100 Best universities for Civil Engineering in India

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Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Civil Engineering. A graph of 706K citations received by 66.2K academic papers made by 232 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

For Civil Engineering

#47 in Asia
#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

2. Indian Institute of Science

For Civil Engineering

#54 in Asia
#176 in the World
Enrollment
4,695
Founded
1909

3. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For Civil Engineering

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

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Civil Engineering

#61 in Asia
#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1951

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Civil Engineering

#99 in Asia
#372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1959

9. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

For Civil Engineering

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

10. VIT University

For Civil Engineering

#155 in Asia
#563 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1984

11. Banaras Hindu University

For Civil Engineering

#170 in Asia
#613 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1915

12. Anna University

For Civil Engineering

#181 in Asia
#643 in the World
Founded
1978

13. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

For Civil Engineering

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

14. Indian School of Mines

For Civil Engineering

#198 in Asia
#699 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1926

15. University of Delhi

For Civil Engineering

#208 in Asia
#720 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1922

16. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

For Civil Engineering

#232 in Asia
#788 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1960

18. University of Calcutta

For Civil Engineering

#266 in Asia
#861 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1857

20. Annamalai University

For Civil Engineering

#271 in Asia
#880 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
37,444
Founded
1929

21. Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Civil Engineering

#280 in Asia
#906 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1969

22. Aligarh Muslim University

For Civil Engineering

#282 in Asia
#908 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1920

23. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

For Civil Engineering

#286 in Asia
#919 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
1961

25. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Civil Engineering

#297 in Asia
#939 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1985

26. Delhi Technological University

For Civil Engineering

#302 in Asia
#950 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1941

27. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#305 in Asia
#957 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1960

29. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

For Civil Engineering

#333 in Asia
#1011 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1959

30. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

For Civil Engineering

#338 in Asia
#1029 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
2008

31. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

For Civil Engineering

#352 in Asia
#1059 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1993

32. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

For Civil Engineering

#356 in Asia
#1068 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1964

33. National Islamic University

For Civil Engineering

#357 in Asia
#1069 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%

34. Amity University

For Civil Engineering

#363 in Asia
#1076 in the World
Founded
2005

37. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

For Civil Engineering

#379 in Asia
#1119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1961

39. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Civil Engineering

#388 in Asia
#1138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1956

41. Lovely Professional University

For Civil Engineering

#409 in Asia
#1184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2005

43. Amrita University

For Civil Engineering

#437 in Asia
#1250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
24,500
Male:Female
53:47

44. Guru Nanak Dev University

For Civil Engineering

#445 in Asia
#1277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1969

45. University of Hyderabad

For Civil Engineering

#446 in Asia
#1278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
5,061
Founded
1974

46. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

For Civil Engineering

#447 in Asia
#1279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
2008

47. University of Burdwan

For Civil Engineering

#454 in Asia
#1290 in the World
Enrollment
24,690
Founded
1960

48. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For Civil Engineering

#455 in Asia
#1293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1956

52. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

For Civil Engineering

#492 in Asia
#1373 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1960

53. School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

For Civil Engineering

#493 in Asia
#1374 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1959

54. Panjab University

For Civil Engineering

#494 in Asia
#1375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1882

55. Birla Institute of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#501 in Asia
#1384 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1955

56. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Civil Engineering

#509 in Asia
#1398 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
2001

57. National Institute of Technology, Agartala

For Civil Engineering

#513 in Asia
#1404 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
420
Founded
1965

58. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

For Civil Engineering

#515 in Asia
#1415 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1919

59. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#530 in Asia
#1451 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Founded
1960

60. Pondicherry University

For Civil Engineering

#531 in Asia
#1453 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Founded
1985

62. Kurukshetra University

For Civil Engineering

#536 in Asia
#1465 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1956

63. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

For Civil Engineering

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

64. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Civil Engineering

#556 in Asia
#1525 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2008

66. SASTRA University

For Civil Engineering

#577 in Asia
#1583 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1984

68. University of Kashmir

For Civil Engineering

#585 in Asia
#1594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1948

69. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

For Civil Engineering

#607 in Asia
#1638 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
1,915
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
2009

71. University of Gour Banga

For Civil Engineering

#616 in Asia
#1653 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

72. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

For Civil Engineering

#623 in Asia
#1663 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
7,760
Male:Female
70:30
Founded
2007

73. University of Allahabad

For Civil Engineering

#627 in Asia
#1668 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1887

74. KIIT University

For Civil Engineering

#628 in Asia
#1670 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2004

80. K L University

For Civil Engineering

#670 in Asia
#1747 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1980

81. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

For Civil Engineering

#677 in Asia
#1760 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1986

83. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

For Civil Engineering

#685 in Asia
#1783 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
1,765
Male:Female
74:26
Founded
2008

84. Nirma University

For Civil Engineering

#686 in Asia
#1784 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
2003

86. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

For Civil Engineering

#700 in Asia
#1817 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1949

87. Visva-Bharati University

For Civil Engineering

#704 in Asia
#1825 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1921

88. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

For Civil Engineering

#707 in Asia
#1828 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2003

89. University of Kerala

For Civil Engineering

#724 in Asia
#1855 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1937

91. Punjabi University Patiala

For Civil Engineering

#746 in Asia
#1897 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

95. GLA University

For Civil Engineering

#765 in Asia
#1935 in the World
Enrollment
11,151
Founded
2010

96. Tezpur University

For Civil Engineering

#777 in Asia
#1957 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1994

97. Chandigarh University

For Civil Engineering

#786 in Asia
#1968 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,611
Founded
2012

98. Christ University

For Civil Engineering

#789 in Asia
#1980 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1969

99. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#804 in Asia
#2003 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 Delhi, Bangalore, Roorkee, and Chennai.