100 Best Business schools 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 Business. A graph of 3.06M citations received by 358K academic papers made by 447 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. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Business

#48 in Asia

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Business

#66 in Asia

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Business

#75 in Asia

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Business

#79 in Asia

#424 in the World

Founded: 1958

5. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Business

#80 in Asia

#436 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

6. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Business

#94 in Asia

#474 in the World

Founded: 1959

7. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Business

#109 in Asia

#531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

8. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Business

#117 in Asia

#579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

9. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Business

#133 in Asia

#666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

10. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Business

#135 in Asia

#675 in the World

Founded: 1955

11. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Business

#166 in Asia

#789 in the World

Founded: 1978

12. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Business

#224 in Asia

#960 in the World

Founded: 1931

13. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Business

#228 in Asia

#964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

14. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Business

#239 in Asia

#996 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

15. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Business

#243 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

16. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Business

#245 in Asia

#1016 in the World

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

17. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Business

#256 in Asia

#1049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

18. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Business

#258 in Asia

#1052 in the World

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

19. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Business

#262 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

20. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Business

#264 in Asia

#1068 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

21. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Business

#271 in Asia

#1086 in the World

Founded: 1948

22. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Business

#278 in Asia

#1102 in the World

Founded: 2005

23. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Business

#280 in Asia

#1106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

24. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Business

#281 in Asia

#1114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

25. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Business

#286 in Asia

#1124 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

26. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Business

#306 in Asia

#1196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

27. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Business

#311 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

28. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Business

#316 in Asia

#1224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

29. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Business

#325 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

30. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Business

#340 in Asia

#1271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

31. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Business

#345 in Asia

#1287 in the World

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

32. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Business

#351 in Asia

#1295 in the World

Founded: 1963

33. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Business

#352 in Asia

#1296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

34. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Business

#372 in Asia

#1343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

35. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Business

#373 in Asia

#1345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

36. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Business

#399 in Asia

#1427 in the World

Founded: 1963

37. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Business

#408 in Asia

#1447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

38. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Business

#421 in Asia

#1474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

39. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Business

#425 in Asia

#1481 in the World

Founded: 1967

40. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Business

#432 in Asia

#1490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

41. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Business

#452 in Asia

#1533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

42. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Business

#453 in Asia

#1534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

43. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Business

#458 in Asia

#1550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

44. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Business

#461 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

45. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Business

#463 in Asia

#1558 in the World

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

46. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Business

#485 in Asia

#1593 in the World

Founded: 2013

47. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Business

#486 in Asia

#1599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

48. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Business

#488 in Asia

#1608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

49. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Business

#493 in Asia

#1617 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

50. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Business

#496 in Asia

#1626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

51. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Business

#498 in Asia

#1632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

52. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Business

#516 in Asia

#1664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

53. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Business

#520 in Asia

#1672 in the World

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

54. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Business

#555 in Asia

#1754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

55. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Business

#557 in Asia

#1760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

56. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Business

#561 in Asia

#1773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

57. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Business

#562 in Asia

#1781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

58. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Business

#564 in Asia

#1785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

59. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Business

#589 in Asia

#1829 in the World

Founded: 1962

60. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Business

#590 in Asia

#1831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

61. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Business

#603 in Asia

#1864 in the World

Founded: 1857

62. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Business

#604 in Asia

#1865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

63. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Business

#606 in Asia

#1870 in the World

Founded: 1986

64. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Business

#616 in Asia

#1890 in the World

Founded: 1971

65. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Business

#618 in Asia

#1896 in the World

Founded: 1981

66. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Business

#625 in Asia

#1909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

67. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Business

#637 in Asia

#1935 in the World

Founded: 1960

68. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Business

#653 in Asia

#1967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

69. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Business

#661 in Asia

#1983 in the World

Founded: 1982

70. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Business

#682 in Asia

#2030 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

71. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Business

#683 in Asia

#2031 in the World

Founded: 1926

72. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Business

#689 in Asia

#2041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

73. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Business

#696 in Asia

#2053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

74. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Business

#702 in Asia

#2067 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

75. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Business

#713 in Asia

#2090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

76. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Business

#716 in Asia

#2096 in the World

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

77. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Business

#731 in Asia

#2124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

78. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Business

#732 in Asia

#2125 in the World

Founded: 1981

79. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Business

#736 in Asia

#2138 in the World

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

80. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Business

#742 in Asia

#2154 in the World

Founded: 1956

81. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Business

#743 in Asia

#2155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

82. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Business

#744 in Asia

#2156 in the World

Founded: 1984

83. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Business

#747 in Asia

#2161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

84. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Business

#750 in Asia

#2165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

85. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Business

#752 in Asia

#2171 in the World

Founded: 1993

86. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Business

#755 in Asia

#2179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

87. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Business

#763 in Asia

#2193 in the World

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

88. Gandhigram Rural University

Tamil Nadu | Gandhigram

For Business

#765 in Asia

#2198 in the World

Founded: 1956

89. Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Business

#766 in Asia

#2199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

90. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Business

#778 in Asia

#2221 in the World

Founded: 1972

91. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Business

#780 in Asia

#2228 in the World

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

92. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Business

#790 in Asia

#2251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

93. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Business

#792 in Asia

#2254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

94. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Business

#800 in Asia

#2268 in the World

Founded: 1996

95. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Business

#823 in Asia

#2318 in the World

Founded: 1918

96. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Business

#846 in Asia

#2355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

97. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Business

#856 in Asia

#2373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

98. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Business

#860 in Asia

#2380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

99. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Business

#868 in Asia

#2396 in the World

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

100. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Business

#874 in Asia

#2404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

The best cities to study Business in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur, and Mumbai.