Data Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) — Best Colleges in India

3 institutes · ranked by NIRF Engineering (3 with a numeric rank) · JoSAA closing ranks where available.

Ranked by NIRF Engineering (best rank first)

3 institutes offer Data Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology). When two institutes share a programme, the one with the better (lower) NIRF Engineering rank appears first. Institutes without a numeric NIRF rank sort after ranked ones, alphabetically. JoSAA closing ranks are shown when available (3 of 3 on this page); non-JoSAA paths (VITEEE, LPUNEST, MHT-CET, etc.) are labeled separately.

#1NIRF 26

NIRF Engg · 2025

#26

IITHimachal Pradesh

IIT Mandi

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

Institute of National ImportanceIITJoSAAJEE Advanced

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi is one of the eight new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) located in Kamand Valley, Mandi district of Himachal…

Key programmes

Bachelor of Science BS in Chemical Sciences (4 Years, Bachelor of Science)
Bachelor of Technology B.Tech in General Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)
Bachelor of Technology B.Tech in Materials Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Ownership

IIT

NIRF score

62.08

Profile

Official sources

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Closing rank 3,837 (2024 R1, AI) — OPEN category, most recent round

#2NIRF 55

NIRF Engg · 2025

#55

NITPunjab

Dr. B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar

Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar

Institute of National ImportanceNITJoSAAJEE Main

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, formerly Regional Engineering College Jalandhar, is a public engineering university located in…

Key programmes

Bachelor of Technology Bio Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)
Bachelor of Technology Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)
Bachelor of Technology Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Ownership

NIT

NIRF score

53.38

Profile

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Closing rank 13,847 (2025 R1, OS) — OPEN category, most recent round

#3NIRF 64

NIRF Engg · 2025

#64

IITKerala

IIT Palakkad

Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad

Institute of National ImportanceIITJoSAAJEE Advanced

The Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad is a public autonomous engineering and research institute located in Palakkad, Kerala. It is one of India's 23…

Key programmes

Bachelor of Technology Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)
Bachelor of Technology Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)
Bachelor of Technology Data Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)

Ownership

IIT

NIRF score

51.20

Profile

Official sources

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Closing rank 7,559 (2025 R1, AI) — OPEN category, most recent round

Data Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) — live list facts

Computed from the institutes listed on this page — not marketing estimates.

Institutes

3

With NIRF rank

3

With GO score

0

Avg GO (when present)

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By institute type

IIT
2
NIT
1

Best NIRF ranks on this page

How to use this page

1Institutes are ordered by NIRF Engineering rank (best first); unranked sort after.
2JoSAA closing ranks appear when that programme is in our cutoff dataset.
3Open a profile for scorecards, official admissions/fees when sourced, and related programmes.

Frequently asked questions

Answers use counts from this page's live list. Editorial intros remain pending until instance-specific research lands (Section 12.6).

How many institutes appear for Data Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)?: 3 institutes currently match this page’s filter. 3 of them have a numeric NIRF Engineering rank in our database.
Is “best” based on editorial opinion?: No. Where we sort or headline by rank, the order follows published NIRF Engineering ranks (nirfindia.org). Unranked institutes are not given a fabricated Knwdle rank.
What is Graduation Outcomes (GO)?: GO is an NIRF sub-score computed independently of self-reported placement packages. None of the institutes on this page currently have a GO value stored.
Why do some institutes lack a JoSAA closing rank?: Non-JoSAA admission paths (institute entrance exams, state counselling) are labeled separately. We do not invent closing ranks for those routes.