100 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in India

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Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 2.98M citations received by 285K academic papers made by 394 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.

2. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Mechanical Engineering

#40 in Asia
#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Mechanical Engineering

#56 in Asia
#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1951

5. Indian Institute of Science

For Mechanical Engineering

#62 in Asia
#202 in the World
Enrollment
4,695
Founded
1909

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Mechanical Engineering

#68 in Asia
#227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1959

7. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For Mechanical Engineering

#82 in Asia
#256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1847

8. VIT University

For Mechanical Engineering

#100 in Asia
#363 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1984

9. Anna University

For Mechanical Engineering

#104 in Asia
#378 in the World
Founded
1978

10. Jadavpur University

For Mechanical Engineering

#107 in Asia
#399 in the World
Founded
1955

11. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

For Mechanical Engineering

#121 in Asia
#466 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1994

13. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

For Mechanical Engineering

#164 in Asia
#614 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

14. Banaras Hindu University

For Mechanical Engineering

#168 in Asia
#619 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1915

15. Amrita University

For Mechanical Engineering

#197 in Asia
#707 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
24,500
Male:Female
53:47

16. Indian School of Mines

For Mechanical Engineering

#198 in Asia
#708 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1926

17. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

For Mechanical Engineering

#208 in Asia
#731 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
1961

19. University of Delhi

For Mechanical Engineering

#224 in Asia
#775 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1922

20. Annamalai University

For Mechanical Engineering

#229 in Asia
#794 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
37,444
Founded
1929

21. University of Rajasthan

For Mechanical Engineering

#241 in Asia
#822 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1947

22. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

For Mechanical Engineering

#251 in Asia
#846 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1945

23. Institute of Chemical Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#255 in Asia
#854 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1936

24. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

For Mechanical Engineering

#257 in Asia
#861 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1960

25. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

For Mechanical Engineering

#260 in Asia
#870 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1993

26. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#273 in Asia
#905 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1985

27. University of Mumbai

For Mechanical Engineering

#279 in Asia
#916 in the World
Founded
1857

28. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#280 in Asia
#918 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1956

29. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

For Mechanical Engineering

#285 in Asia
#924 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1959

30. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

For Mechanical Engineering

#287 in Asia
#926 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1964

31. Delhi Technological University

For Mechanical Engineering

#294 in Asia
#945 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1941

32. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

For Mechanical Engineering

#296 in Asia
#953 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1961

34. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#308 in Asia
#981 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1960

36. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For Mechanical Engineering

#320 in Asia
#1009 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1956

38. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#326 in Asia
#1022 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Founded
1960

39. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#327 in Asia
#1025 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
2001

41. National Islamic University

For Mechanical Engineering

#330 in Asia
#1039 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%

43. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

For Mechanical Engineering

#371 in Asia
#1114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1919

45. University of Calcutta

For Mechanical Engineering

#380 in Asia
#1131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1857

46. Aligarh Muslim University

For Mechanical Engineering

#389 in Asia
#1146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1920

47. Amity University

For Mechanical Engineering

#396 in Asia
#1158 in the World
Founded
2005

48. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

For Mechanical Engineering

#413 in Asia
#1189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
2008

49. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

For Mechanical Engineering

#427 in Asia
#1222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
1,915
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
2009

50. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

For Mechanical Engineering

#430 in Asia
#1228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1960

51. KIIT University

For Mechanical Engineering

#436 in Asia
#1241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2004

53. Birla Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#451 in Asia
#1271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1955

54. University of Hyderabad

For Mechanical Engineering

#459 in Asia
#1282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
5,061
Founded
1974

55. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

For Mechanical Engineering

#460 in Asia
#1288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1986

56. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#465 in Asia
#1296 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1956

57. SASTRA University

For Mechanical Engineering

#468 in Asia
#1308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1984

59. Saveetha University

For Mechanical Engineering

#489 in Asia
#1357 in the World
Founded
2005

60. Panjab University

For Mechanical Engineering

#505 in Asia
#1386 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1882

61. Guru Nanak Dev University

For Mechanical Engineering

#508 in Asia
#1391 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1969

62. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

For Mechanical Engineering

#509 in Asia
#1401 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1986

63. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

For Mechanical Engineering

#514 in Asia
#1430 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
7,760
Male:Female
70:30
Founded
2007

64. Lovely Professional University

For Mechanical Engineering

#519 in Asia
#1448 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2005

66. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

For Mechanical Engineering

#531 in Asia
#1473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2008

69. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Mechanical Engineering

#559 in Asia
#1525 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2008

72. Siksha O Anusandhan University

For Mechanical Engineering

#584 in Asia
#1569 in the World
Enrollment
4,180

73. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

For Mechanical Engineering

#585 in Asia
#1571 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1985

74. Christ University

For Mechanical Engineering

#588 in Asia
#1577 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1969

75. Pondicherry University

For Mechanical Engineering

#589 in Asia
#1578 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Founded
1985

76. National Institute of Technology, Agartala

For Mechanical Engineering

#591 in Asia
#1581 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
420
Founded
1965

77. Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Mechanical Engineering

#596 in Asia
#1593 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1969

79. Chandigarh University

For Mechanical Engineering

#620 in Asia
#1636 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,611
Founded
2012

80. Punjabi University Patiala

For Mechanical Engineering

#623 in Asia
#1641 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

82. Nirma University

For Mechanical Engineering

#642 in Asia
#1674 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
2003

83. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

For Mechanical Engineering

#643 in Asia
#1676 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
2008

85. K L University

For Mechanical Engineering

#649 in Asia
#1686 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1980

86. University of Kalyani

For Mechanical Engineering

#661 in Asia
#1721 in the World
Founded
1960

87. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

For Mechanical Engineering

#665 in Asia
#1727 in the World
Enrollment
20,945
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1980

88. National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

For Mechanical Engineering

#672 in Asia
#1739 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1960

89. GLA University

For Mechanical Engineering

#680 in Asia
#1759 in the World
Enrollment
11,151
Founded
2010

92. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

For Mechanical Engineering

#698 in Asia
#1796 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2003

93. Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#701 in Asia
#1803 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
3,677
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1991

94. Symbiosis International University

For Mechanical Engineering

#707 in Asia
#1814 in the World
Enrollment
20,568
Founded
2002

95. Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

For Mechanical Engineering

#712 in Asia
#1821 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
2009

96. National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

For Mechanical Engineering

#720 in Asia
#1835 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

98. Tezpur University

For Mechanical Engineering

#731 in Asia
#1856 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1994

99. PES University

For Mechanical Engineering

#734 in Asia
#1860 in the World
Enrollment
1,639
Founded
2013

100. Osmania University

For Mechanical Engineering

#735 in Asia
#1861 in the World
Founded
1918

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