The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was approved by the MHRD and launched by honourable Minister of Human Resource Development on 29th September 2015. The overall ranking is given to the institutes according to the broad parameters. The parameters broadly covers "Teaching, Learning and Resources", "Research and professional practices", "Graduation Outcome" and "Outreach and Inclusivity" and "perception". Thus, based on NIRF the top engineering colleges in India are listed below:
| Name of the Institute (NIRF Ranking wise) | NIRF |
|---|---|
| Indian institute of technology, Madras | 1 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay | 2 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, kharagpur | 3 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi | 4 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur | 5 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee | 6 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad | 7 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar | 8 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar | 9 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Patna | 10 |
| Indian Institute of Technology,North Guwahati | 11 |
| National Institute of Technology,Truchirappalli | 12 |
| Vellore Institute of Technology | 13 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi | 14 |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat | 15 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Indore | 16 |
| Birla Institute of Technolgy, Ranchi | 17 |
| Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | 18 |
| National Institute of Technology, Rourkela | 19 |
| Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur | 20 |