100 Best universities for 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 Engineering. A graph of 30.9M citations received by 2.03M academic papers made by 492 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

#54 in Asia

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Engineering

#64 in Asia

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Engineering

#71 in Asia

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

4. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Engineering

#76 in Asia

#249 in the World

Founded: 1959

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Engineering

#88 in Asia

#289 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Engineering

#97 in Asia

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Engineering

#99 in Asia

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

8. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Engineering

#114 in Asia

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

9. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Engineering

#118 in Asia

#411 in the World

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

10. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Engineering

#124 in Asia

#437 in the World

Founded: 1978

11. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Engineering

#136 in Asia

#478 in the World

Founded: 1955

12. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Engineering

#141 in Asia

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

13. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Engineering

#151 in Asia

#534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

14. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Engineering

#201 in Asia

#673 in the World

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

15. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Engineering

#207 in Asia

#687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

16. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Engineering

#211 in Asia

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

17. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Engineering

#216 in Asia

#709 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

18. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Engineering

#243 in Asia

#770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

19. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Engineering

#244 in Asia

#772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

20. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Engineering

#247 in Asia

#780 in the World

Founded: 1948

21. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Engineering

#256 in Asia

#799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

22. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Engineering

#260 in Asia

#811 in the World

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

23. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Engineering

#261 in Asia

#814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

24. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Engineering

#272 in Asia

#845 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

25. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Engineering

#274 in Asia

#847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

26. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Engineering

#281 in Asia

#868 in the World

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

27. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Engineering

#282 in Asia

#869 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

28. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Engineering

#299 in Asia

#902 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

29. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Engineering

#302 in Asia

#906 in the World

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

30. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Engineering

#305 in Asia

#910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

31. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Engineering

#311 in Asia

#923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

32. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Engineering

#314 in Asia

#928 in the World

Founded: 1963

33. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Engineering

#325 in Asia

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

34. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Engineering

#329 in Asia

#959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

35. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Engineering

#337 in Asia

#975 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

36. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Engineering

#341 in Asia

#988 in the World

Founded: 1857

37. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Engineering

#346 in Asia

#997 in the World

Founded: 2002

38. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Engineering

#363 in Asia

#1046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

39. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Engineering

#364 in Asia

#1047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

40. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Engineering

#365 in Asia

#1049 in the World

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

41. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Engineering

#375 in Asia

#1076 in the World

Founded: 1954

42. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Engineering

#377 in Asia

#1078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

43. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Engineering

#385 in Asia

#1095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

44. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Engineering

#391 in Asia

#1106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

45. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Engineering

#396 in Asia

#1115 in the World

Founded: 1962

46. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Engineering

#398 in Asia

#1118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

47. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Engineering

#413 in Asia

#1151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

48. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Engineering

#423 in Asia

#1172 in the World

Founded: 1971

49. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Engineering

#424 in Asia

#1173 in the World

Founded: 1931

50. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Engineering

#426 in Asia

#1179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

51. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Engineering

#429 in Asia

#1184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

52. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Engineering

#430 in Asia

#1187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

53. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Engineering

#433 in Asia

#1192 in the World

Founded: 1857

54. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Engineering

#436 in Asia

#1195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

55. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Engineering

#437 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Founded: 2005

56. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Engineering

#443 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

57. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Engineering

#448 in Asia

#1224 in the World

Founded: 1963

58. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Engineering

#452 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

59. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Engineering

#453 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Founded: 1918

60. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Engineering

#455 in Asia

#1239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

61. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Engineering

#458 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Founded: 1967

62. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Engineering

#466 in Asia

#1260 in the World

Founded: 1962

63. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Engineering

#471 in Asia

#1267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

64. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Engineering

#474 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

65. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Engineering

#477 in Asia

#1277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

66. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Engineering

#494 in Asia

#1303 in the World

Founded: 2005

67. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Engineering

#507 in Asia

#1330 in the World

Founded: 1982

68. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Engineering

#519 in Asia

#1367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

69. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Engineering

#520 in Asia

#1370 in the World

Founded: 1926

70. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Engineering

#524 in Asia

#1379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

71. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Engineering

#525 in Asia

#1380 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

72. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Engineering

#531 in Asia

#1389 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

73. Tezpur University

For Engineering

#540 in Asia

#1403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

74. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Engineering

#544 in Asia

#1412 in the World

Founded: 1886

75. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Engineering

#555 in Asia

#1432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 26,386
Founded: 1887

76. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Engineering

#560 in Asia

#1439 in the World

Founded: 2005

77. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Engineering

#564 in Asia

#1444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

78. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Engineering

#569 in Asia

#1454 in the World

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

79. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Engineering

#572 in Asia

#1458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

80. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Engineering

#575 in Asia

#1466 in the World

Founded: 1960

81. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Engineering

#581 in Asia

#1478 in the World

Founded: 1985

82. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Engineering

#586 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Engineering

#587 in Asia

#1488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

84. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Engineering

#588 in Asia

#1490 in the World

Founded: 1972

85. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Engineering

#599 in Asia

#1517 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

86. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Engineering

#606 in Asia

#1528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

87. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Engineering

#619 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Founded: 1984

88. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Engineering

#624 in Asia

#1567 in the World

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

89. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Engineering

#628 in Asia

#1575 in the World

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

90. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Engineering

#633 in Asia

#1589 in the World

Founded: 1965

91. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Engineering

#635 in Asia

#1592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

92. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Engineering

#639 in Asia

#1599 in the World

Founded: 1956

93. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Engineering

#648 in Asia

#1613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

94. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Engineering

#650 in Asia

#1615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

95. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Engineering

#653 in Asia

#1619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

96. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Engineering

#658 in Asia

#1632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

97. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Engineering

#663 in Asia

#1641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

98. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Engineering

#666 in Asia

#1645 in the World

Founded: 1949

99. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Engineering

#675 in Asia

#1660 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

100. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Engineering

#685 in Asia

#1687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

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 Engineering351

Aerospace Engineering329

Agricultural Engineering128

Applied/Engineering Physics104

Architectural Engineering72

Automation and Control engineering122

Automotive Engineering151

Biochemical Engineering143

Biomedical Engineering103

Biotechnology332

Chemical Engineering407

Civil Engineering267

Computer Engineering178

Computer Networking370

Construction Management44

Electrical Engineering411

Electronic Engineering310

Engineering Management22

Environmental Engineering248

Firefighting and Fire Science36

Geotechnical Engineering295

Human-Computer Interaction138

Industrial Engineering35

Landscape Architecture4

Marine Engineering31

Materials Science469

Mechanical Engineering433

Metallurgical Engineering435

Mining Engineering41

Nanotechnology398

Nuclear Engineering54

Operations Research133

Optical Engineering432

Petroleum Engineering37

Polymer science and Plastics engineering42

Product and Industrial Design28

Reliability and Quality Engineering144

Remote Sensing155

Renewable Energy Engineering198

Structural Engineering297

Systems Engineering229

Technical Drawing46

Telecommunications387

Transportation Engineering86