Top engineering institutes in India for PhD

This blog post of PhDTalks aims to provide a list of Top engineering institutes in India for pursuing a PhD. Below We have listed the top 200 engineering institutes based on NIRF ranking. The IIT Madras stands at the first position followed by the IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay.

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Top engineering institutes in India for pursuing a PhD

RankInstituteCityStateScore
1Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennaiTamil Nadu90.04
2Indian Institute of Technology, DelhiNew DelhiDelhi88.12
3Indian Institute of Technology, BombayMumbaiMaharashtra83.96
4Indian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpurUttar Pradesh82.56
5Indian Institute of Technology, KharagpurKharagpurWest Bengal78.89
6Indian Institute of Technology, RoorkeeRoorkeeUttarakhand76.70
7Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiGuwahatiAssam72.98
8National Institute of Technology, TiruchirappalliTiruchirappalliTamil Nadu69.17
9Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad HyderabadTelangana68.03
10National Institute of Technology Karnataka, SurathkalSurathkalKarnataka66.04
11Jadavpur UniversityKolkataWest Bengal65.68
12Vellore Institute of TechnologyVelloreTamil Nadu65.53
13Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) VaranasiVaranasiUttar Pradesh63.51
14Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)DhanbadJharkhand63.50
15National Institute of Technology RourkelaRourkelaOdisha62.36
16Indian Institute of Technology IndoreIndoreMadhya Pradesh61.68
17Anna UniversityChennaiTamil Nadu61.41
18Institute of Chemical TechnologyMumbaiMaharashtra61.40
19Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatoreTamil Nadu60.92
20Indian Institute of Technology, MandiMandiHimachal Pradesh60.43
21National Institute of Technology WarangalWarangalTelangana60.00
22Indian Institute of Technology RoparRupnagarPunjab59.16
23Indian Institute of Technology, GandhinagarGandhinagarGujarat58.27
24S.R.M. Institute of Science and TechnologyChennaiTamil Nadu58.02
25Amity UniversityGautam Budh NagarUttar Pradesh57.73
26Jamia Millia Islamia, New DelhiNew DelhiDelhi57.51
27Siksha `O` AnusandhanBhubaneswarOdisha57.48
28Thapar Institute of Engineering and TechnologyPatialaPunjab57.18
29Birla Institute of Technology & Science – PilaniPilaniRajasthan56.90
30Indian Institute of Technology JodhpurJodhpurRajasthan56.70
31National Institute of Technology, Calicut KozhikodeKerala56.66
32Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, NagpurNagpurMaharashtra56.62
33Indian Institute of Technology, PatnaPatnaBihar56.19
34National Institute of Technology DurgapurDurgapurWest Bengal55.76
35Delhi Technological UniversityNew DelhiDelhi55.65
36Indian Institute of Technology BhubaneswarBhubaneswarOdisha55.11
37Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarhUttar Pradesh54.70
38National Institute of Technology, SilcharSilcharAssam54.63
39Kalasalingam Academy of Research and EducationSrivilliputturTamil Nadu54.62
40Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, ShibpurHOWRAHWest Bengal54.57
41Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research AcademyThanjavurTamil Nadu53.36
42Kalinga Institute of Industrial TechnologyBHUBANESWAROdisha53.06
43Indian Institute of Space Science and TechnologyThiruvananthapuramKerala52.37
44Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering)VaddeswaramAndhra Pradesh51.93
45Chandigarh UniversityMohaliPunjab51.73
46Malaviya National Institute of Technology JaipurRajasthan51.69
47Motilal Nehru National Institute of TechnologyPrayagrajUttar Pradesh51.17
48Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of EngineeringKancheepuramTamil Nadu50.50
49Visvesvaraya Technological UniversityBelgaumKarnataka50.20
50National Institute of Technology KurukshetraKurukshetraHaryana50.11
51Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwaraPunjab49.58
52Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, JalandharJalandharPunjab49.45
53Birla Institute of TechnologyRanchiJharkhand49.33
54Sathyabama Institute of Science and TechnologyChennaiTamil Nadu48.56
55Manipal Institute of TechnologyManipalKarnataka48.33
56Indian Institute of Technology, TirupatiYERPEDUAndhra Pradesh48.16
57PSG College of TechnologyCoimbatoreTamil Nadu47.68
58Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of TechnologySuratGujarat47.61
59Banasthali VidyapithBanasthaliRajasthan47.00
60National Institute of Technology MeghalayaShillongMeghalaya46.67
61University of Petroleum and Energy StudiesDehradunUttarakhand46.43
62International Institute of Information Technology HyderabadHyderabadTelangana46.41
63National Institute of Technology, PatnaPatnaBihar46.24
64Graphic Era UniversityDehradunUttarakhand45.87
65National Institute of Technology, RaipurRaipurChhattisgarh45.71
66National Institute of Technology SrinagarSrinagarJammu and Kashmir45.52
67M. S. Ramaiah Institute of TechnologyBengaluruKarnataka45.17
68Indian Institute of Technology PalakkadPalakkadKerala44.92
69Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology DelhiNew DelhiDelhi44.79
70Maulana Azad National Institute of TechnologyBhopalMadhya Pradesh44.63
71Defence Institute of Advanced TechnologyPuneMaharashtra44.62
72College of Engineering, PunePuneMaharashtra44.38
73Sri Krishna College of Engineering and TechnologyCoimbatoreTamil Nadu44.16
74Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University New DelhiDelhi44.02
75Manipal University, JaipurJaipurRajasthan43.83
76Jawaharlal Nehru Technological UniversityHyderabadTelangana42.77
77AU College of Engineering (A)VisakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh42.76
78Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and ManagementGwaliorMadhya Pradesh42.56
79Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT)South WestDelhi42.14
80National Institute of Technology AgartalaAgratalaTripura41.92
81International Institute of Information Technology BangaloreBengaluruKarnataka41.91
82Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM) JabalpurJabalpurMadhya Pradesh41.79
83B.M.S. College of EngineeringBengaluruKarnataka41.71
84Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and TechnologyChennaiTamil Nadu41.35
85Thiagarajar College of EngineeringMaduraiTamil Nadu41.10
86National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management – Thanjavur (NIFTEM – Thanjavur)ThanjavurTamil Nadu41.06
87Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University), ChandigarhChandigarhChandigarh41.05
88National Institute of Technology GoaPondaGoa40.78
89R.V. College of EngineeringBengaluruKarnataka40.73
90National Institute of Technology, JamshedpurJamshedpurJharkhand40.71
91SR UniversityWarangalTelangana40.69
92Panjab UniversityChandigarhChandigarh40.58
93Indian Institute of Information Technology AllahabadPrayagraj (Allahabad)Uttar Pradesh40.53
94Jaypee Institute of Information TechnologyNoidaUttar Pradesh40.50
95Rajalakshmi Engineering CollegeChennaiTamil Nadu40.47
96The Northcap UniversityGurugramHaryana40.33
97Siddaganga Institute of TechnologyTumkurKarnataka40.24
98C.V. Raman Global University, OdishaBhubaneswarOdisha40.19
99Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and ResearchGunturAndhra Pradesh40.16
100PES UniversityBengaluruKarnataka40.14
101Shri Mata Vaishno Devi UniversityKatraJammu and Kashmir40.08
102Gandhi Institute of Technology and ManagementVisakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh39.92
103B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and TechnologyChennaiTamil Nadu39.92
104Coimbatore Institute of TechnologyCoimbatoreTamil Nadu39.83
105Manav Rachna International Institute of Research & StudiesFaridabadHaryana39.66
106Pandit Deendayal Energy UniversityGandhinagarGujarat39.64
107Karunya Institute of Technology and SciencesCoimbatoreTamil Nadu39.43
108National Institute of Technology ManipurImphalManipur39.32
109Kumaraguru College of TechnologyCoimbatoreTamil Nadu39.32
110College of Engineering, TrivandrumThiruvananthapuramKerala39.24
111Veer Surendra Sai University of TechnologyBurlaOdisha39.14
112Indian Institute of Information Technology GuwahatiGuwahatiAssam39.09
113Vallurupalli Nageswara Rao Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and TechnologyHyderabadTelangana39.04
114Amity University Haryana, GurgaonGurugram, HaryanaHaryana38.87
115Jain University, BangaloreBengluruKarnataka38.55
116Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace UniversityPuneMaharashtra38.51
117University College of EngineeringHyderabadTelangana38.49
118Kongu Engineering CollegePerunduraiTamil Nadu38.31
119Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI, Mumbai)MumbaiMaharashtra38.29
120Dayalbagh Educational InstituteAgraUttar Pradesh38.26
121New Horizon College of EngineeringBengaluruKarnataka38.18
122Sri Krishna College of TechnologyCoimbatoreTamil Nadu38.14
123Tezpur UniversityTezpurAssam38.12
124PSG Institute of Technology and Applied ResearchCoimbatoreTamil Nadu38.04
125Nirma UniversityAhmedabadGujarat38.01
126Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management SciencesSolanHimachal Pradesh38.01
127National Institute of Food Technology, Enterprenurship & ManagementSonipatHaryana37.96
128National Institute of Technology, HamirpurHamirpurHimachal Pradesh37.91
129Jawaharlal Nehru Technological UniversityKakinadaAndhra Pradesh37.79
130Mepco Schlenk Engineering CollegeSivakasiTamil Nadu37.79
131Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University College of EngineeringPuneMaharashtra37.75
132National Institute of Technology UttarakhandSrinagar (Garhwal)Uttarakhand37.75
133Amity University, JaipurJaipurRajasthan37.65
134Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication TechnologyGandhinagarGujarat37.64
135SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management StudiesMumbaiMaharashtra37.58
136National Institute of Technology PuducherryKaraikalPondicherry37.49
137P E S College of Engineering, MandyaMandyaKarnataka37.40
138Jaypee University of Information TechnologySolanHimachal Pradesh37.39
139Chandigarh Engineering CollegeSahibzada Ajit Singh NagarPunjab37.37
140Anurag UniversityHyderabadTelangana37.33
141Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering CollegeVijayawadaAndhra Pradesh37.30
142Vishwakarma Institute of TechnologyPuneMaharashtra37.28
143J. C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCAFaridabadHaryana37.27
144Chitkara UniversityRajpuraPunjab37.24
145Noida Institute of Engineering & TechnologyGreater NoidaUttar Pradesh37.20
146Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and ManagementNagpurMaharashtra37.02
147Galgotias UniversityGautam Budh NagarUttar Pradesh36.89
148Goka Raju Ranga Raju Institute of Engineering & TechnologyHyderabadTelangana36.79
149Maharaja Sayajirao University of BarodaVadodaraGujarat36.78
150Pondicherry Engineering CollegePuducherryPondicherry36.77
151National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, RanchiRanchiJharkhand36.77
152Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS)ChennaiTamil Nadu36.71
153Amity University, GwaliorGwaliorMadhya Pradesh36.49
154R.M.K. Engineering CollegeThiruvallurTamil Nadu36.46
155Mahindra UniversityHyderabadTelangana36.46
156Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical SciencesChennaiTamil Nadu36.44
157Sri Sairam Engineering CollegeKancheepuramTamil Nadu36.41
158JSS Science and Technology UniversityMysuruKarnataka36.36
159Vels Institute of Science Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS) -ChennaiChennaiTamil Nadu36.35
160Government College of TechnologyCoimbatoreTamil Nadu36.22
161Silicon Institute of Technology (SIT), BhubaneswarBhubaneswarOdisha36.19
162Vardhaman College of EngineeringRangareddyTelangana36.15
163G. H. Raisoni College of Engineering, NagpurNagpurMaharashtra36.12
164Sharda UniversityGreater NoidaUttar Pradesh36.10
165Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering CollegeTirupatiAndhra Pradesh36.08
166Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of TechnologyHyderabadTelangana35.84
167Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan`s Sardar Patel Institute of TechnologyMumbaiMaharashtra35.62
168Rabindranath Tagore UniversityRaisenMadhya Pradesh35.62
169National Engineering CollegeKovilpattiTamil Nadu35.58
170CVR College of EngineeringIbrahimpatanTelangana35.51
171National Institute of Technology Arunachal PradeshItanagarArunachal Pradesh35.49
172Army Institute of TechnologyPuneMaharashtra35.38
173National Institute of Technology SikkimSouth SikkimSikkim35.33
174Sona College of TechnologySalemTamil Nadu35.29
175NMAM Institute of TechnologyNitte, UdupiKarnataka35.27
176Chennai Institute of TechnologyChennaiTamil Nadu35.27
177Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for WomenDelhiDelhi35.23
178Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & TechnologyLongowalPunjab35.20
179DIT UniversityDehradunUttarakhand35.14
180C M R Institute of TechnologyBengaluruKarnataka35.11
181Easwari Engineering CollegeChennaiTamil Nadu35.07
182Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum TechnologyAmethiUttar Pradesh34.99
183Nitte Meenakshi Institute of TechnologyBengaluruKarnataka34.97
184Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, KancheepuramChennaiTamil Nadu34.93
185Yeshwantrao Chavan College of EngineeringNagpurMaharashtra34.88
186G. L. A. UniversityMathuraUttar Pradesh34.74
187KIET Group of InstitutionsGhaziabadUttar Pradesh34.73
188GMR Institute of TechnologyRajamAndhra Pradesh34.71
189Christ UniversityBengaluruKarnataka34.64
190Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management (IITRAM)AhmedabadGujarat34.41
191Maharishi MarkandeshwarAmbalaHaryana34.37
192Galgotias College of Engineering & TechnologyGreater NoidaUttar Pradesh34.29
193Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of TechnologyPuneMaharashtra34.10
194National Institute of Technology DelhiDelhiDelhi33.96
195G. L. Bajaj Institute of Technology and ManagementGreater NoidaUttar Pradesh33.95
196KLE Technological UniversityDharwadKarnataka33.90
197Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal`s Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of EngineeringMumbai SuburbanMaharashtra33.88
198Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering and TechnologyChittoorAndhra Pradesh33.77
199BMS Institute of Technology & ManagementBengaluruKarnataka33.76
200Vidya Jyothi Institute of TechnologyHyderabadTelangana33.70
Top engineering institutes in India for PhD

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