100 Best universities for Nanotechnology 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 Nanotechnology. A graph of 7.65M citations received by 352K academic papers made by 398 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 Nanotechnology

#57 in Asia

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Nanotechnology

#68 in Asia

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nanotechnology

#82 in Asia

#189 in the World

Founded: 1959

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Nanotechnology

#97 in Asia

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nanotechnology

#99 in Asia

#244 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Nanotechnology

#109 in Asia

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Nanotechnology

#115 in Asia

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

8. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Nanotechnology

#116 in Asia

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

9. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Nanotechnology

#119 in Asia

#300 in the World

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

10. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Nanotechnology

#124 in Asia

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

11. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Nanotechnology

#131 in Asia

#328 in the World

Founded: 2002

12. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Nanotechnology

#152 in Asia

#382 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nanotechnology

#155 in Asia

#388 in the World

Founded: 1978

14. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Nanotechnology

#164 in Asia

#409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

15. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Nanotechnology

#187 in Asia

#481 in the World

Founded: 1962

16. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Nanotechnology

#192 in Asia

#499 in the World

Founded: 1948

17. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Nanotechnology

#195 in Asia

#510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

18. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nanotechnology

#200 in Asia

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

19. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Nanotechnology

#210 in Asia

#545 in the World

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

20. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Nanotechnology

#223 in Asia

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

21. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Nanotechnology

#233 in Asia

#589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

22. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Nanotechnology

#234 in Asia

#591 in the World

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

23. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nanotechnology

#252 in Asia

#633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

24. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Nanotechnology

#255 in Asia

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

25. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Nanotechnology

#267 in Asia

#657 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

26. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Nanotechnology

#268 in Asia

#658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

27. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nanotechnology

#269 in Asia

#661 in the World

Founded: 1857

28. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Nanotechnology

#276 in Asia

#689 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

29. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Nanotechnology

#301 in Asia

#735 in the World

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

30. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Nanotechnology

#302 in Asia

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

31. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Nanotechnology

#303 in Asia

#742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

32. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Nanotechnology

#311 in Asia

#760 in the World

Founded: 1985

33. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Nanotechnology

#318 in Asia

#772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

34. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Nanotechnology

#321 in Asia

#779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

35. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Nanotechnology

#322 in Asia

#783 in the World

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

36. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Nanotechnology

#330 in Asia

#800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

37. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Nanotechnology

#332 in Asia

#802 in the World

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

38. Tezpur University

For Nanotechnology

#334 in Asia

#807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

39. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nanotechnology

#349 in Asia

#840 in the World

Founded: 1857

40. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Nanotechnology

#355 in Asia

#849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

41. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nanotechnology

#357 in Asia

#854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

42. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Nanotechnology

#360 in Asia

#858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

43. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Nanotechnology

#363 in Asia

#863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

44. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nanotechnology

#364 in Asia

#864 in the World

Founded: 2005

45. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Nanotechnology

#371 in Asia

#879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

46. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Nanotechnology

#372 in Asia

#880 in the World

Founded: 1982

47. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Nanotechnology

#379 in Asia

#892 in the World

Founded: 1971

48. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Nanotechnology

#385 in Asia

#904 in the World

Founded: 2005

49. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Nanotechnology

#386 in Asia

#907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

50. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Nanotechnology

#394 in Asia

#926 in the World

Founded: 1954

51. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Nanotechnology

#396 in Asia

#932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

52. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Nanotechnology

#398 in Asia

#938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

53. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Nanotechnology

#408 in Asia

#954 in the World

Founded: 1886

54. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Nanotechnology

#409 in Asia

#955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

55. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Nanotechnology

#410 in Asia

#957 in the World

Founded: 1965

56. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Maharashtra | Pune

For Nanotechnology

#413 in Asia

#963 in the World

Founded: 2006

57. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Nanotechnology

#422 in Asia

#979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

58. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Nanotechnology

#428 in Asia

#988 in the World

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

59. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Nanotechnology

#434 in Asia

#1002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

60. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Nanotechnology

#435 in Asia

#1003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

61. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Nanotechnology

#439 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

62. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Nanotechnology

#444 in Asia

#1016 in the World

Founded: 1963

63. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Nanotechnology

#450 in Asia

#1028 in the World

Founded: 1967

64. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nanotechnology

#453 in Asia

#1033 in the World

Founded: 2005

65. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Nanotechnology

#454 in Asia

#1036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

66. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Nanotechnology

#458 in Asia

#1043 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

67. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Nanotechnology

#463 in Asia

#1048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

68. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Nanotechnology

#476 in Asia

#1071 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

69. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Nanotechnology

#478 in Asia

#1077 in the World

Founded: 1976

70. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Nanotechnology

#479 in Asia

#1078 in the World

Founded: 2006

71. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Nanotechnology

#486 in Asia

#1087 in the World

Founded: 1990

72. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Nanotechnology

#487 in Asia

#1088 in the World

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

73. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Nanotechnology

#488 in Asia

#1092 in the World

Founded: 1918

74. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nanotechnology

#498 in Asia

#1114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

75. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Nanotechnology

#502 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Founded: 1949

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Nanotechnology

#525 in Asia

#1175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

77. Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

Himachal Pradesh | Mandi

For Nanotechnology

#527 in Asia

#1177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2009

78. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Nanotechnology

#534 in Asia

#1191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

79. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Nanotechnology

#536 in Asia

#1193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

80. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Nanotechnology

#545 in Asia

#1214 in the World

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

81. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Nanotechnology

#552 in Asia

#1224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

82. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Nanotechnology

#554 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Founded: 1984

83. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Nanotechnology

#557 in Asia

#1231 in the World

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

84. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Nanotechnology

#559 in Asia

#1238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

85. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Nanotechnology

#563 in Asia

#1248 in the World

Founded: 1817

86. Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University

Maharashtra | Amravati

For Nanotechnology

#564 in Asia

#1251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1983

87. North Maharashtra University

Maharashtra | Jalgaon

For Nanotechnology

#567 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1990

88. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Nanotechnology

#568 in Asia

#1261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

89. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Nanotechnology

#576 in Asia

#1275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2008

90. Periyar University

Tamil Nadu | Salem

For Nanotechnology

#577 in Asia

#1279 in the World

Founded: 1997

91. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Maharashtra | Aurangabad

For Nanotechnology

#579 in Asia

#1281 in the World

Founded: 1958

92. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Nanotechnology

#582 in Asia

#1289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

93. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Nanotechnology

#585 in Asia

#1295 in the World

Founded: 1972

94. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Nanotechnology

#586 in Asia

#1297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

95. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Nanotechnology

#596 in Asia

#1314 in the World

Enrollment: 20,945
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1980

96. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Nanotechnology

#597 in Asia

#1315 in the World

Founded: 1995

97. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Nanotechnology

#598 in Asia

#1316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

98. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali

Punjab | Mohali

For Nanotechnology

#603 in Asia

#1327 in the World

Founded: 2007

99. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Nanotechnology

#613 in Asia

#1339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

100. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nanotechnology

#618 in Asia

#1345 in the World

Founded: 1981

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

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

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