Collegechalo attempts to highlight some of the best BTech colleges in India as a part of this story.

BTech colleges in India

The ultimate objective is to help students in taking better decisions when it comes to choosing the colleges for their study.

There is no citizen of this country who is not familiar with the name BTech. The same engineering degree is also called as BE in certain parts of the country.

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There are about 5000 BTech colleges in India currently.

The maxiumum number of BTech colleges in India are said to be located in Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh.

The split of BTech colleges in India in the above mentioned states is Andhra Pradesh (452), Tamil Nadu (880), Delhi (53), Karnataka (390), Madhya Pradesh (220), Telangana (220), Uttar Pradesh (340).

BTech colleges in India offer over 24,800 engineering courses.

The type of engineering colleges
The BTech colleges in India are classified into private colleges, government institutes or Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs), self-financing colleges, private deemed universities.

Authority
The approval authority for BTech colleges in India are All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

This organisation accepts applications for starting fresh engineering colleges and also for renewals of permission to run the existing BTech colleges in India.

The government institutions
Among the government BTech colleges in India, there are 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), 31 National Institute of Technologies (NIT) and 25 Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT).

The admission process
The BTech colleges in India have different types of admission process for intake of students.

IITs admit students into them based on the performance of JEE Advanced. The top 2.5 lakh rank holders in JEE Mains are eligible to write JEE Advanced.

NITs and IIITs admit students based on scores in JEE Mains. The post declaration of results for JEE Mains and JEE Advanced, JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) conducts counselling.

Students who have passed JEE Mains with the required cutoff marks will have to attend the counselling to seek admission into NITs, IIITs.

Similarly students who passed JEE Advanced with required cutoff have to attend the counselling by JoSAA to seek admission into IITs.

Certain private BTech colleges in India have their own entrance test, while couple of others admit students based on their performance in the plus-two exams.

Also there are state level entrance tests in certain states which the candidates have to pass before seeking admission into engineering colleges in those states.

Some of the well-known state level entrance exams for engineering admissions are WBJEE, KCET, KEAM, AP EAMCET, TS EAMCET, MHT CET, Assam CEE, UPSEE.

Candidates have to pass these exams if they are seeking admissions in certain BTech colleges in India.

After passing these exams, students have to attend counselling to get admission into these engineering colleges.

Certain educational institutions are offering admission based on Deemed Universities’ Entrance Exam.

Some of the popular exams in this categories are KIITEEE, KLEEE, VITEEE and SRMJEEE. Candidates passing these entrance exam with good score have to attend counselling to get admissions.

The ranking
The BTech colleges in India are given a rank by many rating agencies.

However the most popular of them is National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) by Ministry of Education of Government of India.

The other rating agencies are THE (Times Higher Education), QS (Quacquarelli Symonds), Outlook India, India Today and ARIIA (Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements).

NIRF rating takes into consideration factors namely – Research and Professional Practice, Graduation Outcomes, Outreach and Inclusivity, Peer Perception and Teaching Learning and Resources.

Similarly, Outlook India rating of BTech colleges in India is done taking into consideration factors namely – Academics, Selection Process and Institute Profile, Personality Development and Exposure, Placement and Graduating Outcome and Infrastructure and Facilities.

The QS rating of BTech colleges in India is done based on factors namely – Academic reputation, Employer reputation, Citations per faculty, Faculty/student ratio, International faculty ratio and International student ratio.

The THE rating of BTech colleges in India is done based on Teaching, Research, Citations, International Outlook and Industry Income.

India Today rating of BTech colleges in India is based on factors namely – Reputation of the college, Quality of Academic input, Student Care, Infrastructure and Job Prospects.

ARIIA rating of BTech colleges in India is based on factors namely – Developing entrepreneurial mindset, Teaching and learning on innovation entrepreneurship, No of successful startups launched with help of the institution’s support, Intellectural Property generation and commercialisation, Annual budget for promoting innovation and entrepreneurship.

The top colleges
BTech colleges in India that have stood in top in the recent times as per the ranking by various agencies are IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, NIT Tiruchy.

The above mentioned are among the public institutions. Among the private BTech colleges in India, the top ones were Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT, Vellore, Tamil Nadu), Amrita School of Engineering (Kerala) and Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Punjab).

Overview of some top institutions

IIT Madras (Tamil Nadu)
This has been prominently featuring in the recent times. It would not be surprising to say this is the prime ones among BTech colleges in India.

Located in South Chennai, in a beautiful campus spanning 630 acres, the institute is nearly self-contained and houses around 3000 students as well as the families of faculty and staff members.

The institute has grown from strength to strength ever since it obtained its charter from the Parliament of India in 1961, and has since established itself as a premier centre of research, consultancy and technological development.

Website – https://www.iitm.ac.in/

TIET (Punjab)
The Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET) is one of India’s oldest and finest educational institutions, which provides a steady source of highly skilled talent to the nation as well as overseas.

Founded in 1956 with a campus spread across sprawling 250 acres, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, located in Patiala, has been a pioneer in engineering education, research and innovation.

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The institution involves ingenious minds solvers who are eager to make the world a better place to live in with their innovative techniques and discoveries.

The website – http://www.thapar.edu/

Many of SOA’s programs are nationally accredited, including engineering, medicine, pharmacy, business, nursing, biotechnology, science, humanities, environment, nano technology, materials science, agriculture and law.

It was founded as Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER) in 1997 at Bhubaneswar and it received AICTE approval for B.Tech.

Since its inception it was affiliated to Utkal University. Subsequently, it was affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) between 2002 and 2007.

The website – https://www.soa.ac.in/

Koneru Lakshmiah University (Andhra Pradesh)
This institution was established in 1980-81, as KL College of Engineering, which was upgraded to KL College of Engineering Autonomous in 2006 by UGC and was declared as a Deemed to be University in 2009 by UGC.

K L Deemed to be University is situated in a spacious 100-acre campus, with a built up area of over 20,00,000 Sq Ft., on the banks of Buckingham Canal of river Krishna, the campus is eight kilometers from Vijayawada city.

Built within a rural setting of verdant green fields, the institute is a virtual paradise of pristine nature and idyllic beauty.

The campus has been aptly named “Green Fields” and the splendid avenue of trees and gardens bear testimony to the importance of ecology and environment.

The campus ambience is most befitting for scholastic pursuits.

The website – https://www.kluniversity.in/

Placement and CTC
As far as placement with good CTC is concerned, IIT Madras, Vellore Institute of Technology of Tamil Nadu, IIT Delhi and Amrita School of Engineering of Kerala are BTech colleges in India that have witnessed good performance.

The highest CTC at IIT Madras is Rs 95 LPA (Lakhs Per Annum).

The same at Vellore Institute of Technology was about Rs 16 LPA. IIT Delhi had CTC of Rs 1 crore per annum and Amrita School of Engineering had highest CTC of Rs 12 LPA.

The same at Vellore Institute of Technology is approximately about Rs 1,70,000 per annum. The annual BTech fee at IIT Delhi is approximately about Rs 1,07,800.

The annual fee for BTech at Amrita School of Engineerings is approximately Rs 1,45,000 and the same at IIT Bombay is Rs 1,45,000.

Candidates can visit the official websites of these BTech colleges in India to know more information about them.

The application submission started on 12 March 2025.

About AP POLYCET 2025

Its complete name is Andhra Pradesh Polytechnic Common Entrance Test and is popular as AP POLYCET.

The exam is conducted by State Board of Technical Education and Training of Andhra Pradesh.

Test will be conducted offline, as a pen and paper-based test where the answers have to be marked on an answer sheet provided separately at the test centers which will be situated across Andhra Pradesh.

AP POLYCET 2025 Information Brochure is Here

Who can take up AP POLYCET 2025 registration?

The eligibility to take up AP POLYCET 2025 registration is a pass in the 10th standard from a recognized educational institution located anywhere in Andhra Pradesh.

Applicants must belong to the state of Andhra Pradesh. Candidates who appeared or are appearing for the 10th class or equivalent examination and whose results are yet to be declared can also take up AP POLYCET 2025 registration.

These students have to pass the exam and provide proof of it by the time of admission. There is more to it than meets the eye as far as AP POLYCET 2025 is concerned.

The URL to reach it is ‘https://polycetap.nic.in/Default.aspx’

1. The URL mentioned above has to be typed into the browser of the computer and the website has to be allowed to download.

2. Once the web page is available in the browser, candidates must click the button Online Application

2A. Candidates other than SSC qualified and Telangana State applicants can choose to register with their mobile number.

2B. Candidates from AP who have completed SSC can choose to register with their SSC Hall Ticket Number.

3. Candidates can provide details like their name, date of birth, and email id and create an account comprising a username and password.

4. Once the account is ready, candidates can log in and start AP POLYCET 2025 registration, filling the application form for AP POLYCET.

5. The form has to be filled and AP POLYCET 2025 registration fee has to be paid and submitted.

6. Post submission, applicants have to wait for the message indicating successful submission, once it is obtained, it can be downloaded and a printout of it has to be taken and preserved for future use.

Direct Link to take up AP POLYCET 2025 registration is Here

Registration fees

Candidates from OC/BC categories have to pay Rs 400 as fee while taking up AP POLYCET 2025 registration. Those from SC/ST categories have to pay Rs 100 as fee while taking up AP POLYCET 2025 registration.

Hall Ticket

Candidates who have successfully completed their AP POLYCET 2025 registration can alone download the admit card from the official website ‘https://polycetap.nic.in/Default.aspx’

1. The URL mentioned above has to be typed into the browser and then submitted to allow the webpage to download.

2. Once the webpage is ready, the link for hall ticket download has to be clicked.

3. After clicking the link, information like application number, date of birth have to be entered and submitted to view the hall ticket. Once the hall ticket is visible, candidates can download it and take a printout.

Counselling is the process where the candidates can choose the college to study the course of their choice.

The process of counselling can be conducted in more than one round. Students who get a seat can convey the acceptance and pay the fees and join the college.

Students who do not get a seat in the first round of counselling connected with AP POLYCET 2025 can perhaps try in the subsequent rounds.

The schedule for counselling will be declared shortly after the release of the AP POLYCET 2025 results.

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