The All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) is conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) every year, usually in the month of April, for admission primarily to the National Institute of Technology (branches all over the country), and the National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT), deemed universities, government funded institutions and technical colleges in the country. It is an exam that has the highest number of students applying for it.

The results of AIEEE 2010 is out and students are again in a frenzy to know which engineering college their rank will guarantee an admission to them.

A possible list of colleges, level wise according to a number of education surveys, along with the rank (All India Rank - AIR) required by students to get a seat in respective institutes, follows.

Level One Colleges

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) - up to AIR 2600

National Institute of Technology, Surathkal (Karnataka) - up to AIR 8000

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu) - up to AIR 8000

National Institute of Technology, Warangal (Andhra Pradesh) - up to AIR 10,500

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) - up to AIR 17,000

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur (West Benga ) - up to AIR 19500

National Institute of Technology, Calicut (Kerela) - up to AIR 10500

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (Orissa) - up to AIR 22,000 (a varied number of courses available)

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur (Maharashtra) - up to AIR 18,000

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat (Gujarat) - up to AIR 12,500

Level Two Colleges

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad (UP) - up to AIR 6000

Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur (Rajasthan) - up to AIR 10,000

Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar (Punjab) - up to AIR 16,000

National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) - up to AIR 14,600

National Institute of Technology(NIT), Raipur (Chhatisgarh) - up to AIR 22,000

National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) - up to AIR 14,500

National Institute of Technology , Kurukshetra (Haryana) - up to AIR 12,000

National Institute of Technology, Patna (Bihar) - up to AIR 17,500

National Institute of Technology, Silchar (Assam) - up to AIR 23,000

National Institute of Technology, Srinagar (J & K) - up to AIR 25,000

National Institute of Technology (NIT), Agartala (Tripura) - up to AIR 28000

Other Government / Government Funded Colleges

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior (M.P.) - up to AIR 11913

Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur (M.P.) - up to AIR 15,000

Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu) - up to AIR 9500

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Amethi (UP) - up to AIR 10,000

Indian Institute of Carpet Technology, Bhadohi (U.P.) - up to AIR 45,000

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi - Architecture : up to AIR 233; Planning : up to AIR 399

National Institute of Foundary and Forge Technology, Ranchi (Jharkhand) - up to AIR 30500

Assam University, Silchar (Assam) - up to AIR 82,000

J.K. Institute of Applied Physics and Technology, Allahabad (UP) - up to AIR 15,000

Private Funded Colleges

International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (A.P.) - up to AIR 2000

Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi (Jharkhand) - up to AIR 47,500

Birla Institute of Technology (Patna Centre), Mesra - up to AIR 64,500

Birla Institute of Technology (Deogarh Centre), Mesra - up to AIR 38,150

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Gandhinagar, Jammu Tawi (J & K) - up to AIR 38,500

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubhaneswar (Orissa) - up to AIR 29,000