Top Engineering Colleges South India
South India has been the hub for engineering colleges. These colleges are performing well with their infrastructure and good faculty record. It is the result of this that the placement of these colleges are better than other Institutes in India
Ranking Source NIRF
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Year-2025
Location-South India
Top Engineering Colleges
| Institute | Place | Ranking | Source | Year | Median Salary | Placement |
| IIT Madras | Tamil Nadu | 1 | NIRF | 2025 | 19,40,000 | 97% |
| IIT Hyderabad | Telangana | 7 | NIRF | 2025 | 21,00,000 | 84% |
| NIT Thiracharpalli | Tamil Nadu | 9 | NIRF | 2025 | 14,35,000 | 90% |
| S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology | Tamil Nadu | 14 | NIRF | 2025 | 6,20,000 | 96% |
| VIT Vellore | Tamil Nadu | 16 | NIRF | 2025 | 8,99,000 | 85% |
| National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal | Karnataka | 17 | NIRF | 2025 | 14,00,000 | 86% |
| Anna University | Tamil Nadu | 20 | NIRF | 2025 | 8,00,000 | 82% |
| National Institute of Technology Calicut | Kerala | 21 | NIRF | 2025 | 12,50,000 | 96% |
| Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Tamil Nadu | 23 | NIRF | 2025 | 7,75,000 | 93% |
| NIT Warangal | Telangana | 28 | NIRF | 2025 | 14,20,000 | 79% |
| Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education | Tamil Nadu | 33 | NIRF | 2025 | 6,10,000 | 95% |
| Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering) | Andhra Pradesh | 35 | NIRF | 2025 | 8,52,000 | 97% |
| International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad | Telangana | 38 | NIRF | 2025 | 32,00,000 | 100% |
| Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy | Tamil Nadu | 40 | NIRF | 2025 | 7,60,000 | 95% |
| Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | Tamil Nadu | 45 | NIRF | 2025 | 4,72,000 | 71% |
| Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering | Tamil Nadu | 47 | NIRF | 2025 | 8,60,000 | 96% |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | 57 | NIRF | 2025 | 11,00,000 | 85% |
| Manipal Institute of Technology | Karnataka | 59 | 2025 | 8,50,000 | 77% | |
| Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology | Kerala | 61 | NIRF | 2025 | 11,64,636 | 87% |
| PSG College of Technology | Tamil Nadu | 67 | NIRF | 2025 | 7,00,000 | 80% |
| Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology | Tamil Nadu | 67 | NIRF | 2025 | 6,00,000 | 57% |
| International Institute of Information Technology | Tamil Nadu | 69 | NIRF | 2025 | 20,00,000 | 100% |
| University of Hyderabad | Telangana | 74 | NIRF | 2025 | 15,00,000 | 100% |
| M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology | Karnataka | 75 | NIRF | 2025 | 7,50,000 | 89% |
| Christ University | Karnataka | 76 | NIRF | 2025 | 5,00,000 | 21% |
| IIT Dharwad | Karnataka | 77 | NIRF | 2025 | 11,62,000 | 82% |
| Vignan foundation of science,Tech & research | Andhra Pradesh | 80 | NIRF | 2025 | 3,36,000 | 69% |
| Jain university,Bangalore | Karnataka | 84 | NIRF | 2025 | 7,56,000 | 50% |
| Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology | Tamil Nadu | 87 | NIRF | 2025 | 4,00,000 | 61% |
| AU College of Engineering (A) | Andhra Pradesh | 88 | NIRF | 2025 | 6,25,000 | 58% |
| SR University Hyderabad | Telangana | 91 | NIRF | 2025 | 6,00,000 | 98% |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad | Telangana | 94 | NIRF | 2025 | 5,00,000 | 63% |
| National Institute of Technology Puducherry Karaikal | Pondicherry | 99 | NIRF | 2025 | 7,00,000 | 76% |
| Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology | Tamil Nadu | 100 | NIRF | 2025 | 7,00,000 | 99% |
FAQs Top Engineering colleges South India
What are the top engineering colleges in South India?
Though the number 1 slot is occupied by IIT Madras, there are other important engineering colleges in South India beyong IIT
What has been the placement of these top engineering colleges?
The placement of these engineering colleges has been good; they are performing well
How this private colleges and universities perform in regard to top engineering college placement?
There are private engineering colleges that are performing well such as KL Koneru and Kalasinglam and SRM along with Amritha VIshwa Vidyapeetham
