Mechanical Engineering Colleges In India 2026: Fees, Admissions, Placements, Rankings, Cutoff

The top Mechanical Engineering colleges in India are the IIT Madras, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, etc. There are a total of 4748 Mechanical Engineering colleges in India which include 3699 private and 850 government colleges. As per the NIRF Ranking 2023, IIT Madras is the best Mechanical Engineering college in India, it is ranked #1 followed by IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay. IIT Hyderabad is one of the best Mechanical Engineering colleges in India and it has a seat availability of 65 for BTech in Mechanical Engineering. According to India Today Ranking 2023, IIT Madras is the best Mechanical Engineering college in India while The Times Ranking 2023 has ranked Netaji Subhas University of Technology at #1 as the best Mechanical Engineering college in India. NSUT Delhi has a total of 1266 seats for BE/ BTech courses which include 120 seats for Mechanical Engineering. IIT Kanpur and IIT Roorkee are ranked among the top 5 Mechanical Engineering colleges in India. Admissions into most of the best Mechanical Engineering colleges in India are offered through entrance exams based on GATE, JEE Main, JEE Advanced, etc. followed by a GD/ PI round. The Top Government Mechanical Engineering colleges in India include NIT Trichy, Jadavpur University, and NIT Surathkal - National Institute of Technology. The fee for Mechanical Engineering courses in India is around INR 50,000 - 3,50,000 annually. VIT Vellore, Thapar University Patiala, and Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology are some best Private Mechanical Engineering colleges in India.