Following are the Top engineering colleges in Karnataka according to the NIRF 2023 ranking.
There are seven colleges in the top 100, while there are twelve more in the ranking from 100-200. In those with ranks between 100-200, the ranking is not provided.
While NIT Surathkal tops the list, it is followed by VTU Belgaum and Manipal institute, Manipal.
| Name | City | State | Score | Rank |
| National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal | Surathkal | Karnataka | 65.26 | 12 |
| Visvesvaraya Technological University | Belgaum | Karnataka | 51.38 | 52 |
| Manipal Institute of Technology | Manipal | Karnataka | 49.62 | 61 |
| International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 46.58 | 74 |
| M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 45.99 | 78 |
| Indian Institute Of Technology Dharwad | Dharwad | Karnataka | 42.36 | 93 |
| R.V. College of Engineering | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 42.22 | 96 |
| B.M.S. College of Engineering | Bengaluru | Karnataka | ||
| Christ University | Bengaluru | Karnataka | ||
| Jain university,Bangalore | Bengaluru | Karnataka | ||
| PES University | Bengaluru | Karnataka | ||
| C M R Institute of Technology | Bengaluru | Karnataka | ||
| New Horizon College of Engineering | Bengaluru | Karnataka | ||
| Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology | Bengaluru | Karnataka | ||
| P E S College of Engineering, MANDYA | Mandya | Karnataka | ||
| JSS Science and Technology University | Mysuru | Karnataka | ||
| The National Institute of Engineering | Mysuru | Karnataka | ||
| NMAM Institute of Technology | Nitte, Udupi | Karnataka | ||
| Siddaganga Institute of Technology | Tumkur | Karnataka |
