100 Best universities for Nanotechnology in India

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Nanotechnology. A graph of 5.53M citations received by 300K academic papers made by 380 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 Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Nanotechnology

#58 in Asia

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Nanotechnology

#68 in Asia

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nanotechnology

#80 in Asia

#193 in the World

Founded: 1959

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Nanotechnology

#91 in Asia

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nanotechnology

#98 in Asia

#244 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Nanotechnology

#112 in Asia

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

7. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Nanotechnology

#118 in Asia

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

8. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Nanotechnology

#119 in Asia

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

9. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Nanotechnology

#120 in Asia

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

10. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Nanotechnology

#121 in Asia

#315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

11. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Nanotechnology

#123 in Asia

#317 in the World

Founded: 2002

12. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Nanotechnology

#152 in Asia

#389 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nanotechnology

#166 in Asia

#425 in the World

Founded: 1978

14. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Nanotechnology

#168 in Asia

#430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

15. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Nanotechnology

#186 in Asia

#484 in the World

Founded: 1962

16. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Nanotechnology

#197 in Asia

#519 in the World

Founded: 1948

17. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Nanotechnology

#200 in Asia

#529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

18. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Nanotechnology

#212 in Asia

#562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

19. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nanotechnology

#226 in Asia

#586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

20. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Nanotechnology

#233 in Asia

#601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

21. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Nanotechnology

#243 in Asia

#632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

22. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Nanotechnology

#246 in Asia

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

23. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nanotechnology

#247 in Asia

#648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

24. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nanotechnology

#263 in Asia

#675 in the World

Founded: 1857

25. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Nanotechnology

#268 in Asia

#685 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

26. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Nanotechnology

#278 in Asia

#704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

27. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Nanotechnology

#282 in Asia

#710 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

28. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Nanotechnology

#299 in Asia

#752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

29. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Nanotechnology

#301 in Asia

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

30. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Nanotechnology

#302 in Asia

#758 in the World

Founded: 2005

31. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Nanotechnology

#311 in Asia

#771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

32. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Nanotechnology

#313 in Asia

#774 in the World

Founded: 1985

33. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Nanotechnology

#314 in Asia

#775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1946

34. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Nanotechnology

#318 in Asia

#785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500
Male:Female: 53:47

35. Tezpur University

For Nanotechnology

#322 in Asia

#795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

36. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Nanotechnology

#324 in Asia

#804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

37. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Nanotechnology

#331 in Asia

#817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 37,444
Founded: 1929

38. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nanotechnology

#341 in Asia

#834 in the World

Founded: 1857

39. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Nanotechnology

#342 in Asia

#835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

40. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nanotechnology

#347 in Asia

#840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

41. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Nanotechnology

#354 in Asia

#859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 1,915
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 2009

42. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Nanotechnology

#357 in Asia

#863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

43. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Nanotechnology

#366 in Asia

#889 in the World

Founded: 1971

44. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Nanotechnology

#368 in Asia

#895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

45. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Nanotechnology

#374 in Asia

#906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

46. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Nanotechnology

#383 in Asia

#920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

47. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Nanotechnology

#384 in Asia

#922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

48. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Nanotechnology

#389 in Asia

#930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

49. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Nanotechnology

#391 in Asia

#935 in the World

Founded: 1982

50. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Nanotechnology

#398 in Asia

#945 in the World

Founded: 1954

51. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Nanotechnology

#399 in Asia

#947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

52. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Nanotechnology

#403 in Asia

#957 in the World

Founded: 1886

53. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Nanotechnology

#406 in Asia

#965 in the World

Founded: 1965

54. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Nanotechnology

#409 in Asia

#969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

55. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Maharashtra | Pune

For Nanotechnology

#413 in Asia

#985 in the World

Founded: 2006

56. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Nanotechnology

#418 in Asia

#991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

57. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Nanotechnology

#435 in Asia

#1018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1961

58. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Nanotechnology

#443 in Asia

#1030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

59. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Nanotechnology

#448 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

60. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Nanotechnology

#458 in Asia

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

61. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Nanotechnology

#465 in Asia

#1073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

62. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Nanotechnology

#466 in Asia

#1074 in the World

Founded: 2005

63. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Nanotechnology

#472 in Asia

#1090 in the World

Founded: 1963

64. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Nanotechnology

#473 in Asia

#1092 in the World

Founded: 2006

65. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Nanotechnology

#476 in Asia

#1097 in the World

Founded: 1967

66. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Nanotechnology

#483 in Asia

#1113 in the World

Founded: 1976

67. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Nanotechnology

#485 in Asia

#1115 in the World

Founded: 1949

68. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Nanotechnology

#500 in Asia

#1141 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

69. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Nanotechnology

#501 in Asia

#1142 in the World

Founded: 1918

70. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Nanotechnology

#507 in Asia

#1153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

71. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Nanotechnology

#512 in Asia

#1160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

72. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nanotechnology

#516 in Asia

#1172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

73. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Nanotechnology

#530 in Asia

#1199 in the World

Founded: 2005

74. Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

Himachal Pradesh | Mandi

For Nanotechnology

#533 in Asia

#1204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2009

75. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Nanotechnology

#536 in Asia

#1208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

76. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Nanotechnology

#541 in Asia

#1222 in the World

Founded: 1990

77. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Nanotechnology

#543 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

78. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Nanotechnology

#547 in Asia

#1239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

79. Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Nanotechnology

#549 in Asia

#1241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

80. North Maharashtra University

Maharashtra | Jalgaon

For Nanotechnology

#552 in Asia

#1246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1990

81. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Nanotechnology

#555 in Asia

#1253 in the World

Founded: 1817

82. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Nanotechnology

#556 in Asia

#1254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

83. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Nanotechnology

#559 in Asia

#1257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

84. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Maharashtra | Aurangabad

For Nanotechnology

#577 in Asia

#1289 in the World

Founded: 1958

85. Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University

Maharashtra | Amravati

For Nanotechnology

#578 in Asia

#1290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1983

86. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Nanotechnology

#582 in Asia

#1295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

87. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Nanotechnology

#584 in Asia

#1297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2008

88. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Nanotechnology

#585 in Asia

#1298 in the World

Founded: 1984

89. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Nanotechnology

#586 in Asia

#1299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

90. Periyar University

Tamil Nadu | Salem

For Nanotechnology

#587 in Asia

#1301 in the World

Founded: 1997

91. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali

Punjab | Mohali

For Nanotechnology

#594 in Asia

#1320 in the World

Founded: 2007

92. Gandhigram Rural University

Tamil Nadu | Gandhigram

For Nanotechnology

#596 in Asia

#1323 in the World

Founded: 1956

93. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Nanotechnology

#601 in Asia

#1332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

94. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Nanotechnology

#613 in Asia

#1358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

95. Kuvempu University

Karnataka | Shimoga

For Nanotechnology

#615 in Asia

#1362 in the World

Founded: 1987

96. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Nanotechnology

#625 in Asia

#1376 in the World

Founded: 1995

97. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Nanotechnology

#626 in Asia

#1377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 3,611
Founded: 2012

98. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Nanotechnology

#631 in Asia

#1387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

99. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Nanotechnology

#633 in Asia

#1390 in the World

Founded: 1972

100. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Nanotechnology

#637 in Asia

#1395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

The best cities to study Nanotechnology in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bangalore, Kharagpur, Chennai, and Delhi.

Engineering subfields in India

Acoustical Engineering327

Aerospace Engineering303

Agricultural Engineering118

Applied/Engineering Physics72

Architectural Engineering52

Automation and Control engineering110

Automotive Engineering137

Biochemical Engineering107

Biomedical Engineering82

Biotechnology309

Chemical Engineering390

Civil Engineering232

Computer Engineering161

Computer Networking335

Construction Management34

Electrical Engineering388

Electronic Engineering282

Engineering Management16

Environmental Engineering218

Firefighting and Fire Science42

Geotechnical Engineering263

Human-Computer Interaction111

Industrial Engineering34

Landscape Architecture6

Marine Engineering28

Materials Science462

Mechanical Engineering394

Metallurgical Engineering421

Mining Engineering38

Nuclear Engineering48

Operations Research114

Optical Engineering420

Petroleum Engineering30

Polymer science and Plastics engineering43

Product and Industrial Design26

Reliability and Quality Engineering133

Remote Sensing131

Renewable Energy Engineering185

Structural Engineering273

Systems Engineering200

Technical Drawing37

Telecommunications364

Transportation Engineering71