100 Best universities for Oceanography 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 Oceanography. A graph of 2.01M citations received by 143K academic papers made by 340 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

#43 in Asia

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Oceanography

#57 in Asia

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Oceanography

#61 in Asia

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

4. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Oceanography

#72 in Asia

#300 in the World

Founded: 1959

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Oceanography

#74 in Asia

#309 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Oceanography

#94 in Asia

#380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

7. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Oceanography

#101 in Asia

#423 in the World

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

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Oceanography

#111 in Asia

#467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

9. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Oceanography

#134 in Asia

#533 in the World

Founded: 1955

10. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Oceanography

#150 in Asia

#584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

11. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Oceanography

#157 in Asia

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

12. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Oceanography

#175 in Asia

#655 in the World

Founded: 1978

13. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Oceanography

#198 in Asia

#722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

14. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Oceanography

#202 in Asia

#733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

15. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Oceanography

#206 in Asia

#751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

16. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Oceanography

#212 in Asia

#765 in the World

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

17. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#220 in Asia

#788 in the World

Founded: 1971

18. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Oceanography

#242 in Asia

#851 in the World

Founded: 1948

19. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Oceanography

#245 in Asia

#858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

20. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Oceanography

#250 in Asia

#878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

21. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Oceanography

#251 in Asia

#879 in the World

Founded: 1926

22. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Oceanography

#270 in Asia

#919 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

23. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Oceanography

#278 in Asia

#945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

24. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Oceanography

#280 in Asia

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

25. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Oceanography

#303 in Asia

#1001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

26. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Oceanography

#306 in Asia

#1007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

27. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Oceanography

#310 in Asia

#1021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

28. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Oceanography

#341 in Asia

#1098 in the World

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

29. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Oceanography

#345 in Asia

#1108 in the World

Founded: 2005

30. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Oceanography

#347 in Asia

#1115 in the World

Founded: 1962

31. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Oceanography

#359 in Asia

#1142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

32. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Oceanography

#367 in Asia

#1165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

33. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Oceanography

#384 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

34. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Oceanography

#402 in Asia

#1243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

35. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Oceanography

#403 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

36. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Oceanography

#409 in Asia

#1262 in the World

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

37. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Oceanography

#414 in Asia

#1269 in the World

Founded: 1954

38. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Oceanography

#415 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

39. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Oceanography

#419 in Asia

#1288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

40. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Oceanography

#437 in Asia

#1325 in the World

Founded: 1982

41. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Oceanography

#438 in Asia

#1329 in the World

Founded: 1857

42. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Oceanography

#439 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

43. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Oceanography

#450 in Asia

#1365 in the World

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

44. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Oceanography

#451 in Asia

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

45. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Oceanography

#453 in Asia

#1368 in the World

Founded: 1857

46. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Oceanography

#464 in Asia

#1394 in the World

Founded: 1963

47. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Oceanography

#465 in Asia

#1396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

48. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Oceanography

#466 in Asia

#1397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

49. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Oceanography

#469 in Asia

#1403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

50. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Oceanography

#470 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

51. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Oceanography

#475 in Asia

#1416 in the World

Founded: 1970

52. Tezpur University

For Oceanography

#483 in Asia

#1428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

53. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Oceanography

#486 in Asia

#1433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

54. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Oceanography

#488 in Asia

#1435 in the World

Founded: 1931

55. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Oceanography

#501 in Asia

#1452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

56. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gujarat | Chandkheda

For Oceanography

#505 in Asia

#1463 in the World

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

57. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Oceanography

#509 in Asia

#1471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

58. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Oceanography

#511 in Asia

#1475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

59. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Oceanography

#512 in Asia

#1476 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

60. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Oceanography

#517 in Asia

#1491 in the World

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

61. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Oceanography

#519 in Asia

#1493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

62. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Oceanography

#521 in Asia

#1498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

63. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Oceanography

#522 in Asia

#1500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

64. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Oceanography

#524 in Asia

#1505 in the World

Founded: 1963

65. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Oceanography

#526 in Asia

#1507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

66. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Oceanography

#535 in Asia

#1527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

67. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Oceanography

#540 in Asia

#1540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

68. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Oceanography

#541 in Asia

#1541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

69. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Oceanography

#544 in Asia

#1546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

70. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Oceanography

#549 in Asia

#1553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

71. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Oceanography

#555 in Asia

#1569 in the World

Founded: 1921

72. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Oceanography

#557 in Asia

#1571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

73. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Oceanography

#565 in Asia

#1590 in the World

Founded: 1960

74. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Oceanography

#571 in Asia

#1600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

75. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Oceanography

#572 in Asia

#1606 in the World

Founded: 2002

76. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Oceanography

#575 in Asia

#1611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

77. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Oceanography

#580 in Asia

#1622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

78. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Oceanography

#590 in Asia

#1638 in the World

Founded: 1967

79. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Oceanography

#594 in Asia

#1647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

80. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Oceanography

#607 in Asia

#1665 in the World

Founded: 1985

81. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Oceanography

#608 in Asia

#1669 in the World

Founded: 1918

82. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Oceanography

#611 in Asia

#1674 in the World

Founded: 1817

83. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Oceanography

#612 in Asia

#1676 in the World

Founded: 1960

84. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Oceanography

#615 in Asia

#1684 in the World

Founded: 2005

85. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Oceanography

#633 in Asia

#1713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

86. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Oceanography

#634 in Asia

#1715 in the World

Founded: 2006

87. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Oceanography

#636 in Asia

#1717 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

88. Kumaun University

Uttarakhand | Nainital

For Oceanography

#639 in Asia

#1722 in the World

Founded: 1973

89. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Oceanography

#654 in Asia

#1748 in the World

Founded: 1981

90. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Oceanography

#655 in Asia

#1751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

91. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Oceanography

#666 in Asia

#1768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

92. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Oceanography

#668 in Asia

#1772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

93. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Oceanography

#669 in Asia

#1773 in the World

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

94. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

For Oceanography

#673 in Asia

#1786 in the World

Founded: 1989

95. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Oceanography

#677 in Asia

#1798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

96. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Oceanography

#688 in Asia

#1822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

97. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Oceanography

#692 in Asia

#1827 in the World

Founded: 1956

98. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Oceanography

#701 in Asia

#1839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

99. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Oceanography

#703 in Asia

#1841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

100. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Oceanography

#719 in Asia

#1881 in the World

Founded: 1972

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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