Regional comparison
Colleges in North India
Side-by-side view of states and UTs in the North zone — institute counts, NIRF coverage, and links to each state’s own page. 4,658 institutes across 8 states · 18 NIRF-ranked in sample.
North zone — key facts
Live data| States / UTs in this zone | 8 |
|---|---|
| Tracked institutes | 4,658 |
| With NIRF Engineering rank (sample) | 18 |
| States with dedicated pagesEach qualifying state still has its own dedicated page | 8 |
| Largest state share | Haryana · 1494 |
Regional totals from Knwdle’s live institute list, grouped by state. This page compares states; it does not replace individual state landings.
States in North India
Primary comparison table for this region. Open a state page for the place-level view.
| State / UT | Institutes | Share | NIRF-ranked | Best rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haryana | 1494 | 32% | 1 | #85 | State page → |
| Punjab | 1308 | 28% | 4 | #32 | State page → |
| Uttarakhand | 613 | 13% | 3 | #6 | State page → |
| Delhi | 440 | 9% | 5 | #2 | State page → |
| Himachal Pradesh | 390 | 8% | 2 | #26 | State page → |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 308 | 7% | 2 | #56 | State page → |
| Chandigarh | 97 | 2% | 1 | #93 | State page → |
| Ladakh | 8 | 0% | 0 | — | State page → |
Overview
Knwdle's North zone groups Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Chandigarh and Ladakh — our own comparison grouping for this page, not a statutory boundary. It's the most IIT-dense zone in our directory: IIT Delhi, IIT Roorkee (Uttarakhand), IIT Ropar (Punjab), IIT Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) and IIT Jammu all sit inside it, alongside NITs in Haryana (Kurukshetra), Punjab (Jalandhar) and Jammu and Kashmir (Srinagar).
Every state above still earns its own dedicated /colleges/state page once it clears Knwdle's three-institute threshold — Delhi's page is the most complete today. This zone page adds a comparison layer on top: institute counts, NIRF coverage and best rank, state by state, in one table, rather than replacing any state's own page.
Key figure
Share with a cited NIRF rank
0%
Computed from every institute currently mapped to a North-zone state on this page — not a fixed marketing number.
FAQ
- Which IITs are located in the North zone?
- Five, under this comparison grouping: IIT Delhi, IIT Roorkee (Uttarakhand), IIT Ropar (Punjab), IIT Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) and IIT Jammu — more than any other zone on Knwdle.
- Is this the official government zonal classification?
- No. This is Knwdle's own browsing grouping for state comparison, not the Ministry of Home Affairs' statutory Zonal Council boundaries — the real Northern Zonal Council, for instance, also includes Rajasthan, which we group under the West zone instead. Treat this as a navigation aid, not a legal or administrative classification.
- How is this different from opening Delhi's state page directly?
- Delhi's own page covers only Delhi's institutes in depth. This zone page sits one level up — it puts Delhi's counts and NIRF coverage next to Haryana's, Punjab's and every other North-zone state's, so you can see the region's shape before drilling into one state.
- Do you show placement packages or reviews for these institutes?
- No — the same rule applies zone-wide. We show NIRF Graduation Outcomes (GO), an independent sub-score, in place of self-reported placement figures or star reviews.
Top NIRF ranks in North India
Best Engineering ranks across this zone (up to 20). Compare states above for geographic mix.
| Rank | Institute | Type | State | GO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | IIT DelhiNew Delhi | IIT | Delhi | — |
| #6 | IIT RoorkeeRoorkee | IIT | Uttarakhand | — |
| #24 | JMI New DelhiNew Delhi | PRIVATE | Delhi | — |
| #26 | IIT MandiMandi | IIT | Himachal Pradesh | — |
| #30 | DTU DelhiNew Delhi | PRIVATE | Delhi | — |
| #32 | IIT Ropar (IIT-RPR)Rupnagar | IIT | Punjab | — |
| #43 | UPES DehradunDehradun | PRIVATE | Uttarakhand | — |
| #48 | LPU JalandharPhagwara | PRIVATE | Punjab | — |
| #52 | Graphic Era University, DehradunDehradun | PRIVATE | Uttarakhand | — |
| #55 | NIT JalandharJalandhar | NIT | Punjab | — |
| #56 | IIT JammuJammu | IIT | Jammu and Kashmir | — |
| #63 | IIIT DelhiNew Delhi | PRIVATE | Delhi | — |
| #65 | NIT DelhiNew Delhi | NIT | Delhi | — |
| #73 | NIT SrinagarSrinagar | NIT | Jammu and Kashmir | — |
| #79 | SLIETLongowal | PRIVATE | Punjab | — |
| #85 | NIT KurukshetraKurukshetra | NIT | Haryana | — |
| #93 | Panjab UniversityChandigarh | PRIVATE | Chandigarh | — |
| #97 | NIT Hamirpur (NITH)Hamirpur | NIT | Himachal Pradesh | — |
Top institutes in this zone
NIRF-sorted sample (176 of 4,658 tracked). Open a state page for the full list.
| Institute | State | Type | NIRF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IIT Delhi | Delhi | IIT | #2 | View → |
| IIT Roorkee | Uttarakhand | IIT | #6 | View → |
| JMI New Delhi | Delhi | PRIVATE | #24 | View → |
| IIT Mandi | Himachal Pradesh | IIT | #26 | View → |
| DTU Delhi | Delhi | PRIVATE | #30 | View → |
| IIT Ropar (IIT-RPR) | Punjab | IIT | #32 | View → |
| UPES Dehradun | Uttarakhand | PRIVATE | #43 | View → |
| LPU Jalandhar | Punjab | PRIVATE | #48 | View → |
| Graphic Era University, Dehradun | Uttarakhand | PRIVATE | #52 | View → |
| NIT Jalandhar | Punjab | NIT | #55 | View → |
| IIT Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | IIT | #56 | View → |
| IIIT Delhi | Delhi | PRIVATE | #63 | View → |
| NIT Delhi | Delhi | NIT | #65 | View → |
| NIT Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | NIT | #73 | View → |
| SLIET | Punjab | PRIVATE | #79 | View → |
| NIT Kurukshetra | Haryana | NIT | #85 | View → |
| Panjab University | Chandigarh | PRIVATE | #93 | View → |
| NIT Hamirpur (NITH) | Himachal Pradesh | NIT | #97 | View → |
| AMIMT, Pathankot | Punjab | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| A S College, Khanna | Punjab | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| A-One College of Education, Kangra | Himachal Pradesh | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Aakarshan College of Education, Pathankot | Punjab | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Aakash College of Education, Fatehabad | Haryana | PRIVATE | — | View → |
| Aakash College of Education, Hisar | Haryana | PRIVATE | — | View → |
How to use this page
- 1Start with the state comparison table — counts, NIRF coverage, and best rank per state.
- 2Open a state page for the place-level view, or a profile for scorecards and sourced content.
- 3Use Rankings for the national table, or Compare for a neutral side-by-side of 2–3 colleges.
Frequently asked questions
Answers use counts from this page's live institute list.
- How many institutes appear for North zone?
- 176 institutes currently match this page’s filter. 18 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.
- How is this different from a state page?
- This is a multi-state comparison for the geographic zone. Every state that clears the institute threshold still has its own /colleges/state page — this layer puts their counts and NIRF coverage side by side.
What we publish — and what we don't
Included when sourced
- NIRF Engineering ranks & sub-scores (nirfindia.org)
- JoSAA closing ranks already in our database
- Programmes from AICTE EOA / institute official catalogues
- Fees & admissions copy only from the institute's own site
- Campus images from Wikimedia Commons or official media
Deliberately excluded
- Star reviews and self-reported placement packages
- Fees estimated or copied from aggregator directories
- Facts that appear only on compiled third-party college directories
NIRF Graduation Outcomes (GO) is the honest substitute for placement-intent browsing — an independent metric, not a package figure.
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