100 Best universities for Advertising 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 Advertising. A graph of 249K citations received by 26K academic papers made by 139 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

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Advertising

#69 in Asia

#435 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

3. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Advertising

#98 in Asia

#578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

4. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Advertising

#112 in Asia

#646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

5. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Advertising

#114 in Asia

#656 in the World

Founded: 2013

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Advertising

#118 in Asia

#666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

7. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#123 in Asia

#687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

8. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Advertising

#151 in Asia

#781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

9. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Advertising

#161 in Asia

#813 in the World

Founded: 2005

10. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Advertising

#169 in Asia

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

11. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Advertising

#175 in Asia

#856 in the World

Founded: 1959

12. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#182 in Asia

#883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

13. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Advertising

#184 in Asia

#901 in the World

Founded: 1962

14. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Advertising

#224 in Asia

#1000 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

15. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Advertising

#229 in Asia

#1009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

16. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Advertising

#241 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

17. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Advertising

#245 in Asia

#1047 in the World

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

18. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Advertising

#260 in Asia

#1090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

19. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Advertising

#265 in Asia

#1101 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

20. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Advertising

#266 in Asia

#1106 in the World

Founded: 1969

21. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Advertising

#267 in Asia

#1107 in the World

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

22. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Advertising

#272 in Asia

#1115 in the World

Founded: 1958

23. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Advertising

#274 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

24. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Advertising

#301 in Asia

#1181 in the World

Founded: 1978

25. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Advertising

#314 in Asia

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

26. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Advertising

#319 in Asia

#1245 in the World

Founded: 1857

27. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Advertising

#323 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

28. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Advertising

#327 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Founded: 1931

29. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Advertising

#328 in Asia

#1268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

30. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#330 in Asia

#1275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

31. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Advertising

#334 in Asia

#1284 in the World

Founded: 1990

32. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Advertising

#336 in Asia

#1289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

33. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Advertising

#352 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

34. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#354 in Asia

#1320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

35. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Advertising

#359 in Asia

#1332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

36. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Advertising

#369 in Asia

#1363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

37. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Advertising

#379 in Asia

#1383 in the World

Founded: 1993

38. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Advertising

#380 in Asia

#1386 in the World

Founded: 1981

39. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#384 in Asia

#1396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

40. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Advertising

#388 in Asia

#1403 in the World

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

41. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Advertising

#405 in Asia

#1444 in the World

Founded: 1948

42. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Advertising

#406 in Asia

#1449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

43. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Advertising

#415 in Asia

#1464 in the World

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

44. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#447 in Asia

#1540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

45. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Advertising

#450 in Asia

#1545 in the World

Founded: 1955

46. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Advertising

#455 in Asia

#1552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

47. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Advertising

#471 in Asia

#1590 in the World

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

48. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Advertising

#491 in Asia

#1629 in the World

49. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Advertising

#499 in Asia

#1655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

50. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Advertising

#503 in Asia

#1661 in the World

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

51. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Advertising

#506 in Asia

#1665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

52. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Advertising

#513 in Asia

#1681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

53. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Advertising

#517 in Asia

#1693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

54. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#518 in Asia

#1697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

55. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Advertising

#520 in Asia

#1706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

56. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Advertising

#542 in Asia

#1761 in the World

Founded: 2005

57. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Advertising

#559 in Asia

#1794 in the World

Founded: 1983

58. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Advertising

#569 in Asia

#1822 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

59. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Advertising

#571 in Asia

#1829 in the World

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

60. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Advertising

#576 in Asia

#1838 in the World

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

61. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Advertising

#583 in Asia

#1856 in the World

Founded: 1996

62. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Advertising

#588 in Asia

#1867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

63. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Advertising

#601 in Asia

#1900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

64. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Advertising

#603 in Asia

#1906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

65. Alliance University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Advertising

#606 in Asia

#1912 in the World

Founded: 2010

66. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Advertising

#607 in Asia

#1914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

67. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Advertising

#611 in Asia

#1926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

68. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Advertising

#634 in Asia

#1973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

69. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Advertising

#638 in Asia

#1982 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

70. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Advertising

#642 in Asia

#1989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

71. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Advertising

#645 in Asia

#1994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

72. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Advertising

#649 in Asia

#2002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

73. Vels University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Advertising

#651 in Asia

#2007 in the World

Enrollment: 6,684
Founded: 1992

74. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Advertising

#655 in Asia

#2014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

75. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#657 in Asia

#2016 in the World

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

76. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Advertising

#696 in Asia

#2102 in the World

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

77. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Advertising

#706 in Asia

#2121 in the World

Founded: 1972

78. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

Haryana | Mullana

For Advertising

#709 in Asia

#2125 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1993

79. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Advertising

#716 in Asia

#2140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

80. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Advertising

#718 in Asia

#2146 in the World

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

81. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Advertising

#723 in Asia

#2158 in the World

Founded: 1985

82. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Advertising

#733 in Asia

#2179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

83. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Advertising

#734 in Asia

#2181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

84. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Advertising

#741 in Asia

#2193 in the World

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

85. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Advertising

#743 in Asia

#2195 in the World

Founded: 1971

86. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Advertising

#751 in Asia

#2209 in the World

Founded: 1926

87. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Advertising

#762 in Asia

#2229 in the World

Founded: 1918

88. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Advertising

#766 in Asia

#2239 in the World

Founded: 1976

89. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Advertising

#771 in Asia

#2251 in the World

Founded: 1963

90. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Advertising

#774 in Asia

#2260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

91. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Advertising

#777 in Asia

#2266 in the World

Founded: 1921

92. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Advertising

#778 in Asia

#2267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

93. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Advertising

#779 in Asia

#2269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

94. Punjab Technical University

Punjab | Kapurthala

For Advertising

#786 in Asia

#2282 in the World

Founded: 1997

95. Central University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Advertising

#790 in Asia

#2293 in the World

Founded: 2009

96. National Institute of Fashion Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#792 in Asia

#2302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1986

97. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Advertising

#797 in Asia

#2316 in the World

Founded: 1960

98. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Advertising

#803 in Asia

#2324 in the World

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

99. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Advertising

#812 in Asia

#2338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Advertising

#813 in Asia

#2343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

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