How We Rank Them

Some of the leading engineering institutes of the country, especially first generation IITs, have established their reputation on the basis of their infrastructure, quality of faculty, research and development ethos, incubation centres, research publications and industry exposure. All these factors also help form a perception. Here are the various parameters and their assigned weightages that were used to assess institutes and arrive at a ranking of the institutes under study.

Teaching (20): Experienced, qualified educators are the most important criteria for a student in choosing a university, with employability being the end goal. Institutes should be able to draw faculty members with great research credentials and who have published extensively, as also industry experts.

Research Excellence (20): Research labs, tinkering labs, incubation centre and faculty that can guide students appropriately, is what makes an institute a great research and development hub. These are measured through papers published and patents filed and registered. 

Innovation (15): Appropriate use of technology to facilitate better outcomes, ensuring that innovative ideas can be translated to concrete results and much more.

Employment (20): Making students employable at the end of the course (which can be measured through placements) and building confidence in them to become entrepreneurs and job givers.  

Infrastructure (15): From lab set-ups described above to digital infrastructure, well-lit and creative classes, interactive tools, proper hostel, recreational facilities and food and hygiene, students place a premium on all these. 

Inclusion and Social Impact (10): This criterion is about taking steps to ensure equal opportunity and making the campus an equitable place.