83 Best universities for Optical Engineering in India

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 222K citations received by 18.5K academic papers made by 83 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

For Optical Engineering

#61 in Asia
#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Optical Engineering

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

4. Indian Institute of Science

For Optical Engineering

#82 in Asia
#279 in the World
Enrollment
4,695
Founded
1909

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Optical Engineering

#110 in Asia
#406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1951

8. University of Delhi

For Optical Engineering

#133 in Asia
#479 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1922

9. University of Hyderabad

For Optical Engineering

#157 in Asia
#565 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Enrollment
5,061
Founded
1974

10. University of Calcutta

For Optical Engineering

#158 in Asia
#566 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1857

11. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

For Optical Engineering

#165 in Asia
#581 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1945

12. Banaras Hindu University

For Optical Engineering

#185 in Asia
#633 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1915

13. Jadavpur University

For Optical Engineering

#198 in Asia
#662 in the World
Founded
1955

14. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For Optical Engineering

#205 in Asia
#684 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1847

15. Anna University

For Optical Engineering

#210 in Asia
#703 in the World
Founded
1978

16. Indian School of Mines

For Optical Engineering

#216 in Asia
#727 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1926

17. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

For Optical Engineering

#221 in Asia
#738 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1994

18. Shivaji University

For Optical Engineering

#254 in Asia
#829 in the World
Founded
1962

20. Delhi Technological University

For Optical Engineering

#288 in Asia
#903 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1941

21. VIT University

For Optical Engineering

#293 in Asia
#916 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1984

22. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#301 in Asia
#938 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1956

24. University of Allahabad

For Optical Engineering

#319 in Asia
#982 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1887

25. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

For Optical Engineering

#324 in Asia
#995 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1964

26. University of Burdwan

For Optical Engineering

#336 in Asia
#1030 in the World
Enrollment
24,690
Founded
1960

27. Pondicherry University

For Optical Engineering

#341 in Asia
#1036 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1985

28. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

For Optical Engineering

#343 in Asia
#1038 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1960

29. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

For Optical Engineering

#361 in Asia
#1069 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
2008

31. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

For Optical Engineering

#377 in Asia
#1099 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1959

34. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

For Optical Engineering

#406 in Asia
#1162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1949

35. University of Mumbai

For Optical Engineering

#413 in Asia
#1171 in the World
Founded
1857

37. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Optical Engineering

#417 in Asia
#1176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2008

38. University of Kerala

For Optical Engineering

#419 in Asia
#1178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Founded
1937

39. Birla Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#420 in Asia
#1181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1955

40. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

For Optical Engineering

#425 in Asia
#1188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1960

42. Guru Nanak Dev University

For Optical Engineering

#435 in Asia
#1217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1969

43. Punjabi University Patiala

For Optical Engineering

#438 in Asia
#1222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1962

45. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

For Optical Engineering

#445 in Asia
#1233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1986

46. Mahatma Gandhi University

For Optical Engineering

#446 in Asia
#1234 in the World
Enrollment
150,000
Founded
1983

47. National Islamic University

For Optical Engineering

#452 in Asia
#1243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%

49. Tezpur University

For Optical Engineering

#457 in Asia
#1259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1994

50. Panjab University

For Optical Engineering

#464 in Asia
#1274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1882

51. Bharathiar University

For Optical Engineering

#468 in Asia
#1278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1982

52. Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#506 in Asia
#1355 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
3,677
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1991

53. Osmania University

For Optical Engineering

#524 in Asia
#1377 in the World
Founded
1918

54. Amity University

For Optical Engineering

#529 in Asia
#1383 in the World
Founded
2005

55. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

For Optical Engineering

#530 in Asia
#1388 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1961

56. Alagappa University

For Optical Engineering

#533 in Asia
#1392 in the World
Founded
1985

57. National Institute of Technology, Agartala

For Optical Engineering

#536 in Asia
#1400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
420
Founded
1965

58. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#548 in Asia
#1417 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1985

60. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

For Optical Engineering

#562 in Asia
#1442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1919

61. Mangalore University

For Optical Engineering

#565 in Asia
#1453 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1980

63. Gauhati University

For Optical Engineering

#568 in Asia
#1460 in the World
Founded
1948

64. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

For Optical Engineering

#569 in Asia
#1461 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
2001

65. DIT University

For Optical Engineering

#570 in Asia
#1462 in the World
Enrollment
5,162
Founded
1998

67. Kurukshetra University

For Optical Engineering

#589 in Asia
#1492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1956

69. University of Rajasthan

For Optical Engineering

#604 in Asia
#1521 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1947

70. K L University

For Optical Engineering

#611 in Asia
#1532 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1980

71. Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Optical Engineering

#614 in Asia
#1537 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1969

72. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

For Optical Engineering

#632 in Asia
#1565 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1998

74. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For Optical Engineering

#653 in Asia
#1600 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1956

76. SASTRA University

For Optical Engineering

#656 in Asia
#1605 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1984

78. Visva-Bharati University

For Optical Engineering

#678 in Asia
#1643 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1921

79. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

For Optical Engineering

#693 in Asia
#1662 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
2008

80. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

For Optical Engineering

#699 in Asia
#1669 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1961

81. KIIT University

For Optical Engineering

#708 in Asia
#1678 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2004

82. Amrita University

For Optical Engineering

#712 in Asia
#1684 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
16,498
Male:Female
53:47

83. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

For Optical Engineering

#718 in Asia
#1694 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1993

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