100 Best universities for Automotive 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 Automotive Engineering. A graph of 612K citations received by 44.7K academic papers made by 151 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 Automotive Engineering

#26 in Asia

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

2. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Automotive Engineering

#28 in Asia

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

3. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automotive Engineering

#34 in Asia

#73 in the World

Founded: 1978

4. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automotive Engineering

#35 in Asia

#78 in the World

Founded: 1959

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Automotive Engineering

#42 in Asia

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Automotive Engineering

#49 in Asia

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

7. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Automotive Engineering

#57 in Asia

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

8. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Automotive Engineering

#68 in Asia

#200 in the World

Founded: 1958

9. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automotive Engineering

#73 in Asia

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

10. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Automotive Engineering

#86 in Asia

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

11. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Automotive Engineering

#88 in Asia

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

12. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Automotive Engineering

#93 in Asia

#256 in the World

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

13. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automotive Engineering

#95 in Asia

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

14. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Automotive Engineering

#98 in Asia

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

15. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Automotive Engineering

#113 in Asia

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

16. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Automotive Engineering

#116 in Asia

#312 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automotive Engineering

#117 in Asia

#313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

18. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Automotive Engineering

#139 in Asia

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

19. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Automotive Engineering

#141 in Asia

#387 in the World

Founded: 1948

20. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Automotive Engineering

#142 in Asia

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

21. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Automotive Engineering

#143 in Asia

#395 in the World

Founded: 1963

22. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Automotive Engineering

#151 in Asia

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

23. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automotive Engineering

#153 in Asia

#431 in the World

Founded: 2005

24. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Automotive Engineering

#159 in Asia

#454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

25. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Automotive Engineering

#163 in Asia

#463 in the World

Founded: 1967

26. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Automotive Engineering

#167 in Asia

#484 in the World

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

27. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Automotive Engineering

#168 in Asia

#486 in the World

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

28. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Automotive Engineering

#172 in Asia

#490 in the World

Founded: 1955

29. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Automotive Engineering

#185 in Asia

#516 in the World

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

30. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Automotive Engineering

#189 in Asia

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

31. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Automotive Engineering

#194 in Asia

#535 in the World

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

32. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automotive Engineering

#196 in Asia

#539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

33. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Automotive Engineering

#197 in Asia

#541 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

34. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Automotive Engineering

#213 in Asia

#575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

35. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Automotive Engineering

#219 in Asia

#589 in the World

Founded: 1963

36. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Automotive Engineering

#227 in Asia

#602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

37. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Automotive Engineering

#228 in Asia

#603 in the World

Founded: 1954

38. National Institute of Technology, Agartala

Tripura | Agartala

For Automotive Engineering

#230 in Asia

#609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 420
Founded: 1965

39. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Automotive Engineering

#231 in Asia

#614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

40. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Automotive Engineering

#253 in Asia

#657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

41. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Automotive Engineering

#274 in Asia

#741 in the World

Founded: 1972

42. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Automotive Engineering

#286 in Asia

#766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

43. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Automotive Engineering

#288 in Asia

#770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

44. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Automotive Engineering

#293 in Asia

#778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

45. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Automotive Engineering

#298 in Asia

#794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

46. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Automotive Engineering

#302 in Asia

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

47. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Automotive Engineering

#304 in Asia

#812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

48. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Automotive Engineering

#310 in Asia

#826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

49. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Automotive Engineering

#312 in Asia

#838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

50. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Automotive Engineering

#318 in Asia

#847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

51. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Automotive Engineering

#322 in Asia

#852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

52. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Automotive Engineering

#334 in Asia

#884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

53. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Automotive Engineering

#339 in Asia

#898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

54. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur

Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur

For Automotive Engineering

#350 in Asia

#930 in the World

Enrollment: 48,025
Founded: 1946

55. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Automotive Engineering

#355 in Asia

#938 in the World

Founded: 2005

56. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Automotive Engineering

#373 in Asia

#983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

57. Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

Himachal Pradesh | Mandi

For Automotive Engineering

#379 in Asia

#999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2009

58. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Automotive Engineering

#382 in Asia

#1006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

59. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Automotive Engineering

#385 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Founded: 2008

60. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Automotive Engineering

#392 in Asia

#1026 in the World

Founded: 1926

61. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Automotive Engineering

#402 in Asia

#1045 in the World

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

62. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Automotive Engineering

#425 in Asia

#1090 in the World

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

63. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Automotive Engineering

#441 in Asia

#1124 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

64. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Automotive Engineering

#448 in Asia

#1134 in the World

Enrollment: 20,945
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1980

65. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Automotive Engineering

#455 in Asia

#1151 in the World

Founded: 1984

66. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada

Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada

For Automotive Engineering

#458 in Asia

#1159 in the World

Founded: 1946

67. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Automotive Engineering

#471 in Asia

#1187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

68. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Automotive Engineering

#472 in Asia

#1188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

69. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Automotive Engineering

#473 in Asia

#1189 in the World

Founded: 1993

70. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Automotive Engineering

#484 in Asia

#1216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 7,760
Male:Female: 70:30
Founded: 2007

71. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Automotive Engineering

#486 in Asia

#1222 in the World

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

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Automotive Engineering

#498 in Asia

#1245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

73. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Automotive Engineering

#504 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

74. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Automotive Engineering

#506 in Asia

#1271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

75. National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

Jharkhand | Jamshedpur

For Automotive Engineering

#507 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1960

76. Visvesvaraya Technological University

Karnataka | Belgaum

For Automotive Engineering

#512 in Asia

#1284 in the World

Founded: 1998

77. Vels University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automotive Engineering

#517 in Asia

#1303 in the World

Enrollment: 6,684
Founded: 1992

78. Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automotive Engineering

#523 in Asia

#1319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1988

79. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Automotive Engineering

#529 in Asia

#1332 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

80. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Automotive Engineering

#533 in Asia

#1339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automotive Engineering

#536 in Asia

#1346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1984

82. National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Automotive Engineering

#546 in Asia

#1370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

83. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Automotive Engineering

#553 in Asia

#1380 in the World

Founded: 1990

84. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Automotive Engineering

#555 in Asia

#1382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

85. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Automotive Engineering

#561 in Asia

#1393 in the World

86. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Automotive Engineering

#568 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1946

87. Vignan University

Andhra Pradesh | Guntur

For Automotive Engineering

#588 in Asia

#1449 in the World

Founded: 1997

88. Rajasthan Technical University Kota

Rajasthan | Kota

For Automotive Engineering

#592 in Asia

#1454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 2005

89. National Institute of Technology, Manipur

Manipur | Imphal

For Automotive Engineering

#593 in Asia

#1455 in the World

Founded: 2010

90. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Automotive Engineering

#594 in Asia

#1456 in the World

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

91. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Automotive Engineering

#602 in Asia

#1471 in the World

Founded: 1857

92. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Automotive Engineering

#613 in Asia

#1491 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

93. Tezpur University

Assam | Tezpur

For Automotive Engineering

#615 in Asia

#1493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

94. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University

Maharashtra | Lonere

For Automotive Engineering

#622 in Asia

#1503 in the World

Founded: 1989

95. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Automotive Engineering

#627 in Asia

#1511 in the World

Founded: 1962

96. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For Automotive Engineering

#640 in Asia

#1537 in the World

Founded: 1999

97. Gautam Buddha University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Automotive Engineering

#644 in Asia

#1547 in the World

Founded: 2002

98. North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology

Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar

For Automotive Engineering

#651 in Asia

#1567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1986

99. National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Automotive Engineering

#657 in Asia

#1583 in the World

Founded: 2010

100. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Automotive Engineering

#674 in Asia

#1613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

The best cities to study Automotive Engineering in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Vellore, Chennai, and Kanpur.

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