India Today magazine and Nielsen Company conducted a survey to rank the top engineering colleges in India. Here is the list of top engineering colleges in India.
| Name of Institute | Rank in 2011 | Rank in 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur | 1 | 1 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi | 2 | 2 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur | 3 | 4 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Madras | 4 | 3 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee | 5 | 6 |
| Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences, Pilani | 6 | 7 |
| Delhi Technical University (Formerly DCE) Delhi | 7 | 13 |
| National Institute of Technology, Surathkal | 8 | 10 |
| Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | 9 | 11 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati | 10 | 9 |