Is every engineering college in Puducherry 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 Puducherry?

Government-Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) are the largest group we currently track in Puducherry — see the type-mix chart above for the live breakdown, which updates as our directory adds or re-verifies institutes.

State · South zone

Engineering Colleges in Puducherry

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.

6

Institutes tracked

1

With NIRF rank

5

Institute types

Government →Private →NIRF top 100 →JoSAA →

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Puducherry — key facts

Live data

Tracked institutes	6
With NIRF Engineering rank	1
Institute types present	5
Largest type share	GFTI · 2
Geographic zone	South

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

By institute type in Puducherry

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

GFTI

NIT

CENTRAL

STATE

DEEMED

Overview

Government-Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) form the largest group of institutes we track in Puducherry. 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.

NIT Puducherry carries the highest NIRF Engineering rank we track in Puducherry, at #99. Ranks come from nirfindia.org — we don't compute or estimate a Knwdle-side score.

Key figure

Share with a numeric NIRF Engineering rank

17%

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 Puducherry

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.

1 of 1 ranked

Rank	Institute	Type	Score	GO
#99	NIT Puducherry	NIT	45.83	61.9

Institutes in Puducherry

NIRF · 2025

#99

NITPuducherry

NIT Puducherry

National Institute of Technology Puducherry

NIRF 2025: #99
Type: NIT
Score: 45.83

Institute of National ImportanceJoSAAJEE Main

National Institute of Technology Puducherry, is an autonomous public technical and research university located in the city of Karaikal in Union Territory of…

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GFTIPuducherry

Pondicherry Engineering College, Puducherry

NIRF Engg: —
Type: GFTI
Location: Puducherry

JoSAAJEE Main

Pondicherry Engineering College, Puducherry is a Government Funded Technical Institute participating in JoSAA counselling. Undergraduate engineering seats are…

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CentralPUDUCHERRY, Puducherry

Pondicherry University

NIRF Engg: —
Type: Central
Location: PUDUCHERRY, Puducherry

Pondicherry University, also known as PU, is a central research university located in Kalapet, Pondicherry, India. It was established by an Act of Parliament…

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StatePUDUCHERRY, Puducherry

Puducherry Technological University

NIRF Engg: —
Type: State
Location: PUDUCHERRY, Puducherry

Puducherry Technological University (PTU) is a Government Funded Technical institute (GFTI) under central government and Ministry of Education of India, public…

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GFTIPuducherry

Puducherry Technological University, Puducherry

NIRF Engg: —
Type: GFTI
Location: Puducherry

JoSAAJEE Main

Puducherry Technological University, Puducherry is a Government Funded Technical Institute participating in JoSAA counselling. Undergraduate engineering seats…

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DeemedPUDUCHERRY, Puducherry

Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth

NIRF Engg: —
Type: Deemed
Location: PUDUCHERRY, Puducherry

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

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FAQ

Is every engineering college in Puducherry 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 Puducherry?: Government-Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) are the largest group we currently track in Puducherry — 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

1Use the type chips to narrow the real institute set for this state.
2Open a profile for NIRF scorecard, programmes, and cited admissions/fees when Gold content exists.
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 Puducherry?: 6 institutes currently match this page’s filter. 1 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, 1 institutes have a GO value; the average among those is 61.9.
Can I filter by institute type in Puducherry?: Yes — use the chips above the list. Types present here: GFTI (2), NIT (1), CENTRAL (1), STATE (1), DEEMED (1).