100 Best universities for Geotechnical Engineering in India

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 1.95M citations received by 104K academic papers made by 298 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

#26 in Asia

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

2. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Geotechnical Engineering

#42 in Asia

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

3. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#46 in Asia

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

4. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#53 in Asia

#141 in the World

Founded: 1958

5. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#54 in Asia

#142 in the World

Founded: 1959

6. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#72 in Asia

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#75 in Asia

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

8. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Geotechnical Engineering

#109 in Asia

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

9. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#117 in Asia

#348 in the World

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

10. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Geotechnical Engineering

#121 in Asia

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

11. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#127 in Asia

#379 in the World

Founded: 1978

12. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Geotechnical Engineering

#128 in Asia

#380 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#178 in Asia

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

14. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#179 in Asia

#527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

15. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#191 in Asia

#573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

16. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#197 in Asia

#585 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

#217 in Asia

#642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

18. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#230 in Asia

#666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

19. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Geotechnical Engineering

#237 in Asia

#684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

20. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#245 in Asia

#701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

21. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Geotechnical Engineering

#260 in Asia

#735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

22. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Geotechnical Engineering

#265 in Asia

#749 in the World

Founded: 1926

23. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Geotechnical Engineering

#276 in Asia

#775 in the World

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

24. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#287 in Asia

#796 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

25. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Geotechnical Engineering

#291 in Asia

#810 in the World

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

26. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Geotechnical Engineering

#298 in Asia

#828 in the World

Founded: 1948

27. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Geotechnical Engineering

#301 in Asia

#834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

28. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#325 in Asia

#906 in the World

Founded: 1886

29. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Geotechnical Engineering

#331 in Asia

#920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

30. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Geotechnical Engineering

#340 in Asia

#938 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

31. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Geotechnical Engineering

#341 in Asia

#939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

32. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Geotechnical Engineering

#355 in Asia

#970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

33. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Geotechnical Engineering

#357 in Asia

#975 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

34. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#364 in Asia

#991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

35. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#369 in Asia

#999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

36. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#373 in Asia

#1011 in the World

Founded: 1967

37. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gujarat | Chandkheda

For Geotechnical Engineering

#376 in Asia

#1018 in the World

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

38. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#378 in Asia

#1021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

39. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#390 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Founded: 1963

40. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#391 in Asia

#1044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

41. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#395 in Asia

#1049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

42. National Institute of Technology, Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Geotechnical Engineering

#401 in Asia

#1065 in the World

Enrollment: 2,292
Founded: 2004

43. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Geotechnical Engineering

#402 in Asia

#1072 in the World

Founded: 1918

44. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Geotechnical Engineering

#403 in Asia

#1074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#408 in Asia

#1082 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

46. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Geotechnical Engineering

#414 in Asia

#1091 in the World

Founded: 1954

47. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#415 in Asia

#1096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

48. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Geotechnical Engineering

#416 in Asia

#1097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1964

49. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Geotechnical Engineering

#427 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

50. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#430 in Asia

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

51. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#433 in Asia

#1133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 16,358
Founded: 1882

52. University of Gour Banga

West Bengal | Malda

For Geotechnical Engineering

#437 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

53. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Geotechnical Engineering

#443 in Asia

#1151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

54. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Geotechnical Engineering

#444 in Asia

#1152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

55. Cochin University of Science and Technology

Kerala | Kochi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#447 in Asia

#1158 in the World

Founded: 1971

56. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#453 in Asia

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

57. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#460 in Asia

#1186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

58. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#461 in Asia

#1189 in the World

Founded: 1960

59. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Geotechnical Engineering

#466 in Asia

#1201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

60. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#468 in Asia

#1208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

61. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Geotechnical Engineering

#480 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Founded: 1972

62. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Geotechnical Engineering

#481 in Asia

#1236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

63. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Geotechnical Engineering

#488 in Asia

#1254 in the World

Founded: 1921

64. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Geotechnical Engineering

#490 in Asia

#1263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

65. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Geotechnical Engineering

#492 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

66. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#493 in Asia

#1268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

67. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Geotechnical Engineering

#496 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Founded: 1963

68. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#499 in Asia

#1281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

69. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Geotechnical Engineering

#501 in Asia

#1288 in the World

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

70. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Geotechnical Engineering

#502 in Asia

#1289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

71. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#511 in Asia

#1312 in the World

Founded: 2002

72. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#518 in Asia

#1323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

73. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#525 in Asia

#1343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

74. National Institute of Technology, Agartala

Tripura | Agartala

For Geotechnical Engineering

#527 in Asia

#1345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1965

75. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Geotechnical Engineering

#541 in Asia

#1367 in the World

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

76. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#542 in Asia

#1369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

77. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Geotechnical Engineering

#547 in Asia

#1378 in the World

Founded: 1960

78. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#551 in Asia

#1383 in the World

Founded: 1956

79. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#553 in Asia

#1386 in the World

Founded: 1962

80. National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#554 in Asia

#1389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

81. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#560 in Asia

#1403 in the World

Founded: 1999

82. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#564 in Asia

#1408 in the World

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

83. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#575 in Asia

#1427 in the World

Founded: 1857

84. Gulbarga University

Karnataka | Gulbarga

For Geotechnical Engineering

#577 in Asia

#1436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

85. Tezpur University

Assam | Tezpur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#585 in Asia

#1458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

86. Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

Himachal Pradesh | Mandi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#586 in Asia

#1461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2009

87. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Geotechnical Engineering

#589 in Asia

#1464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

88. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Geotechnical Engineering

#592 in Asia

#1470 in the World

Founded: 1982

89. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Geotechnical Engineering

#597 in Asia

#1480 in the World

Founded: 1948

90. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#600 in Asia

#1486 in the World

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

91. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#602 in Asia

#1494 in the World

Founded: 1981

92. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#603 in Asia

#1495 in the World

Founded: 1970

93. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Geotechnical Engineering

#606 in Asia

#1502 in the World

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

94. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#634 in Asia

#1563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

95. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#635 in Asia

#1565 in the World

Founded: 2005

96. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#641 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

97. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#645 in Asia

#1586 in the World

Founded: 1857

98. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#655 in Asia

#1603 in the World

Founded: 1989

99. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Geotechnical Engineering

#668 in Asia

#1631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

100. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#669 in Asia

#1639 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

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