100 Best universities for Advertising 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 Advertising. A graph of 217K citations received by 24.9K academic papers made by 135 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 Advertising

#66 in Asia

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Advertising

#79 in Asia

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

3. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Advertising

#106 in Asia

#633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

4. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Advertising

#107 in Asia

#642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Advertising

#115 in Asia

#660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

6. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Advertising

#117 in Asia

#662 in the World

Founded: 2013

7. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#124 in Asia

#693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

8. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Advertising

#163 in Asia

#826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

9. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Advertising

#166 in Asia

#840 in the World

Founded: 2005

10. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Advertising

#168 in Asia

#844 in the World

Founded: 1959

11. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Advertising

#177 in Asia

#878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

12. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Advertising

#180 in Asia

#886 in the World

Founded: 1962

13. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#182 in Asia

#893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

14. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Advertising

#226 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

15. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Advertising

#230 in Asia

#1022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

16. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Advertising

#250 in Asia

#1076 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

17. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Advertising

#261 in Asia

#1101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

18. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Advertising

#263 in Asia

#1105 in the World

Founded: 1969

19. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Advertising

#267 in Asia

#1113 in the World

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

20. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Advertising

#268 in Asia

#1116 in the World

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

21. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Advertising

#272 in Asia

#1122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

22. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Advertising

#273 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Founded: 1958

23. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Advertising

#274 in Asia

#1128 in the World

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

24. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Advertising

#303 in Asia

#1195 in the World

Founded: 1978

25. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Advertising

#307 in Asia

#1207 in the World

Founded: 1857

26. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Advertising

#312 in Asia

#1221 in the World

Founded: 1931

27. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Advertising

#313 in Asia

#1223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

28. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Advertising

#327 in Asia

#1273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

29. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Advertising

#329 in Asia

#1276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

30. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Advertising

#339 in Asia

#1302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

31. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#343 in Asia

#1309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

32. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Advertising

#348 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

33. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Advertising

#350 in Asia

#1322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

34. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Advertising

#354 in Asia

#1333 in the World

Founded: 1990

35. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Advertising

#370 in Asia

#1369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

36. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#382 in Asia

#1397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

37. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Advertising

#391 in Asia

#1426 in the World

Founded: 1981

38. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Advertising

#396 in Asia

#1435 in the World

Founded: 1948

39. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Advertising

#397 in Asia

#1437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 31,293
Founded: 2011

40. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#401 in Asia

#1447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

41. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Advertising

#413 in Asia

#1471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

42. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Advertising

#415 in Asia

#1478 in the World

Founded: 1993

43. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Advertising

#425 in Asia

#1500 in the World

Founded: 1955

44. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Advertising

#442 in Asia

#1541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

45. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Advertising

#452 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

46. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#455 in Asia

#1559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

47. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Advertising

#476 in Asia

#1608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

48. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Advertising

#478 in Asia

#1611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

49. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Advertising

#480 in Asia

#1614 in the World

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

50. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Advertising

#494 in Asia

#1649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

51. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Advertising

#506 in Asia

#1691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

52. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Advertising

#508 in Asia

#1693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

53. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#515 in Asia

#1710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

54. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Advertising

#516 in Asia

#1712 in the World

55. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Advertising

#533 in Asia

#1755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

56. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Advertising

#534 in Asia

#1757 in the World

Founded: 1983

57. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Advertising

#571 in Asia

#1845 in the World

Founded: 1996

58. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Advertising

#572 in Asia

#1846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

59. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Advertising

#573 in Asia

#1850 in the World

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

60. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Advertising

#581 in Asia

#1863 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

61. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Advertising

#584 in Asia

#1873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

62. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Advertising

#588 in Asia

#1883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

63. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Advertising

#590 in Asia

#1891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

64. Alliance University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Advertising

#601 in Asia

#1904 in the World

Founded: 2010

65. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Advertising

#605 in Asia

#1911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

66. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Advertising

#609 in Asia

#1936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

67. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Advertising

#625 in Asia

#1973 in the World

Founded: 2005

68. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Advertising

#635 in Asia

#1991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

69. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Advertising

#639 in Asia

#2003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

70. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Advertising

#640 in Asia

#2005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

71. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Advertising

#641 in Asia

#2006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

72. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Advertising

#656 in Asia

#2031 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

73. Vels University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Advertising

#670 in Asia

#2060 in the World

Enrollment: 6,684
Founded: 1992

74. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Advertising

#683 in Asia

#2082 in the World

Founded: 1972

75. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#689 in Asia

#2100 in the World

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

76. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Advertising

#709 in Asia

#2142 in the World

Founded: 1985

77. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Advertising

#713 in Asia

#2146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

78. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Advertising

#719 in Asia

#2157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

79. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Advertising

#720 in Asia

#2158 in the World

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

80. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Advertising

#721 in Asia

#2160 in the World

Founded: 1926

81. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Advertising

#729 in Asia

#2174 in the World

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

82. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Advertising

#738 in Asia

#2199 in the World

Founded: 1918

83. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Advertising

#747 in Asia

#2215 in the World

Founded: 1921

84. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Advertising

#758 in Asia

#2240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

85. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Advertising

#759 in Asia

#2245 in the World

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

86. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Advertising

#762 in Asia

#2260 in the World

Founded: 1971

87. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Advertising

#766 in Asia

#2265 in the World

Founded: 1993

88. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Advertising

#773 in Asia

#2276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

89. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Advertising

#778 in Asia

#2284 in the World

Founded: 1960

90. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Advertising

#781 in Asia

#2289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

91. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Advertising

#783 in Asia

#2291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

92. Punjab Technical University

Punjab | Kapurthala

For Advertising

#786 in Asia

#2302 in the World

Founded: 1997

93. Central University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Advertising

#787 in Asia

#2303 in the World

Founded: 2009

94. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Advertising

#792 in Asia

#2310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

95. National Institute of Fashion Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#793 in Asia

#2319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1986

96. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Advertising

#799 in Asia

#2328 in the World

Founded: 1976

97. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Advertising

#800 in Asia

#2329 in the World

Founded: 1963

98. Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Advertising

#808 in Asia

#2342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

99. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Advertising

#810 in Asia

#2348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

100. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Advertising

#811 in Asia

#2352 in the World

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

The best cities to study Advertising in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, and Roorkee.