New Delhi, May. 22 (PTI): Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur has been ranked the number one engineering college in the country on the basis of placement record, intellectual capital, infrastructure and industry interface, according to an IDC-Dataquest-Nasscom survey.

IIT-Kanpur is followed by its counterparts in Mumbai, Chennai and Kharagpur among the top ten in the list of 116 engineering colleges across the country that took part in the survey, IDC said in a release.

Though the top ranks are devoid of any major surprises, there are a few new institutes among the top ten. Banaras Hindu University is ranked five, followed by IIT Guwahati at sixth place. National Institute of Technology, Warangal, and NIT, Tiruchi were at numbers seven and eight.

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technolgy, Patiala, and Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Delhi, completed the list.

The top ten list does not include heavyweights like BITS, Pilani and Delhi College of Engineering, IDC said, adding IIT-Delhi did not take part in the survey.

The survey took into account both objective assessment of the institutes comprising the four above parameters and perception of recruiters, the research firm said.

Placements in these colleges have seen a general upturn this year with the average salary increase of 10-15 per cent over last year. IT majors Infosys, Wipro and TCS are top recruiters and in some colleges they have recruited over 100 students, IDC said.