Known for rich cultural heritage, South India is also a popular engineering education hub, which attracts students from all over the country and abroad.
Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Private Institutes
| Name of Institute | City | digitalLEARNING Ranking |
| Adhiparasakthi Engineering College Melmaruvathur |
Melmaruvathur | A |
| Amrita Institute of Technology & Science |
Coimbatore | AAA+ |
| B.S. Abdur Rahman University |
Chennai | AA+ |
| Bannari Amman Insitute of Technology |
Erode | A |
| Bharath University | Chennai | A |
| Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College |
Perambalur | A |
| Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science |
Chennai | AAA |
| Karunya University | Coimbatore | AA+ |
| Kongu Engineering College | Erode | A |
| MEPCO Schlenk Engineering College | Sivakasi | AA+ |
| PSG College of Technology Coimbatore | Coimbatore | AAA+ |
| PSNA College of Engineering and Technology |
Dindigul | AAA |
| SASTRA Thanjavur | Thanjavur | A |
| Satyabhama Engineering College |
Chennai | A+ |
| SCMS School of Engineering & Technology |
Ernakulam | AA |
| Sona College of Technology | Salem | AA |
| Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Vishwa Mahavidyalaya |
Kancheepuram | A |
| Sri Sai Ram Engineering College |
Chennai | AA+ |
| Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering |
Kalavakkam | AAA |
| SRM Engineering College, SRM University |
Kattankulathur | AAA |
| SSN College of Engineering | Chennai | AAA |
| Thiagarajar College of Engineering |
Madurai | AAA+ |
| Vel Tech Rangrajan Dr Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science & Technology |
Chennai | A |
| Vellore Institute of Technology |
Vellore | AAA+ |
Government Institutes
| Name of Institute | City | Rank based on Public Choice |
| IIT Madras | Chennai | 5 |
| NIT Trichy | Tiruchirapalli | 9 |
| College of Engineering, Anna University | Chennai | 12 |
| NIT Calicut | Calicut | 17 |
| Madras Institute of Technology | Chennai | 24 |
| Coimbatore Institute of Technology | Coimbatore | 32 |
| Government Modern Engineering College | Kochi | 38 |
| College of Engineering | Thiruvananthapuram | 41 |
Promising Institutes
| Name of Institute | City |
| Govt College of Engineering | Coimbatore |
| Gnanamani College of Technology | Namakkal |
| College of Engineering, Anna University | Chennai |
| Mepco Schlenk Engineering College | Virudhunagar |
| Sri Ramakrishna Engineering college | Coimbatore |
| T K M College of Engineering | Karicode |
| VSB Engineering College | Karur |
IIT Madras is one among the foremost institutes of national importance in higher technical education, basic and applied research.
Karnataka
Government Institutes
| Name of Institute | City | Rank based on Public Choice |
| NIT, Surathkal | Surathkal | 13 |
Promising Institutes
| Name of Institute | City |
| Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering | Shimoga |
| K.L.E. Society’s College of Engineering | Belgaum |
| Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology | Yelahanka |
| Sri Jagadguru Chandrashekaranatha Swamiji Institute Of Technology | Chikballapur |
Private Institutes
| Name of Institute | City | digitalLEARNING Ranking |
| Acharya Institute of Technology | Bangalore | AA+ |
| Bangalore Institute of Technology |
Bangalore | AAA |
| BGS Institute of Technology | BG Nagar | A |
| BMS College of Engineering | Bangalore | AA |
| Cambridge Institute of Technology (CITECH) | Bangalore | A |
| Christ University | Bangalore | AAA+ |
| CMR Institute of Technology | Bangalore | A+ |
| Dayananda Sagar Group of Institution | Bangalore | AA |
| JSS Academy of Technical Education | Bangalore | AA |
| Malnad College of Engineering | Hassan | A |
| M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology | Bangalore | AAA+ |
| MVJ College of Engineering | Bangalore | A+ |
| Manipal Institute of Technology | Manipal | AAA+ |
| National Institute of Engineering | Mysore | A+ |
| New Horizon College of Engineering | Bangalore | AA+ |
| Reva Institute of Technology and Management | Bangalore | AA+ |
| NMAM Institue of Technology, NITTE | Karkala | AA+ |
| P E. S College of Engineering | Mandya | AA+ |
| PES Institute of Technology | Bangalore | AAA+ |
| Rao Bahadur Y Mahabaleswarappa Engineering | Bellary | A |
| RV College of Engineering | Bangalore | AAA+ |
| Sapthagiri College of Engineering | Bangalore | AA |
| SDM College of Engineering | Dharwad | AA+ |
| Shri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering | Mysore | AAA |
| Shirdi Sai Engineering College | Tumkur | A |
| Siddaganga Institue of Technology | Bangalore | AA+ |
| Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology | Bangalore | A+ |
| University Visversvaraya College of Engineering | Bangalore | AAA |
NIT Surathkal was established in 1960 with undergraduate courses in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering affliated to Mysore University.
Acharya University is emerging as the nurturing ground for leadership.
Andhra Pradesh
Government Institutes
| Name of Institute | City | Rank based on Public Choice |
| NIT, Warangal | Warangal | 14 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University | Hyderabad | 22 |
| UCE, Osmania University | Hyderabad | 34 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University | Kakinada | 48 |
Private Institutes
| Name of Institute | City | digitalLEARNING Ranking |
| Aditya Engineering College | Peddapuram | A |
| Andhra University College of Engineering | Visakapatanam | AAA |
| CMR Institute of Technology | Hyderabad | A |
| CMR College of Engineering and Technology (LRDS) | Hyderabad | AA |
| G Pulla Reddy Engineering College (Autonomous) | Karnool | A+ |
| GITAM Institute of Technology | Visakapatanam | AA+ |
| IIIT, Hyderabad | Hyderabad | AAA |
| Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology | Hyderabad | AA+ |
| KL University | Guntur | AA+ |
| Malla Reddy Engineering College | Secunderabad | AAA |
| Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering | Chittoo | A |
| Vallurupalli Nageswara Rao Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology |
Hyderabad | AAA |
| Vasavi College of Engineering | Hyderabad | AAA |
Promising Institutes
| Name of Institute | City |
| Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering (Autonomous) | Visakhapatnam |
| GMR Institute of Technology | Srikakulam |
| ICFAI University | Hyderabad |
| Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology | Hyderabad |
| Muffakham Jah College of Engineerigng | Hyderabad |
| Sagi Ramakrishnam Raju Engineering College | Bhimavaram |
| Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College | Tirupati |
| Sreenidhi Institute of Science & Technology | Hyderabad |
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