100 Best universities for Automotive Engineering in India

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 410K citations received by 37.9K academic papers made by 137 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

#21 in Asia

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

2. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Automotive Engineering

#29 in Asia

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

3. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automotive Engineering

#34 in Asia

#76 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

#40 in Asia

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Automotive Engineering

#48 in Asia

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

7. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Automotive Engineering

#59 in Asia

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

8. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Automotive Engineering

#70 in Asia

#198 in the World

Founded: 1958

9. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Automotive Engineering

#81 in Asia

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

10. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automotive Engineering

#92 in Asia

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

11. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Automotive Engineering

#94 in Asia

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

12. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automotive Engineering

#101 in Asia

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

13. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Automotive Engineering

#103 in Asia

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

14. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Automotive Engineering

#104 in Asia

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

15. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Automotive Engineering

#105 in Asia

#283 in the World

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

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automotive Engineering

#123 in Asia

#346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

17. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Automotive Engineering

#129 in Asia

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

18. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Automotive Engineering

#130 in Asia

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

19. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Automotive Engineering

#138 in Asia

#388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

20. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Automotive Engineering

#146 in Asia

#421 in the World

Founded: 1963

21. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Automotive Engineering

#153 in Asia

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

22. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Automotive Engineering

#159 in Asia

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

23. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Automotive Engineering

#163 in Asia

#473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

24. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Automotive Engineering

#165 in Asia

#477 in the World

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

25. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Automotive Engineering

#169 in Asia

#483 in the World

Founded: 1948

26. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Automotive Engineering

#175 in Asia

#501 in the World

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

27. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Automotive Engineering

#177 in Asia

#505 in the World

Founded: 1955

28. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Automotive Engineering

#179 in Asia

#510 in the World

Founded: 1967

29. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Automotive Engineering

#196 in Asia

#540 in the World

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

30. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automotive Engineering

#200 in Asia

#554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

31. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Automotive Engineering

#201 in Asia

#555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

32. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Automotive Engineering

#205 in Asia

#562 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

33. National Institute of Technology, Agartala

Tripura | Agartala

For Automotive Engineering

#210 in Asia

#575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 420
Founded: 1965

34. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Automotive Engineering

#218 in Asia

#592 in the World

Founded: 1954

35. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Automotive Engineering

#233 in Asia

#635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

36. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Automotive Engineering

#236 in Asia

#645 in the World

Founded: 1963

37. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automotive Engineering

#247 in Asia

#668 in the World

Founded: 2005

38. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Automotive Engineering

#266 in Asia

#723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

39. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Automotive Engineering

#287 in Asia

#787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

40. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Automotive Engineering

#292 in Asia

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

41. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Automotive Engineering

#293 in Asia

#807 in the World

Founded: 2005

42. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Automotive Engineering

#294 in Asia

#809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

43. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Automotive Engineering

#295 in Asia

#811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

44. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Automotive Engineering

#304 in Asia

#836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

45. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Automotive Engineering

#305 in Asia

#838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

46. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Automotive Engineering

#306 in Asia

#839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

47. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Automotive Engineering

#321 in Asia

#868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

48. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Automotive Engineering

#330 in Asia

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

49. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Automotive Engineering

#331 in Asia

#889 in the World

Founded: 1972

50. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Automotive Engineering

#339 in Asia

#909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

51. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Automotive Engineering

#340 in Asia

#910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

52. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Automotive Engineering

#370 in Asia

#988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

53. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Automotive Engineering

#372 in Asia

#996 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

54. Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

Himachal Pradesh | Mandi

For Automotive Engineering

#380 in Asia

#1014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2009

55. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Automotive Engineering

#381 in Asia

#1015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

56. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Automotive Engineering

#397 in Asia

#1053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

57. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Automotive Engineering

#409 in Asia

#1073 in the World

Founded: 1926

58. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur

Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur

For Automotive Engineering

#415 in Asia

#1080 in the World

Enrollment: 48,025
Founded: 1946

59. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Automotive Engineering

#424 in Asia

#1102 in the World

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

60. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Automotive Engineering

#434 in Asia

#1135 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

61. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Automotive Engineering

#444 in Asia

#1162 in the World

Founded: 2008

62. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Automotive Engineering

#455 in Asia

#1186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

63. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Automotive Engineering

#460 in Asia

#1197 in the World

Founded: 1984

64. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Automotive Engineering

#477 in Asia

#1231 in the World

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

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Automotive Engineering

#485 in Asia

#1242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

66. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Automotive Engineering

#488 in Asia

#1251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

67. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Automotive Engineering

#491 in Asia

#1256 in the World

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

68. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Automotive Engineering

#494 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automotive Engineering

#498 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1984

70. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada

Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada

For Automotive Engineering

#517 in Asia

#1305 in the World

Founded: 1946

71. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Automotive Engineering

#523 in Asia

#1316 in the World

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

72. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Automotive Engineering

#534 in Asia

#1337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

73. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Automotive Engineering

#548 in Asia

#1363 in the World

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

74. Tezpur University

Assam | Tezpur

For Automotive Engineering

#557 in Asia

#1378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

75. Vels University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automotive Engineering

#558 in Asia

#1379 in the World

Enrollment: 6,684
Founded: 1992

76. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Automotive Engineering

#559 in Asia

#1380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

77. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Automotive Engineering

#565 in Asia

#1395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 2011

78. National Institute of Technology, Manipur

Manipur | Imphal

For Automotive Engineering

#574 in Asia

#1408 in the World

Founded: 2010

79. National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Automotive Engineering

#581 in Asia

#1418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

80. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University

Maharashtra | Lonere

For Automotive Engineering

#582 in Asia

#1422 in the World

Founded: 1989

81. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Automotive Engineering

#587 in Asia

#1431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

82. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Automotive Engineering

#591 in Asia

#1436 in the World

Founded: 1993

83. Visvesvaraya Technological University

Karnataka | Belgaum

For Automotive Engineering

#593 in Asia

#1439 in the World

Founded: 1998

84. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Automotive Engineering

#596 in Asia

#1447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Automotive Engineering

#601 in Asia

#1461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1988

86. North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology

Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar

For Automotive Engineering

#613 in Asia

#1483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1986

87. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For Automotive Engineering

#615 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Founded: 1999

88. Rajasthan Technical University Kota

Rajasthan | Kota

For Automotive Engineering

#619 in Asia

#1499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 2005

89. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Automotive Engineering

#627 in Asia

#1513 in the World

Founded: 1990

90. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Automotive Engineering

#630 in Asia

#1516 in the World

Founded: 1960

91. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Automotive Engineering

#633 in Asia

#1526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

92. National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

Jharkhand | Jamshedpur

For Automotive Engineering

#637 in Asia

#1534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1960

93. Gautam Buddha University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Automotive Engineering

#646 in Asia

#1551 in the World

Founded: 2002

94. National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Automotive Engineering

#648 in Asia

#1556 in the World

Founded: 2010

95. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Automotive Engineering

#653 in Asia

#1564 in the World

Founded: 1962

96. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Automotive Engineering

#658 in Asia

#1571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

97. Vignan University

Andhra Pradesh | Guntur

For Automotive Engineering

#662 in Asia

#1576 in the World

Founded: 1997

98. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Automotive Engineering

#665 in Asia

#1584 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

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

Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur

For Automotive Engineering

#681 in Asia

#1610 in the World

Founded: 2005

100. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Automotive Engineering

#690 in Asia

#1632 in the World

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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