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Electrical engineering is a course that was started in the late 19th century and deals with the technology of electricity. It is a branch of engineering that has gained recognition in the past few years. Today, there are more than thousand candidates applying for electrical engineering every year. There are approx 1800 registered electrical engineering colleges in India. Candidates planning for a B.Tech, Diploma, M.Tech or Ph.D. in electrical engineering must ensure to stand on the eligibility norms prescribed by the institutions. For a four-year B.Tech course, candidates need to have marksheet of 10+2 exam along with the scorecard of the entrance exam conducted specifically for the aspirants of engineering.
Here are top updates for Electrical Engineering programs and top engineering colleges in India as of 2025:
IIT Madras is widely considered to have the best Electrical Engineering program in India, consistently ranking at the top in national surveys and government rankings, followed closely by IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay.
The cutoff mark for Electrical Engineering at leading IITs like IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, and IIT Bombay generally falls within the top 300 to 1000 All India Ranks in JEE Advanced for the General category, though this can vary each year based on competition and seat availability.
IIT Madras is currently ranked as the number one engineering college in India, maintaining its position in the latest national rankings, with IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay also recognized among the very best.
Within Electrical Engineering, fields like power systems, renewable energy, embedded systems, VLSI design, and signal processing are considered the most promising in terms of career opportunities and industry demand.
Aspirants of M.Tech in electrical engineering will need to produce a valid marksheet of graduation level exam with at least 55% marks. Candidates must have a engineering background if they are planning for M.Tech course from electrical engineering colleges in India. Requirement for the Ph.D course includes valid scorecard of graduation and masters degree along with other asked documents. Electrical engineering colleges in India consists of few top ranked institutions. These comprise of IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Roorkee, Goel Group of Institutions, NIT Trichy, NITK Surathkal. The following colleges are among the top institutions for general engineering in India, as per the NIRF 2025 rankings:
| Name | City | State | NIRF 2025 Score | NIRF 2025 Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Institute of Technology Madras | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 89.46 | 1 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 86.66 | 2 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 83.09 | 3 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | 82.79 | 4 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | Kharagpur | West Bengal | 76.88 | 5 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | Roorkee | Uttarakhand | 76 | 6 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | Guwahati | Assam | 71.86 | 7 |
| Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana | 71.55 | 8 |
| National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | 66.88 | 9 |
| Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | 66.69 | 10 |
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IIT Chennai also known as IIT Madras is the top-ranked engineering college in India as per NIRF ranking, and the institute also holds a good rank in world university rankings. IIT Chennai is popular for its B.Tech and Ph.D. programmes. The highest package offered at IIT Chennai placements usually go up to Rs 1 crore per annum. The admission process of IIT Chennai for B.Tech is based on JEE Advanced rank, and the M.Tech admission process is based on GATE score.
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Kharagpur, West BengalGovernmentIIT Kharagpur is among the top 5 engineering colleges in India. It has been ranked in position 5 under NIRF ranking 2022 and is best known for its engineering degree. IIT Kharagpur courses are offered in engineering at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels. There are several specialisations offered at IIT Kharagpur across several domains. The top domains are aerospace, agriculture, civil engineering, computer science, bioscience, chemical engineering, electrical, electronics & communication engineering, and mechanical engineering among others.
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Rourkela, OdishaPublic
Dhanbad, JharkhandPrivate
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Ropar, PunjabGovernment
Calicut, KeralaGovernment
Pilani, RajasthanPrivate
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Bhubaneswar, OdishaDeemed to be University
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Aligarh, Uttar PradeshPublic
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