100 Best universities for Renewable Energy Engineering in India

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 761K citations received by 49.7K academic papers made by 185 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

#3 in Asia

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

2. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#19 in Asia

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

3. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#28 in Asia

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

4. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#31 in Asia

#100 in the World

Founded: 1958

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#33 in Asia

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

6. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#34 in Asia

#112 in the World

Founded: 1978

7. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#39 in Asia

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

8. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#57 in Asia

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

9. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#62 in Asia

#194 in the World

Founded: 1959

10. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#64 in Asia

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

11. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#70 in Asia

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

12. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#81 in Asia

#244 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#83 in Asia

#247 in the World

Founded: 1963

14. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#84 in Asia

#250 in the World

Founded: 1963

15. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#90 in Asia

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

16. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#105 in Asia

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

17. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#106 in Asia

#298 in the World

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

18. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#110 in Asia

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

19. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#113 in Asia

#313 in the World

Founded: 1967

20. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#120 in Asia

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

21. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#127 in Asia

#355 in the World

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

22. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#135 in Asia

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

23. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#137 in Asia

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

24. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#138 in Asia

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

25. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#142 in Asia

#396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

26. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#149 in Asia

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

27. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#151 in Asia

#432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

28. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#156 in Asia

#460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

29. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#165 in Asia

#490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

30. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#171 in Asia

#501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

31. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#178 in Asia

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

32. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#180 in Asia

#524 in the World

Founded: 2005

33. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#181 in Asia

#525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

34. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#183 in Asia

#532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

35. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#190 in Asia

#555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

36. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#192 in Asia

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

37. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#197 in Asia

#568 in the World

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

38. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#211 in Asia

#601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

39. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#217 in Asia

#616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

40. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#220 in Asia

#621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

41. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#224 in Asia

#625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

42. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#227 in Asia

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

43. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#228 in Asia

#634 in the World

Founded: 1999

44. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#234 in Asia

#647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

45. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#238 in Asia

#656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

46. Tezpur University

Assam | Tezpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#247 in Asia

#683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

47. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#264 in Asia

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

48. National Institute of Technology, Agartala

Tripura | Agartala

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#276 in Asia

#764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 420
Founded: 1965

49. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#287 in Asia

#788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

50. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#289 in Asia

#791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

51. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#290 in Asia

#794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

52. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#296 in Asia

#803 in the World

Founded: 1972

53. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#301 in Asia

#813 in the World

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

54. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#302 in Asia

#817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

55. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#308 in Asia

#832 in the World

Founded: 1954

56. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#314 in Asia

#852 in the World

Founded: 1948

57. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#315 in Asia

#855 in the World

Founded: 2005

58. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#317 in Asia

#860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

59. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#321 in Asia

#872 in the World

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

60. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#327 in Asia

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#328 in Asia

#888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

62. Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#329 in Asia

#889 in the World

Founded: 2008

63. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#335 in Asia

#903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

64. National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

Jharkhand | Jamshedpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#341 in Asia

#919 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1960

65. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#350 in Asia

#946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

66. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#352 in Asia

#955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

67. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#354 in Asia

#958 in the World

Founded: 1918

68. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#355 in Asia

#959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

69. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada

Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#356 in Asia

#963 in the World

Founded: 1946

70. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur

Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#370 in Asia

#994 in the World

Enrollment: 48,025
Founded: 1946

71. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#375 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

72. National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#396 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Founded: 2010

73. Rajasthan Technical University Kota

Rajasthan | Kota

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#402 in Asia

#1065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 2005

74. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#415 in Asia

#1095 in the World

Founded: 1956

75. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#422 in Asia

#1115 in the World

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

76. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#424 in Asia

#1120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

77. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#429 in Asia

#1128 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

78. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#430 in Asia

#1130 in the World

Founded: 1995

79. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gujarat | Chandkheda

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#433 in Asia

#1137 in the World

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

80. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#434 in Asia

#1138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 2011

81. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#440 in Asia

#1149 in the World

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

82. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#443 in Asia

#1157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

83. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#453 in Asia

#1170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

84. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#454 in Asia

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

85. Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

Himachal Pradesh | Mandi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#457 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2009

86. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#459 in Asia

#1180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

87. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#461 in Asia

#1183 in the World

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

88. TERI School of Advanced Studies

Haryana | Delhi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#466 in Asia

#1192 in the World

Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1998

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#467 in Asia

#1193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

90. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#468 in Asia

#1195 in the World

91. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#470 in Asia

#1198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

92. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#472 in Asia

#1200 in the World

Founded: 1965

93. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Raebareli

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#475 in Asia

#1206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2007

94. National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#479 in Asia

#1213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

95. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#484 in Asia

#1224 in the World

Founded: 1926

96. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#486 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Founded: 1960

97. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#492 in Asia

#1239 in the World

Founded: 1984

98. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

Jammu and Kashmir | Katra

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#498 in Asia

#1251 in the World

Founded: 1999

99. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#499 in Asia

#1253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

100. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#508 in Asia

#1268 in the World

Founded: 1993

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.