44 Best universities for International Business 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 International Business. A graph of 86.1K citations received by 10.3K academic papers made by 44 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 International Business

#28 in Asia

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For International Business

#40 in Asia

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

3. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Haryana | Delhi

For International Business

#91 in Asia

#673 in the World

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

4. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For International Business

#101 in Asia

#731 in the World

Founded: 1955

5. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For International Business

#129 in Asia

#849 in the World

Founded: 1931

6. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For International Business

#131 in Asia

#852 in the World

Founded: 1986

7. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For International Business

#163 in Asia

#954 in the World

Founded: 1958

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For International Business

#164 in Asia

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

9. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For International Business

#175 in Asia

#984 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

10. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For International Business

#195 in Asia

#1051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

11. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For International Business

#202 in Asia

#1067 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

12. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For International Business

#236 in Asia

#1161 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

13. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For International Business

#256 in Asia

#1209 in the World

Founded: 1959

14. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For International Business

#273 in Asia

#1258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

15. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For International Business

#275 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

16. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For International Business

#276 in Asia

#1267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

17. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For International Business

#337 in Asia

#1419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

18. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For International Business

#349 in Asia

#1449 in the World

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

19. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For International Business

#364 in Asia

#1522 in the World

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

20. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For International Business

#375 in Asia

#1557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

21. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For International Business

#382 in Asia

#1578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

22. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For International Business

#387 in Asia

#1584 in the World

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

23. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For International Business

#391 in Asia

#1594 in the World

Founded: 1857

24. Central University of Gujarat

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For International Business

#397 in Asia

#1603 in the World

Founded: 2009

25. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For International Business

#400 in Asia

#1607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

26. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For International Business

#410 in Asia

#1632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

27. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For International Business

#414 in Asia

#1639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

28. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For International Business

#421 in Asia

#1655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

29. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For International Business

#422 in Asia

#1658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

30. South Asian University

Haryana | Delhi

For International Business

#450 in Asia

#1718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2010

31. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For International Business

#467 in Asia

#1754 in the World

Founded: 2013

32. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For International Business

#469 in Asia

#1760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

33. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For International Business

#471 in Asia

#1763 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

34. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For International Business

#475 in Asia

#1768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

35. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For International Business

#480 in Asia

#1776 in the World

Founded: 1976

36. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For International Business

#483 in Asia

#1788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

37. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For International Business

#488 in Asia

#1797 in the World

Founded: 2005

38. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For International Business

#498 in Asia

#1822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

39. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For International Business

#526 in Asia

#1872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

40. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For International Business

#533 in Asia

#1882 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

41. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For International Business

#589 in Asia

#1976 in the World

Founded: 1981

42. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For International Business

#592 in Asia

#1979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

43. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For International Business

#601 in Asia

#1989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

44. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For International Business

#647 in Asia

#2051 in the World

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

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