100 Best universities for Geology in India

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Geology. A graph of 8.21M citations received by 619K academic papers made by 471 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

#52 in Asia

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Geology

#59 in Asia

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Geology

#73 in Asia

#371 in the World

Founded: 1958

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Geology

#76 in Asia

#376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Geology

#82 in Asia

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

6. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Geology

#86 in Asia

#406 in the World

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

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geology

#91 in Asia

#426 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

#116 in Asia

#524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

10. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Geology

#155 in Asia

#617 in the World

Founded: 1955

11. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Geology

#163 in Asia

#642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

12. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Geology

#164 in Asia

#643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

13. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geology

#190 in Asia

#724 in the World

Founded: 1978

14. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Geology

#193 in Asia

#739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

15. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Geology

#209 in Asia

#783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

16. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Geology

#218 in Asia

#802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

17. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Geology

#222 in Asia

#809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

18. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Geology

#223 in Asia

#814 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

19. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Geology

#232 in Asia

#841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

20. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Geology

#252 in Asia

#899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

21. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Geology

#253 in Asia

#900 in the World

Founded: 1948

22. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Geology

#271 in Asia

#947 in the World

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

23. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Geology

#274 in Asia

#960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

24. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Geology

#299 in Asia

#1025 in the World

Founded: 1962

25. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Geology

#307 in Asia

#1053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

26. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Geology

#309 in Asia

#1057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

27. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Geology

#313 in Asia

#1062 in the World

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

28. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Geology

#323 in Asia

#1087 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

29. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Geology

#345 in Asia

#1135 in the World

Founded: 1931

30. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Geology

#355 in Asia

#1150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

31. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geology

#362 in Asia

#1166 in the World

Founded: 1857

32. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Geology

#365 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

33. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Geology

#366 in Asia

#1179 in the World

Founded: 2005

34. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Geology

#372 in Asia

#1191 in the World

Founded: 1926

35. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Geology

#381 in Asia

#1218 in the World

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

36. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Geology

#383 in Asia

#1222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

37. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Geology

#391 in Asia

#1244 in the World

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

38. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Geology

#392 in Asia

#1245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

39. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Geology

#395 in Asia

#1251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

40. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Geology

#397 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Founded: 1982

41. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Geology

#407 in Asia

#1281 in the World

Founded: 1962

42. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Geology

#408 in Asia

#1282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

43. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Geology

#411 in Asia

#1288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

44. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Geology

#412 in Asia

#1290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

45. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geology

#413 in Asia

#1292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

46. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Geology

#414 in Asia

#1294 in the World

Founded: 1971

47. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Geology

#419 in Asia

#1306 in the World

Founded: 1918

48. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Geology

#425 in Asia

#1317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

49. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Geology

#438 in Asia

#1356 in the World

Founded: 1985

50. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Geology

#447 in Asia

#1373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

51. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Geology

#458 in Asia

#1402 in the World

Founded: 1970

52. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Geology

#471 in Asia

#1435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

53. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Geology

#473 in Asia

#1439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

54. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Geology

#480 in Asia

#1456 in the World

Founded: 1960

55. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Geology

#481 in Asia

#1458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

56. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Geology

#483 in Asia

#1462 in the World

Founded: 2002

57. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Geology

#494 in Asia

#1488 in the World

Founded: 1954

58. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Geology

#497 in Asia

#1493 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

59. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Geology

#503 in Asia

#1507 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

60. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Geology

#504 in Asia

#1508 in the World

Founded: 1923

61. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Geology

#516 in Asia

#1531 in the World

Founded: 1857

62. Tezpur University

For Geology

#520 in Asia

#1538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

63. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Geology

#521 in Asia

#1540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

64. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Geology

#527 in Asia

#1552 in the World

Founded: 1921

65. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Geology

#529 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

66. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Geology

#540 in Asia

#1573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

67. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Geology

#553 in Asia

#1595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

68. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Geology

#557 in Asia

#1601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

69. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Geology

#558 in Asia

#1602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

70. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Geology

#560 in Asia

#1606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

71. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Geology

#563 in Asia

#1614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

72. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Geology

#572 in Asia

#1627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

73. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Geology

#574 in Asia

#1632 in the World

Founded: 1886

74. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Geology

#576 in Asia

#1637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

75. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Geology

#580 in Asia

#1646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

76. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Geology

#585 in Asia

#1660 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

77. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Geology

#590 in Asia

#1668 in the World

Founded: 1960

78. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Geology

#591 in Asia

#1670 in the World

Founded: 1948

79. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Geology

#600 in Asia

#1682 in the World

Founded: 1963

80. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Geology

#601 in Asia

#1685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

81. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Geology

#604 in Asia

#1689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

82. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Geology

#607 in Asia

#1693 in the World

Founded: 1889

83. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Geology

#608 in Asia

#1696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

84. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Geology

#609 in Asia

#1698 in the World

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

85. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Geology

#617 in Asia

#1713 in the World

Founded: 1963

86. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Geology

#618 in Asia

#1715 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

87. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Geology

#623 in Asia

#1723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

88. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geology

#638 in Asia

#1746 in the World

Founded: 2005

89. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Geology

#642 in Asia

#1754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

90. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Geology

#648 in Asia

#1768 in the World

Founded: 1817

91. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Geology

#656 in Asia

#1783 in the World

Founded: 1965

92. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Geology

#662 in Asia

#1791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

93. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Geology

#669 in Asia

#1803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

94. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Geology

#679 in Asia

#1822 in the World

Founded: 1972

95. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Geology

#683 in Asia

#1830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

96. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Geology

#698 in Asia

#1855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

97. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Geology

#708 in Asia

#1873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

98. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Geology

#709 in Asia

#1875 in the World

Founded: 1995

99. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Geology

#723 in Asia

#1900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

100. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Geology

#726 in Asia

#1909 in the World

Founded: 1956

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

Environmental Science subfields in India

Agricultural Science378

Earth science and Geophysics257

Environmental Chemistry319

Environmental Engineering218

Environmental Management357

Geography and Cartography473

Geotechnical Engineering263

Hydrology and Water resources management72

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science345

Mining Engineering38

Oceanography340

Paleontology454

Petrology and Geochemistry159

Urban and Regional planning14

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation185