77 Best universities for Architecture in India

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Architecture. A graph of 120K citations received by 11.8K academic papers made by 77 universities in India was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Architecture

#30 in Asia

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Architecture

#70 in Asia

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Architecture

#77 in Asia

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Architecture

#98 in Asia

#469 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Architecture

#104 in Asia

#484 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Architecture

#106 in Asia

#488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

7. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Architecture

#107 in Asia

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

8. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architecture

#112 in Asia

#503 in the World

Founded: 1978

9. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Architecture

#123 in Asia

#575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

10. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architecture

#124 in Asia

#578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

11. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Architecture

#131 in Asia

#620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

12. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Architecture

#141 in Asia

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

13. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Architecture

#147 in Asia

#664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

14. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Architecture

#149 in Asia

#674 in the World

Founded: 1963

15. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Architecture

#153 in Asia

#688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

16. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Architecture

#155 in Asia

#691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

17. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architecture

#158 in Asia

#699 in the World

Founded: 1959

18. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Architecture

#160 in Asia

#702 in the World

Founded: 1955

19. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Architecture

#168 in Asia

#716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 2,056
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1998

20. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Architecture

#171 in Asia

#725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

21. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Architecture

#173 in Asia

#727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

22. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Architecture

#177 in Asia

#738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

23. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Architecture

#178 in Asia

#742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

24. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Architecture

#179 in Asia

#744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

25. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Architecture

#182 in Asia

#749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1964

26. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Architecture

#188 in Asia

#767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

27. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Architecture

#192 in Asia

#777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

28. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Architecture

#196 in Asia

#791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

29. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Architecture

#199 in Asia

#802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

30. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Architecture

#206 in Asia

#817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

31. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Architecture

#207 in Asia

#818 in the World

Founded: 1993

32. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Architecture

#211 in Asia

#827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 3,611
Founded: 2012

33. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Architecture

#212 in Asia

#829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

34. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Architecture

#220 in Asia

#851 in the World

Founded: 1948

35. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Architecture

#225 in Asia

#861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

36. School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Architecture

#226 in Asia

#863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1959

37. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Architecture

#229 in Asia

#870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

38. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Architecture

#235 in Asia

#890 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

39. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Architecture

#236 in Asia

#891 in the World

Founded: 2005

40. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Architecture

#251 in Asia

#928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2004

41. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Architecture

#253 in Asia

#938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 1,915
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 2009

42. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Architecture

#254 in Asia

#940 in the World

Founded: 1857

43. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Architecture

#257 in Asia

#945 in the World

Founded: 1956

44. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Architecture

#260 in Asia

#952 in the World

Founded: 1981

45. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Architecture

#268 in Asia

#969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

46. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Architecture

#275 in Asia

#982 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

47. International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Architecture

#278 in Asia

#990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1999

48. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Architecture

#281 in Asia

#999 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

49. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Architecture

#285 in Asia

#1003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

50. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Architecture

#293 in Asia

#1025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

51. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architecture

#305 in Asia

#1046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

52. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Architecture

#313 in Asia

#1066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

53. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Architecture

#318 in Asia

#1074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 31,293
Founded: 2011

54. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architecture

#319 in Asia

#1078 in the World

Founded: 2005

55. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Architecture

#325 in Asia

#1093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

56. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Architecture

#328 in Asia

#1097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

57. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Architecture

#331 in Asia

#1102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

58. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Architecture

#333 in Asia

#1109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

59. Jaypee University of Information Technology

Himachal Pradesh | Waknaghat

For Architecture

#335 in Asia

#1113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2002

60. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Architecture

#339 in Asia

#1120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

61. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Architecture

#343 in Asia

#1130 in the World

Founded: 1931

62. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Architecture

#344 in Asia

#1131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

63. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Architecture

#345 in Asia

#1132 in the World

Founded: 1972

64. Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Architecture

#349 in Asia

#1142 in the World

Founded: 2003

65. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Architecture

#363 in Asia

#1185 in the World

66. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Architecture

#375 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

67. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Architecture

#393 in Asia

#1238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

68. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architecture

#394 in Asia

#1240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

69. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Architecture

#401 in Asia

#1259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

70. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Architecture

#402 in Asia

#1262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1961

71. Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architecture

#405 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

72. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Architecture

#414 in Asia

#1285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2001

73. Visvesvaraya Technological University

Karnataka | Belgaum

For Architecture

#442 in Asia

#1328 in the World

Founded: 1998

74. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Architecture

#450 in Asia

#1344 in the World

Founded: 2008

75. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Architecture

#461 in Asia

#1370 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

76. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Architecture

#471 in Asia

#1383 in the World

Founded: 1990

77. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Architecture

#480 in Asia

#1394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

The best cities to study Architecture in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Vellore, Kharagpur, Coimbatore, and Bangalore.