Top 10 engineering colleges in Bhopal

Bhopal is the capital city of Madhya Pradesh, which has emerged as one of tier 2 educational hubs of India. The city has worked in the field of technical education and hence has established some prime engineering colleges. This article will highlight those esteemed engineering colleges in Bhopal, promoting high-class education, good placement opportunities, etc.

1) Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, MANIT Bhopal

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, or famously known as NIT Bhopal. MANIT Bhopal was established as Maulana Azad College of Technology (MACT), in the year 1960. It is a public autonomous university, specialized in technical education, and is recognized by MHRD and AICTE. MANIT Bhopal offers a total of 7 branches of engineering under BTech programs and admissions into them are based on the merit scored in JEE Mains only.

2) VIT Bhopal University, Bhopal

VIT Bhopal University was established in the year 2017 in Bhopal. It is a private university that has gained excellence especially in the field of technical education. The university is accredited by NAAC and has approvals from UGC, AICTE, and MHRD. VIT provides engineering in 10 streams under BTech degree programs, and admissions into them are based on VITEEE (a university-based entrance exam).

3) RKDF University, Bhopal

RKDF University was established in the year 1995 as RKDF Group of professional Institutes, with the motive of promoting quality technical education. RKDF is approved by governing bodies like AICTE, UGC, and MHRD and is accredited by NAAC. It accepts admissions into its BTech programs on the basis of merit scored in class 12. Despite being a private university, RKDF follows a decent fee structure for BTech programs.

4) Indian Institute of Information Technology, IIIT Bhopal

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhopal is a newly built technical institute in Bhopal, which came into existence in the year 2017. It functions as an autonomous university under Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal. The institute offers BTech in 3 specializations, and admissions into them are on the basis of JEE Mains only.

5) University Institute of Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, UIT RGPV Bhopal

University Institute of Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya is a public autonomous university of Bhopal. UIT RGPV was established in the year 1986 and is accredited with a grade ‘A’ by NAAC. Being approved by AICTE, the institute provides 10 branches under Bachelor of Engineering, and all admissions into BE programs are based on ranks scored in JEE Mains only.

6) SAGE University, Bhopal

SAGE University is a private university in Bhopal, which was set up under the SAGE Group. The campus in Bhopal was set up and opened for the first time in the academic year of 2020. Apart from Bhopal, SAGE University is also located in Indore, where it gained prominence in academic excellence. The university accepts admissions into their BTech degree programs on the basis of SAGE (SAGE Entrance Exam). There are a total of 14 streams under BTech programs with a few new-age specializations like Engineering in Big Data Analytics, Engineering in Artificial Intelligence, etc.

7) Rabindranath Tagore University, RNTU Bhopal

Rabindranath Tagore University is a private university in Bhopal, which was set up in the year 2010. The institute was formerly known as AISECT University and has approvals from different governing bodies like the UGC, AICTE, NCTE, BCI, etc. It is ranked 151, overall by NIRF rankings, 2020. There are 6 core branches under BTech programs in RNTU, and admissions into these programs are based on AJEE (AISCET Joint Entrance Exam) only.

8) LNCT University, Bhopal

LNCT University, Bhopal was set up by the LNCT group, in the year 2015. It is a private university, which is approved by AICTE and recognized by the UGC. There are 5 different specializations available under BTech programs in LNCT University, and admissions into them are based on either JEE Mains or Madhya Pradesh Pre-Engineering Test (MP PET). The university provides meritocratic scholarships based on class 12 marks for its UG programs.

9) Jagran Lakecity University, JLU Bhopal

Jagran Lakecity University is a private university, which came into existence in the year 2013. The university is approved by the AICTE, UGC, and NCTE. The university offers BTech in 5 main domains, and a few of the interesting domains include Engineering in Machine Learning, Engineering in Computer Vision, etc. The admissions into BTech programs are based on merit in class 12 followed by a personal interview.

10) Technocrats Institute of Technology (Excellence), TIT Bhopal

Technocrats Institute of Technology (Excellence), Bhopal college is a private institute, founded in the year 1999. Being recognized by AICTE, it is presently affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV), Bhopal. There are 6 specializations available under BTech programs, and admissions into these are based on JEE Mains only.

By: Subham Har