100 Best universities for Automation and Control engineering in India

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Automation and Control engineering. A graph of 392K citations received by 32.4K academic papers made by 124 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 Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Automation and Control engineering

#45 in Asia

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

2. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Automation and Control engineering

#57 in Asia

#135 in the World

Founded: 1958

3. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Automation and Control engineering

#73 in Asia

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

4. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automation and Control engineering

#76 in Asia

#184 in the World

Founded: 1959

5. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Automation and Control engineering

#78 in Asia

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Automation and Control engineering

#80 in Asia

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

7. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Automation and Control engineering

#85 in Asia

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Automation and Control engineering

#87 in Asia

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

9. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Automation and Control engineering

#88 in Asia

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

10. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Automation and Control engineering

#101 in Asia

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

11. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Automation and Control engineering

#104 in Asia

#277 in the World

Founded: 1955

12. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Automation and Control engineering

#109 in Asia

#304 in the World

Founded: 1967

13. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automation and Control engineering

#115 in Asia

#318 in the World

Founded: 1978

14. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Automation and Control engineering

#118 in Asia

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

15. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Automation and Control engineering

#150 in Asia

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

16. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Automation and Control engineering

#153 in Asia

#418 in the World

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

17. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Automation and Control engineering

#157 in Asia

#427 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

18. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Automation and Control engineering

#166 in Asia

#451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

19. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Automation and Control engineering

#167 in Asia

#452 in the World

Founded: 1948

20. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Automation and Control engineering

#179 in Asia

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

21. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Automation and Control engineering

#180 in Asia

#482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

22. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Automation and Control engineering

#185 in Asia

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

23. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Automation and Control engineering

#200 in Asia

#537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

24. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Automation and Control engineering

#215 in Asia

#575 in the World

Founded: 1963

25. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Automation and Control engineering

#236 in Asia

#613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

26. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Automation and Control engineering

#237 in Asia

#614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

27. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Automation and Control engineering

#243 in Asia

#632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

28. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Automation and Control engineering

#246 in Asia

#640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

29. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Automation and Control engineering

#248 in Asia

#643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

30. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Automation and Control engineering

#269 in Asia

#694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 37,444
Founded: 1929

31. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Automation and Control engineering

#292 in Asia

#758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1961

32. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Automation and Control engineering

#297 in Asia

#771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

33. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Automation and Control engineering

#302 in Asia

#786 in the World

Founded: 1963

34. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Automation and Control engineering

#306 in Asia

#795 in the World

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

35. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Automation and Control engineering

#314 in Asia

#808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

36. National Institute of Technology, Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Automation and Control engineering

#315 in Asia

#810 in the World

Enrollment: 2,292
Founded: 2004

37. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Automation and Control engineering

#316 in Asia

#812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2004

38. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automation and Control engineering

#325 in Asia

#847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

39. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Automation and Control engineering

#332 in Asia

#861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,539
Founded: 2008

40. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Automation and Control engineering

#333 in Asia

#862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1964

41. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Automation and Control engineering

#336 in Asia

#871 in the World

Founded: 1993

42. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Automation and Control engineering

#344 in Asia

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

43. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Automation and Control engineering

#353 in Asia

#907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

44. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Automation and Control engineering

#363 in Asia

#927 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

45. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Automation and Control engineering

#374 in Asia

#943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

46. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Automation and Control engineering

#375 in Asia

#944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

47. Rajasthan Technical University Kota

Rajasthan | Kota

For Automation and Control engineering

#385 in Asia

#964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 2005

48. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Automation and Control engineering

#390 in Asia

#971 in the World

Founded: 1972

49. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Automation and Control engineering

#393 in Asia

#980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

50. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Automation and Control engineering

#397 in Asia

#993 in the World

Founded: 1956

51. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Automation and Control engineering

#399 in Asia

#995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

52. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Automation and Control engineering

#403 in Asia

#1002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

53. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Automation and Control engineering

#411 in Asia

#1019 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

54. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Automation and Control engineering

#426 in Asia

#1053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

55. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Automation and Control engineering

#427 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

56. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automation and Control engineering

#429 in Asia

#1064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

57. National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Automation and Control engineering

#434 in Asia

#1074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

58. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Automation and Control engineering

#459 in Asia

#1114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

59. PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing

Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur

For Automation and Control engineering

#461 in Asia

#1116 in the World

Founded: 2005

60. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada

Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada

For Automation and Control engineering

#466 in Asia

#1123 in the World

Founded: 1946

61. Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automation and Control engineering

#471 in Asia

#1133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

62. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Automation and Control engineering

#478 in Asia

#1146 in the World

Founded: 1926

63. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Automation and Control engineering

#480 in Asia

#1151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

64. Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur

For Automation and Control engineering

#492 in Asia

#1179 in the World

Founded: 2013

65. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur

Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur

For Automation and Control engineering

#495 in Asia

#1185 in the World

Enrollment: 48,025
Founded: 1946

66. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Automation and Control engineering

#502 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

67. National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

Jharkhand | Jamshedpur

For Automation and Control engineering

#506 in Asia

#1215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1960

68. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automation and Control engineering

#513 in Asia

#1227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

69. National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Automation and Control engineering

#518 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Founded: 2010

70. PEC University of Technology

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Automation and Control engineering

#525 in Asia

#1252 in the World

Founded: 1954

71. Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Automation and Control engineering

#528 in Asia

#1256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2007

72. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Automation and Control engineering

#530 in Asia

#1259 in the World

Founded: 2008

73. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Automation and Control engineering

#544 in Asia

#1284 in the World

Founded: 1984

74. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Automation and Control engineering

#550 in Asia

#1294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

75. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Automation and Control engineering

#557 in Asia

#1307 in the World

Founded: 2005

76. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Automation and Control engineering

#577 in Asia

#1340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

77. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Automation and Control engineering

#579 in Asia

#1345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

78. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Automation and Control engineering

#590 in Asia

#1362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 31,293
Founded: 2011

79. Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women

Haryana | Delhi

For Automation and Control engineering

#594 in Asia

#1374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

80. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automation and Control engineering

#595 in Asia

#1375 in the World

Founded: 2005

81. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Automation and Control engineering

#604 in Asia

#1393 in the World

Founded: 1960

82. Charotar University of Science and Technology

Gujarat | Anand

For Automation and Control engineering

#623 in Asia

#1422 in the World

Founded: 2009

83. Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

Himachal Pradesh | Mandi

For Automation and Control engineering

#644 in Asia

#1469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2009

84. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Automation and Control engineering

#659 in Asia

#1500 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

85. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Automation and Control engineering

#660 in Asia

#1502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Automation and Control engineering

#664 in Asia

#1506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

87. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Automation and Control engineering

#669 in Asia

#1513 in the World

Founded: 1954

88. B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automation and Control engineering

#676 in Asia

#1521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1984

89. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Automation and Control engineering

#679 in Asia

#1526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2008

90. Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Automation and Control engineering

#683 in Asia

#1534 in the World

Founded: 2008

91. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Automation and Control engineering

#685 in Asia

#1537 in the World

Founded: 1990

92. YMCA University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Faridabad

For Automation and Control engineering

#690 in Asia

#1548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

93. Gautam Buddha University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Automation and Control engineering

#691 in Asia

#1554 in the World

Founded: 2002

94. National Institute of Technology, Agartala

Tripura | Agartala

For Automation and Control engineering

#704 in Asia

#1575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1965

95. Vignan University

Andhra Pradesh | Guntur

For Automation and Control engineering

#706 in Asia

#1577 in the World

Founded: 1997

96. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Automation and Control engineering

#718 in Asia

#1602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

97. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Automation and Control engineering

#733 in Asia

#1637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 16,358
Founded: 1882

98. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Automation and Control engineering

#739 in Asia

#1649 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

99. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gujarat | Chandkheda

For Automation and Control engineering

#747 in Asia

#1664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,765
Male:Female: 74:26
Founded: 2008

100. National Institute of Technology, Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Automation and Control engineering

#754 in Asia

#1677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2010

The best cities to study Automation and Control engineering in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Mumbai, Roorkee, and Chennai.