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Mechanical Engineering research in India

Saveetha University ranks first in India for Mechanical Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#37 worldwide), followed by Vellore Institute of Technology University and Indian Institute of Technology Madras.

India's world rank
#3
of 76 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
32k
Top-10% rate
12.1%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Mechanical Engineering in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Saveetha UniversityChennai #3749.920.3%507
2Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore #6043.216.7%842
3Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai #11534.212.8%642
4Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi #12233.415.4%477
5Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur #12732.814.0%596
6Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee #14031.514.6%508
7Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore #17728.216.8%323
8Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiGuwahati #19027.214.2%361
9SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #21225.711.2%462
10Chandigarh UniversityMohali #21625.416.5%251
11Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai #22025.213.1%472
12Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchGhaziabad #22924.617.9%184
13Indian Institute of Technology DhanbadDhanbad #23224.416.3%324
14Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #24024.015.5%219
15Manipal Academy of Higher EducationManipal #25023.412.3%265
16Jadavpur UniversityKolkata #26022.913.8%217
17National Institute of Technology RourkelaRourkela #26122.810.2%285
18Delhi Technological UniversityNew Delhi #26222.813.1%276
19Indian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur #26422.612.6%321
20National Institute of Technology TiruchirappalliTiruchchirappalli #26922.413.4%321
21Maulana Azad National Institute of TechnologyBhopal #28121.815.8%217
22Graphic Era UniversityDehradun #29221.220.7%154
23Indian Institute of Technology IndoreIndore #29621.116.3%217
24National Institute of Technology WarangalWarangal #29721.012.9%304
25Indian Institute of Technology JodhpurJodhpur #30420.723.8%170
26National Institute of Technology KarnatakaMangaluru #32519.816.8%216
27National Institute of Technology SrinagarSrinagar #32619.719.9%165
28Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwāra #33119.513.6%219
29Pandit Deendayal Energy UniversityGandhinagar #33319.418.1%157
30Indian Institute of Science BangaloreBengaluru #34019.111.4%317
31National Institute of Technology PatnaPatna #37717.716.7%187
32Indian Institute of Technology PatnaPatna #39517.118.1%177
33National Institute Of Technology SilcharSilchar #41916.214.8%213
34University of Petroleum and Energy StudiesDehradun #42716.018.7%129
35Indian Institute of Technology RoparRopar #45115.218.7%146
36GLA UniversityMathura #45215.215.6%154
37Malaviya National Institute of Technology JaipurJaipur #46914.715.2%179
38Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniPilāni #47914.414.9%166
39Anna University, ChennaiChennai #48314.38.8%245
40Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing JabalpurJabalpur #48714.121.3%107
41National Institute of Technology DurgapurDurgapur #52413.114.7%144
42Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology SuratSurat #56312.112.4%213
43Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology JalandharJalandhar #56612.112.6%178
44Birla Institute of Technology, MesraRanchi #57111.913.1%144
45PSG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED RESEARCHCoimbatore #58511.68.9%220
46Indian Institute of Technology BhubaneswarBhubaneswar #58811.514.5%131
47Indian Institute of Technology BHUVaranasi #59011.513.1%144
48Chitkara UniversityChandigarh #60011.313.9%123
49Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #61011.010.9%174
50Amity UniversityNoida #65510.016.8%82
51Visvesvaraya Technological UniversityBelagavi #65610.011.6%137
52Siksha O Anusandhan UniversityBhubaneswar #6779.615.0%121
53Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadSangāreddi #6799.511.5%181
54Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi #6879.416.5%98
55SRM UniversitySonīpat #6929.319.3%82
56Koneru Lakshmaiah Education FoundationVijayawada #7019.111.9%145
57Thapar Institute of Engineering & TechnologyPatiāla #7128.911.2%131
58Motilal Nehru National Institute of TechnologyPrayagraj #7148.915.9%137
59Visvesvaraya National Institute of TechnologyNagpur #7198.811.3%179
60National Institute of Technology CalicutKozhikode #7468.210.7%154

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

Who are the top Mechanical Engineering researchers in India?

S.C. Kaushik, T. Jayakumar and J.S. Saini rank highest among researchers based in India.

  1. 1S.C. Kaushik#11,121 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 34 works
  2. 2T. Jayakumar#17,395 worldwide overall586 citations · 24 works
  3. 3J.S. Saini#27,414 worldwide overall727 citations · 23 works
  4. 4Baldev Raj#45,964 worldwide overall658 citations · 27 works
  5. 5Upadrasta Ramamurty#51,993 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 70 works
  6. 6Amit Rai Dixit#59,088 worldwide overall614 citations · 24 works
  7. 7B.K. Mishra#72,350 worldwide overall401 citations · 21 works
  8. 8B.S. Murty#75,865 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 68 works
  9. 9Sameer Khandekar#78,249 worldwide overall367 citations · 23 works
  10. 10P. Venkateswara Rao#81,060 worldwide overall418 citations · 24 works
  11. 11Apurbba Kumar Sharma#88,276 worldwide overall411 citations · 25 works
  12. 12B D Pandey#93,082 worldwide overall377 citations · 21 works
  13. 13Arun Kumar Tiwari#95,590 worldwide overall562 citations · 22 works
  14. 14K. Palanikumar#96,528 worldwide overall521 citations · 44 works
  15. 15B.C. Meikap#98,811 worldwide overall391 citations · 24 works

How India compares with other countries in Mechanical Engineering