Top Engineering Colleges in Telangana: Seats, Admission & Rating

Last Updated on October 4, 2023 by Sidharth PS

Hi readers! Do you want to become an engineer? Do you want to pursue B.E./B.Tech./M.E./M.Tech. or other engineering programs? If yes, this post will be of help to you. Here, I’ve listed some of the best engineering colleges in Telangana.

In this post, you will find the names of the best engineering colleges in Telangana. Apart from the names of institutes, you will also find useful information such as – engineering courses, their duration, eligibility criteria, admission process, career prospects, and scope.

Engineering education is a very popular choice among Indian students. It is a very popular choice among 12th Science (PCM group) students. Each year, hundreds of thousands of 12th-passed students apply for engineering admission.

Why is engineering education so popular, you may ask. First of all, it is a well-respected profession. Apart from that, a large number of engineering colleges operate across India. These factors have enticed students. These are the main reasons why the majority of science-stream students opt for engineering.

Both students and parents may use this guide to find the right engineering college. This post will simplify the process of engineering admission.

Choosing the right engineering college is not an easy task. But it is definitely an important task. Students should not take this task lightly. The college you choose will have a great impact on the path and shape of your career. For example – IIT and NIT tags can take you places. Placement in reputed MNCs, quality education, and access to world-class amenities – are some of the major advantages offered by premier engineering colleges.

As I mentioned before, each year, hundreds of thousands of students apply for engineering admission. Now all of them can’t and won’t make it to IITs, NITs, and other premier colleges! So how to identify and choose other good engineering colleges, you may ask.

In order to identify a good college, take a look at the following factors – infrastructure, faculty, rating, reviews, affiliation, availability of amenities, etc. If a college performs well in these parameters, it shows that it is a decent institute.

Let us take a closer look at the engineering education scene in Telangana. Here we go –

Engineering Education: An Overview

Engineering education is popular among Indian students. Indian students have access to different types of engineering programs. Looking from an academic level point of view, engineering programs can be classified into the following types –

• UG level programs
• PG level programs
• Doctoral Degree programs

Here are some notable engineering course formats –

• Diploma program
• Bachelor’s Degree program
• Master’s Degree program
• PG Diploma program
• Doctoral Degree program

Let us take a closer look at these formats – Diploma in Engineering: This engineering course is 3 years long. It is a diploma certificate program. Students who have passed the 10th class are eligible to pursue this course. After completing the Diploma program, one may apply for a B.E. or B.Tech. admission through lateral entry.

B.E. or B.Tech.: B.E. stands for Bachelor of Engineering and B.Tech. stands for Bachelor of Technology. The academic program is 4 years long. The minimum educational qualification required for admission is – a 12th pass with PCM subjects (subject requirements may vary from one course to another).

M.E. or M.Tech.: M.E. stands for Master of Engineering and M.Tech. stands for Master of Technology. The academic program is 2 years long. The minimum educational qualification required for admission is – a completed relevant B.E./B.Tech. course or Equivalent qualification.

Engineering Branches

Here are some prominent engineering branches –

• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Computer Science Engineering
• IT Engineering
• IC Engineering
• EC Engineering
• Electronics Engineering
• Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
• Aeronautical Engineering
• Aerospace Engineering
• Automobile Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Biotechnology Engineering
• Genetic Engineering
• Plastics Engineering
• Food Processing and Technology
• Agricultural Engineering

Types of Engineering Colleges

Engineering colleges can be classified into three types. This classification has been carried out on the basis of the entity that owns the college.   Here are the three main types of engineering colleges in Telangana –

• Government engineering colleges
• Private engineering colleges
• Aided engineering colleges

Government engineering colleges are owned and managed by the State Government. Colleges of national importance (IITs and NITs) fall under the administration of the Central Government (indirectly).

Private institutes are also known as self-financing colleges. These colleges are managed and funded by private charitable trusts and organizations. Aided colleges are private institutes. But they receive support from the Government.

Come, let us check out the list of top 10 engineering colleges in Telangana, India. In the next section, you will find the following details – names of top 10 engineering colleges, their address, affiliation details, and number of seats available in each college.

Top 10 Engineering Colleges in Telangana

1. NIT (National Institute of Technology), Warangal

   • Type of college: Government
   • Year of inception: 1959
   • Number of seats available: –
   • Affiliated to: Autonomous Institute
   • Address: NIT Campus, Phathimanagar, Telangana
   • Contact number: 08702459191

2. IIIT (International Institute of Information Technology) Hyderabad

   • Type of college: Public-Private Partnership
   • Year of inception: 1998
   • Number of seats available: –
   • Affiliated to: UGC
   • Address: Professor CR Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad
   • Contact number: 04066531000

3. University College of Engineering, Osmania University

   • Type of college: Government
   • Year of inception: 1929
   • Number of seats available: –
   • Affiliated to: Osmania University
   • Address: Osmania University, Amberpet, Hyderabad
   • Contact number: 04027098254

4. JNTU (Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University) Hyderabad

   • Type of college: Government
   • Year of inception: 1972
   • Number of seats available: –
   • Affiliated to: UGC
   • Address: Ashok Nagar, Kukatpally Housing Board Colony, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, Telangana
   • Contact number: 04023158661

5. Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad

   • Type of college: Private
   • Year of inception: 1979
   • Number of seats available: –
   • Affiliated to: Osmania University
   • Address: CBIT, Gandipet, Hyderabad, Telangana
   • Contact number: 04024193276

6. BITS (Birla Institute of Technology and Science – Pilani), Hyderabad

   • Type of college: Private
   • Year of inception: 2008
   • Number of seats available: 4000+ UG seats (multiple courses and batches)
   • Affiliated to: BITS Pilani
   • Address: Shamirpet-Keesara Road, Jawahar Nagar, Shameerpet, Hyderabad, Telangana
   • Contact number: 04066303999

7. Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad

   • Type of college: Private
   • Year of inception: 1981
   • Number of seats available: –
   • Affiliated to: Autonomous Institute
   • Address: Ibrahim Bagh Road, Ibrahim Bagh, Hyderabad, Telangana
   • Contact number: 04023146003

8. Vardhaman College of Engineering, Hyderabad

   • Type of college: Private
   • Year of inception: 1999
   • Number of seats available: –
   • Affiliated to: JNTUH
   • Address: Nagarguda-Shamshabad Road, Kacharam, Hyderabad, Telangana
   • Contact number: 09885583649

9. Vallarupalli Nageswara Rao Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology

   • Type of college: Private
   • Year of inception: 1995
   • Number of seats available: 4000+ UG seats (multiple courses and batches)
   • Affiliated to: JNTUH
   • Address: Vignana Jyothi Nagar, Nizampet Road, Pragathi Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana
   • Contact number: 04023042760

10. Maturi Venkata Subba Rao Engineering College, Hyderabad

    • Type of college: Private
    • Year of inception: 1981
    • Number of seats available: –
    • Affiliated to: Osmania University
    • Address: Nadergul, Saroornagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad, Telangana
    • Contact number: 09885921785

Let us check out the list of colleges now.

List of engineering colleges in Telangana

Here are some of the popular engineering colleges in Telangana –

• IIT Hyderabad, Telangana
• IIIT Hyderabad, Telangana
• NIT Warangal, Telangana
• Vivekananda Institute of Technology and Science, Telangana
• Government Institute of Printing Technology, Telangana
• Medha College of Engineering, Telangana
• Sri Venkateswara Engineering College, Telangana
• Maturi Venkata Subba Rao Engineering College, Telangana
• SR International Institute of Technology, Telangana
• SLC’s Institute of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Chaitanya Bharati Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Geethanjali College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Al Habeeb College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science, Telangana
• KG Reddy College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Brilliant Institute of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Moghal College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Mohammadiya Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Sri Indu Institute of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• SVS Group of Institutions, Telangana
• Ayaan College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Aurora’s Technological Institute, Telangana
• Kodada Institute of Technology and Science for Women, Telangana
• Shadan Women’s College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Dr VRK College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• St Peter’s College of Engineering, Telangana
• Sri Sai Educational Society’s Group of Institutions, Telangana
• Nalla Malla Reddy Engineering College, Telangana
• Bhoj Reddy Engineering College for Women, Telangana
• Vidya Vikas Engineering College, Telangana
• SRT Institute of Science and Technology, Telangana
• Nigama Engineering College, Telangana
• Vidya Vikas Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Swathi Institute of Technology and Sciences, Telangana
• University College of Engineering, Telangana
• Jyothishamathi College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• DRK Institute of Science and Technology, Telangana
• Prasad Engineering College, Telangana
• Ellenki College of Engineering for Women, Telangana
• Guru Nanak Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Khader Memorial College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Royal Institute of Technology and Science, Telangana
• Vivekananda Institute of Technology and Science, Telangana
• Trinity College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• JNTUH Institute of Science and Technology, Telangana
• Lords Institute of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Sri YPR College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Anurag College of Engineering, Telangana
• Megha Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women, Telangana
• Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science for Women, Telangana
• Aarushi Group of Institutions, Telangana
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Sri Chaitanya Technical Campus, Telangana
• SCIENT Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Gandhi Academy of Technical Education, Telangana
• SR College of Engineering and Technology for Women, Telangana
• Abhinav Hi-Tech College of Engineering, Telangana
• Nawab Shah Alam Khan College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• School of Information Technology, JNTUH, Telangana
• JPN College of Engineering, Telangana
• Sphoorthy Engineering College, Telangana
• Priyadarshini Institute of Science and Technology, Telangana
• Supraja Institute of Technology and Science, Telangana
• Guru Nanak Institutions Technical Campus, Telangana
• Sri Sarada Institute of Science and Technology, Telangana
• TKR College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• The Vazir Sultan College of Engineering, Telangana
• Sana Engineering College, Telangana
• AV College of Engineering and Research Centre, Telangana
• PP Institute of Technology and Science, Telangana
• AP Government Institute of Leather Technology, Telangana
• Mother Theressa College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Princeton Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women, Telangana
• Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Jagruti Institute of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Swarna Bharathi College of Engineering, Telangana
• Sree Dattha Institute of Engineering and Science, Telangana
• Ganapathy Engineering College, Telangana
• TN Institute of Technology and Sciences, Telangana
• Vignan’s Institute of Technology and Aeronautical Engineering, Telangana
• St Mary’s Integrated Campus, Telangana
• Noble College of Engineering and Technology for Women, Telangana
• Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering, Telangana
• Avanthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Sai Spurthi Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology, Telangana
• AVN Institute of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Nalgonda Institute of Technology and Science, Telangana
• CB Institute of Technology, Telangana
• CMR Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Sree Rama Institute of Technology and Science, Telangana
• Deccan Group of Institutions, Telangana
• Bharat Institute of Technology and Science for Women, Telangana
• ISL Women’s Engineering College, Telangana
• Nizam Institute of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• MES Engineering College, Telangana
• Vishwa Bharati Institute of Technology and Sciences, Telangana
• Central Institute of Tool Design, Telangana
• Asifia College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Noor College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Abdulkalam Institute of Technological Sciences, Telangana
• Tirumala Engineering College, Telangana
• KLR College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• University College of Technology, Telangana
• Malla Reddy Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Bharat Engineering College, Telangana
• Stanley College of Engineering and Technology for Women, Telangana
• Arvindaksha Educational Society’s Group of Institutions, Telangana
• KITE College of Professional Engineering Sciences, Telangana
• NOVA College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Sri KS Raju Institute of Technology and Sciences, Telangana
• SPR College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Vignan’s Institute of Technology and Management for Women, Telangana
• Vaagdevi College of Engineering, Telangana
• Vijaya Engineering College, Telangana
• Varadha Reddy College of Engineering, Telangana
• MLR Institute of Technology and Management, Telangana
• Jayamukhi Institute of Technological Sciences, Telangana
• Adam’s Engineering College, Telangana
• Holy Mary Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Sreyas Institute of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Maheshwara Engineering College, Telangana
• MNR College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Vijaya Krishna Institute of Technology and Sciences, Telangana
• Aurobindo Institute of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Princeton College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• GR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Netaji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• TKR Engineering College, Telangana
• Trinity College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Sreekavitha Institute of Science and Technology, Telangana
• CMR College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• RGUKT, Telangana
• Balaji Institute of Technology and Science, Telangana
• Pathfinder Engineering College, Telangana
• Sagar Group of Institutions, Telangana
• CSI Wesley Institute of Technology and Sciences, Telangana
• Sree Visveswaraya Institute of Technology and Science, Telangana
• Vignan Institute of Technology and Science, Telangana
• MJ College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Kamala Institute of Technology and Science, Telangana
• Matustri Engineering College, Telangana
• Sridevi Women’s Engineering College, Telangana
• Azad College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• New India College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Narayana Engineering and Technical Campus, Telangana
• Mahindra Ecole Centrale, Telangana
• Shaaz College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• NRI Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Progressive Engineering College, Telangana
• JJ Institute of Information Technology, Telangana
• TRR College of Technology, Telangana
• Balaji Institute of Engineering and Sciences, Telangana
• Shahjehan College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Harshith Group of Institutions, Telangana
• Vijay Institute of Technology and Sciences, Telangana
• Vathsalya Institute of Science and Technology, Telangana
• KBR Engineering College, Telangana
• Madhira College of Engineering, Telangana
• Ayasuyadevi Institute of Technology and Sciences, Telangana
• Suprabhath Group of Institutions, Telangana
• Global Institute of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Mona College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• SH College of Science and Technology, Telangana
• Symbiosis Institute of Technology and Science, Telangana
• Vijay Rural Engineering College, Telangana
• DAR College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Maheshwara Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Sai-Sudhir Institute of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Ashoka Institute of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Ramanandatirtha Engineering College, Telangana
• Lumbini Group of Institutions, Telangana
• Jaya Institute of Technology and Science for Women, Telangana
• PSM College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Vardhaman College of Engineering, Telangana
• VIF College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• University of Hyderabad, Telangana
• Nagole Institute of Technology and Science, Telangana
• Mahaveer Institute of Science and Technology, Telangana
• SRR Engineering College, Telangana
• Green Fort Engineering College, Telangana
• BVRIT, Telangana
• Gayathri Institute of Technology and Sciences, Telangana
• Dr Paulraj Engineering College, Telangana
• TP College of Engineering, Telangana
• Padmasri Dr BV Raju Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Siddhartha Institute of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Gnyana Saraswati College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Mumtaz College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Annamacharya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Telangana
• Kamakshi College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Vishwa Bharathi College of Engineering, Telangana
• KPR Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Aizza College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Anubose Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Khammam Institute of Technology and Sciences, Telangana
• KNR College of Engineering and Research, Telangana
• Sahaja Institute of Technology and Sciences for Women, Telangana
• AAR Mahaveer Engineering College, Telangana
• Hi-Point College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• JNAFAU School of Planning and Architecture, Telangana
• Vishnu Sree Institute of Technology, Telangana
• AV Institute of Technology and Research Centre, Telangana
• Bomma Institute of Technology and Science, Telangana
• VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Hasvita Institute of Management and Technology, Telangana
• BS Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Raja Mahendra College of Engineering, Telangana
• AMR Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Pulla Reddy Institute of Technology, Telangana
• ACE Engineering College, Telangana
• Aryabhatta Institute of Technology and Science, Telangana
• P Indira Reddy Memorial Engineering College, Telangana
• MINA Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women, Telangana
• Vasavi College of Engineering, Telangana
• Vijay College of Engineering for Women, Telangana
• Dhruva Institute of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Nishitha College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Vishwabharathi PG College of Engineering and Management, Telangana
• RRS College of Engineering, Telangana
• Indur Institute of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Sreekavitha Engineering College, Telangana
• DRK College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Laqshya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Telangana
• Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management, Telangana
• Arjun College of Technology and Science, Telangana
• JB Institute of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Joginpally BR Engineering College, Telangana
• Krishna Murthy Institute of Technology and Engineering, Telangana
• Sujala Bharati Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Warangal Institute of Technology and Science, Telangana
• Medak College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Sindhura College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• International Institute of Information Technology, Telangana
• St Martin’s Engineering College, Telangana
• NNR Education Society’s Group of Institutes, Telangana
• Methodist College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Samskruti College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Holy Mark Institute of Technology and Science, Telangana
• Sree Vaanmayi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• CVR College of Engineering, Telangana
• Sri Indu College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Avanthi’s Scientific Technological and Research Academy, Telangana
• Vinuthna Institute of Technology and Science, Telangana
• Dr VRK Womens College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Amina Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Sarada Institute of Technology and Science, Telangana
• Shadan College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Narsimhareddy Engineering College, Telangana
• Arkay College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Vaageswari College of Engineering, Telangana
• PRR Memorial Engineering College, Telangana
• Vivekananda Institute of Science and Information Technology, Telangana
• Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Technology, Telangana
• MLR Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Anwar Ul Uloom College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Bhaskar Engineering College, Telangana
• G Narayanamma Institute of Technology and Science for Women, Telangana
• Kshatriya College of Engineering, Telangana
• Keshav Memorial Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Sahasra College of Engineering for Women, Telangana
• Rishi MS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women, Telangana
• Christu Jyothi Institute of Technology and Science, Telangana
• SS Institute of Technology, Telangana
• Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Telangana
• Sumathi Reddy Institute of Technology for Women, Telangana
• Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Telangana
• Gopal Reddy College of Engineering and Technology, Telangana
• Matrix Institute of Technology, Telangana

Admission Process

Reputed institutes rely on merit-based admission processes. Seats are distributed among deserving candidates on the basis of merit marks scored by them in relevant entrance exams and/or board exams. Some colleges are also known to conduct direct and donation-based admission processes.

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