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 312K citations received by 17.9K academic papers made by 104 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

#36 in Asia
#102 in the World
Enrollment
4,695
Founded
1909

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#78 in Asia
#237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1951

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#80 in Asia
#244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1959

5. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#82 in Asia
#253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

6. Anna University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#83 in Asia
#254 in the World
Founded
1978

8. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

9. Banaras Hindu University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#109 in Asia
#376 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1915

10. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

11. VIT University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#139 in Asia
#476 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1984

13. Jadavpur University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#152 in Asia
#511 in the World
Founded
1955

14. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#160 in Asia
#527 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1985

16. University of Delhi

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#178 in Asia
#578 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1922

17. University of Hyderabad

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#181 in Asia
#582 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
5,061
Founded
1974

18. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#187 in Asia
#591 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
1961

19. Sri Venkateswara University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#200 in Asia
#624 in the World
Founded
1954

20. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#210 in Asia
#648 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1994

21. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#215 in Asia
#657 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1945

22. Guru Nanak Dev University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#224 in Asia
#682 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1969

23. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#227 in Asia
#694 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1964

24. University of Calcutta

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#242 in Asia
#733 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1857

25. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#256 in Asia
#759 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1919

26. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#276 in Asia
#801 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1960

27. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#282 in Asia
#808 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1964

28. Pondicherry University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#289 in Asia
#825 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Founded
1985

29. Institute of Chemical Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

30. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#295 in Asia
#835 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1959

31. Savitribai Phule Pune University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#300 in Asia
#847 in the World
Founded
1948

32. Aligarh Muslim University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#307 in Asia
#862 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1920

33. Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#310 in Asia
#868 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1923

34. Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#317 in Asia
#886 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
2009

35. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#322 in Asia
#894 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
2008

36. University of Mumbai

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#333 in Asia
#918 in the World
Founded
1857

37. Shivaji University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#336 in Asia
#925 in the World
Founded
1962

38. Jain University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#344 in Asia
#942 in the World
Founded
1990

39. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#346 in Asia
#946 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1960

40. Lovely Professional University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#350 in Asia
#958 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2005

41. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#351 in Asia
#959 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

42. Indian School of Mines

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#354 in Asia
#966 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1926

44. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#364 in Asia
#991 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
2007

46. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#370 in Asia
#1005 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1961

47. GLA University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#372 in Asia
#1007 in the World
Enrollment
11,151
Founded
2010

48. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#373 in Asia
#1008 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
2001

49. SASTRA University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#375 in Asia
#1012 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1984

50. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#383 in Asia
#1027 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2008

51. Panjab University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#387 in Asia
#1039 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1882

52. Osmania University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#392 in Asia
#1044 in the World
Founded
1918

53. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#393 in Asia
#1045 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1993

54. Delhi Technological University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#395 in Asia
#1048 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1941

57. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#409 in Asia
#1080 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Founded
1960

58. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#410 in Asia
#1085 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
2008

59. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#414 in Asia
#1091 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1986

61. Siksha O Anusandhan University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#418 in Asia
#1097 in the World
Enrollment
4,180

62. Homi Bhabha National Institute

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#419 in Asia
#1098 in the World
Founded
2005

63. Amity University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#420 in Asia
#1100 in the World
Founded
2005

64. Saveetha University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#429 in Asia
#1123 in the World
Founded
2005

65. University of Madras

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#432 in Asia
#1127 in the World
Founded
1857

69. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#462 in Asia
#1177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1856

70. K L University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#464 in Asia
#1183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1980

71. Annamalai University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#466 in Asia
#1190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
37,444
Founded
1929

72. Kurukshetra University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#476 in Asia
#1203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1956

73. Maharishi Dayanand University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#478 in Asia
#1205 in the World
Founded
1976

74. Amrita University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#483 in Asia
#1214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
24,500
Male:Female
53:47

75. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#486 in Asia
#1218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1986

76. Barkatullah University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#487 in Asia
#1220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1970

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

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#489 in Asia
#1222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1987

78. Shiv Nadar University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#492 in Asia
#1227 in the World
Founded
2011

79. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#506 in Asia
#1255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1985

80. Chitkara University - Punjab

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#511 in Asia
#1265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
2010

81. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#517 in Asia
#1278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2003

82. Chandigarh University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#520 in Asia
#1283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,611
Founded
2012

84. Andhra University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#524 in Asia
#1290 in the World
Founded
1926

85. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#525 in Asia
#1292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
7,760
Male:Female
70:30
Founded
2007

86. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#532 in Asia
#1302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1949

87. Tezpur University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

88. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#536 in Asia
#1310 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,539
Founded
2008

89. Presidency University - Kolkata

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#537 in Asia
#1311 in the World
Founded
1817

90. National Islamic University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#539 in Asia
#1313 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
22,893

91. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#541 in Asia
#1317 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1956

92. Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#549 in Asia
#1328 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1969

93. KIIT University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#553 in Asia
#1332 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2004

94. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#559 in Asia
#1347 in the World
Enrollment
20,945
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1980

96. University of Lucknow

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#595 in Asia
#1418 in the World
Founded
1921

97. National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#596 in Asia
#1420 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

98. Graphic Era University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#602 in Asia
#1431 in the World
Founded
1993

100. North Eastern Hill University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#608 in Asia
#1441 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1973

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