100 Best universities for Literature 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 Literature. A graph of 391K citations received by 53.2K academic papers made by 249 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

#64 in Asia

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Literature

#78 in Asia

#572 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

3. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Literature

#82 in Asia

#593 in the World

Founded: 1958

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Literature

#106 in Asia

#691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

5. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#107 in Asia

#694 in the World

Founded: 1959

6. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Literature

#115 in Asia

#732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

7. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Literature

#126 in Asia

#760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

8. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Literature

#136 in Asia

#803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

9. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#146 in Asia

#822 in the World

Founded: 1978

10. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Literature

#150 in Asia

#829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

11. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Literature

#157 in Asia

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

12. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Literature

#163 in Asia

#867 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Literature

#164 in Asia

#875 in the World

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

14. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Literature

#172 in Asia

#901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

15. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Literature

#179 in Asia

#936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

16. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Literature

#190 in Asia

#965 in the World

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

17. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Literature

#196 in Asia

#980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

18. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Literature

#198 in Asia

#985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

19. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Literature

#220 in Asia

#1034 in the World

Founded: 1982

20. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Literature

#227 in Asia

#1061 in the World

Founded: 1931

21. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Literature

#230 in Asia

#1081 in the World

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

22. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#245 in Asia

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

23. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Literature

#264 in Asia

#1179 in the World

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

24. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Literature

#267 in Asia

#1187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

25. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Literature

#270 in Asia

#1196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

26. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Literature

#273 in Asia

#1210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

27. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Literature

#282 in Asia

#1240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

28. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Literature

#287 in Asia

#1253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

29. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Literature

#297 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Founded: 1962

30. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Literature

#298 in Asia

#1276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

31. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Literature

#314 in Asia

#1314 in the World

Founded: 1948

32. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#318 in Asia

#1330 in the World

Founded: 1857

33. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Literature

#350 in Asia

#1435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

34. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Literature

#390 in Asia

#1548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

35. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Literature

#397 in Asia

#1563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

36. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Literature

#406 in Asia

#1581 in the World

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

37. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Literature

#409 in Asia

#1589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

38. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Literature

#411 in Asia

#1591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

39. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Literature

#424 in Asia

#1618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

40. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#435 in Asia

#1641 in the World

Founded: 2005

41. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Literature

#461 in Asia

#1704 in the World

Founded: 1857

42. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Literature

#470 in Asia

#1726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

43. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Literature

#481 in Asia

#1744 in the World

Founded: 1965

44. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Literature

#490 in Asia

#1760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

45. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Literature

#495 in Asia

#1779 in the World

Founded: 1985

46. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Literature

#520 in Asia

#1834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

47. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Literature

#521 in Asia

#1835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

48. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Literature

#543 in Asia

#1890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

49. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Literature

#552 in Asia

#1914 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

50. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Literature

#553 in Asia

#1916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

51. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Literature

#554 in Asia

#1919 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

52. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Literature

#558 in Asia

#1937 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

53. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#560 in Asia

#1939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1989

54. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Literature

#561 in Asia

#1940 in the World

Founded: 1886

55. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Literature

#568 in Asia

#1957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

56. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Literature

#590 in Asia

#2023 in the World

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

57. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Literature

#614 in Asia

#2072 in the World

Founded: 2005

58. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#626 in Asia

#2101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

59. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Literature

#630 in Asia

#2111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

60. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Literature

#634 in Asia

#2115 in the World

Founded: 1963

61. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Literature

#638 in Asia

#2125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

62. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#641 in Asia

#2130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

63. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Literature

#643 in Asia

#2133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

64. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Literature

#645 in Asia

#2136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

65. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Literature

#649 in Asia

#2147 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

66. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Literature

#659 in Asia

#2170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

67. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Literature

#660 in Asia

#2173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

68. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Literature

#667 in Asia

#2190 in the World

Founded: 1981

69. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Literature

#677 in Asia

#2209 in the World

Founded: 1817

70. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Literature

#680 in Asia

#2214 in the World

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

71. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Literature

#692 in Asia

#2240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

72. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Literature

#703 in Asia

#2276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

73. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Literature

#719 in Asia

#2320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

74. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Literature

#738 in Asia

#2354 in the World

Founded: 1954

75. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Literature

#739 in Asia

#2355 in the World

Founded: 1970

76. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Literature

#746 in Asia

#2368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 3,611
Founded: 2012

77. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Literature

#749 in Asia

#2371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

78. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Literature

#762 in Asia

#2389 in the World

Founded: 2013

79. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Literature

#767 in Asia

#2410 in the World

80. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Literature

#771 in Asia

#2416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

81. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Literature

#772 in Asia

#2417 in the World

Founded: 1971

82. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Literature

#777 in Asia

#2426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

83. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Literature

#779 in Asia

#2428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 26,386
Founded: 1887

84. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Literature

#780 in Asia

#2433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

85. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Literature

#785 in Asia

#2445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,539
Founded: 2008

86. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Literature

#787 in Asia

#2451 in the World

Founded: 1993

87. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Literature

#796 in Asia

#2474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

88. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Literature

#811 in Asia

#2505 in the World

Founded: 1960

89. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Literature

#822 in Asia

#2533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

90. Periyar University

Tamil Nadu | Salem

For Literature

#827 in Asia

#2549 in the World

Founded: 1997

91. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Literature

#829 in Asia

#2552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

92. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Literature

#831 in Asia

#2557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

93. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Literature

#838 in Asia

#2572 in the World

Founded: 1918

94. Tezpur University

For Literature

#839 in Asia

#2574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

95. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Literature

#840 in Asia

#2575 in the World

Founded: 1969

96. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Literature

#848 in Asia

#2590 in the World

Founded: 1984

97. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Literature

#861 in Asia

#2621 in the World

Founded: 1926

98. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Literature

#863 in Asia

#2626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

99. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Literature

#874 in Asia

#2653 in the World

Founded: 1983

100. Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Literature

#877 in Asia

#2656 in the World

Founded: 2003

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