Most of the top engineering colleges in South India are located in cities such as Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore and Coimbatore. Below mentioned is the subject wise list of top colleges offering CSE, ECE,and Mechanical engineering course in South India. These colleges are listed on the basis of number of placements and amount average salary offered in campus placements according to the survey conducted by Deccan Chronicle and India Today.

Top Colleges for Computer Science Engineering

• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai
• International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad
• National Institute of Technology (NIT), Karnataka
• PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
• R V College of Engineering (RVCE), Bangalore
• Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur
• Rural Engineering College, Bhalki
• Sona College of Technology, Salem
• Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam
• Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering & Technology, Chittoor
• Aditya Group of Institutions, Peddapuram
• Saveetha Engineering College, Chennai
• Mahendra Engineering College, Namakkal
• Chadalawada Ramanamma Engineering College, Trupati
• Rajamahendri Institute of Engineering and Technology, Rajahmundry
• Karunya University, Coimbatore
• College of Engineering, Trivandrum
• University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore
• M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore
• Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada
• VIT University Vellore
• Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology Bangalore

Top Colleges for Electronics & Communication Engineering

• Gudlavalleru Engineering College (GEC), Gudlavalleru
• Jatipita College of Engineering, Adilabad
• Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
• Swarnandhra Institute of Engineering & Technology, Narsapur
• Nalla Malla Reddy Engineering College, Ranga Reddy
• Easwari Engineering College, Chennai
• New Horizon Engineering College, Bangalore
• Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology, Chikmagalur
• HKBK College of Engineering, Bangalore
• Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Cochin
• J S S Academy of Technical Education, Bangalore
• Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology and Sciences, Visakhapatnam
• BMS College of Engineering Bangalore
• Sathyabhama Engineering College, Chennai
• GITAM Institute of Technology, Vishakhapatanam

Top Colleges for Mechanical Engineering

• Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam
• K L University, Guntur
• S J College of Engineering Mysore
• Sri Taralabalu Jagadguru Institute of Technology Ranebennur
• SASTRA University, Thanjavur
• Amrita Institute of Technology & Science, Coimbatore
• Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore
• P E S Institute of Technology, Bangalore
• Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Trivandrum
• National Institute of Engineering, Mysore
• Hindustan Institute of Engineering Technology, Chennai
• Kakatiya Institute of Technology & Science, Warangal
• Kongu Engineering College, Erode
• Kottam Karunakara Reddy Institute of Technology (KKIT), Kurnool
• National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal
• SSN College of Engineering Chennai

Apart from these institutions there are some private universities that offer engineering courses in South India. Manipal Institute of Technology, SRM University in Chennai and ICFAI University in Hyderabad are the top universities among them.