Engineering Study in India

With its initiation in the year 1847, the engineering study in India is highly qualitative, well-facilitated, and famous all over the rest of the world. Some of its engineering colleges, prominently including the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) command global appreciations and recommendations for engineering studies in India, and are among the best and top 50 engineering institutions of the world as per the ranking made by Times Higher World University. Presently, about 2500 Governmental and private engineering colleges of India recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), provide a wide range of diverse engineering courses in India to the Indian and International students and professionals at various academic and professional levels. Well-equipped and lavishly convenient Indian engineering and technology infrastructure inspire and entice a large number of engineering students and professionals for study engineering in India, every year. AICTE, established in the year 1945, always keeps the standards of engineering courses in India up and higher at par with the prevailing global standards.

Engineering Courses in India

A rather wide range of engineering streams draws most of the International students and professionals for study engineering courses in India. These qualitative engineering courses are offered at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate levels, by different engineering colleges of India. Every year some more engineering branches are being added by these leading engineering colleges of India, for enriching and diversifying engineering education and the employment opportunities. Specialization courses are also conducted in most of the following engineering branches. The main and most important engineering courses provided by different engineering colleges in India, are the following:

• Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics Engineering
• Computer Science
• Automobile Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Information Technology
• Mining Engineering
• Genetic Engineering
• Textile Engineering
• Software Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering

Top Engineering Colleges in India

There are a large number of Governmental and private engineering colleges in all across India, recognized by the AICTE. Many of these well-established and well-equipped engineering colleges of India have International contracts and influence in the fields of engineering and technology. There were over 2400 accredited engineering colleges in India in the year 2008. The best and top engineering colleges of India are listed below, which have been providing world-class engineering study in India to a large number of Indian and International students, for a long time.

• Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
• Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani (Rajasthan)
• Bhabha Institute of Engineering and Technology
• National Institute of Advanced Studies in Architecture (NIASA)
• Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore
• International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad
• Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi
• Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi
• PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
• College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai
• Birla Institute of Technology, (BIT Mesra), Ranchi