52 Best universities for Architectural Engineering in India

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 90.8K citations received by 10.4K academic papers made by 52 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

#53 in Asia

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

2. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Architectural Engineering

#70 in Asia

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

3. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Architectural Engineering

#74 in Asia

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

4. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architectural Engineering

#75 in Asia

#267 in the World

Founded: 1959

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Architectural Engineering

#99 in Asia

#353 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Architectural Engineering

#100 in Asia

#354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

7. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architectural Engineering

#102 in Asia

#361 in the World

Founded: 1978

8. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Architectural Engineering

#117 in Asia

#396 in the World

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

9. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Architectural Engineering

#136 in Asia

#468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

10. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Architectural Engineering

#151 in Asia

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

11. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Architectural Engineering

#166 in Asia

#571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

12. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Architectural Engineering

#171 in Asia

#585 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Architectural Engineering

#177 in Asia

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

14. School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Architectural Engineering

#178 in Asia

#609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1959

15. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Architectural Engineering

#187 in Asia

#630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

16. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Architectural Engineering

#208 in Asia

#694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

17. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Architectural Engineering

#238 in Asia

#785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

18. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Architectural Engineering

#257 in Asia

#828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

19. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architectural Engineering

#261 in Asia

#832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

20. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Architectural Engineering

#284 in Asia

#890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

21. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Architectural Engineering

#285 in Asia

#891 in the World

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

22. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Architectural Engineering

#301 in Asia

#945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

23. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Architectural Engineering

#309 in Asia

#966 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

24. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architectural Engineering

#310 in Asia

#967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

25. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Architectural Engineering

#312 in Asia

#970 in the World

Founded: 1963

26. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Architectural Engineering

#319 in Asia

#987 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

27. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Architectural Engineering

#327 in Asia

#1000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

28. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Architectural Engineering

#352 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

29. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Architectural Engineering

#354 in Asia

#1063 in the World

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

30. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Architectural Engineering

#355 in Asia

#1065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

31. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Architectural Engineering

#361 in Asia

#1075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

32. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Architectural Engineering

#363 in Asia

#1084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

33. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Architectural Engineering

#370 in Asia

#1095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

34. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Architectural Engineering

#375 in Asia

#1102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

35. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Architectural Engineering

#377 in Asia

#1105 in the World

Founded: 1948

36. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Architectural Engineering

#387 in Asia

#1122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

37. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Architectural Engineering

#408 in Asia

#1152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Architectural Engineering

#424 in Asia

#1186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

39. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Architectural Engineering

#429 in Asia

#1199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

40. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Architectural Engineering

#432 in Asia

#1202 in the World

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

41. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Architectural Engineering

#442 in Asia

#1216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

42. Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Architectural Engineering

#473 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Founded: 2008

43. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Architectural Engineering

#475 in Asia

#1269 in the World

Founded: 2005

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architectural Engineering

#482 in Asia

#1277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

45. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Architectural Engineering

#484 in Asia

#1279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

46. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Architectural Engineering

#491 in Asia

#1290 in the World

Founded: 1956

47. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Architectural Engineering

#523 in Asia

#1345 in the World

Founded: 1967

48. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Architectural Engineering

#530 in Asia

#1357 in the World

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

49. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Architectural Engineering

#559 in Asia

#1400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

50. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architectural Engineering

#563 in Asia

#1414 in the World

Founded: 2005

51. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Architectural Engineering

#594 in Asia

#1455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

52. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Architectural Engineering

#601 in Asia

#1462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

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