100 Best universities for Accounting 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 Accounting. A graph of 258K citations received by 25.5K academic papers made by 140 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.

1. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Accounting

#43 in Asia

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Accounting

#120 in Asia

#606 in the World

Founded: 1931

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Accounting

#122 in Asia

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Accounting

#136 in Asia

#677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

5. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Accounting

#145 in Asia

#708 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

6. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Accounting

#159 in Asia

#747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Accounting

#169 in Asia

#780 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Accounting

#182 in Asia

#822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

9. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Accounting

#189 in Asia

#842 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

10. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Accounting

#200 in Asia

#876 in the World

Founded: 1958

11. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Accounting

#219 in Asia

#962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

12. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Accounting

#240 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Accounting

#244 in Asia

#1055 in the World

Founded: 1986

14. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Accounting

#245 in Asia

#1057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

15. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Accounting

#248 in Asia

#1061 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

16. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Accounting

#258 in Asia

#1086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

17. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Accounting

#261 in Asia

#1093 in the World

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

18. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Accounting

#265 in Asia

#1099 in the World

Founded: 1981

19. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Accounting

#274 in Asia

#1114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

20. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Accounting

#288 in Asia

#1169 in the World

Founded: 2013

21. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Accounting

#300 in Asia

#1191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

22. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Accounting

#301 in Asia

#1192 in the World

Founded: 1963

23. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Accounting

#315 in Asia

#1240 in the World

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

24. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Accounting

#323 in Asia

#1259 in the World

Founded: 1981

25. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Accounting

#332 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

26. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Accounting

#334 in Asia

#1290 in the World

Founded: 2005

27. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Accounting

#341 in Asia

#1304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

28. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Accounting

#343 in Asia

#1309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

29. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Accounting

#344 in Asia

#1311 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

30. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Accounting

#349 in Asia

#1329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

31. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Accounting

#363 in Asia

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

32. Gujarat University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Accounting

#371 in Asia

#1390 in the World

Founded: 1949

33. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Accounting

#376 in Asia

#1402 in the World

Founded: 1962

34. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Accounting

#378 in Asia

#1408 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

35. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Accounting

#395 in Asia

#1449 in the World

Founded: 1978

36. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Accounting

#418 in Asia

#1501 in the World

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

37. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Accounting

#427 in Asia

#1521 in the World

Founded: 1993

38. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Accounting

#430 in Asia

#1529 in the World

Founded: 1857

39. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Accounting

#443 in Asia

#1571 in the World

Founded: 1948

40. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Accounting

#446 in Asia

#1581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

41. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Accounting

#458 in Asia

#1608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

42. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Accounting

#474 in Asia

#1641 in the World

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

43. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Accounting

#476 in Asia

#1643 in the World

Founded: 1995

44. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Accounting

#481 in Asia

#1659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

45. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Accounting

#492 in Asia

#1689 in the World

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

46. Banasthali University

Rajasthan | Banasthali

For Accounting

#499 in Asia

#1702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 10,973

47. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Accounting

#505 in Asia

#1727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

48. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Accounting

#532 in Asia

#1778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

49. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Accounting

#545 in Asia

#1800 in the World

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

50. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Accounting

#556 in Asia

#1823 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

51. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Accounting

#573 in Asia

#1874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

52. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Accounting

#579 in Asia

#1886 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

53. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Accounting

#580 in Asia

#1890 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

54. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Accounting

#582 in Asia

#1898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

55. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Accounting

#594 in Asia

#1925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

56. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Accounting

#602 in Asia

#1947 in the World

Founded: 1971

57. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Accounting

#611 in Asia

#1959 in the World

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

58. Vikram University

Madhya Pradesh | Ujjain

For Accounting

#615 in Asia

#1966 in the World

Founded: 1956

59. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Accounting

#638 in Asia

#2010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

60. Gandhigram Rural University

Tamil Nadu | Gandhigram

For Accounting

#652 in Asia

#2042 in the World

Founded: 1956

61. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Accounting

#663 in Asia

#2059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

62. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Accounting

#665 in Asia

#2062 in the World

Founded: 1918

63. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Accounting

#666 in Asia

#2065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

64. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Accounting

#674 in Asia

#2082 in the World

Founded: 1921

65. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Accounting

#700 in Asia

#2130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

66. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Accounting

#705 in Asia

#2135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

67. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Haryana | Delhi

For Accounting

#707 in Asia

#2141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1963

68. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Accounting

#716 in Asia

#2163 in the World

Founded: 1990

69. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Accounting

#729 in Asia

#2192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

70. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Accounting

#743 in Asia

#2223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

71. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Accounting

#750 in Asia

#2238 in the World

Founded: 1972

72. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Accounting

#753 in Asia

#2247 in the World

Enrollment: 20,945
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1980

73. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Accounting

#763 in Asia

#2276 in the World

Founded: 2005

74. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Accounting

#764 in Asia

#2277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

75. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Accounting

#770 in Asia

#2290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

76. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Accounting

#775 in Asia

#2299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

77. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Accounting

#787 in Asia

#2323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

78. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Accounting

#788 in Asia

#2324 in the World

Founded: 1963

79. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Accounting

#789 in Asia

#2325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

80. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Accounting

#791 in Asia

#2330 in the World

81. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Accounting

#796 in Asia

#2337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

82. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Accounting

#812 in Asia

#2371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

83. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Accounting

#813 in Asia

#2375 in the World

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

84. Tripura University

Tripura | Agartala

For Accounting

#816 in Asia

#2379 in the World

Founded: 1947

85. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Accounting

#825 in Asia

#2395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

86. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Accounting

#829 in Asia

#2404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

87. Shiv Nadar University

Uttar Pradesh | Dadri

For Accounting

#838 in Asia

#2419 in the World

Founded: 2011

88. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Accounting

#841 in Asia

#2424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

89. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Accounting

#852 in Asia

#2445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

90. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Accounting

#856 in Asia

#2455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

91. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Accounting

#864 in Asia

#2469 in the World

Founded: 1976

92. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Accounting

#867 in Asia

#2481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

93. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Accounting

#873 in Asia

#2491 in the World

Founded: 1996

94. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Accounting

#875 in Asia

#2495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

95. Chaudhary Charan Singh University

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

For Accounting

#878 in Asia

#2500 in the World

Founded: 1965

96. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Accounting

#881 in Asia

#2503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1946

97. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

Jammu and Kashmir | Katra

For Accounting

#888 in Asia

#2515 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1999

98. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Accounting

#890 in Asia

#2520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

99. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Accounting

#891 in Asia

#2523 in the World

Founded: 1960

100. Parul University

Gujarat | Waghodia

For Accounting

#896 in Asia

#2539 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2015

The best cities to study Accounting in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Kolkata, Kharagpur, and Roorkee.