100 Best universities for Physics in India

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Physics. A graph of 25.3M citations received by 2.25M academic papers made by 482 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

#41 in Asia

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Physics

#66 in Asia

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Physics

#71 in Asia

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

4. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Physics

#72 in Asia

#261 in the World

Founded: 1959

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Physics

#80 in Asia

#289 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Physics

#84 in Asia

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

7. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Physics

#99 in Asia

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

8. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Physics

#116 in Asia

#433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

9. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Physics

#120 in Asia

#442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

10. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Physics

#125 in Asia

#461 in the World

Founded: 1955

11. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Physics

#129 in Asia

#471 in the World

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

12. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Physics

#152 in Asia

#545 in the World

Founded: 1978

13. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Physics

#161 in Asia

#570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

14. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Physics

#162 in Asia

#572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

15. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Physics

#196 in Asia

#663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

16. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Physics

#202 in Asia

#689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

17. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Physics

#211 in Asia

#719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

18. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Physics

#213 in Asia

#723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

19. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Physics

#215 in Asia

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1961

20. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Physics

#227 in Asia

#763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

21. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Physics

#228 in Asia

#765 in the World

Founded: 1948

22. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Physics

#249 in Asia

#821 in the World

Founded: 2002

23. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Physics

#251 in Asia

#830 in the World

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

24. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Physics

#253 in Asia

#835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1882

25. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Physics

#270 in Asia

#881 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

26. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Physics

#279 in Asia

#895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

27. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Physics

#297 in Asia

#938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

28. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Physics

#301 in Asia

#945 in the World

Founded: 1931

29. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Physics

#304 in Asia

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

30. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Physics

#308 in Asia

#958 in the World

Founded: 1963

31. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Physics

#321 in Asia

#984 in the World

Founded: 1857

32. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Physics

#332 in Asia

#1005 in the World

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

33. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Physics

#341 in Asia

#1024 in the World

Founded: 1857

34. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Physics

#342 in Asia

#1026 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

35. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Physics

#345 in Asia

#1031 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

36. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Physics

#351 in Asia

#1045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1964

37. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Physics

#353 in Asia

#1049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 16,498
Male:Female: 53:47

38. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Physics

#362 in Asia

#1070 in the World

Founded: 1962

39. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Physics

#365 in Asia

#1079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1993

40. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Physics

#376 in Asia

#1100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

41. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Physics

#386 in Asia

#1119 in the World

Founded: 1954

42. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Physics

#390 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

43. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Physics

#391 in Asia

#1126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

44. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Physics

#393 in Asia

#1133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

45. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Physics

#395 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

46. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Physics

#401 in Asia

#1148 in the World

Founded: 1971

47. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Physics

#402 in Asia

#1149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1985

48. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Physics

#426 in Asia

#1211 in the World

Founded: 1918

49. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Physics

#427 in Asia

#1212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

50. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Physics

#436 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Founded: 1982

51. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Physics

#440 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Founded: 1962

52. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Physics

#443 in Asia

#1237 in the World

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

53. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Physics

#446 in Asia

#1245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

54. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Physics

#452 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1961

55. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Physics

#457 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Founded: 2005

56. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Physics

#458 in Asia

#1273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

57. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Physics

#466 in Asia

#1286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

58. Tezpur University

For Physics

#479 in Asia

#1311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

59. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Physics

#493 in Asia

#1332 in the World

Founded: 1967

60. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Physics

#499 in Asia

#1341 in the World

Founded: 1886

61. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Physics

#503 in Asia

#1347 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

62. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Physics

#506 in Asia

#1353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

63. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Physics

#511 in Asia

#1374 in the World

Founded: 1960

64. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Physics

#515 in Asia

#1383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

65. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Physics

#519 in Asia

#1393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

66. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Physics

#522 in Asia

#1397 in the World

Founded: 2005

67. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Physics

#523 in Asia

#1399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1984

68. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Physics

#526 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Founded: 1926

69. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Physics

#528 in Asia

#1409 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

70. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Physics

#531 in Asia

#1418 in the World

Founded: 1949

71. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Physics

#534 in Asia

#1425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

72. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Physics

#539 in Asia

#1433 in the World

Founded: 2006

73. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Physics

#541 in Asia

#1441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

74. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Physics

#546 in Asia

#1451 in the World

Founded: 1985

75. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Physics

#548 in Asia

#1453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1961

76. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Physics

#556 in Asia

#1472 in the World

Founded: 1965

77. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Physics

#579 in Asia

#1514 in the World

Founded: 1963

78. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Maharashtra | Pune

For Physics

#592 in Asia

#1539 in the World

Founded: 2006

79. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Physics

#594 in Asia

#1542 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

80. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Physics

#600 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

81. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Physics

#602 in Asia

#1558 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

82. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Physics

#605 in Asia

#1564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1921

83. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Physics

#613 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

84. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Physics

#617 in Asia

#1588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2001

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Physics

#619 in Asia

#1590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

86. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Physics

#622 in Asia

#1593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1937

87. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Physics

#624 in Asia

#1595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

88. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Physics

#646 in Asia

#1634 in the World

Founded: 1921

89. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Physics

#650 in Asia

#1639 in the World

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

90. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Physics

#653 in Asia

#1643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1962

91. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Physics

#661 in Asia

#1659 in the World

Founded: 1817

92. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Physics

#671 in Asia

#1678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1956

93. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Physics

#675 in Asia

#1683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

94. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Physics

#678 in Asia

#1688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

95. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Physics

#679 in Asia

#1691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

96. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Physics

#680 in Asia

#1693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

97. Gandhigram Rural University

Tamil Nadu | Gandhigram

For Physics

#690 in Asia

#1706 in the World

Founded: 1956

98. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Physics

#700 in Asia

#1730 in the World

Founded: 1948

99. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Physics

#703 in Asia

#1737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2008

100. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Physics

#705 in Asia

#1740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

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 Engineering295

Applied/Engineering Physics68

Astrophysics and Astronomy302

Atomic and Molecular physics147

Condensed Matter Physics261

Materials Science456

Medical Physics20

Nanotechnology362

Nuclear Physics273

Optical Engineering396

Quantum and Particle physics453

Theoretical Physics102