Best Physics 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

West Bengal | Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

#52 in Asia #417 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

3

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

#83 in Asia #554 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 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

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

#72 in Asia #497 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

6

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

#90 in Asia #569 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

7

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

#141 in Asia #797 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1847 Founded

8

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

Banaras Hindu University

#117 in Asia #700 in the World

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

9

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

VIT University

#497 in Asia #1854 in the World

79% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1984 Founded

10

Haryana | Delhi

University of Delhi

#65 in Asia #460 in the World

64% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

1922 Founded

11

West Bengal | Kolkata

Jadavpur University

#399 in Asia #1568 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

12

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

#164 in Asia #868 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

1945 Founded

13

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Anna University

#223 in Asia #1024 in the World

27% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1978 Founded

14

Assam | Guwahati

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

#568 in Asia #2073 in the World

84% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

15

Rajasthan | Jaipur

University of Rajasthan

#278 in Asia #1193 in the World

70% Acceptance

1947 Founded

16

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

Aligarh Muslim University

#234 in Asia #1051 in the World

30% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

17

Telangana | Hyderabad

University of Hyderabad

#430 in Asia #1651 in the World

14% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1974 Founded

18

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

Indian Institute of Technology Indore

#953 in Asia #3110 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

2009 Founded

19

Odisha | Rourkela

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

#526 in Asia #1937 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

20

West Bengal | Kolkata

University of Calcutta

#217 in Asia #1006 in the World

22% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1857 Founded

21

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

Indian School of Mines

#606 in Asia #2197 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

22

Maharashtra | Pune

Savitribai Phule Pune University

#167 in Asia #876 in the World

28% Acceptance

1,765 Enrollment

1948 Founded

23

Rajasthan | Jaipur

Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

#742 in Asia #2553 in the World

18% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

24

Punjab | Chandigarh

Panjab University

#240 in Asia #1069 in the World

20% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1882 Founded

25

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Institute of Chemical Technology

#822 in Asia #2772 in the World

15% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1936 Founded

26

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

#631 in Asia #2263 in the World

59% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1985 Founded

27

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

#513 in Asia #1895 in the World

10% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1964 Founded

28

Karnataka | Bangalore

Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

#1150 in Asia #3597 in the World

60% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

29

Haryana | Delhi

National Islamic University

#367 in Asia #1442 in the World

13% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

30

Haryana | Delhi

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

#119 in Asia #704 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1956 Founded

31

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

Annamalai University

#530 in Asia #1949 in the World

60% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1929 Founded

32

Karnataka | Manipal

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

#191 in Asia #945 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1993 Founded

33

Rajasthan | Pilani

Birla Institute of Technology and Science

#283 in Asia #1203 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

34

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Amrita University

#322 in Asia #1320 in the World

80% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

35

West Bengal | Kolkata

Indian Statistical Institute

#302 in Asia #1272 in the World

49% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

1931 Founded

36

Punjab | Patiala

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

#654 in Asia #2316 in the World

10% Acceptance

5,162 Enrollment

1956 Founded

37

Maharashtra | Mumbai

University of Mumbai

#301 in Asia #1267 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1857 Founded

38

Punjab | Amritsar

Guru Nanak Dev University

#573 in Asia #2083 in the World

50% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1969 Founded

39

Karnataka | Mangalore

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

#613 in Asia #2216 in the World

8% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1960 Founded

40

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

University of Madras

#449 in Asia #1710 in the World

33% Acceptance

120,000 Enrollment

1857 Founded

41

West Bengal | Howrah

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

#962 in Asia #3131 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

1856 Founded

42

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

Shivaji University

#676 in Asia #2369 in the World

37% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

43

Telangana | Eddumailaram

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

#767 in Asia #2618 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

2008 Founded

44

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Bharathiar University

#771 in Asia #2635 in the World

50% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1982 Founded

45

Haryana | Delhi

Delhi Technological University

#592 in Asia #2141 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1941 Founded

46

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

Sri Venkateswara University

#1030 in Asia #3306 in the World

35% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1954 Founded

47

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

Bharathidasan University

#683 in Asia #2387 in the World

34% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1982 Founded

48

Gujarat | Surat

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

#1520 in Asia #4458 in the World

30% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1961 Founded

49

Telangana | Warangal

National Institute of Technology, Warangal

#734 in Asia #2537 in the World

14% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1959 Founded

50

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

#560 in Asia #2050 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1919 Founded

51

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Homi Bhabha National Institute

#1197 in Asia #3724 in the World

67% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

2005 Founded

52

Puducherry | Pondicherry

Pondicherry University

#509 in Asia #1885 in the World

65% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1985 Founded

53

Haryana | Delhi

Jawaharlal Nehru University

#201 in Asia #977 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,543 Enrollment

1969 Founded

54

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Saveetha University

#1309 in Asia #3976 in the World

22% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

2005 Founded

55

Kerala | Kochi

Cochin University of Science and Technology

#545 in Asia #1985 in the World

73% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1971 Founded

56

Telangana | Hyderabad

Osmania University

#472 in Asia #1787 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1918 Founded

57

Punjab | Chandigarh

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

#338 in Asia #1365 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1962 Founded

58

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

#1031 in Asia #3307 in the World

14% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1961 Founded

59

Assam | Silchar

National Institute of Technology, Silchar

#1569 in Asia #4560 in the World

52% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

1967 Founded

60

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

#1001 in Asia #3242 in the World

62% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1960 Founded

61

West Bengal | Durgapur

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

#1035 in Asia #3312 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

1960 Founded

62

Assam | Tezpur

Tezpur University

#2597 in Asia #6764 in the World

14% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1994 Founded

63

Maharashtra | Nagpur

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

#1108 in Asia #3498 in the World

94% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1960 Founded

64

Karnataka | Bangalore

Bangalore University

#947 in Asia #3096 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1886 Founded

65

Kerala | Kottayam

Mahatma Gandhi University

#1061 in Asia #3385 in the World

20% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

1983 Founded

66

Punjab | Phagwara

Lovely Professional University

#455 in Asia #1729 in the World

80% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

67

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

SASTRA University

#957 in Asia #3122 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1984 Founded

68

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

Siksha O Anusandhan University

#1384 in Asia #4142 in the World

57% Acceptance

4,180 Enrollment

69

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

Andhra University

#569 in Asia #2074 in the World

55% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1926 Founded

70

Kerala | Kozhikode

National Institute of Technology, Calicut

#830 in Asia #2790 in the World

8% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1961 Founded

71

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

Alagappa University

#942 in Asia #3082 in the World

33% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

72

West Bengal | Kalyani

University of Kalyani

#897 in Asia #2969 in the World

66% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1960 Founded

73

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

University of Allahabad

#630 in Asia #2262 in the World

20% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

1887 Founded

74

West Bengal | Bardhaman

University of Burdwan

#848 in Asia #2840 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1960 Founded

75

Haryana | Kurukshetra

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

#1068 in Asia #3406 in the World

28% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1963 Founded

76

West Bengal | Mohanpur

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

#1298 in Asia #3954 in the World

21% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

2006 Founded

77

Gujarat | Vadodara

Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

#720 in Asia #2501 in the World

54% Acceptance

1949 Founded

78

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

#984 in Asia #3191 in the World

44% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

2001 Founded

79

Punjab | Jalandhar

Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

#1514 in Asia #4446 in the World

31% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

80

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Amity University

#693 in Asia #2412 in the World

25% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

81

Karnataka | Dharwad

Karnatak University

#1200 in Asia #3732 in the World

80% Acceptance

120,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

82

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

KIIT University

#548 in Asia #1997 in the World

91% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

83

Jharkhand | Ranchi

Birla Institute of Technology

#751 in Asia #2568 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,180 Enrollment

1955 Founded

84

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

Madurai Kamaraj University

#731 in Asia #2531 in the World

20% Acceptance

120,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

85

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

#1144 in Asia #3582 in the World

77% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

86

West Bengal | Santiniketan

Visva-Bharati University

#629 in Asia #2259 in the World

20% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1921 Founded

87

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

#1794 in Asia #5077 in the World

32% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1986 Founded

88

Maharashtra | Pune

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

#1210 in Asia #3752 in the World

67% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

2006 Founded

89

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

University of Kerala

#538 in Asia #1965 in the World

80% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1937 Founded

90

Karnataka | Mysore

University of Mysore

#653 in Asia #2315 in the World

26% Acceptance

120,000 Enrollment

1916 Founded

91

Bihar | Patna

Indian Institute of Technology Patna

#1253 in Asia #3837 in the World

10% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

2008 Founded

92

West Bengal | Kolkata

Presidency University – Kolkata

#1015 in Asia #3270 in the World

76% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1817 Founded

93

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

#1169 in Asia #3643 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

94

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

K L University

#1378 in Asia #4127 in the World

68% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

1980 Founded

95

Telangana | Hyderabad

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

#1336 in Asia #4036 in the World

40% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1972 Founded

96

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

Sardar Patel University

#1241 in Asia #3817 in the World

60% Acceptance

1955 Founded

97

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

Kalasalingam University

#1779 in Asia #5046 in the World

69% Acceptance

1984 Founded

98

Punjab | Patiala

Punjabi University Patiala

#564 in Asia #2062 in the World

60% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

1962 Founded

99

Punjab | Rupnagar

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

#1428 in Asia #4246 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

100

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

University of Lucknow

#460 in Asia #1750 in the World

34% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1921 Founded

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