72 Best universities for Architectural Engineering in India

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 143K citations received by 13K academic papers made by 72 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

#65 in Asia

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

2. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architectural Engineering

#78 in Asia

#270 in the World

Founded: 1959

3. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Architectural Engineering

#79 in Asia

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Architectural Engineering

#92 in Asia

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Architectural Engineering

#104 in Asia

#343 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architectural Engineering

#115 in Asia

#365 in the World

Founded: 1978

7. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Architectural Engineering

#116 in Asia

#366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Architectural Engineering

#121 in Asia

#378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

9. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Architectural Engineering

#145 in Asia

#483 in the World

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

10. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Architectural Engineering

#154 in Asia

#520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

11. School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Architectural Engineering

#164 in Asia

#552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1959

12. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Architectural Engineering

#174 in Asia

#579 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Architectural Engineering

#188 in Asia

#617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

14. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Architectural Engineering

#191 in Asia

#638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

15. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architectural Engineering

#200 in Asia

#661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

16. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Architectural Engineering

#208 in Asia

#693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

17. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Architectural Engineering

#233 in Asia

#755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

18. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Architectural Engineering

#238 in Asia

#774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

19. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Architectural Engineering

#240 in Asia

#777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500
Male:Female: 53:47

20. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Architectural Engineering

#272 in Asia

#862 in the World

Founded: 1963

21. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Architectural Engineering

#273 in Asia

#867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

22. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Architectural Engineering

#283 in Asia

#884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

23. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Architectural Engineering

#298 in Asia

#916 in the World

Founded: 1948

24. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architectural Engineering

#316 in Asia

#954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

25. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Architectural Engineering

#337 in Asia

#1004 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

26. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Architectural Engineering

#346 in Asia

#1024 in the World

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

27. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Architectural Engineering

#348 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

28. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Architectural Engineering

#362 in Asia

#1051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

29. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Architectural Engineering

#363 in Asia

#1052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

30. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Architectural Engineering

#365 in Asia

#1071 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

31. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Architectural Engineering

#369 in Asia

#1080 in the World

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

32. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Architectural Engineering

#370 in Asia

#1081 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

33. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Architectural Engineering

#379 in Asia

#1096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

34. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Architectural Engineering

#381 in Asia

#1098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

35. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Architectural Engineering

#385 in Asia

#1106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

36. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Architectural Engineering

#402 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

37. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Architectural Engineering

#417 in Asia

#1163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

38. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Architectural Engineering

#420 in Asia

#1168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

39. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Architectural Engineering

#422 in Asia

#1170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

40. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Architectural Engineering

#424 in Asia

#1175 in the World

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

41. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Architectural Engineering

#426 in Asia

#1179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

42. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Architectural Engineering

#430 in Asia

#1185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

43. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Architectural Engineering

#435 in Asia

#1192 in the World

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

44. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Architectural Engineering

#450 in Asia

#1223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

45. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Architectural Engineering

#454 in Asia

#1229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Architectural Engineering

#466 in Asia

#1252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

47. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Architectural Engineering

#468 in Asia

#1255 in the World

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

48. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Architectural Engineering

#487 in Asia

#1294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

49. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Architectural Engineering

#497 in Asia

#1313 in the World

Founded: 1956

50. Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Architectural Engineering

#500 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Founded: 2008

51. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architectural Engineering

#502 in Asia

#1322 in the World

Founded: 2005

52. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Architectural Engineering

#511 in Asia

#1344 in the World

Founded: 1931

53. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Architectural Engineering

#527 in Asia

#1371 in the World

Founded: 1993

54. CEPT University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Architectural Engineering

#530 in Asia

#1380 in the World

Founded: 1962

55. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Architectural Engineering

#531 in Asia

#1382 in the World

Founded: 1967

56. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Architectural Engineering

#532 in Asia

#1385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

57. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Architectural Engineering

#544 in Asia

#1408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

58. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Architectural Engineering

#549 in Asia

#1416 in the World

Founded: 2005

59. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Architectural Engineering

#556 in Asia

#1426 in the World

Founded: 1857

60. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Architectural Engineering

#577 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Founded: 1963

61. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Architectural Engineering

#583 in Asia

#1480 in the World

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

62. National Institute of Technology, Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Architectural Engineering

#609 in Asia

#1513 in the World

Enrollment: 2,292
Founded: 2004

63. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architectural Engineering

#625 in Asia

#1545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

64. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Architectural Engineering

#630 in Asia

#1553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architectural Engineering

#643 in Asia

#1571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

66. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Architectural Engineering

#667 in Asia

#1614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

67. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Architectural Engineering

#674 in Asia

#1624 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

68. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Architectural Engineering

#681 in Asia

#1632 in the World

Founded: 1926

69. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Architectural Engineering

#714 in Asia

#1677 in the World

Founded: 1984

70. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Architectural Engineering

#715 in Asia

#1678 in the World

Founded: 1990

71. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Architectural Engineering

#716 in Asia

#1679 in the World

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

72. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Architectural Engineering

#720 in Asia

#1684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

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