Best EV institutions · India
Top universities, colleges & training centres for EV careers in India
Indian universities, polytechnics, ITIs and training centres ranked across seven pillars — research, faculty, placement, infrastructure, content quality, alumni reach and EV-startup output.
How are these rankings produced?
Each institution is scored 0–100 across seven pillars: Research, Faculty, Placement, Infrastructure, Content quality, Alumni reach in EV roles, and EV-startup output. The composite shown on each row is the unweighted average of those seven pillars.
Scores reflect public information — published research, AICTE/NSDC alignment, OEM recruiter relationships, founder lineage, and on-campus EV lab footprint. Two ranks are produced: India (country = IN) and Global (all countries).
Editorial pin: eMobility Academy by DIYguru is pinned at #1 in India and #2 globally — this is the platform's own academy and the brief locks its position. Every other rank is derived from the composite score.
DIYguru eMobility Academy
TRAINING CENTER · New Delhi, Delhi · 1 alumni on platform
India's flagship EV academy — AICTE-recognised certifications, OEM partnerships (Bosch, Hyundai), and the largest EV-trained graduate pool feeding the industry. Pinned #1 India / #2 global on editorial grounds.
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TRAINING CENTER · New Delhi, Delhi · 1 alumni
India's flagship EV academy — AICTE-recognised certifications, OEM partnerships (Bosch, Hyundai), and the largest EV-trained graduate pool feeding the industry. Pinned #1 India / #2 global on editorial grounds.
Res.72Fac.90Pla.96Inf.92Con.98Alu.94Str.86 - #2Indian Institute of Technology MadrasOverall 92
UNIVERSITY · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 0 alumni
Centre for Battery Engineering and Electric Vehicles (C-BEEV) — India's most published academic EV lab, with the deepest startup pipeline (Ather, ePropelled, others rooted in IITM Research Park).
Res.96Fac.94Pla.92Inf.90Con.88Alu.92Str.92 - #3Indian Institute of Technology BombayOverall 91
UNIVERSITY · Mumbai, Maharashtra · 0 alumni
National Centre of Excellence for EV Technology + Powai EV Lab — feeds Mumbai's OEM/charging-startup cluster (Magenta, Bounce, ChargeZone alumni networks).
Res.94Fac.92Pla.94Inf.88Con.86Alu.93Str.91 - #4Indian Institute of ScienceOverall 90
UNIVERSITY · Bengaluru, Karnataka · 0 alumni
Department of Electronic Systems Engineering + interdisciplinary battery / power-electronics research. Highest-impact fundamental EV research in India, balanced by a more research-than-placement focus.
Res.97Fac.95Pla.88Inf.90Con.84Alu.88Str.86 - #5Indian Institute of Technology DelhiOverall 90
UNIVERSITY · New Delhi, Delhi · 0 alumni
Centre for Automotive Research and Tribology (CART) + Battery Safety Lab — strong power-electronics and e-axle research, fastest-growing EV thesis cohort in the IIT system.
Res.93Fac.91Pla.92Inf.88Con.86Alu.90Str.88 - #6Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadOverall 89
UNIVERSITY · Hyderabad, Telangana · 0 alumni
TiHAN autonomous-mobility testbed + battery storage research — strongest Indian academic node for software-defined-vehicle and ADAS research.
Res.92Fac.90Pla.90Inf.86Con.87Alu.86Str.90 - #7
UNIVERSITY · Pilani, Rajasthan · 0 alumni
Strongest founder / VC pipeline of any Indian college — alumni founded Ather, Yulu, Eka Mobility, and a long tail of EV component startups.
Res.84Fac.86Pla.92Inf.83Con.86Alu.92Str.90 - #8Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurOverall 88
UNIVERSITY · Kharagpur, West Bengal · 0 alumni
Oldest IIT — large EV powertrain + materials cohort and the strongest mining/metallurgy-to-battery-materials bridge in the country.
Res.91Fac.90Pla.89Inf.87Con.85Alu.89Str.85 - #9Automotive Research Association of IndiaOverall 87
RESEARCH INSTITUTE · Pune, Maharashtra · 0 alumni
India's apex automotive R&D + homologation body — every EV component sold in India routes through ARAI testing. Unmatched powertrain and vehicle-dynamics lab infrastructure.
Res.90Fac.88Pla.86Inf.96Con.90Alu.85Str.76 - #10Indian Institute of Technology KanpurOverall 86
UNIVERSITY · Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh · 0 alumni
Smart Energy Convergence + Battery Storage centre — strong power-electronics and controls research, growing EV thesis output.
Res.90Fac.89Pla.87Inf.85Con.83Alu.87Str.84 - #11Tata TechnologiesOverall 86
TRAINING CENTER · Pune, Maharashtra · 0 alumni
Tata-group ER&D powerhouse — its EV-engineering certifications are recognised across JLR, Tata Motors and a long list of global OEMs.
Res.78Fac.88Pla.92Inf.86Con.92Alu.88Str.76 - #12
RESEARCH INSTITUTE · Manesar, Haryana · 0 alumni
Largest EV test track in north India — every Delhi/NCR-built EV passes through ICAT for homologation, giving its engineers unmatched hands-on experience.
Res.85Fac.84Pla.84Inf.94Con.86Alu.80Str.72 - #13Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeOverall 84
UNIVERSITY · Roorkee, Uttarakhand · 0 alumni
Hydropower legacy + emerging EV powertrain research; Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation and Energy.
Res.88Fac.87Pla.86Inf.82Con.82Alu.85Str.80 - #14
UNIVERSITY · Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu · 0 alumni
Top-ranked NIT for placement — strong feeder for TVS Motor, Ola Electric and Ather's Hosur plant.
Res.85Fac.85Pla.87Inf.80Con.82Alu.84Str.80 - #15Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiOverall 82
UNIVERSITY · Guwahati, Assam · 0 alumni
Electrical Engineering + Centre for Energy — leading north-east EV research node, building OEM-linkages with Hero MotoCorp's Tezpur plant.
Res.86Fac.85Pla.84Inf.80Con.81Alu.80Str.78 - #16MIT World Peace UniversityOverall 82
UNIVERSITY · Pune, Maharashtra · 0 alumni
Dedicated School of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles — among the first Indian universities with a focused B.Tech in EV engineering. Pune-OEM corridor placements (Bajaj, Tata Motors, Bosch).
Res.75Fac.80Pla.86Inf.84Con.88Alu.82Str.78 - #17
UNIVERSITY · Surathkal, Karnataka · 0 alumni
Coastal-Karnataka anchor for Bengaluru's EV cluster — strong feeder into Bosch, Continental and Ather.
Res.84Fac.84Pla.86Inf.80Con.81Alu.83Str.79 - #18
TRAINING CENTER · Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh · 0 alumni
AICTE-recognised EV training and consulting body — PG and certificate programmes in EV design, manufacturing and homologation. Strong placement record into Tier-1 suppliers.
Res.64Fac.82Pla.88Inf.80Con.90Alu.84Str.78 - #19
UNIVERSITY · Warangal, Telangana · 0 alumni
Power-electronics M.Tech among the country's best — strong Hyderabad-cluster recruiter pipeline.
Res.83Fac.83Pla.85Inf.79Con.80Alu.82Str.78 - #20Automotive Skills Development CouncilOverall 80
TRAINING CENTER · New Delhi, Delhi · 0 alumni
Owns the National Occupational Standards for EV technicians, charge-point operators and powertrain engineers — every ITI-level EV certification in India routes through ASDC.
Res.60Fac.78Pla.90Inf.82Con.94Alu.88Str.70 - #21
RESEARCH INSTITUTE · Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh · 0 alumni
NATRAX in Pithampur is the longest high-speed test track in Asia — the homologation backbone for Indian EVs sold in the country.
Res.82Fac.78Pla.80Inf.92Con.82Alu.76Str.68 - #22National Institute of Technology CalicutOverall 80
UNIVERSITY · Kozhikode, Kerala · 0 alumni
Renewable-energy lab + EV thermal-management research — strongest Kerala-state engineering recruiter feeder.
Res.81Fac.81Pla.83Inf.77Con.79Alu.80Str.76 - #23
RESEARCH INSTITUTE · Chandigarh, Chandigarh · 0 alumni
CSIR's go-to lab for EV instrumentation and BMS sensor research — increasingly central to indigenous-battery-cell and PLI-funded R&D programmes.
Res.86Fac.82Pla.76Inf.84Con.78Alu.78Str.72 - #24
UNIVERSITY · Rourkela, Odisha · 0 alumni
Strong metallurgy + materials base — relevant for battery-materials and cathode-active-material research as India scales gigafactories.
Res.80Fac.80Pla.82Inf.76Con.78Alu.79Str.74 - #25
RESEARCH INSTITUTE · Pilani, Rajasthan · 0 alumni
India's most active academic lab for SiC/GaN power-electronics research — the bottleneck capability for next-generation EV inverters.
Res.84Fac.80Pla.74Inf.80Con.76Alu.74Str.70
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