How to figure out a way to get admitted to the best engineering college in India

It is the time of the year when everyone who is finishing their 10+2 examinations is in the search for the top private engineering colleges. Some want nothing but the best private engineering colleges to help boost their career in the future. But most of these searches start enthusiastically and end soon when they see that there are a ton of colleges around.

Here is a simple way to not get bulldozed off your path to find the best college for you. The first step is to finalise your interest in terms of the specialisation of the stream. This choice is a very crucial step and should not be made by being coerced under any sort of pressure either from your friends, your family or anyone else. Many people keep three streams of engineering depending upon their preferences just to be on the safe side and get admission in at least one stream for sure.

Once you have decided on your stream of engineering, you should proceed to the next step which is to choose a college. For this exercise one must start giving marks to the colleges who provide your choice of stream and categorise them into three groups. The first group should have colleges which are most difficult to get into and would require very high scoring marks. The second group should have a slightly lower admission criteria of percentage and the third should be a sure shot admission but these colleges should be ones where you will not regret admission later on.

The scoring for each college should be done as per the type of degree they offer, their location - rural or urban, their distance from your home, private or government run, tuition costs, living costs, class size, availability of scholarships and financial aid, reputation of the college, past placement records, resources available in terms of libraries, laboratories, etc., diversity of the student community, social life as well as the past performance of the department. 

These criteria will give a clear picture of which are the top private engineering colleges and which out of these are the best private engineering colleges for you to apply for an admission.