54 Best universities for Nuclear Engineering 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 Nuclear Engineering. A graph of 159K citations received by 10.7K academic papers made by 54 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

#24 in Asia

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

2. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nuclear Engineering

#33 in Asia

#87 in the World

Founded: 1959

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Nuclear Engineering

#42 in Asia

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nuclear Engineering

#44 in Asia

#118 in the World

Founded: 1958

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Nuclear Engineering

#60 in Asia

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

6. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nuclear Engineering

#62 in Asia

#159 in the World

Founded: 1978

7. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nuclear Engineering

#76 in Asia

#201 in the World

Founded: 2005

8. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Nuclear Engineering

#77 in Asia

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

9. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Nuclear Engineering

#79 in Asia

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

10. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Nuclear Engineering

#82 in Asia

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

11. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Nuclear Engineering

#103 in Asia

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

12. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nuclear Engineering

#129 in Asia

#354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

13. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Nuclear Engineering

#133 in Asia

#367 in the World

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

14. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Nuclear Engineering

#148 in Asia

#416 in the World

Founded: 1955

15. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nuclear Engineering

#160 in Asia

#445 in the World

Founded: 1857

16. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Nuclear Engineering

#169 in Asia

#464 in the World

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

17. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Nuclear Engineering

#171 in Asia

#467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

18. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Nuclear Engineering

#185 in Asia

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

19. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Nuclear Engineering

#196 in Asia

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

20. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Nuclear Engineering

#210 in Asia

#577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

21. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Nuclear Engineering

#220 in Asia

#594 in the World

Founded: 1963

22. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nuclear Engineering

#227 in Asia

#613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

23. National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

Jharkhand | Jamshedpur

For Nuclear Engineering

#235 in Asia

#631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1960

24. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Nuclear Engineering

#237 in Asia

#636 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

25. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Nuclear Engineering

#238 in Asia

#638 in the World

Founded: 1963

26. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Nuclear Engineering

#240 in Asia

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

27. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Nuclear Engineering

#253 in Asia

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

28. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Nuclear Engineering

#262 in Asia

#691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

29. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Nuclear Engineering

#275 in Asia

#723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

30. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Nuclear Engineering

#282 in Asia

#747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

31. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Nuclear Engineering

#294 in Asia

#772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

32. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Nuclear Engineering

#303 in Asia

#789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

33. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Nuclear Engineering

#313 in Asia

#811 in the World

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

34. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Nuclear Engineering

#315 in Asia

#813 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Nuclear Engineering

#317 in Asia

#815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

36. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Nuclear Engineering

#330 in Asia

#851 in the World

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

37. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Nuclear Engineering

#335 in Asia

#863 in the World

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

38. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Nuclear Engineering

#336 in Asia

#864 in the World

Founded: 1948

39. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Nuclear Engineering

#340 in Asia

#874 in the World

Founded: 1972

40. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nuclear Engineering

#348 in Asia

#895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

41. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Nuclear Engineering

#350 in Asia

#900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

42. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nuclear Engineering

#355 in Asia

#914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

43. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

Jammu and Kashmir | Katra

For Nuclear Engineering

#356 in Asia

#916 in the World

Founded: 1999

44. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nuclear Engineering

#372 in Asia

#946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

45. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Nuclear Engineering

#373 in Asia

#948 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Nuclear Engineering

#394 in Asia

#990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

47. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Nuclear Engineering

#395 in Asia

#992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

48. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Nuclear Engineering

#401 in Asia

#1000 in the World

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

49. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Nuclear Engineering

#413 in Asia

#1028 in the World

Founded: 2005

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nuclear Engineering

#435 in Asia

#1066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

51. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Nuclear Engineering

#442 in Asia

#1075 in the World

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

52. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nuclear Engineering

#446 in Asia

#1080 in the World

Founded: 2005

53. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Nuclear Engineering

#451 in Asia

#1089 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

54. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Nuclear Engineering

#454 in Asia

#1095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

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

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

Nanotechnology398

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