Best Petroleum Engineering universities in India [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Petroleum Engineering. A graph of 6.43K citations received by 601 academic papers made by 10 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

#36 in Asia

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

2. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Petroleum Engineering

#65 in Asia

#167 in the World

Founded: 1958

3. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Petroleum Engineering

#66 in Asia

#169 in the World

Founded: 1959

4. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Petroleum Engineering

#69 in Asia

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

5. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Petroleum Engineering

#86 in Asia

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2007

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Petroleum Engineering

#93 in Asia

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

7. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Petroleum Engineering

#104 in Asia

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

8. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Petroleum Engineering

#114 in Asia

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2003

9. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Petroleum Engineering

#130 in Asia

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

10. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Petroleum Engineering

#141 in Asia

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

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