Top engineering institutes in India for PhD

This blog post of PhDTalks aims to provide a list of Top engineering institutes in India for purusing PhD. Below We have listed the top 200 engineering insititutes based on NIRF 2023 ranking. The IIT Madras stand at the first position followed by the IIT Delhi and IIT bombay.

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Top engineering institutes in India for pursuing PhD

Rank	Institute	City	State	Score
1	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	90.04
2	Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi	New Delhi	Delhi	88.12
3	Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay	Mumbai	Maharashtra	83.96
4	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh	82.56
5	Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur	Kharagpur	West Bengal	78.89
6	Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee	Roorkee	Uttarakhand	76.70
7	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	Guwahati	Assam	72.98
8	National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	69.17
9	Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Telangana	68.03
10	National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal	Surathkal	Karnataka	66.04
11	Jadavpur University	Kolkata	West Bengal	65.68
12	Vellore Institute of Technology	Vellore	Tamil Nadu	65.53
13	Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	63.51
14	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)	Dhanbad	Jharkhand	63.50
15	National Institute of Technology Rourkela	Rourkela	Odisha	62.36
16	Indian Institute of Technology Indore	Indore	Madhya Pradesh	61.68
17	Anna University	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	61.41
18	Institute of Chemical Technology	Mumbai	Maharashtra	61.40
19	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	60.92
20	Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi	Mandi	Himachal Pradesh	60.43
21	National Institute of Technology Warangal	Warangal	Telangana	60.00
22	Indian Institute of Technology Ropar	Rupnagar	Punjab	59.16
23	Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar	Gujarat	58.27
24	S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	58.02
25	Amity University	Gautam Budh Nagar	Uttar Pradesh	57.73
26	Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi	New Delhi	Delhi	57.51
27	Siksha `O` Anusandhan	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	57.48
28	Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology	Patiala	Punjab	57.18
29	Birla Institute of Technology & Science – Pilani	Pilani	Rajasthan	56.90
30	Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur	Jodhpur	Rajasthan	56.70
31	National Institute of Technology, Calicut	Kozhikode	Kerala	56.66
32	Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur	Nagpur	Maharashtra	56.62
33	Indian Institute of Technology, Patna	Patna	Bihar	56.19
34	National Institute of Technology Durgapur	Durgapur	West Bengal	55.76
35	Delhi Technological University	New Delhi	Delhi	55.65
36	Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	55.11
37	Aligarh Muslim University	Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh	54.70
38	National Institute of Technology, Silchar	Silchar	Assam	54.63
39	Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education	Srivilliputtur	Tamil Nadu	54.62
40	Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur	HOWRAH	West Bengal	54.57
41	Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy	Thanjavur	Tamil Nadu	53.36
42	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	BHUBANESWAR	Odisha	53.06
43	Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology	Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala	52.37
44	Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering)	Vaddeswaram	Andhra Pradesh	51.93
45	Chandigarh University	Mohali	Punjab	51.73
46	Malaviya National Institute of Technology	Jaipur	Rajasthan	51.69
47	Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology	Prayagraj	Uttar Pradesh	51.17
48	Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering	Kancheepuram	Tamil Nadu	50.50
49	Visvesvaraya Technological University	Belgaum	Karnataka	50.20
50	National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra	Kurukshetra	Haryana	50.11
51	Lovely Professional University	Phagwara	Punjab	49.58
52	Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar	Jalandhar	Punjab	49.45
53	Birla Institute of Technology	Ranchi	Jharkhand	49.33
54	Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	48.56
55	Manipal Institute of Technology	Manipal	Karnataka	48.33
56	Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati	YERPEDU	Andhra Pradesh	48.16
57	PSG College of Technology	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	47.68
58	Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology	Surat	Gujarat	47.61
59	Banasthali Vidyapith	Banasthali	Rajasthan	47.00
60	National Institute of Technology Meghalaya	Shillong	Meghalaya	46.67
61	University of Petroleum and Energy Studies	Dehradun	Uttarakhand	46.43
62	International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Telangana	46.41
63	National Institute of Technology, Patna	Patna	Bihar	46.24
64	Graphic Era University	Dehradun	Uttarakhand	45.87
65	National Institute of Technology, Raipur	Raipur	Chhattisgarh	45.71
66	National Institute of Technology Srinagar	Srinagar	Jammu and Kashmir	45.52
67	M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology	Bengaluru	Karnataka	45.17
68	Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad	Palakkad	Kerala	44.92
69	Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi	New Delhi	Delhi	44.79
70	Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	44.63
71	Defence Institute of Advanced Technology	Pune	Maharashtra	44.62
72	College of Engineering, Pune	Pune	Maharashtra	44.38
73	Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	44.16
74	Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	New Delhi	Delhi	44.02
75	Manipal University, Jaipur	Jaipur	Rajasthan	43.83
76	Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University	Hyderabad	Telangana	42.77
77	AU College of Engineering (A)	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	42.76
78	Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management	Gwalior	Madhya Pradesh	42.56
79	Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT)	South West	Delhi	42.14
80	National Institute of Technology Agartala	Agratala	Tripura	41.92
81	International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore	Bengaluru	Karnataka	41.91
82	Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM) Jabalpur	Jabalpur	Madhya Pradesh	41.79
83	B.M.S. College of Engineering	Bengaluru	Karnataka	41.71
84	Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	41.35
85	Thiagarajar College of Engineering	Madurai	Tamil Nadu	41.10
86	National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management – Thanjavur (NIFTEM – Thanjavur)	Thanjavur	Tamil Nadu	41.06
87	Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University), Chandigarh	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	41.05
88	National Institute of Technology Goa	Ponda	Goa	40.78
89	R.V. College of Engineering	Bengaluru	Karnataka	40.73
90	National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur	Jamshedpur	Jharkhand	40.71
91	SR University	Warangal	Telangana	40.69
92	Panjab University	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	40.58
93	Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad	Prayagraj (Allahabad)	Uttar Pradesh	40.53
94	Jaypee Institute of Information Technology	Noida	Uttar Pradesh	40.50
95	Rajalakshmi Engineering College	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	40.47
96	The Northcap University	Gurugram	Haryana	40.33
97	Siddaganga Institute of Technology	Tumkur	Karnataka	40.24
98	C.V. Raman Global University, Odisha	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	40.19
99	Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and Research	Guntur	Andhra Pradesh	40.16
100	PES University	Bengaluru	Karnataka	40.14

101	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University	Katra	Jammu and Kashmir	40.08
102	Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	39.92
103	B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	39.92
104	Coimbatore Institute of Technology	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	39.83
105	Manav Rachna International Institute of Research & Studies	Faridabad	Haryana	39.66
106	Pandit Deendayal Energy University	Gandhinagar	Gujarat	39.64
107	Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	39.43
108	National Institute of Technology Manipur	Imphal	Manipur	39.32
109	Kumaraguru College of Technology	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	39.32
110	College of Engineering, Trivandrum	Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala	39.24
111	Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology	Burla	Odisha	39.14
112	Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati	Guwahati	Assam	39.09
113	Vallurupalli Nageswara Rao Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology	Hyderabad	Telangana	39.04
114	Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon	Gurugram, Haryana	Haryana	38.87
115	Jain University, Bangalore	Bengluru	Karnataka	38.55
116	Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University	Pune	Maharashtra	38.51
117	University College of Engineering	Hyderabad	Telangana	38.49
118	Kongu Engineering College	Perundurai	Tamil Nadu	38.31
119	Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI, Mumbai)	Mumbai	Maharashtra	38.29
120	Dayalbagh Educational Institute	Agra	Uttar Pradesh	38.26
121	New Horizon College of Engineering	Bengaluru	Karnataka	38.18
122	Sri Krishna College of Technology	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	38.14
123	Tezpur University	Tezpur	Assam	38.12
124	PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	38.04
125	Nirma University	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	38.01
126	Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences	Solan	Himachal Pradesh	38.01
127	National Institute of Food Technology, Enterprenurship & Management	Sonipat	Haryana	37.96
128	National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur	Hamirpur	Himachal Pradesh	37.91
129	Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University	Kakinada	Andhra Pradesh	37.79
130	Mepco Schlenk Engineering College	Sivakasi	Tamil Nadu	37.79
131	Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University College of Engineering	Pune	Maharashtra	37.75
132	National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand	Srinagar (Garhwal)	Uttarakhand	37.75
133	Amity University, Jaipur	Jaipur	Rajasthan	37.65
134	Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology	Gandhinagar	Gujarat	37.64
135	SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	Mumbai	Maharashtra	37.58
136	National Institute of Technology Puducherry	Karaikal	Pondicherry	37.49
137	P E S College of Engineering, Mandya	Mandya	Karnataka	37.40
138	Jaypee University of Information Technology	Solan	Himachal Pradesh	37.39
139	Chandigarh Engineering College	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	Punjab	37.37
140	Anurag University	Hyderabad	Telangana	37.33
141	Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College	Vijayawada	Andhra Pradesh	37.30
142	Vishwakarma Institute of Technology	Pune	Maharashtra	37.28
143	J. C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA	Faridabad	Haryana	37.27
144	Chitkara University	Rajpura	Punjab	37.24
145	Noida Institute of Engineering & Technology	Greater Noida	Uttar Pradesh	37.20
146	Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management	Nagpur	Maharashtra	37.02
147	Galgotias University	Gautam Budh Nagar	Uttar Pradesh	36.89
148	Goka Raju Ranga Raju Institute of Engineering & Technology	Hyderabad	Telangana	36.79
149	Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda	Vadodara	Gujarat	36.78
150	Pondicherry Engineering College	Puducherry	Pondicherry	36.77
151	National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Ranchi	Ranchi	Jharkhand	36.77
152	Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS)	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	36.71
153	Amity University, Gwalior	Gwalior	Madhya Pradesh	36.49
154	R.M.K. Engineering College	Thiruvallur	Tamil Nadu	36.46
155	Mahindra University	Hyderabad	Telangana	36.46
156	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	36.44
157	Sri Sairam Engineering College	Kancheepuram	Tamil Nadu	36.41
158	JSS Science and Technology University	Mysuru	Karnataka	36.36
159	Vels Institute of Science Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS) -Chennai	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	36.35
160	Government College of Technology	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	36.22
161	Silicon Institute of Technology (SIT), Bhubaneswar	Bhubaneswar	Odisha	36.19
162	Vardhaman College of Engineering	Rangareddy	Telangana	36.15
163	G. H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur	Nagpur	Maharashtra	36.12
164	Sharda University	Greater Noida	Uttar Pradesh	36.10
165	Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College	Tirupati	Andhra Pradesh	36.08
166	Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology	Hyderabad	Telangana	35.84
167	Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan`s Sardar Patel Institute of Technology	Mumbai	Maharashtra	35.62
168	Rabindranath Tagore University	Raisen	Madhya Pradesh	35.62
169	National Engineering College	Kovilpatti	Tamil Nadu	35.58
170	CVR College of Engineering	Ibrahimpatan	Telangana	35.51
171	National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar	Arunachal Pradesh	35.49
172	Army Institute of Technology	Pune	Maharashtra	35.38
173	National Institute of Technology Sikkim	South Sikkim	Sikkim	35.33
174	Sona College of Technology	Salem	Tamil Nadu	35.29
175	NMAM Institute of Technology	Nitte, Udupi	Karnataka	35.27
176	Chennai Institute of Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	35.27
177	Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women	Delhi	Delhi	35.23
178	Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology	Longowal	Punjab	35.20
179	DIT University	Dehradun	Uttarakhand	35.14
180	C M R Institute of Technology	Bengaluru	Karnataka	35.11
181	Easwari Engineering College	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	35.07
182	Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology	Amethi	Uttar Pradesh	34.99
183	Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology	Bengaluru	Karnataka	34.97
184	Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	34.93
185	Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering	Nagpur	Maharashtra	34.88
186	G. L. A. University	Mathura	Uttar Pradesh	34.74
187	KIET Group of Institutions	Ghaziabad	Uttar Pradesh	34.73
188	GMR Institute of Technology	Rajam	Andhra Pradesh	34.71
189	Christ University	Bengaluru	Karnataka	34.64
190	Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management (IITRAM)	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	34.41
191	Maharishi Markandeshwar	Ambala	Haryana	34.37
192	Galgotias College of Engineering & Technology	Greater Noida	Uttar Pradesh	34.29
193	Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Technology	Pune	Maharashtra	34.10
194	National Institute of Technology Delhi	Delhi	Delhi	33.96
195	G. L. Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management	Greater Noida	Uttar Pradesh	33.95
196	KLE Technological University	Dharwad	Karnataka	33.90
197	Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal`s Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering	Mumbai Suburban	Maharashtra	33.88
198	Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering and Technology	Chittoor	Andhra Pradesh	33.77
199	BMS Institute of Technology & Management	Bengaluru	Karnataka	33.76
200	Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology	Hyderabad	Telangana	33.70