100 Best universities for Geotechnical 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 Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 1.21M citations received by 87.2K academic papers made by 263 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 Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#23 in Asia

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

2. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Geotechnical Engineering

#40 in Asia

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

3. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#42 in Asia

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

4. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#51 in Asia

#140 in the World

Founded: 1959

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#54 in Asia

#146 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#69 in Asia

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#71 in Asia

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

8. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Geotechnical Engineering

#114 in Asia

#358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

9. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#121 in Asia

#386 in the World

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

10. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Geotechnical Engineering

#123 in Asia

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

11. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Geotechnical Engineering

#124 in Asia

#391 in the World

Founded: 1955

12. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#137 in Asia

#435 in the World

Founded: 1978

13. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#181 in Asia

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

14. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#186 in Asia

#571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

15. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#190 in Asia

#579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

16. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Geotechnical Engineering

#216 in Asia

#659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

17. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#219 in Asia

#668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

18. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#256 in Asia

#776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

19. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Geotechnical Engineering

#259 in Asia

#781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

20. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Geotechnical Engineering

#266 in Asia

#791 in the World

Founded: 1926

21. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Geotechnical Engineering

#269 in Asia

#797 in the World

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

22. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Geotechnical Engineering

#275 in Asia

#809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

23. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#284 in Asia

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

24. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Geotechnical Engineering

#296 in Asia

#865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

25. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Geotechnical Engineering

#305 in Asia

#886 in the World

Founded: 1948

26. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Geotechnical Engineering

#316 in Asia

#916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

27. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#324 in Asia

#930 in the World

Founded: 1886

28. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Geotechnical Engineering

#335 in Asia

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

29. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Geotechnical Engineering

#337 in Asia

#960 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

30. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Geotechnical Engineering

#341 in Asia

#968 in the World

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

31. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Geotechnical Engineering

#366 in Asia

#1026 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

32. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#368 in Asia

#1028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

33. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Geotechnical Engineering

#373 in Asia

#1045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

34. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Geotechnical Engineering

#380 in Asia

#1066 in the World

Founded: 1918

35. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#383 in Asia

#1071 in the World

Founded: 1967

36. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Geotechnical Engineering

#385 in Asia

#1075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

37. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#391 in Asia

#1091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

38. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#393 in Asia

#1094 in the World

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

39. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Geotechnical Engineering

#397 in Asia

#1103 in the World

Founded: 1954

40. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#402 in Asia

#1115 in the World

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

41. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Geotechnical Engineering

#409 in Asia

#1132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

42. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#411 in Asia

#1135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

43. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#415 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Founded: 1960

44. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#416 in Asia

#1141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

45. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#424 in Asia

#1158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#427 in Asia

#1162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

47. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gujarat | Chandkheda

For Geotechnical Engineering

#428 in Asia

#1163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,765
Male:Female: 74:26
Founded: 2008

48. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#430 in Asia

#1167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

49. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Geotechnical Engineering

#431 in Asia

#1169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

50. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Geotechnical Engineering

#433 in Asia

#1173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

51. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#435 in Asia

#1176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

52. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#438 in Asia

#1179 in the World

Founded: 1963

53. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Geotechnical Engineering

#442 in Asia

#1189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

54. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Geotechnical Engineering

#443 in Asia

#1191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

55. Cochin University of Science and Technology

Kerala | Kochi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#458 in Asia

#1220 in the World

Founded: 1971

56. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#465 in Asia

#1233 in the World

Founded: 2002

57. University of Gour Banga

West Bengal | Malda

For Geotechnical Engineering

#466 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

58. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Geotechnical Engineering

#470 in Asia

#1240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

59. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Geotechnical Engineering

#472 in Asia

#1245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

60. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#475 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

61. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#481 in Asia

#1270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

62. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Geotechnical Engineering

#483 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Founded: 1921

63. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#489 in Asia

#1281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

64. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#490 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

65. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#491 in Asia

#1285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

66. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Geotechnical Engineering

#492 in Asia

#1287 in the World

Founded: 1972

67. National Institute of Technology, Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Geotechnical Engineering

#496 in Asia

#1300 in the World

Founded: 2004

68. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Geotechnical Engineering

#506 in Asia

#1322 in the World

Founded: 1963

69. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Geotechnical Engineering

#507 in Asia

#1323 in the World

Founded: 1960

70. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Geotechnical Engineering

#508 in Asia

#1324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

71. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#509 in Asia

#1325 in the World

Founded: 1962

72. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#510 in Asia

#1326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

73. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#530 in Asia

#1361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

74. Gulbarga University

Karnataka | Gulbarga

For Geotechnical Engineering

#533 in Asia

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

75. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Geotechnical Engineering

#534 in Asia

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

76. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Geotechnical Engineering

#538 in Asia

#1373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

77. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#542 in Asia

#1379 in the World

Founded: 1857

78. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Geotechnical Engineering

#544 in Asia

#1392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

79. National Institute of Technology, Agartala

Tripura | Agartala

For Geotechnical Engineering

#552 in Asia

#1405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 420
Founded: 1965

80. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#557 in Asia

#1413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

81. Tezpur University

Assam | Tezpur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#568 in Asia

#1433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

82. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#570 in Asia

#1440 in the World

Founded: 1999

83. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#577 in Asia

#1453 in the World

Founded: 1857

84. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Geotechnical Engineering

#589 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Founded: 1982

85. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Geotechnical Engineering

#591 in Asia

#1493 in the World

Founded: 2005

86. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#594 in Asia

#1497 in the World

Founded: 1970

87. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Geotechnical Engineering

#599 in Asia

#1510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

88. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#605 in Asia

#1526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2008

89. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#613 in Asia

#1543 in the World

Founded: 1956

90. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Maharashtra | Pune

For Geotechnical Engineering

#622 in Asia

#1560 in the World

Founded: 2006

91. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#630 in Asia

#1579 in the World

Founded: 1981

92. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#631 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

93. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#635 in Asia

#1590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

94. Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

Himachal Pradesh | Mandi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#641 in Asia

#1599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2009

95. National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#643 in Asia

#1602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

96. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#645 in Asia

#1604 in the World

Founded: 1995

97. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#647 in Asia

#1609 in the World

Founded: 1989

98. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Geotechnical Engineering

#651 in Asia

#1617 in the World

Founded: 1948

99. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#672 in Asia

#1647 in the World

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

100. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#674 in Asia

#1651 in the World

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