83 Best universities for Optical Engineering in India

Ranking by academic field

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

Haryana | Delhi

For Optical Engineering

#61 in Asia

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Optical Engineering

#73 in Asia

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

3. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Optical Engineering

#78 in Asia

#262 in the World

Founded: 1959

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Optical Engineering

#82 in Asia

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Optical Engineering

#110 in Asia

#406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

6. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Optical Engineering

#120 in Asia

#442 in the World

Founded: 1958

7. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Optical Engineering

#130 in Asia

#466 in the World

Founded: 1971

8. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Optical Engineering

#133 in Asia

#479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

9. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Optical Engineering

#157 in Asia

#565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

10. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Optical Engineering

#158 in Asia

#566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

11. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Optical Engineering

#165 in Asia

#581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

12. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Optical Engineering

#185 in Asia

#633 in the World

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

13. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Optical Engineering

#198 in Asia

#662 in the World

Founded: 1955

14. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Optical Engineering

#205 in Asia

#684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

15. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Optical Engineering

#210 in Asia

#703 in the World

Founded: 1978

16. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Optical Engineering

#216 in Asia

#727 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

17. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Optical Engineering

#221 in Asia

#738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

18. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Optical Engineering

#254 in Asia

#829 in the World

Founded: 1962

19. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Optical Engineering

#280 in Asia

#888 in the World

Founded: 1954

20. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Optical Engineering

#288 in Asia

#903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

21. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Optical Engineering

#293 in Asia

#916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

22. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Optical Engineering

#301 in Asia

#938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

23. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Optical Engineering

#314 in Asia

#967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

24. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Optical Engineering

#319 in Asia

#982 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

25. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Optical Engineering

#324 in Asia

#995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1964

26. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Optical Engineering

#336 in Asia

#1030 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

27. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Optical Engineering

#341 in Asia

#1036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1985

28. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Optical Engineering

#343 in Asia

#1038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

29. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Optical Engineering

#361 in Asia

#1069 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

30. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Optical Engineering

#366 in Asia

#1080 in the World

Founded: 1948

31. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Optical Engineering

#377 in Asia

#1099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

32. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Optical Engineering

#388 in Asia

#1122 in the World

Founded: 1921

33. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Optical Engineering

#404 in Asia

#1156 in the World

Founded: 1963

34. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Optical Engineering

#406 in Asia

#1162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

35. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Optical Engineering

#413 in Asia

#1171 in the World

Founded: 1857

36. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Optical Engineering

#415 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

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

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Optical Engineering

#419 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1937

39. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Optical Engineering

#420 in Asia

#1181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

40. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Optical Engineering

#425 in Asia

#1188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

41. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Optical Engineering

#431 in Asia

#1202 in the World

Founded: 2002

42. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Optical Engineering

#435 in Asia

#1217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

43. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Optical Engineering

#438 in Asia

#1222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1962

44. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Optical Engineering

#443 in Asia

#1230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1961

45. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Optical Engineering

#445 in Asia

#1233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

46. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Optical Engineering

#446 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

47. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Optical Engineering

#452 in Asia

#1243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

48. Jaypee University of Information Technology

Himachal Pradesh | Waknaghat

For Optical Engineering

#456 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2002

49. Tezpur University

For Optical Engineering

#457 in Asia

#1259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

50. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Optical Engineering

#464 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1882

51. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Optical Engineering

#468 in Asia

#1278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

52. Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Sangrur

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

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Optical Engineering

#524 in Asia

#1377 in the World

Founded: 1918

54. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Optical Engineering

#529 in Asia

#1383 in the World

Founded: 2005

55. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Optical Engineering

#530 in Asia

#1388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1961

56. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Optical Engineering

#533 in Asia

#1392 in the World

Founded: 1985

57. National Institute of Technology, Agartala

Tripura | 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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Optical Engineering

#548 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

59. Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Optical Engineering

#561 in Asia

#1440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2007

60. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Optical Engineering

#562 in Asia

#1442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

61. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Optical Engineering

#565 in Asia

#1453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

62. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Optical Engineering

#567 in Asia

#1459 in the World

Founded: 2006

63. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Optical Engineering

#568 in Asia

#1460 in the World

Founded: 1948

64. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Optical Engineering

#569 in Asia

#1461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

65. DIT University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Optical Engineering

#570 in Asia

#1462 in the World

Enrollment: 5,162
Founded: 1998

66. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Optical Engineering

#578 in Asia

#1473 in the World

Founded: 1981

67. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Optical Engineering

#589 in Asia

#1492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1956

68. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Optical Engineering

#593 in Asia

#1502 in the World

Founded: 1960

69. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Optical Engineering

#604 in Asia

#1521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

70. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Optical Engineering

#611 in Asia

#1532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

71. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Optical Engineering

#614 in Asia

#1537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

72. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Optical Engineering

#632 in Asia

#1565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1998

73. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Optical Engineering

#644 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Founded: 2005

74. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Optical Engineering

#653 in Asia

#1600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

75. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Optical Engineering

#654 in Asia

#1601 in the World

Founded: 1817

76. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Optical Engineering

#656 in Asia

#1605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1984

77. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Optical Engineering

#673 in Asia

#1637 in the World

Founded: 1926

78. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Optical Engineering

#678 in Asia

#1643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1921

79. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Optical Engineering

#693 in Asia

#1662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

80. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Optical Engineering

#699 in Asia

#1669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1961

81. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Optical Engineering

#708 in Asia

#1678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

82. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

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

Karnataka | Manipal

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.

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Aerospace Engineering25

Agricultural Engineering96

Applied/Engineering Physics42

Architectural Engineering25

Automation and Control engineering93

Automotive Engineering55

Biochemical Engineering73

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Biotechnology86

Chemical Engineering153

Civil Engineering21

Computer Engineering47

Computer Networking108

Construction Management18

Electrical Engineering57

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Engineering Management5

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Human-Computer Interaction15

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Materials Science295

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Nanotechnology105

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Product and Industrial Design18

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