Top Engineering Colleges in East India (NIRF 2025): West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand
Engineering colleges in West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand in the NIRF 2025 engineering table: IIT Kharagpur, Jadavpur University, NIT Rourkela, SOA, KIIT, IIT Bhubaneswar and ISM Dhanbad, with ranks and scores.
Why East India deserves its own list
East India has some of the oldest engineering institutions in the country. Students from West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar often compare these colleges with the South and North. The NIRF 2025 engineering table places IIT Kharagpur fifth in India and gives Odisha and Jharkhand several institutions in the top 40.
West Bengal
| Rank in India | Institution | City | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | Kharagpur | 78.69 |
| 18 | Jadavpur University | Kolkata | 64.54 |
| 49 | National Institute of Technology Durgapur | Durgapur | 55.94 |
| 54 | Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur | Howrah | 53.63 |
IIT Kharagpur is the highest-ranked institution in the east. Jadavpur University is the next-ranked West Bengal institution in the table.
Odisha
| Rank in India | Institution | City | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | Rourkela | 66.62 |
| 22 | Siksha 'O' Anusandhan | Bhubaneswar | 62.58 |
| 36 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | Bhubaneswar | 58.79 |
| 39 | Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar | 58.22 |
NIT Rourkela is the highest-ranked institution in Odisha in the table.
Jharkhand
| Rank in India | Institution | City | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad | Dhanbad | 65.37 |
| 51 | Birla Institute of Technology | Ranchi | 55.28 |
What to check before you apply
- Admission route. IITs and NITs use JEE Main and JoSAA. Jadavpur, SOA, KIIT and other universities run their own processes. Check each route.
- Branch-wise closing ranks. Use the JoSAA data for IIT Kharagpur, IIT Bhubaneswar, ISM Dhanbad and NIT Rourkela. For state institutions, use the counselling data published by the state.
- Fees. State institutions have government fee rules. Private and deemed universities publish their own fee tables.
- Placements. Read each institution's placement report and check branch-wise medians.
- Hostel and city. Kharagpur, Rourkela and Dhanbad are campus towns. Bhubaneswar and Kolkata are large cities with different living costs.
Frequently asked questions
Which is the top engineering college in East India? IIT Kharagpur, ranked 5 in India in NIRF 2025.
Is Jadavpur in the top 20? Yes, at rank 18 with a score of 64.54.
Which Odisha college is in the top 15? NIT Rourkela, at rank 13.
Sources
NIRF India Rankings 2025, Engineering: https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2025/EngineeringRanking.html, read on 24 October 2026. Ranks and scores are as shown in that table.
Frequently Asked Questions
IIT Kharagpur, ranked 5 in India in the NIRF 2025 engineering table, with a score of 78.69. Jadavpur University is next in the state at rank 18.
NIT Rourkela, at rank 13 in India in the NIRF 2025 engineering table, with a score of 66.62.
Yes. The Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad is at rank 15, with a score of 65.37.
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