58 Best universities for Nuclear 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 Nuclear Engineering. A graph of 180K citations received by 11K academic papers made by 58 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 Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Nuclear Engineering

#26 in Asia

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

2. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nuclear Engineering

#34 in Asia

#89 in the World

Founded: 1959

3. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nuclear Engineering

#45 in Asia

#118 in the World

Founded: 1958

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Nuclear Engineering

#46 in Asia

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Nuclear Engineering

#63 in Asia

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

6. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nuclear Engineering

#65 in Asia

#162 in the World

Founded: 1978

7. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nuclear Engineering

#73 in Asia

#183 in the World

Founded: 2005

8. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Nuclear Engineering

#80 in Asia

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

9. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Nuclear Engineering

#81 in Asia

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

10. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Nuclear Engineering

#82 in Asia

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

11. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Nuclear Engineering

#100 in Asia

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

12. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nuclear Engineering

#131 in Asia

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

13. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Nuclear Engineering

#140 in Asia

#383 in the World

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

14. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Nuclear Engineering

#150 in Asia

#415 in the World

Founded: 1955

15. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Nuclear Engineering

#168 in Asia

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

16. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nuclear Engineering

#171 in Asia

#465 in the World

Founded: 1857

17. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Nuclear Engineering

#172 in Asia

#470 in the World

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

18. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Nuclear Engineering

#179 in Asia

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

19. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Nuclear Engineering

#190 in Asia

#509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1964

20. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Nuclear Engineering

#211 in Asia

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

21. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nuclear Engineering

#213 in Asia

#576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

22. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Nuclear Engineering

#217 in Asia

#588 in the World

Founded: 1963

23. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Nuclear Engineering

#231 in Asia

#614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

24. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Nuclear Engineering

#233 in Asia

#616 in the World

Founded: 1963

25. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Nuclear Engineering

#234 in Asia

#621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

26. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Nuclear Engineering

#236 in Asia

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

27. National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

Jharkhand | Jamshedpur

For Nuclear Engineering

#245 in Asia

#640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1960

28. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Nuclear Engineering

#253 in Asia

#667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

29. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Nuclear Engineering

#260 in Asia

#675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

30. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Nuclear Engineering

#279 in Asia

#723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

31. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Nuclear Engineering

#294 in Asia

#768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

32. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Nuclear Engineering

#295 in Asia

#770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

33. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Nuclear Engineering

#301 in Asia

#779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

34. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Nuclear Engineering

#303 in Asia

#783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

35. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Nuclear Engineering

#306 in Asia

#788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

36. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Nuclear Engineering

#309 in Asia

#791 in the World

Founded: 1967

37. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Nuclear Engineering

#311 in Asia

#793 in the World

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

38. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Nuclear Engineering

#325 in Asia

#823 in the World

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

39. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Nuclear Engineering

#329 in Asia

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

40. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Nuclear Engineering

#338 in Asia

#865 in the World

Founded: 1948

41. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nuclear Engineering

#343 in Asia

#874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

42. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Nuclear Engineering

#348 in Asia

#889 in the World

Founded: 1972

43. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Nuclear Engineering

#350 in Asia

#894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

44. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

Jammu and Kashmir | Katra

For Nuclear Engineering

#357 in Asia

#911 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1999

45. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Nuclear Engineering

#361 in Asia

#916 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

46. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nuclear Engineering

#369 in Asia

#933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

47. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nuclear Engineering

#377 in Asia

#953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Nuclear Engineering

#381 in Asia

#960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

49. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Nuclear Engineering

#390 in Asia

#976 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

50. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Nuclear Engineering

#403 in Asia

#1004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

51. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nuclear Engineering

#406 in Asia

#1011 in the World

Founded: 2005

52. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Nuclear Engineering

#407 in Asia

#1014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 7,760
Male:Female: 70:30
Founded: 2007

53. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Nuclear Engineering

#422 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Founded: 2005

54. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Nuclear Engineering

#423 in Asia

#1040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nuclear Engineering

#441 in Asia

#1075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

56. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Nuclear Engineering

#443 in Asia

#1077 in the World

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

57. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Nuclear Engineering

#461 in Asia

#1105 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

58. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Nuclear Engineering

#467 in Asia

#1115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2004

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

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