100 Best universities for 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 Engineering. A graph of 21.2M citations received by 1.7M academic papers made by 488 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 Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Engineering

#50 in Asia

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Engineering

#62 in Asia

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Engineering

#67 in Asia

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

4. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Engineering

#72 in Asia

#239 in the World

Founded: 1959

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Engineering

#83 in Asia

#276 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Engineering

#95 in Asia

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

7. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Engineering

#97 in Asia

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

8. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Engineering

#118 in Asia

#424 in the World

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

9. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Engineering

#126 in Asia

#451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

10. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Engineering

#130 in Asia

#460 in the World

Founded: 1978

11. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Engineering

#134 in Asia

#469 in the World

Founded: 1955

12. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Engineering

#139 in Asia

#494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

13. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Engineering

#153 in Asia

#543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

14. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Engineering

#205 in Asia

#698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

15. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Engineering

#208 in Asia

#710 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

16. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Engineering

#222 in Asia

#739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

17. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Engineering

#232 in Asia

#760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

18. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Engineering

#237 in Asia

#766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

19. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Engineering

#244 in Asia

#787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

20. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Engineering

#250 in Asia

#801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

21. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Engineering

#261 in Asia

#830 in the World

Founded: 1948

22. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Engineering

#268 in Asia

#846 in the World

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

23. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Engineering

#270 in Asia

#848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

24. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Engineering

#273 in Asia

#853 in the World

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

25. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Engineering

#291 in Asia

#896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

26. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Engineering

#300 in Asia

#917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

27. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Engineering

#308 in Asia

#926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

28. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Engineering

#314 in Asia

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

29. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Engineering

#317 in Asia

#947 in the World

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

30. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Engineering

#318 in Asia

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

31. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Engineering

#323 in Asia

#961 in the World

Founded: 2002

32. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Engineering

#327 in Asia

#969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

33. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Engineering

#332 in Asia

#985 in the World

Founded: 1857

34. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Engineering

#340 in Asia

#1012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

35. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Engineering

#343 in Asia

#1018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

36. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Engineering

#354 in Asia

#1043 in the World

Founded: 1963

37. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Engineering

#358 in Asia

#1053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

38. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Engineering

#365 in Asia

#1068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

39. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Engineering

#370 in Asia

#1076 in the World

Founded: 2005

40. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Engineering

#371 in Asia

#1077 in the World

Founded: 1954

41. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Engineering

#379 in Asia

#1095 in the World

Founded: 1962

42. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Engineering

#380 in Asia

#1097 in the World

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

43. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Engineering

#383 in Asia

#1103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

44. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Engineering

#386 in Asia

#1106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

45. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Engineering

#399 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Founded: 1971

46. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Engineering

#400 in Asia

#1141 in the World

Founded: 1931

47. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Engineering

#402 in Asia

#1147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

48. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Engineering

#403 in Asia

#1148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

49. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Engineering

#410 in Asia

#1160 in the World

Founded: 1857

50. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Engineering

#419 in Asia

#1179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

51. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Engineering

#421 in Asia

#1181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

52. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Engineering

#437 in Asia

#1210 in the World

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

53. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Engineering

#441 in Asia

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

54. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Engineering

#443 in Asia

#1221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

55. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Engineering

#451 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

56. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Engineering

#453 in Asia

#1238 in the World

Founded: 1918

57. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Engineering

#456 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

58. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Engineering

#470 in Asia

#1271 in the World

Founded: 1963

59. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Engineering

#474 in Asia

#1280 in the World

Founded: 1967

60. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Engineering

#476 in Asia

#1282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

61. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Engineering

#483 in Asia

#1295 in the World

Founded: 1962

62. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Engineering

#484 in Asia

#1296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

63. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Engineering

#491 in Asia

#1309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

64. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Engineering

#497 in Asia

#1317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

65. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Engineering

#509 in Asia

#1353 in the World

Founded: 1982

66. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Engineering

#510 in Asia

#1354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

67. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Engineering

#511 in Asia

#1355 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

68. Tezpur University

For Engineering

#529 in Asia

#1401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

69. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Engineering

#531 in Asia

#1403 in the World

Founded: 1886

70. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Engineering

#540 in Asia

#1420 in the World

Founded: 1926

71. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Engineering

#548 in Asia

#1439 in the World

Founded: 2005

72. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Engineering

#550 in Asia

#1442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

73. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Engineering

#551 in Asia

#1443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

74. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Engineering

#553 in Asia

#1446 in the World

Founded: 1960

75. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Engineering

#559 in Asia

#1455 in the World

Founded: 1985

76. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Engineering

#564 in Asia

#1465 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

77. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Engineering

#569 in Asia

#1473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

78. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Engineering

#571 in Asia

#1476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

79. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Engineering

#580 in Asia

#1496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

80. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Engineering

#582 in Asia

#1500 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

81. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Engineering

#594 in Asia

#1523 in the World

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

82. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Engineering

#613 in Asia

#1559 in the World

Founded: 1965

83. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Engineering

#617 in Asia

#1566 in the World

Founded: 1949

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Engineering

#618 in Asia

#1567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

85. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Engineering

#629 in Asia

#1607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

86. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Engineering

#633 in Asia

#1617 in the World

Founded: 2005

87. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Engineering

#635 in Asia

#1619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

88. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Engineering

#636 in Asia

#1621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

89. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Engineering

#644 in Asia

#1636 in the World

Founded: 1972

90. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Engineering

#650 in Asia

#1644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

91. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Engineering

#652 in Asia

#1646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

92. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Engineering

#653 in Asia

#1647 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

93. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Engineering

#655 in Asia

#1650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

94. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Engineering

#659 in Asia

#1658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

95. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Engineering

#662 in Asia

#1665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

96. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Engineering

#668 in Asia

#1676 in the World

Founded: 1984

97. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Engineering

#669 in Asia

#1678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

98. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Engineering

#677 in Asia

#1699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

99. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Engineering

#681 in Asia

#1705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

100. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Engineering

#682 in Asia

#1706 in the World

Founded: 1956

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

Engineering subfields in India

Acoustical Engineering327

Aerospace Engineering303

Agricultural Engineering118

Applied/Engineering Physics72

Architectural Engineering52

Automation and Control engineering110

Automotive Engineering137

Biochemical Engineering107

Biomedical Engineering82

Biotechnology309

Chemical Engineering390

Civil Engineering232

Computer Engineering161

Computer Networking335

Construction Management34

Electrical Engineering388

Electronic Engineering282

Engineering Management16

Environmental Engineering218

Firefighting and Fire Science42

Geotechnical Engineering263

Human-Computer Interaction111

Industrial Engineering34

Landscape Architecture6

Marine Engineering28

Materials Science462

Mechanical Engineering394

Metallurgical Engineering421

Mining Engineering38

Nanotechnology380

Nuclear Engineering48

Operations Research114

Optical Engineering420

Petroleum Engineering30

Polymer science and Plastics engineering43

Product and Industrial Design26

Reliability and Quality Engineering133

Remote Sensing131

Renewable Energy Engineering185

Structural Engineering273

Systems Engineering200

Technical Drawing37

Telecommunications364

Transportation Engineering71