100 Best universities for Geology 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 Geology. A graph of 12M citations received by 740K 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

#53 in Asia

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Geology

#61 in Asia

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Geology

#78 in Asia

#380 in the World

Founded: 1958

4. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Geology

#81 in Asia

#390 in the World

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

5. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Geology

#82 in Asia

#391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

6. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Geology

#83 in Asia

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geology

#97 in Asia

#443 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Geology

#107 in Asia

#488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

9. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Geology

#133 in Asia

#554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

10. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Geology

#146 in Asia

#592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

11. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Geology

#156 in Asia

#616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

12. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Geology

#158 in Asia

#618 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geology

#183 in Asia

#697 in the World

Founded: 1978

14. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Geology

#198 in Asia

#742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

15. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Geology

#201 in Asia

#748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

16. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Geology

#208 in Asia

#764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

17. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Geology

#220 in Asia

#796 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

18. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Geology

#222 in Asia

#799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

19. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Geology

#238 in Asia

#841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

20. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Geology

#249 in Asia

#874 in the World

Founded: 1948

21. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Geology

#250 in Asia

#877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

22. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Geology

#255 in Asia

#888 in the World

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

23. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Geology

#274 in Asia

#952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

24. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Geology

#287 in Asia

#976 in the World

Founded: 1962

25. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Geology

#306 in Asia

#1017 in the World

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

26. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Geology

#312 in Asia

#1034 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

27. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Geology

#315 in Asia

#1046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

28. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Geology

#328 in Asia

#1077 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

29. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Geology

#331 in Asia

#1093 in the World

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

30. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Geology

#335 in Asia

#1103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

31. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Geology

#350 in Asia

#1138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

32. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geology

#353 in Asia

#1145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

33. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Geology

#358 in Asia

#1154 in the World

Founded: 1931

34. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Geology

#372 in Asia

#1183 in the World

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

35. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Geology

#376 in Asia

#1189 in the World

Founded: 1926

36. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geology

#384 in Asia

#1202 in the World

Founded: 1857

37. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Geology

#386 in Asia

#1207 in the World

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

38. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Geology

#389 in Asia

#1221 in the World

Founded: 1982

39. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Geology

#390 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

40. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Geology

#394 in Asia

#1230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

41. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Geology

#400 in Asia

#1239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

42. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geology

#402 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Founded: 2005

43. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Geology

#420 in Asia

#1287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

44. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Geology

#424 in Asia

#1302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

45. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Geology

#426 in Asia

#1306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

46. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Geology

#428 in Asia

#1309 in the World

Founded: 1971

47. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Geology

#430 in Asia

#1312 in the World

Founded: 1918

48. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Geology

#435 in Asia

#1319 in the World

Founded: 1962

49. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Geology

#441 in Asia

#1336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

50. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Geology

#457 in Asia

#1371 in the World

Founded: 1960

51. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Geology

#463 in Asia

#1386 in the World

Founded: 1970

52. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Geology

#469 in Asia

#1398 in the World

Founded: 1985

53. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Geology

#474 in Asia

#1410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

54. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Geology

#476 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

55. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Geology

#477 in Asia

#1418 in the World

Founded: 2005

56. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Geology

#480 in Asia

#1425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

57. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Geology

#482 in Asia

#1429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

58. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Geology

#497 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

59. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Geology

#500 in Asia

#1468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

60. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Geology

#501 in Asia

#1475 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

61. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Geology

#505 in Asia

#1482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

62. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Geology

#509 in Asia

#1489 in the World

Founded: 1954

63. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Geology

#516 in Asia

#1506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

64. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Geology

#522 in Asia

#1514 in the World

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

65. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Geology

#524 in Asia

#1517 in the World

Founded: 1921

66. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Geology

#527 in Asia

#1523 in the World

Founded: 1923

67. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Geology

#529 in Asia

#1527 in the World

Founded: 1857

68. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Geology

#531 in Asia

#1529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

69. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Geology

#539 in Asia

#1549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

70. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Geology

#540 in Asia

#1552 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

71. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Geology

#541 in Asia

#1553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

72. Tezpur University

For Geology

#558 in Asia

#1587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

73. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Geology

#565 in Asia

#1601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

74. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Geology

#567 in Asia

#1606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

75. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Geology

#573 in Asia

#1619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

76. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Geology

#575 in Asia

#1622 in the World

Founded: 1889

77. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Geology

#576 in Asia

#1623 in the World

Founded: 1886

78. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Geology

#580 in Asia

#1630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

79. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Geology

#585 in Asia

#1637 in the World

Founded: 1948

80. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Geology

#588 in Asia

#1641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

81. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Geology

#602 in Asia

#1666 in the World

Founded: 1963

82. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Geology

#604 in Asia

#1668 in the World

Founded: 1963

83. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Geology

#606 in Asia

#1672 in the World

Founded: 2002

84. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Geology

#607 in Asia

#1673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

85. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Geology

#609 in Asia

#1677 in the World

Founded: 1960

86. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Geology

#616 in Asia

#1685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

87. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geology

#628 in Asia

#1703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

88. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Geology

#632 in Asia

#1718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

89. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Geology

#634 in Asia

#1721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

90. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Geology

#640 in Asia

#1734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

91. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Geology

#642 in Asia

#1740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

92. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Geology

#648 in Asia

#1751 in the World

Founded: 1817

93. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Geology

#650 in Asia

#1753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

94. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Geology

#674 in Asia

#1793 in the World

Founded: 1972

95. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Geology

#692 in Asia

#1822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

96. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Geology

#693 in Asia

#1823 in the World

Founded: 1956

97. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Geology

#695 in Asia

#1828 in the World

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

98. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Geology

#698 in Asia

#1839 in the World

Founded: 1965

99. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Geology

#708 in Asia

#1867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

100. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Geology

#709 in Asia

#1869 in the World

Founded: 1981

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 Science408

Earth science and Geophysics280

Environmental Chemistry338

Environmental Engineering248

Environmental Management385

Geography and Cartography483

Geotechnical Engineering295

Hydrology and Water resources management80

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science373

Mining Engineering41

Oceanography371

Paleontology462

Petrology and Geochemistry180

Urban and Regional planning19

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation226