100 Best universities for Geotechnical Engineering in India

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 1.73M citations received by 102K academic papers made by 295 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

#24 in Asia

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

2. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Geotechnical Engineering

#41 in Asia

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

3. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#44 in Asia

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

4. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#51 in Asia

#141 in the World

Founded: 1958

5. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#52 in Asia

#142 in the World

Founded: 1959

6. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#72 in Asia

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#74 in Asia

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

8. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Geotechnical Engineering

#111 in Asia

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

9. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#117 in Asia

#353 in the World

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

10. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Geotechnical Engineering

#120 in Asia

#362 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

11. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Geotechnical Engineering

#128 in Asia

#383 in the World

Founded: 1955

12. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#129 in Asia

#385 in the World

Founded: 1978

13. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#178 in Asia

#531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

14. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#181 in Asia

#543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

15. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#187 in Asia

#565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

16. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#198 in Asia

#595 in the World

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

17. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Geotechnical Engineering

#216 in Asia

#650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

18. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#225 in Asia

#667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

19. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Geotechnical Engineering

#245 in Asia

#712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

20. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#247 in Asia

#715 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

21. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Geotechnical Engineering

#254 in Asia

#734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

22. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Geotechnical Engineering

#260 in Asia

#752 in the World

Founded: 1926

23. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Geotechnical Engineering

#270 in Asia

#772 in the World

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

24. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#284 in Asia

#796 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

25. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Geotechnical Engineering

#293 in Asia

#831 in the World

Founded: 1948

26. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Geotechnical Engineering

#294 in Asia

#837 in the World

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

27. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Geotechnical Engineering

#303 in Asia

#857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

28. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#313 in Asia

#892 in the World

Founded: 1886

29. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Geotechnical Engineering

#328 in Asia

#923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

30. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Geotechnical Engineering

#341 in Asia

#950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

31. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Geotechnical Engineering

#342 in Asia

#952 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

32. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Geotechnical Engineering

#361 in Asia

#991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

33. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#371 in Asia

#1015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

34. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Geotechnical Engineering

#372 in Asia

#1016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

35. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#374 in Asia

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

36. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#379 in Asia

#1036 in the World

Founded: 1967

37. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#387 in Asia

#1048 in the World

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

38. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Geotechnical Engineering

#390 in Asia

#1057 in the World

Founded: 1918

39. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Geotechnical Engineering

#393 in Asia

#1064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

40. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#395 in Asia

#1066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

41. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gujarat | Chandkheda

For Geotechnical Engineering

#396 in Asia

#1067 in the World

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

42. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#398 in Asia

#1072 in the World

Founded: 1963

43. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Geotechnical Engineering

#399 in Asia

#1073 in the World

Founded: 1954

44. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#401 in Asia

#1077 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#408 in Asia

#1099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

46. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Geotechnical Engineering

#413 in Asia

#1107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

47. National Institute of Technology, Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Geotechnical Engineering

#419 in Asia

#1116 in the World

Enrollment: 2,292
Founded: 2004

48. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#426 in Asia

#1136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

49. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#427 in Asia

#1138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

50. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Geotechnical Engineering

#428 in Asia

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

51. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#432 in Asia

#1147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

52. University of Gour Banga

West Bengal | Malda

For Geotechnical Engineering

#433 in Asia

#1150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

53. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Geotechnical Engineering

#437 in Asia

#1155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

54. Cochin University of Science and Technology

Kerala | Kochi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#440 in Asia

#1161 in the World

Founded: 1971

55. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Geotechnical Engineering

#442 in Asia

#1163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

56. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#448 in Asia

#1173 in the World

Founded: 1960

57. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#449 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

58. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#459 in Asia

#1194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

59. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Geotechnical Engineering

#473 in Asia

#1233 in the World

Founded: 1972

60. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Geotechnical Engineering

#478 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

61. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#479 in Asia

#1245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

62. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Geotechnical Engineering

#481 in Asia

#1252 in the World

Founded: 1921

63. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#483 in Asia

#1256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

64. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Geotechnical Engineering

#484 in Asia

#1257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

65. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Geotechnical Engineering

#488 in Asia

#1267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

66. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Geotechnical Engineering

#489 in Asia

#1271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

67. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Geotechnical Engineering

#495 in Asia

#1285 in the World

Founded: 1963

68. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Geotechnical Engineering

#498 in Asia

#1290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

69. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#499 in Asia

#1293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

70. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Geotechnical Engineering

#500 in Asia

#1295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 26,386
Founded: 1887

71. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#507 in Asia

#1306 in the World

Founded: 2002

72. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#518 in Asia

#1325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

73. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#523 in Asia

#1339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

74. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Geotechnical Engineering

#532 in Asia

#1353 in the World

Founded: 1960

75. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#539 in Asia

#1377 in the World

Founded: 1962

76. National Institute of Technology, Agartala

Tripura | Agartala

For Geotechnical Engineering

#540 in Asia

#1379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 420
Founded: 1965

77. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#545 in Asia

#1387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

78. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#551 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Founded: 1999

79. Gulbarga University

Karnataka | Gulbarga

For Geotechnical Engineering

#554 in Asia

#1407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

80. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#557 in Asia

#1410 in the World

Founded: 1857

81. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#558 in Asia

#1411 in the World

Founded: 1956

82. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Geotechnical Engineering

#567 in Asia

#1427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,539
Founded: 2008

83. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Geotechnical Engineering

#576 in Asia

#1444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

84. National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#581 in Asia

#1460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

85. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Geotechnical Engineering

#582 in Asia

#1461 in the World

Founded: 1982

86. Tezpur University

Assam | Tezpur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#583 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

87. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#584 in Asia

#1464 in the World

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

88. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#589 in Asia

#1476 in the World

Founded: 1970

89. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Geotechnical Engineering

#602 in Asia

#1503 in the World

Founded: 1948

90. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#604 in Asia

#1512 in the World

Founded: 1981

91. Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

Himachal Pradesh | Mandi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#606 in Asia

#1519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2009

92. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#616 in Asia

#1545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

93. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#619 in Asia

#1550 in the World

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

94. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#625 in Asia

#1563 in the World

Founded: 1857

95. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#631 in Asia

#1572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

96. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Geotechnical Engineering

#637 in Asia

#1582 in the World

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

97. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#644 in Asia

#1592 in the World

Founded: 1989

98. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#669 in Asia

#1646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

99. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#674 in Asia

#1657 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

100. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#676 in Asia

#1660 in the World

Founded: 1995

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