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Engineering research in India

Saveetha University ranks first in India for Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#57 worldwide), followed by Vellore Institute of Technology University and SRM Institute of Science and Technology.

India's world rank
#3
of 134 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
261k
Top-10% rate
12.9%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Engineering in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Saveetha UniversityChennai #5754.118.8%4,122
2Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore #6752.217.9%6,257
3SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #19839.912.7%4,402
4Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee #19939.815.5%3,950
5Manipal Academy of Higher EducationManipal #21439.018.0%1,937
6Graphic Era UniversityDehradun #21539.019.7%1,551
7Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi #23038.213.0%4,367
8Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore #23338.115.6%2,907
9Chandigarh UniversityMohali #23438.014.1%2,480
10Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwāra #26536.615.9%1,925
11Chitkara UniversityChandigarh #26736.515.8%1,545
12Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai #32134.411.3%4,217
13Indian Institute of Technology IndoreIndore #35533.317.1%1,310
14Indian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur #36033.113.7%2,804
15Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur #37632.613.4%3,555
16Delhi Technological UniversityNew Delhi #37932.512.3%2,025
17Koneru Lakshmaiah Education FoundationVijayawada #38032.515.5%1,558
18University of Petroleum and Energy StudiesDehradun #39432.122.6%923
19Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #39832.016.8%1,611
20Indian Institute of Technology DhanbadDhanbad #40731.716.0%2,056
21Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiGuwahati #41031.614.1%2,481
22National Institute of Technology PatnaPatna #42831.117.7%1,444
23National Institute Of Technology SilcharSilchar #43331.015.5%1,725
24National Institute of Technology WarangalWarangal #45830.413.5%2,198
25Malaviya National Institute of Technology JaipurJaipur #47230.015.2%1,593
26Indian Institute of Science BangaloreBengaluru #47430.011.7%2,763
27Indian Institute of Technology JodhpurJodhpur #48729.719.2%1,030
28SRM UniversitySonīpat #49129.616.4%989
29National Institute of Technology RourkelaRourkela #50129.413.9%1,890
30Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai #50229.312.2%3,502
31Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchGhaziabad #50729.218.5%1,246
32Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadSangāreddi #52628.814.2%1,762
33Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi #55228.316.6%829
34Jadavpur UniversityKolkata #56128.111.8%1,529
35GLA UniversityMathura #56428.016.6%939
36Galgotias UniversityGreater Noida #57327.813.6%939
37KIIT UniversityBhubaneswar #58527.613.7%1,449
38Pandit Deendayal Energy UniversityGandhinagar #59627.418.1%867
39Anna University, ChennaiChennai #59727.411.4%1,741
40National Institute of Technology TiruchirappalliTiruchchirappalli #60327.211.9%1,860
41Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #62126.912.2%1,466
42Amity UniversityNoida #62226.916.2%854
43Maulana Azad National Institute of TechnologyBhopal #62426.915.0%1,365
44Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology JalandharJalandhar #63126.715.9%1,117
45Thapar Institute of Engineering & TechnologyPatiāla #65126.415.4%1,097
46Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh #66126.217.3%796
47Indian Institute of Technology BhubaneswarBhubaneswar #67725.916.5%1,006
48Siksha O Anusandhan UniversityBhubaneswar #68125.913.7%1,081
49Symbiosis International UniversityPune #68425.816.2%1,036
50Netaji Subhas University of TechnologyNew Delhi #68825.815.6%801
51Marwadi UniversityRajkot #69025.724.3%344
52Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniPilāni #71025.414.9%1,354
53Karunya UniversityCoimbatore #71625.312.2%837
54Indian Institute of Technology BHUVaranasi #73525.016.8%938
55National Institute of Technology SrinagarSrinagar #73625.014.8%1,053
56Christ UniversityBengaluru #73725.015.0%859
57Birla Institute of Technology, MesraRanchi #74024.915.6%949
58National Institute of Technology KarnatakaMangaluru #74724.813.2%1,638
59National Institute of Technology DurgapurDurgapur #75424.716.6%1,107
60University of DelhiNew Delhi #76324.614.9%940

Institutions in India above the floor of 40 fractional works in Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Engineering researchers in India?

Neeraj Kumar, Sidhartha Panda and P.K. Dash rank highest among researchers based in India.

  1. 1Neeraj Kumar#22,944 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 142 works
  2. 2Sidhartha Panda#30,346 worldwide overall912 citations · 105 works
  3. 3P.K. Dash#64,438 worldwide overall824 citations · 112 works
  4. 4B.S. Murty#75,865 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 115 works
  5. 5Sukumar Mishra#168,050 worldwide overall681 citations · 128 works
  6. 6D. P. Kothari#175,009 worldwide overall814 citations · 152 works
  7. 7Jyeshtharaj B. Joshi#177,630 worldwide overall934 citations · 141 works
  8. 8Bijaya Ketan Panigrahi#178,090 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 192 works
  9. 9Pradeep Kumar#202,624 worldwide overall696 citations · 108 works
  10. 10Sabu Thomas#216,588 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 126 works
  11. 11K. P. Ray#225,399 worldwide overall355 citations · 125 works
  12. 12Vivek Agarwal#250,814 worldwide overall553 citations · 122 works
  13. 13Souvik Mahapatra#269,057 worldwide overall339 citations · 108 works
  14. 14Bhim Singh#278,452 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 759 works
  15. 15Ranjan Ganguli#370,012 worldwide overall362 citations · 122 works

How India compares with other countries in Engineering