47 Best universities for International Business 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 International Business. A graph of 95.8K citations received by 10.6K academic papers made by 47 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

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For International Business

#42 in Asia

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

3. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Haryana | Delhi

For International Business

#92 in Asia

#670 in the World

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

4. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For International Business

#106 in Asia

#737 in the World

Founded: 1955

5. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For International Business

#136 in Asia

#861 in the World

Founded: 1986

6. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For International Business

#140 in Asia

#875 in the World

Founded: 1931

7. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For International Business

#163 in Asia

#945 in the World

Founded: 1958

8. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For International Business

#167 in Asia

#950 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

9. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For International Business

#168 in Asia

#951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

10. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For International Business

#194 in Asia

#1044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

11. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For International Business

#215 in Asia

#1094 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

12. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For International Business

#248 in Asia

#1182 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

13. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For International Business

#257 in Asia

#1205 in the World

Founded: 1959

14. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For International Business

#273 in Asia

#1242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

15. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For International Business

#280 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

16. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For International Business

#288 in Asia

#1285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

17. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For International Business

#320 in Asia

#1361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

18. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For International Business

#349 in Asia

#1442 in the World

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

19. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For International Business

#368 in Asia

#1522 in the World

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

20. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For International Business

#384 in Asia

#1572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

21. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For International Business

#387 in Asia

#1575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

22. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For International Business

#391 in Asia

#1585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

23. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For International Business

#395 in Asia

#1596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

24. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For International Business

#399 in Asia

#1605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

25. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For International Business

#408 in Asia

#1622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

26. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For International Business

#411 in Asia

#1626 in the World

Founded: 1857

27. Central University of Gujarat

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For International Business

#429 in Asia

#1676 in the World

Founded: 2009

28. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For International Business

#430 in Asia

#1677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

29. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For International Business

#431 in Asia

#1679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

30. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For International Business

#453 in Asia

#1728 in the World

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

31. South Asian University

Haryana | Delhi

For International Business

#456 in Asia

#1734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2010

32. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For International Business

#472 in Asia

#1759 in the World

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

33. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For International Business

#473 in Asia

#1760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

34. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For International Business

#482 in Asia

#1775 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

35. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For International Business

#483 in Asia

#1778 in the World

Founded: 2005

36. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For International Business

#488 in Asia

#1791 in the World

Founded: 2013

37. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For International Business

#490 in Asia

#1793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

38. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For International Business

#498 in Asia

#1816 in the World

Founded: 1976

39. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For International Business

#536 in Asia

#1892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

40. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For International Business

#544 in Asia

#1913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

41. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For International Business

#558 in Asia

#1934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

42. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For International Business

#598 in Asia

#1998 in the World

Founded: 1981

43. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For International Business

#603 in Asia

#2004 in the World

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

44. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For International Business

#620 in Asia

#2026 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

45. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For International Business

#626 in Asia

#2036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

46. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For International Business

#646 in Asia

#2063 in the World

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

47. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For International Business

#668 in Asia

#2091 in the World

Founded: 1993

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