List of Top Civil Engineering Colleges in Kerala based on 2025 Ranking

Sushil Pandey's profile photo

Sushil Pandey

Senior Content Specialist | Updated on - Jun 11, 2025

The top Civil Engineering colleges in Kerala are NIT Calicut, IIT Palakkad, College of Engineering Trivandrum, Saintgits College of Engineering Kottayam, etc. Kerala is home to around 186 Civil Engineering colleges, amongst which 132 are Private and 49 are Government colleges. NIRF Ranking 2023 has ranked 4 Engineering colleges in Kerala amongst them 3 offer Civil Engineering courses. NIT Calicut has secured the #23 rank and is followed by IIT Palakkad and College of Engineering Trivandrum at #69 & #151-200, per the NIRF Ranking. As per India Today ranking 2023, SCMS School of Engineering and Technology is the best Civil Engineering college in Kerala. It is ranked #37 and it offers 12 BE/ Btech courses and 7 ME/ MTech courses and has a total seat intake of 60 for Btech Civil Engineering. Admissions to the top Civil Engineering colleges in Kerala are offered mostly based on KEAM, GATE, JEE Main, etc. entrance exams. Some colleges also offer merit-based admission. CUSAT Kochi, GEC Thrissur, and RSET - Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology are some of the top 10 Engineering colleges in Kerala. The top Civil Engineering colleges of Kerala fees for pursuing different courses range between INR 75,000 - 3,50,000 per year. NIT Calicut, TKM College Of Engineering Kollam, and College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram are some of the top Government Civil Engineering Colleges in Kerala. Larsen & Toubro, Reliance Infrastructure, and TATA Projects are some top recruiters participating in top Civil Engineering colleges in Kerala placements.

Sub Stream
City
Program Type
Type Of College
Entrance/Exam Accepted
Avg Fee Per Year
Course Type
Agency
Affliation
Approval
Course Duration
College Category
Gender Accepted

Found 46 colleges

Sort By
CD RankCollegesCourse FeesPlacementUser ReviewsRanking
#1

National Institute of Technology - [NITC], Calicut

Calicut, Kerala |AICTE, UGC Approved
CD Score: 1258/2000
3,28,500ME/M.Tech- 1st Year FeesCompare Fees
Placement Score: 238/1000
4 / 5 Based on 559 User
Reviews
Best in Academics
#24th/500 in India 2025
agency logoagency logoagency logo+ 4 More
#2
CD Score: 1054/2000
38,940ME/M.Tech- 1st Year FeesCompare Fees 4.3 / 5 Based on 74 User
Reviews
Best in Academics
#49th/500 in India 2025
agency logoagency logoMore
#3

Cochin University of Science and Technology - [CUSAT], Kochi

Kochi, Kerala |AICTE, UGC Approved
CD Score: 847/2000
NAAC A+
73,905ME/M.Tech- 1st Year FeesCompare Fees 3.7 / 5 Based on 936 User
Reviews
Best in Academics
#117th/500 in India 2025
agency logoagency logoagency logo+ 5 More
#4

College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |AICTE, NBA Approved
CD Score: 791/2000
28,212ME/M.Tech- total fees 4.2 / 5 Based on 248 User
Reviews
Best in Social Life
#148th/500 in India 2025
agency logoagency logoagency logo+ 2 More
CD RankCollegesCourse FeesPlacementUser ReviewsRanking
#5

Government Engineering College - [GECT], Thrissur

Thrissur, Kerala |AICTE, NBA Approved
CD Score: 751/2000
10,970ME/M.Tech- 1st Year FeesCompare Fees 4.2 / 5 Based on 160 User
Reviews
Best in Social Life
#175th/500 in India 2025
agency logoagency logoagency logoMore
#6

TKM College of Engineering - [TKMCE], Kollam

Kollam, Kerala |AICTE, NBA Approved
CD Score: 695/2000
NAAC A
16,290ME/M.Tech- 1st Year FeesCompare Fees 4.1 / 5 Based on 251 User
Reviews
Best in Academics
#221th/500 in India 2025
agency logoagency logoagency logo+ 3 More
#7
CD Score: 679/2000
21,950ME/M.Tech- 1st Year FeesCompare Fees 4.1 / 5 Based on 177 User
Reviews
Best in Infrastructure
#236th/500 in India 2025
#8
CD Score: 663/2000
22,000ME/M.Tech- 1st Year Fees 4 / 5 Based on 92 User
Reviews
Best in Academics
#253th/500 in India 2025
agency logoagency logoMore
CD RankCollegesCourse FeesPlacementUser ReviewsRanking
#9

Government College of Engineering - [GCE], Kannur

Kannur, Kerala |AICTE Approved
CD Score: 566/2000
21,190ME/M.Tech- 1st Year FeesCompare Fees 4.1 / 5 Based on 64 User
Reviews
Best in Infrastructure
#379th/500 in India 2025
agency logoagency logoMore
#10

NSS College of Engineering - [NSSCE], Palakkad

Palakkad, Kerala |AICTE, NBA Approved
28,110ME/M.Tech- 1st Year Fees-- 4.1 / 5 Based on 98 User
Reviews
Best in Faculty
#419th/500 in India 2025
#11
NAAC A+
49,595ME/M.Tech- 1st Year FeesCompare Fees 4 / 5 Based on 128 User
Reviews
Best in Infrastructure
#122th/173 in India 2022
agency logoagency logoagency logoMore
#12

Government Engineering College - [GECK], Kozhikode

Kozhikode, Kerala |AICTE Approved
26,460ME/M.Tech- total fees 3.9 / 5 Based on 72 User
Reviews
Best in Social Life
--
CD RankCollegesCourse FeesPlacementUser ReviewsRanking
#13
NAAC A
28,100ME/M.Tech- 1st Year Fees-- 3.8 / 5 Based on 72 User
Reviews
Best in Infrastructure
#245th/275 in India 2024
#14

Saintgits College of Engineering, Kottayam

Kottayam, Kerala |AICTE, NBA Approved
3,00,000ME/M.Tech- total fees-- 4 / 5 Based on 72 User
Reviews
Best in Infrastructure
#181th/275 in India 2024
agency logoagency logoMore
#15
NAAC A
43,730ME/M.Tech- 1st Year Fees-- 3.8 / 5 Based on 111 User
Reviews
Best in Infrastructure
--
#16

MES College of Engineering - [MESCE] Kuttippuram, Malappuram

Malappuram, Kerala |AICTE, NBA Approved
--ME/M.Tech-- 3.9 / 5 Based on 89 User
Reviews
Best in Infrastructure
#120th/173 in India 2024
agency logoagency logoMore
CD RankCollegesCourse FeesPlacementUser ReviewsRanking
#17

Toc H Institute of Science and Technology - [TIST], Ernakulam

Ernakulam, Kerala |AICTE, NBA Approved
60,000ME/M.Tech- 1st Year Fees-- 4.1 / 5 Based on 132 User
Reviews
Best in Faculty
--
#18
NAAC B+
80,000ME/M.Tech- 1st Year Fees-- 3.9 / 5 Based on 87 User
Reviews
--
#19
1,26,831ME/M.Tech- 1st Year Fees-- 4 / 5 Based on 66 User
Reviews
Best in Academics
--
#20

Marian Engineering College - [MEC], Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |AICTE Approved
1,01,650ME/M.Tech- 1st Year Fees-- 3.9 / 5 Based on 61 User
Reviews
Best in Infrastructure
--
CD RankCollegesCourse FeesPlacementUser ReviewsRanking
#21

Vimal Jyothi Engineering College - [VJEC], Kannur

Kannur, Kerala |AICTE Approved
NAAC B+
91,000ME/M.Tech- 1st Year Fees 3.7 / 5 Based on 96 User
Reviews
Best in Infrastructure
--
#22
NAAC B++
1,20,000ME/M.Tech- total fees 3.8 / 5 Based on 50 User
Reviews
Best in Infrastructure
--
#23
80,700ME/M.Tech- 1st Year Fees-- 3.2 / 5 Based on 39 User
Reviews
Best in Academics
--
#24

AWH Engineering College, Calicut

Calicut, Kerala |AICTE Approved
80,000ME/M.Tech- 1st Year Fees 3.6 / 5 Based on 29 User
Reviews
Best in Social Life
#277th/284 in India 2024
CD RankCollegesCourse FeesPlacementUser ReviewsRanking
#25
80,000ME/M.Tech- 1st Year Fees-- 4 / 5 Based on 39 User
Reviews
Best in Infrastructure
--
#26

IES College of Engineering - [IESCE], Thrissur

Thrissur, Kerala |AICTE Approved
NAAC B+
70,000ME/M.Tech- 1st Year Fees-- 3 / 5 Based on 24 User
Reviews
Best in Infrastructure
--
#27

Universal Engineering College - [UEC], Thrissur

Thrissur, Kerala |AICTE Approved
1,80,000ME/M.Tech- total fees 3.7 / 5 Based on 18 User
Reviews
--
#28

Mangalam College of Engineering Ettumanoor - [MLM], Kottayam

Kottayam, Kerala |AICTE, NBA Approved
NAAC A
6,00,000ME/M.Tech- total fees-- 3.5 / 5 Based on 48 User
Reviews
Best in Infrastructure
--
CD RankCollegesCourse FeesPlacementUser ReviewsRanking
#29

Thejus Engineering College, Thrissur

Thrissur, Kerala |AICTE Approved
1,80,000ME/M.Tech- total fees-- 4.2 / 5 Based on 30 User
Reviews
Best in Faculty
--
#30
80,000ME/M.Tech- total fees-- 3.3 / 5 Based on 12 User
Reviews
Best in Academics
--