48 Best universities for Nuclear Engineering in India

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 109K citations received by 9.13K academic papers made by 48 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

#22 in Asia

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

2. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nuclear Engineering

#28 in Asia

#76 in the World

Founded: 1959

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Nuclear Engineering

#38 in Asia

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nuclear Engineering

#47 in Asia

#124 in the World

Founded: 1958

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Nuclear Engineering

#52 in Asia

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

6. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nuclear Engineering

#58 in Asia

#159 in the World

Founded: 1978

7. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Nuclear Engineering

#71 in Asia

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

8. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Nuclear Engineering

#77 in Asia

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

9. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Nuclear Engineering

#82 in Asia

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

10. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nuclear Engineering

#84 in Asia

#229 in the World

Founded: 2005

11. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nuclear Engineering

#117 in Asia

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

12. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Nuclear Engineering

#125 in Asia

#345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

13. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Nuclear Engineering

#135 in Asia

#387 in the World

Founded: 1955

14. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Nuclear Engineering

#163 in Asia

#451 in the World

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

15. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Nuclear Engineering

#164 in Asia

#453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

16. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Nuclear Engineering

#172 in Asia

#483 in the World

Founded: 1963

17. National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

Jharkhand | Jamshedpur

For Nuclear Engineering

#188 in Asia

#528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1960

18. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Nuclear Engineering

#214 in Asia

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

19. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Nuclear Engineering

#216 in Asia

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

20. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Nuclear Engineering

#227 in Asia

#628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

21. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Nuclear Engineering

#228 in Asia

#629 in the World

Founded: 1963

22. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Nuclear Engineering

#232 in Asia

#635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

23. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Nuclear Engineering

#244 in Asia

#667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

24. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nuclear Engineering

#247 in Asia

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

25. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Nuclear Engineering

#251 in Asia

#687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

26. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Nuclear Engineering

#253 in Asia

#694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

27. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Nuclear Engineering

#256 in Asia

#697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

28. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Nuclear Engineering

#260 in Asia

#713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

29. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Nuclear Engineering

#282 in Asia

#752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

30. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Nuclear Engineering

#293 in Asia

#777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

31. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Nuclear Engineering

#295 in Asia

#784 in the World

Founded: 1967

32. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Nuclear Engineering

#299 in Asia

#799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

33. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Nuclear Engineering

#304 in Asia

#809 in the World

Founded: 1972

34. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Nuclear Engineering

#317 in Asia

#835 in the World

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

35. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nuclear Engineering

#328 in Asia

#850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

36. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nuclear Engineering

#331 in Asia

#863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

37. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Nuclear Engineering

#336 in Asia

#879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

38. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Nuclear Engineering

#338 in Asia

#882 in the World

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

39. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Nuclear Engineering

#340 in Asia

#886 in the World

Founded: 1948

40. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Nuclear Engineering

#353 in Asia

#908 in the World

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

41. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Nuclear Engineering

#358 in Asia

#913 in the World

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

42. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Nuclear Engineering

#359 in Asia

#915 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

43. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nuclear Engineering

#376 in Asia

#944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

44. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Nuclear Engineering

#379 in Asia

#950 in the World

Founded: 2005

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nuclear Engineering

#394 in Asia

#979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

46. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Nuclear Engineering

#411 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

47. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Nuclear Engineering

#413 in Asia

#1011 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

48. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nuclear Engineering

#414 in Asia

#1013 in the World

Founded: 2005

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 Engineering327

Aerospace Engineering303

Agricultural Engineering118

Applied/Engineering Physics72

Architectural Engineering52

Automation and Control engineering110

Automotive Engineering137

Biochemical Engineering107

Biomedical Engineering82

Biotechnology309

Chemical Engineering390

Civil Engineering232

Computer Engineering161

Computer Networking335

Construction Management34

Electrical Engineering388

Electronic Engineering282

Engineering Management16

Environmental Engineering218

Firefighting and Fire Science42

Geotechnical Engineering263

Human-Computer Interaction111

Industrial Engineering34

Landscape Architecture6

Marine Engineering28

Materials Science462

Mechanical Engineering394

Metallurgical Engineering421

Mining Engineering38

Nanotechnology380

Operations Research114

Optical Engineering420

Petroleum Engineering30

Polymer science and Plastics engineering43

Product and Industrial Design26

Reliability and Quality Engineering133

Remote Sensing131

Renewable Energy Engineering185

Structural Engineering273

Systems Engineering200

Technical Drawing37

Telecommunications364

Transportation Engineering71