100 Best universities for Oceanography 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 Oceanography. A graph of 3.3M citations received by 172K academic papers made by 374 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

#49 in Asia

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Oceanography

#62 in Asia

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Oceanography

#65 in Asia

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

4. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Oceanography

#80 in Asia

#312 in the World

Founded: 1959

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Oceanography

#81 in Asia

#313 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Oceanography

#97 in Asia

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

7. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Oceanography

#100 in Asia

#397 in the World

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

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Oceanography

#130 in Asia

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

9. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Oceanography

#140 in Asia

#546 in the World

Founded: 1955

10. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Oceanography

#154 in Asia

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

11. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Oceanography

#155 in Asia

#576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

12. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Oceanography

#170 in Asia

#608 in the World

Founded: 1978

13. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Oceanography

#180 in Asia

#643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

14. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Oceanography

#199 in Asia

#701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

15. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Oceanography

#209 in Asia

#726 in the World

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

16. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Oceanography

#220 in Asia

#752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

17. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#227 in Asia

#782 in the World

Founded: 1971

18. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Oceanography

#244 in Asia

#832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

19. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Oceanography

#249 in Asia

#845 in the World

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

20. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Oceanography

#252 in Asia

#855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

21. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Oceanography

#253 in Asia

#856 in the World

Founded: 1948

22. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Oceanography

#264 in Asia

#885 in the World

Founded: 1926

23. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Oceanography

#265 in Asia

#887 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

24. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Oceanography

#271 in Asia

#906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

25. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Oceanography

#299 in Asia

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

26. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Oceanography

#300 in Asia

#978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

27. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Oceanography

#326 in Asia

#1038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

28. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Oceanography

#327 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

29. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Oceanography

#339 in Asia

#1067 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

30. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Oceanography

#348 in Asia

#1087 in the World

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

31. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Oceanography

#354 in Asia

#1108 in the World

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

32. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Oceanography

#375 in Asia

#1163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

33. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Oceanography

#386 in Asia

#1191 in the World

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

34. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Oceanography

#392 in Asia

#1202 in the World

Founded: 1962

35. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Oceanography

#402 in Asia

#1228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

36. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Oceanography

#414 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

37. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Oceanography

#420 in Asia

#1265 in the World

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

38. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Oceanography

#424 in Asia

#1271 in the World

Founded: 1982

39. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Oceanography

#429 in Asia

#1282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

40. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Oceanography

#435 in Asia

#1292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

41. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Oceanography

#437 in Asia

#1298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

42. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Oceanography

#438 in Asia

#1299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

43. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Oceanography

#440 in Asia

#1307 in the World

Founded: 2005

44. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Oceanography

#446 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Founded: 1954

45. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Oceanography

#450 in Asia

#1328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

46. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Oceanography

#457 in Asia

#1341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

47. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Oceanography

#462 in Asia

#1356 in the World

Founded: 1857

48. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Oceanography

#466 in Asia

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

49. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Oceanography

#474 in Asia

#1382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

50. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Oceanography

#476 in Asia

#1385 in the World

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

51. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Oceanography

#477 in Asia

#1387 in the World

Founded: 1970

52. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Oceanography

#481 in Asia

#1396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

53. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Oceanography

#482 in Asia

#1397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

54. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Oceanography

#483 in Asia

#1398 in the World

Founded: 2005

55. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Oceanography

#485 in Asia

#1403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

56. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Oceanography

#488 in Asia

#1408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

57. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Oceanography

#495 in Asia

#1419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

58. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gujarat | Chandkheda

For Oceanography

#496 in Asia

#1420 in the World

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

59. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Oceanography

#497 in Asia

#1421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

60. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Oceanography

#499 in Asia

#1424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

61. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Oceanography

#501 in Asia

#1426 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

62. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Oceanography

#503 in Asia

#1428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

63. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Oceanography

#508 in Asia

#1443 in the World

Founded: 1963

64. Tezpur University

For Oceanography

#510 in Asia

#1451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

65. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Oceanography

#511 in Asia

#1455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

66. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Oceanography

#513 in Asia

#1458 in the World

Founded: 1963

67. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Oceanography

#516 in Asia

#1467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

68. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Oceanography

#524 in Asia

#1479 in the World

Founded: 1857

69. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Oceanography

#533 in Asia

#1496 in the World

Founded: 1931

70. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Oceanography

#537 in Asia

#1504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

71. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Oceanography

#548 in Asia

#1529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

72. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Oceanography

#557 in Asia

#1548 in the World

Founded: 1960

73. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Oceanography

#558 in Asia

#1549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

74. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Oceanography

#559 in Asia

#1551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

75. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Oceanography

#578 in Asia

#1593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

76. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Oceanography

#583 in Asia

#1602 in the World

Founded: 1921

77. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Oceanography

#588 in Asia

#1611 in the World

Founded: 1817

78. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Oceanography

#590 in Asia

#1619 in the World

Founded: 1981

79. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Oceanography

#591 in Asia

#1621 in the World

Founded: 1967

80. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Oceanography

#596 in Asia

#1633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

81. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Oceanography

#599 in Asia

#1637 in the World

Founded: 1956

82. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Oceanography

#601 in Asia

#1641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

83. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Oceanography

#606 in Asia

#1647 in the World

Founded: 1960

84. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Oceanography

#608 in Asia

#1651 in the World

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

85. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Oceanography

#609 in Asia

#1653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

86. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Oceanography

#621 in Asia

#1671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

87. Kumaun University

Uttarakhand | Nainital

For Oceanography

#628 in Asia

#1681 in the World

Founded: 1973

88. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Oceanography

#634 in Asia

#1691 in the World

Founded: 1985

89. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Oceanography

#635 in Asia

#1692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

90. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Oceanography

#640 in Asia

#1699 in the World

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

91. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Oceanography

#641 in Asia

#1700 in the World

Founded: 2005

92. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

For Oceanography

#660 in Asia

#1740 in the World

Founded: 1989

93. Forest Research Institute

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Oceanography

#667 in Asia

#1754 in the World

Founded: 1906

94. Central Institute of Fisheries Education

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Oceanography

#678 in Asia

#1776 in the World

Founded: 1989

95. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Oceanography

#679 in Asia

#1778 in the World

Founded: 2002

96. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Oceanography

#680 in Asia

#1779 in the World

Founded: 1918

97. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Oceanography

#681 in Asia

#1780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

98. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Oceanography

#688 in Asia

#1792 in the World

Founded: 2006

99. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Oceanography

#693 in Asia

#1806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

100. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Oceanography

#695 in Asia

#1808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

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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Earth science and Geophysics289

Environmental Chemistry343

Environmental Engineering252

Environmental Management389

Geography and Cartography483

Geotechnical Engineering298

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Mining Engineering43

Paleontology465

Petrology and Geochemistry187

Urban and Regional planning21

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation231