India's best Artificial Intelligence (AI) universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 4.25M citations received by 475K academic papers made by 421 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#57 in Asia

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

2. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#60 in Asia

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#66 in Asia

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#67 in Asia

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#76 in Asia

#293 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#87 in Asia

#326 in the World

Founded: 1959

7. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#88 in Asia

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

8. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#90 in Asia

#336 in the World

Founded: 1931

9. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#95 in Asia

#356 in the World

Founded: 1955

10. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#97 in Asia

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

11. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#129 in Asia

#495 in the World

Founded: 1978

12. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#134 in Asia

#515 in the World

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

13. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#156 in Asia

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

14. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#172 in Asia

#652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

15. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#176 in Asia

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

16. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#207 in Asia

#755 in the World

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

17. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#210 in Asia

#760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

18. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#216 in Asia

#782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

19. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#229 in Asia

#821 in the World

Founded: 2005

20. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#232 in Asia

#829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

21. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#235 in Asia

#845 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

22. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#239 in Asia

#849 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

23. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#253 in Asia

#888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

24. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#254 in Asia

#890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

25. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#256 in Asia

#895 in the World

Founded: 1948

26. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#258 in Asia

#901 in the World

Founded: 1963

27. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#271 in Asia

#933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

28. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#277 in Asia

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

29. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#278 in Asia

#943 in the World

Founded: 1967

30. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#287 in Asia

#959 in the World

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

31. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#292 in Asia

#975 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

32. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#309 in Asia

#1021 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

33. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#310 in Asia

#1022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

34. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#312 in Asia

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

35. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#319 in Asia

#1036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

36. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#329 in Asia

#1051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

37. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#339 in Asia

#1067 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

38. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#340 in Asia

#1073 in the World

Founded: 1956

39. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#341 in Asia

#1075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

40. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#345 in Asia

#1090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

41. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#346 in Asia

#1091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

42. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#347 in Asia

#1093 in the World

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

43. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#354 in Asia

#1104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

44. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#362 in Asia

#1123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

45. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#364 in Asia

#1125 in the World

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

46. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#367 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

47. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#376 in Asia

#1143 in the World

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

48. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#379 in Asia

#1149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

49. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#381 in Asia

#1152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

50. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#383 in Asia

#1160 in the World

Founded: 1963

51. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#384 in Asia

#1162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

52. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#388 in Asia

#1169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

53. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#391 in Asia

#1180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

54. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#393 in Asia

#1183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

55. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#396 in Asia

#1189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

56. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#405 in Asia

#1205 in the World

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

57. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#416 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Founded: 1960

58. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#422 in Asia

#1242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

59. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#424 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

60. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#435 in Asia

#1263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

61. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#437 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

62. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#439 in Asia

#1271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

63. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#441 in Asia

#1273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

64. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#445 in Asia

#1279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

65. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#459 in Asia

#1303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

66. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#461 in Asia

#1306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

67. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#462 in Asia

#1307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

68. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#465 in Asia

#1315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

69. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#473 in Asia

#1333 in the World

Founded: 1972

70. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#476 in Asia

#1337 in the World

Founded: 1984

71. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#497 in Asia

#1395 in the World

Founded: 1993

72. National Institute of Technology, Patna

Bihar | Patna

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#499 in Asia

#1398 in the World

Founded: 2004

73. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#506 in Asia

#1414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

74. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#513 in Asia

#1431 in the World

Founded: 1996

75. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#529 in Asia

#1465 in the World

Founded: 2005

76. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#538 in Asia

#1477 in the World

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

77. PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing

Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#540 in Asia

#1481 in the World

Founded: 2005

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#543 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

79. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#547 in Asia

#1494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

80. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#549 in Asia

#1498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

81. Cochin University of Science and Technology

Kerala | Kochi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#560 in Asia

#1514 in the World

Founded: 1971

82. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#595 in Asia

#1575 in the World

Founded: 1857

83. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#596 in Asia

#1576 in the World

Founded: 1981

84. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada

Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#597 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Founded: 1946

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#598 in Asia

#1581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

86. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#607 in Asia

#1596 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

87. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#609 in Asia

#1601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

88. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#618 in Asia

#1619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

89. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#624 in Asia

#1630 in the World

Founded: 1926

90. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#625 in Asia

#1635 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

91. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#649 in Asia

#1687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 2011

92. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#653 in Asia

#1693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

93. Tezpur University

Assam | Tezpur

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#654 in Asia

#1695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

94. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#665 in Asia

#1720 in the World

Founded: 1954

95. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#676 in Asia

#1743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

96. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#681 in Asia

#1755 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

97. Gandhigram Rural University

Tamil Nadu | Gandhigram

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#687 in Asia

#1766 in the World

Founded: 1956

98. Jaypee University of Information Technology

Himachal Pradesh | Waknaghat

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#695 in Asia

#1776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2002

99. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#700 in Asia

#1785 in the World

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

100. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#702 in Asia

#1791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

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