100 Best universities for Cyber Security in India

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Cyber Security. A graph of 1.21M citations received by 153K academic papers made by 343 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. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Cyber Security

#44 in Asia

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Cyber Security

#61 in Asia

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Cyber Security

#67 in Asia

#272 in the World

Founded: 1978

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#70 in Asia

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Cyber Security

#75 in Asia

#306 in the World

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

6. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Cyber Security

#78 in Asia

#323 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

7. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Cyber Security

#96 in Asia

#385 in the World

Founded: 1958

8. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Cyber Security

#98 in Asia

#388 in the World

Founded: 1959

9. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Cyber Security

#116 in Asia

#467 in the World

Founded: 1963

10. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Cyber Security

#118 in Asia

#471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

11. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Cyber Security

#120 in Asia

#474 in the World

Founded: 1931

12. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Cyber Security

#123 in Asia

#488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

13. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Cyber Security

#125 in Asia

#493 in the World

Founded: 2005

14. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Cyber Security

#131 in Asia

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

15. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Cyber Security

#143 in Asia

#558 in the World

Founded: 1955

16. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Cyber Security

#147 in Asia

#577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

17. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#149 in Asia

#579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

18. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Cyber Security

#161 in Asia

#626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

19. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Cyber Security

#162 in Asia

#630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

20. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Cyber Security

#164 in Asia

#633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

21. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Cyber Security

#176 in Asia

#664 in the World

Founded: 1948

22. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Cyber Security

#177 in Asia

#666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

23. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Cyber Security

#184 in Asia

#679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

24. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Cyber Security

#189 in Asia

#691 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

25. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Cyber Security

#196 in Asia

#711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

26. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#201 in Asia

#726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

27. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Cyber Security

#204 in Asia

#733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

28. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Cyber Security

#211 in Asia

#756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

29. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Cyber Security

#212 in Asia

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

30. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#215 in Asia

#768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

31. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Cyber Security

#217 in Asia

#776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

32. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Cyber Security

#219 in Asia

#778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

33. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Cyber Security

#223 in Asia

#784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

34. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Cyber Security

#234 in Asia

#830 in the World

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

35. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Cyber Security

#236 in Asia

#832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

36. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Cyber Security

#237 in Asia

#833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

37. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Cyber Security

#238 in Asia

#835 in the World

Founded: 1963

38. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Cyber Security

#239 in Asia

#836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

39. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Cyber Security

#240 in Asia

#838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

40. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Cyber Security

#242 in Asia

#843 in the World

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

41. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Cyber Security

#250 in Asia

#865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 2011

42. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Cyber Security

#252 in Asia

#872 in the World

Founded: 1956

43. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Cyber Security

#254 in Asia

#875 in the World

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

44. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Cyber Security

#263 in Asia

#895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

45. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#265 in Asia

#905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

46. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#276 in Asia

#930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

47. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Cyber Security

#280 in Asia

#942 in the World

Founded: 1993

48. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#281 in Asia

#943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

49. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Cyber Security

#284 in Asia

#947 in the World

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

50. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Cyber Security

#285 in Asia

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

51. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Cyber Security

#289 in Asia

#956 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

52. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Cyber Security

#300 in Asia

#986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

53. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Cyber Security

#302 in Asia

#993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

54. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Cyber Security

#303 in Asia

#994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

55. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Cyber Security

#304 in Asia

#996 in the World

Founded: 1984

56. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Cyber Security

#307 in Asia

#1002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

57. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Cyber Security

#313 in Asia

#1016 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

58. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Cyber Security

#317 in Asia

#1024 in the World

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

59. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Cyber Security

#319 in Asia

#1026 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

60. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Cyber Security

#322 in Asia

#1037 in the World

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

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Cyber Security

#324 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

62. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Cyber Security

#325 in Asia

#1046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

63. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Cyber Security

#336 in Asia

#1069 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

64. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Cyber Security

#337 in Asia

#1076 in the World

Founded: 1972

65. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Cyber Security

#340 in Asia

#1080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

66. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Cyber Security

#344 in Asia

#1090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

67. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Cyber Security

#349 in Asia

#1103 in the World

Founded: 1857

68. Jaypee University of Information Technology

Himachal Pradesh | Waknaghat

For Cyber Security

#352 in Asia

#1106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2002

69. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Cyber Security

#356 in Asia

#1112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

70. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Cyber Security

#360 in Asia

#1118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

71. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Cyber Security

#362 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Founded: 1982

72. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Cyber Security

#363 in Asia

#1124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

73. National Institute of Technology, Patna

For Cyber Security

#368 in Asia

#1133 in the World

Founded: 2004

74. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Cyber Security

#383 in Asia

#1161 in the World

Founded: 1996

75. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Cyber Security

#387 in Asia

#1172 in the World

Founded: 1960

76. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Cyber Security

#400 in Asia

#1204 in the World

Founded: 2005

77. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Cyber Security

#402 in Asia

#1209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

78. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Cyber Security

#411 in Asia

#1230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Cyber Security

#413 in Asia

#1233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

80. Visvesvaraya Technological University

Karnataka | Belgaum

For Cyber Security

#420 in Asia

#1252 in the World

Founded: 1998

81. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Cyber Security

#427 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Founded: 1971

82. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Cyber Security

#429 in Asia

#1268 in the World

Founded: 2008

83. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

Jammu and Kashmir | Katra

For Cyber Security

#433 in Asia

#1273 in the World

Founded: 1999

84. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Cyber Security

#440 in Asia

#1284 in the World

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

85. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Cyber Security

#447 in Asia

#1299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

86. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Cyber Security

#453 in Asia

#1309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

87. Punjab Technical University

Punjab | Kapurthala

For Cyber Security

#455 in Asia

#1315 in the World

Founded: 1997

88. Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Cyber Security

#456 in Asia

#1316 in the World

Founded: 2003

89. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Cyber Security

#463 in Asia

#1330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

90. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Cyber Security

#468 in Asia

#1336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

91. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Cyber Security

#472 in Asia

#1344 in the World

Founded: 1967

92. PEC University of Technology

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Cyber Security

#474 in Asia

#1349 in the World

Founded: 1954

93. Tezpur University

For Cyber Security

#480 in Asia

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

94. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Cyber Security

#493 in Asia

#1387 in the World

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

95. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Cyber Security

#494 in Asia

#1388 in the World

Founded: 1990

96. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Cyber Security

#496 in Asia

#1392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

97. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Cyber Security

#497 in Asia

#1394 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

98. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Cyber Security

#505 in Asia

#1412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

99. University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Cyber Security

#511 in Asia

#1422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 1,617
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 2015

100. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Cyber Security

#512 in Asia

#1424 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

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