39 Best universities for Polymer science and Plastics engineering in India

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Polymer science and Plastics engineering. A graph of 130K citations received by 6.04K academic papers made by 39 universities in India was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#16 in Asia

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

2. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#32 in Asia

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#41 in Asia

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#54 in Asia

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#61 in Asia

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#66 in Asia

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

7. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#79 in Asia

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

8. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#88 in Asia

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

9. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#107 in Asia

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

10. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#111 in Asia

#410 in the World

Founded: 1990

11. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#112 in Asia

#415 in the World

Founded: 1857

12. Himachal Pradesh University

Himachal Pradesh | Shimla

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#128 in Asia

#462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

13. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#153 in Asia

#532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

14. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#158 in Asia

#544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

15. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#164 in Asia

#580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

16. Cochin University of Science and Technology

Kerala | Kochi

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#167 in Asia

#584 in the World

Founded: 1971

17. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#172 in Asia

#593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

18. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#173 in Asia

#594 in the World

Founded: 1959

19. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#175 in Asia

#599 in the World

Founded: 1958

20. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#176 in Asia

#601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500
Male:Female: 53:47

21. Ravenshaw University

Odisha | Cuttack

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#187 in Asia

#635 in the World

Founded: 1868

22. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#188 in Asia

#638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

23. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#213 in Asia

#699 in the World

Founded: 1978

24. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#215 in Asia

#702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

25. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#218 in Asia

#719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

26. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#226 in Asia

#743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

27. Tezpur University

Assam | Tezpur

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#230 in Asia

#753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

28. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#232 in Asia

#755 in the World

Founded: 1955

29. Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#241 in Asia

#778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

30. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#243 in Asia

#780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

31. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#244 in Asia

#786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 1,915
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 2009

32. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#251 in Asia

#799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

33. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#267 in Asia

#825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

34. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#281 in Asia

#853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

35. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#294 in Asia

#884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 3,611
Founded: 2012

36. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#297 in Asia

#889 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

37. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#318 in Asia

#920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

38. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#331 in Asia

#948 in the World

Founded: 1857

39. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#349 in Asia

#978 in the World

Founded: 2005

The best cities to study Polymer science and Plastics engineering in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Kharagpur, Kottayam, Delhi, and Bangalore.