100 Best universities for Geology 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 Geology. A graph of 13.4M citations received by 767K academic papers made by 475 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 Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Geology

#56 in Asia

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Geology

#59 in Asia

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Geology

#77 in Asia

#372 in the World

Founded: 1958

4. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Geology

#81 in Asia

#385 in the World

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

5. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Geology

#83 in Asia

#388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

6. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Geology

#84 in Asia

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geology

#98 in Asia

#441 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Geology

#112 in Asia

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

9. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Geology

#139 in Asia

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

10. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Geology

#141 in Asia

#566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

11. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Geology

#157 in Asia

#612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

12. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Geology

#163 in Asia

#622 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geology

#185 in Asia

#694 in the World

Founded: 1978

14. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Geology

#194 in Asia

#722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

15. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Geology

#202 in Asia

#746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

16. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Geology

#207 in Asia

#756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

17. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Geology

#217 in Asia

#777 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

18. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Geology

#225 in Asia

#799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

19. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Geology

#239 in Asia

#840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

20. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Geology

#251 in Asia

#874 in the World

Founded: 1948

21. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Geology

#253 in Asia

#878 in the World

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

22. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Geology

#262 in Asia

#896 in the World

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

23. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Geology

#277 in Asia

#939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

24. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Geology

#295 in Asia

#984 in the World

Founded: 1962

25. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Geology

#306 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

26. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Geology

#311 in Asia

#1026 in the World

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

27. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Geology

#315 in Asia

#1038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

28. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Geology

#326 in Asia

#1065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

29. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geology

#330 in Asia

#1084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

30. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Geology

#332 in Asia

#1088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

31. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Geology

#341 in Asia

#1103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

32. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Geology

#351 in Asia

#1126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

33. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geology

#359 in Asia

#1148 in the World

Founded: 2005

34. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Geology

#369 in Asia

#1166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

35. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Geology

#370 in Asia

#1169 in the World

Founded: 1931

36. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Geology

#376 in Asia

#1179 in the World

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

37. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Geology

#384 in Asia

#1200 in the World

Founded: 1926

38. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Geology

#387 in Asia

#1207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

39. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Geology

#393 in Asia

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

40. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geology

#394 in Asia

#1220 in the World

Founded: 1857

41. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Geology

#395 in Asia

#1221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

42. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Geology

#397 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Founded: 1982

43. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Geology

#421 in Asia

#1274 in the World

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

44. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Geology

#428 in Asia

#1295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

45. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Geology

#429 in Asia

#1302 in the World

Founded: 1971

46. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Geology

#434 in Asia

#1311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

47. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Geology

#444 in Asia

#1329 in the World

Founded: 1918

48. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Geology

#445 in Asia

#1330 in the World

Founded: 1962

49. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Geology

#454 in Asia

#1348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

50. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Geology

#462 in Asia

#1372 in the World

Founded: 1960

51. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Geology

#463 in Asia

#1375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

52. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Geology

#475 in Asia

#1393 in the World

Founded: 2005

53. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Geology

#476 in Asia

#1395 in the World

Founded: 1985

54. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Geology

#477 in Asia

#1398 in the World

Founded: 1970

55. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Geology

#481 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

56. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Geology

#484 in Asia

#1415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

57. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Geology

#492 in Asia

#1436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

58. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Geology

#494 in Asia

#1439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

59. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Geology

#499 in Asia

#1452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

60. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Geology

#502 in Asia

#1458 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

61. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Geology

#518 in Asia

#1500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

62. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Geology

#520 in Asia

#1502 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

63. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Geology

#524 in Asia

#1506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

64. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Geology

#526 in Asia

#1510 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

65. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Geology

#528 in Asia

#1512 in the World

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

66. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Geology

#530 in Asia

#1516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

67. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Geology

#533 in Asia

#1521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

68. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Geology

#534 in Asia

#1522 in the World

Founded: 1954

69. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Geology

#535 in Asia

#1524 in the World

Founded: 1921

70. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Geology

#537 in Asia

#1528 in the World

Founded: 1923

71. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Geology

#544 in Asia

#1546 in the World

Founded: 1857

72. Tezpur University

For Geology

#554 in Asia

#1568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

73. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Geology

#571 in Asia

#1600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

74. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Geology

#573 in Asia

#1607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

75. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Geology

#583 in Asia

#1627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

76. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Geology

#584 in Asia

#1628 in the World

Founded: 1948

77. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Geology

#587 in Asia

#1631 in the World

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

78. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Geology

#589 in Asia

#1634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

79. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Geology

#590 in Asia

#1635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

80. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Geology

#591 in Asia

#1636 in the World

Founded: 1963

81. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Geology

#595 in Asia

#1641 in the World

Founded: 1889

82. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Geology

#600 in Asia

#1647 in the World

Founded: 1886

83. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Geology

#609 in Asia

#1664 in the World

Founded: 1963

84. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geology

#612 in Asia

#1670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

85. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Geology

#613 in Asia

#1673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

86. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Geology

#620 in Asia

#1685 in the World

Founded: 1960

87. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Geology

#623 in Asia

#1692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

88. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Geology

#627 in Asia

#1699 in the World

Founded: 2002

89. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Geology

#639 in Asia

#1716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

90. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Geology

#652 in Asia

#1735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

91. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Geology

#656 in Asia

#1739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

92. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Geology

#658 in Asia

#1746 in the World

Founded: 1817

93. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Geology

#665 in Asia

#1761 in the World

Founded: 1956

94. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Geology

#668 in Asia

#1766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

95. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Geology

#671 in Asia

#1773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

96. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Geology

#689 in Asia

#1806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1946

97. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Geology

#697 in Asia

#1820 in the World

Founded: 1972

98. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Geology

#700 in Asia

#1828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

99. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Geology

#707 in Asia

#1845 in the World

Founded: 1967

100. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Geology

#708 in Asia

#1849 in the World

Founded: 1976

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

Environmental Science subfields in India

Agricultural Science412

Earth science and Geophysics289

Environmental Chemistry343

Environmental Engineering252

Environmental Management389

Geography and Cartography483

Geotechnical Engineering298

Hydrology and Water resources management83

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science378

Mining Engineering43

Oceanography374

Paleontology465

Petrology and Geochemistry187

Urban and Regional planning21

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation231