Best Optics Universities in India [2026 Rankings]

1

Karnataka | Bangalore

Indian Institute of Science

For Optics

#58 in Asia #179 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

2

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Optics

#79 in Asia #265 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

3

West Bengal | Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Optics

#81 in Asia #274 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

4

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Optics

#84 in Asia #281 in the World

20% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1959 Founded

5

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Optics

#99 in Asia #349 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

6

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Optics

#101 in Asia #365 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

7

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

Banaras Hindu University

For Optics

#106 in Asia #377 in the World

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

8

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For Optics

#127 in Asia #460 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1847 Founded

9

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

VIT University

For Optics

#138 in Asia #485 in the World

79% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1984 Founded

10

West Bengal | Kolkata

Jadavpur University

For Optics

#148 in Asia #505 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

11

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Anna University

For Optics

#150 in Asia #512 in the World

27% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1978 Founded

12

Haryana | Delhi

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For Optics

#161 in Asia #553 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1956 Founded

13

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

Indian School of Mines

For Optics

#184 in Asia #604 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

14

Punjab | Chandigarh

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Optics

#288 in Asia #872 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1962 Founded

15

Haryana | Kurukshetra

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

For Optics

#639 in Asia #1550 in the World

28% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1963 Founded

16

Punjab | Ludhiana

Punjab Agricultural University

For Optics

#1131 in Asia #2485 in the World

91% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

17

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Agricultural Research Institute

For Optics

#1157 in Asia #2531 in the World

13% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

18

West Bengal | Purulia

Sidho Kanho Birsha University

For Optics

#1665 in Asia #3591 in the World

58% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2010 Founded

19

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

For Optics

#1011 in Asia #2234 in the World

28% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

20

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Amity University

For Optics

#603 in Asia #1481 in the World

25% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

21

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

For Optics

#964 in Asia #2150 in the World

36% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

2008 Founded

22

Rajasthan | Jaipur

JK Lakshmipat University

For Optics

#2206 in Asia #4999 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

23

Punjab | Jalandhar

Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

For Optics

#680 in Asia #1624 in the World

31% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

24

Manipur | Imphal

National Institute of Technology, Manipur

For Optics

#1376 in Asia #2978 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

25

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

For Optics

#1297 in Asia #2825 in the World

64% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

1996 Founded

26

Karnataka | Shimoga

Kuvempu University

For Optics

#920 in Asia #2071 in the World

32% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

27

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu

For Optics

#1936 in Asia #4263 in the World

65% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

1999 Founded

28

Haryana | Faridabad

Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies

For Optics

#1443 in Asia #3116 in the World

70% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2008 Founded

29

Gujarat | Surat

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

For Optics

#499 in Asia #1275 in the World

30% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1961 Founded

30

Assam | Guwahati

Assam Don Bosco University

For Optics

#1863 in Asia #4073 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

2008 Founded

31

West Bengal | Siliguri

University of North Bengal

For Optics

#868 in Asia #1978 in the World

57% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1962 Founded

32

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

Shobhit University

For Optics

#2010 in Asia #4464 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

2012 Founded

33

Telangana | Hyderabad

Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences

For Optics

#1631 in Asia #3522 in the World

14% Acceptance

1989 Founded

34

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology

For Optics

#891 in Asia #2020 in the World

94% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

1997 Founded

35

Rajasthan | Jaipur

LNM Institute of Information Technology

For Optics

#1505 in Asia #3248 in the World

15% Acceptance

2006 Founded

36

Punjab | Chandigarh

Panjab University

For Optics

#311 in Asia #915 in the World

20% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1882 Founded

37

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University

For Optics

#2311 in Asia #5249 in the World

28% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

1916 Founded

38

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

For Optics

#618 in Asia #1510 in the World

70% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

39

Karnataka | Bangalore

Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

For Optics

#259 in Asia #807 in the World

60% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

40

Himachal Pradesh | Kangra

Central University of Himachal Pradesh

For Optics

#1828 in Asia #3975 in the World

46% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

2009 Founded

41

Haryana | Delhi

Delhi Technological University

For Optics

#369 in Asia #1040 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1941 Founded

42

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

Indira Gandhi Agricultural University

For Optics

#2268 in Asia #5171 in the World

80% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

43

Andhra Pradesh | Kadapa

Yogi Vemana University

For Optics

#1384 in Asia #2993 in the World

29% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

44

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

Doon University

For Optics

#1995 in Asia #4430 in the World

48% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

2005 Founded

45

Uttar Pradesh | Jaunpur

Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University

For Optics

#1939 in Asia #4268 in the World

26% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

46

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

Tamil University

For Optics

#1596 in Asia #3443 in the World

94% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1981 Founded

47

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Optics

#277 in Asia #852 in the World

59% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1985 Founded

48

Rajasthan | Jaipur

Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

For Optics

#253 in Asia #793 in the World

18% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

49

Odisha | Rourkela

Biju Patnaik University of Technology

For Optics

#1779 in Asia #3852 in the World

63% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

2002 Founded

50

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

For Optics

#1268 in Asia #2767 in the World

69% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

51

Kerala | Tenhipalam

University of Calicut

For Optics

#859 in Asia #1965 in the World

65% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1968 Founded

52

Jharkhand | Hazaribag

Vinoba Bhave University

For Optics

#2020 in Asia #4489 in the World

61% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

53

Haryana | Murthal

Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology

For Optics

#977 in Asia #2177 in the World

14% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

54

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

Central University of Gujarat

For Optics

#1565 in Asia #3376 in the World

36% Acceptance

2009 Founded

55

Bihar | Arrah

Veer Kunwar Singh University

For Optics

#2262 in Asia #5147 in the World

35% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1992 Founded

56

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

K L University

For Optics

#556 in Asia #1392 in the World

68% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

1980 Founded

57

West Bengal | Raiganj

Raiganj University

For Optics

#1867 in Asia #4081 in the World

54% Acceptance

2015 Founded

58

Uttar Pradesh | Moradabad

IFTM University

For Optics

#1908 in Asia #4185 in the World

23% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

59

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

Chaudhary Charan Singh University

For Optics

#1180 in Asia #2576 in the World

34% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

1965 Founded

60

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

For Optics

#599 in Asia #1472 in the World

50% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1986 Founded

61

Rajasthan | Udaipur

Sir Padampat Singhania University

For Optics

#1655 in Asia #3563 in the World

57% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2008 Founded

62

Punjab | Jalandhar

DAV University

For Optics

#1335 in Asia #2895 in the World

21% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

2013 Founded

63

Manipur | Imphal

Central Agricultural University

For Optics

#2086 in Asia #4659 in the World

39% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

64

Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur

PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing

For Optics

#781 in Asia #1816 in the World

45% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

2005 Founded

65

Karnataka | Tumkur

Tumkur University

For Optics

#986 in Asia #2190 in the World

44% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

66

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

For Optics

#967 in Asia #2156 in the World

45% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

67

Haryana | Sonipat

Ashoka University

For Optics

#2129 in Asia #4797 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

2014 Founded

68

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

Gujarat Technological University

For Optics

#1717 in Asia #3710 in the World

35% Acceptance

7,760 Enrollment

2007 Founded

69

Assam | Jorhat

Assam Agricultural University

For Optics

#2116 in Asia #4745 in the World

80% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

70

West Bengal | Durgapur

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

For Optics

#512 in Asia #1309 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

1960 Founded

71

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Galgotias University

For Optics

#1178 in Asia #2574 in the World

52% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2011 Founded

72

Telangana | Hyderabad

Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University

For Optics

#1901 in Asia #4172 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

1964 Founded

73

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

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

For Optics

#1830 in Asia #3977 in the World

44% Acceptance

1987 Founded

74

Rajasthan | Jaipur

Jaipur National University

For Optics

#1856 in Asia #4046 in the World

40% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

75

Puducherry | Pondicherry

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

For Optics

#946 in Asia #2115 in the World

13% Acceptance

1823 Founded

76

Maharashtra | Nagpur

Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

For Optics

#560 in Asia #1399 in the World

50% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

1923 Founded

77

Kerala | Kochi

Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies

For Optics

#2328 in Asia #5283 in the World

30% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2011 Founded

78

Karnataka | Bangalore

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

For Optics

#1853 in Asia #4031 in the World

50% Acceptance

8,636 Enrollment

1994 Founded

79

Himachal Pradesh | Mandi

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

For Optics

#664 in Asia #1592 in the World

9% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

80

Haryana | Delhi

National Islamic University

For Optics

#364 in Asia #1032 in the World

13% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

81

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

Kalinga University

For Optics

#2333 in Asia #5292 in the World

54% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

82

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

Sri Padmavati University

For Optics

#1900 in Asia #4169 in the World

53% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

83

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

IMS Unison University

For Optics

#1951 in Asia #4317 in the World

46% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

2013 Founded

84

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

For Optics

#700 in Asia #1651 in the World

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2001 Founded

85

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research

For Optics

#1752 in Asia #3787 in the World

62% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

2004 Founded

86

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

For Optics

#1482 in Asia #3202 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

1971 Founded

87

Rajasthan | Pilani

Birla Institute of Technology and Science

For Optics

#389 in Asia #1088 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

88

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

Siksha O Anusandhan University

For Optics

#580 in Asia #1429 in the World

57% Acceptance

4,180 Enrollment

89

Maharashtra | Mumbai

University of Mumbai

For Optics

#418 in Asia #1133 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1857 Founded

90

Kerala | Kochi

Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Optics

#319 in Asia #929 in the World

73% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1971 Founded

91

Jharkhand | Ranchi

Ranchi University

For Optics

#1904 in Asia #4176 in the World

55% Acceptance

1960 Founded

92

Haryana | Sonipat

National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management

For Optics

#1858 in Asia #4053 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2012 Founded

93

Gujarat | Anand

Charotar University of Science and Technology

For Optics

#1028 in Asia #2273 in the World

48% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

94

Bihar | Patna

Patna University

For Optics

#1560 in Asia #3360 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

1917 Founded

95

Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada

For Optics

#1187 in Asia #2589 in the World

49% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1946 Founded

96

West Bengal | Kolkata

Techno India University

For Optics

#1635 in Asia #3527 in the World

55% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

2012 Founded

97

Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad

Santosh University

For Optics

#1994 in Asia #4429 in the World

46% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1995 Founded

98

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

University of Allahabad

For Optics

#414 in Asia #1124 in the World

20% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

1887 Founded

99

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

For Optics

#1127 in Asia #2480 in the World

56% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1984 Founded

100

Rajasthan | Jhunjhunu

Singhania University

For Optics

#2061 in Asia #4591 in the World

60% Acceptance

4,543 Enrollment

2008 Founded

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