100 Best universities for Literature in India

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 231K citations received by 40.6K academic papers made by 198 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 Literature

#66 in Asia

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Literature

#68 in Asia

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

3. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Literature

#84 in Asia

#631 in the World

Founded: 1958

4. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#90 in Asia

#675 in the World

Founded: 1959

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Literature

#92 in Asia

#681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

6. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Literature

#97 in Asia

#700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Literature

#113 in Asia

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

8. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Literature

#125 in Asia

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

9. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Literature

#136 in Asia

#844 in the World

Founded: 1955

10. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#154 in Asia

#884 in the World

Founded: 1978

11. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Literature

#165 in Asia

#919 in the World

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

12. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Literature

#169 in Asia

#930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

13. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Literature

#171 in Asia

#936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

14. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Literature

#177 in Asia

#952 in the World

Founded: 1931

15. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Literature

#183 in Asia

#968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

16. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Literature

#194 in Asia

#1012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

17. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Literature

#195 in Asia

#1015 in the World

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

18. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Literature

#208 in Asia

#1050 in the World

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

19. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Literature

#211 in Asia

#1056 in the World

Founded: 1982

20. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Literature

#230 in Asia

#1112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

21. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Literature

#232 in Asia

#1118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

22. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Literature

#250 in Asia

#1177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

23. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Literature

#254 in Asia

#1190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

24. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Literature

#255 in Asia

#1194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

25. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Literature

#289 in Asia

#1296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

26. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Literature

#290 in Asia

#1297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

27. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Literature

#301 in Asia

#1345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

28. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Literature

#304 in Asia

#1353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

29. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Literature

#309 in Asia

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500
Male:Female: 53:47

30. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Literature

#311 in Asia

#1368 in the World

Founded: 1962

31. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#336 in Asia

#1435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

32. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Literature

#338 in Asia

#1441 in the World

Founded: 1948

33. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Literature

#347 in Asia

#1467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

34. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Literature

#370 in Asia

#1535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

35. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Literature

#379 in Asia

#1552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

36. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Literature

#382 in Asia

#1564 in the World

Founded: 1965

37. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Literature

#385 in Asia

#1568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

38. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#387 in Asia

#1573 in the World

Founded: 1857

39. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Literature

#395 in Asia

#1589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

40. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Literature

#416 in Asia

#1652 in the World

Founded: 2005

41. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Literature

#433 in Asia

#1702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

42. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Literature

#452 in Asia

#1748 in the World

Founded: 1857

43. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Literature

#485 in Asia

#1834 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

44. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Literature

#507 in Asia

#1893 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

45. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Literature

#511 in Asia

#1898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

46. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Literature

#519 in Asia

#1914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

47. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Literature

#522 in Asia

#1917 in the World

Founded: 1985

48. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Literature

#543 in Asia

#1971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

49. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Literature

#545 in Asia

#1978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

50. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Literature

#581 in Asia

#2061 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

51. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Literature

#583 in Asia

#2063 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 2,056
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1998

52. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Literature

#584 in Asia

#2066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

53. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Literature

#607 in Asia

#2108 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

54. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Literature

#614 in Asia

#2128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1961

55. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Literature

#615 in Asia

#2133 in the World

Founded: 1954

56. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Literature

#617 in Asia

#2137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

57. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Literature

#636 in Asia

#2183 in the World

Founded: 1817

58. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Literature

#641 in Asia

#2193 in the World

Founded: 1963

59. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Literature

#647 in Asia

#2203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

60. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Literature

#656 in Asia

#2223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

61. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Literature

#662 in Asia

#2232 in the World

Founded: 1981

62. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Literature

#671 in Asia

#2253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

63. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#673 in Asia

#2255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

64. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Literature

#684 in Asia

#2285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

65. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Literature

#694 in Asia

#2303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

66. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Literature

#704 in Asia

#2324 in the World

Founded: 2013

67. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Literature

#711 in Asia

#2340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

68. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Literature

#721 in Asia

#2360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

69. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Literature

#725 in Asia

#2366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

70. Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Literature

#727 in Asia

#2370 in the World

Founded: 2003

71. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#732 in Asia

#2377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

72. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Literature

#738 in Asia

#2392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

73. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Literature

#741 in Asia

#2397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

74. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Literature

#752 in Asia

#2423 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

75. Periyar University

Tamil Nadu | Salem

For Literature

#762 in Asia

#2458 in the World

Founded: 1997

76. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Literature

#765 in Asia

#2463 in the World

Founded: 1969

77. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Literature

#768 in Asia

#2472 in the World

Founded: 1971

78. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Literature

#769 in Asia

#2473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

79. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Literature

#774 in Asia

#2481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

80. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#777 in Asia

#2486 in the World

Founded: 2005

81. Kumaun University

Uttarakhand | Nainital

For Literature

#799 in Asia

#2535 in the World

Founded: 1973

82. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Literature

#800 in Asia

#2537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

83. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Literature

#806 in Asia

#2551 in the World

Founded: 1970

84. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Literature

#809 in Asia

#2557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

85. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#810 in Asia

#2563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1989

86. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Literature

#815 in Asia

#2577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 1,915
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 2009

87. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Literature

#818 in Asia

#2581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

88. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

Jammu and Kashmir | Katra

For Literature

#826 in Asia

#2602 in the World

Founded: 1999

89. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Literature

#827 in Asia

#2603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

90. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Literature

#835 in Asia

#2618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

91. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Literature

#838 in Asia

#2626 in the World

Founded: 1960

92. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Literature

#851 in Asia

#2655 in the World

Founded: 2002

93. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Literature

#852 in Asia

#2657 in the World

Founded: 1983

94. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Literature

#855 in Asia

#2663 in the World

Founded: 1918

95. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Literature

#863 in Asia

#2678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

96. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Literature

#868 in Asia

#2698 in the World

Founded: 1921

97. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Literature

#883 in Asia

#2735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

98. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Literature

#887 in Asia

#2743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

99. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Literature

#888 in Asia

#2744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

100. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Literature

#890 in Asia

#2748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

The best cities to study Literature in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, and Chennai.