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 4.32M citations received by 329K academic papers made by 433 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

#47 in Asia
#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Mechanical Engineering

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

4. Indian Institute of Science

For Mechanical Engineering

#63 in Asia
#213 in the World
Enrollment
4,695
Founded
1909

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Mechanical Engineering

#73 in Asia
#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1959

7. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For Mechanical Engineering

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

8. VIT University

For Mechanical Engineering

#94 in Asia
#318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1984

9. Anna University

For Mechanical Engineering

#99 in Asia
#350 in the World
Founded
1978

10. Jadavpur University

For Mechanical Engineering

#112 in Asia
#417 in the World
Founded
1955

11. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

For Mechanical Engineering

#123 in Asia
#469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1994

13. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

For Mechanical Engineering

#162 in Asia
#611 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

14. Banaras Hindu University

For Mechanical Engineering

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

15. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

For Mechanical Engineering

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

16. Amrita University

For Mechanical Engineering

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

17. Indian School of Mines

For Mechanical Engineering

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

18. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

For Mechanical Engineering

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

19. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#218 in Asia
#757 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1985

21. University of Delhi

For Mechanical Engineering

#228 in Asia
#793 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1922

22. Annamalai University

For Mechanical Engineering

#231 in Asia
#799 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
37,444
Founded
1929

23. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

For Mechanical Engineering

#244 in Asia
#834 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1960

24. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

For Mechanical Engineering

#255 in Asia
#860 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1993

25. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

For Mechanical Engineering

#257 in Asia
#863 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1945

26. University of Rajasthan

For Mechanical Engineering

#259 in Asia
#865 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1947

27. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

For Mechanical Engineering

#260 in Asia
#869 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1959

28. Delhi Technological University

For Mechanical Engineering

#266 in Asia
#881 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1941

29. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

For Mechanical Engineering

#268 in Asia
#885 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1964

30. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#275 in Asia
#896 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1956

32. University of Mumbai

For Mechanical Engineering

#290 in Asia
#923 in the World
Founded
1857

33. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#302 in Asia
#954 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1960

34. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For Mechanical Engineering

#303 in Asia
#959 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1956

36. Institute of Chemical Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#308 in Asia
#965 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1936

37. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

For Mechanical Engineering

#310 in Asia
#971 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1961

38. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#313 in Asia
#979 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Founded
1960

39. National Islamic University

For Mechanical Engineering

#315 in Asia
#982 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
22,893

41. Saveetha University

For Mechanical Engineering

#326 in Asia
#1006 in the World
Founded
2005

42. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#329 in Asia
#1014 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
2001

44. Aligarh Muslim University

For Mechanical Engineering

#360 in Asia
#1076 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1920

47. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

For Mechanical Engineering

#376 in Asia
#1110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
2008

48. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

For Mechanical Engineering

#385 in Asia
#1128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1919

49. KIIT University

For Mechanical Engineering

#396 in Asia
#1147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2004

50. University of Calcutta

For Mechanical Engineering

#399 in Asia
#1153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1857

51. Lovely Professional University

For Mechanical Engineering

#422 in Asia
#1206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2005

53. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

For Mechanical Engineering

#435 in Asia
#1236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1960

54. Christ University

For Mechanical Engineering

#448 in Asia
#1252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1969

55. SASTRA University

For Mechanical Engineering

#451 in Asia
#1256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1984

56. Birla Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#455 in Asia
#1270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1955

57. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

For Mechanical Engineering

#459 in Asia
#1280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1986

58. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#476 in Asia
#1320 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1956

60. University of Hyderabad

For Mechanical Engineering

#482 in Asia
#1328 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
5,061
Founded
1974

62. Amity University

For Mechanical Engineering

#493 in Asia
#1348 in the World
Founded
2005

64. Panjab University

For Mechanical Engineering

#500 in Asia
#1364 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1882

65. Guru Nanak Dev University

For Mechanical Engineering

#505 in Asia
#1381 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1969

66. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

For Mechanical Engineering

#506 in Asia
#1382 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
7,760
Male:Female
70:30
Founded
2007

67. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

For Mechanical Engineering

#510 in Asia
#1388 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1986

68. Chandigarh University

For Mechanical Engineering

#524 in Asia
#1428 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,611
Founded
2012

71. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

For Mechanical Engineering

#545 in Asia
#1487 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2008

72. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

For Mechanical Engineering

#552 in Asia
#1500 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1985

73. K L University

For Mechanical Engineering

#554 in Asia
#1502 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1980

74. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Mechanical Engineering

#556 in Asia
#1504 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,539
Founded
2008

75. Siksha O Anusandhan University

For Mechanical Engineering

#563 in Asia
#1515 in the World
Enrollment
4,180

76. Symbiosis International University

For Mechanical Engineering

#568 in Asia
#1521 in the World
Enrollment
20,568
Founded
2002

77. Pondicherry University

For Mechanical Engineering

#578 in Asia
#1545 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Founded
1985

78. National Institute of Technology, Agartala

For Mechanical Engineering

#589 in Asia
#1566 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
420
Founded
1965

80. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

For Mechanical Engineering

#608 in Asia
#1602 in the World
Enrollment
20,945
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1980

81. Nirma University

For Mechanical Engineering

#623 in Asia
#1628 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
2003

83. Punjabi University Patiala

For Mechanical Engineering

#632 in Asia
#1651 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

84. Graphic Era University

For Mechanical Engineering

#641 in Asia
#1670 in the World
Founded
1993

86. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

For Mechanical Engineering

#644 in Asia
#1678 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2003

87. University of Kalyani

For Mechanical Engineering

#648 in Asia
#1689 in the World
Founded
1960

89. National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

For Mechanical Engineering

#650 in Asia
#1691 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

90. GLA University

For Mechanical Engineering

#655 in Asia
#1700 in the World
Enrollment
11,151
Founded
2010

91. Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Mechanical Engineering

#657 in Asia
#1703 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1969

92. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

For Mechanical Engineering

#661 in Asia
#1708 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
2008

93. Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#662 in Asia
#1709 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
3,677
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1991

94. Punjab Agricultural University

For Mechanical Engineering

#666 in Asia
#1714 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
1962

95. National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

For Mechanical Engineering

#672 in Asia
#1724 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1960

98. PES University

For Mechanical Engineering

#723 in Asia
#1822 in the World
Enrollment
1,639
Founded
2013

99. Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

For Mechanical Engineering

#724 in Asia
#1824 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
2009

100. Osmania University

For Mechanical Engineering

#726 in Asia
#1828 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 Bangalore.