The Mukesh Ambani-led conglomerate's consolidated profit fell 14.9% to 157.92 billion rupees ($1.95 billion) in the third quarter.

It earned 185.49 billion rupees a year earlier, when it benefited from strong refining margins and demand for fuel.

Analysts, on average, had expected a profit of 162.58 billion rupees for the latest quarter, according to Refinitiv IBES. ($1 = 81.1100 Indian rupees)

(Reporting by Nallur Sethuraman in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza)