75 Best universities for Robotics 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 Robotics. A graph of 140K citations received by 13.9K academic papers made by 75 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 Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Robotics

#76 in Asia

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Robotics

#96 in Asia

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

3. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Robotics

#108 in Asia

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Robotics

#116 in Asia

#338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

5. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Robotics

#124 in Asia

#356 in the World

Founded: 1959

6. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Robotics

#135 in Asia

#387 in the World

Founded: 1955

7. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Robotics

#139 in Asia

#402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

8. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Robotics

#150 in Asia

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

9. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Robotics

#163 in Asia

#479 in the World

Founded: 1958

10. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Robotics

#165 in Asia

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

11. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Robotics

#203 in Asia

#571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

12. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Robotics

#210 in Asia

#592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

13. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Robotics

#214 in Asia

#604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

14. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Robotics

#226 in Asia

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

15. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Robotics

#235 in Asia

#645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

16. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Robotics

#240 in Asia

#662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

17. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Robotics

#277 in Asia

#746 in the World

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

18. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Robotics

#278 in Asia

#747 in the World

Founded: 1996

19. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Robotics

#281 in Asia

#753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

20. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Robotics

#299 in Asia

#793 in the World

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

21. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Robotics

#320 in Asia

#841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

22. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Robotics

#324 in Asia

#849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

23. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Robotics

#330 in Asia

#862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

24. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Robotics

#350 in Asia

#908 in the World

Founded: 1948

25. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Robotics

#360 in Asia

#925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 2,056
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1998

26. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Robotics

#376 in Asia

#957 in the World

Founded: 1978

27. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Robotics

#401 in Asia

#1019 in the World

Founded: 1931

28. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Robotics

#414 in Asia

#1047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

29. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Robotics

#423 in Asia

#1058 in the World

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

30. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Robotics

#426 in Asia

#1062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

31. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Robotics

#433 in Asia

#1074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

32. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Robotics

#447 in Asia

#1103 in the World

Founded: 1857

33. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Robotics

#452 in Asia

#1110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

34. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Robotics

#453 in Asia

#1112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

35. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Robotics

#458 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

36. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Robotics

#461 in Asia

#1124 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

37. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Robotics

#474 in Asia

#1164 in the World

Founded: 2005

38. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Robotics

#482 in Asia

#1177 in the World

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

39. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Robotics

#497 in Asia

#1204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

40. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Robotics

#498 in Asia

#1208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

41. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Robotics

#502 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Founded: 2005

42. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Robotics

#503 in Asia

#1216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Robotics

#511 in Asia

#1235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

44. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Robotics

#519 in Asia

#1253 in the World

Founded: 1963

45. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Robotics

#520 in Asia

#1254 in the World

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

46. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Robotics

#531 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

47. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Robotics

#533 in Asia

#1288 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

48. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Robotics

#537 in Asia

#1292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

49. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Robotics

#539 in Asia

#1298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

50. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Robotics

#545 in Asia

#1314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

51. Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women

Haryana | Delhi

For Robotics

#553 in Asia

#1329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

52. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Robotics

#560 in Asia

#1343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

53. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Robotics

#562 in Asia

#1350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Robotics

#563 in Asia

#1353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

55. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Robotics

#565 in Asia

#1357 in the World

Founded: 1963

56. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Robotics

#566 in Asia

#1358 in the World

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

57. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Robotics

#571 in Asia

#1367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

58. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Robotics

#572 in Asia

#1368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

59. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Robotics

#595 in Asia

#1423 in the World

Founded: 1993

60. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Robotics

#608 in Asia

#1459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

61. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Robotics

#621 in Asia

#1486 in the World

Founded: 1967

62. International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Robotics

#643 in Asia

#1527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1999

63. Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Robotics

#656 in Asia

#1545 in the World

Founded: 2008

64. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Robotics

#660 in Asia

#1552 in the World

65. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Robotics

#664 in Asia

#1557 in the World

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

66. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Robotics

#665 in Asia

#1558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

67. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Robotics

#678 in Asia

#1577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

68. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Robotics

#680 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Founded: 1972

69. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Robotics

#703 in Asia

#1612 in the World

Founded: 1984

70. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Robotics

#705 in Asia

#1615 in the World

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

71. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Robotics

#707 in Asia

#1617 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

72. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Robotics

#714 in Asia

#1625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1946

73. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Robotics

#718 in Asia

#1629 in the World

Founded: 1990

74. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gujarat | Chandkheda

For Robotics

#719 in Asia

#1630 in the World

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

75. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Robotics

#727 in Asia

#1638 in the World

Founded: 2008

The best cities to study Robotics in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bangalore, Rourkela, Coimbatore, and Kanpur.

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