Best Architecture Universities in India [2026 Rankings]

1

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

VIT University

For Architecture

#30 in Asia #144 in the World

79% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1984 Founded

2

West Bengal | Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Architecture

#70 in Asia #334 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

3

Karnataka | Bangalore

Indian Institute of Science

For Architecture

#98 in Asia #469 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

4

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Architecture

#104 in Asia #484 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

5

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Architecture

#106 in Asia #488 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

6

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Anna University

For Architecture

#112 in Asia #503 in the World

27% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1978 Founded

7

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For Architecture

#147 in Asia #664 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1847 Founded

8

Haryana | Kurukshetra

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

For Architecture

#149 in Asia #674 in the World

28% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1963 Founded

9

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Architecture

#158 in Asia #699 in the World

20% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1959 Founded

10

West Bengal | Kolkata

Jadavpur University

For Architecture

#160 in Asia #702 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

11

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Architecture

#178 in Asia #742 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

12

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

Banaras Hindu University

For Architecture

#293 in Asia #1025 in the World

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

13

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

Graphic Era University

For Architecture

#207 in Asia #818 in the World

67% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

1993 Founded

14

Odisha | Rourkela

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

For Architecture

#212 in Asia #829 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

15

Telangana | Hyderabad

International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

For Architecture

#168 in Asia #716 in the World

14% Acceptance

2,056 Enrollment

1998 Founded

16

Karnataka | Bangalore

Jain University

For Architecture

#471 in Asia #1383 in the World

38% Acceptance

6,684 Enrollment

1990 Founded

17

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Architecture

#124 in Asia #578 in the World

59% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1985 Founded

18

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology

For Architecture

#349 in Asia #1142 in the World

42% Acceptance

2,056 Enrollment

2003 Founded

19

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

For Architecture

#188 in Asia #767 in the World

80% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2003 Founded

20

Maharashtra | Pune

Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

For Architecture

#363 in Asia #1185 in the World

37% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

21

Telangana | Eddumailaram

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

For Architecture

#123 in Asia #575 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

2008 Founded

22

Karnataka | Mangalore

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

For Architecture

#179 in Asia #744 in the World

8% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1960 Founded

23

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

For Architecture

#331 in Asia #1102 in the World

10% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1964 Founded

24

Gujarat | Surat

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

For Architecture

#402 in Asia #1262 in the World

30% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1961 Founded

25

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Galgotias University

For Architecture

#318 in Asia #1074 in the World

52% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2011 Founded

26

Maharashtra | Pune

Symbiosis International University

For Architecture

#281 in Asia #999 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

2002 Founded

27

Telangana | Warangal

National Institute of Technology, Warangal

For Architecture

#229 in Asia #870 in the World

14% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1959 Founded

28

Karnataka | Bangalore

Christ University

For Architecture

#313 in Asia #1066 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

1969 Founded

29

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Amrita University

For Architecture

#77 in Asia #373 in the World

80% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

30

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

Nirma University

For Architecture

#141 in Asia #641 in the World

20% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2003 Founded

31

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

GLA University

For Architecture

#461 in Asia #1370 in the World

53% Acceptance

11,151 Enrollment

2010 Founded

32

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

For Architecture

#260 in Asia #952 in the World

69% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

33

Telangana | Hyderabad

University of Hyderabad

For Architecture

#173 in Asia #727 in the World

14% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1974 Founded

34

Karnataka | Manipal

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

For Architecture

#192 in Asia #777 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1993 Founded

35

Rajasthan | Pilani

Birla Institute of Technology and Science

For Architecture

#182 in Asia #749 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

36

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

National Institute of Technology, Raipur

For Architecture

#257 in Asia #945 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1956 Founded

37

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

For Architecture

#177 in Asia #738 in the World

85% Acceptance

1,617 Enrollment

1999 Founded

38

Maharashtra | Mumbai

University of Mumbai

For Architecture

#254 in Asia #940 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1857 Founded

39

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

For Architecture

#450 in Asia #1344 in the World

36% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

2008 Founded

40

Himachal Pradesh | Waknaghat

Jaypee University of Information Technology

For Architecture

#335 in Asia #1113 in the World

9% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2002 Founded

41

Punjab | Chandigarh

Chitkara University – Punjab

For Architecture

#107 in Asia #489 in the World

70% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2010 Founded

42

Assam | Guwahati

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

For Architecture

#196 in Asia #791 in the World

84% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

43

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

For Architecture

#206 in Asia #817 in the World

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2001 Founded

44

Maharashtra | Pune

Savitribai Phule Pune University

For Architecture

#220 in Asia #851 in the World

28% Acceptance

1,765 Enrollment

1948 Founded

45

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

For Architecture

#375 in Asia #1203 in the World

50% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1986 Founded

46

Haryana | Delhi

School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

For Architecture

#226 in Asia #863 in the World

13% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

1959 Founded

47

West Bengal | Kolkata

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology

For Architecture

#414 in Asia #1285 in the World

70% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

2001 Founded

48

Punjab | Mohali

Chandigarh University

For Architecture

#211 in Asia #827 in the World

30% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2012 Founded

49

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

K L University

For Architecture

#155 in Asia #691 in the World

68% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

1980 Founded

50

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

Sharda University

For Architecture

#393 in Asia #1238 in the World

63% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

2009 Founded

51

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

Indian Institute of Technology Indore

For Architecture

#253 in Asia #938 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

2009 Founded

52

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology

For Architecture

#405 in Asia #1266 in the World

94% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

1997 Founded

53

Haryana | Delhi

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

For Architecture

#333 in Asia #1109 in the World

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

1998 Founded

54

West Bengal | Durgapur

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

For Architecture

#285 in Asia #1003 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

1960 Founded

55

Punjab | Patiala

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Architecture

#153 in Asia #688 in the World

10% Acceptance

5,162 Enrollment

1956 Founded

56

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

For Architecture

#344 in Asia #1131 in the World

14% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1961 Founded

57

Kerala | Kozhikode

National Institute of Technology, Calicut

For Architecture

#268 in Asia #969 in the World

8% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1961 Founded

58

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Saveetha University

For Architecture

#319 in Asia #1078 in the World

22% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

2005 Founded

59

Haryana | Delhi

Delhi Technological University

For Architecture

#171 in Asia #725 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1941 Founded

60

West Bengal | Howrah

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

For Architecture

#339 in Asia #1120 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

1856 Founded

61

Punjab | Phagwara

Lovely Professional University

For Architecture

#131 in Asia #620 in the World

80% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

62

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Amity University

For Architecture

#236 in Asia #891 in the World

25% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

63

Karnataka | Bangalore

PES University

For Architecture

#235 in Asia #890 in the World

51% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

2013 Founded

64

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

For Architecture

#394 in Asia #1240 in the World

68% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

1985 Founded

65

Haryana | Delhi

National Islamic University

For Architecture

#199 in Asia #802 in the World

13% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

66

West Bengal | Kolkata

Indian Statistical Institute

For Architecture

#343 in Asia #1130 in the World

49% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

1931 Founded

67

Puducherry | Pondicherry

Pondicherry University

For Architecture

#225 in Asia #861 in the World

65% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1985 Founded

68

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

Aligarh Muslim University

For Architecture

#325 in Asia #1093 in the World

30% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

69

Karnataka | Bangalore

International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

For Architecture

#278 in Asia #990 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

1999 Founded

70

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Architecture

#305 in Asia #1046 in the World

44% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

2001 Founded

71

Haryana | Delhi

Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Architecture

#401 in Asia #1259 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,543 Enrollment

1969 Founded

72

West Bengal | Kolkata

University of Calcutta

For Architecture

#328 in Asia #1097 in the World

22% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1857 Founded

73

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

KIIT University

For Architecture

#251 in Asia #928 in the World

91% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

74

Telangana | Hyderabad

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

For Architecture

#345 in Asia #1132 in the World

40% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1972 Founded

75

Karnataka | Belgaum

Visvesvaraya Technological University

For Architecture

#442 in Asia #1328 in the World

46% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1998 Founded

76

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Bharathiar University

For Architecture

#480 in Asia #1394 in the World

50% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1982 Founded

77

Haryana | Delhi

University of Delhi

For Architecture

#275 in Asia #982 in the World

64% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

1922 Founded

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