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Engineering College of the Year 2016
With several engineering colleges imparting undergraduate and graduate courses in engineering, applied engineering and sciences, India is one of the largest producers of engineers in the world. The number of engineering colleges has gone up from 3,345 in 2014-15 to an astounding number of 7080 in 2016.
With the increase in the number of engineering graduates, the question arises about their employability skills. From the thousands passing out of these colleges, merely 18 to 20 percent are actually employable and the real problem lies with the education system prevailing in these institutions. In 2015, over 1, 50,000 engineering students completed their graduation and among them hardly a few were employable. The emphasis on the quantity rather than the quality, theoretical studies and the traditional and obsolete strategies followed by the colleges are the main reason behind the lack of employability skills. The institutions and employers need to work together to make changes to the curriculum so that it meets the industrial requirements. With a focus on quality and a practical oriented teaching learning methodology along with the effective use of technology and involvement of professionals and experienced engineers can bring about a real change in the quality of the engineering graduates.
Presently, the world is in need for well-equipped, talented graduates with the right attitude. Realizing the need for the young engineering talents, the colleges are implementing more industry connect curriculum. Amidst of these discussions, Higher Education Review brings to you 'Engineering College of the year 2016', an yearly practice that we have been doing since the inception to find the best performers among the technical institutes in the country. The colleges are categorized based on the infrastructural facilities, faculty strength, industry interaction, innovative programs and research. In the next few pages, we come up with some of the top engineering colleges across the country selected by our panel as 'Engineering College of the Year 2016'.
Engineering College of the Year 2016
College |
Location |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology | Kerala | Moulding Socially Committed and Morally Elevated Engineers |
| Amrita University | Coimbatore | Amrita University |
| B.L.D.E.A's V.P. Dr. P.G. Halakatti College of Engineering and Technology | Karnataka | B.L.D.E.A's V.P. Dr. P.G. Halakatti College of Engineering and Technology |
| BGS Group of Technical Institutions | Karnataka | BGS Group of Technical Institutions |
| Cambridge Institute of Technology | Bangalore | Cambridge Institute of Technology |
| Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology | Hyderabad, | Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology |
| Chennai Institute of Technology | Chennai, | Chennai Institute of Technology |
| EGS Pillay Engineering College | Tamiladu | Moulding Socially Committed and Morally Elevated Engineers |
| Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology | Tamilnadu | Stimulating the Quest for Knowledge |
| Lovely Professional University | Punjab | Where the World Looks for Leadership |
| Malla Reddy Engineering College | Hyderabad | Creating a Space in the Corporate World |
| MS Engineering College | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Making a Difference in the Technical Education |
| Pravara Rural Engineering College | Loni,Maharastra | Pravara Rural Engineering College |
| Prof. Ram Meghe Institute of Technology & Research | Maharastra | Encouraging Aura of Techno-Synergy |
| PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research | Tamilnadu | Continuing the Rich Legacy of Education |
| Rajalakshmi Engineering College | Tamilnadu | Producing Skilled and Employable Professionals |
| RMK College of Engineering and Technology | Tamilnadu | Nurturing Path Breaking Engineers |
| RNS Institute of Technology | Karnataka | To Excel in the Engineering Career |
| RV College of Engineering | Bangalore | Rooting Experiential Excellence in Learning |
| Sanjivani College of Engineering | Maharastra | Uplifting the Rural Masses |
| SDM Institute of Technology | Karnataka | Bringing the Students of Rural India on the Forefront |
| Siddaganga Institute of Technology | Karnataka | A Right Place for Inborn Engineering Talents |
| Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology | Hyderabad | Sreenidhi Educational Group is involved in Engineering Education, Publishing and Marketing activities. It has a number of constituent units, which have a total turnover of more than Rs.200 crores. This group is 18 years old but its success and growth are unprecedented. |
| Sri Sairam College of Engineering: | Bengaluru | Sri Sairam College of Engineering SairamBengaluru.png Motto We build a better nation through quality education. Sri Sairam College of Engineering[4] formerly known as Shirdi Sai Engineering College is an engineering institution located in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. |
| Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering | Banglore | the College started with a humble beginning, thirty-two years ago, with just three undergraduate programmes and has gradually grown up into a mammoth institution with ten undergraduate programmes, ten postgraduate programmes and eleven research programmes. The members of the faculty and the facilities in the College are superb. |
| Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering: | Mysore | Vidyavardhaka Sangha (VVS) stands as a synonym for quality education in the heritage city of Mysuru. VVS was established in 1949 by great visionaries namely Late Sahukar Channaiah and Late. K. Puttaswamy (Former Minister of Karnataka) to impart quality education to all sections of the society. There are ten educational institutions starting from nursery to engineering college under the aegis of VVS. At present, Sangha is under the able guidance and leadership of Sri Gundappa Gowda, President, Sr |