Top Engineering Colleges in South India, Rank, Courses & Fees

Updated On: February 23, 2022 11:25 am IST | JEE Main

Top engineering colleges in South India are a good option as they offer good employment opportunities in close-by IT cities.
Amongst these colleges, some have been ranked amongst the top 100 colleges in the MHRD engineering college list.

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Top Engineering Colleges in South India:

Top Engineering Colleges in South India, Rank, Courses & Fees

With cities like Bangalore and Hyderabad in the southern part of India that are rich in Information Technology business, there is a lot of scope if you want to pursue your technical education from the top engineering colleges in south India.

From IITs to some of the most prestigious NITs, South India is home to some of the best engineering colleges in India. Apart from preparing for JEE Main, you will also have to appear for state level exams in order to apply for some of these colleges as they take admission on the basis of state level entrance exams.

Like top engineering colleges in North India, top engineering colleges in South India also offer excellent curriculum and some of the latest engineering courses. You can choose the branch according to your preference and check out the placement options prior to the admission.

Top Engineering Colleges in South India:

Name of the Colleges	NIRF Rank	B.Tech Courses Offered	Tuition Fees (approx.)	Exams Accepted
Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Madras	1	Aerospace Engineering Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Engineering Physics Engineering Design Computer Science and Engineering Biological Engineering	Rs. 3.30 lakh	JEE Main, JEE Advanced
Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad	8	Engineering Science Electrical Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Chemical Engineering Engineering Physics Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering	Rs. 4.32 lakh	JEE Main, JEE Advanced
National Institute Of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli	9	Mechanical Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Instrumentation and Control Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Production Engineering	Rs. 3.15 lakh	JEE Main
National Institute Of Technology (NIT), Surathkal	10	Chemical Engineering Mining Engineering Civil Engineering Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering Information Technology Electronics & Communication Engineering	Rs. 4.40 lakh	JEE Main
National Institute Of Technology (NIT), Warangal	23	Biotechnology Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Electrical Engineering Civil Engineering Electronics & Communication Engineering	Rs. 3.20 lakh	JEE Main
National Institute Of Technology (NIT), Calicut	25	Architecture and Planning Electronics & Communication Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering	Rs. 5.38 lakh	JEE Main
International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad	54	Electronics & Communication Engineering Computer Science and Engineering	Rs. 10.80 lakh	JEE Main,
International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bangalore	76	Electronics & Communication Engineering (Dual Degree) Computer Science and Engineering (Dual Degree)	Rs. 8.64 lakh	JEE Main
Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai	71	Civil Engineering Information Technology Electronics & Communication Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering	Rs. 2.67 lakh	TANCET
Vellore Institute Of Technology, Vellore	12	Bio-science and Technology Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Electronics & Communication Engineering Information Technology Mechanical Engineering	Rs. 7.40 lakh	VITEEE
PSG College Of Technology, Coimbatore	53	Bio-technology Civil Engineering Automobile Engineering Electrical Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering Metallurgic Engineering Textile Technology Production Engineering Bio-medical Engineering Instrumentation and Control Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Electronics & Communication Engineering Information Technology Mechanical Engineering	Rs. 3.28 lakh	JEE Main, TNEA, TANCET
Manipal Institute Of Technology	51	Aeronautical Engineering Print & Media Technology Automobile Engineering Biomedical Engineering Mechatronics Engineering Biotechnology Mechanical Engineering Electrical & Electronics Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Instrumentation & Control Engineering Computer & Comm. Engineering Information Technology Computer Science & Engineering Industrial & Production Engineering Electronics and Comm. Engineering	Rs. 14.11 lakh	MU-OET
M. S. Ramaiah Institute Of Technology, Bangalore	65	Telecommunication Engineering Biotechnology Mechanical Engineering Electrical & Electronics Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Information Technology Electrical and Electronics Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Industrial Engineering and Management Information Science and Engineering Electronics and Comm. Engineering	Rs. 5.52 lakh	KEA, COMEDK
Amrita School Of Engineering, Karunagapally	Not Available	Mechanical Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Chemical Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering Civil Engineering Aerospace Engineering	Rs. 8.5 lakh	AEEE
Coimbatore Institute Of Technology, Coimbatore	Not Available	Mechanical Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Chemical Engineering Information Technology Computer Science & Engineering Electrical Engineering Civil Engineering	Rs. 2.80 lakh	TANCET
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Hyderabad Campus	26	Chemical Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering	Rs. 12.8 lakh	BITSAT
Karunya Institute Of Technology And Sciences, Coimbatore	Not Available	Architecture Engineering Civil Engineering Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering Electrical Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Aeronautical Engineering Bio-tech Engineering Textile Engineering Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Aerospace Engineering Agricultural Engineering Instrumentation Engineering Mining Engineering Biomedical Engineering Production and Industrial Engineering Automobile Engineering Telecommunication Engineering Mineral Engineering Environmental Engineering Thermal Engineering Metallurgic Engineering Structural Engineering	Rs. 7.50 lakh	KEE
College of Engineering, Trivandrum	95	Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering	Rs. 48,425	JEE Main, KEAM
PES University, Bengaluru	83	Mechanical Engineering Electronics & Communication Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Electrical & Electronics Engineering Civil Engineering Biotechnology Engineering	CET Quota Students: Rs. 4 lakh PESSAT Quota Fee: Rs. 12.8 lakh	PESSAT, KCET
Pondicherry Engineering College	Not Available	Mechanical Engineering Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Information Technology Electrical & Electronics Engineering Civil Engineering Electronics & Communication Engineering Biotechnology Engineering	Rs. 2.10 lakh	CENTAC

You can also find out which engineering college you should choose on the basis of opening and closing ranks of JEE Main. You can target the colleges according to your expected score or on the basis of the marks you are getting in your JEE mock tests.

Also Read:Top 20 Private Engineering Colleges in India, Entrance Exam & Fees

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