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 1.21M citations received by 80K academic papers made by 273 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

#54 in Asia
#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1847

2. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Civil Engineering

#59 in Asia
#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

3. Indian Institute of Science

For Civil Engineering

#60 in Asia
#190 in the World
Enrollment
4,695
Founded
1909

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Civil Engineering

#64 in Asia
#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1951

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Civil Engineering

#119 in Asia
#410 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1959

9. VIT University

For Civil Engineering

#130 in Asia
#470 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1984

10. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

For Civil Engineering

#141 in Asia
#513 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1994

11. Banaras Hindu University

For Civil Engineering

#162 in Asia
#556 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1915

12. Anna University

For Civil Engineering

#168 in Asia
#579 in the World
Founded
1978

13. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

For Civil Engineering

#190 in Asia
#653 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
1961

14. Indian School of Mines

For Civil Engineering

#193 in Asia
#660 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1926

15. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

For Civil Engineering

#205 in Asia
#687 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

16. University of Delhi

For Civil Engineering

#210 in Asia
#703 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1922

17. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Civil Engineering

#220 in Asia
#726 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1985

18. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

For Civil Engineering

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

19. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

For Civil Engineering

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

21. University of Calcutta

For Civil Engineering

#259 in Asia
#824 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1857

23. Aligarh Muslim University

For Civil Engineering

#266 in Asia
#844 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1920

24. Annamalai University

For Civil Engineering

#276 in Asia
#870 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
37,444
Founded
1929

25. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#287 in Asia
#892 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1960

26. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

For Civil Engineering

#292 in Asia
#912 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1959

27. Delhi Technological University

For Civil Engineering

#294 in Asia
#915 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1941

28. Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Civil Engineering

#300 in Asia
#931 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1969

30. National Islamic University

For Civil Engineering

#323 in Asia
#968 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
22,893

31. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

For Civil Engineering

#325 in Asia
#971 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
2008

34. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

For Civil Engineering

#347 in Asia
#1008 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,000
Founded
1964

35. Amrita University

For Civil Engineering

#362 in Asia
#1040 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
24,500

36. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

For Civil Engineering

#368 in Asia
#1050 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1993

37. Lovely Professional University

For Civil Engineering

#369 in Asia
#1051 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2005

38. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Civil Engineering

#370 in Asia
#1052 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1956

40. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

For Civil Engineering

#385 in Asia
#1093 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1961

41. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

For Civil Engineering

#389 in Asia
#1104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
2008

46. Amity University

For Civil Engineering

#437 in Asia
#1209 in the World
Founded
2005

47. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For Civil Engineering

#445 in Asia
#1238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1956

48. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

For Civil Engineering

#448 in Asia
#1244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1919

49. University of Burdwan

For Civil Engineering

#450 in Asia
#1249 in the World
Enrollment
24,690
Founded
1960

50. Guru Nanak Dev University

For Civil Engineering

#454 in Asia
#1263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1969

51. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#461 in Asia
#1274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Founded
1960

53. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Civil Engineering

#466 in Asia
#1280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
2001

55. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

For Civil Engineering

#486 in Asia
#1320 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1960

56. University of Hyderabad

For Civil Engineering

#491 in Asia
#1336 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
5,061
Founded
1974

57. School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

For Civil Engineering

#492 in Asia
#1340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1959

58. Birla Institute of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#503 in Asia
#1364 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1955

61. National Institute of Technology, Agartala

For Civil Engineering

#508 in Asia
#1375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1965

62. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Civil Engineering

#515 in Asia
#1389 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,539
Founded
2008

64. Panjab University

For Civil Engineering

#527 in Asia
#1415 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
16,358
Founded
1882

65. Chandigarh University

For Civil Engineering

#546 in Asia
#1461 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,611
Founded
2012

66. University of Gour Banga

For Civil Engineering

#548 in Asia
#1465 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

68. National Institute of Technology, Patna

For Civil Engineering

#557 in Asia
#1475 in the World
Enrollment
2,292
Founded
2004

69. SASTRA University

For Civil Engineering

#558 in Asia
#1478 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1984

70. Pondicherry University

For Civil Engineering

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

71. KIIT University

For Civil Engineering

#561 in Asia
#1486 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
2004

72. University of Kashmir

For Civil Engineering

#582 in Asia
#1535 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1948

73. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

For Civil Engineering

#596 in Asia
#1559 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1945

74. Kurukshetra University

For Civil Engineering

#604 in Asia
#1580 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1956

76. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

For Civil Engineering

#621 in Asia
#1619 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2003

77. University of Allahabad

For Civil Engineering

#623 in Asia
#1624 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
26,386
Founded
1887

79. K L University

For Civil Engineering

#640 in Asia
#1654 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1980

81. Nirma University

For Civil Engineering

#658 in Asia
#1698 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
2003

82. Christ University

For Civil Engineering

#659 in Asia
#1699 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1969

85. Visva-Bharati University

For Civil Engineering

#668 in Asia
#1714 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1921

87. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

For Civil Engineering

#693 in Asia
#1765 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1949

88. University of Kerala

For Civil Engineering

#698 in Asia
#1778 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1937

90. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

For Civil Engineering

#716 in Asia
#1804 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1986

91. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

For Civil Engineering

#719 in Asia
#1809 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
7,760
Male:Female
70:30
Founded
2007

92. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

For Civil Engineering

#730 in Asia
#1827 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
1,765
Male:Female
74:26
Founded
2008

94. GLA University

For Civil Engineering

#755 in Asia
#1872 in the World
Enrollment
11,151
Founded
2010

95. Symbiosis International University

For Civil Engineering

#761 in Asia
#1880 in the World
Enrollment
20,568
Founded
2002

98. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#777 in Asia
#1920 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1956

100. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

For Civil Engineering

#789 in Asia
#1937 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
2,056
Male:Female
78:22
Founded
1998

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