India

Panjab University

Chandigarh, Punjab, India

Unit: Department of Geography

The geography department at Panjab University offers a MSc in GIS program as well as several Graduate Diploma programs in geoinformatics and remote sensing.

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Unit: Department of Civil Engineering and Centre of Studies in Resources Engineering

The IIT-Bombay offers a master’s degree in remote sensing under its civil engineering department. The specializations include: Global positioning system; Geographic information system, Space geodesy; Remote sensing; Surveying; Runoff modelling of watersheds; Optimization of water distribution systems. The Centre of Studies in Resources Engineering also operates GIS-related MTech and PhD programs.

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

The IIT-Kharagpur does not have a GIS-specific postgraduate program, but many other master’s programs are related to geoinformatics or requiring intensive GIS/RS trainings, such as the Earth System Science, City Planning, Environmental Engineering, Exploration Geoscience, and Water Resource Management.

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Unit: Department of Geography

The Savitribai Phule Pune University offers a 2-year MSc in Geoinformatics and a 1-year Graduate Diploma program in GIS and remote sensing, both under its Department of Geography.

Indian Institute of Remote Sensing

Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

The Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) is a government-owned institution under the Indian Space Research Organization. It operates a Master of Tech in Remote Sensing program in collaboration with Andhra University, and a Master of Science in Geoinformation and Earth Observation program in collaboration with ITC at University of Twente.