Academic Index Last updated: June 22, 2026

9 Best Universities in Maharashtra for Software Engineering

We ranked the top 9 universities for Software Engineering in Maharashtra based on strict academic metrics. Our methodology evaluated 187.5K subject-specific papers and 3.23M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Mumbai

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Software Engineering

#6 in India #72 in Asia

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

2

Pune

Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

For Software Engineering

#67 in India #407 in Asia

37% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

3

Mumbai

Homi Bhabha National Institute

For Software Engineering

#157 in India #1045 in Asia

67% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

2005 Founded

4

Nagpur

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#122 in India #767 in Asia

94% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1960 Founded

5

Pune

Symbiosis International University

For Software Engineering

#20 in India #195 in Asia

20% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

2002 Founded

6

Mumbai

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

For Software Engineering

#102 in India #640 in Asia

69% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

7

Mumbai

University of Mumbai

For Software Engineering

#72 in India #437 in Asia

40% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1857 Founded

8

Pune

Savitribai Phule Pune University

For Software Engineering

#40 in India #267 in Asia

28% Acceptance

1,765 Enrollment

1948 Founded

9

Mumbai

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

For Software Engineering

#92 in India #575 in Asia

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

1945 Founded