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 4.81M citations received by 339K academic papers made by 438 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

#50 in Asia
#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Mechanical Engineering

#59 in Asia
#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1951

4. Indian Institute of Science

For Mechanical Engineering

#65 in Asia
#216 in the World
Enrollment
4,695
Founded
1909

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Mechanical Engineering

#75 in Asia
#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1959

7. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For Mechanical Engineering

#80 in Asia
#254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1847

8. VIT University

For Mechanical Engineering

#89 in Asia
#303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1984

9. Anna University

For Mechanical Engineering

#100 in Asia
#348 in the World
Founded
1978

10. Jadavpur University

For Mechanical Engineering

#115 in Asia
#421 in the World
Founded
1955

11. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

For Mechanical Engineering

#122 in Asia
#460 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1994

13. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

For Mechanical Engineering

#163 in Asia
#603 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

14. Banaras Hindu University

For Mechanical Engineering

#167 in Asia
#609 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1915

15. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

For Mechanical Engineering

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

16. Amrita University

For Mechanical Engineering

#183 in Asia
#647 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
24,500

17. Indian School of Mines

For Mechanical Engineering

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

18. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#207 in Asia
#709 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1985

19. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

For Mechanical Engineering

#209 in Asia
#714 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
1961

21. University of Delhi

For Mechanical Engineering

#231 in Asia
#792 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1922

22. Annamalai University

For Mechanical Engineering

#235 in Asia
#798 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
37,444
Founded
1929

23. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

For Mechanical Engineering

#241 in Asia
#819 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1960

24. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

For Mechanical Engineering

#242 in Asia
#821 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1993

25. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

For Mechanical Engineering

#256 in Asia
#854 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1959

26. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

For Mechanical Engineering

#257 in Asia
#859 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,000
Founded
1964

27. Delhi Technological University

For Mechanical Engineering

#258 in Asia
#861 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1941

28. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

For Mechanical Engineering

#272 in Asia
#888 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1945

29. University of Rajasthan

For Mechanical Engineering

#273 in Asia
#890 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1947

30. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#274 in Asia
#891 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1956

32. Saveetha University

For Mechanical Engineering

#283 in Asia
#910 in the World
Founded
2005

33. University of Mumbai

For Mechanical Engineering

#300 in Asia
#944 in the World
Founded
1857

34. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#304 in Asia
#948 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1960

36. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For Mechanical Engineering

#311 in Asia
#958 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1956

37. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#312 in Asia
#959 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Founded
1960

38. National Islamic University

For Mechanical Engineering

#313 in Asia
#964 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
22,893

39. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

For Mechanical Engineering

#315 in Asia
#969 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1961

40. Institute of Chemical Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#319 in Asia
#974 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1936

42. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#330 in Asia
#1005 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
2001

43. Aligarh Muslim University

For Mechanical Engineering

#361 in Asia
#1069 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1920

45. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

For Mechanical Engineering

#370 in Asia
#1085 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
2008

47. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

For Mechanical Engineering

#372 in Asia
#1092 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1919

49. KIIT University

For Mechanical Engineering

#384 in Asia
#1122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
2004

50. Lovely Professional University

For Mechanical Engineering

#403 in Asia
#1156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2005

51. University of Calcutta

For Mechanical Engineering

#412 in Asia
#1171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1857

53. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

For Mechanical Engineering

#440 in Asia
#1230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1960

54. Christ University

For Mechanical Engineering

#444 in Asia
#1236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1969

55. SASTRA University

For Mechanical Engineering

#449 in Asia
#1245 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1984

56. Birla Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#450 in Asia
#1246 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1955

57. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

For Mechanical Engineering

#458 in Asia
#1266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1986

59. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#475 in Asia
#1305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1956

60. Chandigarh University

For Mechanical Engineering

#478 in Asia
#1310 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,611
Founded
2012

61. Amity University

For Mechanical Engineering

#488 in Asia
#1329 in the World
Founded
2005

63. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

For Mechanical Engineering

#492 in Asia
#1339 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
7,760
Male:Female
70:30
Founded
2007

64. University of Hyderabad

For Mechanical Engineering

#497 in Asia
#1351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
5,061
Founded
1974

65. Panjab University

For Mechanical Engineering

#500 in Asia
#1356 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
16,358
Founded
1882

67. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

For Mechanical Engineering

#510 in Asia
#1373 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1986

68. Guru Nanak Dev University

For Mechanical Engineering

#511 in Asia
#1378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1969

70. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

For Mechanical Engineering

#534 in Asia
#1435 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2008

72. Symbiosis International University

For Mechanical Engineering

#547 in Asia
#1469 in the World
Enrollment
20,568
Founded
2002

73. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Mechanical Engineering

#548 in Asia
#1471 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,539
Founded
2008

74. K L University

For Mechanical Engineering

#550 in Asia
#1475 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1980

75. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

For Mechanical Engineering

#556 in Asia
#1491 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1985

76. Siksha O Anusandhan University

For Mechanical Engineering

#566 in Asia
#1509 in the World
Enrollment
4,180

77. Pondicherry University

For Mechanical Engineering

#588 in Asia
#1547 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Founded
1985

78. National Institute of Technology, Agartala

For Mechanical Engineering

#592 in Asia
#1555 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1965

80. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

For Mechanical Engineering

#599 in Asia
#1572 in the World
Enrollment
20,945
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1980

81. Graphic Era University

For Mechanical Engineering

#616 in Asia
#1602 in the World
Founded
1993

82. Nirma University

For Mechanical Engineering

#617 in Asia
#1605 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
2003

83. National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

For Mechanical Engineering

#623 in Asia
#1615 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

85. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

For Mechanical Engineering

#633 in Asia
#1637 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2003

87. Punjabi University Patiala

For Mechanical Engineering

#639 in Asia
#1652 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

88. GLA University

For Mechanical Engineering

#640 in Asia
#1654 in the World
Enrollment
11,151
Founded
2010

90. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

For Mechanical Engineering

#646 in Asia
#1666 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
2008

91. University of Kalyani

For Mechanical Engineering

#660 in Asia
#1696 in the World
Founded
1960

92. Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#662 in Asia
#1699 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
3,677
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1991

93. National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

For Mechanical Engineering

#667 in Asia
#1708 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1960

94. Punjab Agricultural University

For Mechanical Engineering

#668 in Asia
#1709 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
1962

95. Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Mechanical Engineering

#678 in Asia
#1729 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1969

98. Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

For Mechanical Engineering

#699 in Asia
#1767 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
2009

100. Chitkara University - Punjab

For Mechanical Engineering

#718 in Asia
#1804 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
2010

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