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India took an overall lead of 292 runs over England with eight wickets in hand.
Even after lunch, there was no respite from the rain and it went on throughout the afternoon.
The hosts, who won the opening Test at Edgbaston by 31 runs, lead the five-match series 1-0.
England lead the five-match series 1-0.
At stumps, Sam Curran was batting on 24 with James Anderson for company.
The general expectation is that the pitch would turn out to be quite dry. This has also prompted a rethink in the Indian camp as to what bowling strategy they would want to go in with.
'It's not about individuals or one or two players, it's about Team India together,' he said.
Skipper Virat Kohli's sublime display in the series opener failed to gloss over India's top order frailties with the trio of Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay and K L Rahul making a combined 82 in their 31-run loss in the Edgbaston Test.
The brief post was accompanied by a picture of the Indian team in an on-field huddle.
Indian seamers, led by Jasprit Bumrah, produced a disciplined bowling effort to dismiss England for 246.
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