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

Karnataka | Manipal

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

For Optics

#284 in Asia #866 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1993 Founded

19

Haryana | Sirsa

Chaudhary Devi Lal University

For Optics

#1500 in Asia #3237 in the World

9% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

2003 Founded

20

Gujarat | Mehsana

Ganpat University

For Optics

#1848 in Asia #4021 in the World

55% Acceptance

3,026 Enrollment

2005 Founded

21

Bihar | Bhagalpur

Bihar Agricultural University

For Optics

#2340 in Asia #5313 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

22

Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool

Rayalaseema University

For Optics

#1958 in Asia #4339 in the World

21% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

2008 Founded

23

West Bengal | Kolkata

University of Calcutta

For Optics

#217 in Asia #696 in the World

22% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1857 Founded

24

Uttar Pradesh | Dadri

Shiv Nadar University

For Optics

#1184 in Asia #2581 in the World

50% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

2011 Founded

25

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

Ponnaiyan Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology

For Optics

#1819 in Asia #3955 in the World

65% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1985 Founded

26

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

Madurai Kamaraj University

For Optics

#514 in Asia #1314 in the World

20% Acceptance

120,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

27

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

For Optics

#839 in Asia #1931 in the World

36% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

2008 Founded

28

Odisha | Berhampur

Berhampur University

For Optics

#1495 in Asia #3226 in the World

52% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1967 Founded

29

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

For Optics

#2338 in Asia #5305 in the World

14% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1936 Founded

30

Kerala | Kottayam

Mahatma Gandhi University

For Optics

#484 in Asia #1250 in the World

20% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

1983 Founded

31

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

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

For Optics

#1713 in Asia #3702 in the World

49% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

1982 Founded

32

Haryana | Rohtak

Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

For Optics

#1446 in Asia #3122 in the World

29% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2008 Founded

33

Gujarat | Waghodia

Parul University

For Optics

#1546 in Asia #3333 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2015 Founded

34

Assam | Tezpur

Tezpur University

For Optics

#461 in Asia #1208 in the World

14% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1994 Founded

35

West Bengal | Kolkata

West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences

For Optics

#2185 in Asia #4951 in the World

44% Acceptance

5,326 Enrollment

1995 Founded

36

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

For Optics

#1295 in Asia #2822 in the World

66% Acceptance

1989 Founded

37

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University

For Optics

#1690 in Asia #3649 in the World

18% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2000 Founded

38

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute

For Optics

#1422 in Asia #3072 in the World

70% Acceptance

6,684 Enrollment

1988 Founded

39

Rajasthan | Jhunjhunu

Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabrmal Tibrewala University

For Optics

#1719 in Asia #3717 in the World

56% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

2009 Founded

40

Punjab | Mohali

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali

For Optics

#668 in Asia #1597 in the World

28% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

2007 Founded

41

Meghalaya | Shillong

North Eastern Hill University

For Optics

#899 in Asia #2037 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1973 Founded

42

Madhya Pradesh | Rewa

Awadhesh Pratap Singh University

For Optics

#2153 in Asia #4849 in the World

55% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

43

Karnataka | Bangalore

Alliance University

For Optics

#2028 in Asia #4506 in the World

61% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

2010 Founded

44

Karnataka | Dharwad

Karnatak University

For Optics

#490 in Asia #1260 in the World

80% Acceptance

120,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

45

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

For Optics

#650 in Asia #1571 in the World

32% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1986 Founded

46

Haryana | Kurukshetra

Kurukshetra University

For Optics

#628 in Asia #1529 in the World

60% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1956 Founded

47

Chhattisgarh | Aarang

MATS University

For Optics

#2182 in Asia #4944 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

48

Andhra Pradesh | Machilipatnam

Krishna University

For Optics

#1969 in Asia #4367 in the World

52% Acceptance

120,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

49

West Bengal | Mohanpur

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

For Optics

#557 in Asia #1395 in the World

21% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

2006 Founded

50

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

Integral University

For Optics

#1649 in Asia #3551 in the World

62% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

51

Telangana | Hyderabad

Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies

For Optics

#1861 in Asia #4062 in the World

62% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

2008 Founded

52

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Chennai Mathematical Institute

For Optics

#1475 in Asia #3191 in the World

15% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

1988 Founded

53

Rajasthan | Ajmer

Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University

For Optics

#1987 in Asia #4410 in the World

17% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

1987 Founded

54

Punjab | Phagwara

Lovely Professional University

For Optics

#541 in Asia #1369 in the World

80% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

55

Maharashtra | Pune

Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

For Optics

#928 in Asia #2080 in the World

37% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

56

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

Indian Institute of Technology Indore

For Optics

#222 in Asia #703 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

2009 Founded

57

Jharkhand | Ranchi

Central University of Jharkhand

For Optics

#1448 in Asia #3125 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

2009 Founded

58

Haryana | Delhi

National Institute of Technology, Delhi

For Optics

#1155 in Asia #2527 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

2010 Founded

59

Gujarat | Bardoli

Uka Tarsadia University

For Optics

#1766 in Asia #3823 in the World

83% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

60

Bihar | Patna

Central University of South Bihar

For Optics

#1871 in Asia #4087 in the World

60% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

2009 Founded

61

Andhra Pradesh | Guntur

Vignan University

For Optics

#1228 in Asia #2693 in the World

50% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1997 Founded

62

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

Swami Rama Himalayan University

For Optics

#1790 in Asia #3885 in the World

38% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2013 Founded

63

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

Swami Vivekanand Subharti University

For Optics

#2238 in Asia #5101 in the World

38% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

64

Tamil Nadu | Kodaikanal

Mother Teresa Women’s University

For Optics

#1514 in Asia #3264 in the World

79% Acceptance

1984 Founded

65

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

Bharathidasan University

For Optics

#387 in Asia #1084 in the World

34% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1982 Founded

66

Rajasthan | Banasthali

Banasthali University

For Optics

#1021 in Asia #2263 in the World

100% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

67

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

Utkal University

For Optics

#1274 in Asia #2778 in the World

28% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1943 Founded

68

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

Shivaji University

For Optics

#283 in Asia #865 in the World

37% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

69

Kerala | Kozhikode

National Institute of Technology, Calicut

For Optics

#646 in Asia #1564 in the World

8% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1961 Founded

70

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

71

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

72

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

73

Assam | Guwahati

Assam Don Bosco University

For Optics

#1863 in Asia #4073 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

2008 Founded

74

West Bengal | Purulia

Sidho Kanho Birsha University

For Optics

#1665 in Asia #3591 in the World

58% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2010 Founded

75

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

76

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Amity University

For Optics

#603 in Asia #1481 in the World

25% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

77

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

For Optics

#964 in Asia #2150 in the World

36% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

2008 Founded

78

Rajasthan | Jaipur

JK Lakshmipat University

For Optics

#2206 in Asia #4999 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

79

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

80

Manipur | Imphal

National Institute of Technology, Manipur

For Optics

#1376 in Asia #2978 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

81

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

82

Karnataka | Shimoga

Kuvempu University

For Optics

#920 in Asia #2071 in the World

32% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

83

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

84

Himachal Pradesh | Kangra

Central University of Himachal Pradesh

For Optics

#1828 in Asia #3975 in the World

46% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

2009 Founded

85

Haryana | Delhi

Delhi Technological University

For Optics

#369 in Asia #1040 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1941 Founded

86

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

Indira Gandhi Agricultural University

For Optics

#2268 in Asia #5171 in the World

80% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

87

Andhra Pradesh | Kadapa

Yogi Vemana University

For Optics

#1384 in Asia #2993 in the World

29% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

88

West Bengal | Siliguri

University of North Bengal

For Optics

#868 in Asia #1978 in the World

57% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1962 Founded

89

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

Shobhit University

For Optics

#2010 in Asia #4464 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

2012 Founded

90

Telangana | Hyderabad

Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences

For Optics

#1631 in Asia #3522 in the World

14% Acceptance

1989 Founded

91

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

92

Rajasthan | Jaipur

LNM Institute of Information Technology

For Optics

#1505 in Asia #3248 in the World

15% Acceptance

2006 Founded

93

Punjab | Chandigarh

Panjab University

For Optics

#311 in Asia #915 in the World

20% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1882 Founded

94

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University

For Optics

#2311 in Asia #5249 in the World

28% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

1916 Founded

95

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

For Optics

#618 in Asia #1510 in the World

70% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

96

Jharkhand | Hazaribag

Vinoba Bhave University

For Optics

#2020 in Asia #4489 in the World

61% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

97

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

98

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

Central University of Gujarat

For Optics

#1565 in Asia #3376 in the World

36% Acceptance

2009 Founded

99

Bihar | Arrah

Veer Kunwar Singh University

For Optics

#2262 in Asia #5147 in the World

35% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1992 Founded

100

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

K L University

For Optics

#556 in Asia #1392 in the World

68% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

1980 Founded

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