Engineering is supposed to be one of the admired and desired courses among aspirants widely because of its career and scope associated with it. In India, lacs of students take admission in various engineering colleges. Candidates need to choose the right engineering colleges as well as the field to make a progressive career in engineering. Admission to the top Engineering colleges in India is based on the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) which is held by National Testing Agency (NTA). Aspirants should qualify for JEE Main/ JEE Advanced to get into engineering institutes like IITs, IIITs, NITs, etc.
Admission Criteria in Top Engineering Colleges in India
The process of admission to the Top Engineering Colleges in India is mentioned in the below points:
• Aspirants must have passed their 12th class examination with a minimum of 75% of marks from a recognized Board such as State Board, CBSE, etc. for Top Engineering Institutes in India admissions.
• Register and qualify for the JEE Main and Advanced Entrance Exam.
• Requires compulsory rank in the JEE Advanced Entrance Exam.
• After Result Declaration in 10+2, All India Rank, candidates can register for Joint Seat Allocation Process.
JEE includes two stages: JEE Main and JEE Advanced Exam. JEE Main and JEE Advanced are some of the hardest entrance exams declared by both state and national colleges in India. JEE Main is the preliminary stage in which around 10 to 12 lakh of candidates each year appear for the exam. Every year, JEE Main exam is conducted four times i.e., From February to May.
JEE Advanced: Aspirants who are able to clear for the JEE Mains entrance exam are eligible to proceed for JEE Advanced exam. This will be the final stage of the exam before admission. Around 1.5 to 1.7 lakh aspirants appear for the JEE Advanced exam after clearing JEE Mains, but only 50 to 60 thousand aspirants are cleared for the exam in a year. Students those who cleared JEE Mains, as well as JEE Advanced, are eligible to take admission in IITs, whereas the candidates can qualify only for the preliminary stage i.e., JEE Mains are eligible to take admission into NITs.
Current Top-ranked engineering colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF):
Name of the College NIRF 2021 Ranking Fees(Lac)
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras 1 8.19
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi 2 8.47
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay 3 8.33
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur 4 8.38
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur 5 8.32