100 Best universities for Marketing 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 Marketing. A graph of 1.3M citations received by 115K academic papers made by 365 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

#58 in Asia

#336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

2. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Marketing

#67 in Asia

#380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Marketing

#74 in Asia

#405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Marketing

#86 in Asia

#472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

5. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Marketing

#103 in Asia

#527 in the World

Founded: 1959

6. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Marketing

#110 in Asia

#554 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

7. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Marketing

#111 in Asia

#559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

8. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Marketing

#128 in Asia

#625 in the World

Founded: 1958

9. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Marketing

#129 in Asia

#627 in the World

Founded: 1978

10. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Marketing

#130 in Asia

#632 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

11. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Marketing

#172 in Asia

#772 in the World

Founded: 1955

12. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Marketing

#186 in Asia

#815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

13. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Marketing

#195 in Asia

#842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

14. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Marketing

#201 in Asia

#858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

15. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Marketing

#214 in Asia

#902 in the World

Founded: 2005

16. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Marketing

#215 in Asia

#903 in the World

Founded: 2013

17. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Marketing

#217 in Asia

#909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

18. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Marketing

#218 in Asia

#910 in the World

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

19. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Marketing

#221 in Asia

#921 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

20. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Marketing

#233 in Asia

#952 in the World

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

21. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Marketing

#255 in Asia

#1009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

22. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Marketing

#264 in Asia

#1025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

23. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Marketing

#284 in Asia

#1075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

24. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Marketing

#286 in Asia

#1078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

25. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Marketing

#300 in Asia

#1114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

26. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Marketing

#301 in Asia

#1115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

27. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Marketing

#309 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

28. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Marketing

#327 in Asia

#1175 in the World

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

29. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Marketing

#337 in Asia

#1192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

30. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Marketing

#345 in Asia

#1212 in the World

Founded: 1963

31. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Marketing

#350 in Asia

#1227 in the World

Founded: 1857

32. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Marketing

#357 in Asia

#1238 in the World

Founded: 1948

33. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Marketing

#358 in Asia

#1242 in the World

Founded: 1931

34. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Marketing

#362 in Asia

#1252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

35. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Marketing

#374 in Asia

#1287 in the World

Founded: 1993

36. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Marketing

#378 in Asia

#1298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

37. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Marketing

#381 in Asia

#1305 in the World

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

38. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Marketing

#397 in Asia

#1335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

39. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Marketing

#398 in Asia

#1337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

40. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Marketing

#416 in Asia

#1374 in the World

Founded: 1969

41. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Marketing

#424 in Asia

#1401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

42. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Marketing

#427 in Asia

#1410 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

43. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Marketing

#436 in Asia

#1430 in the World

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

44. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Marketing

#446 in Asia

#1454 in the World

Founded: 1981

45. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Marketing

#448 in Asia

#1470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

46. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Marketing

#450 in Asia

#1472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

47. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Marketing

#452 in Asia

#1476 in the World

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

48. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Marketing

#453 in Asia

#1480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

49. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Marketing

#459 in Asia

#1496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

50. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Marketing

#460 in Asia

#1497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

51. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Marketing

#461 in Asia

#1499 in the World

Founded: 1963

52. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Marketing

#463 in Asia

#1502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

53. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Marketing

#471 in Asia

#1524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

54. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Marketing

#475 in Asia

#1530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

55. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Marketing

#482 in Asia

#1545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

56. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Marketing

#485 in Asia

#1552 in the World

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

57. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Marketing

#486 in Asia

#1553 in the World

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

58. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Marketing

#502 in Asia

#1596 in the World

Founded: 1971

59. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Marketing

#507 in Asia

#1603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

60. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Marketing

#510 in Asia

#1612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

61. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Marketing

#533 in Asia

#1659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

62. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Marketing

#536 in Asia

#1665 in the World

63. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Marketing

#539 in Asia

#1677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

64. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Marketing

#541 in Asia

#1679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

65. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Marketing

#544 in Asia

#1683 in the World

Founded: 1926

66. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Marketing

#549 in Asia

#1693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

67. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Marketing

#554 in Asia

#1706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

68. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Marketing

#556 in Asia

#1709 in the World

Founded: 1996

69. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Marketing

#567 in Asia

#1727 in the World

Founded: 1981

70. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Marketing

#578 in Asia

#1758 in the World

Founded: 1960

71. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Marketing

#583 in Asia

#1769 in the World

Founded: 2005

72. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Marketing

#590 in Asia

#1789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

73. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Marketing

#598 in Asia

#1801 in the World

Founded: 1918

74. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Marketing

#599 in Asia

#1806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

75. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Marketing

#601 in Asia

#1810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

76. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Marketing

#612 in Asia

#1830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

77. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Marketing

#622 in Asia

#1855 in the World

Founded: 1962

78. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Marketing

#625 in Asia

#1860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

79. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Marketing

#626 in Asia

#1861 in the World

Founded: 1990

80. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Marketing

#627 in Asia

#1863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

81. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Haryana | Delhi

For Marketing

#636 in Asia

#1888 in the World

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

82. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Marketing

#641 in Asia

#1897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

83. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Marketing

#642 in Asia

#1898 in the World

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

84. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Marketing

#661 in Asia

#1948 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

85. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Marketing

#668 in Asia

#1958 in the World

Founded: 1921

86. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Marketing

#671 in Asia

#1961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

87. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Marketing

#680 in Asia

#1974 in the World

Founded: 1982

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Marketing

#682 in Asia

#1976 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

89. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Marketing

#684 in Asia

#1981 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

90. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Marketing

#695 in Asia

#2011 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

91. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Marketing

#711 in Asia

#2048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

92. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Marketing

#714 in Asia

#2058 in the World

Founded: 1976

93. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Marketing

#716 in Asia

#2062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

94. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Marketing

#726 in Asia

#2081 in the World

Founded: 1857

95. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Marketing

#736 in Asia

#2101 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

96. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Marketing

#751 in Asia

#2125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

97. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Marketing

#760 in Asia

#2141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

98. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Marketing

#761 in Asia

#2142 in the World

Founded: 1965

99. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Marketing

#765 in Asia

#2147 in the World

Founded: 1984

100. Banasthali University

Rajasthan | Banasthali

For Marketing

#766 in Asia

#2148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 10,973

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