100 Best universities for Automation and Control 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 Automation and Control engineering. A graph of 363K citations received by 31.1K academic papers made by 122 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

#44 in Asia

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

2. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Automation and Control engineering

#58 in Asia

#139 in the World

Founded: 1958

3. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Automation and Control engineering

#73 in Asia

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

4. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automation and Control engineering

#74 in Asia

#184 in the World

Founded: 1959

5. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Automation and Control engineering

#77 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

#78 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

#217 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

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

9. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Automation and Control engineering

#88 in Asia

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

10. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Automation and Control engineering

#100 in Asia

#274 in the World

Founded: 1955

11. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Automation and Control engineering

#101 in Asia

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

12. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Automation and Control engineering

#109 in Asia

#306 in the World

Founded: 1967

13. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automation and Control engineering

#115 in Asia

#325 in the World

Founded: 1978

14. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Automation and Control engineering

#119 in Asia

#338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

15. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Automation and Control engineering

#144 in Asia

#405 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

#423 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

#156 in Asia

#428 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

18. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Automation and Control engineering

#165 in Asia

#456 in the World

Founded: 1948

19. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Automation and Control engineering

#169 in Asia

#460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

20. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Automation and Control engineering

#177 in Asia

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

21. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Automation and Control engineering

#178 in Asia

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

22. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Automation and Control engineering

#185 in Asia

#513 in the World

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

23. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Automation and Control engineering

#200 in Asia

#549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

24. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Automation and Control engineering

#216 in Asia

#577 in the World

Founded: 1963

25. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Automation and Control engineering

#237 in Asia

#623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

26. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Automation and Control engineering

#240 in Asia

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

27. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Automation and Control engineering

#241 in Asia

#630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

28. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Automation and Control engineering

#244 in Asia

#642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

29. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Automation and Control engineering

#257 in Asia

#668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

30. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Automation and Control engineering

#266 in Asia

#694 in the World

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

31. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Automation and Control engineering

#299 in Asia

#787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

32. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Automation and Control engineering

#301 in Asia

#791 in the World

Founded: 1963

33. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Automation and Control engineering

#305 in Asia

#799 in the World

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

34. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Automation and Control engineering

#314 in Asia

#826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

35. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Automation and Control engineering

#316 in Asia

#830 in the World

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

36. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Automation and Control engineering

#317 in Asia

#831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

37. National Institute of Technology, Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Automation and Control engineering

#326 in Asia

#856 in the World

Enrollment: 2,292
Founded: 2004

38. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Automation and Control engineering

#331 in Asia

#870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

39. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Automation and Control engineering

#334 in Asia

#881 in the World

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

40. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Automation and Control engineering

#341 in Asia

#892 in the World

Founded: 1993

41. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Automation and Control engineering

#342 in Asia

#895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

42. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automation and Control engineering

#350 in Asia

#914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

43. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Automation and Control engineering

#351 in Asia

#915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

44. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Automation and Control engineering

#358 in Asia

#926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

45. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Automation and Control engineering

#364 in Asia

#936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

46. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Automation and Control engineering

#378 in Asia

#959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

47. Rajasthan Technical University Kota

Rajasthan | Kota

For Automation and Control engineering

#380 in Asia

#961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 2005

48. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Automation and Control engineering

#381 in Asia

#962 in the World

Founded: 1972

49. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Automation and Control engineering

#389 in Asia

#983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

50. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Automation and Control engineering

#392 in Asia

#988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

51. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Automation and Control engineering

#397 in Asia

#998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

52. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Automation and Control engineering

#406 in Asia

#1014 in the World

Founded: 1956

53. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automation and Control engineering

#425 in Asia

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

54. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Automation and Control engineering

#426 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

55. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Automation and Control engineering

#430 in Asia

#1066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

56. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Automation and Control engineering

#441 in Asia

#1092 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

57. National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Automation and Control engineering

#446 in Asia

#1099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

58. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Automation and Control engineering

#455 in Asia

#1109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

59. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada

Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada

For Automation and Control engineering

#460 in Asia

#1120 in the World

Founded: 1946

60. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Automation and Control engineering

#468 in Asia

#1131 in the World

Founded: 1926

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automation and Control engineering

#474 in Asia

#1145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

62. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur

Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur

For Automation and Control engineering

#490 in Asia

#1187 in the World

Enrollment: 48,025
Founded: 1946

63. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Automation and Control engineering

#491 in Asia

#1188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

64. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Automation and Control engineering

#494 in Asia

#1199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

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

Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur

For Automation and Control engineering

#504 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Founded: 2005

66. Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur

For Automation and Control engineering

#506 in Asia

#1219 in the World

Founded: 2013

67. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automation and Control engineering

#512 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

68. National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Automation and Control engineering

#518 in Asia

#1240 in the World

Founded: 2010

69. PEC University of Technology

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Automation and Control engineering

#520 in Asia

#1246 in the World

Founded: 1954

70. National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

Jharkhand | Jamshedpur

For Automation and Control engineering

#521 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1960

71. Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Automation and Control engineering

#526 in Asia

#1257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2007

72. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Automation and Control engineering

#538 in Asia

#1277 in the World

Founded: 2008

73. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Automation and Control engineering

#539 in Asia

#1278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

74. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Automation and Control engineering

#549 in Asia

#1294 in the World

Founded: 1984

75. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Automation and Control engineering

#550 in Asia

#1295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

76. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Automation and Control engineering

#560 in Asia

#1316 in the World

Founded: 2005

77. Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women

Haryana | Delhi

For Automation and Control engineering

#581 in Asia

#1355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

78. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Automation and Control engineering

#586 in Asia

#1362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

79. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Automation and Control engineering

#611 in Asia

#1407 in the World

Founded: 1960

80. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Automation and Control engineering

#619 in Asia

#1420 in the World

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

81. Charotar University of Science and Technology

Gujarat | Anand

For Automation and Control engineering

#625 in Asia

#1429 in the World

Founded: 2009

82. Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

Himachal Pradesh | Mandi

For Automation and Control engineering

#652 in Asia

#1489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2009

83. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automation and Control engineering

#657 in Asia

#1498 in the World

Founded: 2005

84. Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Automation and Control engineering

#658 in Asia

#1499 in the World

Founded: 2008

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automation and Control engineering

#662 in Asia

#1504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1984

86. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Automation and Control engineering

#669 in Asia

#1520 in the World

Founded: 1954

87. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Automation and Control engineering

#671 in Asia

#1523 in the World

Founded: 1990

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Automation and Control engineering

#673 in Asia

#1526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

89. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Automation and Control engineering

#675 in Asia

#1528 in the World

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

90. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Automation and Control engineering

#676 in Asia

#1529 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

91. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Automation and Control engineering

#677 in Asia

#1531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

92. Gautam Buddha University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Automation and Control engineering

#690 in Asia

#1552 in the World

Founded: 2002

93. National Institute of Technology, Agartala

Tripura | Agartala

For Automation and Control engineering

#698 in Asia

#1565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 420
Founded: 1965

94. Vignan University

Andhra Pradesh | Guntur

For Automation and Control engineering

#704 in Asia

#1577 in the World

Founded: 1997

95. YMCA University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Faridabad

For Automation and Control engineering

#705 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

96. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Automation and Control engineering

#718 in Asia

#1613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

97. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Automation and Control engineering

#731 in Asia

#1640 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

98. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Automation and Control engineering

#732 in Asia

#1643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

99. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gujarat | Chandkheda

For Automation and Control engineering

#742 in Asia

#1664 in the World

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

100. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Automation and Control engineering

#756 in Asia

#1689 in the World

Founded: 1918

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.