100 Best universities for Accounting 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 Accounting. A graph of 138K citations received by 20.8K academic papers made by 109 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

#36 in Asia

#320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Accounting

#101 in Asia

#594 in the World

Founded: 1931

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Accounting

#106 in Asia

#612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Accounting

#119 in Asia

#651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

5. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Accounting

#128 in Asia

#709 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

6. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Accounting

#139 in Asia

#740 in the World

Founded: 1958

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Accounting

#143 in Asia

#749 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Accounting

#149 in Asia

#786 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

9. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Accounting

#164 in Asia

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

10. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Accounting

#176 in Asia

#878 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

11. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Accounting

#185 in Asia

#909 in the World

Founded: 1955

12. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Accounting

#190 in Asia

#928 in the World

Founded: 1986

13. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Accounting

#195 in Asia

#940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

14. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Accounting

#210 in Asia

#993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

15. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Accounting

#212 in Asia

#1004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

16. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Accounting

#233 in Asia

#1071 in the World

Founded: 1981

17. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Accounting

#248 in Asia

#1124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

18. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Accounting

#251 in Asia

#1132 in the World

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

19. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Accounting

#262 in Asia

#1165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

20. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Accounting

#273 in Asia

#1194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

21. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Accounting

#292 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

22. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Accounting

#294 in Asia

#1246 in the World

Founded: 1981

23. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Accounting

#305 in Asia

#1263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

24. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Accounting

#306 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Founded: 2005

25. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Accounting

#312 in Asia

#1279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

26. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Accounting

#314 in Asia

#1285 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

27. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Accounting

#315 in Asia

#1291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

28. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Accounting

#326 in Asia

#1311 in the World

Founded: 1963

29. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Accounting

#341 in Asia

#1348 in the World

Founded: 1962

30. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Accounting

#351 in Asia

#1377 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

31. Gujarat University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Accounting

#353 in Asia

#1383 in the World

Founded: 1949

32. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Accounting

#354 in Asia

#1386 in the World

Founded: 2013

33. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Accounting

#355 in Asia

#1388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

34. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Accounting

#360 in Asia

#1402 in the World

Founded: 1978

35. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Accounting

#361 in Asia

#1412 in the World

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

36. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Accounting

#422 in Asia

#1569 in the World

Founded: 1857

37. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Accounting

#425 in Asia

#1574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

38. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Accounting

#433 in Asia

#1591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

39. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Accounting

#450 in Asia

#1636 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

40. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Accounting

#465 in Asia

#1674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

41. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Accounting

#467 in Asia

#1681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

42. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Accounting

#473 in Asia

#1697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

43. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Accounting

#475 in Asia

#1699 in the World

Founded: 1995

44. Banasthali University

Rajasthan | Banasthali

For Accounting

#498 in Asia

#1760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 10,973

45. Vikram University

Madhya Pradesh | Ujjain

For Accounting

#506 in Asia

#1774 in the World

Founded: 1956

46. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Accounting

#510 in Asia

#1780 in the World

Founded: 1948

47. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Accounting

#515 in Asia

#1793 in the World

Founded: 1971

48. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Accounting

#516 in Asia

#1794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

49. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Accounting

#527 in Asia

#1813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

50. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Accounting

#535 in Asia

#1829 in the World

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

51. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Accounting

#542 in Asia

#1845 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

52. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Accounting

#547 in Asia

#1859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

53. Gandhigram Rural University

Tamil Nadu | Gandhigram

For Accounting

#562 in Asia

#1912 in the World

Founded: 1956

54. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Accounting

#572 in Asia

#1928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

55. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Accounting

#581 in Asia

#1944 in the World

Founded: 1918

56. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Accounting

#585 in Asia

#1952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

57. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Accounting

#623 in Asia

#2029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

58. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Accounting

#624 in Asia

#2032 in the World

Founded: 1921

59. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Accounting

#634 in Asia

#2051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

60. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Accounting

#641 in Asia

#2061 in the World

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

61. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Accounting

#671 in Asia

#2120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

62. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Accounting

#679 in Asia

#2130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

63. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Accounting

#680 in Asia

#2131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

64. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Accounting

#684 in Asia

#2137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

65. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Accounting

#689 in Asia

#2150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

66. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Haryana | Delhi

For Accounting

#691 in Asia

#2155 in the World

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

67. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Accounting

#692 in Asia

#2156 in the World

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

68. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Accounting

#698 in Asia

#2170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

69. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Accounting

#704 in Asia

#2185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

70. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Accounting

#705 in Asia

#2189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

71. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Accounting

#707 in Asia

#2191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

72. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Accounting

#716 in Asia

#2212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

73. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Accounting

#717 in Asia

#2216 in the World

Founded: 1993

74. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Accounting

#721 in Asia

#2223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

75. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Accounting

#722 in Asia

#2227 in the World

Founded: 1960

76. Chaudhary Charan Singh University

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

For Accounting

#731 in Asia

#2242 in the World

Founded: 1965

77. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Accounting

#747 in Asia

#2271 in the World

Founded: 1963

78. Shiv Nadar University

Uttar Pradesh | Dadri

For Accounting

#748 in Asia

#2272 in the World

Founded: 2011

79. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Accounting

#756 in Asia

#2288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

80. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Accounting

#758 in Asia

#2290 in the World

Founded: 1857

81. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Accounting

#765 in Asia

#2302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

82. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Accounting

#766 in Asia

#2303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

83. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Accounting

#767 in Asia

#2304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

84. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Accounting

#778 in Asia

#2322 in the World

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

85. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Accounting

#780 in Asia

#2324 in the World

Founded: 1972

86. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Accounting

#834 in Asia

#2429 in the World

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

87. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Accounting

#845 in Asia

#2443 in the World

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

88. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Accounting

#860 in Asia

#2468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

89. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Accounting

#861 in Asia

#2469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

90. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Accounting

#862 in Asia

#2471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

91. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Accounting

#864 in Asia

#2474 in the World

Founded: 1926

92. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Accounting

#874 in Asia

#2490 in the World

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

93. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Accounting

#881 in Asia

#2498 in the World

Founded: 1954

94. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Accounting

#891 in Asia

#2515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

95. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Accounting

#894 in Asia

#2523 in the World

96. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Accounting

#896 in Asia

#2526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

97. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Accounting

#905 in Asia

#2540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

98. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Accounting

#911 in Asia

#2550 in the World

Founded: 1982

99. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Accounting

#913 in Asia

#2552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

100. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Accounting

#914 in Asia

#2553 in the World

Founded: 2005

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