Indian Institute of Technology Madras: Rankings

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Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranked 6th in India, 545th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 156 research topics. Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 57,908 academic publications and 999,924 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 33 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#545 of 14,131 In the World
#92 of 5,830 In Asia
#6 of 876 In India
#1 of 53 In Tamil Nadu
#1 of 25 In Chennai
#31 of 1,065 For Marine Engineering
#78 of 2,369 For Automotive Engineering
#87 of 1,096 For Nuclear Engineering
#1084 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#673 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 153 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranked 4th for Engineering in India and 249th in the World with 46,993 publications made and 848,981 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 492 In India
#76 of 2,835 In Asia
#249 of 6,782 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 295 1216
1993 360 1301
1994 337 1307
1995 352 1337
1996 371 1616
1997 351 1580
1998 333 1716
1999 327 1971
2000 321 2176
2001 287 2457
2002 483 3817
2003 471 3817
2004 516 4257
2005 737 5392
2006 854 6656
2007 913 7681
2008 997 9362
2009 1071 11413
2010 1160 13956
2011 1280 18008
2012 1382 20511
2013 1415 23771
2014 1727 28114
2015 1770 30263
2016 2053 34183
2017 2326 38044
2018 2681 48736
2019 2887 58098
2020 3071 70240
2021 2998 83409
2022 3140 85846
2023 3191 91212
2024 2400 90000

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

Engineering subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Marine Engineering 1 15 31
Automotive Engineering 4 35 78
Nuclear Engineering 2 33 87
Structural Engineering 1 34 103
Technical Drawing 1 44 140
Geotechnical Engineering 5 52 142
Petroleum Engineering 2 55 143
Aerospace Engineering 2 36 146
Mechanical Engineering 1 41 149
Metallurgical Engineering 3 62 152
Chemical Engineering 3 82 171
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 61 183
Materials Science 3 67 183
Automation and Control engineering 4 74 184
Nanotechnology 3 82 189
Electronic Engineering 4 68 189
Civil Engineering 5 62 194
Electrical Engineering 5 77 201
Renewable Energy Engineering 10 71 205
Transportation Engineering 5 55 207
Computer Networking 3 66 208
Acoustical Engineering 2 63 215
Telecommunications 4 75 222
Computer Engineering 6 71 225
Construction Management 3 63 227
Industrial Engineering 4 60 235
Reliability and Quality Engineering 8 79 258
Environmental Engineering 9 95 261
Architectural Engineering 2 78 270
Optical Engineering 4 82 286
Aviation 3 60 297
Biomedical Engineering 5 91 334
Robotics 5 119 348
Biochemical Engineering 12 86 362
Systems Engineering 7 79 367
Operations Research 10 110 368
Mining Engineering 19 180 510
Agricultural Engineering 67 227 537
Engineering Management 4 108 568
Firefighting and Fire Science 15 220 572
Product and Industrial Design 13 154 584
Remote Sensing 11 153 589
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 18 173 594
Architecture 16 156 701
Human-Computer Interaction 10 208 838
Biotechnology 36 304 874

Physics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranked 4th for Physics in India and 279th in the World with 44,210 publications made and 813,370 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 487 In India
#78 of 2,817 In Asia
#279 of 6,713 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 280 1255
1993 334 1266
1994 322 1255
1995 335 1305
1996 335 1499
1997 307 1458
1998 304 1550
1999 298 1797
2000 288 2023
2001 281 2318
2002 431 3236
2003 423 3504
2004 484 3863
2005 638 4903
2006 784 6054
2007 838 6974
2008 947 8483
2009 1015 10326
2010 1087 12862
2011 1195 16598
2012 1299 19031
2013 1311 22184
2014 1628 26524
2015 1629 28663
2016 1917 32571
2017 2228 36958
2018 2544 48540
2019 2746 58084
2020 2836 69280
2021 2851 82298
2022 2946 82615
2023 3051 88571
2024 2230 86821

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

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 61 183
Materials Science 3 67 183
Nanotechnology 3 82 189
Acoustical Engineering 2 63 215
Quantum and Particle physics 4 76 268
Optical Engineering 4 82 286
Condensed Matter Physics 9 90 308
Astrobiology 3 61 334
Nuclear Physics 11 108 459
Atomic and Molecular physics 11 93 461
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 92 466
Theoretical Physics 14 114 540
Biophysics 12 187 708

Chemistry rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranked 4th for Chemistry in India and 383rd in the World with 38,349 publications made and 714,546 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 485 In India
#95 of 2,781 In Asia
#383 of 6,545 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 257 1149
1993 306 1144
1994 307 1161
1995 318 1223
1996 307 1402
1997 283 1308
1998 285 1391
1999 279 1665
2000 287 1851
2001 258 2089
2002 325 2770
2003 353 3139
2004 382 3435
2005 545 4403
2006 678 5395
2007 717 6280
2008 833 7639
2009 889 9407
2010 954 11622
2011 1040 15101
2012 1136 17450
2013 1137 20345
2014 1379 24392
2015 1436 26183
2016 1664 29808
2017 1936 33173
2018 2177 41230
2019 2350 48641
2020 2444 59278
2021 2392 69917
2022 2559 73856
2023 2625 78232
2024 1954 79294

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

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Chemical Engineering 3 82 171
Materials Science 3 67 183
Physical chemistry 3 76 185
Nanotechnology 3 82 189
Inorganic Chemistry 3 73 192
Radiochemistry 19 134 243
Environmental Chemistry 4 78 246
Pharmacy 10 76 275
Organic Chemistry 4 89 308
Biochemical Engineering 12 86 362
Computational Chemistry 7 85 371
Petrology and Geochemistry 9 108 469
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 18 173 594
Biochemistry 11 204 666
Nutrition and Food Science 35 310 825

Environmental Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranked 8th for Environmental Science in India and 448th in the World with 26,005 publications made and 488,664 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#8 of 494 In India
#95 of 2,838 In Asia
#448 of 6,876 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 151 580
1993 158 615
1994 182 650
1995 191 689
1996 208 735
1997 195 733
1998 150 815
1999 179 958
2000 167 1047
2001 142 1192
2002 225 1654
2003 214 1689
2004 262 1993
2005 375 2490
2006 425 3332
2007 478 3972
2008 557 4928
2009 611 6369
2010 612 7623
2011 717 10223
2012 758 11459
2013 801 13577
2014 952 16304
2015 996 17194
2016 1129 19735
2017 1324 22616
2018 1549 28040
2019 1633 33748
2020 1770 41766
2021 1787 50300
2022 1883 52490
2023 1909 56299
2024 1326 50992

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

Environmental Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 2 38 139
Geotechnical Engineering 5 52 142
Environmental Management 7 73 239
Environmental Chemistry 4 78 246
Environmental Engineering 9 95 261
Oceanography 4 75 310
Geography and Cartography 4 71 361
Earth science and Geophysics 5 90 367
Geology 7 97 443
Petrology and Geochemistry 9 108 469
Hydrology and Water resources management 32 175 502
Mining Engineering 19 180 510
Ecology 12 138 595
Paleontology 10 143 612
Agricultural Science 29 227 702
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 63 498 1492
Forestry 102 509 1581

Biology rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranked 10th for Biology in India and 647th in the World with 24,944 publications made and 503,857 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 490 In India
#179 of 2,834 In Asia
#647 of 6,833 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 113 500
1993 130 549
1994 153 601
1995 162 657
1996 180 807
1997 166 722
1998 142 778
1999 162 959
2000 167 1070
2001 144 1242
2002 185 1633
2003 210 1917
2004 248 2190
2005 332 2643
2006 381 3387
2007 449 4118
2008 523 5181
2009 576 6435
2010 621 8190
2011 730 10982
2012 750 12586
2013 794 15131
2014 953 17948
2015 1013 19201
2016 1138 21986
2017 1286 23909
2018 1474 29415
2019 1539 34706
2020 1726 43274
2021 1768 51870
2022 1855 53920
2023 1860 57467
2024 1350 54507

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

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 3 82 189
Astrobiology 3 61 334
Paleontology 10 143 612
Evolutionary Biology 6 116 613
Biochemistry 11 204 666
Agricultural Science 29 227 702
Biophysics 12 187 708
Nutrition and Food Science 35 310 825
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 24 246 842
Biotechnology 36 304 874
Botany 31 273 882
Genetics 21 306 934
Toxicology 69 342 995
Microbiology 53 352 1037
Neuroscience 16 299 1079
Pharmacology 57 432 1082
Oncology and Cancer research 38 429 1099
Horticulture 83 420 1102
Molecular Biology 35 531 1383
Zoology 50 441 1459
Immunology 56 564 1476
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 63 498 1492
Forestry 102 509 1581
Virology 73 581 1607

Computer Science rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranked 7th for Computer Science in India and 457th in the World with 23,375 publications made and 374,084 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 490 In India
#98 of 2,840 In Asia
#457 of 6,845 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 95 406
1993 133 470
1994 138 445
1995 143 500
1996 143 651
1997 157 716
1998 126 738
1999 149 767
2000 142 906
2001 119 958
2002 299 2161
2003 257 1796
2004 281 2073
2005 401 2530
2006 463 3314
2007 474 3798
2008 519 4509
2009 559 5558
2010 600 6380
2011 666 7886
2012 716 9261
2013 806 10341
2014 936 12123
2015 910 12702
2016 1022 13478
2017 1096 15036
2018 1337 20523
2019 1477 25105
2020 1614 31068
2021 1595 38212
2022 1683 37354
2023 1634 40440
2024 1156 35037

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

Computer Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Networking 3 66 208
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 64 210
Telecommunications 4 75 222
Computer Engineering 6 71 225
Animation 1 69 229
Computational Linguistics 4 54 245
Computer Vision 3 79 285
Computer Graphics 4 81 320
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 7 91 341
Robotics 5 119 348
Cyber Security 8 102 394
Machine Learning 12 112 400
Cognitive Science 10 118 523
Software Engineering 8 112 598
Web Design and Development 23 175 635
Database Administration 25 204 712
UX/UI Desgin 20 187 756
Management Information Systems 7 152 784
Human-Computer Interaction 10 208 838
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 24 246 842
Multimedia 10 203 865
Game Design and Development 8 223 866
Library and Information science 10 139 885
Data Science 49 217 950
Information Technology 19 310 966
Neuroscience 16 299 1079

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranked 11th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 892nd in the World with 14,362 publications made and 229,566 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#11 of 492 In India
#164 of 2,864 In Asia
#892 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 75 252
1993 91 295
1994 95 302
1995 93 305
1996 94 387
1997 81 421
1998 77 469
1999 78 465
2000 86 525
2001 81 635
2002 148 1166
2003 150 1069
2004 182 1142
2005 211 1516
2006 216 1772
2007 252 2072
2008 293 2589
2009 310 3154
2010 347 3865
2011 398 4895
2012 408 5726
2013 462 6409
2014 529 7483
2015 529 7625
2016 578 8074
2017 669 9527
2018 868 12991
2019 934 16530
2020 1101 20526
2021 1063 25983
2022 1061 26183
2023 1075 29112
2024 679 25298

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Archaeology 6 113 545
Linguistics 7 112 562
History 6 114 622
Aesthetics 7 154 813
Library and Information science 10 139 885
Philosophy 7 169 908
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 156 914
Law 13 191 950
Education Majors 4 217 1023
Journalism and Digital Media 48 302 1087
Classics and Ancient History 17 197 1111
Communications and Public Relations 11 217 1121
Political Science 14 211 1141
Anthropology 18 222 1151
Gender Studies 13 152 1248
Sociology 20 265 1252
Art History 11 157 1305
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 16 300 1375
Demography 57 518 1668

Mathematics rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranked 7th for Mathematics in India and 491st in the World with 11,429 publications made and 165,834 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 468 In India
#109 of 2,718 In Asia
#491 of 6,418 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 47 207
1993 51 232
1994 58 202
1995 71 244
1996 68 288
1997 76 284
1998 67 393
1999 81 385
2000 77 470
2001 59 507
2002 150 1091
2003 144 986
2004 149 1166
2005 195 1351
2006 231 1760
2007 244 1969
2008 271 2447
2009 284 2771
2010 297 3351
2011 345 3938
2012 334 4555
2013 388 5066
2014 444 5847
2015 469 6221
2016 502 6442
2017 542 7588
2018 672 9464
2019 766 11717
2020 845 14055
2021 853 17512
2022 797 16895
2023 772 18501
2024 389 12169

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

Mathematics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 64 210
Operations Research 10 110 368
Applied Mathematics 8 98 376
Statistics 7 107 487
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 128 639
Math Teachers 5 229 965

Business rankings

Indian Institute of Technology Madras ranked 6th for Business in India and 497th in the World with 7,829 publications made and 122,604 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 462 In India
#103 of 2,646 In Asia
#497 of 6,339 In the World

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 38 114
1993 68 183
1994 66 183
1995 71 189
1996 63 269
1997 59 257
1998 43 317
1999 61 298
2000 37 323
2001 52 360
2002 96 726
2003 80 699
2004 70 799
2005 121 925
2006 129 1183
2007 140 1394
2008 156 1719
2009 195 2064
2010 209 2512
2011 224 2920
2012 239 3455
2013 281 4006
2014 337 4616
2015 294 4554
2016 365 4913
2017 362 5491
2018 498 7199
2019 489 8441
2020 596 10315
2021 503 12388
2022 528 12230
2023 501 12876
2024 318 9962

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

Business subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Construction Management 3 63 227
Management 6 80 331
Supply Chain Management 14 126 355
Operations Research 10 110 368
Marketing 5 103 527
Project Management 7 80 542
Engineering Management 4 108 568
Risk Management 6 120 611
Finance 7 149 734
Investment Banking and Stock trading 13 205 769
Accounting 7 168 782
Management Information Systems 7 152 784
Advertising 10 168 844
Human Resource Management 9 242 1067
International Business 13 256 1209
International Trade 18 350 1467

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Photography 4 69 480
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 153 498
Music 4 80 521
Environmental Economics 15 173 603
Fashion Design 7 123 649
Literature 5 107 694
Performing arts 7 101 703
Art & Design 7 127 703
Social Psychology 5 114 705
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 14 248 763
Economics 13 179 846
Sports Medicine 5 170 861
Orthodontics 21 245 874
Graphic Design 16 229 881
Anatomy and Physiology 18 288 925
Psychology 16 244 940
Cinematography 18 132 956
Cardiology 19 321 975
Development Studies 20 221 991
International Economics 11 172 1032
Ophthalmology 30 336 1034
Dentistry 41 339 1068
Dermatology 50 390 1085
Physical Therapy 12 287 1086
Medicine 28 342 1092
Pathology 36 412 1203
Audiology 18 338 1219
Surgery 31 420 1232
Healthcare Management (MHA) 43 304 1277
Psychiatry 31 414 1349
Radiation Therapy 62 573 1386
Anesthesiology 42 494 1397
Veterinary 149 582 1446
Public Health 45 444 1487
Child Psychology 28 449 1699
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 48 491 1744
Nursing 52 480 1748
Clinical Psychology 30 560 1928
Critical Care Nursing 98 688 2034
Family medicine 84 697 2162
Health Science 85 911 2856