100 Best universities for Physics 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 Physics. A graph of 31.4M citations received by 1.89M academic papers made by 489 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 Physics

#51 in Asia

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Physics

#70 in Asia

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Physics

#78 in Asia

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

4. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Physics

#79 in Asia

#275 in the World

Founded: 1959

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Physics

#86 in Asia

#301 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Physics

#95 in Asia

#335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

7. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Physics

#100 in Asia

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

8. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Physics

#110 in Asia

#403 in the World

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

9. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Physics

#123 in Asia

#453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

10. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Physics

#125 in Asia

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

11. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Physics

#129 in Asia

#470 in the World

Founded: 1955

12. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Physics

#135 in Asia

#482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

13. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Physics

#142 in Asia

#508 in the World

Founded: 1978

14. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Physics

#158 in Asia

#552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

15. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Physics

#186 in Asia

#624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

16. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Physics

#198 in Asia

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

17. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Physics

#207 in Asia

#697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

18. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Physics

#209 in Asia

#700 in the World

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

19. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Physics

#216 in Asia

#710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

20. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Physics

#227 in Asia

#744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

21. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Physics

#228 in Asia

#750 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

22. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Physics

#237 in Asia

#768 in the World

Founded: 1948

23. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Physics

#255 in Asia

#804 in the World

Founded: 1963

24. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Physics

#268 in Asia

#838 in the World

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

25. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Physics

#274 in Asia

#850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

26. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Physics

#276 in Asia

#853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

27. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Physics

#277 in Asia

#856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

28. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Physics

#288 in Asia

#889 in the World

Founded: 2002

29. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Physics

#290 in Asia

#897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

30. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Physics

#295 in Asia

#907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

31. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Physics

#321 in Asia

#981 in the World

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

32. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Physics

#324 in Asia

#985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

33. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Physics

#330 in Asia

#994 in the World

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

34. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Physics

#335 in Asia

#999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

35. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Physics

#341 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Founded: 1931

36. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Physics

#343 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

37. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Physics

#358 in Asia

#1034 in the World

Founded: 1857

38. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Physics

#365 in Asia

#1046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

39. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Physics

#371 in Asia

#1057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

40. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Physics

#373 in Asia

#1063 in the World

Founded: 1857

41. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Physics

#387 in Asia

#1089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

42. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Physics

#390 in Asia

#1093 in the World

Founded: 1962

43. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Physics

#396 in Asia

#1106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

44. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Physics

#397 in Asia

#1109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

45. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Physics

#399 in Asia

#1111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

46. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Physics

#402 in Asia

#1118 in the World

Founded: 1954

47. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Physics

#412 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Founded: 1982

48. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Physics

#413 in Asia

#1144 in the World

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

49. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Physics

#414 in Asia

#1145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

50. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Physics

#417 in Asia

#1159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

51. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Physics

#419 in Asia

#1166 in the World

Founded: 2005

52. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Physics

#420 in Asia

#1167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

53. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Physics

#423 in Asia

#1170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

54. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Physics

#428 in Asia

#1177 in the World

Founded: 2005

55. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Physics

#430 in Asia

#1182 in the World

Founded: 1971

56. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Physics

#461 in Asia

#1242 in the World

Founded: 1918

57. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Physics

#462 in Asia

#1243 in the World

Founded: 1962

58. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Physics

#468 in Asia

#1260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

59. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Physics

#480 in Asia

#1285 in the World

Founded: 1967

60. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Physics

#483 in Asia

#1288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

61. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Physics

#489 in Asia

#1300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

62. Tezpur University

For Physics

#498 in Asia

#1322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

63. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Physics

#499 in Asia

#1323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

64. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Physics

#502 in Asia

#1327 in the World

Founded: 1886

65. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Physics

#511 in Asia

#1345 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

66. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Physics

#518 in Asia

#1357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

67. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Physics

#519 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

68. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Physics

#520 in Asia

#1368 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

69. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Physics

#528 in Asia

#1381 in the World

Founded: 1926

70. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Physics

#537 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

71. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Physics

#541 in Asia

#1412 in the World

Founded: 1985

72. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Physics

#542 in Asia

#1415 in the World

Founded: 1960

73. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Physics

#546 in Asia

#1422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 26,386
Founded: 1887

74. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Physics

#548 in Asia

#1426 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

75. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Physics

#549 in Asia

#1431 in the World

Founded: 1963

76. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Physics

#550 in Asia

#1433 in the World

Founded: 2006

77. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Physics

#563 in Asia

#1461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

78. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Physics

#565 in Asia

#1468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Physics

#570 in Asia

#1477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

80. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Physics

#574 in Asia

#1493 in the World

Founded: 2005

81. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Physics

#585 in Asia

#1505 in the World

Founded: 1949

82. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Physics

#589 in Asia

#1511 in the World

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

83. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Physics

#590 in Asia

#1512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

84. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Physics

#592 in Asia

#1515 in the World

Founded: 1965

85. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Physics

#606 in Asia

#1537 in the World

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

86. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Physics

#623 in Asia

#1571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

87. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Physics

#630 in Asia

#1583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

88. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Maharashtra | Pune

For Physics

#632 in Asia

#1585 in the World

Founded: 2006

89. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Physics

#633 in Asia

#1587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

90. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Physics

#638 in Asia

#1593 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

91. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Physics

#640 in Asia

#1597 in the World

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

92. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Physics

#643 in Asia

#1603 in the World

Founded: 1817

93. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Physics

#648 in Asia

#1612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

94. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Physics

#655 in Asia

#1624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

95. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Physics

#668 in Asia

#1642 in the World

Founded: 1972

96. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Physics

#679 in Asia

#1659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

97. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Physics

#680 in Asia

#1661 in the World

Founded: 1984

98. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Physics

#683 in Asia

#1665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

99. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Physics

#689 in Asia

#1674 in the World

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

100. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Physics

#692 in Asia

#1678 in the World

Founded: 1921

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

Physics subfields in India

Acoustical Engineering354

Applied/Engineering Physics112

Astrophysics and Astronomy363

Atomic and Molecular physics192

Condensed Matter Physics298

Materials Science470

Medical Physics27

Nanotechnology401

Nuclear Physics317

Optical Engineering433

Quantum and Particle physics473

Theoretical Physics132