56 Best universities for Robotics 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 Robotics. A graph of 77K citations received by 10.8K academic papers made by 56 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

#72 in Asia

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Robotics

#100 in Asia

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Robotics

#105 in Asia

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

4. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Robotics

#112 in Asia

#327 in the World

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

5. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Robotics

#118 in Asia

#345 in the World

Founded: 1959

6. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Robotics

#125 in Asia

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

7. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Robotics

#128 in Asia

#381 in the World

Founded: 1955

8. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Robotics

#149 in Asia

#450 in the World

Founded: 1958

9. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Robotics

#168 in Asia

#501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

10. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Robotics

#172 in Asia

#514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

11. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Robotics

#203 in Asia

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

12. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Robotics

#209 in Asia

#610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

13. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Robotics

#213 in Asia

#623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

14. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Robotics

#254 in Asia

#714 in the World

Founded: 1996

15. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Robotics

#256 in Asia

#725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

16. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Robotics

#275 in Asia

#775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

17. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Robotics

#291 in Asia

#798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

18. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Robotics

#293 in Asia

#801 in the World

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

19. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Robotics

#298 in Asia

#821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

20. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Robotics

#302 in Asia

#826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

21. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Robotics

#305 in Asia

#829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

22. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Robotics

#308 in Asia

#833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

23. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Robotics

#342 in Asia

#926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

24. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Robotics

#364 in Asia

#966 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

25. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Robotics

#382 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Founded: 2005

26. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Robotics

#399 in Asia

#1039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

27. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Robotics

#400 in Asia

#1044 in the World

Founded: 1948

28. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Robotics

#401 in Asia

#1045 in the World

Founded: 1931

29. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Robotics

#413 in Asia

#1067 in the World

Founded: 1978

30. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Robotics

#433 in Asia

#1101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

31. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Robotics

#442 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

32. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Robotics

#465 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

33. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Robotics

#492 in Asia

#1228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

34. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Robotics

#497 in Asia

#1238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

35. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Robotics

#507 in Asia

#1254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

36. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Robotics

#518 in Asia

#1276 in the World

Founded: 1963

37. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Robotics

#519 in Asia

#1278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

38. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Robotics

#520 in Asia

#1279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

39. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Robotics

#523 in Asia

#1282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

40. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Robotics

#530 in Asia

#1300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

41. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Robotics

#539 in Asia

#1316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

42. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Robotics

#545 in Asia

#1333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

43. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Robotics

#547 in Asia

#1336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 2011

44. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Robotics

#557 in Asia

#1355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

45. Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women

Haryana | Delhi

For Robotics

#558 in Asia

#1356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

46. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Robotics

#562 in Asia

#1370 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

47. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Robotics

#563 in Asia

#1372 in the World

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

48. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Robotics

#567 in Asia

#1382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

49. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Robotics

#569 in Asia

#1387 in the World

Founded: 1967

50. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Robotics

#604 in Asia

#1449 in the World

Founded: 1993

51. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Robotics

#606 in Asia

#1452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

52. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Robotics

#607 in Asia

#1453 in the World

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

53. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Robotics

#608 in Asia

#1454 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

54. Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Robotics

#618 in Asia

#1467 in the World

Founded: 2008

55. International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Robotics

#631 in Asia

#1485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1999

56. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Robotics

#634 in Asia

#1489 in the World

Founded: 2005

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

Engineering subfields in India

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Agricultural Engineering118

Applied/Engineering Physics72

Architectural Engineering52

Automation and Control engineering110

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Human-Computer Interaction111

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