100 Best universities for Renewable Energy Engineering in India

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Renewable Energy Engineering. A graph of 1.15M citations received by 57.1K academic papers made by 198 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 Renewable Energy Engineering

#4 in Asia

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

2. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#19 in Asia

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

3. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#27 in Asia

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

4. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#31 in Asia

#103 in the World

Founded: 1958

5. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#32 in Asia

#104 in the World

Founded: 1978

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#36 in Asia

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

7. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#39 in Asia

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

8. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#65 in Asia

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

9. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#69 in Asia

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

10. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#71 in Asia

#205 in the World

Founded: 1959

11. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#72 in Asia

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

12. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#84 in Asia

#239 in the World

Founded: 1963

13. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#87 in Asia

#251 in the World

Founded: 1963

14. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#89 in Asia

#254 in the World

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

15. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#90 in Asia

#260 in the World

Founded: 1955

16. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#95 in Asia

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

17. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#96 in Asia

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

18. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#98 in Asia

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

19. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#100 in Asia

#287 in the World

Founded: 1967

20. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#118 in Asia

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

21. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#123 in Asia

#323 in the World

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

22. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#126 in Asia

#327 in the World

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

23. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#127 in Asia

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

24. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#132 in Asia

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

25. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#136 in Asia

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

26. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#139 in Asia

#386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

27. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#144 in Asia

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

28. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#147 in Asia

#408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

29. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#152 in Asia

#423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

30. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#159 in Asia

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

31. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#169 in Asia

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

32. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#179 in Asia

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

33. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#182 in Asia

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

34. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#187 in Asia

#537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

35. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#188 in Asia

#539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

36. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#189 in Asia

#543 in the World

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

37. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#193 in Asia

#549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

38. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#195 in Asia

#559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

39. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#203 in Asia

#570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

40. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#216 in Asia

#597 in the World

Founded: 1999

41. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#218 in Asia

#599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

42. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#222 in Asia

#609 in the World

Founded: 2005

43. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#233 in Asia

#634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

44. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#236 in Asia

#644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

45. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#238 in Asia

#646 in the World

Founded: 1972

46. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#240 in Asia

#653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

47. Tezpur University

Assam | Tezpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#244 in Asia

#661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

48. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#254 in Asia

#686 in the World

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

49. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#261 in Asia

#704 in the World

Founded: 2005

50. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#272 in Asia

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

51. National Institute of Technology, Agartala

Tripura | Agartala

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#279 in Asia

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 420
Founded: 1965

52. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#287 in Asia

#776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 37,444
Founded: 1929

53. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#288 in Asia

#777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

54. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#290 in Asia

#779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

55. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#291 in Asia

#780 in the World

Founded: 1948

56. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#295 in Asia

#787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#300 in Asia

#794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

58. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#310 in Asia

#811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

59. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#311 in Asia

#813 in the World

Founded: 1954

60. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#314 in Asia

#823 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

61. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#315 in Asia

#824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

62. National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

Jharkhand | Jamshedpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#318 in Asia

#831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1960

63. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#324 in Asia

#851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

64. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#326 in Asia

#854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

65. Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#330 in Asia

#866 in the World

Founded: 2008

66. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#339 in Asia

#890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

67. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#341 in Asia

#893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

68. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#350 in Asia

#926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

69. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur

Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#352 in Asia

#930 in the World

Enrollment: 48,025
Founded: 1946

70. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#358 in Asia

#943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 3,611
Founded: 2012

71. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada

Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#364 in Asia

#958 in the World

Founded: 1946

72. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#377 in Asia

#985 in the World

Founded: 1918

73. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#385 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

74. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#388 in Asia

#1018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

75. Rajasthan Technical University Kota

Rajasthan | Kota

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#393 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 2005

76. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#400 in Asia

#1040 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

77. National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#402 in Asia

#1044 in the World

Founded: 2010

78. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#403 in Asia

#1045 in the World

Founded: 1995

79. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#406 in Asia

#1050 in the World

Founded: 1993

80. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#408 in Asia

#1052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 31,293
Founded: 2011

81. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#412 in Asia

#1057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

82. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#419 in Asia

#1069 in the World

Founded: 1956

83. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#422 in Asia

#1075 in the World

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

84. National Institute of Technology, Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#425 in Asia

#1081 in the World

Enrollment: 2,292
Founded: 2004

85. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#441 in Asia

#1114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

86. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#451 in Asia

#1143 in the World

Founded: 1984

87. Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#453 in Asia

#1148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

88. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#457 in Asia

#1152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

89. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gujarat | Chandkheda

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#459 in Asia

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,765
Male:Female: 74:26
Founded: 2008

90. Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

Himachal Pradesh | Mandi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#465 in Asia

#1167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2009

91. National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#478 in Asia

#1194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

92. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#489 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,539
Founded: 2008

93. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

Jammu and Kashmir | Katra

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#497 in Asia

#1228 in the World

Founded: 1999

94. Central University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Ajmer

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#498 in Asia

#1229 in the World

Founded: 2009

95. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#508 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Founded: 1965

96. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#509 in Asia

#1251 in the World

97. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Raebareli

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#510 in Asia

#1253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2007

98. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#515 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Founded: 1960

99. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#516 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

100. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#517 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

The best cities to study Renewable Energy Engineering in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Roorkee, Vellore, and Mumbai.