76 Best universities for Architectural Engineering 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 Architectural Engineering. A graph of 165K citations received by 13.6K academic papers made by 76 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.

1. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Architectural Engineering

#66 in Asia

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

2. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architectural Engineering

#77 in Asia

#269 in the World

Founded: 1959

3. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Architectural Engineering

#79 in Asia

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Architectural Engineering

#95 in Asia

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Architectural Engineering

#102 in Asia

#338 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Architectural Engineering

#114 in Asia

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

7. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architectural Engineering

#116 in Asia

#369 in the World

Founded: 1978

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Architectural Engineering

#124 in Asia

#386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

9. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Architectural Engineering

#151 in Asia

#497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 37,444
Founded: 1929

10. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Architectural Engineering

#152 in Asia

#501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

11. School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Architectural Engineering

#173 in Asia

#579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1959

12. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Architectural Engineering

#177 in Asia

#588 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architectural Engineering

#185 in Asia

#610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

14. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Architectural Engineering

#187 in Asia

#616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

15. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Architectural Engineering

#192 in Asia

#637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

16. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Architectural Engineering

#197 in Asia

#653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

17. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Architectural Engineering

#231 in Asia

#754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

18. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Architectural Engineering

#238 in Asia

#768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

19. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Architectural Engineering

#246 in Asia

#795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

20. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Architectural Engineering

#253 in Asia

#812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

21. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Architectural Engineering

#258 in Asia

#826 in the World

Founded: 1963

22. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Architectural Engineering

#277 in Asia

#869 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

23. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Architectural Engineering

#314 in Asia

#942 in the World

Founded: 1948

24. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architectural Engineering

#329 in Asia

#974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

25. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Architectural Engineering

#339 in Asia

#998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,539
Founded: 2008

26. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Architectural Engineering

#340 in Asia

#999 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

27. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Architectural Engineering

#357 in Asia

#1033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

28. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Architectural Engineering

#361 in Asia

#1045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

29. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Architectural Engineering

#367 in Asia

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

30. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Architectural Engineering

#368 in Asia

#1059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

31. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Architectural Engineering

#375 in Asia

#1080 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

32. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Architectural Engineering

#379 in Asia

#1085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

33. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Architectural Engineering

#381 in Asia

#1088 in the World

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

34. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Architectural Engineering

#383 in Asia

#1092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

35. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Architectural Engineering

#387 in Asia

#1102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

36. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Architectural Engineering

#391 in Asia

#1112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

37. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Architectural Engineering

#397 in Asia

#1120 in the World

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

38. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Architectural Engineering

#401 in Asia

#1131 in the World

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

39. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Architectural Engineering

#402 in Asia

#1132 in the World

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

40. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Architectural Engineering

#407 in Asia

#1139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

41. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Architectural Engineering

#420 in Asia

#1166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

42. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architectural Engineering

#422 in Asia

#1168 in the World

Founded: 2005

43. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Architectural Engineering

#435 in Asia

#1188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

44. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Architectural Engineering

#436 in Asia

#1189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

45. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Architectural Engineering

#450 in Asia

#1208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

46. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Architectural Engineering

#452 in Asia

#1217 in the World

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

47. Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Architectural Engineering

#469 in Asia

#1256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

48. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Architectural Engineering

#472 in Asia

#1262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

49. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Architectural Engineering

#475 in Asia

#1267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

50. Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Architectural Engineering

#477 in Asia

#1271 in the World

Founded: 2008

51. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Architectural Engineering

#479 in Asia

#1278 in the World

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

52. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Architectural Engineering

#485 in Asia

#1295 in the World

Founded: 1956

53. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Architectural Engineering

#520 in Asia

#1357 in the World

Founded: 1993

54. CEPT University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Architectural Engineering

#524 in Asia

#1365 in the World

Founded: 1962

55. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Architectural Engineering

#525 in Asia

#1367 in the World

Founded: 1967

56. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Architectural Engineering

#526 in Asia

#1372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

57. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Architectural Engineering

#528 in Asia

#1378 in the World

Founded: 1857

58. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Architectural Engineering

#530 in Asia

#1387 in the World

Founded: 1931

59. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Architectural Engineering

#536 in Asia

#1396 in the World

Founded: 2005

60. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Architectural Engineering

#549 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

61. National Institute of Technology, Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Architectural Engineering

#560 in Asia

#1436 in the World

Enrollment: 2,292
Founded: 2004

62. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Architectural Engineering

#597 in Asia

#1496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 7,760
Male:Female: 70:30
Founded: 2007

63. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Architectural Engineering

#602 in Asia

#1506 in the World

Founded: 1963

64. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architectural Engineering

#620 in Asia

#1549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

65. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Architectural Engineering

#632 in Asia

#1562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architectural Engineering

#634 in Asia

#1564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

67. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Architectural Engineering

#661 in Asia

#1605 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

68. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Architectural Engineering

#678 in Asia

#1631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

69. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Architectural Engineering

#693 in Asia

#1655 in the World

Founded: 1984

70. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Architectural Engineering

#695 in Asia

#1659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1946

71. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Architectural Engineering

#710 in Asia

#1679 in the World

Founded: 1926

72. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Architectural Engineering

#726 in Asia

#1698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

73. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Architectural Engineering

#729 in Asia

#1702 in the World

Founded: 2005

74. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Architectural Engineering

#745 in Asia

#1722 in the World

Enrollment: 20,945
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1980

75. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Architectural Engineering

#746 in Asia

#1723 in the World

Founded: 1990

76. PEC University of Technology

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Architectural Engineering

#755 in Asia

#1737 in the World

Founded: 1954

The best cities to study Architectural Engineering in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Chennai, Roorkee, and Bangalore.