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

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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.

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#1

National Institute of Technology - [NITC], Calicut

Calicut, Kerala |AICTE, UGC Approved
CD Score: 1258/2000
1,03,500M.Phil/Ph.D in Engineering- 1st Year FeesCompare Fees
Placement Score: 238/1000
4 / 5 Based on 559 User
Reviews
Best in Academics
#24th/500 in India 2025
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#2
CD Score: 1054/2000
34,590M.Phil/Ph.D in Engineering- 1st Year FeesCompare Fees 4.3 / 5 Based on 74 User
Reviews
Best in Academics
#49th/500 in India 2025
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#3

College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |AICTE, NBA Approved
CD Score: 791/2000
--M.Phil/Ph.D in Engineering 4.2 / 5 Based on 247 User
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#148th/500 in India 2025
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#4

Government Engineering College - [GECT], Thrissur

Thrissur, Kerala |AICTE, NBA Approved
CD Score: 751/2000
35,930M.Phil/Ph.D in Engineering- 1st Year FeesCompare Fees 4.2 / 5 Based on 160 User
Reviews
Best in Social Life
#175th/500 in India 2025
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#5

TKM College of Engineering - [TKMCE], Kollam

Kollam, Kerala |AICTE, NBA Approved
CD Score: 695/2000
NAAC A
14,190M.Phil/Ph.D in Engineering- 1st Year FeesCompare Fees 4.1 / 5 Based on 251 User
Reviews
Best in Academics
#221th/500 in India 2025
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#6
CD Score: 679/2000
--M.Phil/Ph.D in Engineering 4.1 / 5 Based on 177 User
Reviews
Best in Infrastructure
#236th/500 in India 2025
#7

Government College of Engineering - [GCE], Kannur

Kannur, Kerala |AICTE Approved
CD Score: 566/2000
--M.Phil/Ph.D in Engineering 4.1 / 5 Based on 64 User
Reviews
Best in Infrastructure
#379th/500 in India 2025
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#8
NAAC A+
--M.Phil/Ph.D in Engineering 4 / 5 Based on 128 User
Reviews
Best in Infrastructure
#122th/173 in India 2022
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#9
NAAC A
--M.Phil/Ph.D in Engineering-- 3.8 / 5 Based on 72 User
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Best in Infrastructure
#245th/275 in India 2024
#10
NAAC A
--M.Phil/Ph.D in Engineering-- 3.8 / 5 Based on 111 User
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Best in Infrastructure
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#11

Vimal Jyothi Engineering College - [VJEC], Kannur

Kannur, Kerala |AICTE Approved
NAAC B+
--M.Phil/Ph.D in Engineering 3.7 / 5 Based on 96 User
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Best in Infrastructure
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#12
--M.Phil/Ph.D in Engineering-- 3.7 / 5 Based on 24 User
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Best in Infrastructure
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#13

Kerala University - [KU], Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |UGC Approved
NAAC A++
32,270M.Phil/Ph.D in Engineering- total feesCompare Fees-- 3.8 / 5 Based on 2069 User
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