Best Engineering Colleges in Iran: Complete Information, Admission process, Visa, Fees and Scope

Introduction: Engineering colleges in Iran is now becoming a popular destination for students who want an engineering degree from abroad for undergraduate or postgraduate program. Officially known as the Islamic Republic of Iran, it is one of the countries in Western Asia.

It is the second largest country in the Middle East and the sixth largest in the whole of Asia. The economy of the country is largely dependent on oil and natural gas, agriculture and some small scale trading mostly handled by private companies.

The country of Iran has focused on developing standard education system and by far has the best universities across Middle East. The government has provision of free education to its nationals but for international students there are no waivers, they have to pay tuition fees as per the norms.

Iran also hosts few good engineering colleges that offer both undergraduate and postgraduate level engineering program over the diverse branches of engineering.

With that been said, this article will tackle the availability of engineering colleges in Iran, admission process, courses offered and more.

The engineering colleges in Iran offer almost every engineering course and specialization available out there to name a few here goes the list Research Engineering, Manufacturing engineering, Industrial engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aeronautical engineering, Computer science engineering, Electronics and Communication, Civil engineering and Architecture and PhD programs.

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Career avenue post engineering colleges in Iran

Post completing your undergraduate or postgraduate program in any discipline of engineering will open career gateways through many opportunities. Perhaps in your journey to attain a degree you will learn to solve problems, develop technical skills, assess market to bring in new ideas and hence forth develop companies to prosper.

There are various roles that engineers takes up according to their study of engineering branch which may looks like a Tool engineer, Facility project manager, PLC Programmer, Architect, Integration manager, Chemical engineer, Space Engineer, Mechanical design drafter, Structural Engineer, Electrical and Instrumentation Designer, Data Center Engineer, Nuclear Engineer and Marine Engineer.

Above are few roles that engineering industry offer to fresh candidate in their scheme of a company’s roles architecture. There are other roles also that are created according to the need of the process in any industry like testers auditors.

Top Engineering colleges in Iran

Below are the compiled lists of engineering Universities/colleges/institutes

S No.	Name of Engineering College
1	Islamic Azad University
2	Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT)
3	Payame Noor University
4	University of Tehran
5	Isfahan University of Technology
6	Sharif University of Technology
7	Shahrood University of Technology
8	K. N. Toosi University of Technology
9	Sharif University of Technology
10	Babol Noshirvani University of Technology
11	Shiraz University
12	Shahid Beheshti University Tehran (SBU)
13	Isfahan University of Technology
14	University Kashan
15	University of Guilan
16	University of Mohaghegh Ardabili
17	Sahand University of Technology
18	Shiraz University of Technology
19	Bu Ali Sina University
20	Tarbiat Modares University
21	Iran University of Science and Technology
22	Urmia University
23	Graduate University of Advanced Technology
24	Tehran University of Medical Sciences
25	Imam Khomeini International University
26	University of Yazd
27	Urmia University of Technology
28	Semnan University
29	University of Isfahan
30	Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman (SBUK)
31	University of Mazandaran
32	Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
33	Razi University
34	Shahrekord University

Admission process and eligibility in engineering colleges in Iran

Science subjects with good passing grades in the equivalent exam.
Some Universities might conduct their own entrance exam so be prepared
School level and graduation level certificates transcripts.
Equivalent education certificates according to undergraduate and postgraduate degree program.
Reference letters.
Curriculum Vitae.
Universities may accept admission on the basis of GRE or SAT entrance exam score card. So, kindly please check with the university where admission is sort.