100 Best universities for Civil Engineering in India

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Civil Engineering. A graph of 1.07M citations received by 77.6K academic papers made by 267 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 Roorkee

For Civil Engineering

#56 in Asia
#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1847

2. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Civil Engineering

#58 in Asia
#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

3. Indian Institute of Science

For Civil Engineering

#59 in Asia
#187 in the World
Enrollment
4,695
Founded
1909

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Civil Engineering

#63 in Asia
#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1951

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Civil Engineering

#116 in Asia
#407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1959

9. VIT University

For Civil Engineering

#134 in Asia
#496 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1984

10. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

For Civil Engineering

#142 in Asia
#520 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1994

11. Banaras Hindu University

For Civil Engineering

#163 in Asia
#572 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1915

12. Anna University

For Civil Engineering

#166 in Asia
#582 in the World
Founded
1978

13. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

For Civil Engineering

#194 in Asia
#671 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
1961

14. Indian School of Mines

For Civil Engineering

#195 in Asia
#674 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1926

15. University of Delhi

For Civil Engineering

#203 in Asia
#691 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1922

16. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

For Civil Engineering

#204 in Asia
#694 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

17. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

For Civil Engineering

#224 in Asia
#757 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1960

18. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

For Civil Engineering

#237 in Asia
#782 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
1,915
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
2009

19. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Civil Engineering

#239 in Asia
#786 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1985

21. University of Calcutta

For Civil Engineering

#251 in Asia
#819 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1857

23. Aligarh Muslim University

For Civil Engineering

#271 in Asia
#853 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1920

24. Annamalai University

For Civil Engineering

#277 in Asia
#867 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
37,444
Founded
1929

25. Delhi Technological University

For Civil Engineering

#293 in Asia
#925 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1941

26. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#295 in Asia
#928 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1960

27. Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Civil Engineering

#296 in Asia
#929 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1969

29. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

For Civil Engineering

#304 in Asia
#942 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1959

30. National Islamic University

For Civil Engineering

#331 in Asia
#983 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
22,893

31. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

For Civil Engineering

#339 in Asia
#999 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
2008

34. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

For Civil Engineering

#361 in Asia
#1044 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1964

35. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Civil Engineering

#366 in Asia
#1064 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1956

36. Amrita University

For Civil Engineering

#373 in Asia
#1083 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
24,500
Male:Female
53:47

37. Lovely Professional University

For Civil Engineering

#378 in Asia
#1092 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2005

40. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

For Civil Engineering

#386 in Asia
#1112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1993

42. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

For Civil Engineering

#388 in Asia
#1115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1961

44. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

For Civil Engineering

#411 in Asia
#1163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
2008

46. Amity University

For Civil Engineering

#439 in Asia
#1232 in the World
Founded
2005

47. Guru Nanak Dev University

For Civil Engineering

#442 in Asia
#1247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1969

48. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For Civil Engineering

#443 in Asia
#1249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1956

49. University of Burdwan

For Civil Engineering

#453 in Asia
#1264 in the World
Enrollment
24,690
Founded
1960

50. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

For Civil Engineering

#458 in Asia
#1271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1919

51. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Civil Engineering

#471 in Asia
#1304 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
2001

52. University of Hyderabad

For Civil Engineering

#473 in Asia
#1308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
5,061
Founded
1974

54. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

For Civil Engineering

#478 in Asia
#1323 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1960

55. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#479 in Asia
#1326 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Founded
1960

56. School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

For Civil Engineering

#490 in Asia
#1345 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1959

58. Birla Institute of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#497 in Asia
#1363 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1955

60. Panjab University

For Civil Engineering

#506 in Asia
#1388 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1882

62. National Institute of Technology, Agartala

For Civil Engineering

#513 in Asia
#1400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
420
Founded
1965

64. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Civil Engineering

#536 in Asia
#1442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,539
Founded
2008

65. Pondicherry University

For Civil Engineering

#553 in Asia
#1480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Founded
1985

66. University of Gour Banga

For Civil Engineering

#558 in Asia
#1500 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

67. SASTRA University

For Civil Engineering

#561 in Asia
#1504 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1984

68. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

For Civil Engineering

#565 in Asia
#1512 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1945

69. Chandigarh University

For Civil Engineering

#577 in Asia
#1538 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,611
Founded
2012

70. University of Kashmir

For Civil Engineering

#578 in Asia
#1539 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1948

71. KIIT University

For Civil Engineering

#580 in Asia
#1541 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2004

72. Kurukshetra University

For Civil Engineering

#586 in Asia
#1556 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1956

73. National Institute of Technology, Patna

For Civil Engineering

#590 in Asia
#1565 in the World
Enrollment
2,292
Founded
2004

75. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

For Civil Engineering

#631 in Asia
#1653 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2003

77. University of Allahabad

For Civil Engineering

#637 in Asia
#1665 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
26,386
Founded
1887

79. K L University

For Civil Engineering

#648 in Asia
#1688 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1980

82. Visva-Bharati University

For Civil Engineering

#664 in Asia
#1725 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1921

83. Nirma University

For Civil Engineering

#667 in Asia
#1729 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
2003

84. Christ University

For Civil Engineering

#670 in Asia
#1738 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1969

85. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

For Civil Engineering

#680 in Asia
#1760 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1949

88. University of Kerala

For Civil Engineering

#702 in Asia
#1798 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1937

90. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

For Civil Engineering

#714 in Asia
#1819 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1986

91. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

For Civil Engineering

#721 in Asia
#1829 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
7,760
Male:Female
70:30
Founded
2007

92. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

For Civil Engineering

#745 in Asia
#1871 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
1,765
Male:Female
74:26
Founded
2008

96. GLA University

For Civil Engineering

#772 in Asia
#1923 in the World
Enrollment
11,151
Founded
2010

97. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

For Civil Engineering

#777 in Asia
#1931 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
2,056
Male:Female
78:22
Founded
1998

98. Symbiosis International University

For Civil Engineering

#781 in Asia
#1940 in the World
Enrollment
20,568
Founded
2002

100. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#789 in Asia
#1954 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1956

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