24 Best universities for Creative Writing in India

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Creative Writing. A graph of 17.8K citations received by 6.17K academic papers made by 24 universities in India was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Creative Writing

#29 in Asia

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Creative Writing

#71 in Asia

#695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

3. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Creative Writing

#83 in Asia

#739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Creative Writing

#136 in Asia

#952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

5. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Creative Writing

#140 in Asia

#963 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

6. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Creative Writing

#184 in Asia

#1138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

7. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Creative Writing

#215 in Asia

#1237 in the World

Founded: 1955

8. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Creative Writing

#217 in Asia

#1242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

9. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Creative Writing

#237 in Asia

#1299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

10. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Creative Writing

#240 in Asia

#1305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

11. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Creative Writing

#245 in Asia

#1322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

12. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Creative Writing

#249 in Asia

#1337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

13. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Creative Writing

#252 in Asia

#1345 in the World

Founded: 1958

14. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Creative Writing

#258 in Asia

#1362 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

15. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Creative Writing

#263 in Asia

#1379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

16. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Creative Writing

#265 in Asia

#1388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

17. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Creative Writing

#279 in Asia

#1414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

18. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Creative Writing

#282 in Asia

#1418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

19. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Creative Writing

#293 in Asia

#1454 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

20. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Creative Writing

#297 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

21. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Creative Writing

#303 in Asia

#1476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

22. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Creative Writing

#313 in Asia

#1489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

23. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Creative Writing

#323 in Asia

#1509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 37,444
Founded: 1929

24. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Creative Writing

#346 in Asia

#1559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

The best cities to study Creative Writing in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Bangalore, Kharagpur, and Hyderabad.