Indian Institute of Technology Delhi: Rankings

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Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 5th in India, 528th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 176 research topics. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 57,472 academic publications and 1,134,375 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 56 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#528 of 14,131 In the World
#88 of 5,830 In Asia
#5 of 876 In India
#2 of 64 In Haryana
#2 of 24 In Delhi
#9 of 2,297 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#55 of 2,369 For Automotive Engineering
#60 of 1,096 For Nuclear Engineering
#987 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#671 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 173 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 3rd for Engineering in India and 229th in the World with 46,008 publications made and 906,819 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 492 In India
#71 of 2,835 In Asia
#229 of 6,782 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 229 1373
1993 231 1299
1994 265 1434
1995 238 1508
1996 250 1432
1997 246 1492
1998 284 1536
1999 285 1773
2000 248 2065
2001 262 2099
2002 545 3393
2003 491 3750
2004 530 3997
2005 662 5151
2006 817 6743
2007 803 7755
2008 887 9941
2009 855 12005
2010 1082 14892
2011 1100 18460
2012 1215 22066
2013 1398 25811
2014 1551 30393
2015 1639 33547
2016 2344 37932
2017 2308 43076
2018 2601 51906
2019 2713 62892
2020 3052 77196
2021 3230 92149
2022 3459 94660
2023 3762 103398
2024 2487 100327

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 4 9
Automotive Engineering 1 26 55
Nuclear Engineering 1 24 60
Biochemical Engineering 1 9 64
Environmental Engineering 3 37 93
Automation and Control engineering 1 44 109
Electrical Engineering 1 46 115
Electronic Engineering 1 46 134
Agricultural Engineering 12 51 149
Construction Management 1 36 155
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 50 160
Structural Engineering 3 58 162
Operations Research 2 52 165
Mechanical Engineering 2 47 165
Computer Engineering 4 58 171
Chemical Engineering 4 83 172
Systems Engineering 1 39 174
Telecommunications 2 64 178
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 41 178
Product and Industrial Design 1 38 181
Reliability and Quality Engineering 4 60 183
Technical Drawing 3 53 184
Civil Engineering 2 58 186
Transportation Engineering 4 53 196
Materials Science 4 81 213
Geotechnical Engineering 6 72 219
Architectural Engineering 1 65 221
Computer Networking 5 69 222
Metallurgical Engineering 7 84 232
Nanotechnology 4 97 235
Acoustical Engineering 4 72 242
Marine Engineering 5 78 245
Industrial Engineering 5 65 246
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 82 253
Aerospace Engineering 6 70 255
Optical Engineering 2 78 264
Mining Engineering 10 103 277
Petroleum Engineering 5 113 315
Biomedical Engineering 6 102 377
Robotics 7 134 388
Biotechnology 4 112 456
Human-Computer Interaction 4 102 486
Architecture 6 105 492
Remote Sensing 7 131 544
Engineering Management 5 109 569
Aviation 8 132 575

Physics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 3rd for Physics in India and 276th in the World with 41,848 publications made and 804,443 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 487 In India
#77 of 2,817 In Asia
#276 of 6,713 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 220 1300
1993 223 1224
1994 259 1346
1995 224 1464
1996 246 1464
1997 234 1441
1998 262 1454
1999 257 1665
2000 225 1962
2001 251 1997
2002 470 3106
2003 435 3465
2004 503 3618
2005 603 4719
2006 750 6190
2007 741 7042
2008 789 8778
2009 776 10488
2010 995 13025
2011 956 16016
2012 1072 19326
2013 1228 22216
2014 1423 26502
2015 1481 29482
2016 2144 33442
2017 2105 37709
2018 2345 45750
2019 2400 55183
2020 2736 67431
2021 2858 78887
2022 3113 81585
2023 3398 89902
2024 2226 86518

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Materials Science 4 81 213
Nanotechnology 4 97 235
Acoustical Engineering 4 72 242
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 82 253
Quantum and Particle physics 3 74 255
Optical Engineering 2 78 264
Condensed Matter Physics 11 96 320
Atomic and Molecular physics 9 79 388
Nuclear Physics 9 90 403
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 93 468
Astrobiology 15 146 632
Biophysics 11 169 657
Theoretical Physics 20 176 747
Medical Physics 23 299 979

Chemistry rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 5th for Chemistry in India and 398th in the World with 34,582 publications made and 738,794 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 485 In India
#100 of 2,781 In Asia
#398 of 6,545 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 198 1248
1993 187 1194
1994 225 1276
1995 192 1395
1996 236 1302
1997 208 1292
1998 233 1380
1999 234 1568
2000 184 1832
2001 233 1872
2002 362 2672
2003 363 3112
2004 418 3258
2005 489 4185
2006 581 5621
2007 584 6333
2008 665 8016
2009 621 9516
2010 753 11842
2011 783 14619
2012 880 17612
2013 1029 20511
2014 1143 23812
2015 1182 26169
2016 1589 29410
2017 1730 33824
2018 1772 39767
2019 1904 47672
2020 2247 59762
2021 2446 72041
2022 2718 77637
2023 2860 84532
2024 2012 87012

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 1 9 64
Chemical Engineering 4 83 172
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 41 178
Radiochemistry 11 101 179
Materials Science 4 81 213
Nanotechnology 4 97 235
Physical chemistry 7 100 244
Inorganic Chemistry 10 106 297
Environmental Chemistry 8 89 308
Organic Chemistry 5 94 324
Nutrition and Food Science 10 124 380
Computational Chemistry 9 96 410
Pharmacy 28 156 496
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 123 516
Biochemistry 8 192 638

Environmental Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in India and 355th in the World with 27,401 publications made and 606,550 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 494 In India
#76 of 2,838 In Asia
#355 of 6,876 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 124 741
1993 133 651
1994 151 782
1995 153 816
1996 147 810
1997 131 827
1998 156 894
1999 140 948
2000 136 1094
2001 157 1170
2002 297 1793
2003 270 2022
2004 296 2137
2005 359 2701
2006 449 3611
2007 447 4498
2008 493 5692
2009 501 7284
2010 602 8965
2011 636 11703
2012 723 14110
2013 790 16657
2014 906 19745
2015 963 21556
2016 1405 24710
2017 1421 28351
2018 1617 34662
2019 1679 41965
2020 2036 53482
2021 2119 65454
2022 2210 67322
2023 2415 73616
2024 1418 67474

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in various areas of Environmental Science.

Computer Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 2nd for Computer Science in India and 353rd in the World with 26,920 publications made and 501,175 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 490 In India
#72 of 2,840 In Asia
#353 of 6,845 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 92 445
1993 92 441
1994 105 500
1995 91 479
1996 102 530
1997 113 523
1998 124 539
1999 140 636
2000 108 688
2001 127 716
2002 339 1632
2003 257 1635
2004 283 1788
2005 386 2444
2006 520 3273
2007 460 3681
2008 485 4747
2009 510 5868
2010 648 7390
2011 656 9229
2012 745 11239
2013 822 12568
2014 976 15605
2015 1017 17328
2016 1499 19553
2017 1390 22457
2018 1772 29315
2019 1769 37599
2020 2059 47114
2021 2028 55592
2022 2075 52661
2023 2206 57381
2024 1309 49111

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in various areas of Computer Science.

Biology rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 7th for Biology in India and 602nd in the World with 25,712 publications made and 581,861 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 490 In India
#163 of 2,834 In Asia
#602 of 6,833 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 115 789
1993 115 731
1994 124 803
1995 133 900
1996 130 789
1997 122 837
1998 143 938
1999 125 988
2000 115 1181
2001 135 1216
2002 255 1769
2003 257 2184
2004 279 2236
2005 313 2804
2006 430 3855
2007 401 4598
2008 452 5891
2009 453 7229
2010 591 9078
2011 612 11486
2012 641 13684
2013 753 16309
2014 830 18813
2015 869 20685
2016 1189 23280
2017 1304 26902
2018 1482 32427
2019 1516 39455
2020 1880 50862
2021 2060 62592
2022 2197 65521
2023 2422 71815
2024 1524 68561

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 4 97 235
Agricultural Science 9 73 285
Nutrition and Food Science 10 124 380
Biotechnology 4 112 456
Toxicology 27 157 538
Paleontology 8 121 565
Horticulture 26 193 594
Astrobiology 15 146 632
Evolutionary Biology 9 126 633
Biochemistry 8 192 638
Biophysics 11 169 657
Botany 15 181 674
Forestry 30 185 712
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 195 733
Genetics 15 271 845
Microbiology 30 266 851
Molecular Biology 16 357 1026
Neuroscience 20 325 1135
Pharmacology 64 465 1141
Zoology 24 306 1143
Immunology 30 404 1154
Virology 34 389 1177
Oncology and Cancer research 51 500 1253
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 57 459 1411
Animal Science 80 603 1748

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 719th in the World with 16,387 publications made and 350,618 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 492 In India
#119 of 2,864 In Asia
#719 of 7,081 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 60 271
1993 81 228
1994 72 301
1995 83 315
1996 63 357
1997 73 384
1998 79 397
1999 74 422
2000 72 422
2001 88 454
2002 199 889
2003 159 931
2004 169 1069
2005 219 1387
2006 258 1864
2007 280 2321
2008 287 2790
2009 294 3701
2010 368 4807
2011 402 6561
2012 417 7659
2013 471 8648
2014 545 10011
2015 619 10899
2016 787 12271
2017 825 14808
2018 976 19473
2019 1064 25669
2020 1260 32861
2021 1346 40627
2022 1328 39017
2023 1511 43595
2024 854 39132

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Journalism and Digital Media 2 45 253
Occupational Safety and Health 2 36 329
Broadcast Journalism 4 55 402
Archaeology 2 87 454
Linguistics 4 93 498
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 5 100 510
History 3 91 525
Law 2 89 594
Urban and Regional planning 8 116 610
Radio and Television broadcasting 5 104 628
Aesthetics 4 106 640
Political Science 3 97 721
Anthropology 3 94 739
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 111 757
Publishing 23 130 786
Communications and Public Relations 5 121 792
Philosophy 3 142 810
Library and Information science 14 152 959
Sociology 10 183 977
Classics and Ancient History 14 169 995
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 10 191 1002
Media Studies 7 120 1066
Education Majors 9 256 1123
Gender Studies 9 135 1184
Demography 26 311 1190
Art History 15 182 1401
Public Policy / Administration 6 255 1406

Mathematics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 4th for Mathematics in India and 451st in the World with 11,635 publications made and 214,628 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#4 of 468 In India
#96 of 2,718 In Asia
#451 of 6,418 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 48 230
1993 55 223
1994 50 245
1995 51 250
1996 51 319
1997 56 330
1998 72 358
1999 69 335
2000 66 396
2001 75 410
2002 163 817
2003 104 838
2004 111 972
2005 158 1307
2006 218 1625
2007 211 1912
2008 232 2322
2009 227 3054
2010 266 3697
2011 271 4507
2012 317 5149
2013 354 6301
2014 396 7463
2015 459 8020
2016 618 9262
2017 657 10775
2018 723 13642
2019 806 17240
2020 784 21312
2021 885 25720
2022 904 24333
2023 956 25972
2024 496 18259

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 2 52 165
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 85 302
Statistics 5 94 446
Applied Mathematics 12 121 462
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 110 568
Actuarial Science 5 167 833
Math Teachers 9 298 1166

Business rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 1st for Business in India and 317th in the World with 11,409 publications made and 226,774 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 462 In India
#57 of 2,646 In Asia
#317 of 6,339 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 38 134
1993 46 130
1994 42 141
1995 39 171
1996 35 130
1997 37 192
1998 55 196
1999 45 221
2000 47 238
2001 49 240
2002 133 639
2003 90 594
2004 112 733
2005 163 919
2006 236 1386
2007 187 1551
2008 214 2122
2009 238 2712
2010 287 3537
2011 285 4451
2012 318 5225
2013 339 6111
2014 441 7681
2015 412 8055
2016 708 9384
2017 601 10146
2018 799 13399
2019 815 15836
2020 913 19973
2021 928 24896
2022 865 24765
2023 876 27200
2024 440 21005

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ranked 5th for Economics in India and 590th in the World with 4,299 publications made and 103,272 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 462 In India
#105 of 2,553 In Asia
#590 of 6,167 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 16 79
1993 17 66
1994 15 80
1995 20 95
1996 22 96
1997 17 140
1998 14 111
1999 19 103
2000 18 159
2001 24 119
2002 46 200
2003 37 241
2004 46 279
2005 41 404
2006 52 490
2007 67 618
2008 78 858
2009 89 1101
2010 95 1364
2011 96 1943
2012 112 2207
2013 133 2696
2014 138 3044
2015 152 3236
2016 228 3784
2017 222 4440
2018 274 5751
2019 323 6932
2020 329 9027
2021 392 12047
2022 345 12251
2023 349 13553
2024 227 10664

The following table provides academic rankings for Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 1 24 96
Agricultural Economics 14 122 432
Finance 4 107 551
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 110 568
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 165 661
Development Studies 10 135 701
Actuarial Science 5 167 833
International Trade 11 198 1070
International Economics 14 218 1143

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Graphic Design 6 89 418
Fashion Design 3 91 518
Photography 6 84 534
Art & Design 4 101 612
Social Psychology 3 101 657
Literature 6 115 732
Performing arts 8 120 760
Optometry 22 212 771
Ophthalmology 15 271 858
Psychology 12 215 873
Pathology 17 286 900
Veterinary 79 312 901
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 22 301 916
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 16 190 932
Anatomy and Physiology 21 296 942
Public Health 23 234 996
Sonography and Ultrasound 28 390 1006
Medicine 20 308 1013
Child Psychology 7 205 1056
Dentistry 40 335 1060
Radiation Therapy 40 440 1111
Physical Therapy 13 330 1164
Sports Medicine 13 289 1175
Healthcare Management (MHA) 38 260 1180
Cardiology 28 401 1185
Surgery 26 399 1187
Nursing 20 258 1194
Orthodontics 45 380 1224
Psychiatry 37 448 1426
Critical Care Nursing 52 440 1430
Creative Writing 20 297 1463
Dermatology 103 587 1528
Audiology 29 491 1532
Health Science 22 439 1626
Family medicine 60 527 1721
Anesthesiology 65 634 1741
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 84 770 1878
Clinical Psychology 36 591 1999
Pediatrics 81 675 2032
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 61 666 2192