Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur: Rankings

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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 1st in India, 453rd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 174 research topics. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 60,276 academic publications and 1,208,302 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 52 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#453 of 14,131 In the World
#66 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 876 In India
#1 of 42 In West Bengal
#19 of 1,016 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#35 of 1,024 For Agricultural Engineering
#62 of 1,000 For Mining Engineering
#1079 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#444 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 171 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 2nd for Engineering in India and 203rd in the World with 47,560 publications made and 1,001,889 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 492 In India
#64 of 2,835 In Asia
#203 of 6,782 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 283 1079
1993 293 1143
1994 297 1242
1995 266 1249
1996 303 1373
1997 305 1366
1998 274 1428
1999 379 1734
2000 338 1992
2001 398 2449
2002 564 3418
2003 511 3797
2004 635 4225
2005 820 5851
2006 1063 7485
2007 1060 9466
2008 1209 11909
2009 1309 14392
2010 1378 17723
2011 1321 22305
2012 1506 26589
2013 1556 30539
2014 1766 35254
2015 1987 38892
2016 2157 43404
2017 2329 48326
2018 2565 56920
2019 2679 66119
2020 2889 79281
2021 3005 94886
2022 3111 101854
2023 3106 107240
2024 2282 105407

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

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 3 11 35
Mining Engineering 3 30 62
Geotechnical Engineering 1 24 78
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 16 81
Environmental Engineering 2 35 89
Biochemical Engineering 3 20 100
Chemical Engineering 1 62 113
Renewable Energy Engineering 6 36 114
Nuclear Engineering 3 42 115
Reliability and Quality Engineering 2 42 133
Computer Engineering 1 42 135
Automotive Engineering 6 49 136
Nanotechnology 2 68 142
Metallurgical Engineering 2 61 150
Operations Research 1 47 151
Materials Science 2 61 158
Electronic Engineering 3 59 164
Structural Engineering 4 60 172
Electrical Engineering 3 68 177
Telecommunications 3 66 185
Industrial Engineering 1 52 185
Transportation Engineering 3 50 189
Marine Engineering 2 61 192
Mechanical Engineering 3 59 196
Civil Engineering 6 63 198
Computer Networking 2 63 199
Aerospace Engineering 4 57 219
Automation and Control engineering 8 87 220
Systems Engineering 2 48 221
Acoustical Engineering 3 67 225
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 78 237
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 84 242
Remote Sensing 3 72 261
Biomedical Engineering 3 69 271
Optical Engineering 3 81 278
Construction Management 4 79 289
Petroleum Engineering 7 121 345
Technical Drawing 8 106 347
Architecture 2 71 350
Architectural Engineering 8 121 378
Product and Industrial Design 7 90 409
Robotics 10 163 492
Human-Computer Interaction 6 116 552
Biotechnology 9 161 570
Engineering Management 6 113 581
Aviation 15 171 705

Physics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 2nd for Physics in India and 250th in the World with 42,459 publications made and 893,643 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 487 In India
#68 of 2,817 In Asia
#250 of 6,713 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 273 1097
1993 284 1116
1994 284 1235
1995 252 1227
1996 284 1385
1997 285 1350
1998 266 1404
1999 370 1717
2000 316 2011
2001 381 2428
2002 525 3319
2003 490 3706
2004 596 4176
2005 776 5748
2006 961 7288
2007 973 9200
2008 1089 11443
2009 1174 13575
2010 1236 16654
2011 1204 20864
2012 1324 24824
2013 1421 28468
2014 1561 32216
2015 1736 35545
2016 1893 39543
2017 2042 43755
2018 2243 50912
2019 2332 58900
2020 2457 69675
2021 2529 81657
2022 2593 87249
2023 2713 92004
2024 1957 89350

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

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 68 142
Materials Science 2 61 158
Acoustical Engineering 3 67 225
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 78 237
Quantum and Particle physics 2 69 241
Optical Engineering 3 81 278
Condensed Matter Physics 8 89 297
Nuclear Physics 6 83 380
Theoretical Physics 7 75 413
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 80 432
Astrobiology 7 103 506
Atomic and Molecular physics 14 114 518
Biophysics 6 137 584

Chemistry rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 2nd for Chemistry in India and 342nd in the World with 37,444 publications made and 845,094 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 485 In India
#86 of 2,781 In Asia
#342 of 6,545 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 254 1001
1993 247 1005
1994 263 1143
1995 230 1147
1996 248 1216
1997 264 1201
1998 259 1318
1999 346 1599
2000 312 1875
2001 370 2254
2002 442 2792
2003 458 3370
2004 539 3823
2005 662 5348
2006 857 6670
2007 888 8771
2008 961 10817
2009 1081 12886
2010 1115 15948
2011 1042 20069
2012 1192 23809
2013 1263 27367
2014 1358 31103
2015 1495 33991
2016 1611 37801
2017 1690 41627
2018 1915 47884
2019 2034 55526
2020 2152 65927
2021 2236 78495
2022 2288 84806
2023 2342 88626
2024 1830 90939

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

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 16 81
Radiochemistry 7 60 89
Biochemical Engineering 3 20 100
Chemical Engineering 1 62 113
Nanotechnology 2 68 142
Physical chemistry 2 67 156
Materials Science 2 61 158
Inorganic Chemistry 5 76 206
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 40 223
Environmental Chemistry 3 76 239
Organic Chemistry 2 73 258
Nutrition and Food Science 5 83 269
Computational Chemistry 3 56 271
Pharmacy 13 98 349
Biochemistry 5 166 577

Biology rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 6th for Biology in India and 508th in the World with 29,899 publications made and 711,620 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 490 In India
#130 of 2,834 In Asia
#508 of 6,833 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 132 536
1993 138 611
1994 157 680
1995 148 702
1996 155 702
1997 170 728
1998 145 796
1999 207 977
2000 200 1135
2001 205 1359
2002 274 1802
2003 308 2238
2004 381 2670
2005 509 3815
2006 589 4786
2007 625 6533
2008 683 7890
2009 809 9785
2010 908 12364
2011 864 15754
2012 998 18685
2013 1025 21823
2014 1128 25134
2015 1298 27997
2016 1368 31153
2017 1470 34984
2018 1631 40587
2019 1710 47472
2020 1913 57344
2021 1981 70007
2022 2280 77052
2023 2232 80377
2024 1602 76470

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

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 68 142
Nutrition and Food Science 5 83 269
Agricultural Science 8 71 283
Paleontology 1 68 365
Horticulture 13 129 422
Forestry 12 101 506
Astrobiology 7 103 506
Botany 9 128 538
Biotechnology 9 161 570
Biochemistry 5 166 577
Biophysics 6 137 584
Evolutionary Biology 8 120 623
Toxicology 41 230 764
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 12 196 769
Genetics 10 244 793
Microbiology 25 250 816
Molecular Biology 12 312 924
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 33 293 946
Pharmacology 41 361 948
Oncology and Cancer research 27 365 970
Neuroscience 13 263 979
Zoology 25 316 1163
Virology 36 394 1187
Animal Science 45 405 1255
Immunology 41 460 1262

Environmental Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in India and 338th in the World with 29,222 publications made and 650,415 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 494 In India
#69 of 2,838 In Asia
#338 of 6,876 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 150 567
1993 126 594
1994 154 711
1995 144 690
1996 158 761
1997 180 740
1998 161 795
1999 232 978
2000 195 1123
2001 213 1416
2002 308 1822
2003 275 2015
2004 354 2384
2005 441 3291
2006 572 4342
2007 540 5411
2008 614 6585
2009 712 8329
2010 793 10392
2011 746 13275
2012 848 15649
2013 839 17877
2014 1048 20576
2015 1170 22930
2016 1341 25657
2017 1432 29201
2018 1628 34930
2019 1723 41685
2020 1933 52438
2021 2087 65087
2022 2288 72973
2023 2185 76553
2024 1545 72668

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

Computer Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 3rd for Computer Science in India and 357th in the World with 25,915 publications made and 471,810 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 490 In India
#74 of 2,840 In Asia
#357 of 6,845 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 107 361
1993 119 433
1994 94 456
1995 120 442
1996 122 523
1997 119 541
1998 113 540
1999 145 615
2000 122 732
2001 117 785
2002 346 1691
2003 208 1603
2004 315 1786
2005 426 2383
2006 573 3065
2007 500 3944
2008 666 4964
2009 672 6043
2010 780 7380
2011 793 9248
2012 944 11441
2013 887 12946
2014 1022 15477
2015 1196 17263
2016 1314 19116
2017 1335 21498
2018 1432 26313
2019 1517 31053
2020 1641 38053
2021 1776 46655
2022 1869 49362
2023 1855 53703
2024 1208 45551

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

Computer Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 1 42 135
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 44 146
Computational Linguistics 1 36 170
Telecommunications 3 66 185
Computer Networking 2 63 199
Cyber Security 4 62 237
Computer Vision 2 72 241
Machine Learning 5 72 254
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 70 257
Database Administration 4 69 286
Computer Graphics 5 85 337
Cognitive Science 4 77 381
Library and Information science 2 37 415
Software Engineering 4 66 425
Data Science 7 67 474
Robotics 10 163 492
Animation 8 141 504
UX/UI Desgin 6 109 532
Human-Computer Interaction 6 116 552
Multimedia 4 134 621
Web Design and Development 31 204 698
Management Information Systems 5 128 705
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 33 293 946
Neuroscience 13 263 979

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 667th in the World with 17,782 publications made and 335,173 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 492 In India
#106 of 2,864 In Asia
#667 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 72 283
1993 70 272
1994 63 329
1995 67 331
1996 71 380
1997 74 351
1998 65 319
1999 80 383
2000 64 432
2001 82 542
2002 155 930
2003 121 952
2004 184 1083
2005 233 1441
2006 317 1828
2007 278 2477
2008 367 2911
2009 390 3768
2010 452 4479
2011 453 5825
2012 563 7407
2013 568 7972
2014 659 9831
2015 762 10950
2016 934 12112
2017 907 13751
2018 976 17899
2019 1139 21545
2020 1302 27958
2021 1436 36807
2022 1489 40463
2023 1460 44618
2024 919 39731

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 1 25 202
Journalism and Digital Media 1 41 241
Library and Information science 2 37 415
Archaeology 1 80 428
Linguistics 2 79 441
Urban and Regional planning 3 72 459
Occupational Safety and Health 4 65 462
History 2 81 491
Publishing 5 60 521
Aesthetics 3 97 594
Broadcast Journalism 12 98 599
Law 3 98 627
Military science 5 82 744
Philosophy 2 127 754
Political Science 4 112 756
International Law 6 116 766
Law Enforcement 2 99 768
Forensic Science 75 216 791
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 123 793
Anthropology 6 122 836
Communications and Public Relations 7 138 845
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 6 146 857
Classics and Ancient History 11 146 904
Demography 18 199 911
Sociology 8 170 950
Media Studies 6 117 1052
Education Majors 6 244 1096
Gender Studies 19 176 1339
Art History 18 196 1453

Mathematics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 2nd for Mathematics in India and 375th in the World with 13,387 publications made and 248,362 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 468 In India
#75 of 2,718 In Asia
#375 of 6,418 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 55 154
1993 53 155
1994 49 202
1995 68 204
1996 56 234
1997 65 233
1998 44 208
1999 82 290
2000 69 309
2001 76 365
2002 155 791
2003 108 702
2004 133 765
2005 205 1130
2006 258 1497
2007 285 1823
2008 339 2294
2009 361 3139
2010 395 3679
2011 410 4636
2012 454 5467
2013 436 6336
2014 533 7526
2015 617 8478
2016 672 9487
2017 723 10830
2018 742 13246
2019 824 15909
2020 896 19415
2021 898 24378
2022 1206 27500
2023 1053 28333
2024 482 18635

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

Mathematics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 44 146
Operations Research 1 47 151
Applied Mathematics 6 83 321
Statistics 3 75 374
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 73 422
Actuarial Science 8 222 1003
Math Teachers 10 310 1208

Business rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 3rd for Business in India and 420th in the World with 9,169 publications made and 171,205 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 462 In India
#79 of 2,646 In Asia
#420 of 6,339 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 35 107
1993 39 127
1994 36 133
1995 48 128
1996 46 153
1997 47 163
1998 38 156
1999 54 229
2000 45 261
2001 39 265
2002 115 605
2003 64 556
2004 77 592
2005 134 748
2006 173 1061
2007 155 1201
2008 215 1658
2009 222 2059
2010 280 2467
2011 271 3213
2012 296 3618
2013 284 4075
2014 330 5035
2015 399 5793
2016 485 6556
2017 505 7281
2018 552 9432
2019 620 11020
2020 659 14054
2021 708 18219
2022 720 19562
2023 660 22057
2024 381 17371

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

Business subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 2 25 61
Operations Research 1 47 151
Construction Management 4 79 289
Management 5 78 328
Marketing 3 74 405
Risk Management 3 75 414
Occupational Safety and Health 4 65 462
Project Management 5 74 504
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 122 518
Finance 2 101 522
Engineering Management 6 113 581
Accounting 3 120 609
Advertising 5 115 660
Management Information Systems 5 128 705
Entrepreneurship 9 107 705
Entertainment Industry Business 14 144 790
Hospitality and Hotel Management 11 260 811
Human Resource Management 6 176 821
International Business 8 164 957
Actuarial Science 8 222 1003
International Trade 10 191 1056

Economics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 4th for Economics in India and 556th in the World with 4,756 publications made and 94,877 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 462 In India
#94 of 2,553 In Asia
#556 of 6,167 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 16 50
1993 16 40
1994 10 56
1995 11 47
1996 14 49
1997 20 62
1998 9 56
1999 21 85
2000 17 112
2001 12 103
2002 28 149
2003 22 198
2004 32 180
2005 44 254
2006 50 372
2007 57 490
2008 81 579
2009 84 754
2010 129 948
2011 96 1252
2012 114 1522
2013 153 1808
2014 194 2304
2015 209 2634
2016 273 3316
2017 269 3694
2018 299 4776
2019 320 5753
2020 396 7811
2021 411 10776
2022 495 12771
2023 433 13956
2024 254 11168

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

Economics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 4 57 225
Agricultural Economics 7 74 304
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 73 422
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 122 518
Finance 2 101 522
Development Studies 6 103 600
International Economics 7 112 847
Actuarial Science 8 222 1003
International Trade 10 191 1056

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Graphic Design 4 75 376
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 129 520
Fashion Design 4 92 525
Social Psychology 2 81 581
Art & Design 5 103 617
Literature 4 106 691
Dentistry 16 193 703
Orthodontics 18 216 778
Healthcare Management (MHA) 17 133 779
Ophthalmology 11 243 779
Veterinary 60 267 790
Pathology 12 248 791
Psychology 9 188 802
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 20 274 837
Public Health 18 185 883
Performing arts 11 156 890
Anatomy and Physiology 14 274 891
Medicine 13 268 897
Singing and Vocal Performance 8 212 902
Cardiology 16 291 906
Music 8 201 907
Cinematography 17 124 919
Creative Writing 4 136 952
Sonography and Ultrasound 24 364 962
Radiation Therapy 29 377 979
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 21 275 1127
Child Psychology 10 236 1159
Nursing 19 253 1171
Audiology 16 318 1173
Urology 37 443 1213
Surgery 34 423 1236
Physical Therapy 18 357 1243
Psychiatry 29 378 1254
Sports Medicine 16 321 1255
Dermatology 82 498 1340
Critical Care Nursing 59 460 1495
Clinical Psychology 17 429 1576
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 32 511 1711
Anesthesiology 64 629 1716
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 74 707 1747
Family medicine 83 693 2152
Health Science 51 685 2272