The JEE Mains is a gateway for engineering aspirants into some of the most reputed engineering colleges in the country. Candidates often forget to look beyond the IITs and assume that engineering in India is only worthwhile if done from them. India has been the Mecca of engineering education for the past 50 years, many reputed engineering colleges in the country have produced notable alumni and gathered accolades comparable to the old IITs (a few examples include DTU, IIIT Hyderabad, BITS Pilani, NIT Trichy etc.). It is our endeavour to educate aspirants and give an unbiased view of some of the most prestigious engineering institutions in the country. The below list of 75 colleges have a proven track record of producing some of the most talented engineers in the country. Our rating is based on a number of factors (NIRF rankings, placements, institution achievements etc.)
| Name | City | Rating |
| Aligarh Muslim University | Aligarh | AA+ |
| Amity University Noida | Gautam Budh Nagar | AA+ |
| Amrita School of Engineering | Amritapuri | AA+ |
| Anna University | Chennai | AA+ |
| B.M.S. College of Engineering | Bengaluru | AA |
| Birla Institute of Technology | Ranchi | AA+ |
| Birla Institute of Technology & Science | Pilani | AA+ |
| College of Engineering Pune | Pune | AA |
| College of Engineering(A) | Visakhapatnam | AA |
| Defence Institute of Advanced Technology | Pune | AA |
| Delhi Technological University | New Delhi | AA+ |
| Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology | Jalandhar | AA |
| Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology | Shibpur | AA+ |
| Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT) | Thanjavur | AA |
| Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi | Varanasi | AAA |
| Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) | Dhanbad | AAA |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar | AA+ |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | Mumbai | AAAA |
| Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | New Delhi | AAAA |
| Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar | AA+ |
| Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | Guwahati | AAA+ |
| Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad | Hyderabad | AAA |
| Indian Institute of Technology Indore | Indore | AAA |
| Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur | Jodhpur | AA |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | Kanpur | AAAA |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | Kharagpur | AAAA |
| Indian Institute of Technology Madras | Chennai | AAAA |
| Indian Institute of Technology Mandi | Mandi | AA+ |
| Indian Institute of Technology Patna | Patna | AA+ |
| Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | Roorkee | AAA+ |
| Indian Institute of Technology Ropar | Rupnagar | AA+ |
| Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi | New Delhi | AA |
| Institute of Chemical Technology | Mumbai | AA+ |
| International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore | Bengaluru | AA |
| International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad | Hyderabad | AA |
| Jadavpur University | Kolkata | AA+ |
| Jamia Millia Islamia | New Delhi | AA+ |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University | Hyderabad | AA |
| Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | Bhubaneswar | AA+ |
| Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University | Vaddeswaram | AA |
| M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology | Bengaluru | AA |
| Malaviya National Institute of Technology | Jaipur | AA+ |
| Manipal Institute of Technology | Manipal | AA |
| Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology | Bhopal | AA |
| Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology | Allahabad | AA |
| National Institute of Technology Agartala | Agratala | A+ |
| National Institute of Technology Calicut | Kozhikode | AA+ |
| National Institute of Technology Durgapur | Durgapur | AA |
| National Institute of Technology Karnataka | Surathkal | AAA |
| National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra | Kurukshetra | AA+ |
| National Institute of Technology Meghalaya | Shillong | AA |
| National Institute of Technology Raipur | Raipur | AA |
| National Institute of Technology Rourkela | Rourkela | AA+ |
| National Institute of Technology Silchar | Silchar | AA |
| National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | AAA |
| National Institute of Technology Warangal | Warangal | AA+ |
| Panjab University | Chandigarh | AA |
| PSG College of Technology | Coimbatore | AA |
| Punjab Engineering College (Deemed To Be University) | Chandigarh | AA |
| R. V. College of Engineering | Bengaluru | AA |
| S. R. M. Institute of Science and Technology | Chennai | AA+ |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology | Surat | AA |
| Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology | Chennai | AA |
| Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy | Thanjavur | AA+ |
| Siksha `O` Anusandhan | Bhubaneswar | AA+ |
| Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering | Kancheepuram | AA |
| Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology | Patiala | AA+ |
| Thiagarajar College of Engineering | Madurai | AA |
| Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute | Mumbai | AA |
| Vellore Institute of Technology | Vellore | AA+ |
| Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology | Nagpur | AA+ |
| Visvesvaraya Technological University | Belgaum | AA |
