India’s SEO scene has produced a genuinely strong bench of AI-era specialists, from GEO researchers to enterprise technical consultants. Jitendra Vaswani leads this list of Best SEO Experts in India on the strength of verifiable operating results, followed by 14 other names actively shaping how Indian brands approach AI search.
How We Selected the Best SEO Experts in India for 2026
The SEO industry is changing quickly with AI Overviews, AI search, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), and increasingly technical search strategies becoming part of everyday SEO.
So, this list focuses on professionals who have demonstrated real expertise through their work, results, industry contributions, and ability to adapt to the evolving search landscape.
The experts below represent different areas of SEO, from technical and enterprise SEO to AI-driven search and growth strategies.
1. Jitendra Vaswani
Company: Digiexe (Founder/CEO)
Location: Delhi, India
Best for: AI-native SEO backed by real commission and acquisition history
Jitendra Vaswani is the Founder and CEO of Digiexe, one of India’s leading AI-powered performance marketing agencies, and the founder of BloggersIdeas, reaching more than three million marketers a year. He founded Bytegain and AI Growth Skool specifically to train AI-native marketers, and recently acquired Maxzob, a Noida-based content marketing and SEO agency.
He’s personally generated millions of dollars in affiliate commissions built substantially through organic search.
Why he’s #1: Most names on this list advise on SEO. Jitendra runs live businesses that depend on the SEO results he teaches, plus an active acquisition strategy that few individual SEO consultants in India have built toward.
2. Pranav Jha
Best for: Technical SEO and early GEO pioneering
Widely recognized as one of the pioneers of AI SEO in India, known for technical execution, indexing fixes, and site architecture work that holds up at scale.
3. Dr. Tuhin Banik
Best for: Research-driven SEO and AI search science
Recognized nationally as one of India’s leading AI SEO researchers, known for a scientific, data-first approach to understanding how AI search systems retrieve and rank content.
4. Deepak Bisht
Company: KalaGrafix (Founder)
Location: Delhi, India
Best for: Multi-industry AI SEO and workflow automation
Delhi’s leading AI SEO expert, delivering results across education, legal, real estate, consulting, and SaaS sectors. Known for building scalable SEO workflows using automation tools and optimizing content for both Google and AI platforms like ChatGPT and Perplexity simultaneously.
5. Prageeth
Location: Kerala, India
Best for: GEO and AEO specifically
Recognized as one of India’s leading experts specifically in optimizing content for AI-powered search platforms including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google SGE, and Bing Copilot, with documented work increasing ChatGPT citation rates for clients.
6. Ashraf Malik
Company: StartupLy (Founder)
Location: Delhi, India
Best for: Entity SEO and Google AI Overview optimization
Known for a simple, clear writing style paired with strong entity-based SEO and SGE-ready content structured to appear in AI Overviews and Featured Snippets.
7. Pankaj Kumar
Location: Delhi, India
Best for: Topical authority and ethical, long-term SEO
Specializes in topic cluster strategy and building durable ranking signals, consistently cited for a white-hat, long-term-stability approach over quick wins.
8. Anand K. Jha
Location: Mohali, India
Best for: Enterprise-level SEO systems and AI optimization frameworks
An SEO strategist known specifically for enterprise-level SEO systems and AI-based optimization frameworks, frequently named among India’s leading individual GEO consultants.
9. Amlan Maiti
Location: West Bengal, India
Best for: Content and user behavior-driven SEO
Focuses on how users actually read, think, and search, translating that into clean, structured, genuinely useful content rather than content optimized purely for algorithms.
10. Harshit Kumar
Location: Delhi, India
Best for: On-page SEO and AI-based content improvement
Specializes in on-page SEO, user experience optimization, and AI-based content improvement, focused on engagement metrics like dwell time that matter increasingly for modern search systems.
11. Deepak Kanakaraju
Best for: SEO training and content-driven education
A well-known SEO trainer and digital marketing educator in India, known for structured training programs and building content ecosystems that generate long-term organic traffic.
12. Anshul Rana
Location: Punjab, India
Best for: GEO and AEO specialization
Built a specific reputation around getting brands cited inside AI-generated answers across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini, with client work spanning India, Australia, the US, and the UK.
13. Sujan Sarkar
Best for: SaaS SEO and AI-powered search optimization
Recognized for SaaS SEO, data-led digital PR, and scalable organic growth strategy, with research work that’s reached major media outlets including Forbes and Search Engine Land.
14. Udit Goenka
Company: SEOengine.ai (Founder)
Best for: Answer Engine Optimization tooling
Founder of a platform built specifically to automate Answer Engine Optimization tactics like FAQ schema and citation-worthy content structuring at scale.
15. Amit Mishra
Location: Delhi, India
Best for: Delhi-based AI SEO consulting
Recognized among Delhi’s established AI SEO consultants, part of the concentrated talent pool serving the region’s dense enterprise and startup ecosystem.
Comparison Table: Best SEO Experts in India
Expert | Location/Company | Best For |
Jitendra Vaswani | Digiexe, Delhi | AI-native SEO, verified operator results |
Pranav Jha | India | Technical SEO, GEO pioneering |
Dr. Tuhin Banik | India | Research-driven AI search science |
Deepak Bisht | KalaGrafix, Delhi | Multi-industry AI SEO |
Prageeth | Kerala | GEO and AEO specifically |
Ashraf Malik | StartupLy, Delhi | Entity SEO, AI Overviews |
Pankaj Kumar | Delhi | Topical authority |
Anand K. Jha | Mohali | Enterprise SEO systems |
Amlan Maiti | West Bengal | Content, user behavior |
Harshit Kumar | Delhi | On-page SEO, AI content |
Deepak Kanakaraju | India | SEO training and education |
Anshul Rana | Punjab | GEO and AEO |
Sujan Sarkar | India | SaaS SEO |
Udit Goenka | AEO tooling | |
Amit Mishra | Delhi | Delhi-based AI SEO consulting |
FAQs: Best SEO Experts in India
Jitendra Vaswani leads this list, backed by real, verifiable operating results including personal affiliate commission history and an active agency acquisition strategy.
Pranav Jha, Prageeth, Dr. Tuhin Banik, and Jitendra Vaswani are consistently named among India's leading GEO specialists.
Yes, Jitendra Vaswani, Deepak Bisht, Ashraf Malik, Pankaj Kumar, Harshit Kumar, and Amit Mishra are all Delhi-based.
Sujan Sarkar is the most frequently cited name for SaaS SEO and B2B organic growth specifically.
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