How IIT-Hyderabad became one of India's Top 10 engineering colleges

The second-generation IITs are not only outperforming the older peers in terms of attracting marquee names, but also when it comes to rankings and salaries being offered

A vibrant research culture, top faculty, tie-ups with leading academic institutions around the world, and a relentless pursuit of ambitious goals, are some of the reasons why the Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H) has stood high in the rankings this year.

The IIT-H is among the top 10 engineering institutes in the National Institutional Ranking Framework of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, coming in at No. 9. In fact, IIT-H, one of nine second-generation IITs set up by the government a decade ago, was the only younger sibling that made it to the top 10. 

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