100 Best universities for Remote Sensing 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 Remote Sensing. A graph of 474K citations received by 33.6K academic papers made by 166 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

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

2. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Remote Sensing

#53 in Asia

#193 in the World

Founded: 1958

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Remote Sensing

#74 in Asia

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Remote Sensing

#101 in Asia

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Remote Sensing

#107 in Asia

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

6. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Remote Sensing

#110 in Asia

#446 in the World

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

7. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#136 in Asia

#538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

8. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Remote Sensing

#145 in Asia

#560 in the World

Founded: 1978

9. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Remote Sensing

#153 in Asia

#582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

10. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Remote Sensing

#156 in Asia

#587 in the World

Founded: 1959

11. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Remote Sensing

#159 in Asia

#594 in the World

Founded: 1955

12. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Remote Sensing

#179 in Asia

#666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

13. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Remote Sensing

#184 in Asia

#681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

14. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Remote Sensing

#201 in Asia

#716 in the World

Founded: 1931

15. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Remote Sensing

#216 in Asia

#753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

16. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Remote Sensing

#224 in Asia

#776 in the World

Founded: 1948

17. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Remote Sensing

#226 in Asia

#779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

18. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#229 in Asia

#783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

19. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Remote Sensing

#231 in Asia

#793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

20. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Remote Sensing

#245 in Asia

#829 in the World

Founded: 1963

21. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Remote Sensing

#249 in Asia

#841 in the World

Founded: 1954

22. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Remote Sensing

#250 in Asia

#844 in the World

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

23. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Remote Sensing

#255 in Asia

#852 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

24. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Remote Sensing

#265 in Asia

#874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

25. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Remote Sensing

#270 in Asia

#884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

26. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#272 in Asia

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

27. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#278 in Asia

#907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

28. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Remote Sensing

#285 in Asia

#931 in the World

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

29. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Remote Sensing

#291 in Asia

#939 in the World

Founded: 1926

30. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Remote Sensing

#293 in Asia

#945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

31. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Remote Sensing

#296 in Asia

#951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

32. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Remote Sensing

#306 in Asia

#983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

33. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Remote Sensing

#309 in Asia

#992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

34. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Remote Sensing

#314 in Asia

#1001 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

35. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Remote Sensing

#318 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

36. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Remote Sensing

#325 in Asia

#1028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

37. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Remote Sensing

#328 in Asia

#1038 in the World

Founded: 1956

38. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#336 in Asia

#1063 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

39. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Remote Sensing

#346 in Asia

#1078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2004

40. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Remote Sensing

#349 in Asia

#1081 in the World

Founded: 2005

41. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Remote Sensing

#357 in Asia

#1092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

42. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Remote Sensing

#362 in Asia

#1101 in the World

Founded: 1971

43. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Remote Sensing

#368 in Asia

#1112 in the World

Founded: 2005

44. Central University of Jharkhand

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Remote Sensing

#369 in Asia

#1113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2009

45. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Remote Sensing

#370 in Asia

#1115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

46. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Remote Sensing

#371 in Asia

#1116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

47. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Remote Sensing

#374 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Founded: 1972

48. Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Remote Sensing

#377 in Asia

#1131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2007

49. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Remote Sensing

#382 in Asia

#1144 in the World

Founded: 1981

50. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Remote Sensing

#383 in Asia

#1147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

51. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Remote Sensing

#385 in Asia

#1152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

52. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Remote Sensing

#391 in Asia

#1162 in the World

Founded: 1993

53. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#392 in Asia

#1164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

54. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Remote Sensing

#401 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Founded: 1963

55. TERI School of Advanced Studies

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#404 in Asia

#1185 in the World

Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1998

56. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Remote Sensing

#407 in Asia

#1188 in the World

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

57. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Remote Sensing

#409 in Asia

#1191 in the World

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

58. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#432 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

59. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Remote Sensing

#436 in Asia

#1248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

60. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Remote Sensing

#437 in Asia

#1249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

61. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Remote Sensing

#449 in Asia

#1279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

62. Tezpur University

For Remote Sensing

#452 in Asia

#1285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

63. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Remote Sensing

#469 in Asia

#1316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

64. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Remote Sensing

#470 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

65. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Remote Sensing

#472 in Asia

#1320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

66. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Remote Sensing

#479 in Asia

#1333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

67. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Remote Sensing

#486 in Asia

#1350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

68. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Remote Sensing

#495 in Asia

#1369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

69. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Remote Sensing

#496 in Asia

#1370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

70. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Remote Sensing

#502 in Asia

#1382 in the World

Founded: 1982

71. University of Gour Banga

West Bengal | Malda

For Remote Sensing

#511 in Asia

#1397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

72. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Maharashtra | Aurangabad

For Remote Sensing

#513 in Asia

#1401 in the World

Founded: 1958

73. Kumaun University

Uttarakhand | Nainital

For Remote Sensing

#516 in Asia

#1407 in the World

Founded: 1973

74. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Remote Sensing

#518 in Asia

#1412 in the World

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

75. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Remote Sensing

#519 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Founded: 1886

76. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#520 in Asia

#1419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

77. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Remote Sensing

#530 in Asia

#1434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

78. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Remote Sensing

#534 in Asia

#1439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

79. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Remote Sensing

#550 in Asia

#1473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

80. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Remote Sensing

#551 in Asia

#1474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

81. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Remote Sensing

#555 in Asia

#1480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

82. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Remote Sensing

#566 in Asia

#1506 in the World

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

83. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Remote Sensing

#592 in Asia

#1561 in the World

Founded: 1918

84. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Remote Sensing

#613 in Asia

#1597 in the World

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

85. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Remote Sensing

#626 in Asia

#1619 in the World

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

86. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Remote Sensing

#628 in Asia

#1623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

87. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Remote Sensing

#629 in Asia

#1625 in the World

Founded: 1817

88. Forest Research Institute

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Remote Sensing

#630 in Asia

#1626 in the World

Founded: 1906

89. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Remote Sensing

#632 in Asia

#1629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

90. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Remote Sensing

#637 in Asia

#1636 in the World

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

91. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Remote Sensing

#638 in Asia

#1638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

92. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Remote Sensing

#646 in Asia

#1657 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

93. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Remote Sensing

#647 in Asia

#1658 in the World

Founded: 1969

94. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Remote Sensing

#649 in Asia

#1661 in the World

Founded: 1962

95. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Remote Sensing

#651 in Asia

#1667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

96. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Remote Sensing

#652 in Asia

#1668 in the World

Founded: 1857

97. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Remote Sensing

#653 in Asia

#1671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

98. Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Remote Sensing

#657 in Asia

#1678 in the World

Founded: 2003

99. Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Sangrur

For Remote Sensing

#661 in Asia

#1686 in the World

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

100. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Remote Sensing

#664 in Asia

#1689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

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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