35 Best universities for Marine Engineering in India

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Marine Engineering. A graph of 77K citations received by 7.92K academic papers made by 35 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 Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Marine Engineering

#16 in Asia

#33 in the World

Founded: 1959

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Marine Engineering

#65 in Asia

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Marine Engineering

#72 in Asia

#217 in the World

Founded: 1958

4. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Marine Engineering

#77 in Asia

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

5. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Marine Engineering

#80 in Asia

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

6. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Marine Engineering

#109 in Asia

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

7. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Marine Engineering

#133 in Asia

#439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

8. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Marine Engineering

#145 in Asia

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

9. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Marine Engineering

#154 in Asia

#497 in the World

Founded: 1978

10. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Marine Engineering

#159 in Asia

#507 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

11. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Marine Engineering

#163 in Asia

#520 in the World

Founded: 1967

12. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Marine Engineering

#165 in Asia

#526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

13. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Marine Engineering

#189 in Asia

#579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

14. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Marine Engineering

#215 in Asia

#656 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

15. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Marine Engineering

#217 in Asia

#658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

16. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Marine Engineering

#230 in Asia

#691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

17. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Marine Engineering

#232 in Asia

#696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

18. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Marine Engineering

#264 in Asia

#766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

19. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Marine Engineering

#267 in Asia

#776 in the World

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

20. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Marine Engineering

#270 in Asia

#783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

21. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Marine Engineering

#275 in Asia

#793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

22. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Marine Engineering

#297 in Asia

#838 in the World

Founded: 1971

23. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Marine Engineering

#311 in Asia

#867 in the World

Founded: 1948

24. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Marine Engineering

#323 in Asia

#886 in the World

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

25. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Marine Engineering

#326 in Asia

#891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

26. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Marine Engineering

#328 in Asia

#893 in the World

Founded: 1955

27. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Marine Engineering

#343 in Asia

#937 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

28. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Marine Engineering

#346 in Asia

#941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

29. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Marine Engineering

#352 in Asia

#955 in the World

Founded: 1963

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Marine Engineering

#354 in Asia

#958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

31. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Marine Engineering

#368 in Asia

#978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

32. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Marine Engineering

#380 in Asia

#1004 in the World

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

33. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Marine Engineering

#393 in Asia

#1021 in the World

Founded: 2005

34. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Marine Engineering

#399 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Founded: 1926

35. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Marine Engineering

#411 in Asia

#1049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

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

Engineering subfields in India

Acoustical Engineering354

Aerospace Engineering336

Agricultural Engineering128

Applied/Engineering Physics112

Architectural Engineering76

Automation and Control engineering124

Automotive Engineering163

Biochemical Engineering149

Biomedical Engineering112

Biotechnology342

Chemical Engineering412

Civil Engineering273

Computer Engineering180

Computer Networking377

Construction Management45

Electrical Engineering413

Electronic Engineering314

Engineering Management26

Environmental Engineering252

Firefighting and Fire Science36

Geotechnical Engineering298

Human-Computer Interaction145

Industrial Engineering35

Landscape Architecture4

Materials Science470

Mechanical Engineering438

Metallurgical Engineering439

Mining Engineering43

Nanotechnology401

Nuclear Engineering58

Operations Research137

Optical Engineering433

Petroleum Engineering39

Polymer science and Plastics engineering40

Product and Industrial Design28

Reliability and Quality Engineering148

Remote Sensing166

Renewable Energy Engineering201

Structural Engineering300

Systems Engineering232

Technical Drawing50

Telecommunications390

Transportation Engineering94