Top 10 Engineering Colleges in South India 2024 (Except IITs & NITs)

SAURAV PANDEY August 21, 2024

According to NIRF Rankings 2024, these are the top 10 engineering colleges (without IITs and NITs) in South India 2024.

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10. IIST, Kerala

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9. IIIT Hyderabad

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8. SSN College of Engineering Tamil Nadu

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7. SASTRA, Tamil Nadu

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6. Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Tamil Nadu

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5. K L College of Engineering, Andhra Pradesh

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4. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Tamil Nadu

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3. Anna University, Tamil Nadu

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2. SRMIST, Tamil Nadu

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1. VIT, Tamil Nadu

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