100 Best universities for Marketing 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 Marketing. A graph of 1.48M citations received by 119K academic papers made by 366 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 Marketing

#57 in Asia

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

2. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Marketing

#68 in Asia

#372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Marketing

#74 in Asia

#396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Marketing

#83 in Asia

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

5. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Marketing

#95 in Asia

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

6. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Marketing

#105 in Asia

#530 in the World

Founded: 1959

7. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Marketing

#106 in Asia

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

8. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Marketing

#131 in Asia

#630 in the World

Founded: 1958

9. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Marketing

#136 in Asia

#638 in the World

Founded: 1978

10. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Marketing

#138 in Asia

#644 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

11. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Marketing

#177 in Asia

#782 in the World

Founded: 1955

12. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Marketing

#184 in Asia

#801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

13. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Marketing

#199 in Asia

#852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

14. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Marketing

#200 in Asia

#854 in the World

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

15. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Marketing

#203 in Asia

#860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

16. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Marketing

#209 in Asia

#870 in the World

Founded: 2005

17. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Marketing

#213 in Asia

#886 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

18. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Marketing

#214 in Asia

#894 in the World

Founded: 2013

19. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Marketing

#219 in Asia

#907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

20. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Marketing

#236 in Asia

#946 in the World

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

21. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Marketing

#237 in Asia

#947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

22. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Marketing

#262 in Asia

#1019 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

23. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Marketing

#275 in Asia

#1043 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

24. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Marketing

#290 in Asia

#1080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

25. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Marketing

#292 in Asia

#1085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

26. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Marketing

#309 in Asia

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

27. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Marketing

#311 in Asia

#1130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

28. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Marketing

#328 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Founded: 1857

29. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Marketing

#329 in Asia

#1179 in the World

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

30. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Marketing

#336 in Asia

#1188 in the World

Founded: 1963

31. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Marketing

#341 in Asia

#1195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

32. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Marketing

#345 in Asia

#1200 in the World

Founded: 1993

33. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Marketing

#346 in Asia

#1201 in the World

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

34. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Marketing

#364 in Asia

#1245 in the World

Founded: 1948

35. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Marketing

#367 in Asia

#1251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

36. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Marketing

#369 in Asia

#1263 in the World

Founded: 1931

37. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Marketing

#385 in Asia

#1305 in the World

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

38. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Marketing

#391 in Asia

#1319 in the World

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

39. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Marketing

#395 in Asia

#1324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

40. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Marketing

#404 in Asia

#1339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

41. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Marketing

#414 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

42. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Marketing

#418 in Asia

#1372 in the World

Founded: 1969

43. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Marketing

#420 in Asia

#1376 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

44. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Marketing

#427 in Asia

#1394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

45. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Marketing

#435 in Asia

#1416 in the World

Founded: 1981

46. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Marketing

#440 in Asia

#1428 in the World

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

47. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Marketing

#452 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

48. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Marketing

#455 in Asia

#1476 in the World

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

49. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Marketing

#458 in Asia

#1481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

50. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Marketing

#465 in Asia

#1492 in the World

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

51. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Marketing

#466 in Asia

#1493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

52. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Marketing

#467 in Asia

#1494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

53. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Marketing

#468 in Asia

#1496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

54. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Marketing

#472 in Asia

#1505 in the World

Founded: 1963

55. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Marketing

#476 in Asia

#1516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

56. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Marketing

#484 in Asia

#1539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

57. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Marketing

#495 in Asia

#1574 in the World

Founded: 1971

58. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Marketing

#496 in Asia

#1575 in the World

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

59. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Marketing

#500 in Asia

#1585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

60. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Marketing

#501 in Asia

#1586 in the World

Founded: 2005

61. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Marketing

#510 in Asia

#1600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

62. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Marketing

#522 in Asia

#1622 in the World

63. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Marketing

#528 in Asia

#1645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

64. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Marketing

#532 in Asia

#1650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

65. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Marketing

#536 in Asia

#1657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

66. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Marketing

#542 in Asia

#1667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

67. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Marketing

#553 in Asia

#1692 in the World

Founded: 1996

68. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Marketing

#556 in Asia

#1703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

69. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Marketing

#557 in Asia

#1706 in the World

Founded: 1926

70. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Marketing

#572 in Asia

#1737 in the World

Founded: 1981

71. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Marketing

#585 in Asia

#1764 in the World

Founded: 1990

72. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Marketing

#588 in Asia

#1769 in the World

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

73. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Marketing

#589 in Asia

#1771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

74. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Marketing

#596 in Asia

#1788 in the World

Founded: 1960

75. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Marketing

#599 in Asia

#1792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

76. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Marketing

#605 in Asia

#1804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

77. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Marketing

#613 in Asia

#1825 in the World

Founded: 1918

78. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Marketing

#617 in Asia

#1833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

79. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Marketing

#621 in Asia

#1839 in the World

Founded: 1962

80. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Marketing

#624 in Asia

#1846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

81. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Marketing

#628 in Asia

#1855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

82. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Haryana | Delhi

For Marketing

#630 in Asia

#1860 in the World

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

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Marketing

#640 in Asia

#1886 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

84. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Marketing

#645 in Asia

#1893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

85. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Marketing

#663 in Asia

#1933 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

86. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Marketing

#667 in Asia

#1945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

87. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Marketing

#677 in Asia

#1964 in the World

Founded: 1982

88. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Marketing

#678 in Asia

#1965 in the World

Founded: 1921

89. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Marketing

#687 in Asia

#1982 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

90. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Marketing

#692 in Asia

#1988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

91. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Marketing

#701 in Asia

#2005 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

92. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Marketing

#706 in Asia

#2023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

93. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Marketing

#718 in Asia

#2043 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

94. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Marketing

#728 in Asia

#2070 in the World

Founded: 1976

95. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Marketing

#738 in Asia

#2087 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

96. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Marketing

#746 in Asia

#2099 in the World

Founded: 1857

97. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Marketing

#749 in Asia

#2111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

98. Banasthali University

Rajasthan | Banasthali

For Marketing

#750 in Asia

#2117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 10,973

99. Vels University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Marketing

#754 in Asia

#2123 in the World

Enrollment: 6,684
Founded: 1992

100. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Marketing

#757 in Asia

#2129 in the World

Founded: 1984

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