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In 1847, India's the first engineering college Thomason College of Civil Engineering (now called IIT Roorkee) was established at Roorkee in present-day Uttarakhand state for the training of Civil Engineers. It was followed by College of Engineering, Pune's precursor, The Poona Engineering Class and Mechanical School in July 1854. [5]
The 2019 NIRF ranking was released on 8 April 2019 in 9 categories: Overall, Universities, Engineering, Colleges, Management, Pharmacy, Medical, Architecture, and Law. [7] For the 2020 rankings, around 3,800 institutions participated in the process, a 20% increase over 2019. [8] The 2020 ranked lists were released by MHRD on 11 June 2020.
According to Outlook India 's Top Engineering Colleges of 2017, the top four engineering colleges within India were IITs. [83] In 2019 QS World University Ranking , IIT Bombay ranked highest at 162, followed by IIT Delhi (172), IIT Madras (264), IIT Kanpur (283), IIT Kharagpur (295), IIT Roorkee (381) and IIT Guwahati (472). [ 84 ]
Engineering colleges in India by state or union territory (31 C) Alumni by engineering and technology school in India (5 C) Lists of engineering colleges in India (1 C, 8 P)
Deemed university, or deemed-to-be-university, is an accreditation granted to higher educational institutions in India by the Department of Higher Education. [1] As of 14 November 2023 [update] , the UGC lists 124 institutes which were granted the deemed to be university status. [ 2 ]
National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are a group of engineering, science, technology and management institutes with special funding and administration. They were established as "Regional Engineering Colleges" and upgraded in 2003 to national status and central funding.
Public universities are supported by the Government of India and the state governments, while private universities are mostly supported by various bodies and societies. Universities in India are recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which draws its power from the University Grants Commission Act, 1956. [1]
National Law School of India University, ranked one in India, is called by a few as the 'Harvard of the East'. [1] [2] Christ UniversityBangalore University, established in 1886, provides affiliation to over 500 colleges, with a total student enrolment exceeding 300,000.