Ministry of Education released the NIRF Engineering Ranking 2023. The top 10 positions are held by IT Madras, followed by IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Guwahati, IIT Trichy, IIT Hyderabad, and Jadavpur University.
The NIRF rankings 2023 for engineering colleges determine the outline rank for all engineering institutions across the country. The Ministry of Education, Government of India, released the NIRF Engineering Ranking 2023 on 5 June 2023. IIT Madras is placed in the first position, followed by IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, and so on.
The National Institutional Ranking Framework was established in 2015 by the Honourable MHRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'. The NIRF list includes overall rankings, college rankings, and university rankings, as well as rankings based on streams like Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Medicine, Dentistry, Law, and Architecture.
NIRF Ranking 2023: Top 100 Engineering Colleges
NIRF ranking 2023 engineering college and their names are added in the table below. This will help in understanding the present position of each college.
NIRF Rankings 2023:Top 10 Engineering Colleges in India with Score
The students can find the list of top 10 Engineering colleges in India based on NIRF ranking 2023, along with their scores based on the 5 NIRF parameters and metrics.
| NIRF Rank '23 | Name of the Institute | City | State | NIRF 2023 Score |
| 1 | Indian Institute of Technology Madras | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 89.79 |
| 2 | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 87.09 |
| 3 | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 80.74 |
| 4 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | 80.65 |
| 5 | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | Roorkee | Uttarakhand | 75.64 |
| 6 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | Kharagpur | West Bengal | 73.76 |
| 7 | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | Guwahati | Assam | 70.32 |
| 8 | Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana | 70.28 |
| 9 | National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 69.71 |
| 10 | Jadavpur University | Kolkata | West Bengal | 67.04 |
Entrance Exams for College Admission
To secure a seat in India's best NIRF-ranked engineering colleges, one must crack the entrance examinations with the maximum marks required as per the college eligibility. With over 14 lakh students appearing for various engineering entrance exams, the competition is very high.
Out of all exams, we have the three most popular engineering entrance exams in India that will help your admission to top engineering colleges.
| Name of the Exam | Number of Candidates appearing for the exam |
| JEE Main | Over 15 lakhs |
| JEE Advanced | Over 2 lakhs |
| BITSAT | Over 2 lakhs |
Factors for NIRF Ranking for Engineering Colleges
There are over 4000 engineering colleges in India. Several survey and education experts have diligently ranked the top engineering colleges in India over the past few years. These experts together form the NIRF.
The colleges' institutional trends and growth are studied and are broadly classified into top-ranking colleges considering the following.
| Parameters | Weightage |
| Teaching Learning and Resources | 30% |
| Research and Professional Practice | 30% |
| Perception | 20% |
| Outreach and Inclusivity | 10% |
| Graduation Outcome | 10% |
