100 Best universities for Remote Sensing 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 Remote Sensing. A graph of 421K citations received by 31.5K academic papers made by 155 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

#41 in Asia

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

2. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Remote Sensing

#50 in Asia

#192 in the World

Founded: 1958

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Remote Sensing

#72 in Asia

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Remote Sensing

#94 in Asia

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Remote Sensing

#108 in Asia

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

6. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Remote Sensing

#112 in Asia

#457 in the World

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

7. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#131 in Asia

#544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

8. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Remote Sensing

#139 in Asia

#558 in the World

Founded: 1978

9. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Remote Sensing

#147 in Asia

#581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

10. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Remote Sensing

#150 in Asia

#585 in the World

Founded: 1955

11. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Remote Sensing

#153 in Asia

#589 in the World

Founded: 1959

12. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Remote Sensing

#179 in Asia

#677 in the World

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

13. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Remote Sensing

#185 in Asia

#688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

14. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Remote Sensing

#196 in Asia

#711 in the World

Founded: 1931

15. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Remote Sensing

#219 in Asia

#775 in the World

Founded: 1948

16. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#221 in Asia

#778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

17. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Remote Sensing

#222 in Asia

#780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

18. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Remote Sensing

#226 in Asia

#794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

19. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Remote Sensing

#228 in Asia

#804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

20. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Remote Sensing

#243 in Asia

#836 in the World

Founded: 1963

21. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Remote Sensing

#245 in Asia

#838 in the World

Founded: 1954

22. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Remote Sensing

#251 in Asia

#852 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

23. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Remote Sensing

#262 in Asia

#880 in the World

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

24. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#267 in Asia

#895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

25. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Remote Sensing

#268 in Asia

#898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

26. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Remote Sensing

#271 in Asia

#903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

27. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Remote Sensing

#275 in Asia

#917 in the World

Founded: 1926

28. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#276 in Asia

#918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

29. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Remote Sensing

#285 in Asia

#943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

30. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Remote Sensing

#286 in Asia

#944 in the World

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

31. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Remote Sensing

#298 in Asia

#970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

32. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Remote Sensing

#306 in Asia

#1003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

33. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Remote Sensing

#308 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

34. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Remote Sensing

#316 in Asia

#1028 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

35. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Remote Sensing

#319 in Asia

#1034 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

36. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Remote Sensing

#320 in Asia

#1036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

37. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Remote Sensing

#332 in Asia

#1062 in the World

Founded: 1956

38. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#339 in Asia

#1074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

39. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Remote Sensing

#347 in Asia

#1087 in the World

Founded: 1971

40. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Remote Sensing

#349 in Asia

#1091 in the World

Founded: 1972

41. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Remote Sensing

#353 in Asia

#1096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

42. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Remote Sensing

#354 in Asia

#1098 in the World

Founded: 2005

43. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Remote Sensing

#357 in Asia

#1102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

44. Central University of Jharkhand

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Remote Sensing

#367 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2009

45. Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Remote Sensing

#375 in Asia

#1144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2007

46. TERI School of Advanced Studies

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#377 in Asia

#1147 in the World

Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1998

47. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Remote Sensing

#378 in Asia

#1151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

48. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Remote Sensing

#380 in Asia

#1155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

49. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Remote Sensing

#382 in Asia

#1161 in the World

Founded: 1963

50. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#388 in Asia

#1167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

51. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Remote Sensing

#390 in Asia

#1169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

52. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Remote Sensing

#395 in Asia

#1180 in the World

Founded: 1981

53. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Remote Sensing

#400 in Asia

#1192 in the World

Founded: 1993

54. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Remote Sensing

#402 in Asia

#1195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

55. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Remote Sensing

#403 in Asia

#1197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

56. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Remote Sensing

#419 in Asia

#1228 in the World

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

57. Tezpur University

For Remote Sensing

#444 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

58. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Remote Sensing

#448 in Asia

#1292 in the World

Founded: 2005

59. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Remote Sensing

#455 in Asia

#1307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

60. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Remote Sensing

#461 in Asia

#1319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

61. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#463 in Asia

#1323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

62. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Remote Sensing

#466 in Asia

#1328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

63. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Remote Sensing

#484 in Asia

#1360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

64. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Remote Sensing

#485 in Asia

#1361 in the World

Founded: 1982

65. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Remote Sensing

#486 in Asia

#1362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

66. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Remote Sensing

#490 in Asia

#1368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

67. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Remote Sensing

#492 in Asia

#1372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

68. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Remote Sensing

#493 in Asia

#1374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

69. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Remote Sensing

#496 in Asia

#1377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

70. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Maharashtra | Aurangabad

For Remote Sensing

#499 in Asia

#1387 in the World

Founded: 1958

71. Kumaun University

Uttarakhand | Nainital

For Remote Sensing

#503 in Asia

#1397 in the World

Founded: 1973

72. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Remote Sensing

#505 in Asia

#1403 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

73. University of Gour Banga

West Bengal | Malda

For Remote Sensing

#512 in Asia

#1419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

74. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#516 in Asia

#1429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

75. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Remote Sensing

#518 in Asia

#1432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

76. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Remote Sensing

#528 in Asia

#1445 in the World

Founded: 1886

77. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Remote Sensing

#541 in Asia

#1475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

78. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Remote Sensing

#553 in Asia

#1495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

79. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Remote Sensing

#554 in Asia

#1497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

80. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Remote Sensing

#560 in Asia

#1509 in the World

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

81. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Remote Sensing

#571 in Asia

#1531 in the World

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

82. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Remote Sensing

#579 in Asia

#1541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

83. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Remote Sensing

#611 in Asia

#1600 in the World

Founded: 1918

84. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Remote Sensing

#617 in Asia

#1609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

85. Forest Research Institute

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Remote Sensing

#618 in Asia

#1610 in the World

Founded: 1906

86. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Remote Sensing

#628 in Asia

#1633 in the World

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

87. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Remote Sensing

#629 in Asia

#1634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

88. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Remote Sensing

#634 in Asia

#1645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

89. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Remote Sensing

#638 in Asia

#1652 in the World

Founded: 1817

90. Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Remote Sensing

#640 in Asia

#1659 in the World

Founded: 2003

91. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Remote Sensing

#643 in Asia

#1665 in the World

Founded: 1857

92. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Remote Sensing

#646 in Asia

#1670 in the World

Founded: 1962

93. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Remote Sensing

#654 in Asia

#1684 in the World

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

94. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Remote Sensing

#656 in Asia

#1686 in the World

Founded: 1960

95. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Remote Sensing

#661 in Asia

#1693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

96. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Remote Sensing

#663 in Asia

#1695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

97. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Remote Sensing

#664 in Asia

#1697 in the World

Founded: 1969

98. Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Sangrur

For Remote Sensing

#665 in Asia

#1698 in the World

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

99. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Remote Sensing

#666 in Asia

#1699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

100. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Remote Sensing

#668 in Asia

#1701 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

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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