100 Best universities for Renewable Energy 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 Renewable Energy Engineering. A graph of 1.32M citations received by 59.4K academic papers made by 201 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

#20 in Asia

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

3. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#27 in Asia

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

4. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#32 in Asia

#105 in the World

Founded: 1978

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#33 in Asia

#107 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#37 in Asia

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

7. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#40 in Asia

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

8. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#68 in Asia

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

9. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#69 in Asia

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

10. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#72 in Asia

#206 in the World

Founded: 1959

11. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#77 in Asia

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

12. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#79 in Asia

#227 in the World

Founded: 1963

13. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#88 in Asia

#251 in the World

Founded: 1963

14. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#89 in Asia

#252 in the World

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

15. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#92 in Asia

#262 in the World

Founded: 1955

16. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#94 in Asia

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

17. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#98 in Asia

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

18. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#99 in Asia

#276 in the World

Founded: 1967

19. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#102 in Asia

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

20. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#121 in Asia

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

21. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#127 in Asia

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

22. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#129 in Asia

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

23. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#133 in Asia

#354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

24. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#135 in Asia

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

25. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#136 in Asia

#358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

26. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#139 in Asia

#367 in the World

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

27. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#145 in Asia

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

28. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#146 in Asia

#398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

29. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#153 in Asia

#426 in the World

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

30. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#156 in Asia

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

31. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#172 in Asia

#476 in the World

Founded: 2005

32. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#175 in Asia

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

33. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#176 in Asia

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

34. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#186 in Asia

#520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

35. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#187 in Asia

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

36. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#188 in Asia

#529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

37. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#194 in Asia

#543 in the World

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

38. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#197 in Asia

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

39. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#202 in Asia

#558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

40. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#204 in Asia

#562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

41. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#218 in Asia

#595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

42. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#219 in Asia

#597 in the World

Founded: 1999

43. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#235 in Asia

#634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

44. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#237 in Asia

#637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

45. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#240 in Asia

#646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

46. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#241 in Asia

#648 in the World

Founded: 1972

47. Tezpur University

Assam | Tezpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#247 in Asia

#661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

48. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#249 in Asia

#663 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

#695 in the World

Founded: 2005

50. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#265 in Asia

#711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

51. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#267 in Asia

#714 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2004

52. National Institute of Technology, Agartala

Tripura | Agartala

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#279 in Asia

#746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1965

53. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#286 in Asia

#764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#289 in Asia

#770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

55. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#295 in Asia

#785 in the World

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

56. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#301 in Asia

#793 in the World

Founded: 1948

57. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#302 in Asia

#796 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

58. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#312 in Asia

#822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

59. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#314 in Asia

#824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

60. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#318 in Asia

#830 in the World

Founded: 1954

61. National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

Jharkhand | Jamshedpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#322 in Asia

#835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1960

62. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#324 in Asia

#839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

63. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#325 in Asia

#840 in the World

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

64. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#327 in Asia

#844 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

65. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#328 in Asia

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

66. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#336 in Asia

#863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

67. Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#340 in Asia

#878 in the World

Founded: 2008

68. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#343 in Asia

#886 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

69. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#348 in Asia

#899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

70. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur

Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#358 in Asia

#929 in the World

Enrollment: 48,025
Founded: 1946

71. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#376 in Asia

#977 in the World

Founded: 1993

72. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada

Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#377 in Asia

#978 in the World

Founded: 1946

73. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#382 in Asia

#986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

74. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#383 in Asia

#987 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

75. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#388 in Asia

#1001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 16,358
Founded: 1882

76. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#393 in Asia

#1014 in the World

Founded: 1918

77. National Institute of Technology, Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#395 in Asia

#1016 in the World

Enrollment: 2,292
Founded: 2004

78. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#404 in Asia

#1036 in the World

Founded: 1995

79. National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#405 in Asia

#1038 in the World

Founded: 2010

80. Rajasthan Technical University Kota

Rajasthan | Kota

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#407 in Asia

#1043 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 2005

81. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#408 in Asia

#1045 in the World

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

82. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#412 in Asia

#1053 in the World

Founded: 1956

83. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#416 in Asia

#1058 in the World

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

84. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#420 in Asia

#1066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

85. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#438 in Asia

#1102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#445 in Asia

#1126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

87. Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

Himachal Pradesh | Mandi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#456 in Asia

#1149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2009

88. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#457 in Asia

#1150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

89. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#461 in Asia

#1157 in the World

Founded: 1984

90. National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#462 in Asia

#1159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

91. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gujarat | Chandkheda

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#469 in Asia

#1168 in the World

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

92. Central University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Ajmer

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#489 in Asia

#1200 in the World

Founded: 2009

93. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

Jammu and Kashmir | Katra

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#493 in Asia

#1209 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1999

94. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#502 in Asia

#1230 in the World

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

95. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Raebareli

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#507 in Asia

#1238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2007

96. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#516 in Asia

#1263 in the World

Founded: 2008

97. Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#518 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Founded: 2013

98. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#519 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

99. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#522 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Founded: 1965

100. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#523 in Asia

#1273 in the World

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