100 Best universities for Applied/Engineering Physics in India

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Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Applied/Engineering Physics. A graph of 367K citations received by 19.2K academic papers made by 112 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

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#37 in Asia
#103 in the World
Enrollment
4,695
Founded
1909

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#76 in Asia
#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1951

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#83 in Asia
#247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#84 in Asia
#248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1959

6. Anna University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#86 in Asia
#253 in the World
Founded
1978

8. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#105 in Asia
#343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1847

9. Banaras Hindu University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#111 in Asia
#366 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1915

10. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#129 in Asia
#429 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
1,915
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
2009

11. VIT University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#133 in Asia
#439 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1984

12. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#149 in Asia
#488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1985

14. Jadavpur University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#156 in Asia
#504 in the World
Founded
1955

16. University of Hyderabad

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#179 in Asia
#570 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
5,061
Founded
1974

17. University of Delhi

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#183 in Asia
#577 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1922

18. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#185 in Asia
#581 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
1961

19. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#204 in Asia
#617 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1994

20. Sri Venkateswara University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#217 in Asia
#642 in the World
Founded
1954

21. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#225 in Asia
#670 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1945

22. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#226 in Asia
#672 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1964

23. Guru Nanak Dev University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#235 in Asia
#697 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1969

24. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#242 in Asia
#714 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1919

25. University of Calcutta

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#259 in Asia
#751 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1857

26. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#271 in Asia
#779 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,000
Founded
1964

27. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#273 in Asia
#784 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1960

28. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#279 in Asia
#793 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1959

29. Savitribai Phule Pune University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#294 in Asia
#817 in the World
Founded
1948

30. Pondicherry University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#295 in Asia
#823 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Founded
1985

32. Institute of Chemical Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#298 in Asia
#832 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1936

33. Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#320 in Asia
#875 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1923

34. Aligarh Muslim University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#321 in Asia
#876 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1920

35. Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#325 in Asia
#883 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
2009

36. Jain University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#328 in Asia
#886 in the World
Founded
1990

37. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#333 in Asia
#896 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
2008

38. Indian School of Mines

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#341 in Asia
#915 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1926

39. Lovely Professional University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#344 in Asia
#921 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2005

40. University of Mumbai

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#346 in Asia
#925 in the World
Founded
1857

41. Shivaji University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#348 in Asia
#931 in the World
Founded
1962

42. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#350 in Asia
#938 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1960

43. Saveetha University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#351 in Asia
#942 in the World
Founded
2005

44. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#357 in Asia
#958 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
2007

45. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#361 in Asia
#965 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

46. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#362 in Asia
#967 in the World
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
1999

49. GLA University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#366 in Asia
#975 in the World
Enrollment
11,151
Founded
2010

51. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#373 in Asia
#994 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1961

52. Delhi Technological University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#374 in Asia
#995 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1941

53. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#376 in Asia
#999 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
2001

54. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#377 in Asia
#1000 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1993

55. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#382 in Asia
#1011 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2008

56. SASTRA University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#388 in Asia
#1022 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1984

57. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#390 in Asia
#1025 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Founded
1960

58. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#391 in Asia
#1028 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
2008

59. Panjab University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#401 in Asia
#1044 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
16,358
Founded
1882

60. Siksha O Anusandhan University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#405 in Asia
#1052 in the World
Enrollment
4,180

61. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#406 in Asia
#1056 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1986

63. Homi Bhabha National Institute

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#420 in Asia
#1080 in the World
Founded
2005

64. K L University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#421 in Asia
#1081 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1980

65. Amity University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#422 in Asia
#1088 in the World
Founded
2005

66. Osmania University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#423 in Asia
#1090 in the World
Founded
1918

68. Amrita University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#444 in Asia
#1137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
24,500

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

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#449 in Asia
#1146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1987

70. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#455 in Asia
#1154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1856

72. Chitkara University - Punjab

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#459 in Asia
#1159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
2010

73. University of Madras

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#460 in Asia
#1160 in the World
Founded
1857

74. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#470 in Asia
#1177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1986

75. Maharishi Dayanand University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#472 in Asia
#1179 in the World
Founded
1976

76. Shiv Nadar University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#476 in Asia
#1184 in the World
Founded
2011

78. Chandigarh University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#486 in Asia
#1208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,611
Founded
2012

79. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#488 in Asia
#1211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2003

80. Annamalai University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#494 in Asia
#1223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
37,444
Founded
1929

81. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#497 in Asia
#1226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1985

83. Kurukshetra University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#509 in Asia
#1247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1956

84. Barkatullah University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#516 in Asia
#1258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1970

85. National Islamic University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#526 in Asia
#1278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
22,893

86. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#527 in Asia
#1279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,539
Founded
2008

88. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#532 in Asia
#1288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
7,760
Male:Female
70:30
Founded
2007

89. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#537 in Asia
#1300 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1949

90. Tezpur University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#538 in Asia
#1307 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1994

91. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#541 in Asia
#1315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1956

92. KIIT University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#547 in Asia
#1323 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
2004

93. Andhra University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#550 in Asia
#1327 in the World
Founded
1926

94. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#552 in Asia
#1330 in the World
Enrollment
20,945
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1980

96. Presidency University - Kolkata

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#556 in Asia
#1336 in the World
Founded
1817

98. Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#574 in Asia
#1371 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1969

99. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#590 in Asia
#1405 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
2001

100. National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#595 in Asia
#1416 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

The best cities to study Applied/Engineering Physics in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bangalore, Chennai, Kharagpur, and Delhi.