39 Best universities for Petroleum 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 Petroleum Engineering. A graph of 131K citations received by 9.71K academic papers made by 39 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 School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Petroleum Engineering

#28 in Asia

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

2. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Petroleum Engineering

#54 in Asia

#141 in the World

Founded: 1959

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Petroleum Engineering

#94 in Asia

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

4. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Petroleum Engineering

#97 in Asia

#275 in the World

Founded: 1958

5. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Petroleum Engineering

#114 in Asia

#307 in the World

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

6. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Petroleum Engineering

#119 in Asia

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Petroleum Engineering

#121 in Asia

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

8. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Petroleum Engineering

#145 in Asia

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

9. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Petroleum Engineering

#147 in Asia

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

10. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Petroleum Engineering

#164 in Asia

#510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

11. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Raebareli

For Petroleum Engineering

#169 in Asia

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2007

12. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Petroleum Engineering

#176 in Asia

#552 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

13. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Petroleum Engineering

#188 in Asia

#580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

14. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Petroleum Engineering

#194 in Asia

#594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

15. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Petroleum Engineering

#201 in Asia

#621 in the World

Founded: 1978

16. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Petroleum Engineering

#204 in Asia

#638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

17. Dibrugarh University

Assam | Dibrugarh

For Petroleum Engineering

#225 in Asia

#715 in the World

Founded: 1965

18. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Petroleum Engineering

#242 in Asia

#776 in the World

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

19. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#276 in Asia

#883 in the World

Founded: 1971

20. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Petroleum Engineering

#282 in Asia

#900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

21. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Petroleum Engineering

#305 in Asia

#939 in the World

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

22. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Petroleum Engineering

#310 in Asia

#947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

23. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Petroleum Engineering

#327 in Asia

#983 in the World

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

24. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Petroleum Engineering

#345 in Asia

#1016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

25. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Petroleum Engineering

#355 in Asia

#1035 in the World

Founded: 1926

26. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Petroleum Engineering

#387 in Asia

#1086 in the World

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

27. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Petroleum Engineering

#394 in Asia

#1109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

28. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Petroleum Engineering

#412 in Asia

#1144 in the World

Founded: 1918

29. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Petroleum Engineering

#418 in Asia

#1154 in the World

Founded: 1962

30. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Petroleum Engineering

#444 in Asia

#1200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

31. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Petroleum Engineering

#446 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

32. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Petroleum Engineering

#453 in Asia

#1212 in the World

Founded: 1948

33. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Petroleum Engineering

#459 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

34. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Petroleum Engineering

#465 in Asia

#1239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

35. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Petroleum Engineering

#468 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

36. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Petroleum Engineering

#478 in Asia

#1263 in the World

Founded: 1955

37. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Petroleum Engineering

#484 in Asia

#1270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

38. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Petroleum Engineering

#536 in Asia

#1356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

39. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Petroleum Engineering

#575 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Founded: 2005

The best cities to study Petroleum Engineering in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Dhanbad, Chennai, Kanpur, and Mumbai.

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