185 engineering institutions in India hold a current approval from AICTE. They are spread across 70 districts, with the largest concentration in Coimbatore (16). Between them they list 12 approved courses.
AICTE approved institutions, academic year 2026-27. Checked 1 September 2026.
Ownership: PrivateThiruvarur, Tamil Nadu
M.E /M.Tech·MCA·MBA /PGDM·B.E /B.Tech
Ownership: State UniversityChengalpattu, Tamil Nadu
M.E /M.Tech·MBA /PGDM·B.E /B.Tech
Ownership: PrivateBengaluru Urban, Karnataka
M.E /M.Tech·MBA /PGDM·MCA·B.E /B.Tech·BBA·BCA
Ownership: PrivateKrishnagiri, Tamil Nadu
M.E /M.Tech·B.E /B.Tech
Ownership: PrivateIdukki, Kerala
Also offers diploma courses
Diploma·B.E /B.Tech·BBA·BCA
Ownership: Deemed UniversityCoimbatore, Tamil Nadu
M.E /M.Tech·MCA·MBA /PGDM·B.E /B.Tech·BBA·BCA·UG
Ownership: GovernmentChennai, Tamil Nadu
M.E /M.Tech·MBA /PGDM·MCA·M.Arch·B.E /B.Tech·B.Arch
Ownership: PrivateKanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu
M.E /M.Tech·MBA /PGDM·B.E /B.Tech
Ownership: PrivateKollam, Kerala
Also offers diploma courses
Diploma·MBA /PGDM·B.E /B.Tech
Ownership: State UniversityChengalpattu, Tamil Nadu
M.E /M.Tech·MCA·MBA /PGDM·B.E /B.Tech·BBA·BCA·UG
Ownership: State UniversitySolapur, Maharashtra
Also offers diploma courses
Diploma·MCA·M.E /M.Tech·B.E /B.Tech
Ownership: GovernmentJhansi, Uttar Pradesh
M.E /M.Tech·MBA /PGDM·B.E /B.Tech
Ownership: PrivateCuddalore, Tamil Nadu
M.E /M.Tech·MBA /PGDM·B.E /B.Tech
Ownership: Central UniversityAjmer, Rajasthan
M.E /M.Tech·MBA /PGDM·B.E /B.Tech
Ownership: Deemed UniversityNagpur, Maharashtra
M.E /M.Tech·MCA·MBA /PGDM·B.E /B.Tech·BBA·BCA
185 engineering institutions in India hold a current approval from AICTE. AICTE approved institutions, academic year 2026-27. Checked 1 September 2026.
This page is that list. Every institution shown holds a current approval from AICTE, with its district and approved courses. Applications are made on each institution's own website, not here.
340,169 approved seats across 185 institutions, as published by the regulator. Intake is counted only where the approving body states it.
Coimbatore, with 16 of the 185 institutions listed here.
The most widely approved are BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (185), MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (163), COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (154), ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING (140), CIVIL ENGINEERING (125), INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (123). Each figure is the number of institutions approved for that course.
Of the 185 institutions listed: 133 private, 24 deemed university, 12 government, 9 state university, 5 government aided, 2 central university. Ownership is taken from the regulator's own classification.
AICTE approved institutions, academic year 2026-27. Checked 1 September 2026. This screener publishes only what the approving body publishes, and shows when each list was last checked. It does not rank institutions or estimate fees. Applications are made on each institution's own website.