IIT Roorkee (Source: Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)A list of the top most engineering colleges in the country was released by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) by the Union Human Resource Minister Smriti Irani in March, 2016.
A Core Committee by the NIRF ranked the colleges based on teaching, learning and resources, research and professional practices, graduation outcomes, outreach and inclusivity, and perception.
Read: Top 25 Engineering Colleges in India: India Rankings 2016
According to the NIRF, ranking frameworks differ as the methods for ranking is different for each region.
Given here is a list of the top engineering colleges in north India.
Also read: Top engineering colleges in South India
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have bagged the top four positions in the list. IIT Delhi is at the top along with an all-India ranking of No. 3, followed by the famous IIT Roorkee, IIT Ropar and IIT Mandi, respectively.
Top engineering colleges of north India
North
| All India Rank | College | Location | Score |
| 3 | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | New Delhi | 83.91 |
| 5 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | Kanpur | 81.07 |
| 6 | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | Roorkee | 78.68 |
| 9 | Indian Institute of Technology Ropar | Roopnagar | 74.89 |
| 14 | Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi | Varanasi | 74.39 |
| 16 | Indian Institute of Technology Indore | Indore | 72.01 |
| 20 | Indian Institute of Technology Mandi | Mandi | 70.33 |
| 23 | Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad | Allahabad | 67.95 |
| 27 | Thapar University-Patiala | PATIALA Punjab | 67.51 |
| 38 | Pec University Of Technology-Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 61.32 |
| 41 | Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University) | NEW DELHI | 60.18 |
| 42 | Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute Of Technology | Jalandhar Punjab | 59.91 |
| 43 | Indian Institute Of Science Education & Research | Mohali Punjab | 59.58 |
| 48 | National Institute Of Technology | Kurukshetra Haryana | 58.89 |
| 51 | National Institute Of Technology | Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh | 58.65 |
| 56 | Sant Longowal Institute Of Engineering & Technology-Sangrur | Sangrur Punjab | 57.52 |
| 58 | Itm University – Gwalior (School Of Engineering & Technology)-Gwalior | Gwalior Madhya Pradesh | 57.45 |
| 60 | Jaypee Institute Of Information Technology | Noida Uttar Pradesh | 56.79 |
| 63 | National Institute Of Technology, Raipur | Raipur Chhattisgarh | 55.93 |
| 67 | National Institute Of Technology, Srinagar | Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir | 55.30 |
| 77 | Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute Of Information Technology, Design And Manufacturing (IIITDM), Jabalpur | Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh | 53.37 |
| 92 | National Institute Of Technology, Delhi More Details | Delhi | 50.22 |
| 99 | Noida Institute Of Engineering & Technology More Details | Gautam Budt Nagar Uttar Pradesh | 49.24 |
| 100 | University Institute Of Chemical Engineering And Technology More Details | Chandigarh | 49.09 |
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