100 Best universities for Advertising 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 Advertising. A graph of 115K citations received by 19.2K academic papers made by 105 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

#57 in Asia

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Advertising

#96 in Asia

#645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#98 in Asia

#651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

4. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Advertising

#104 in Asia

#671 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

5. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Advertising

#105 in Asia

#674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

6. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Advertising

#111 in Asia

#711 in the World

Founded: 2005

7. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Advertising

#130 in Asia

#793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

8. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Advertising

#145 in Asia

#842 in the World

Founded: 1962

9. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Advertising

#147 in Asia

#848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

10. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#152 in Asia

#855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

11. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Advertising

#159 in Asia

#872 in the World

Founded: 1959

12. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Advertising

#167 in Asia

#900 in the World

Founded: 2013

13. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Advertising

#176 in Asia

#932 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

14. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Advertising

#188 in Asia

#958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

15. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Advertising

#196 in Asia

#996 in the World

Founded: 1931

16. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Advertising

#230 in Asia

#1087 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

17. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Advertising

#233 in Asia

#1108 in the World

Founded: 1969

18. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Advertising

#234 in Asia

#1109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

19. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Advertising

#238 in Asia

#1131 in the World

Founded: 1978

20. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Advertising

#250 in Asia

#1164 in the World

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

21. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Advertising

#268 in Asia

#1210 in the World

Founded: 1857

22. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Advertising

#271 in Asia

#1213 in the World

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

23. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Advertising

#277 in Asia

#1229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

24. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Advertising

#287 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Founded: 1958

25. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Advertising

#289 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

26. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Advertising

#296 in Asia

#1263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

27. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Advertising

#298 in Asia

#1267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

28. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Advertising

#311 in Asia

#1304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

29. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Advertising

#312 in Asia

#1305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

30. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Advertising

#329 in Asia

#1340 in the World

Founded: 1948

31. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Advertising

#331 in Asia

#1343 in the World

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

32. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Advertising

#334 in Asia

#1354 in the World

Founded: 1955

33. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Advertising

#344 in Asia

#1377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

34. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Advertising

#350 in Asia

#1389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

35. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Advertising

#369 in Asia

#1432 in the World

Founded: 1983

36. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Advertising

#377 in Asia

#1453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

37. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#382 in Asia

#1467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

38. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#388 in Asia

#1483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

39. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#393 in Asia

#1494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

40. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#410 in Asia

#1525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

41. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Advertising

#418 in Asia

#1537 in the World

Founded: 1981

42. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Advertising

#427 in Asia

#1552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

43. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Advertising

#441 in Asia

#1591 in the World

Founded: 1990

44. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Advertising

#456 in Asia

#1635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

45. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Advertising

#463 in Asia

#1650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

46. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Advertising

#470 in Asia

#1669 in the World

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

47. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#475 in Asia

#1686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

48. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Advertising

#485 in Asia

#1711 in the World

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

49. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Advertising

#496 in Asia

#1732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

50. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Advertising

#507 in Asia

#1755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

51. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Advertising

#522 in Asia

#1794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

52. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Advertising

#529 in Asia

#1811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

53. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Advertising

#531 in Asia

#1817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

54. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Advertising

#541 in Asia

#1837 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

55. Alliance University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Advertising

#544 in Asia

#1842 in the World

Founded: 2010

56. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Advertising

#561 in Asia

#1885 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

57. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Advertising

#563 in Asia

#1887 in the World

58. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Advertising

#583 in Asia

#1928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

59. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Advertising

#585 in Asia

#1932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

60. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#590 in Asia

#1940 in the World

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

61. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Advertising

#602 in Asia

#1963 in the World

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

62. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Advertising

#609 in Asia

#1981 in the World

Founded: 1996

63. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Advertising

#619 in Asia

#2001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

64. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Advertising

#628 in Asia

#2016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

65. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Advertising

#630 in Asia

#2018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

66. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Advertising

#642 in Asia

#2050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

67. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Advertising

#662 in Asia

#2085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

68. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Advertising

#666 in Asia

#2091 in the World

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

69. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Advertising

#668 in Asia

#2096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

70. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Advertising

#670 in Asia

#2098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

71. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Advertising

#679 in Asia

#2111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

72. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Advertising

#681 in Asia

#2113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

73. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Advertising

#692 in Asia

#2136 in the World

Founded: 1971

74. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Advertising

#693 in Asia

#2140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

75. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Advertising

#706 in Asia

#2177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

76. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Advertising

#707 in Asia

#2179 in the World

Founded: 1926

77. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Advertising

#710 in Asia

#2183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

78. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Advertising

#713 in Asia

#2192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

79. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Advertising

#725 in Asia

#2216 in the World

Founded: 1921

80. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Advertising

#736 in Asia

#2247 in the World

Founded: 1918

81. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Advertising

#738 in Asia

#2249 in the World

Founded: 1985

82. National Institute of Fashion Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#739 in Asia

#2250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1986

83. Punjab Technical University

Punjab | Kapurthala

For Advertising

#740 in Asia

#2251 in the World

Founded: 1997

84. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Advertising

#745 in Asia

#2258 in the World

Founded: 1960

85. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Advertising

#753 in Asia

#2272 in the World

Founded: 2005

86. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Advertising

#771 in Asia

#2299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 2011

87. Vels University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Advertising

#776 in Asia

#2306 in the World

Enrollment: 6,684
Founded: 1992

88. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Advertising

#780 in Asia

#2319 in the World

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

89. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Advertising

#791 in Asia

#2341 in the World

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

90. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Advertising

#792 in Asia

#2343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Advertising

#794 in Asia

#2346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

92. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Advertising

#795 in Asia

#2347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

93. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Advertising

#813 in Asia

#2381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

94. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Advertising

#832 in Asia

#2411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

95. Banasthali University

Rajasthan | Banasthali

For Advertising

#833 in Asia

#2413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 10,973

96. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Advertising

#846 in Asia

#2435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

97. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Advertising

#852 in Asia

#2442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

98. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Advertising

#861 in Asia

#2454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

99. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Advertising

#862 in Asia

#2456 in the World

Founded: 1993

100. Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies

Haryana | Faridabad

For Advertising

#877 in Asia

#2477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2008

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