IIT colleges -Indian Institute of technology are the colleges that offer the highest quality engineering education in India. Joining an IIT college is a dream for every class 12 student who wants to settle as an engineer. In India, IIT JEE is one of the most competitive exams. In our country, lakhs of students aspire to join IIT colleges every year. Many students attempt the IIT JEE very seriously just to get into the IIT colleges. Though lakhs of students attempt the JEE exam, only a few thousands of students get into the IIT colleges. The percentage of students who get into IIT colleges is far less when compared to the percentage of students who attempt. In India, there are 23 IIT colleges. Every college is unique and offers specialized education in some streams. So, this article summarises for you the list of IIT colleges in India and which college you can opt for.
Best IIT colleges in India:
As discussed above IIT colleges are definitely the most prestigious and reputed colleges But some IIT colleges stand out uniquely among them. Recently Ministry of human development(MHRD) released National Indian ranking framework(NIRF) rankings to IIT colleges based on the parameters
- Teaching, learning, and resources(TLR)
- Research and professional practices(RPC)
- Graduation outcomes(GO)
- outreach and inclusivity(OI)
- Perception.
Below is the list of the top 10 IIT colleges and their overall scores according to NIRF rankings
- IIT Madras: IIT- M college is located in Chennai city of Tamilnadu state. The college ranked as 1st top college among the IIT colleges. Its overall score is 89.41.
| TLR (100) | RPC (100) | GO (100) | OI (100) | PERCEPTION (100) |
| 88.26 | 94.02 | 81.81 | 86.11 | 98 |
- IIT Bombay: IIT -B is one of the most reputed colleges on the list of IIT. It is in Bombay in Maharastra. Its overall score is 87.66.
| TLR (100) | RPC (100) | GO (100) | OI (100) | PERCEPTION (100) |
| 85.93 | 94.14 | 84.97 | 74.84 | 99 |
- IIT Kharagpur: This IIT college is in Kharagpur in the state of West Bengal. It ranked 3 among the IIT colleges in 2021. Its overall score is 83.91.
| TLR (100) | RPC (100) | GO (100) | OI (100) | PERCEPTION (100) |
| 76.23 | 92.68 | 83.95 | 78.05 | 97 |
- IIT Delhi: Being located in the capital city of India, the college has amazing perks. This college has ranked 4th in 2021. The overall score of the college is 82.02.
| TLR (100) | RPC (100) | GO (100) | OI (100) | PERCEPTION (100) |
| 80.27 | 91.62 | 74.72 | 66.17 | 98 |
- IIT Kanpur: IIT Kanpur is located in Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. It ranked as 5th top IIT college. The overall score of IIT Kanpur is 81.07.
| TLR (100) | RPC (100) | GO (100) | OI (100) | PERCEPTION (100) |
| 66.08 | 93.52 | 85.62 | 70.59 | 98 |
- IIT Roorkee:It is in Roorkee in Uttarpradesh. IIT Roorkee is ranked 6th among the IIT colleges. Its overall score is 78.68.
| TLR (100) | RPC (100) | GO (100) | OI (100) | PERCEPTION (100) |
| 67.83 | 83.50 | 81.61 | 76.59 | 96 |
- IIT Hyderabad: It is located in Hyderabad city of Telangana state. This college is ranked 7 among the IIT colleges. Its overall score is 77.22.
| TLR (100) | RPC (100) | GO (100) | OI (100) | PERCEPTION (100) |
| 76.76 | 76.83 | 80.89 | 63.76 | 95 |
- IIT Gandhi Nagar: It is located in Ahmedabad in Gujarat. It is ranked 8th. Its overall score is 75.20
| TLR (100) | RPC (100) | GO (100) | OI (100) | PERCEPTION (100) |
| 80.36 | 72.09 | 64.91 | 71.94 | 96 |
- IIT Ropar, Rupnagar: It is in Rupnagar in the state of Punjab. It is ranked 9th. Its overall score is 74.88.
| TLR (100) | RPC (100) | GO (100) | OI (100) | PERCEPTION (100) |
| 89.96 | 73.56 | 86.42 | 60.67 | 38 |
- IIT Patna: It is in the city of Patna in the state of Bihar. It is ranked 10. Its overall score is 74.68.
| TLR (100) | RPC (100) | GO (100) | OI (100) | PERCEPTION (100) |
| 89.96 | 73.56 | 86.42 | 60.67 | 38 |
The above is just the list of the top 10 IIT colleges. However, it doesn’t mean that the other IIT colleges are not good enough. Since it is about IIT college, All the IIT colleges will be in the top 25 or 50.
Which IIT college should I aim for?
Until now you got to know the top 10 IIT colleges among the 23 IIT colleges that are present in India. Here comes the next important question of every student, which college should I choose among them. Well to answer that, the IIT college that a student gets will depend completely on factors like JEE rank, engineering stream.
- JEE rank: Your JEE rank is the central thing that decides which IIT college you would get into. For instance, if you want to get into IIT madras which has 250 vacant seats. Then you want to be on the list of the top 250 students who apply along with you. So, if you desire to join the top 10 colleges, all you need to focus on is your IIT JEE exam. If you have a good rank, then it is easy for you to land up in the best IIT colleges in India.
- Engineering stream: In engineering, there are around 200 streams. What stream you are going to choose also decides which IIT college you can join. Also, remember, the stream that you take today will be the deciding factor for many things like
- What kind of job do you do
- In which MNC, you can join
- Your salary package etc.
Conclusion: Getting into IIT college is not a cakewalk. At the outset, you need to prepare for the most competitive exam with the utmost dedication. So that you could get into any college you like to join easily. Once you get into these colleges, your career will turn completely.
