Best Optics Universities in India [2026 Rankings]

1

Karnataka | Bangalore

Indian Institute of Science

#63 in Asia #456 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

2

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

#83 in Asia #554 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

3

West Bengal | Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

#52 in Asia #417 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

4

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

#81 in Asia #536 in the World

20% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1959 Founded

5

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

#90 in Asia #569 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

6

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

#72 in Asia #497 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

7

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

Banaras Hindu University

#117 in Asia #700 in the World

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

8

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

#141 in Asia #797 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1847 Founded

9

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

VIT University

#497 in Asia #1854 in the World

79% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1984 Founded

10

West Bengal | Kolkata

Jadavpur University

#399 in Asia #1568 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

11

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Anna University

#223 in Asia #1024 in the World

27% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1978 Founded

12

Haryana | Delhi

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

#119 in Asia #704 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1956 Founded

13

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

Indian School of Mines

#606 in Asia #2197 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

14

Punjab | Chandigarh

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

#338 in Asia #1365 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1962 Founded

15

Haryana | Kurukshetra

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

#1068 in Asia #3406 in the World

28% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1963 Founded

16

Punjab | Ludhiana

Punjab Agricultural University

#854 in Asia #2857 in the World

91% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

17

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Agricultural Research Institute

#485 in Asia #1825 in the World

13% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

18

West Bengal | Durgapur

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

#1035 in Asia #3312 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

1960 Founded

19

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Galgotias University

#1745 in Asia #4972 in the World

52% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2011 Founded

20

Telangana | Hyderabad

Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University

#1532 in Asia #4487 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

1964 Founded

21

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R.Medical University

#1360 in Asia #4089 in the World

44% Acceptance

1987 Founded

22

Rajasthan | Jaipur

Jaipur National University

#2213 in Asia #5959 in the World

40% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

23

Puducherry | Pondicherry

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

#713 in Asia #2477 in the World

13% Acceptance

1823 Founded

24

Maharashtra | Nagpur

Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

#1344 in Asia #4052 in the World

50% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

1923 Founded

25

Kerala | Kochi

Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies

#2627 in Asia #6819 in the World

30% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2011 Founded

26

Karnataka | Bangalore

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

#951 in Asia #3105 in the World

50% Acceptance

8,636 Enrollment

1994 Founded

27

Himachal Pradesh | Mandi

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

#1275 in Asia #3900 in the World

9% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

28

Haryana | Delhi

National Islamic University

#367 in Asia #1442 in the World

13% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

29

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

Kalinga University

#2498 in Asia #6574 in the World

54% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

30

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

Sri Padmavati University

#2465 in Asia #6507 in the World

53% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

31

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

IMS Unison University

#2527 in Asia #6623 in the World

46% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

2013 Founded

32

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

#1234 in Asia #3803 in the World

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2001 Founded

33

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research

#2577 in Asia #6726 in the World

62% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

2004 Founded

34

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

#556 in Asia #2034 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

1971 Founded

35

Rajasthan | Pilani

Birla Institute of Technology and Science

#283 in Asia #1203 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

36

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

Siksha O Anusandhan University

#1384 in Asia #4142 in the World

57% Acceptance

4,180 Enrollment

37

Maharashtra | Mumbai

University of Mumbai

#301 in Asia #1267 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1857 Founded

38

Kerala | Kochi

Cochin University of Science and Technology

#545 in Asia #1985 in the World

73% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1971 Founded

39

Jharkhand | Ranchi

Ranchi University

#1642 in Asia #4722 in the World

55% Acceptance

1960 Founded

40

Haryana | Sonipat

National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management

#2251 in Asia #6042 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2012 Founded

41

Gujarat | Anand

Charotar University of Science and Technology

#2114 in Asia #5741 in the World

48% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

42

Bihar | Patna

Patna University

#1800 in Asia #5093 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

1917 Founded

43

Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada

#1574 in Asia #4570 in the World

49% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1946 Founded

44

West Bengal | Kolkata

Techno India University

#2489 in Asia #6554 in the World

55% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

2012 Founded

45

Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad

Santosh University

#2733 in Asia #7051 in the World

46% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1995 Founded

46

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

University of Allahabad

#630 in Asia #2262 in the World

20% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

1887 Founded

47

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

#1781 in Asia #5050 in the World

56% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1984 Founded

48

Rajasthan | Jhunjhunu

Singhania University

#2652 in Asia #6876 in the World

60% Acceptance

4,543 Enrollment

2008 Founded

49

Punjab | Rupnagar

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

#1428 in Asia #4246 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

50

Manipur | Imphal

Manipur University

#1282 in Asia #3918 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1980 Founded

51

Madhya Pradesh | Ujjain

Vikram University

#1761 in Asia #4998 in the World

70% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

1956 Founded

52

Karnataka | Mangalore

NITTE University

#1625 in Asia #4682 in the World

51% Acceptance

8,636 Enrollment

2008 Founded

53

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

University of Jammu

#1258 in Asia #3852 in the World

26% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1969 Founded

54

Haryana | Hisar

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

#1343 in Asia #4050 in the World

47% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

55

Gujarat | Surat

Veer Narmad South Gujarat University

#1389 in Asia #4150 in the World

50% Acceptance

1965 Founded

56

Assam | Silchar

National Institute of Technology, Silchar

#1569 in Asia #4560 in the World

52% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

1967 Founded

57

West Bengal | Kolkata

Presidency University – Kolkata

#1015 in Asia #3270 in the World

76% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1817 Founded

58

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

#1735 in Asia #4949 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

1996 Founded

59

Telangana | Warangal

Kakatiya University

#1527 in Asia #4478 in the World

24% Acceptance

120,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

60

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Saveetha University

#1309 in Asia #3976 in the World

22% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

2005 Founded

61

Rajasthan | Kota

Rajasthan Technical University Kota

#2026 in Asia #5567 in the World

21% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

2005 Founded

62

Puducherry | Pondicherry

Pondicherry University

#509 in Asia #1885 in the World

65% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1985 Founded

63

Maharashtra | Pune

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

#1210 in Asia #3752 in the World

67% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

2006 Founded

64

Kerala | Pookode

Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

#2333 in Asia #6226 in the World

80% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

2011 Founded

65

Karnataka | Bangalore

Bangalore University

#947 in Asia #3096 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1886 Founded

66

Himachal Pradesh | Shimla

Himachal Pradesh University

#980 in Asia #3180 in the World

70% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1970 Founded

67

Haryana | Delhi

Jawaharlal Nehru University

#201 in Asia #977 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,543 Enrollment

1969 Founded

68

Chhattisgarh | Bhilai

Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekananda Technical University

#2292 in Asia #6139 in the World

17% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

69

Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur

Sri Krishnadevaraya University

#2354 in Asia #6263 in the World

58% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

70

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

Forest Research Institute

#2422 in Asia #6413 in the World

68% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

71

Uttar Pradesh | Kalyanpur

Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University

#1168 in Asia #3641 in the World

46% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

72

Tamil Nadu | Kanchipuram

SCSVMV University

#2475 in Asia #6524 in the World

54% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

73

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

Annamalai University

#530 in Asia #1949 in the World

60% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1929 Founded

74

Rajasthan | Jaipur

University of Rajasthan

#278 in Asia #1193 in the World

70% Acceptance

1947 Founded

75

Odisha | Burla

Sambalpur University

#1324 in Asia #4005 in the World

27% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1967 Founded

76

Maharashtra | Pune

Savitribai Phule Pune University

#167 in Asia #876 in the World

28% Acceptance

1,765 Enrollment

1948 Founded

77

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

University of Kerala

#538 in Asia #1965 in the World

80% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1937 Founded

78

Jharkhand | Jamshedpur

National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

#1322 in Asia #4000 in the World

9% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

79

Haryana | Faridabad

YMCA University of Science and Technology

#2229 in Asia #5986 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1969 Founded

80

Gujarat | Nadiad

Dharmsinh Desai University

#2079 in Asia #5674 in the World

81% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

81

Bihar | Bhagalpur

Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University

#1787 in Asia #5064 in the World

36% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1960 Founded

82

West Bengal | Belur

Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University

#2301 in Asia #6157 in the World

23% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

2005 Founded

83

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

Rama University

#2692 in Asia #6959 in the World

66% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

2014 Founded

84

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

King George’s Medical University

#609 in Asia #2201 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1911 Founded

85

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

Kalasalingam University

#1779 in Asia #5046 in the World

69% Acceptance

1984 Founded

86

Rajasthan | Chittorgarh

Mewar University

#2580 in Asia #6733 in the World

67% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

2008 Founded

87

Punjab | Chandigarh

PEC University of Technology

#1152 in Asia #3602 in the World

58% Acceptance

5,162 Enrollment

1954 Founded

88

Maharashtra | Solapur

University of Solapur

#2557 in Asia #6683 in the World

61% Acceptance

2004 Founded

89

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

Rajiv Gandhi Technical University

#1681 in Asia #4795 in the World

31% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

90

Karnataka | Bangalore

Azim Premji University

#1623 in Asia #4677 in the World

50% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

2010 Founded

91

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

University of Kashmir

#805 in Asia #2745 in the World

81% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

92

Haryana | Delhi

Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

#1296 in Asia #3948 in the World

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2008 Founded

93

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

Sardar Patel University

#1241 in Asia #3817 in the World

60% Acceptance

1955 Founded

94

Assam | Silchar

Assam University

#1023 in Asia #3289 in the World

60% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

1994 Founded

95

West Bengal | Midnapore

Vidyasagar University

#1010 in Asia #3258 in the World

80% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1981 Founded

96

Uttar Pradesh | Agra

Dayalbagh Educational Institute

#1659 in Asia #4747 in the World

56% Acceptance

11,151 Enrollment

1917 Founded

97

Telangana | Hyderabad

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

#1336 in Asia #4036 in the World

40% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1972 Founded

98

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

#1163 in Asia #3626 in the World

68% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

1985 Founded

99

Rajasthan | Udaipur

Mohanlal Sukhadia University

#1810 in Asia #5115 in the World

70% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

1962 Founded

100

Odisha | Sambalpur

Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

#2284 in Asia #6125 in the World

10% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1956 Founded

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