Is every engineering college in Andhra Pradesh listed here?

No — we only list institutes we can identify from official registries and verify with at least one citable source. If a real institute is missing, it means we haven't sourced it yet, not that it's deliberately excluded.

Where do the NIRF ranks on this page come from?

From nirfindia.org's Engineering category. We don't compute or estimate our own rank — where an institute doesn't have a published NIRF Engineering rank, this page shows no rank rather than a guess.

What type of institute is most common in Andhra Pradesh?

State government institutes and universities are the largest group we currently track in Andhra Pradesh — see the type-mix chart above for the live breakdown, which updates as our directory adds or re-verifies institutes.

State · South zone

Engineering Colleges in Andhra Pradesh

Sourced from NIRF, AICTE & official institute sites

This page lists every institute we currently track for the state, sourced from official registries — admission pathway (JoSAA, state counselling, or institute exam) and NIRF Engineering rank are shown per institute where we can cite them.

Compare colleges NIRF rankings

Institutes tracked: 24
With NIRF rank: 2
Institute types: 2
Geographic zone: South

Quick filtersGovernment Private NIRF top 100 JoSAA

Andhra Pradesh — key facts

Live data

Tracked institutes	1,973
With NIRF Engineering rank (top slice)	2
Institute types present	2
Largest type share	PRIVATE · 43
Geographic zone	South

Figures computed from institutes currently tracked for this state in Knwdle’s directory. NIRF ranks cite nirfindia.org.

By institute type in Andhra Pradesh

Live mix of institute types on this page — use the chips below the rankings to filter cards.

PRIVATE

IIT

Overview

State government institutes and universities form the largest group of institutes we track in Andhra Pradesh, ahead of private institutes. Admission pathway varies by institute — JoSAA where a seat is counselled nationally, the state's own counselling for state universities, or an institute-level exam elsewhere — and each profile states its specific route rather than assuming one process covers the whole state.

KL University carries the highest NIRF Engineering rank we track in Andhra Pradesh, at #35, with IIT Tirupati (#57) also on the ranked list. Ranks come from nirfindia.org — we don't compute or estimate a Knwdle-side score.

Key figure

Share with a numeric NIRF Engineering rank

Computed from the institutes listed on this page right now — not a fixed marketing number. Refreshes as our directory adds or re-verifies institutes.

NIRF Engineering ranks in Andhra Pradesh

Institutes on this page with a numeric NIRF Engineering rank, best first (up to 20). YoY movement requires multi-year NIRF rows in the database.

2 of 2 ranked

Rank	Institute	Type	Score	GO
#57	IIT TirupatiTirupati	IIT	52.73	66.2
#80	Vignan's Foundation for Science Technology and Research, GunturGuntur	PRIVATE	48.27	58.2

Institutes in Andhra Pradesh

1,973 institutes · page 3

FAQ

Is every engineering college in Andhra Pradesh listed here?: No — we only list institutes we can identify from official registries and verify with at least one citable source. If a real institute is missing, it means we haven't sourced it yet, not that it's deliberately excluded.
Where do the NIRF ranks on this page come from?: From nirfindia.org's Engineering category. We don't compute or estimate our own rank — where an institute doesn't have a published NIRF Engineering rank, this page shows no rank rather than a guess.
What type of institute is most common in Andhra Pradesh?: State government institutes and universities are the largest group we currently track in Andhra Pradesh — see the type-mix chart above for the live breakdown, which updates as our directory adds or re-verifies institutes.

How to use this page

1Use the type chips to narrow the real institute set for this state.
2Open a profile for NIRF scorecard, programmes, and cited admissions/fees when Gold content exists.
3Jump to Rankings for the national table, or Compare for a neutral side-by-side of 2–3 colleges.

Frequently asked questions

Answers use counts from this page's live institute list.

How many institutes appear for Andhra Pradesh?: 20 institutes currently match this page’s filter. 2 of them have a numeric NIRF Engineering rank in our database.
Is “best” based on editorial opinion?: No. Where we sort or headline by rank, the order follows published NIRF Engineering ranks (nirfindia.org). Unranked institutes are not given a fabricated Knwdle rank.
What is Graduation Outcomes (GO)?: GO is an NIRF sub-score (independent of self-reported packages). On this page, 2 institutes have a GO value; the average among those is 62.2.
Can I filter by institute type in Andhra Pradesh?: Yes — use the chips above the list. Types present here: PRIVATE (19), IIT (1).

What we publish — and what we don't

Included when sourced

NIRF Engineering ranks & sub-scores (nirfindia.org)
JoSAA closing ranks already in our database
Programmes from AICTE EOA / institute official catalogues
Fees & admissions copy only from the institute's own site
Campus images from Wikimedia Commons or official media

Deliberately excluded

Star reviews and self-reported placement packages
Fees estimated or copied from aggregator directories
Facts that appear only on compiled third-party college directories

NIRF Graduation Outcomes (GO) is the honest substitute for placement-intent browsing — an independent metric, not a package figure.