Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur: Rankings

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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 1st in India, 417th in the global 2026 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 61,863 academic publications and 1,305,586 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 57 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#417 of 14,131 In the World
#52 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 876 In India
#1 of 42 In West Bengal
#19 of 1,048 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#37 of 1,002 For Agricultural Engineering
#60 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#1088 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#380 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 200th in the World with 48,679 publications made and 1,081,249 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 492 In India
#63 of 2,841 In Asia
#200 of 6,795 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 293 1143
1994 297 1242
1995 266 1249
1996 303 1374
1997 305 1365
1998 274 1429
1999 379 1737
2000 339 1994
2001 398 2449
2002 564 3420
2003 511 3798
2004 635 4225
2005 821 5855
2006 1063 7487
2007 1059 9469
2008 1209 11909
2009 1310 14389
2010 1377 17718
2011 1319 22303
2012 1506 26590
2013 1558 30522
2014 1769 35255
2015 1987 38895
2016 2158 43419
2017 2327 48339
2018 2566 56935
2019 2677 66136
2020 2888 79269
2021 3007 94780
2022 3107 101781
2023 3103 107279
2024 2411 106298
2025 1291 94183

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 13 37
Mining Engineering 2 29 60
Geotechnical Engineering 1 26 79
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 18 81
Environmental Engineering 2 36 88
Biochemical Engineering 3 21 98
Renewable Energy Engineering 6 37 115
Chemical Engineering 1 64 115
Nuclear Engineering 4 46 120
Reliability and Quality Engineering 2 43 130
Computer Engineering 1 41 132
Automotive Engineering 6 50 138
Nanotechnology 2 69 142
Operations Research 1 46 147
Metallurgical Engineering 3 64 153
Materials Science 2 64 160
Electronic Engineering 3 59 163
Structural Engineering 4 61 172
Electrical Engineering 3 69 174
Industrial Engineering 1 53 184
Telecommunications 3 68 186
Transportation Engineering 3 53 193
Mechanical Engineering 3 59 194
Marine Engineering 2 65 198
Computer Networking 2 64 199
Civil Engineering 6 64 201
Aerospace Engineering 4 57 214
Automation and Control engineering 8 87 219
Acoustical Engineering 3 66 223
Systems Engineering 2 51 226
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 76 231
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 93 255
Remote Sensing 3 74 257
Biomedical Engineering 3 70 271
Optical Engineering 3 81 274
Construction Management 4 80 284
Petroleum Engineering 7 121 333
Architecture 2 70 334
Technical Drawing 8 109 352
Architectural Engineering 8 124 386
Product and Industrial Design 7 92 409
Robotics 10 165 487
Human-Computer Interaction 6 117 535
Biotechnology 11 162 567
Engineering Management 6 117 584
Aviation 15 174 701

Physics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 2nd for Physics in India and 249th in the World with 43,399 publications made and 960,304 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 489 In India
#70 of 2,822 In Asia
#249 of 6,729 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 284 1116
1994 284 1236
1995 252 1229
1996 284 1386
1997 285 1350
1998 266 1404
1999 370 1721
2000 317 2013
2001 381 2428
2002 525 3322
2003 490 3707
2004 596 4176
2005 776 5748
2006 962 7290
2007 973 9201
2008 1089 11437
2009 1174 13575
2010 1235 16650
2011 1201 20863
2012 1324 24822
2013 1420 28463
2014 1562 32212
2015 1738 35569
2016 1891 39521
2017 2041 43743
2018 2244 50904
2019 2327 58899
2020 2451 69592
2021 2523 81516
2022 2596 87171
2023 2710 91965
2024 2054 90150
2025 1120 79362

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 69 142
Materials Science 2 64 160
Acoustical Engineering 3 66 223
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 76 231
Quantum and Particle physics 2 72 243
Optical Engineering 3 81 274
Condensed Matter Physics 8 89 292
Nuclear Physics 6 84 379
Theoretical Physics 7 75 412
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 84 431
Astrobiology 7 105 511
Atomic and Molecular physics 14 115 515
Biophysics 6 133 575
Medical Physics 17 241 830

Chemistry rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 2nd for Chemistry in India and 340th in the World with 38,320 publications made and 911,911 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 485 In India
#86 of 2,785 In Asia
#340 of 6,561 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 247 1005
1994 263 1144
1995 230 1149
1996 248 1216
1997 264 1201
1998 259 1318
1999 346 1603
2000 313 1877
2001 370 2256
2002 442 2794
2003 458 3371
2004 539 3822
2005 661 5347
2006 857 6672
2007 888 8772
2008 961 10815
2009 1081 12884
2010 1115 15945
2011 1041 20065
2012 1193 23811
2013 1262 27351
2014 1359 31107
2015 1495 33992
2016 1611 37797
2017 1690 41621
2018 1917 47875
2019 2030 55509
2020 2152 65871
2021 2231 78374
2022 2286 84749
2023 2346 88653
2024 1878 91530
2025 1090 83141

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 18 81
Radiochemistry 7 63 90
Biochemical Engineering 3 21 98
Chemical Engineering 1 64 115
Nanotechnology 2 69 142
Physical chemistry 2 68 154
Materials Science 2 64 160
Inorganic Chemistry 5 81 208
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 40 221
Environmental Chemistry 3 75 234
Organic Chemistry 2 72 253
Nutrition and Food Science 6 84 266
Computational Chemistry 3 57 269
Pharmacy 13 97 342
Biochemistry 5 166 570

Biology rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 6th for Biology in India and 504th in the World with 30,658 publications made and 771,503 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 490 In India
#129 of 2,838 In Asia
#504 of 6,841 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 138 610
1994 158 684
1995 148 703
1996 155 702
1997 170 727
1998 145 796
1999 207 980
2000 201 1136
2001 206 1360
2002 274 1804
2003 308 2239
2004 381 2673
2005 509 3817
2006 589 4786
2007 625 6533
2008 682 7885
2009 809 9786
2010 905 12362
2011 864 15746
2012 999 18680
2013 1025 21825
2014 1132 25120
2015 1298 28007
2016 1367 31128
2017 1469 34952
2018 1628 40557
2019 1706 47458
2020 1912 57280
2021 1984 69940
2022 2277 76942
2023 2229 80377
2024 1648 77107
2025 953 68712

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 69 142
Nutrition and Food Science 6 84 266
Agricultural Science 8 72 276
Paleontology 1 67 357
Horticulture 13 132 422
Forestry 14 106 511
Astrobiology 7 105 511
Botany 9 129 536
Biotechnology 11 162 567
Biochemistry 5 166 570
Biophysics 6 133 575
Evolutionary Biology 8 125 628
Toxicology 41 230 748
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 196 766
Genetics 11 249 791
Microbiology 25 248 806
Molecular Biology 12 314 921
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 33 297 944
Pharmacology 41 365 948
Oncology and Cancer research 29 366 964
Neuroscience 13 268 982
Zoology 25 320 1162
Virology 35 391 1182
Animal Science 44 403 1243
Immunology 41 467 1266

Environmental Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in India and 337th in the World with 29,890 publications made and 707,094 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 494 In India
#71 of 2,841 In Asia
#337 of 6,888 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 126 594
1994 154 712
1995 144 690
1996 158 762
1997 180 738
1998 161 796
1999 232 982
2000 196 1124
2001 213 1420
2002 308 1824
2003 275 2015
2004 354 2384
2005 440 3292
2006 571 4342
2007 540 5411
2008 614 6590
2009 712 8332
2010 791 10391
2011 745 13278
2012 849 15648
2013 839 17870
2014 1050 20564
2015 1171 22959
2016 1341 25646
2017 1434 29174
2018 1629 34907
2019 1722 41683
2020 1936 52397
2021 2083 64970
2022 2287 72884
2023 2182 76501
2024 1608 73253
2025 796 63696

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 4th for Computer Science in India and 356th in the World with 26,600 publications made and 507,479 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 490 In India
#76 of 2,842 In Asia
#356 of 6,855 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 119 433
1994 94 456
1995 120 444
1996 122 523
1997 119 541
1998 113 541
1999 145 615
2000 122 732
2001 117 783
2002 346 1692
2003 208 1603
2004 315 1787
2005 426 2384
2006 573 3064
2007 500 3944
2008 666 4962
2009 672 6040
2010 780 7394
2011 794 9240
2012 945 11449
2013 889 12945
2014 1022 15465
2015 1198 17281
2016 1318 19154
2017 1331 21501
2018 1432 26297
2019 1520 31061
2020 1634 37998
2021 1771 46551
2022 1870 49329
2023 1853 53708
2024 1341 46292
2025 733 38453

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 41 132
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 46 147
Computational Linguistics 2 41 175
Telecommunications 3 68 186
Computer Networking 2 64 199
Computer Vision 2 73 239
Cyber Security 4 62 239
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 71 256
Machine Learning 4 74 256
Database Administration 4 70 285
Computer Graphics 5 86 338
Cognitive Science 4 78 381
Library and Information science 2 37 418
Software Engineering 4 67 423
Data Science 7 68 470
Robotics 10 165 487
Animation 8 145 509
UX/UI Desgin 6 109 524
Human-Computer Interaction 6 117 535
Multimedia 4 129 592
Management Information Systems 3 118 664
Web Design and Development 31 203 691
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 33 297 944
Neuroscience 13 268 982

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 671st in the World with 18,233 publications made and 366,310 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 493 In India
#107 of 2,867 In Asia
#671 of 7,088 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
1993 70 272
1994 63 329
1995 68 333
1996 71 380
1997 74 350
1998 65 319
1999 80 382
2000 64 432
2001 82 543
2002 155 929
2003 121 952
2004 184 1085
2005 233 1442
2006 317 1829
2007 278 2478
2008 368 2916
2009 391 3771
2010 452 4494
2011 454 5824
2012 564 7407
2013 569 7980
2014 659 9829
2015 763 10952
2016 936 12118
2017 905 13750
2018 979 17874
2019 1134 21553
2020 1302 27935
2021 1442 36786
2022 1483 40424
2023 1453 44565
2024 968 40242
2025 535 34276

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 25 199
Journalism and Digital Media 1 42 244
Library and Information science 2 37 418
Archaeology 1 78 419
Urban and Regional planning 2 71 442
Linguistics 2 83 445
Occupational Safety and Health 4 62 448
History 2 81 487
Publishing 5 64 535
Aesthetics 3 99 599
Law 3 102 620
Broadcast Journalism 14 109 626
Philosophy 2 125 749
Political Science 4 111 754
Military science 5 83 760
International Law 6 111 760
Law Enforcement 2 96 767
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 129 800
Forensic Science 77 220 805
Anthropology 7 127 839
Communications and Public Relations 7 135 842
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 148 853
Classics and Ancient History 11 147 900
Demography 18 199 911
Sociology 9 178 952
Education Majors 6 227 1041
Media Studies 7 121 1060
Gender Studies 22 177 1326
Art History 17 197 1433

Mathematics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 2nd for Mathematics in India and 372nd in the World with 13,604 publications made and 266,683 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 469 In India
#76 of 2,725 In Asia
#372 of 6,434 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 53 154
1994 49 202
1995 69 205
1996 56 233
1997 65 232
1998 44 209
1999 82 289
2000 69 309
2001 76 365
2002 155 792
2003 108 702
2004 133 766
2005 205 1130
2006 258 1495
2007 285 1824
2008 339 2295
2009 361 3140
2010 396 3676
2011 411 4636
2012 455 5465
2013 437 6341
2014 531 7518
2015 615 8468
2016 672 9498
2017 721 10814
2018 739 13228
2019 825 15871
2020 894 19361
2021 896 24264
2022 1198 27295
2023 1050 28276
2024 518 19016
2025 262 13750

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 2 46 147
Operations Research 1 46 147
Applied Mathematics 6 85 320
Statistics 3 80 378
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 73 424
Actuarial Science 9 212 976
Math Teachers 10 315 1196

Business rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 3rd for Business in India and 418th in the World with 9,377 publications made and 185,193 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 463 In India
#80 of 2,654 In Asia
#418 of 6,366 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 39 132
1994 37 136
1995 49 130
1996 46 153
1997 47 162
1998 38 157
1999 54 229
2000 45 261
2001 39 265
2002 115 605
2003 64 556
2004 77 593
2005 134 747
2006 173 1060
2007 155 1201
2008 215 1656
2009 222 2060
2010 278 2462
2011 272 3207
2012 297 3616
2013 284 4061
2014 329 5031
2015 398 5799
2016 484 6549
2017 506 7264
2018 552 9396
2019 620 11012
2020 654 13998
2021 711 18188
2022 717 19523
2023 660 22031
2024 425 17666
2025 223 13981

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

Economics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 4th for Economics in India and 559th in the World with 4,854 publications made and 104,068 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 463 In India
#98 of 2,559 In Asia
#559 of 6,188 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 16 45
1994 11 59
1995 12 48
1996 14 49
1997 20 61
1998 9 56
1999 21 85
2000 17 112
2001 12 103
2002 28 148
2003 22 198
2004 32 180
2005 44 254
2006 50 372
2007 57 491
2008 81 579
2009 84 754
2010 130 946
2011 96 1254
2012 115 1521
2013 153 1801
2014 194 2311
2015 208 2640
2016 273 3306
2017 270 3684
2018 301 4767
2019 319 5755
2020 395 7766
2021 410 10762
2022 496 12737
2023 432 13926
2024 264 11335
2025 120 8665

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 57 221
Agricultural Economics 7 70 290
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 73 424
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 122 507
Finance 2 102 518
Development Studies 6 102 589
International Economics 7 114 840
Actuarial Science 9 212 976
International Trade 9 195 1062

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Graphic Design 3 70 366
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 119 500
Fashion Design 5 94 518
Social Psychology 1 82 576
Art & Design 4 103 609
Literature 5 109 684
Dentistry 16 202 721
Ophthalmology 12 248 786
Healthcare Management (MHA) 18 139 792
Veterinary 63 272 794
Orthodontics 18 224 795
Pathology 12 251 796
Psychology 10 190 804
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 20 275 837
Singing and Vocal Performance 7 215 880
Cinematography 17 118 881
Public Health 18 189 881
Anatomy and Physiology 15 277 895
Performing arts 11 158 895
Medicine 14 270 897
Cardiology 17 302 921
Music 9 211 929
Sonography and Ultrasound 26 366 964
Creative Writing 6 146 969
Radiation Therapy 30 382 982
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 21 280 1117
Child Psychology 11 237 1139
Audiology 17 324 1178
Nursing 20 262 1182
Urology 41 456 1221
Surgery 31 426 1230
Physical Therapy 18 364 1242
Psychiatry 30 386 1261
Sports Medicine 16 333 1270
Dermatology 84 504 1332
Critical Care Nursing 59 474 1505
Clinical Psychology 17 438 1589
Anesthesiology 61 623 1686
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 33 516 1707
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 74 712 1756
Family medicine 82 688 2142
Health Science 53 696 2280