Best Hydrology and Water resources Universities in India [2026 Rankings]

1

West Bengal | Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Hydrology and Water resources

#9 in Asia #19 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

2

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For Hydrology and Water resources

#15 in Asia #32 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1847 Founded

3

West Bengal | Kolkata

Jadavpur University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#31 in Asia #109 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

4

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Anna University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#34 in Asia #113 in the World

27% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1978 Founded

5

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Hydrology and Water resources

#37 in Asia #121 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

6

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

Banaras Hindu University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#40 in Asia #129 in the World

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

7

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Hydrology and Water resources

#62 in Asia #190 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

8

Karnataka | Bangalore

Indian Institute of Science

For Hydrology and Water resources

#81 in Asia #258 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

9

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Agricultural Research Institute

For Hydrology and Water resources

#92 in Asia #279 in the World

13% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

10

Punjab | Ludhiana

Punjab Agricultural University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#100 in Asia #302 in the World

91% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

11

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

Indian School of Mines

For Hydrology and Water resources

#107 in Asia #325 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

12

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Hydrology and Water resources

#120 in Asia #372 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

13

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Hydrology and Water resources

#175 in Asia #506 in the World

20% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1959 Founded

14

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

VIT University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#186 in Asia #525 in the World

79% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1984 Founded

15

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Hydrology and Water resources

#274 in Asia #725 in the World

59% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1985 Founded

16

Haryana | Delhi

Delhi Technological University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#216 in Asia #604 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1941 Founded

17

West Bengal | Siliguri

University of North Bengal

For Hydrology and Water resources

#304 in Asia #804 in the World

57% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1962 Founded

18

Puducherry | Pondicherry

Pondicherry University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#156 in Asia #460 in the World

65% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1985 Founded

19

Andhra Pradesh | Kadapa

Yogi Vemana University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#253 in Asia #678 in the World

29% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

20

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

For Hydrology and Water resources

#313 in Asia #827 in the World

28% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

21

Karnataka | Mysore

University of Mysore

For Hydrology and Water resources

#300 in Asia #798 in the World

26% Acceptance

120,000 Enrollment

1916 Founded

22

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#132 in Asia #394 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

1971 Founded

23

Haryana | Delhi

National Islamic University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#80 in Asia #257 in the World

13% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

24

West Bengal | Kolkata

Presidency University – Kolkata

For Hydrology and Water resources

#273 in Asia #724 in the World

76% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1817 Founded

25

Mizoram | Aizawl

Mizoram University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#278 in Asia #737 in the World

91% Acceptance

2001 Founded

26

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

Sri Venkateswara University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#190 in Asia #543 in the World

35% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1954 Founded

27

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Amity University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#375 in Asia #944 in the World

25% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

28

Karnataka | Mangalore

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

For Hydrology and Water resources

#148 in Asia #440 in the World

8% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1960 Founded

29

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

Annamalai University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#230 in Asia #625 in the World

60% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1929 Founded

30

Haryana | Delhi

Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#47 in Asia #143 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,543 Enrollment

1969 Founded

31

West Bengal | Midnapore

Vidyasagar University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#199 in Asia #566 in the World

80% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1981 Founded

32

Manipur | Imphal

Central Agricultural University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#433 in Asia #1036 in the World

39% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

33

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

Andhra University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#70 in Asia #218 in the World

55% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1926 Founded

34

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

University of Allahabad

For Hydrology and Water resources

#145 in Asia #430 in the World

20% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

1887 Founded

35

Karnataka | Manipal

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

For Hydrology and Water resources

#329 in Asia #864 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1993 Founded

36

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

For Hydrology and Water resources

#244 in Asia #655 in the World

10% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1964 Founded

37

Haryana | Delhi

University of Delhi

For Hydrology and Water resources

#75 in Asia #234 in the World

64% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

1922 Founded

38

West Bengal | Kalyani

University of Kalyani

For Hydrology and Water resources

#314 in Asia #828 in the World

66% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1960 Founded

39

Maharashtra | Nagpur

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

For Hydrology and Water resources

#390 in Asia #969 in the World

94% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1960 Founded

40

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

University of Lucknow

For Hydrology and Water resources

#282 in Asia #749 in the World

34% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1921 Founded

41

Jharkhand | Ranchi

Central University of Jharkhand

For Hydrology and Water resources

#330 in Asia #866 in the World

9% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

2009 Founded

42

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

University of Madras

For Hydrology and Water resources

#259 in Asia #699 in the World

33% Acceptance

120,000 Enrollment

1857 Founded

43

Gujarat | Surat

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

For Hydrology and Water resources

#144 in Asia #428 in the World

30% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1961 Founded

44

West Bengal | Bardhaman

University of Burdwan

For Hydrology and Water resources

#69 in Asia #216 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1960 Founded

45

Maharashtra | Pune

Symbiosis International University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#321 in Asia #848 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

2002 Founded

46

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

Aligarh Muslim University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#85 in Asia #263 in the World

30% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

47

Jharkhand | Ranchi

Birla Institute of Technology

For Hydrology and Water resources

#242 in Asia #649 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,180 Enrollment

1955 Founded

48

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Amrita University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#187 in Asia #533 in the World

80% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

49

Gujarat | Chandkheda

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

For Hydrology and Water resources

#138 in Asia #413 in the World

10% Acceptance

1,765 Enrollment

2008 Founded

50

West Bengal | Santiniketan

Visva-Bharati University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#153 in Asia #453 in the World

20% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1921 Founded

51

Maharashtra | Pune

Savitribai Phule Pune University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#130 in Asia #392 in the World

28% Acceptance

1,765 Enrollment

1948 Founded

52

Telangana | Warangal

National Institute of Technology, Warangal

For Hydrology and Water resources

#264 in Asia #706 in the World

14% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1959 Founded

53

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

University of Jammu

For Hydrology and Water resources

#262 in Asia #703 in the World

26% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1969 Founded

54

Rajasthan | Udaipur

Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

For Hydrology and Water resources

#252 in Asia #676 in the World

42% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1999 Founded

55

Gujarat | Vadodara

Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

For Hydrology and Water resources

#393 in Asia #973 in the World

54% Acceptance

1949 Founded

56

West Bengal | Kolkata

University of Calcutta

For Hydrology and Water resources

#202 in Asia #572 in the World

22% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1857 Founded

57

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

For Hydrology and Water resources

#311 in Asia #822 in the World

62% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1960 Founded

58

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Saveetha University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#412 in Asia #1004 in the World

22% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

2005 Founded

59

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

University of Kashmir

For Hydrology and Water resources

#179 in Asia #512 in the World

81% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

60

Rajasthan | Pilani

Birla Institute of Technology and Science

For Hydrology and Water resources

#226 in Asia #619 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

61

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

National Institute of Technology, Raipur

For Hydrology and Water resources

#188 in Asia #539 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1956 Founded

62

Uttarakhand | Haridwar

Gurukul Kangri University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#165 in Asia #480 in the World

42% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

63

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

Indian Institute of Technology Indore

For Hydrology and Water resources

#115 in Asia #362 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

2009 Founded

64

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Hydrology and Water resources

#380 in Asia #952 in the World

44% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

2001 Founded

65

Haryana | Delhi

School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

For Hydrology and Water resources

#402 in Asia #992 in the World

13% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

1959 Founded

66

Punjab | Chandigarh

Chitkara University – Punjab

For Hydrology and Water resources

#325 in Asia #858 in the World

70% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2010 Founded

67

Bihar | Patna

National Institute of Technology, Patna

For Hydrology and Water resources

#407 in Asia #998 in the World

62% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

2004 Founded

68

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

Graphic Era University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#409 in Asia #1000 in the World

67% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

1993 Founded

69

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

University of Kerala

For Hydrology and Water resources

#158 in Asia #467 in the World

80% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1937 Founded

70

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

Alagappa University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#308 in Asia #812 in the World

33% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

71

Haryana | Hisar

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#291 in Asia #775 in the World

47% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

72

West Bengal | Mohanpur

Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#423 in Asia #1020 in the World

13% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

73

Punjab | Phagwara

Lovely Professional University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#347 in Asia #893 in the World

80% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

74

Assam | Guwahati

Gauhati University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#197 in Asia #557 in the World

38% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1948 Founded

75

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

For Hydrology and Water resources

#369 in Asia #934 in the World

80% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2003 Founded

76

Karnataka | Dharwad

University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

For Hydrology and Water resources

#286 in Asia #759 in the World

55% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

1986 Founded

77

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

Bharathidasan University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#222 in Asia #614 in the World

34% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1982 Founded

78

Haryana | Kurukshetra

Kurukshetra University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#277 in Asia #734 in the World

60% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1956 Founded

79

West Bengal | Malda

University of Gour Banga

For Hydrology and Water resources

#164 in Asia #479 in the World

40% Acceptance

2007 Founded

80

Punjab | Chandigarh

Panjab University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#180 in Asia #513 in the World

20% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1882 Founded

81

Assam | Guwahati

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

For Hydrology and Water resources

#159 in Asia #471 in the World

84% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

82

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

For Hydrology and Water resources

#350 in Asia #897 in the World

66% Acceptance

1989 Founded

83

Karnataka | Bangalore

University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

For Hydrology and Water resources

#364 in Asia #923 in the World

57% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

1963 Founded

83 Best Universities in India for Hydrology and Water resources

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