State · East zone

Engineering Colleges in Jharkhand

This page lists every institute we currently track for the state, sourced from official registries — admission pathway (JoSAA, state counselling, or institute exam) and NIRF Engineering rank are shown per institute where we can cite them.

25
Institutes tracked
3
With NIRF rank
8
Institute types

Jharkhand — key facts

Tracked institutes25
With NIRF Engineering rank3
Institute types present8
Largest type sharePRIVATE · 11
Geographic zoneEast

Figures computed from institutes currently tracked for this state in Knwdle’s directory. NIRF ranks cite nirfindia.org.

By institute type in Jharkhand

Live mix of institute types on this page — use the chips below the rankings to filter cards.

PRIVATE
11
STATE
5
GFTI
4
IIT
1
NIT
1
DEEMED
1
CENTRAL
1
IIIT
1

Overview

Private institutes form the largest group of institutes we track in Jharkhand, ahead of Government-Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs). Admission pathway varies by institute — JoSAA where a seat is counselled nationally, the state's own counselling for state universities, or an institute-level exam elsewhere — and each profile states its specific route rather than assuming one process covers the whole state.

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad carries the highest NIRF Engineering rank we track in Jharkhand, at #15, with Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi (#51) also on the ranked list. Ranks come from nirfindia.org — we don't compute or estimate a Knwdle-side score.

Key figure

Share with a numeric NIRF Engineering rank

12%

Computed from the institutes listed on this page right now — not a fixed marketing number. Refreshes as our directory adds or re-verifies institutes.

NIRF Engineering ranks in Jharkhand

Institutes on this page with a numeric NIRF Engineering rank, best first (up to 20). YoY movement requires multi-year NIRF rows in the database.

3 of 3 ranked
RankInstituteTypeScoreGO
#15IIT (ISM) DhanbadIIT65.3777.0
#51Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, RanchiGFTI55.2866.0
#82NIT JamshedpurNIT48.2575.8

Institutes in Jharkhand

NIRF · 2025
#82
NITJharkhand

NIT Jamshedpur

National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

NIRF 2025
#82
Type
NIT
Score
48.25
Institute of National ImportanceJoSAAJEE Main

National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur is an Institute of National Importance for Technical Education located at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. Established…

PrivateHAZARIBAG, Jharkhand

AISECT University

NIRF Engg
Type
Private
Location
HAZARIBAG, Jharkhand

Rabindranath Tagore University is a premier private university established by All India Society for Electronics and Computer Technology (AISECT) in Mendua…

PrivateJharkhand

Arka Jain University

NIRF Engg
Type
Private
Location
Jharkhand

Arka Jain University (AJU) is a private university located in Gamharia, Seraikela Kharsawan district, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. It was established under…

GFTIJharkhand

CU Jharkhand

NIRF Engg
Type
GFTI
Location
Jharkhand
JoSAAJEE Main

CU Jharkhand is a Government Funded Technical Institute participating in JoSAA counselling. Undergraduate engineering seats are typically filled via JEE Main.

IIITJharkhand

IIIT (IIIT) Ranchi

Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Ranchi

NIRF Engg
Type
IIIT
Location
Jharkhand
Institute of National ImportanceJoSAA

Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Ranchi is an Institute of National Importance in India’s IIT system. Undergraduate admission is through JEE…

PrivateEAST SINGHABHUM, Jharkhand

Netaji Subhas University

NIRF Engg
Type
Private
Location
EAST SINGHABHUM, Jharkhand

Netaji Subhas University (NSU), formerly Netaji Subhas Institute of Business Management (NSIBM), is a private university at Pokhari on the outskirts of…

StateJharkhand

Ranchi University

NIRF Engg
Type
State
Location
Jharkhand

Ranchi University is a public state university in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. It was established in 1960 by an Act of the Bihar legislature. Ranchi University…

PrivateJharkhand

Sai Nath University

NIRF Engg
Type
Private
Location
Jharkhand

Sai Nath University is a private university located in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. Sai Nath University was set up in 2012 vide Sai Nath University, Jharkhand Act…

PrivateJharkhand

Sona Devi University

NIRF Engg
Type
Private
Location
Jharkhand

Sona Devi University is a higher-education institute listed in Knwdle’s college directory. Check the official website for current admissions, programmes, and…

PrivateRANCHI, Jharkhand

Usha Martin University

NIRF Engg
Type
Private
Location
RANCHI, Jharkhand

Usha Martin University is a private university located in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India set up by Usha Martin. Usha Martin University was set up in 2012 vide Usha…

PrivateJharkhand

YBN University

NIRF Engg
Type
Private
Location
Jharkhand

YBN University is a higher-education institute listed in Knwdle’s college directory. Check the official website for current admissions, programmes, and campus…

FAQ

Is every engineering college in Jharkhand listed here?
No — we only list institutes we can identify from official registries and verify with at least one citable source. If a real institute is missing, it means we haven't sourced it yet, not that it's deliberately excluded.
Where do the NIRF ranks on this page come from?
From nirfindia.org's Engineering category. We don't compute or estimate our own rank — where an institute doesn't have a published NIRF Engineering rank, this page shows no rank rather than a guess.
What type of institute is most common in Jharkhand?
Private institutes are the largest group we currently track in Jharkhand — see the type-mix chart above for the live breakdown, which updates as our directory adds or re-verifies institutes.

How to use this page

  1. 1Use the type chips to narrow the real institute set for this state.
  2. 2Open a profile for NIRF scorecard, programmes, and cited admissions/fees when Gold content exists.
  3. 3Jump to 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 Jharkhand?
25 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 (independent of self-reported packages). On this page, 3 institutes have a GO value; the average among those is 72.9.
Can I filter by institute type in Jharkhand?
Yes — use the chips above the list. Types present here: PRIVATE (11), STATE (5), GFTI (4), IIT (1), NIT (1), DEEMED (1), CENTRAL (1), IIIT (1).

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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