100 Best universities for Remote Sensing 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 Remote Sensing. A graph of 262K citations received by 25.3K academic papers made by 131 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

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Remote Sensing

#44 in Asia

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

2. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Remote Sensing

#52 in Asia

#206 in the World

Founded: 1958

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Remote Sensing

#67 in Asia

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Remote Sensing

#90 in Asia

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Remote Sensing

#112 in Asia

#494 in the World

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

6. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Remote Sensing

#117 in Asia

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

7. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#127 in Asia

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Remote Sensing

#128 in Asia

#547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

9. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Remote Sensing

#133 in Asia

#555 in the World

Founded: 1955

10. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Remote Sensing

#135 in Asia

#560 in the World

Founded: 1959

11. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Remote Sensing

#149 in Asia

#617 in the World

Founded: 1978

12. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Remote Sensing

#158 in Asia

#640 in the World

Founded: 1931

13. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Remote Sensing

#189 in Asia

#723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

14. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Remote Sensing

#197 in Asia

#742 in the World

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

15. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Remote Sensing

#201 in Asia

#751 in the World

Founded: 1963

16. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Remote Sensing

#225 in Asia

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

17. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#226 in Asia

#806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

18. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Remote Sensing

#239 in Asia

#849 in the World

Founded: 1948

19. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Remote Sensing

#242 in Asia

#856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

20. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Remote Sensing

#247 in Asia

#869 in the World

Founded: 1954

21. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Remote Sensing

#251 in Asia

#883 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

22. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#257 in Asia

#904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

23. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Remote Sensing

#261 in Asia

#920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

24. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Remote Sensing

#268 in Asia

#940 in the World

Founded: 1926

25. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Remote Sensing

#276 in Asia

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

26. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Remote Sensing

#291 in Asia

#987 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

27. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Remote Sensing

#295 in Asia

#997 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

28. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Remote Sensing

#296 in Asia

#998 in the World

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

29. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Remote Sensing

#299 in Asia

#1003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

30. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Remote Sensing

#300 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

31. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Remote Sensing

#303 in Asia

#1009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

32. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Remote Sensing

#314 in Asia

#1026 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

33. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Remote Sensing

#316 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

34. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Remote Sensing

#322 in Asia

#1048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

35. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#324 in Asia

#1052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

36. TERI School of Advanced Studies

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#330 in Asia

#1061 in the World

Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1998

37. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Remote Sensing

#334 in Asia

#1067 in the World

Founded: 2005

38. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#342 in Asia

#1088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

39. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Remote Sensing

#344 in Asia

#1091 in the World

Founded: 1971

40. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Remote Sensing

#352 in Asia

#1115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

41. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#357 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

42. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Remote Sensing

#361 in Asia

#1136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

43. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Remote Sensing

#363 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Founded: 1956

44. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Remote Sensing

#367 in Asia

#1147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

45. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Remote Sensing

#380 in Asia

#1168 in the World

Founded: 1963

46. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Remote Sensing

#381 in Asia

#1170 in the World

Founded: 1972

47. Tezpur University

For Remote Sensing

#384 in Asia

#1177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

48. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Remote Sensing

#387 in Asia

#1183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

49. Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Remote Sensing

#393 in Asia

#1193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2007

50. Central University of Jharkhand

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Remote Sensing

#395 in Asia

#1197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2009

51. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Remote Sensing

#398 in Asia

#1201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

52. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Remote Sensing

#402 in Asia

#1211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

53. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Remote Sensing

#420 in Asia

#1248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

54. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Remote Sensing

#421 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Founded: 1981

55. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Remote Sensing

#428 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Founded: 1982

56. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Remote Sensing

#436 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

57. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Remote Sensing

#470 in Asia

#1358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

58. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Remote Sensing

#473 in Asia

#1369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

59. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Remote Sensing

#476 in Asia

#1373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

60. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Remote Sensing

#478 in Asia

#1377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

61. University of Gour Banga

West Bengal | Malda

For Remote Sensing

#479 in Asia

#1381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

62. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Remote Sensing

#486 in Asia

#1392 in the World

Founded: 1993

63. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Remote Sensing

#490 in Asia

#1399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

64. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Remote Sensing

#497 in Asia

#1421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

65. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Remote Sensing

#514 in Asia

#1457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

66. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#518 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

67. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Remote Sensing

#529 in Asia

#1479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

68. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Remote Sensing

#530 in Asia

#1481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

69. Kumaun University

Uttarakhand | Nainital

For Remote Sensing

#533 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Founded: 1973

70. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#535 in Asia

#1489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

71. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Remote Sensing

#536 in Asia

#1490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 2,056
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1998

72. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Remote Sensing

#543 in Asia

#1504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

73. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Maharashtra | Aurangabad

For Remote Sensing

#544 in Asia

#1505 in the World

Founded: 1958

74. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Remote Sensing

#551 in Asia

#1521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

75. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Remote Sensing

#552 in Asia

#1522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

76. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Remote Sensing

#555 in Asia

#1527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

77. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Remote Sensing

#557 in Asia

#1530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

78. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Remote Sensing

#574 in Asia

#1569 in the World

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

79. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Remote Sensing

#582 in Asia

#1582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

80. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Remote Sensing

#606 in Asia

#1613 in the World

Founded: 1918

81. Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Sangrur

For Remote Sensing

#617 in Asia

#1634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 3,677
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1991

82. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Remote Sensing

#622 in Asia

#1645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

83. Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Remote Sensing

#627 in Asia

#1660 in the World

Founded: 2003

84. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Remote Sensing

#630 in Asia

#1666 in the World

Founded: 1817

85. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Remote Sensing

#637 in Asia

#1682 in the World

Founded: 1886

86. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Remote Sensing

#638 in Asia

#1683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

87. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Remote Sensing

#651 in Asia

#1705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

88. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Remote Sensing

#653 in Asia

#1707 in the World

Founded: 1960

89. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Remote Sensing

#655 in Asia

#1710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

90. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Remote Sensing

#662 in Asia

#1720 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

91. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Remote Sensing

#664 in Asia

#1728 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

92. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Remote Sensing

#667 in Asia

#1733 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

93. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Remote Sensing

#673 in Asia

#1745 in the World

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

94. Yogi Vemana University

Andhra Pradesh | Kadapa

For Remote Sensing

#677 in Asia

#1753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2006

95. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Remote Sensing

#683 in Asia

#1762 in the World

Founded: 1969

96. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Remote Sensing

#687 in Asia

#1769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

97. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Remote Sensing

#689 in Asia

#1772 in the World

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

98. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Remote Sensing

#693 in Asia

#1781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

99. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Remote Sensing

#702 in Asia

#1799 in the World

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

100. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Remote Sensing

#718 in Asia

#1837 in the World

Founded: 2005

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

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