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National Institute of Technology, Karnataka ranked 47th in India, 2170th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 91 research topics. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 13,406 academic publications and 169,075 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 6 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2170 of 14,131 In the World
#665 of 5,830 In Asia
#47 of 876 In India
#5 of 59 In Karnataka
#1 of 5 In Mangalore
#241 of 1,000 For Mining Engineering
#336 of 1,001 For Web Design and Development
#445 of 1,016 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#3238 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#3694 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 88 other topics

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Engineering rankings

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka ranked 35th for Engineering in India and 975th in the World with 11,085 publications made and 146,811 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#35 of 492 In India
#337 of 2,835 In Asia
#975 of 6,782 In the World

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 3 23
1993 3 34
1994 8 29
1995 6 23
1996 4 23
1997 4 32
1998 6 31
1999 11 31
2000 7 38
2001 11 35
2002 19 53
2003 23 68
2004 28 79
2005 44 92
2006 79 150
2007 79 223
2008 116 309
2009 132 485
2010 203 747
2011 271 1037
2012 326 1385
2013 311 1729
2014 464 2446
2015 515 2818
2016 587 3876
2017 682 5187
2018 1011 7438
2019 962 9818
2020 1146 14221
2021 1036 17838
2022 1014 20787
2023 1097 24163
2024 745 24665

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Technology, Karnataka in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka ranked 40th for Physics in India and 1077th in the World with 9,517 publications made and 129,272 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#40 of 487 In India
#375 of 2,817 In Asia
#1077 of 6,713 In the World

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 3 26
1993 3 34
1994 8 29
1995 5 24
1996 4 20
1997 3 31
1998 5 32
1999 6 29
2000 7 40
2001 5 32
2002 11 53
2003 21 62
2004 25 73
2005 30 79
2006 69 131
2007 69 201
2008 97 283
2009 127 449
2010 188 680
2011 263 985
2012 285 1202
2013 278 1539
2014 411 2176
2015 429 2513
2016 502 3413
2017 603 4576
2018 881 6603
2019 825 8764
2020 955 12582
2021 864 15527
2022 845 17990
2023 936 20970
2024 639 21395

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Technology, Karnataka in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 45 371 879
Materials Science 34 334 914
Acoustical Engineering 28 289 933
Applied/Engineering Physics 39 346 946
Quantum and Particle physics 44 383 1092
Optical Engineering 45 394 1098
Condensed Matter Physics 78 467 1162
Astrophysics and Astronomy 75 601 1742
Theoretical Physics 82 642 1793
Nuclear Physics 122 778 1862
Atomic and Molecular physics 131 794 1965

Chemistry rankings

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka ranked 56th for Chemistry in India and 1341st in the World with 7,673 publications made and 116,591 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#56 of 485 In India
#526 of 2,781 In Asia
#1341 of 6,545 In the World

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 3 21
1993 4 32
1994 8 21
1995 4 15
1996 3 19
1997 2 22
1998 5 27
1999 7 25
2000 5 34
2001 8 36
2002 10 41
2003 21 58
2004 19 58
2005 30 71
2006 53 104
2007 66 159
2008 87 246
2009 130 381
2010 175 676
2011 226 985
2012 240 1270
2013 239 1560
2014 336 2185
2015 305 2383
2016 377 3248
2017 457 4289
2018 710 6122
2019 692 8020
2020 782 11369
2021 686 14015
2022 671 16279
2023 717 18901
2024 507 20188

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Technology, Karnataka in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 57 373 726
Nanotechnology 45 371 879
Chemical Engineering 44 388 906
Physical chemistry 38 357 908
Materials Science 34 334 914
Pharmacy 64 359 983
Inorganic Chemistry 59 427 1040
Biochemical Engineering 94 361 1055
Organic Chemistry 59 486 1216
Petrology and Geochemistry 45 395 1228
Environmental Chemistry 77 494 1244
Computational Chemistry 106 593 1488
Biochemistry 124 857 1961
Nutrition and Food Science 177 1045 2278

Computer Science rankings

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka ranked 41st for Computer Science in India and 1109th in the World with 6,870 publications made and 73,396 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#41 of 490 In India
#338 of 2,840 In Asia
#1109 of 6,845 In the World

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 3 10
1993 2 9
1994 3 10
1995 2 11
1996 0 5
1997 2 18
1998 1 14
1999 3 4
2000 3 16
2001 2 6
2002 8 29
2003 6 30
2004 21 39
2005 27 71
2006 48 85
2007 52 124
2008 63 165
2009 88 285
2010 127 397
2011 194 539
2012 231 736
2013 196 821
2014 289 1147
2015 361 1359
2016 374 1802
2017 407 2385
2018 538 3264
2019 559 4591
2020 674 6738
2021 667 9086
2022 691 10482
2023 725 12423
2024 440 10659

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Technology, Karnataka in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Web Design and Development 8 83 336
Database Administration 14 128 509
Blockchain and Cryptography 22 184 580
UX/UI Desgin 11 138 613
Cyber Security 27 187 666
Computational Linguistics 33 191 690
Computer Networking 26 221 724
Computer Engineering 38 251 728
Computer Vision 29 271 839
Machine Learning 35 273 851
Telecommunications 35 291 852
Computer Graphics 22 253 888
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 36 292 946
Cognitive Science 44 308 1027
Software Engineering 41 268 1090
Data Science 89 359 1296
Robotics 49 545 1327
Human-Computer Interaction 50 511 1527
Multimedia 61 671 1897
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 167 835 2018
Management Information Systems 93 892 2576
Neuroscience 150 1169 3032

Environmental Science rankings

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka ranked 52nd for Environmental Science in India and 1352nd in the World with 6,805 publications made and 91,165 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#52 of 494 In India
#451 of 2,838 In Asia
#1352 of 6,876 In the World

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 1 13
1993 0 20
1994 4 14
1995 4 9
1996 1 11
1997 3 13
1998 3 18
1999 8 21
2000 5 22
2001 9 24
2002 9 39
2003 13 39
2004 15 45
2005 26 52
2006 45 94
2007 44 118
2008 61 176
2009 83 255
2010 114 441
2011 136 609
2012 179 785
2013 173 1020
2014 279 1397
2015 348 1670
2016 348 2210
2017 420 3086
2018 576 4487
2019 562 5750
2020 724 8739
2021 658 11343
2022 699 13292
2023 718 15613
2024 442 15011

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Technology, Karnataka in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 7 90 241
Hydrology and Water resources management 24 147 445
Geotechnical Engineering 13 178 531
Environmental Management 28 251 772
Earth science and Geophysics 21 240 799
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 31 299 942
Environmental Engineering 48 363 964
Oceanography 26 304 992
Petrology and Geochemistry 45 395 1228
Geology 41 400 1239
Environmental Chemistry 77 494 1244
Geography and Cartography 33 356 1252
Ecology 60 454 1370
Agricultural Science 124 590 1530
Paleontology 76 583 1627
Forestry 129 596 1786
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 91 677 1908

Biology rankings

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka ranked 95th for Biology in India and 1815th in the World with 5,736 publications made and 90,147 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#95 of 490 In India
#724 of 2,834 In Asia
#1815 of 6,833 In the World

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 7
1993 3 16
1994 4 16
1995 5 8
1996 0 18
1997 1 15
1998 3 19
1999 4 17
2000 3 18
2001 6 17
2002 9 26
2003 9 19
2004 14 43
2005 20 55
2006 29 62
2007 41 96
2008 54 161
2009 95 243
2010 135 482
2011 175 745
2012 183 906
2013 184 1197
2014 238 1688
2015 257 1850
2016 278 2586
2017 347 3483
2018 477 4754
2019 498 6214
2020 584 8947
2021 517 11083
2022 534 12824
2023 587 15098
2024 388 15020

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Technology, Karnataka in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 45 371 879
Agricultural Science 124 590 1530
Paleontology 76 583 1627
Forestry 129 596 1786
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 91 677 1908
Biochemistry 124 857 1961
Microbiology 160 840 1971
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 167 835 2018
Biotechnology 200 922 2108
Evolutionary Biology 95 814 2186
Botany 180 953 2277
Nutrition and Food Science 177 1045 2278
Genetics 158 993 2312
Horticulture 213 1083 2429
Pharmacology 228 1145 2504
Virology 213 1210 2965
Neuroscience 150 1169 3032
Oncology and Cancer research 250 1417 3142
Immunology 248 1405 3299

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka ranked 53rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in India and 2134th in the World with 4,105 publications made and 43,431 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#53 of 492 In India
#607 of 2,864 In Asia
#2134 of 7,081 In the World

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 7
1993 3 7
1994 2 8
1995 0 10
1996 3 5
1997 3 12
1998 2 10
1999 2 14
2000 2 11
2001 4 12
2002 5 27
2003 7 24
2004 11 30
2005 7 43
2006 21 63
2007 26 71
2008 26 92
2009 39 159
2010 52 189
2011 84 296
2012 118 365
2013 95 415
2014 157 619
2015 208 742
2016 235 1054
2017 250 1368
2018 330 2061
2019 334 2671
2020 427 4311
2021 402 5965
2022 447 7129
2023 485 8590
2024 273 7191

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Technology, Karnataka in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Journalism and Digital Media 21 169 720
Archaeology 40 422 1386
Linguistics 46 502 1539
History 40 443 1545
Law 58 561 1917
Aesthetics 62 694 2170
Political Science 60 599 2222
Philosophy 54 691 2373
Communications and Public Relations 65 698 2383
Anthropology 80 789 2612
Sociology 120 1019 3091
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 110 1105 3303
Education Majors 84 1175 3326
Demography 232 1344 3465

Mathematics rankings

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka ranked 37th for Mathematics in India and 1378th in the World with 3,190 publications made and 32,001 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#37 of 468 In India
#457 of 2,718 In Asia
#1378 of 6,418 In the World

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 11
1993 2 5
1994 1 3
1995 1 6
1996 1 8
1997 3 13
1998 0 11
1999 1 2
2000 2 9
2001 2 4
2002 1 9
2003 5 12
2004 9 25
2005 16 45
2006 18 45
2007 13 51
2008 30 83
2009 35 107
2010 52 144
2011 68 222
2012 99 334
2013 110 385
2014 148 575
2015 199 685
2016 180 865
2017 192 1203
2018 263 1588
2019 289 2126
2020 314 3066
2021 297 4034
2022 328 4730
2023 308 5354
2024 170 3783

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Technology, Karnataka in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 22 184 580
Operations Research 68 538 1380
Statistics 46 493 1433
Applied Mathematics 60 617 1602
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 60 618 1786
Math Teachers 34 677 2148

Business rankings

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka ranked 48th for Business in India and 1595th in the World with 2,265 publications made and 20,125 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#48 of 462 In India
#502 of 2,646 In Asia
#1595 of 6,339 In the World

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 1 10
1993 1 8
1994 0 5
1995 1 7
1996 1 5
1997 1 16
1998 1 9
1999 0 7
2000 1 7
2001 0 4
2002 2 19
2003 0 9
2004 6 11
2005 6 25
2006 12 25
2007 9 43
2008 22 63
2009 20 86
2010 40 127
2011 50 149
2012 94 220
2013 69 255
2014 107 362
2015 120 438
2016 135 616
2017 155 823
2018 177 1047
2019 168 1414
2020 211 2045
2021 220 2826
2022 245 3338
2023 229 3937
2024 135 2816

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Technology, Karnataka in various areas of Business.

Business subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
Construction Management 29 241 826
Management 45 414 1337
Operations Research 68 538 1380
Investment Banking and Stock trading 61 576 1641
Finance 56 581 1798
Marketing 74 599 1806
Advertising 65 605 1911
Project Management 82 685 2102
Accounting 73 764 2290
Management Information Systems 93 892 2576

Art & Design rankings

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka ranked 46th for Art & Design in India and 1729th in the World with 852 publications made and 7,809 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Architecture.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#46 of 409 In India
#510 of 2,428 In Asia
#1729 of 5,966 In the World

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 1 6
1993 1 3
1994 0 0
1995 0 4
1996 0 1
1997 0 4
1998 0 2
1999 1 8
2000 0 4
2001 2 4
2002 2 16
2003 6 12
2004 2 19
2005 2 11
2006 6 20
2007 6 28
2008 8 35
2009 14 48
2010 20 68
2011 28 88
2012 32 137
2013 33 101
2014 46 186
2015 35 197
2016 57 244
2017 56 274
2018 63 411
2019 61 573
2020 77 854
2021 85 1193
2022 63 1349
2023 84 1513
2024 58 1315

The following table provides academic rankings for National Institute of Technology, Karnataka in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield India ranking Asia ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 11 138 613
Architecture 23 181 754
Computer Graphics 22 253 888
Fashion Design 29 334 1252
Multimedia 61 671 1897
Aesthetics 62 694 2170
Literature 73 719 2320

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Speciality India Asia World Rank
Ophthalmology 49 446 1294
Environmental Economics 58 501 1364
Development Studies 63 573 1873
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 79 720 1942
Economics 69 664 2046
Social Psychology 53 648 2079
Healthcare Management (MHA) 99 657 2099
Orthodontics 104 790 2120
Psychology 84 765 2146
Cardiology 98 809 2162
Sports Medicine 62 762 2213
Dentistry 133 875 2281
Pathology 134 951 2372
Anatomy and Physiology 127 967 2476
Medicine 139 994 2535
Physical Therapy 92 999 2669
Surgery 139 1021 2706
Nursing 151 1019 2957
Psychiatry 159 1178 3090
Public Health 212 1281 3347
Child Psychology 154 1278 3444