineering & Management Mechanical Engineering	₹56,716 (1st Year Fees)	JEE Main
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Allahabad	87	Electronics & Communication Engineering Information Technology	₹1.56 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)	JEE Main
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal	60	Civil Engineering Electronics & Communication Engineering Material Science & Metallurgical Engineering Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering B. Architecture Computer Science & Engineering	₹64,939 (1st Year Fees)	JEE Main
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Delhi	NA	Computer Science and Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering	₹96,866 (1st Year Fees)	JEE Main
Netaji Subhash Institute of technology (NSIT), Delhi	NA	Biotechnology Electrical and Electronics Engineering Instrumentation and Control Computer Engineering Manufacturing Process and Automation Information Technology	₹4.12 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)	JEE Main
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (ABV-IIITM), Gwalior	NA	Information Technology (IPG)	₹1.49 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)	JEE Main
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indore	13	Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Civil Engineering	₹2.15 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)	JEE Main, JEE Advanced
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Hamirpur	99	Material Science and Engineering Chemical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Civil Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering	₹1.46 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)	JEE Main
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar	49	Mining Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Civil Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Industrial and Production Engineering Instrumentation and Control Engineering Textile Technology	₹1.64 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)	JEE Main
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM), Jabalpur	80	Computer Science and Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering	₹1.59 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)	JEE Main
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida	94	Computer Science and Engineering Biotechnology Information Technology Electronics and Communication Engineering Physics and Material Science	₹2.37 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)	JEE Main
Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology, Delhi	NA	Computer Science and Engineering Mechanical and Automation Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering Information Technology Electronics and Communication Engineering	₹1.17 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)	JEE Main, IPU CET

Some of these top colleges are also ranked by the HRD Ministry in the top 100 engineering colleges. Picking the right engineering college is of utmost importance, therefore, you must not rush your decision. Every programme has limited number of seats that are offered to a different category of students. This engineering college seat matrix is predefined by the institute.

These are not the only good colleges in India and there are various other government as well as private engineering colleges that offer excellent courses and job opportunities.

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