When it comes to earning an engineering degree in India, the IITs frequently take centre stage. However, according to the NIRF Rankings 2023 (Engineering category), the following are the top 7 engineering institutes in India that are not IITs:

1. NIT Tiruchirappalli Location: Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu NIRF Ranking: 9 Type: Public technical university

2. Jadavpur University Location: Kolkata, West Bengal NIRF Ranking: 10 Type: Public state university

3. Vellore Institute of Technology Location: Vellore, Tamil Nadu NIRF Ranking: 11 Type: Private research deemed university

4. NIT Surathkal Location: Surathkal, Karnataka NIRF Ranking: 12 Type: Public technical university

5. Anna University Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu NIRF Ranking: 13 Type: Public state university

6. NIT Rourkela Location: Rourkela, Odisha NIRF  Ranking: 16 Type: Public technical university

7. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Location: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu NIRF Ranking: 19 Type: Private deemed university

8. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Location: Patiala, Punjab NIRF Ranking: 20 Type: Private deemed-to be- university

9. NIT Warangal Location: Warangal, Telangana NIRF Ranking: 21 Type: Public technical university

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