100 Best universities for Remote Sensing in India

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 25.3M citations received by 2.25M academic papers made by 113 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

#35 in Asia

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

2. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Remote Sensing

#48 in Asia

#187 in the World

Founded: 1958

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Remote Sensing

#71 in Asia

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Remote Sensing

#78 in Asia

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Remote Sensing

#105 in Asia

#482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Remote Sensing

#108 in Asia

#494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

7. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Remote Sensing

#109 in Asia

#496 in the World

Founded: 1955

8. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Remote Sensing

#124 in Asia

#538 in the World

Founded: 1959

9. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Remote Sensing

#133 in Asia

#566 in the World

Founded: 1963

10. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#136 in Asia

#576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

11. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Remote Sensing

#138 in Asia

#580 in the World

Founded: 1978

12. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Remote Sensing

#155 in Asia

#618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

13. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Remote Sensing

#167 in Asia

#657 in the World

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

14. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Remote Sensing

#173 in Asia

#673 in the World

Founded: 1931

15. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Remote Sensing

#177 in Asia

#692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 16,498
Male:Female: 53:47

16. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#198 in Asia

#735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

17. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Remote Sensing

#222 in Asia

#819 in the World

Founded: 1948

18. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Remote Sensing

#229 in Asia

#835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

19. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Remote Sensing

#235 in Asia

#857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1961

20. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Remote Sensing

#238 in Asia

#865 in the World

Founded: 1954

21. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Remote Sensing

#239 in Asia

#867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

22. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Remote Sensing

#243 in Asia

#873 in the World

Founded: 1926

23. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Remote Sensing

#245 in Asia

#877 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

24. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Remote Sensing

#263 in Asia

#929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

25. TERI School of Advanced Studies

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#264 in Asia

#931 in the World

Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1998

26. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Remote Sensing

#265 in Asia

#933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

27. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#276 in Asia

#965 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

28. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Remote Sensing

#286 in Asia

#985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1961

29. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Remote Sensing

#290 in Asia

#993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

30. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Remote Sensing

#291 in Asia

#994 in the World

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

31. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Remote Sensing

#297 in Asia

#1002 in the World

Founded: 1971

32. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Remote Sensing

#310 in Asia

#1022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

33. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Remote Sensing

#312 in Asia

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

34. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Remote Sensing

#315 in Asia

#1032 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

35. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#317 in Asia

#1036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

36. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Remote Sensing

#318 in Asia

#1039 in the World

Founded: 1982

37. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Remote Sensing

#321 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

38. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#323 in Asia

#1048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

39. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Remote Sensing

#324 in Asia

#1050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1990

40. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Remote Sensing

#325 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1937

41. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#326 in Asia

#1055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

42. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Remote Sensing

#334 in Asia

#1072 in the World

Founded: 1956

43. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Remote Sensing

#339 in Asia

#1080 in the World

Founded: 2005

44. Tezpur University

For Remote Sensing

#373 in Asia

#1142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

45. Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Remote Sensing

#379 in Asia

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2007

46. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Remote Sensing

#380 in Asia

#1157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

47. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Remote Sensing

#383 in Asia

#1164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

48. Central University of Jharkhand

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Remote Sensing

#389 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2009

49. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Remote Sensing

#392 in Asia

#1184 in the World

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

50. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Remote Sensing

#396 in Asia

#1190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

51. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Remote Sensing

#406 in Asia

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

52. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Remote Sensing

#408 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Founded: 1972

53. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Remote Sensing

#414 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2001

54. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Remote Sensing

#431 in Asia

#1286 in the World

Founded: 1981

55. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Remote Sensing

#432 in Asia

#1287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1964

56. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Remote Sensing

#451 in Asia

#1323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1984

57. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Remote Sensing

#452 in Asia

#1324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

58. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Remote Sensing

#456 in Asia

#1333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

59. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Remote Sensing

#466 in Asia

#1361 in the World

Founded: 1963

60. Kumaun University

Uttarakhand | Nainital

For Remote Sensing

#474 in Asia

#1382 in the World

Founded: 1973

61. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Remote Sensing

#475 in Asia

#1384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

62. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Remote Sensing

#484 in Asia

#1405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1986

63. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Remote Sensing

#485 in Asia

#1406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1999

64. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Remote Sensing

#495 in Asia

#1425 in the World

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

65. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Remote Sensing

#499 in Asia

#1430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

66. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Remote Sensing

#502 in Asia

#1435 in the World

Founded: 1993

67. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Remote Sensing

#515 in Asia

#1460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

68. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Remote Sensing

#517 in Asia

#1462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1993

69. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Remote Sensing

#522 in Asia

#1468 in the World

Founded: 1918

70. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Remote Sensing

#524 in Asia

#1471 in the World

Founded: 1969

71. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#525 in Asia

#1472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1998

72. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Remote Sensing

#540 in Asia

#1504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

73. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Maharashtra | Aurangabad

For Remote Sensing

#543 in Asia

#1511 in the World

Founded: 1958

74. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Remote Sensing

#556 in Asia

#1533 in the World

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

75. University of Gour Banga

West Bengal | Malda

For Remote Sensing

#560 in Asia

#1543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

76. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Remote Sensing

#568 in Asia

#1564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

77. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Remote Sensing

#575 in Asia

#1574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1985

78. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Remote Sensing

#589 in Asia

#1598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2010

79. Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Remote Sensing

#591 in Asia

#1601 in the World

Founded: 2003

80. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Remote Sensing

#594 in Asia

#1605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2003

81. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Remote Sensing

#608 in Asia

#1631 in the World

Founded: 1960

82. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Remote Sensing

#609 in Asia

#1633 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

83. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Remote Sensing

#613 in Asia

#1637 in the World

Founded: 1817

84. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Remote Sensing

#629 in Asia

#1664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

85. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Remote Sensing

#631 in Asia

#1666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

86. Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Sangrur

For Remote Sensing

#636 in Asia

#1673 in the World

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

87. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Remote Sensing

#637 in Asia

#1674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1882

88. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Remote Sensing

#644 in Asia

#1684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

89. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Remote Sensing

#647 in Asia

#1687 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

90. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Remote Sensing

#649 in Asia

#1692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

91. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Remote Sensing

#655 in Asia

#1702 in the World

Founded: 1886

92. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Remote Sensing

#663 in Asia

#1727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

93. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Remote Sensing

#669 in Asia

#1743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2008

94. Yogi Vemana University

Andhra Pradesh | Kadapa

For Remote Sensing

#676 in Asia

#1758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2006

95. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Remote Sensing

#678 in Asia

#1760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 3,611
Founded: 2012

96. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Remote Sensing

#683 in Asia

#1766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

97. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Remote Sensing

#688 in Asia

#1771 in the World

Founded: 1948

98. Sikkim Manipal University

Sikkim | Gangtok

For Remote Sensing

#695 in Asia

#1788 in the World

Founded: 1995

99. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Remote Sensing

#709 in Asia

#1813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 2005

100. PEC University of Technology

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Remote Sensing

#724 in Asia

#1844 in the World

Founded: 1954

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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