100 Best universities for Software Engineering in India

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 197K citations received by 27.1K academic papers made by 126 universities in India was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Software Engineering

#54 in Asia
#378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Software Engineering

#61 in Asia
#413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1959

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Software Engineering

#62 in Asia
#416 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1951

5. Indian Institute of Science

For Software Engineering

#72 in Asia
#458 in the World
Enrollment
4,695
Founded
1909

6. Amity University

For Software Engineering

#92 in Asia
#542 in the World
Founded
2005

7. VIT University

For Software Engineering

#101 in Asia
#583 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1984

9. Amrita University

For Software Engineering

#113 in Asia
#624 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
24,500
Male:Female
53:47

10. University of Delhi

For Software Engineering

#122 in Asia
#659 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1922

11. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

For Software Engineering

#135 in Asia
#710 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1998

12. Anna University

For Software Engineering

#140 in Asia
#728 in the World
Founded
1978

13. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Software Engineering

#150 in Asia
#757 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1956

14. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For Software Engineering

#160 in Asia
#784 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1847

15. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

For Software Engineering

#164 in Asia
#801 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

17. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

For Software Engineering

#175 in Asia
#844 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1964

18. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

For Software Engineering

#179 in Asia
#863 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
2,056
Male:Female
78:22
Founded
1998

19. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

For Software Engineering

#185 in Asia
#881 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1994

20. Delhi Technological University

For Software Engineering

#190 in Asia
#896 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1941

21. Jadavpur University

For Software Engineering

#200 in Asia
#921 in the World
Founded
1955

22. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

For Software Engineering

#203 in Asia
#930 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
2008

24. Banaras Hindu University

For Software Engineering

#215 in Asia
#956 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1915

26. Pondicherry University

For Software Engineering

#221 in Asia
#971 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Founded
1985

27. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

For Software Engineering

#233 in Asia
#1012 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
2008

28. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

For Software Engineering

#240 in Asia
#1046 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1993

30. National Islamic University

For Software Engineering

#246 in Asia
#1059 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%

32. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

For Software Engineering

#261 in Asia
#1109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1960

33. Indian School of Mines

For Software Engineering

#277 in Asia
#1160 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1926

34. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#283 in Asia
#1172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1985

37. Lovely Professional University

For Software Engineering

#306 in Asia
#1234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2005

38. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

For Software Engineering

#307 in Asia
#1235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
2001

39. Aligarh Muslim University

For Software Engineering

#310 in Asia
#1240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1920

40. Symbiosis International University

For Software Engineering

#316 in Asia
#1258 in the World
Enrollment
20,568
Founded
2002

41. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

For Software Engineering

#317 in Asia
#1263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2003

42. Punjabi University Patiala

For Software Engineering

#318 in Asia
#1265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

43. KIIT University

For Software Engineering

#320 in Asia
#1272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2004

44. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

For Software Engineering

#323 in Asia
#1279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1960

45. University of Hyderabad

For Software Engineering

#324 in Asia
#1281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
5,061
Founded
1974

46. K L University

For Software Engineering

#327 in Asia
#1285 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1980

48. Guru Nanak Dev University

For Software Engineering

#332 in Asia
#1300 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1969

49. Birla Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#336 in Asia
#1309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1955

52. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

For Software Engineering

#358 in Asia
#1359 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1919

53. Chitkara University - Punjab

For Software Engineering

#359 in Asia
#1360 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
2010

54. Nirma University

For Software Engineering

#368 in Asia
#1374 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
2003

55. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#377 in Asia
#1386 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
2001

56. Chandigarh University

For Software Engineering

#378 in Asia
#1388 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,611
Founded
2012

57. Galgotias University

For Software Engineering

#385 in Asia
#1398 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
2011

61. PES University

For Software Engineering

#405 in Asia
#1448 in the World
Enrollment
1,639
Founded
2013

65. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#420 in Asia
#1477 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Founded
1960

66. Christ University

For Software Engineering

#430 in Asia
#1496 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1969

67. YMCA University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#437 in Asia
#1512 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1969

68. University of Calcutta

For Software Engineering

#439 in Asia
#1516 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1857

69. GLA University

For Software Engineering

#475 in Asia
#1587 in the World
Enrollment
11,151
Founded
2010

70. Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Software Engineering

#490 in Asia
#1622 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1969

72. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

For Software Engineering

#503 in Asia
#1641 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1959

73. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

For Software Engineering

#510 in Asia
#1648 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1986

75. SASTRA University

For Software Engineering

#516 in Asia
#1660 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1984

78. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

For Software Engineering

#527 in Asia
#1690 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1961

79. Panjab University

For Software Engineering

#538 in Asia
#1718 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1882

82. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

For Software Engineering

#559 in Asia
#1770 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
1961

84. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Software Engineering

#584 in Asia
#1815 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2008

86. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

For Software Engineering

#602 in Asia
#1844 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1946

87. Jaypee University of Information Technology

For Software Engineering

#606 in Asia
#1849 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
2002

89. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

For Software Engineering

#654 in Asia
#1956 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1985

91. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

For Software Engineering

#681 in Asia
#2011 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
2008

92. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

For Software Engineering

#685 in Asia
#2019 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1945

93. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#693 in Asia
#2038 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1960

96. Bharathiar University

For Software Engineering

#703 in Asia
#2059 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1982

97. University of Kashmir

For Software Engineering

#725 in Asia
#2092 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1948

98. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

For Software Engineering

#730 in Asia
#2100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
1,915
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
2009

99. Annamalai University

For Software Engineering

#733 in Asia
#2107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
37,444
Founded
1929

100. University of Mumbai

For Software Engineering

#745 in Asia
#2123 in the World
Founded
1857

The best cities to study Software Engineering in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur, and Mumbai.