Top 20 IIT-JEE colleges in India

Top 20 IIT-JEE colleges in India

The search for the reputed & best IIT colleges starts as soon as students complete their schooling. There are various different IIT-JEE colleges in India and the student often gets confused while choosing the right one. Therefore, here we have summarized the list to top 20 best engineering colleges in India with in-depth acknowledgment of their Exam Eligibility criteria, Exam Pattern, Admission Procedures, best coaching centres and more. This will certainly help you to choose the best college.

The top 20 ITT colleges in India:

1.  IIT Bombay:  IIT Bombay was the second Indian Institutes of Technology to be established in 1958 with assistance from UNESCO and with funds contributed by the Soviet Union. UNESCO agreed to provide equipment and technical experts mainly from the Soviet Union, while the Government of India accepted the responsibility for all other expenses including the cost of the building project and recurring expenses. Planning for the Institute at Mumbai began in 1957 and the first batch of 100 students was admitted in 1958.

2.  IIT Kharagpur:    The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur is established by the government of India in 1951. It was the first of the IITs to be established, and is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. As part of Nehru's dream for a free self-sufficient India, the institute was established to train scientists and engineers after India attained independence in 1947.

3.  IIT Delhi:  The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi was established in 1961, with a vision to contribute to India and the world through excellence in scientific and technical education and research, to serve as a valuable resource for industry and society and to remain a source of pride for all Indians was formally inaugurated August 1961 by Prof. Humayun Kabir, Minister of Scientific Research & Cultural Affairs.

4.  IIT Madras:  Indian Institute of Technology Madras is a public engineering institute located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu as one of the Indian Institutes of Technology.  It was founded in 1959 with technical and financial assistance from the former government of West Germany.  It was the third IIT that was established by the Government of India.  IIT Madras has been ranked the top engineering institute in India for 3 years in a row (2016-2018) by the National Institutional Ranking Framework of the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

5.  IIT Kanpur: IIT Kanpur is a public engineering institution located in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. It was declared to be an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India under the Institutes of Technology Act, established in 1959.  The institute was started in December 1959 in a room in the canteen building of the Harcourt Butler Technological Institute at Agricultural Gardens in Kanpur.  In 1963, the institute moved to its present location, on the Grand Trunk Road near the locality of Kalyanpur in Kanpur district. The Institute has set up an office in New York with alumnus, Sanjiv Khosla designated as the overseas brand ambassador of the institute.

6. IIT Roorkee: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, formerly University of Roorkee and Thomason College of Civil Engineering, is a public engineering university located in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India. Established in 1847 in British India by the then lieutenant governor, Sir James Thomason, it was given university status in 1949 and was converted into an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in 2001, thus becoming the seventh IIT to be declared.

7.  IIT Indore:  Indian Institute of Technology Indore is located in Madhya Pradesh, is one of the Institutes of Technology established by the Government of India in 2009.It is one of the eight new Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India under The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011 which declares eight new IITs as well as the conversion of Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University to IIT.

8.  IIT Guwahati:  Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is established by the Government of India, located in Guwahati, in the state of Assam in India. It is the sixth Indian Institute of Technology established in India. IIT Guwahati is officially recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the government of India.  The history of IIT Guwahati traces its roots to the 1985 Assam Accord signed between the All Assam Students Union and the Government of India, which mentions the general improvement in education facilities in Assam and specifically the setting up of an IIT.

9.  IIT Ropar: The Indian Institute of Technology Ropar is an engineering and technology higher education institute located in Rupnagar, Punjab, India. It is one of the eight newer Indian Institutes of Technology established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. 

10.  IIT Dhanbad:  The Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad is a public engineering and research institution located in Dhanbad Jharkhand, India. IT was formerly known as Indian School of Mines and was a Deemed University before it was converted into an Indian Institute of Technology and an Institute of National Importance.

11.  IIT Hyderabad:  The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad is located in Sangareddy district, Telangana, India. IITis known for its academic strength, research, publications and proximity to IT and industrial hubs. IIT Hyderabad is in active collaboration with Japan in terms of joint research projects, exchange of faculty and students, and in future some infrastructure development on the main campus. It is mentored by one of the top premier institute IIT Madras. Many research papers of the institute were published in national and international journals.

12.  IIT Mandi: Indian Institute of Technology Mandi is located in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The laying of the foundation stone at Kamand, the site for the permanent campus of IIT Mandi, took place on 24 February 2009.IIT Mandi was registered as a society in Uttarakhand on 20 June 2009. Admission of the first batch of students took place in July 2009, and classes started in IIT Roorkee, the mentoring IIT, on 27 July 2009.

13.  IIT Varansi:  Indian Institute of Technology Varanasi is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1919 as the Banaras Engineering College, it became the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University in 1968. It was designated an Indian Institute of Technology in 2012.They organize various conferences and workshops at the campus to provide opportunity to students to interact with internationally renowned faculty and researchers.

14.  IIT Patna:   The Indian Institute of Technology Patna is an autonomous institute of education and research in science, engineering and technology located in Patna, India.  It is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. 

15.  IIT Bhubaneswar:  Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar is located at Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. It started functioning from the campus of IIT Kharagpur on 23 July 2008 and shifted its operation to the city of Bhubaneswar on 22 July 2009.  They even collaborate with famous international universities for exchange and research students like the University of Massachusetts, University of North Texas.

16.  IIT Gandhinagar:   Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar is located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.  The institute began operating in a temporary campus at Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Chandkheda, mentored by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. The first batch of students was admitted to three programme: Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering. The permanent campus of IIT Gandhinagar is on the banks of the Sabarmati River in Palaj village.

17.  IIT Jodhpur:  IIT Jodhpur was first announced by the Central Government in July 2007, although the formal announcement was made in 2008, with IIT Kanpur mentoring IIT Jodhpur.  In July 2008, the first academic session of IIT Jodhpur began at the IIT Kanpur campus, with 109 undergraduate students in Computer Science Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering. The institute was sanctioned as an IIT for Rajasthan, and not for Jodhpur in specific. It was after considering various cities, including Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota.

18.  IIT Palakkad:  The campus was inaugurated on 3 August 2015 at the temporary campus site located inside the Ahalia Integrated Campus, Palakkad.  The Director of IIT Madras, Dr. Bhaskar Ramamurthi was made Mentor Director until the Professor-in-charge of IIT Palakkad, P B Sunil Kumar was appointed as Director by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee.  IIT Madras has deputed a batch of experienced professors including the ones recently retired, former deans and heads of various departments to the new campus as both permanent and visiting professor.

19.  IIT Tirupati:  It is started functioning from August 5, 2015 in a temporary campus housed at Krishna Theja Educational Institutions in Chadalawada Nagar on the outskirts of the temple city.  For the academic year 2015-2016, it will offer B.Tech courses in 4 core branches namely Civil, Computer Science, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering with 30 seats in each branch.

20.IIT Bhilai: The Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India. It is one of the six new IITs established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development located in Chhattisgarh state. Until the infrastructure and permanent campus is ready, the institute will function temporarily at the campus of Government Engineering College Raipur. IIT Bhilai offers Bachelors of Technology (BTech), Masters of Technology (MTech) and Doctoral programs (PhD) in various departments. The Institute made its modest start with introduction of B.Tech program in August 2016.

Exam eligibility criteria

To get admission in IIT you need to give Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), an all India Common engineering examination. JEE is conducted for admission in various engineering colleges all over the country and is considered as one of the most challenging engineering admission tests internationally. JEE is divided in two sections: JEE-Main and JEE-Advanced. Students who have cleared JEE Mains are only eligible for appearing in JEE Advanced.  Candidates must qualify their 10+2 or equivalent examination from a recognized board.  Candidates must have to take minimum 5 subjects in 12th/equivalent examination.  Candidates appearing for JEE Main 2019 must have passed class 12th with Physics & Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with one of the Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/ Technical Vocational subject.

Exam Format

ü  JEE Main 2018 exam hold two papers

ü  Paper 1 for engineering  aspirants (available in online or offline mode)

ü  Paper 2 for Architecture or Planning aspirants (available only in offline mode)

ü  The other name for online JEE Main exam is the computer based test for JEE Main or JEE Main (CBT).

ü  Offline JEE Main exam is also referred to as pen-and-paper based JEE Main exam.

Exam Pattern of JEE Main Paper 1: 

ü  Question paper will have three sections: Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

ü  The exam will have objective-type multiple-choice questions.

ü  30 questions will be asked in each section. Overall, 90 questions will be asked in the Paper 1 exam.

ü  One mark will be deducted from the total score for each incorrect answer.

ü  Each question will be of 4 marks.

Computer Based Test (CBT) (Online JEE Main exam):

ü  Question paper will have three sections: Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

ü  30 questions will be asked in each section. Overall, 90 questions will be asked in the Paper 1 exam.

ü  The exam will have objective-type multiple-choice questions.

ü  For each question, four choices will be given. Only one will be correct.

ü  Each question will be of 4 marks.

ü  One mark will be deducted from the total score for each incorrect answer.

JEE Main 2018 Paper 2 Exam Pattern

ü  Paper 2 will have objective multiple-choice questions in the first two sections and questions related to drawing aptitude in the third section. Its three parts will be as follows:

ü  Part I for Mathematics.

ü  Part II for Aptitude Test

ü  Part III for Drawing Test.

Here’s the name of the best IIT-JEE Coaching Centers in India who can help you well in the preparation of IIT-JEE Entrance Exam.

1.     Bansal Classes Kota

Bansal Classes is the best Coaching Centre in India for IIT-JEE Preparations. There’s also its branch located in Dehradun which is widely known for Pre-Engineering (IIT-JEE) and Pre-Medical NEET (UG)/AIIMS Entrance Exams preparation that has bench-marked itself as the largest Career Coaching Center in Dehradun Uttarakhand. If you want to get more details about them then visit their website www.bansalclassesddn.in

2.     Allen Kota

ALLEN is known to create ‘never before’ benchmarks. Its past achievements were complemented with remarkable progress when their Classroom Coaching Students bagged the All India First Ranks in both the prestigious examinations of India. For more details, visit www.allen.ac.in

3.     Vibrant Academy

Vibrant Academy Kota has been known as one of the Best coaching institute for IIT-JEE, JEE Main (AIEEE), JEE Advanced in India. They have given remarkable results by providing a top class preparation to the students appearing in those competitive exams. For more details you can visit their website www.vibrantacademy.com

4.     FiitJee South Delhi

In addition to the launch of FIITJEE Junior Colleges in Hyderabad, many like-minded schools across the country joined hands with them in this student centric endeavor to create Ideal School Education platform for students to get admission in IITs. To know more about their courses and coaching in Hyderabad, visit their website www.fiitjeesouthdelhi.co.in

5.     Sri Chaitanya and Narayana Hyderabad

Sri Chaitanya College has come up with some innovative and world-class learning methodologies. Better check their website for the deep acknowledgment of the courses they are providing, fee structure and more. Website- www.srichaitanya.net