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.

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Which Is the Oldest Engineering College in India?
Admission Process in Oldest Engineering Colleges 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. 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 of JEE Mains and 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 as TNEA 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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