BTech Colleges in Uttarakhand Based on 2024 Ranking

Top BTech colleges in Uttarakhand offer programs in various specializations like Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Civil Engineering. Some of the top BTech colleges in Uttarakhand include IIT Roorkee, Graphic Era University, and the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies. All of these colleges are ranked by various agencies in India.

  • There are a total of 70 BTech colleges in Uttarakhand, out of which 14 are public while 55 are top private BTech colleges in Uttarakhand.
  • Admission to these colleges is done based on marks secured in national-level entrance exams like JEE Main, UPESEAT, UKSEE, BITSAT, etc. 
  • IIT Roorkee is undoubtedly the best educational institute in the state of Uttarakhand. It has been ranked 6th all over India by NIRF rankings.
  • Graphic Era University and DIT University are the top private universities for studying BTech in Dehradun, the capital city of Uttarakhand.

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Top 10 BTech Colleges in Uttarakhand

The top engineering colleges in Uttarakhand include Roorkee, UPES Dehradun, etc. IIT Roorkee and NIR Garhwal are the best BTech colleges in Uttrakhand and they have a seat intake of 1199+ and 180+ respectively. Tabulated below are the top 10 BTech colleges in Uttarakhand with seat intake.

College/ University Name  Seat Intake 
IIT Roorkee - Indian Institute of Technology 1199+
University Of Petroleum And Energy Studies, Dehradun 3525+
Graphic Era University, Dehradun  1380+
National Institute of Technology - [NIT] Uttarakhand, Srinagar Garhwal 180+
Dehradun Institute of Technology - DIT University Dehradun  -
School of Health Sciences, UPES Dehradun 80+
Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar 505+
GKV - Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya Haridwar 300+
Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University [HNBGU], Uttarakhand  203+
JB Institute of Technology, Dehradun 336+

Top BTech Colleges in Uttarakhand: Rankings

Many reputed ranking agencies conduct surveys for ranking the top BTech colleges in India every year. These rankings are usually based on various categories like quality of education, placement scenario, infrastructure, and perception. Here we have provided the rankings of top BTech colleges in Uttarakhand by some reputed ranking agencies.

Top BTech Colleges in Uttarakhand with NIRF Ranking

National Institutional Ranking Framework is a method adopted by the Indian government to rank top Education institutions in India based on various parameters. It is under the Ministry of Education. Every year NIRF publishes ranking lists of top Institutions in India for different domains. NIRF is the most trustworthy and popular Ranking agency in India.

NIRF ranks the institutions across India based on 5 parameters and they are (1) Teaching, Learning & Resources, (2) Research and Professional Practice, (3) Graduation Outcomes, (4) Outreach and Inclusivity, and, (5) Perception. The rendered pie chart below depicts the weightage of different parameters used for Ranking top colleges in India:

NIRF Ranking Parameters and Weightage

Source: Official Website

  • NIRF Ranking has ranked the Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Roorkee as the best BTech college in Uttarakhand. 
  • IIT Roorkee is ranked 6th with a NIRF score of 76.70 among the top Engineering colleges in India. IIT Roorkee is one of the top 10 BTech colleges in India.
  • UPES Dehradun is ranked 61 followed by Graphic Era University at 64th and NIT Garhwal Uttarakhand at 131st place respectively. 
  • The list also includes DIT University Dehradun at 179th position with a NIRF score of 35.14 and is one of the best BTech colleges in India.

NIRF does not rank the top BTech colleges in India, instead, it ranks the top Engineering colleges in India. Tabulated below are some of the top BTech colleges in Uttarakhand as per the NIRF Rankings.

NIRF Ranking 2022 College Name  NIRF Score
6 Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Roorkee  76.70
61 The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies - UPES Dehradun  46.43
64 Graphic Era University, Dehradun  45.87
131 National Institute of Technology - NIT Garhwal Uttarakhand  37.75
179 DIT University, Dehradun  35.14

Top BTech Colleges in Uttarakhand with The Times Ranking

The Times is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital media. It is one of the largest-selling English-language daily newspapers in the world and the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation. Optimal Media Solutions - The Times in partnership with Avance India has conducted a survey and published a list of Top Engineering colleges in India. The Times survey is based on different parameters to rank a college.

Tabulated below are the Top BTech colleges in Uttarakhand ranked by The Times Ranking.

The Times Ranking 2022 College Name 
73 Shivalik College Of Engineering, Dehradun
76 Roorkee College of Engineering, Roorkee
92 TULA's Institute of Engineering and Management College, Dehradun

Top BTech Colleges in Uttarakhand with Outlook India Ranking

Outlook or Outlook ICARE Ranking is considered one of the most trusted and reliable private Ranking agencies in India. It releases a list of ranking top institutions of different domains every year. The ranking of Institutes is based on different parameters such as placement records, Education quality, etc.

The weightage of different parameters based on which Outlook ranks a college is tabulated below:

Outlook India Parameters and Weightage

Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Roorkee is the top-ranked and the best Engineering college in India. IIT Roorkee is best known for its flagship BE/ BTech courses and high & impeccable placement packages. It has a seat intake of 1199 for BE/ BTech courses and 254 for ME/ MTech courses. Also, Check IIT Roorkee Placement Reports

  • IIT Roorkee is one of the best Engineering colleges in India. It is ranked 6th and has secured a 766.54 Outlook Icare score.
  • DIT University Dehradun is ranked 24 and is the top private Engineering college in Uttarakhand with an overall Outlook Icare score of 492.52.
  • University of Petroleum Energy Studies - UPES Dehradun has managed to secure 26th place and Tula's Institute of Engineering and Management College is spotted at 77th place.
  • JB Institute of Technology Dehradun has secured the 90th position and is one of the top 10 BTech colleges in India as per Outlook Icare rankings.

Below is a list of top BTech colleges in Uttarakhand ranked by Outlook Icare rankings.

Outlook Ranking 2022 College Name  Outlook Score
6 Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee  766.54
24 DIT University, Dehradun  492.52
26 The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies - UPES Dehradun  487.16
77 TULA's Institute of the Engineering and Management College, Dehradun 414.97
90 J.B. Institute of Technology, Dehradun  394.94

Top BTech Colleges in Uttarakhand: ROI (Return on Investment)

Return on Investment, better known as ROI, is one of the most important criteria to look into when selecting a college, as you become aware of the value for your money. It tells you how much return (in the form of placement) you can expect on your investment (in the form of fees).

In the following table, we have tried to rank some of the top BTech colleges in Uttarakhand based on ROI.

College Name  Average Annual Fees  Annual CTC Package ROI* Rank
IIT Roorkee  INR 2,85,000 INR 18.34 LPA 1
ICFAI University Dehradun  INR 1,20,000 INR 5.80 LPA 2
Graphic Era University, School Of Engineering And Technology, Dehradun INR 2,36,000 INR 7.50 LPA
3
UPES Dehradun  INR 3,52,000 INR 8.66 LPA 4
DIT University Dehradun  INR 2,00,000 INR 4.50 LPA 5

Top BTech Colleges in Uttarakhand: Admission Process

There are 60 BTech colleges in Uttarakhand, out of which, 11 are government colleges and 49 are private.

list of public/private btech colleges in uttarakhand

Source: Official Survey

  • Admission to BTech in government colleges is through centralized counsel based on of JEE Main score.
  • While IIT and NIT take admission through JOSAA counseling, the state government-owned BTech colleges take admission through online counseling organized by Uttarakhand Technical University.
  • Though most of the private engineering colleges follow JEE Main score, many private colleges take direct admission on 10+2 marks too.

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is the sixth-best engineering college in India according to NIRF, and 8th best educational institute overall. 

  • The admission is through a centralized counseling process conducted by bJOS based on JEE Advanced ranks. 
  • The cutoff rank ranges from 412 to about 8365 for the general category candidates, depending on courses.
  • The placements have always been excellent, especially for streams like Computer Science Engineering and Electronics and Communication Engineering. 

Tabulated below are the year-wise overall placement scenario of IIT Roorkee: 

Academic Year Total Number of Students Placed Median Salary Offered Overall Placement Percentage
2015-16 591 INR 10,50,000 78 %
2016-17 623 INR 9,35,000 75.4 %
2017-18 598 INR 11,90,000 77.6 %

IIT Roorkee offers BTech courses on various streams, some of which are given in the graph below, along with their respective cutoffs:

 IIT Roorkee JEE Advanced Cut off 2019

Source: Official Website

Among the streams, Computer Science Engineering and Electronics and Communication Engineering have been the best-placed branches of the Institutes. The streamwise placement percentages are represented in the following graph:

IIT Roorkee Streamwise Placement


Source: Official Website

Graphic Era University, Dehradun

Graphic Era University is the top-ranked private university in the state of Uttarakhand offering a BTech degree. The University was ranked 89 all over India among Engineering Institutes by NIRF. It is deemed to be a university and approved by UGC.

  • The admission to BTech courses is on the basis merit list prepared by considering 10+2 marks and JEE Main scores. The student has to apply online for admission through the university website.
  • The students have to score a minimum of 70% marks in PCM in 10+2 to get eligible to apply for BTech courses at Graphic Era University.
  • The highest placement package offered for the CSE department in the current academic year is from Adobe (INR 43.95 lacs). The overall highest placement package is INR 55 LPA.
  • The major recruiters recruiting from the university are Abode, Amazon, TCS, IBM, Vivo, and Yamaha.

DIT University, Dehradun

DIT University Dehradun is a top private university in Dehradun, which offers BTech courses. It was ranked the best engineering institute in Uttarakhand, and 37th all in India, by the Times Engineering Ranking survey. It was also ranked the best BTech college in Uttarakhand by Outlook India.

  • The admission process for BTech courses is broken up into three divisions, 10% of students are directly admitted on of marks secured in class 12 marks. 
  • While the other two groups of students are admitted through merit-based counsel based on JEE main ranks and class 12 marks respectively.
  • 10% of the seats are under sponsored NRI category to several streams offered under BTech like Computer Science and Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Communication Engineering, and many more.
  • The average placement package is around INR 3.5 LPA for BTech and around 5 LPA for the overall university. 

The percentage of placement and the number of jobs offered are quite good. The following table gives the year-wise number of jobs offered:

Academic Year Number of Jobs Offered
2016-17 1091
2017-18 962
2018-19 906
2019-20 926

The following graph shows the top recruiters of DIT University with their packages offered to the students: 

DIT University Company-wise Placement

Source: Official Website

Top BTech Colleges in Uttarakhand: Entrance Exam Wise

The state of Uttarakhand doesn't conduct any separate entrance exams for admission to state-owned BTech colleges in the state. Admission to state government colleges is taken through JEE Main ranks only, but by a specialized counseling process conducted by Uttarakhand Technical University.

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Top BTech Colleges in Uttarakhand Through JEE Main

JEE Main is the most popular entrance exam conducted for admission to engineering courses like BE and BTech. Every year more than 12 lakh students appear for the exam. It is a computer-based exam conducted all over India for admission to engineering courses.

Some of the top BTech colleges in Uttarakhand accepting JEE Main scores are mentioned below: 

  • DIT University
  • G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology
  • Tula’s Institute
  • NIT Uttarakhand
  • College of Engineering

Top BTech Colleges in Uttarakhand Accepting UKSEE

UKSEE or Uttarakhand State Entrance Exam is a state-level entrance exam conducted for admission to engineering courses like BTech, B.Pharma, and B.E. It is conducted in offline mode in May. 

Some of the top BTech colleges in Uttarakhand accepting UKSEE scores are mentioned below: 

  • Shivalik College of Engineering
  • Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Institute of Technology
  • Roorkee Institute of Technology
  • Ramanand Institute of Pharmacy Management and Technology

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Top BTech Colleges in Uttarakhand: Placement Wise

Placements are one of the most important criteria a student must look after before selecting a college. Many BTech colleges in Uttarakhanthatch provide very good placements. The following table shows a comparison between the placement statistics of the top BTech colleges in Uttarakhand.

Some of the major recruiters of top BTech colleges in Uttarakhand are tabulated below: 


Source: Official Websites

Some of the major recruiters of top BTech colleges in Uttarakhand are tabulated below: 

Microsoft Google Uber India
Accenture Reliance Industries Goldman Sachs
Paytm Wipro ONGC Limited

The specialization one chooses matters a lot during the placement season. The most preferred stream among recruiters is CSE (Computer Science and Engineering). Check the links below for top BTech colleges in Uttarakhand streamwise.

Top BTech Colleges in Uttarakhand: FAQs

Ques. Which college in Uttarakhand provides a BTech degree in polymer engineering?

Ans. Both IIT Roorkee and Roorkee College of Engineering provide a BTech degree in Polymer Engineering.

Ques. What is the JEE Advanced cutoff range for a general category candidate for a CSE degree in IIT Roorkee?

Ans. Cutoff ranks change from year to year but it generally ranges somewhere between 400-600 every year.

Ques. Which streams in IIT Roorkee have the highest and lowest placement percentages?

Ans. For IIT Roorkee, the highest placement percentage are for CSE and ECE, while the lowest is for Civil Engineering.

Ques. Which are the best BTech colleges in Dehradun?

Ans. The best BTech colleges in Dehradun are:

  • Graphic Era University
  • DIT University
  • Tula's Institute The Engineering and Management College
  • Shivalik College of Engineering.

Ques. Which are the best BTech colleges in Roorkee?

Ans. The best BTech colleges in Roorkee are IIT Roorkee and Roorkee Institute of Technology.

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