Top Engineering Colleges in Maharashtra 2023

Maharashtra is the third largest state in India. It has around 24 Universities that are playing a major role in imparting education to society. Mumbai University is the largest university in the world in terms of the number of graduates. There are many much-renowned government and private engineering colleges in Maharashtra. In this article, we will discuss the Top Engineering Colleges in Maharashtra.

 

1. Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Bombay

 

 

IIT Bombay was founded in 1958 and is a renowned institute of national importance. It was set up with the help of UNESCO and the major funding was from the Soviet Union. It has a huge campus of about 550 acres. It offers various degrees across 14 disciplines in the field of engineering, management, sciences, and humanities.

Mode Of Admission

For undergraduate programs, there are admissions on the basis of JEE-Advanced. For postgraduate courses, students need to appear for GATE – Graduate Aptitude Test Engineering

 

Engineering Branches Offered

 

Top Recruiters – 3M, Accenture, Adobe, Amazon.com, Barclays Bank, Cadbury,
Citigroup, Eaton Ltd, Infosys, ITC, John Deere, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, MU Sigma, Nvidia Corporation, ONGC, Oracle Financial, Qualcomm, TATA, TCS.

 

 

2. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur

 

 

Commonly known as VNIT, it is a public engineering and research institution located in Nagpur. It was founded in the year 1960 by the Government of India. It was later named in the honor of engineer, planner and statesman, Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. It is spread across 225 acres of land. It has various academic departments with 30 specialized labs and research centers. The B.Tech degree is offered in eight different fields of engineering.

Mode of Admission – Admission to B Tech courses is through JEE Main ranks. M.Tech Admission is through CCMT (Centralized Counselling for M. Tech.) only.

Engineering Branches offered-

 

Top recruiters- Wipro, HCL, IBM, ICICI Bank, Cognizant, HDFC Bank.

 

3. Institute of Chemical Technology, (ICT) Mumbai

 

Institute of Chemical Technology was founded in the year 1933. It was granted deemed status in the year 2008. The college is located on 16 acres of campus. It offers exclusively degrees in Chemical Engineering defying the belief that only students with Computer Science or Electronics degrees can excel in their field. The fee structure is Rs.2.77 lacs for the entire course. The students are placed in PSUs like ONGC & BPCL. The average package offered is Rs.10 Lacs per year. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance is the alumni of this college.

Mode of Admission

The admission to BTech is on the basis of MHT-CET or JEE Mains. For MTech, a valid GATE score is required.

Engineering Branches Offered

BTech/MTech

1. Chemical
2. Food
3. Dyestuff Technology
4. Fibre and Textile Processing
5. Polymer Engineering and Technology
6. Surface Coating Technology
7. Oils, Oleochemicals, and Surfactants Technology
8. Pharmaceuticals Chemistry and Technology

Top Recruiters: L & T ECC, Reliance Industry, Fidelity Investment, Deloitte, JP Morgan, Aditya Birla Group.

 

4. College of Engineering, Pune

 

 

COEP is an autonomous college that is run by the Maharashtra government. It was founded in the year 1854 and is one of the oldest engineering colleges in Asia after IIT Roorkee. It is also amongst the best 20 colleges in India. The institute offers 9 undergraduate courses, 24 graduate courses, and 4 PG Diploma courses in Management, Engineering, and Technology. For B.Tech aspirants, MHT-CET is a must for admission and students willing to take admission in M.Tech should clear GATE. The NIRF ranking in 2019 was 49.

CEOP Mode of Admission

Admissions to the first year of all the UG programs shall be made through the Maharashtra Combined Entrance Test (MHCET) conducted by the Government.

The Institute shall also admit to the first year of the programs, a limited number of students of Non-Resident Indian (NRI),
Persons of Indian Origin (PIO)

Engineering branches offered

 

Top Recruiters: Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Hero Motocorp, 3D PLM, Maruti Suzuki, Morgan Stanley, Microsoft, Arcesium, Bajaj Autos, Mastercard, etc.

 

5. Defense Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune

 

 

Commonly known as DIAT, this institute comes under the Department of Defense, Research, and Development, Ministry of Defense, Government of India. It was founded by Dr. Patrick Blackett and Dr. D S Kothari in 1952. It is spread across a beautiful lush green campus of 496 acres.Defense Institute of Advanced Technology is engaged in imparting technical education, in niche areas at PG (M.Tech) & Ph. D levels over the last 60 years, in its various forms & capacities.

DIAT in association with Cranfield University (CU) proposes to commence a Double Degree (DD) program from the academic year 2020-21. Under this program, the admitted candidates will receive two degrees concurrently, i.e., M.Tech degree from DIAT and an M.Sc degree from CU in respective disciplines.

Mode of Admission – Candidates seeking admission to M Tech need to qualify GATE Exam. Sponsored candidates need not qualify for GATE Exam. There is no upper age limit for sponsored candidates seeking admission to DIAT.

Engineering Branches offered-

M Tech

1. Aerospace Engineering
2. Computer Engineering
3. Electronics Engineering
4. Mechanical Engineering
5. Materials Engineering
6. Applied Chemistry
7. Applied Mathematics
8. Applied Physics

 

Top Recruiters: Bharat Dynamics, DRDO, Whirlpool, Whirlpool India Limited, TATA Power, Solar Semiconductors.

 

6. National Institute of Industrial Engineering, (NITIE) Mumbai

 

 

It was formerly known as National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering and hence, called NITIE. It was established by the Government of India with the help of the United Nations Development Programme in the year 1963. It offers postgraduate diplomas in various fields of management and industrial engineering. It also offers doctoral-level fellowship programs.

Mode of Admission – Admission is done through GATE scores.

Post Graduate Diploma specializations offered-
Industrial Engineering
Industrial Safety and Environmental Management

Top Recruiters: Britannia, Del Monte, Colgate Palmolive, Dabur, Johnson & Johnson, ITC, Tasty Bites, Marico, HCCB, GCPL, Pidilite.

 

7. Symbiosis International University, Pune

 

 

Symbiosis Institute of Technology was established in the year 2008 and is amongst the best colleges in the West Zone. The college offers B.Tech, M.Tech, and Ph.D. courses. The institute has international collaborations with various Universities and Institutes in Germany, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, etc. It has a placement record of 85% with top recruiters like 3DPLM, TCS, Dell, Microsoft, Amdocs, Rakuten, Nvidia, Cummins, HDFC Bank, Amazon, etc.

Mode of Admission – Admission to SIT can be gained through an Entrance test conducted by the institute. Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET) is a common written test for the admission processes of undergraduate Institutes. Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP Test) is the gateway for Post Graduate Programmes admissions.

 

 

Top recruiters: 3D PLM, TCS, Dell, Microsoft, Amdocs, Rakuten, Nvidia, Cummins, HDFC Bank, Amazon.

 

8. Army Institute of Technology, (AIT) Pune

 

Army Institute of Technology or AIT was founded in the year 1995 and it functions under the Army Welfare Education System. It is affiliated to Savitribai Phule University. This college allows admission to the wards of army personnel only and admission is through the JEE MAINS exam for B.E. and GATE for M.E. AIT offers undergraduate and graduate courses. It has a record of 90% placement.

Army Institute of Technology Mode of Admission
This college allows admission to the wards of army personnel only (who have completed a minimum of 10 years of service in the Army) and admission is through the JEE MAIN exam for B.E. and GATE for M.E. Candidates are required to apply to AIT in addition to appearing in the qualifying exams.

Engineering branches offered

BE / ME

1. Applied Science and General Engineering
2. Electronics and Telecommunication
3. Information Technology
4. Mechanical Engineering
5. Computer Engineering

Top recruiters: Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, Infosys, Barclays, TCS, HSBC.

 

9. Bharati Vidyapeeth University College of Engineering, (BVUCOE) Pune

 

Bharati Vidyapeeth is a deemed University established by Dr. Patangarao Kadam in the year 1983. There are four campuses in Pune. The University offers 13 undergraduates and 7 graduate courses. The NIRF ranking in 2019 was 83. The placement is very high.

Bharati Vidyapeeth Mode of Admission

The admission to 1st year is through counseling based on the score of BVP CET conducted by the University.

Engineering Branches Offered

Top Recruiters: IBM, Godrej, Vodafone, Nitor, Schneider, Bosch, Volkswagen, Tech Mahindra, Capgemini, etc.

 

10. Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, (VJTI) Mumbai

 

VJTI was founded in the year 1887 and is one of the oldest engineering colleges in Asia. It was formerly known as Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute but was later renamed in the year 1997. The college trains students and offers certificate, diploma, graduate, postgraduate, and doctoral level qualifications in engineering and technology.

Mode of Admission – The admission for an undergraduate course is on the basis of MHT-CET and that of postgraduate course is through GATE.

Engineering Branches offered-

 

Top Recruiters: Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Infosys, Google, Wipro, Blue Star, L & T, TCS, TATA.

 

11. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, (NMIMS) Mumbai

 

 

NMIMS was inaugurated in the year 1981 by Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal with the help of Narsee Monjee Educational Trust. It is a multi-disciplinary, multi-campus University. It has other colleges in Navi Mumbai, Indore, Shirpur, Dhule, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. It offers degrees in Technology Management and Engineering, and Business Management.

Mode of Admission –
Admission to NMIMS can be sought by getting a rank in the Entrance exam NPAT conducted by the institute.

Engineering Branches offered-

 

Top Recruiters: Axis My India, Accenture, Alkem, Amdocs, Raymond, Bacardi, Whirlpool, Reliance Industries, Agro Tech Foods, Birla Sun Life Insurance.

 

12. GH Raisoni College of Engineering, (GHRCE) Nagpur

 

 

It is an autonomous engineering college established in the year 1996. The college is run by Ankush Shikshan Sanstha and is presided over by Mr. Sunil Raisoni. It offers 7 undergraduate, 12 postgraduate and 7 doctoral programs. The admission is on the basis of MHT-CET or JEE Mains rankings. It is the youngest institute to qualify for and to implement TEQIP-I and TEQIP-II.

Mode of Admission – Admission to B Tech can be secured through JEE Main or MH CET rank. A candidate needs to clear GATE to get admission to M Tech course.

Engineering Branches offered-

 

Top Recruiters: Amazon, Swiggy, TCS, Syntel, Infosys, Indiamart, Tech Mahindra, JUSPAY, BYJUS, Capgemini, KPIT, Bibox, Cognizant.

 

13. Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, Shegaon

 

 

SSGMCE was founded in the year 1983 and is run by Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj Temple Trust. It is affiliated to Amravati University. It is spread across 82 acres of campus. The institute offers 5 undergraduate engineering courses and 5 postgraduate courses. It has collaboration with De Montfort University, Leicester, UK for academic and research programs.

Mode of Admission – Admission to BE is through counseling based on the rank obtained in Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MHTCET).

Remaining seats will be filled on the basis of rank obtained in JEE-Mains.
Admission to ME is through counseling based on the score obtained in GATE.
Remaining 20% seats will be filled by the Institute based on the marks obtained in graduation.

 

Top recruiters: Oasis, Oracle, Hindustan Unilever Ltd., Scientech Ltd., etc.

 

14. Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli

 

Walchand College of Engineering was established in the year 1947 by Late Dhondumama Sathe. It is spread across 90 acres of campus. It began with an undergraduate course in the field of Civil Engineering but now offers a B.Tech degree in other 5 fields of Engineering. It also offers an M.Tech degree in 9 branches of engineering.

Mode of Admission – Students who wish to get admission can apply directly to the college by filling the admission form available on the official website.

Engineering Branches offered-

B Tech / M Tech

1. Civil Engineering
2. Mechanical Engineering
3. Electrical Engineering
4. Electronics Engineering
5. Computer Science & Engineering
6. Information Technology

 

Top Recruiters: L&T, Accenture, Atlas Copco, Mahindra & Mahindra, Nvidia, Symantec, Seagate, Eaton, Amazon, Google.

 

15. Government College of Engineering, Karad

 

GCEK was established in the year 1960 and is affiliated to Shivaji University, Kolhapur. It has produced about 7200 engineers and more than 300 computer professionals through the Master of Computer Application course. It offers B.Tech and M.Tech degrees.

Mode of Admission – Admission to B Tech is through counseling based on the rank obtained in Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MHTCET).
Admission to M Tech is through counseling based on the score obtained in GATE.

Engineering Branches offered-

B Tech / M Tech

1. Civil Engineering
2. Mechanical Engineering
3. Electrical Engineering
4. Information Technology
5. E & TC Engineering

 

Top Recruiters: Cognizant, Wipro, Prescient Technology, Infosys, Persistent, Zansar.

 

There are many engineering colleges in Maharashtra. Some other top engineering colleges which also provide quality education in Maharashtra are:

• MCT’s Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Mumbai
• Sinhgad College of Engineering, Pune
• Sandip University, Nashik
• Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nanded
• Dwarkadas J. Sanghavi College of Engineering, Mumbai
• Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune
• Fr. C Rodrigues Institute of Technology, Navi Mumbai
• Shivaji University, Kolhapur
• Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur
• P.E.S. Modern College of Engineering, Pune
• Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Pune
• Aditya Engineering College, Beed

 

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