100 Best universities for Oceanography 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 Oceanography. A graph of 2.92M citations received by 167K academic papers made by 371 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 Oceanography

#46 in Asia

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Oceanography

#62 in Asia

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Oceanography

#64 in Asia

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

4. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Oceanography

#75 in Asia

#310 in the World

Founded: 1959

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Oceanography

#78 in Asia

#315 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Oceanography

#96 in Asia

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

7. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Oceanography

#99 in Asia

#406 in the World

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

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Oceanography

#123 in Asia

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

9. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Oceanography

#135 in Asia

#540 in the World

Founded: 1955

10. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Oceanography

#152 in Asia

#579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

11. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Oceanography

#156 in Asia

#590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

12. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Oceanography

#168 in Asia

#609 in the World

Founded: 1978

13. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Oceanography

#187 in Asia

#667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

14. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Oceanography

#199 in Asia

#702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

15. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Oceanography

#206 in Asia

#723 in the World

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

16. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Oceanography

#217 in Asia

#754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

17. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#223 in Asia

#783 in the World

Founded: 1971

18. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Oceanography

#242 in Asia

#836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

19. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Oceanography

#244 in Asia

#840 in the World

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

20. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Oceanography

#250 in Asia

#859 in the World

Founded: 1948

21. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Oceanography

#251 in Asia

#860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

22. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Oceanography

#256 in Asia

#868 in the World

Founded: 1926

23. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Oceanography

#264 in Asia

#891 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

24. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Oceanography

#278 in Asia

#930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

25. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Oceanography

#301 in Asia

#989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

26. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Oceanography

#304 in Asia

#992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

27. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Oceanography

#318 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

28. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Oceanography

#340 in Asia

#1074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

29. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Oceanography

#345 in Asia

#1090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

30. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Oceanography

#350 in Asia

#1098 in the World

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

31. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Oceanography

#354 in Asia

#1110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

32. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Oceanography

#380 in Asia

#1184 in the World

Founded: 1962

33. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Oceanography

#385 in Asia

#1191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

34. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Oceanography

#388 in Asia

#1202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

35. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Oceanography

#398 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

36. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Oceanography

#412 in Asia

#1260 in the World

Founded: 1982

37. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Oceanography

#414 in Asia

#1262 in the World

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

38. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Oceanography

#419 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

39. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Oceanography

#421 in Asia

#1286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

40. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Oceanography

#423 in Asia

#1288 in the World

Founded: 1954

41. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Oceanography

#442 in Asia

#1328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

42. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Oceanography

#443 in Asia

#1329 in the World

Founded: 1857

43. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Oceanography

#444 in Asia

#1330 in the World

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

44. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Oceanography

#451 in Asia

#1345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

45. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Oceanography

#455 in Asia

#1351 in the World

Founded: 2005

46. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Oceanography

#459 in Asia

#1362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

47. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Oceanography

#461 in Asia

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

48. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Oceanography

#462 in Asia

#1368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

49. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Oceanography

#467 in Asia

#1382 in the World

Founded: 1970

50. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Oceanography

#474 in Asia

#1395 in the World

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

51. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Oceanography

#475 in Asia

#1396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

52. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Oceanography

#478 in Asia

#1401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

53. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Oceanography

#482 in Asia

#1413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

54. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Oceanography

#488 in Asia

#1426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

55. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Oceanography

#491 in Asia

#1429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

56. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Oceanography

#493 in Asia

#1433 in the World

Founded: 1963

57. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Oceanography

#496 in Asia

#1437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

58. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Oceanography

#498 in Asia

#1442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

59. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Oceanography

#499 in Asia

#1445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

60. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Oceanography

#500 in Asia

#1446 in the World

Founded: 1857

61. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Oceanography

#501 in Asia

#1447 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

62. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gujarat | Chandkheda

For Oceanography

#507 in Asia

#1457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,765
Male:Female: 74:26
Founded: 2008

63. Tezpur University

For Oceanography

#509 in Asia

#1459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

64. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Oceanography

#514 in Asia

#1465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

65. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Oceanography

#517 in Asia

#1469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

66. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Oceanography

#527 in Asia

#1488 in the World

Founded: 1931

67. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Oceanography

#528 in Asia

#1490 in the World

Founded: 1963

68. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Oceanography

#529 in Asia

#1492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

69. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Oceanography

#538 in Asia

#1518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

70. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Oceanography

#541 in Asia

#1524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

71. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Oceanography

#547 in Asia

#1537 in the World

Founded: 1960

72. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Oceanography

#555 in Asia

#1556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

73. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Oceanography

#562 in Asia

#1577 in the World

Founded: 2005

74. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Oceanography

#565 in Asia

#1583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

75. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Oceanography

#566 in Asia

#1585 in the World

Founded: 1921

76. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Oceanography

#580 in Asia

#1615 in the World

Founded: 1817

77. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Oceanography

#587 in Asia

#1625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

78. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Oceanography

#588 in Asia

#1626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

79. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Oceanography

#589 in Asia

#1627 in the World

Founded: 1960

80. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Oceanography

#593 in Asia

#1631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

81. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Oceanography

#595 in Asia

#1633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

82. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Oceanography

#597 in Asia

#1636 in the World

Founded: 1981

83. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Oceanography

#606 in Asia

#1654 in the World

Founded: 1967

84. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Oceanography

#611 in Asia

#1663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

85. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Oceanography

#614 in Asia

#1668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

86. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Oceanography

#623 in Asia

#1680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

87. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Oceanography

#624 in Asia

#1681 in the World

Founded: 1956

88. Kumaun University

Uttarakhand | Nainital

For Oceanography

#627 in Asia

#1684 in the World

Founded: 1973

89. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Oceanography

#631 in Asia

#1690 in the World

Founded: 1985

90. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Oceanography

#638 in Asia

#1712 in the World

Founded: 2002

91. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Oceanography

#652 in Asia

#1736 in the World

Founded: 2005

92. Forest Research Institute

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Oceanography

#654 in Asia

#1741 in the World

Founded: 1906

93. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Oceanography

#657 in Asia

#1744 in the World

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

94. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Oceanography

#658 in Asia

#1745 in the World

Founded: 1918

95. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

For Oceanography

#660 in Asia

#1752 in the World

Founded: 1989

96. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Oceanography

#676 in Asia

#1780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

97. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Oceanography

#683 in Asia

#1794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

98. Central Institute of Fisheries Education

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Oceanography

#691 in Asia

#1818 in the World

Founded: 1989

99. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Oceanography

#692 in Asia

#1819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

100. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Oceanography

#694 in Asia

#1823 in the World

Founded: 2006

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

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