Top Fifteen Colleges For Computer Science In India
Engineering is one of the most advanced streams in the education sector. Engineering consists of several branches like civil, electrical, electronics, mechanical, computer science, instrumentation etc. these are some of the top and common branches in engineering. The majority of engineering colleges have these branches available for students to join. Computer science in India is one of the top branches of Engineering which mainly deals with computer and programming related subjects. The scope for the computer science branch is quite high as the majority of the companies present are software companies. So the demand for computer science graduates is high as they can find opportunities anywhere in the world. Because of the development of technology new subjects are being introduced in computer science like machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and other ongoing technologies. Some of the best and top universities and colleges for computer science list are given below.1. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS [IITM]
IITM Highlights:
- The Institute was formally inaugurated in 1959 by Prof. Humayun Kabir, Union Minister for Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs. The campus is located in a beautiful wooded land of about 250 hectares.
- The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) is among the finest, globally reputed higher technological institutions that are sensitive and constructively responsive to student expectations and national needs. IITM was founded in 1959 as an ‘Institute of National Importance by the Government of India with technical and financial assistance from the Federal Republic of West Germany. IITM celebrated its Golden Jubilee in the year 2008-09.
- During these 50+ years, IIT Madras has gained a reputation for the quality of its faculty and the outstanding calibre of the students in the undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes. IITM is recognized as a centre of academic and research excellence offering engineering, science, management and humanities education on par with the best in the world. IITM is ranked as the #1 Technical Institutions in India in 2017, 2018 and 2019 by National Institutional Ranking Framework
- The Heritage Centre was formally inaugurated by Dr Arcot Ramachandran, former Director IIT Madras on 3rd March 2006. An ISO 9001 Certified college.
| TLR(100) | RPC(100) | GO(100) | OI(100) | PERCEPTION(100) |
| 95.42 | 94.64 | 83.90 | 61.31 | 100.00 |
2.INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI [IITD], NEW DELHI
IITD Highlights:
- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is one of the 23 IITs created to be Centres of Excellence for training, research, and development in science, engineering, and technology in India.
- Established as College of Engineering in 1961, the Institute was later declared as an Institution of National Importance under the “Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963” and was renamed as “Indian Institute of Technology Delhi”. It was then accorded the status of a Deemed University with powers to decide its academic policy, to conduct its examinations, and to award its degrees
- Centre of excellence on smart technology-enabled manufacturing
- Desmi centre of excellence on waste to wealth
- Industry consortium on artificial intelligence
| TLR(100) | RPC(100) | GO(100) | OI(100) | PERCEPTION(100) |
| 90.79 | 96.15 | 80.36 | 64.81 | 94.46 |
3.INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY[IITB], MUMBAI
IITB Highlights:
- Established in 1958, IIT Bombay has a total of 14 Academic Departments, 10 Centres, two Schools, and three Interdisciplinary Programmes. It is recognized worldwide as a leader in the field of engineering education and research.
- Nine Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar awardees, 31 INAE (Indian National Academy of Engineering) awardees, two INAE Young Engineer award, 17 INSA (Indian National Science Academy) awardees, one Young Scientist award, 21 NAS (National Academy of Sciences) awardees, 19 IAS (Indian Academy of Sciences) awardees, and seven Swarnajayanti fellows are currently or have previously been affiliated with the institute.
- IITB was an early adopter of the concept of business incubation in India. In 1999, an entrepreneurship cell was set up. Encouraged by the success of this initial experiment, a full-fledged technology business incubator, Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE) was set up in 2004. It was set up to guide and encourage both students and faculty by facilitating the conversion of research activity into entrepreneurial ventures.
- Rank In Quacquarelli Symonds (Qs)-world University Rankings, Atal Ranking Of Institutions On Innovation Achievements 2019.
| TLR(100) | RPC(100) | GO(100) | OI(100) | PERCEPTION(100) |
| 91.00 | 93.37 | 77.60 | 49.99 | 92.51 |
4.INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KHARAGPUR [IITKH], KHARAGPUR
IITKH Highlights:
- The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur was founded in 1951. A forerunner of the other IITs, and in many ways a role model for them, IIT Kharagpur has been producing scientists and technologists of the highest calibre who continue to provide leadership in education, research, industry, and management. Many of its alumni are illustrious men and women whose achievements command admiration and respect everywhere and evoke a just sense of pride in the IIT community.
- Situated 120 km west of Kolkata, Kharagpur can be reached in about two and a half hours by train from the Howrah railway station of Kolkata. Kharagpur is also connected by direct train service to other major cities of the country. The Institute is about 10 minute's drive (5 km) from Kharagpur railway station. Located in a sylvan landscape, far from the heat and dust of the city, the campus provides a calm and serene environment for dedicated academic pursuits.
- IIT Kharagpur has two fully operational extension centres, one at Kolkata and the other at Bhubaneswar, besides the main campus at Kharagpur, which is the largest in the country. The Institute has completed the construction of the first-of-its-kind research and innovation park at Rajarhat. The Park will have facilities to house collaborative research laboratories of partner organisations, incubation units and other academic and research facilities, amenities and utility units. These will be connected with the main campus at Kharagpur to enable e-facilities for the conduction of academic and research activities.
- IIT Kharagpur has been a prime mover in the modernization of technical education in independent India. Excellent research facilities and support in the frontier areas of science and technology are available at IIT Kharagpur, which includes some of the most advanced laboratories and the largest technical library in the country housing a state-of-the-art electronic library.
| TLR(100) | RPC(100) | GO(100) | OI(100) | PERCEPTION(100) |
| 77.32 | 87.11 | 83.21 | 56.62 | 89.31 |
5.INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR [IITK], KANPUR
IITK Highlights:
- IIT Kanpur is reputed all over the world for its innovative academic programmes stressing science-based engineering education. Since its inception in 1960, the Institute has been engaged in carrying out original research of significance and technology development at the cutting edge. It offers students an exciting academic experience with opportunities to pursue interdisciplinary programmes and collaborative research within the Institute as well as through various exchange programmes with universities across the world. Besides, a vibrant array of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities provides students with a holistic educational experience preparing them for a wide range of professions after graduation.
- The time spent at IIT Kanpur makes a student grow from being a good learner into being a good thinker and a good researcher in his/her chosen field. Even undergraduate research at IIT Kanpur has won the Institute many laurels. Innovation is an integral part of teaching at IIT Kanpur. While the curriculum represents the Institute's vision for a given programme, the teaching methods are a choice of the individual teachers and reflect their vision. Faculty has immense freedom to experiment in the teaching.
- IIT Kanpur offers a liberal undergraduate education, where knowledge of science and technology is part of a broader knowledge platform. A student has the choice of opting for more than 50% of courses outside of his/her chosen department. Of these, a student can opt for more than 25% of courses in the fields of management and humanities and social sciences.
- The students are, therefore, free to develop a wide knowledge base encompassing diverse disciplines. IIT Kanpur recognizes an undergraduate degree as the starting point of a student's higher education and aspirations and encourages the student to explore his/her interests further so that he/she may make an informed choice about what to do next.
| TLR(100) | RPC(100) | GO(100) | OI(100) | PERCEPTION(100) |
| 86.22 | 82.08 | 88.44 | 54.21 | 85.78 |
6. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE [IITRK], ROORKEE
IITRK Highlights:
- Indian Institute of Technology - Roorkee is among the foremost Institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in engineering, basic and applied research. Since its establishment, the Institute has played a vital role in providing the technical manpower and know-how to the country in pursuit of research.
- The Institute ranks amongst the best technological institutions in the world and has contributed to all sectors of technological development. It has also been considered a trend-setter in the area of education and research in the field of science, technology, and engineering.
- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, the successor of the University of Roorkee, is the oldest technical institution in the country. Established as the Roorkee College in 1847 and rechristened as the Thomson College of Civil Engineering in 1854, it made tremendous contributions in the development of an infrastructural base of the country, to mention a few as roads and highways, canals and irrigation networks, railways and engineering industries.
- Recognising its outstanding contributions and its growth potential, the college was elevated to be the first Technical University of India on November 25, 1948. Nurtured as the premier institution by the State of Uttar Pradesh, the University has declared an Institute of National Importance and converted into the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee by an Act of Parliament with effect from September 21, 2001. Today it cherishes history as an institute 171 years old, served as the University of Roorkee for 67 years and as IIT Roorkee for 18 years.
| TLR(100) | RPC(100) | GO(100) | OI(100) | PERCEPTION(100) |
| 77.21 | 76.57 | 89.65 | 61.71 | 60.55 |
7.BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE [BITS], PILANI
BITS Highlights:
- The Birla Institute of Technology & Science, BITS Pilani is an all-India Institute for higher education. The primary motive of BITS is to "train young men and women able and eager to create and put into action such ideas, methods, techniques and information".
- The Institute is a dream come true of its founder late Mr G.D.Birla - an eminent industrialist, a participant in the Indian freedom struggle and a close associate of the Father of Indian Nation late Mr Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi).
- What started in the early 1900s as a small school, blossomed into a set of colleges for higher education, ranging from the Humanities to Engineering until 1964 when all these colleges amalgamated to culminate into a unique Indian University of International standing. This university was christened as the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, known to many as BITS, Pilani.
- BITS, Pilani has been accredited by the National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC) with an 'A' grade with a CGPA of 3.45 on a four-point scale after visiting bits Pilani, K.K Birla Goa & Hyderabad campuses in 2016.
| TLR(100) | RPC(100) | GO(100) | OI(100) | PERCEPTION(100) |
| 61.95 | 34.87 | 77.36 | 56.26 | 42.47 |
8.INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI [IITGW], GUWAHATI
IITGW Highlights:
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) is the sixth IIT established in 1994 and has been celebrating its silver jubilee in the current year. In the last 24 years, IITG has placed itself on the global academic map by dint of untiring efforts of the quality faculty members, staff and outstanding students. Times Higher Education (THE) ranked IITG 14th among the world's best small universities in 2017. IITG got rank 7 in Engineering and rank 9 overall in NIRF-2019.
- Situated in Guwahati (a modern and safe city) and on the north bank of the river Brahmaputra, the well-planned campus of IITG is spread over 700 acres having woods, hills (home for different birds and animals) and lakes inside. The lakes are winter home for a wide range of migratory birds. This along with other infrastructural facilities (laboratories, sports facilities, clubs, hostels, computer centre, library etc) provides the right ambience for pursuing studies and other social and extracurricular activities.
- Guwahati being the gateway to northeast India, students can explore the natural beauty and rich and diverse cultures of all the northeastern states. It prides itself on being probably the most scenic academic campus in India. Guwahati Railway Station (22 km) and International Airport (23 km) could be reached from IIT Guwahati by bus, taxi and auto services within 30 minutes. Institute buses ply to and from the city centre at regular intervals. Guwahati is well connected by trains and flights to the rest of India. Weather at Guwahati remains pleasant for most of the year with maximum and minimum temperatures of around 370C (summer) and 70C (winter) respectively with a fair amount of rainfall.
- The Institute offers BTech in 10 disciplines along with a BDes programme, MTech in all engineering specializations, dual degree (MTech+PhD and MS+PhD) in some departments and centres and PhD in all departments and centres. IITG also offers two years MSc (in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics departments) and a two-year MA (Developmental Studies) programme. The current student strength of the Institute is about 6100 (including international students) and 33% of them are PhD students. BTech students can enrol for minor specializations in a discipline other than his/her own to extend their knowledge base to another area of interest.
| TLR(100) | RPC(100) | GO(100) | OI(100) | PERCEPTION(100) |
| 83.04 | 70.73 | 83.03 | 59.13 | 62.45 |
9.INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD[IITH]
IITH Highlights:
- IIT Hyderabad is one among the 2nd generation of IITs started by the Govt. of India. Today IITH offers 11 B.Tech programs, 1 B.Des Program, 3 M.Sc programs, 18 M.Tech programs, 1 M.Des program, 1 MA Program and 15 PhD programs in all branches of engineering, science, liberal arts and design. IIT Hyderabad offers a 2 years M.Tech Program to foreign Nationals in 9 different departments.
- The very foundation of IIT Hyderabad is based on research and innovation. The vibrant research culture is evident from the number of patents and publications that IITH has. At IITH students are given a plethora of choices, which they diligently choose with the help of a faculty advisor. Courses that last for a semester are almost a foregone story at IITH. From 14-15 academic years onwards all B.Tech programs started offering courses that are of smaller credits; called the fractal academics; very carefully designed to keep the enthusiasm of the students and to keep them in place with the state of the art from 1st semester till 8th semester.
- IITH in the past couple of years has been highly successful in building tie-ups with leading academic institutions around the globe. IITH enjoys a very special relationship with Japanese Universities and Industries that goes beyond academics and research collaborations. In fact, some of the iconic buildings on the IITH campus will carry the signature of Japanese architecture.
- IITH is creating a unique holistic educational ecosystem that offers interactive learning, a highly flexible academic structure, cutting-edge research, strong industry collaboration, and entrepreneurship. It is providing an environment wherein students and faculty are not afraid to translate their dreams into realities
| TLR(100) | RPC(100) | GO(100) | OI(100) | PERCEPTION(100) |
| 82.51 | 52.47 | 71.54 | 55.98 | 60.42 |
10. ANNA UNIVERSITY-ENGINEERING [AU], CHENNAI
AU Highlights:
- Anna University was established on 4th September 1978 as a unitary type of University. This University was named after Late Dr C.N.Annadurai, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
- It offers higher education in Engineering, Technology, Architecture, and Applied Sciences relevant to the current and projected needs of society.
- In 2001, Anna University was converted to an affiliating type University by bringing together all the Engineering colleges in the State of Tamil Nadu and was again reconverted to the unitary type in 2010.
- In World University Ranking Anna University is ranked 201 as per QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) in the Faculty of Engineering and Chemical during the year 2017-2018. Anna University is ranked between 151 and 200 at the global level and 7 at the national level.
| TLR(100) | RPC(100) | GO(100) | OI(100) | PERCEPTION(100) |
| 64.62 | 54.07 | 61.50 | 51.62 | 68.24 |
11. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TIRUCHIRAPPALLI [NITT]
NITT Highlights:
- The National Institute of Technology (formerly Regional Engineering College) Tiruchirappalli was established as a joint venture of the Government of India and the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1964 to produce world-class engineers who will cater to the growing technological needs of the nation. The institute was granted Deemed University Status with the approval of the UGC/AICTE and Government of India in 2003 and renamed the National Institute of Technology (NIT-T), NIT-T has been declared an institution of national importance by the National Institute of Technology Act 2007. The NITs are now fully funded by the Central Government.
- The move was intended to provide teaching and research in the branches of engineering, sciences, technology and management for the advancement of teaching and research. NIT Tiruchirappalli is one of India's premier academic and research technical institutions that has driven new ways of thinking since its inception.
- The institution offers Undergraduate Courses in ten branches and Post Graduate Courses in twenty-one disciplines of Science, Engineering & Technology besides M.S. (by Research) and PhD in all the departments.
- The institute provides ample opportunities for developing extra-curricular skills which include NCC, NSS, Students Chapters of IEEE, Indian Geotechnical Society, Trichy Chapter, Civil Engg, social clubs and sports & games. The Alumni of this institution have excelled in various spheres and are positioned very well globally in several leading Government, Public Sector & Private Organizations. The Institute has a total campus area of 800 acres.
| TLR(100) | RPC(100) | GO(100) | OI(100) | PERCEPTION(100) |
| 72.11 | 50.04 | 74.71 | 61.49 | 63.68 |
12. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (BHU) VARANASI [IITV]
IITV Highlights:
- Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) is situated in the magnificent campus of Banaras Hindu University spread over nearly 1300 acres at the southern end of the ancient city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. IIT(BHU), formerly known as the Institute of Technology, was a part of the Banaras Hindu University has been an internationally acknowledged seat of learning and was established in 1919 by the great visionary and patriot, Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Ji.
- Engineering Education in Banaras Hindu University commenced as early as 1919 with the establishment of Banaras Engineering College (BENCO). The University has also pioneered engineering education by being the first in the country to start degree courses in Mining, Metallurgy, Ceramic Engineering and Pharmaceutics with the establishment of the College of Mining and Metallurgy and the College of Technology in the years 1923 and 1932 respectively, to meet the then requirements of the going to be Independent India. In 1969 these three colleges were amalgamated to form the Institute of Technology.
- The Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IT-BHU), was converted into the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi by the Government of India, New Delhi on 29th June 2012.
- Now, IIT(BHU) is celebrating “100 years of Technical Education in India” on its completion of the century. Institute kick-started its centenary celebration during 9-11 February 2019 this year. A commemorative postal stamp was released by the honourable prime minister on this occasion. With its unique engineering programs and future-ready curriculum, the Institute gears up for another glorious journey towards “New India”
| TLR(100) | RPC(100) | GO(100) | OI(100) | PERCEPTION(100) |
| 72.34 | 47.77 | 77.77 | 56.07 | 53.49 |
13. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INDORE [IITI]
IITI Highlights:
- Having its foundation laid on 17 February 2009, IIT Indore is fully functioning from its permanent campus at Simrol since December 2015 conducting all its teaching, research and outreach activities. All students of the BTech program have been shifted to a state-of-art hostel building in its permanent campus in December 2016. The institute operated from the rented premises at the Institute of Technology (IET) of Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) Indore from July 2009 to September 2015 and at Pithampur Auto Cluster Ltd (PACL) premises from May 2011 to December 2015.
- IIT Indore was mentored by IIT Bombay till its founding Director Prof. Pradeep Mathur took charge on January 1, 2010. From the Academic Year 2010-11 onwards, it developed its curriculum for its different UG and PG programs. IIT Indore aims to play an active role in the task of propelling India on its growth-trajectory by focusing on very high-quality education, research, development, consultancy, and manpower training.
- In the India Ranking-2019 released by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2019 of MHRD, IIT Indore has been ranked 13th amongst all engineering institutions. Institute has also the distinction of being graded very impressive 5th rank in the Teaching, Learning and Resources parameters in this category consecutively for the year 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 among new IITs in research quality.
- As per Times Higher Education World University Rankings, the Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT Indore) becomes India's second highest-ranked university and secure position in 351 -400 bands and IIT Indore maintains its position in the top 50 as per Times Higher Education Asian University Rankings 2019.
| TLR(100) | RPC(100) | GO(100) | OI(100) | PERCEPTION(100) |
| 79.89 | 53.31 | 72.09 | 57.76 | 27.15 |
14.INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES)[IITDN], DHANBAD
IITDN Highlights:
- Standing tall since the early decades of the 20th century, the institute is steadily sailing through the millennium change and has emerged into one of the most prominent institutions- Indian Institute of Technology IIT(ISM) with full bloom functioning of 18 branches of Engineering, Applied Sciences, Management Studies and Humanities. IIT (ISM) has centenary long credentials of outperforming achievements/ contributions in academia and the industry.
- The Indian National Congress at its XVII Session of December 1901 passed a resolution stating that “because the tendency of recent legislation namely, The Indian Mines Act VII of 1901, is that all Indian mines must be kept under the supervision of mining experts, the Congress is of opinion that a Government College of Mining Engineering is established in some suitable place in India on the models of the Royal School of Mines in England, Mining Colleges of Japan and at other places in the continent”. The McPherson Committee formed by Govt. of India, recommended the establishment of an institution for imparting education in the fields of Mining and Geology, whose report, submitted in 1920, formed the main basis for the establishment of the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad.
- The Indian School of Mines was formally opened on 9th December 1926, by Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India to address the need for trained manpower related to mining activities in the country with disciplines of Mining and Applied Geology. In 1967 it was granted the status of a deemed to be university under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956. Since its establishment, IIT(ISM) has undergone considerable expansion of its activities, and presently it can be considered as a total technology education institute.
- Situated in the heart of the country’s prime coking coal belt, 260 km from Kolkata with a campus spread over an area of 393 acres, (with 218 acres of existing campus and 175 acres under acquisition and development) the fully residential IIT(ISM) has all the facilities of world-class academic institute. What started as an institution to impart mining education has graduated into a full-fledged technical institution of international acclaim offering a host of programmes like B. Tech., M. Tech., M. Sc. Tech., and MBA.
- IIT (ISM) is striving relentlessly to become and remain a nationally and internationally acclaimed premier institution of higher technical and scientific education with social commitment having an ethos for intellectual excellence, where initiative is nurtured, where new ideas, research and scholarship flourish, where intellectual honesty is the norm and from which will emerge the leaders and innovators of tomorrow in the realm of technology. While catalyzing a developing society, its goal as one of the premier technical education institution in the country would be to intimately involve itself not just in the technological development of the Nation but indeed in its overall development
| TLR(100) | RPC(100) | GO(100) | OI(100) | PERCEPTION(100) |
| 64.02 | 63.12 | 72.11 | 55.07 | 39.78 |
15.INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BHUBANESWAR [IITB], BHUBANESWAR
IITB Highlights:
- Indian Institute of Technology was established by the government of India in 2008 under The Institutes of Technology Act 1961 with Amendments up to 2012. The Act was passed in the Lok Sabha on 24 March 2011 and by the Rajya Sabha on 30 April 2012.
- IIT Bhubaneswar became an Institute of National Importance from 29 June 2012 with notification of Amendment in the Institutes' of Technology Act, 1961 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, (Department of Higher Education) Government of India published in the Gazette of India dated 2 July 2012.
- The Institute started functioning from the nd campus of IIT Kharagpur on 22 July 2008 and shifted its operation to the city of nd Bhubaneswar on 22 July 2009. The Institute has adopted the concept of Schools rather than Departments for promoting interdisciplinary research. At present, 7 schools are offering academic programmes.
- It has been ranked well amongst the top engineering institutions in the country. IIT Bhubaneswar was ranked 18 in the engineering category by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2018. IIT Bhubaneswar is also ranked 22nd by India Today in 2017, 16th by i3RC Times the Engineering Institute Rankings 2017, and 11 positions by Edu-Rand among engineering colleges in 2017.
| TLR(100) | RPC(100) | GO(100) | OI(100) | PERCEPTION(100) |
| 77.05 | 37.17 | 64.77 | 56.27 | 39.56 |
