100 Best universities for Literature in India

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 429K citations received by 56.5K academic papers made by 262 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

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Literature

#80 in Asia

#578 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

3. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Literature

#84 in Asia

#595 in the World

Founded: 1958

4. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#108 in Asia

#683 in the World

Founded: 1959

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Literature

#109 in Asia

#684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

6. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Literature

#116 in Asia

#715 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

7. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Literature

#118 in Asia

#722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Literature

#143 in Asia

#803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

9. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Literature

#147 in Asia

#811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

10. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#152 in Asia

#820 in the World

Founded: 1978

11. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Literature

#163 in Asia

#850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

12. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Literature

#165 in Asia

#858 in the World

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

13. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Literature

#169 in Asia

#870 in the World

Founded: 1955

14. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Literature

#175 in Asia

#907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

15. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Literature

#180 in Asia

#932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

16. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Literature

#187 in Asia

#948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

17. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Literature

#192 in Asia

#960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

18. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Literature

#200 in Asia

#976 in the World

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

19. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Literature

#227 in Asia

#1045 in the World

Founded: 1982

20. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#228 in Asia

#1048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

21. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Literature

#239 in Asia

#1093 in the World

Founded: 1931

22. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Literature

#241 in Asia

#1099 in the World

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

23. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Literature

#252 in Asia

#1130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

24. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Literature

#267 in Asia

#1166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

25. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Literature

#271 in Asia

#1182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 16,358
Founded: 1882

26. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Literature

#284 in Asia

#1231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

27. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Literature

#286 in Asia

#1233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

28. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Literature

#290 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Founded: 1962

29. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Literature

#294 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

30. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Literature

#310 in Asia

#1300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

31. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Literature

#320 in Asia

#1323 in the World

Founded: 1948

32. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#329 in Asia

#1348 in the World

Founded: 1857

33. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Literature

#352 in Asia

#1433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

34. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#367 in Asia

#1474 in the World

Founded: 2005

35. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Literature

#384 in Asia

#1509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

36. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Literature

#386 in Asia

#1511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

37. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Literature

#396 in Asia

#1540 in the World

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

38. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Literature

#407 in Asia

#1563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

39. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Literature

#411 in Asia

#1576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1964

40. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Literature

#414 in Asia

#1579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

41. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Literature

#471 in Asia

#1701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

42. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Literature

#480 in Asia

#1724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

43. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Literature

#483 in Asia

#1731 in the World

Founded: 1857

44. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Literature

#492 in Asia

#1750 in the World

Founded: 1985

45. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Literature

#509 in Asia

#1786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

46. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Literature

#512 in Asia

#1793 in the World

Founded: 1965

47. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Literature

#520 in Asia

#1812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

48. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Literature

#525 in Asia

#1826 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

49. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Literature

#534 in Asia

#1845 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

50. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Literature

#544 in Asia

#1865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

51. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Literature

#546 in Asia

#1872 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

52. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Literature

#558 in Asia

#1906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

53. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#573 in Asia

#1957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1989

54. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Literature

#574 in Asia

#1961 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

55. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Literature

#578 in Asia

#1969 in the World

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

56. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Literature

#581 in Asia

#1977 in the World

Founded: 1886

57. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Literature

#591 in Asia

#1997 in the World

Founded: 1963

58. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#601 in Asia

#2033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

59. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Literature

#604 in Asia

#2039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

60. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Literature

#608 in Asia

#2048 in the World

Founded: 2005

61. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Literature

#618 in Asia

#2068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

62. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Literature

#625 in Asia

#2078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

63. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Literature

#627 in Asia

#2080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2004

64. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Literature

#644 in Asia

#2119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

65. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Literature

#645 in Asia

#2123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

66. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Literature

#650 in Asia

#2134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

67. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Literature

#665 in Asia

#2160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

68. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Literature

#671 in Asia

#2169 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

69. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Literature

#680 in Asia

#2200 in the World

Founded: 1981

70. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Literature

#684 in Asia

#2205 in the World

Founded: 1817

71. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Literature

#700 in Asia

#2235 in the World

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

72. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Literature

#707 in Asia

#2258 in the World

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

73. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Literature

#714 in Asia

#2274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

74. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Literature

#734 in Asia

#2321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

75. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Literature

#749 in Asia

#2348 in the World

76. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Literature

#752 in Asia

#2359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

77. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Literature

#754 in Asia

#2361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

78. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Literature

#761 in Asia

#2375 in the World

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

79. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Literature

#765 in Asia

#2382 in the World

Founded: 1993

80. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Literature

#770 in Asia

#2389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

81. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Literature

#771 in Asia

#2393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

82. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Literature

#777 in Asia

#2403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

83. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Literature

#779 in Asia

#2406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

84. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Literature

#783 in Asia

#2412 in the World

Founded: 1970

85. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Literature

#786 in Asia

#2415 in the World

Founded: 1954

86. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Literature

#790 in Asia

#2423 in the World

Founded: 2013

87. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Literature

#793 in Asia

#2431 in the World

Founded: 1971

88. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Literature

#812 in Asia

#2473 in the World

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

89. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Literature

#823 in Asia

#2499 in the World

Founded: 1960

90. Tezpur University

For Literature

#826 in Asia

#2504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

91. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Literature

#836 in Asia

#2531 in the World

Founded: 1984

92. Periyar University

Tamil Nadu | Salem

For Literature

#841 in Asia

#2543 in the World

Founded: 1997

93. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Literature

#842 in Asia

#2545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

94. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Literature

#849 in Asia

#2558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

95. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Literature

#851 in Asia

#2567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

96. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Literature

#861 in Asia

#2594 in the World

Founded: 1918

97. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Literature

#863 in Asia

#2597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

98. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Literature

#870 in Asia

#2614 in the World

Founded: 1969

99. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Literature

#875 in Asia

#2623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

100. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Literature

#878 in Asia

#2627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

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