100 Best universities for Management 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 Management. A graph of 3.06M citations received by 246K academic papers made by 405 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 Management

#43 in Asia

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Management

#50 in Asia

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

3. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Management

#67 in Asia

#291 in the World

Founded: 1958

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Management

#76 in Asia

#323 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Management

#78 in Asia

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

6. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Management

#82 in Asia

#333 in the World

Founded: 1959

7. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Management

#99 in Asia

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

8. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Management

#108 in Asia

#427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

9. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Management

#127 in Asia

#522 in the World

Founded: 1978

10. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Management

#143 in Asia

#598 in the World

Founded: 1955

11. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Management

#171 in Asia

#702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

12. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Management

#177 in Asia

#718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

13. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Management

#194 in Asia

#763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

14. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Management

#210 in Asia

#794 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

15. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Management

#215 in Asia

#807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

16. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Management

#230 in Asia

#871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

17. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Management

#232 in Asia

#878 in the World

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

18. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Management

#234 in Asia

#884 in the World

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

19. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Management

#254 in Asia

#941 in the World

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

20. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Management

#270 in Asia

#973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

21. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Management

#273 in Asia

#978 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

22. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Management

#275 in Asia

#983 in the World

Founded: 1963

23. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Management

#284 in Asia

#1004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

24. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Management

#285 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

25. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Management

#289 in Asia

#1015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

26. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Management

#302 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Founded: 1967

27. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Management

#313 in Asia

#1070 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

28. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Management

#318 in Asia

#1079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

29. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Management

#323 in Asia

#1090 in the World

Founded: 1948

30. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Management

#328 in Asia

#1097 in the World

Founded: 1963

31. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Management

#331 in Asia

#1103 in the World

Founded: 1931

32. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Management

#333 in Asia

#1107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

33. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Management

#338 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

34. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Management

#342 in Asia

#1135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

35. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Management

#345 in Asia

#1144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

36. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Management

#354 in Asia

#1166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

37. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Management

#358 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

38. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Management

#369 in Asia

#1204 in the World

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

39. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Management

#375 in Asia

#1228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

40. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Management

#379 in Asia

#1243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

41. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Management

#381 in Asia

#1248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

42. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Management

#384 in Asia

#1254 in the World

Founded: 2005

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Management

#386 in Asia

#1257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

44. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Management

#393 in Asia

#1273 in the World

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

45. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Management

#413 in Asia

#1327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

46. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Management

#427 in Asia

#1354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

47. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Management

#430 in Asia

#1362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

48. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Management

#432 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

49. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Management

#443 in Asia

#1390 in the World

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

50. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Management

#444 in Asia

#1393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

51. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Management

#451 in Asia

#1406 in the World

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

52. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Management

#459 in Asia

#1420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

53. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Management

#462 in Asia

#1427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

54. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Management

#474 in Asia

#1443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

55. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Management

#475 in Asia

#1445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

56. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Management

#478 in Asia

#1450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

57. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Management

#482 in Asia

#1458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,539
Founded: 2008

58. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Management

#537 in Asia

#1577 in the World

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

59. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Management

#539 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Founded: 1993

60. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Management

#540 in Asia

#1581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

61. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Management

#544 in Asia

#1588 in the World

Founded: 1972

62. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Management

#558 in Asia

#1611 in the World

Founded: 2013

63. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Management

#562 in Asia

#1621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

64. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Management

#566 in Asia

#1628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

65. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Management

#573 in Asia

#1646 in the World

Founded: 1956

66. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Management

#593 in Asia

#1682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

67. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Management

#595 in Asia

#1685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

68. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Management

#596 in Asia

#1686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

69. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Management

#597 in Asia

#1688 in the World

Founded: 1984

70. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Management

#604 in Asia

#1702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

71. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Management

#606 in Asia

#1707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

72. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Management

#608 in Asia

#1711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

73. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Management

#612 in Asia

#1718 in the World

Founded: 1962

74. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Management

#614 in Asia

#1720 in the World

Founded: 1926

75. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Management

#641 in Asia

#1771 in the World

Founded: 2005

76. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Management

#645 in Asia

#1776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

77. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Management

#647 in Asia

#1781 in the World

Founded: 1857

78. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Management

#654 in Asia

#1803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

79. Gandhigram Rural University

Tamil Nadu | Gandhigram

For Management

#655 in Asia

#1805 in the World

Founded: 1956

80. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Management

#658 in Asia

#1812 in the World

Founded: 1982

81. National Institute of Technology, Patna

For Management

#665 in Asia

#1823 in the World

Enrollment: 2,292
Founded: 2004

82. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Management

#675 in Asia

#1851 in the World

Founded: 1971

83. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Management

#677 in Asia

#1855 in the World

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

84. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Management

#680 in Asia

#1862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

85. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Management

#682 in Asia

#1866 in the World

Founded: 1996

86. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Management

#699 in Asia

#1908 in the World

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

87. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Management

#706 in Asia

#1925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

88. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada

Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada

For Management

#712 in Asia

#1933 in the World

Founded: 1946

89. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Management

#714 in Asia

#1939 in the World

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

90. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Management

#734 in Asia

#1983 in the World

Founded: 1960

91. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Management

#738 in Asia

#1990 in the World

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

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Management

#741 in Asia

#1994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

93. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Management

#782 in Asia

#2101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

94. National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

Jharkhand | Jamshedpur

For Management

#790 in Asia

#2111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1960

95. National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Management

#802 in Asia

#2130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

96. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Management

#811 in Asia

#2142 in the World

Founded: 1981

97. YMCA University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Faridabad

For Management

#813 in Asia

#2146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

98. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Management

#816 in Asia

#2150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

99. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Management

#820 in Asia

#2156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

100. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Punjab | Rupnagar

For Management

#824 in Asia

#2160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2008

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