IIRF Rankings 2026 Out: BITS Pilani, SRM Among Top 10 Private Engineering Colleges In India | Education and Career News
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IIRF Rankings 2026: After BITS Pilani, SRM IST in Chennai has secured the second spot, and Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) grabbed the third spot.
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The International Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF) has published its 2026 list of the top 10 private engineering colleges in India. BITS Pilani in Rajasthan has secured the top rank. While SRM Institute of Science and Technology in Chennai has secured the second spot, and Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) in Vellore grabbed the third spot.
Manipal Academy of Higher Education in Karnataka has been placed fourth and Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology in Punjab secured the fifth spot.
Top 15 Private Engineering Colleges in India (IIRF 2026):
Rank 1 – BITS Pilani (Rajasthan)
Rank 2 – SRM Institute of Science and Technology (Chennai)
Rank 3 – VIT (Vellore)
Rank 4 – Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Karnataka)
Rank 5 – Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Punjab)
Rank 6 – Dhirubhai Ambani University (Gujarat)
Rank 7 – IIIT Hyderabad (Telangana)
Rank 8 – Shiv Nadar University (Uttar Pradesh)
Rank 8 – KIET University (Uttar Pradesh)
Rank 9 – IIIT Bangalore (Karnataka)
Rank 10 – BIT Mesra (Jharkhand)
Rank 10 -Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Tamil Nadu)
Rank 11 -LNM Institute of Information Technology (Rajasthan)
Rank 12 -Dayananda Sagar University (Karnataka)
Rank 13 -Woxsen University (Telangana)
Rank 13 -SRM University (Andhra Pradesh)
Rank 14 -JSS Science and Technology University (Karnataka)
Rank 14 -The ICFAI Tech School (Telenagana)
Rank 15 -KJ Somaiya School of Engineering (Maharashtra)
These rankings help students choose the right college by showing the best options. Many private colleges are now improving quickly and competing with top government institutes in terms of facilities, teachers, and job placements.
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