India's Top 10 Private Engineering Colleges

Birla Institute of Technology, Pilani

• The Birla Institute of Technology at Pilani offers three tiers of education beginning with undergraduate degrees, then graduate programs and doctoral studies in engineering, sciences, technology, pharmacy, management and humanities. They also offer an off-campus degree for continuing education for employed professionals. The institute attracts top students from all over India due to its consistent high ranks.

  Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS, Pilani)
  Vidya Vihar Campus
  Pilani, Rajasthan, 333 031 India
  +91-01596-245073
  http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in

Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Ranchi-MESRA

• Established in 1955 by visionary industrialist and philanthropist B.M. Birla, BIT-Mesra is a Deemed University located in Ranchi, Jharkhand. The college provides 21 academic departments in all the major engineering branches with bachelors, masters and doctorate degrees. Graduates from this top university are placed in some of the best Indian and multinational companies.

  Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
  Ranchi, Jharkhand 835 215, India
  +91-651-2275444/2275896
  http://www.bitmesra.ac.in/

International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)

• IIIT in Hyderabad offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral studies in information technology that emphasizes applications to related computer engineering fields. The institute is known for its strong research centers and labs and encourages students to shape their curriculum.

  International Institute of Information Technology
  Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500 032
  Andhra Pradesh, India
  +91-40-6653-1000
  http://www.iiit.net

Manipal University: Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT)

• Established in 1957, MIT offers 16 graduate and 21 postgraduate engineering and technology programs and offers a fully residential campus. They are known for their exchange programs with foreign universities and a Practice School which uses college facilities to train students for workforce settings in technology and engineering.

  Manipal Institute of Technology
  Manipal-Udupi District
  Karnataka-576 104, India
  +91-820-2571060, +91-820-2925522 (Office)
  http://www.manipal.edu

Thapar University: Institute of Engineering and Technology

• This premier university of engineering and technology is in the historic city of Patiala, Punjab. Admission into the undergraduate program is through the AIEEE (All India Engineering Entrance Exam) while the graduate and postgraduate programs require scores from the MET (Management Entrance Test). Along with their campus programs, the university offers a distance-learning program.

  Thapar University
  P.O. Box 32
  Patiala 147 004, India
  +91-175-2393021
  http://www.thapar.edu

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)

• This private research university offers nine schools, 15 undergraduate programs and over a dozen research centers in areas such as manufacturing, product design, energy, biomedical research, information technology and nanotechnology. Students wishing to attend must take the Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Exam.

  VIT University
  Vellore - 632 014
  Tamilnadu, India
  +91-416-2243091 / 93
  http://www.vit.ac.in/

R. V. College of Engineering (RVCE)

• RVCE offers 12 undergraduate engineering programs, 16 master's programs and doctoral studies. The university is known for its Centre for Manufacturing Research and Technology Utilization which develops new composite materials for defense, aerospace, structural and automotive applications.

  R V College of Engineering
  R V Vidyanikethan Post
  Mysore Road Bangalore - 560 059
  +91-80-6717-8021
  http://www.rvce.edu.in/

PSG College of Technology

• Founded in 1951, PSG College of Technology was the first private engineering college in Tamil Nadu and is renowned in the country for its unique partnerships with industries as varied as automotive, aerospace, textile and software development. Students have a choice of 48 part-time and full-time undergraduate and graduate programs in science, engineering and management.

  PSG College of Technology
  Post Box No. 1611
  Peelamedu, Coimbatore - 641 004
  Tamil Nadu, India
  422-2572177

Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information & Communication Technology (DA-IICT)

• Named after the Gujarati entrepreneur and Reliance group founder Dhirubhai Ambani, DA-IICT was founded in 2001 and has quickly become a premier technical school with a demonstrated expertise in the areas of software design, VLSI, radio frequency engineering and multimedia design.

  Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology
  Gandhinagar, Gujarat-382 007 India
  http://www.daiict.ac.in/

Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering

• More popularly known as SSN College, this educational institution was founded by Shiv Nadar, chairman of HCL Technologies Ltd. It offers a 4-year Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Technology programs and a 2-year master's in engineering and MBA studies. SSN College is unique for its merit and need-based scholarships that make education accessible to students of all economic strata.

  SSN Trust
  211/ 95, V.M. Street
  Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004
  +91-44 -2498-2656; 2498-6474
  http://www.ssn.edu.in/