Engineering is a most sought after career in India, which probably has a wider choice of specializations than any other profession. A Vast number of Engineering Institutions is available in the country, which are generally run by three different categories namely State Government, Central Government and Privately funded Management Bodies.

Among all the Engineering Institutes, the Indian institutes of technology (IITs) are the reputed and internationally well-known Institutes in India, spread across the country in seven different places to cater Engineering education to Indians as well as to international students. Admission to the various Engineering courses in the different Institutes in India is done through Entrance tests. Thousands of aspirants take these exams every year. The two main Engineering Entrance Tests conducted every year in India for the undergraduate Engineering admission offered through different Institutes are:

• IIT-JEE (Indian Institute of Technology - Joint Entrance Exam)
• AIEEE (All India Engineering Entrance Exam)

IIT-JEE is a joint entrance exam for admission to IITs (Chennai, Guwahati, New Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Roorkee and Mumbai) and other premier institutions.

Apart from these two All-India level exams, many other state level entrance exams are conducted in India in both Undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Listed below are some famous engineering colleges in the country other than IITs.

• BMIT Jaipur
• Goa Engineering College
• K. K. Wagh Institute of Engineering, Nasik
• P D M College of Engineering, Jhajjar, Haryana
• Anna university College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamilnadu
• Vellore Engineering College - Vellore, Tamilnadu
• Sri Vasavi Engineering College, AP.
• The Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE), Bihar.
• Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Punjab.
• VIF College of Engineering & Technology, AP.

All India Engineering Entrance Examination(AIEEE)-2012
Engineering Branches
IIT JEE 2012 Entrance Exam Notification
IIT Coaching Classes
Previous Question Papers of IIT
Guide to engineering, mathematics and computing
List of Engineering Colleges

Anna University,Coimbatore UG/PG Dec 2011 Examination Results
Anna University,Chennai Results Jan 2012
TANCET 2012 Admission to M.B.A.,M.C.A. and M.E./M.Tech./M.Arch./M.Plan.

Engineering colleges	End of Online Application	Last Date of Application Reception	Date of Exam	Result
IIT- JEE	December 15, 2011	December 15, 2011	April 8, 2012	May 18, 2012
AIEEE	31.12.2011	20.01.2012	29.04.2012	On or before June 07,2012
SRM Engineering And Technology	31st March 2012	31st March 2012	6th May, 2012	14th May 2012
GATE	21st October, 2011	28th October , 2011	29th January, 2012	March 15, 2012
BITSAT	-	31st January, 2012	10th June, 2012	July 1,2012
VIT	29th Feburary 2012	29th Feburary 2012	21st April, 2012	On or Before May 06, 2012