100 Best universities for Cyber Security 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 Cyber Security. A graph of 2.47M citations received by 208K academic papers made by 381 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

#23 in Asia

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

2. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Cyber Security

#55 in Asia

#202 in the World

Founded: 1978

3. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Cyber Security

#58 in Asia

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Cyber Security

#62 in Asia

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

5. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Cyber Security

#79 in Asia

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

6. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#82 in Asia

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

7. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Cyber Security

#87 in Asia

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

8. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Cyber Security

#101 in Asia

#393 in the World

Founded: 1959

9. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Cyber Security

#110 in Asia

#420 in the World

Founded: 1963

10. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Cyber Security

#113 in Asia

#436 in the World

Founded: 1958

11. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Cyber Security

#114 in Asia

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

12. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Cyber Security

#118 in Asia

#458 in the World

Founded: 1948

13. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Cyber Security

#119 in Asia

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

14. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Cyber Security

#124 in Asia

#473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

15. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Cyber Security

#125 in Asia

#481 in the World

Founded: 1931

16. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Cyber Security

#128 in Asia

#490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

17. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Cyber Security

#131 in Asia

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

18. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Cyber Security

#133 in Asia

#509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

19. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Cyber Security

#139 in Asia

#523 in the World

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

20. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Cyber Security

#144 in Asia

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

21. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#145 in Asia

#537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

22. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Cyber Security

#146 in Asia

#540 in the World

Founded: 2005

23. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Cyber Security

#157 in Asia

#578 in the World

Founded: 1993

24. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Cyber Security

#160 in Asia

#583 in the World

Founded: 1955

25. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Cyber Security

#172 in Asia

#614 in the World

Founded: 2005

26. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Cyber Security

#173 in Asia

#616 in the World

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

27. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Cyber Security

#179 in Asia

#644 in the World

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

28. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#181 in Asia

#649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

29. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Cyber Security

#184 in Asia

#654 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

30. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Cyber Security

#190 in Asia

#663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

31. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Cyber Security

#191 in Asia

#664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

32. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#194 in Asia

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

33. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Cyber Security

#195 in Asia

#670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Cyber Security

#200 in Asia

#690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

35. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Cyber Security

#202 in Asia

#695 in the World

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

36. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Cyber Security

#203 in Asia

#701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

37. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Cyber Security

#207 in Asia

#712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

38. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Cyber Security

#209 in Asia

#714 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

39. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Cyber Security

#212 in Asia

#722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

40. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Cyber Security

#215 in Asia

#728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

41. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Cyber Security

#218 in Asia

#734 in the World

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

42. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Cyber Security

#222 in Asia

#743 in the World

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

43. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Cyber Security

#223 in Asia

#748 in the World

Founded: 1956

44. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Cyber Security

#228 in Asia

#761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

45. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Cyber Security

#229 in Asia

#770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

46. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Cyber Security

#231 in Asia

#772 in the World

Founded: 1984

47. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Cyber Security

#232 in Asia

#774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

48. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Cyber Security

#234 in Asia

#788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

49. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Cyber Security

#237 in Asia

#797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

50. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Cyber Security

#238 in Asia

#798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

51. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#242 in Asia

#808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

52. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Cyber Security

#252 in Asia

#829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

53. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Cyber Security

#257 in Asia

#836 in the World

Founded: 1857

54. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Cyber Security

#262 in Asia

#846 in the World

Founded: 1963

55. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Cyber Security

#273 in Asia

#876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

56. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Cyber Security

#274 in Asia

#880 in the World

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

57. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Cyber Security

#275 in Asia

#882 in the World

Founded: 2008

58. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#279 in Asia

#891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

59. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Cyber Security

#282 in Asia

#899 in the World

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

60. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Cyber Security

#288 in Asia

#909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

61. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Cyber Security

#289 in Asia

#921 in the World

Founded: 1990

62. Visvesvaraya Technological University

Karnataka | Belgaum

For Cyber Security

#290 in Asia

#922 in the World

Founded: 1998

63. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Cyber Security

#296 in Asia

#930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

64. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#297 in Asia

#931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

65. National Institute of Technology, Patna

For Cyber Security

#298 in Asia

#932 in the World

Enrollment: 2,292
Founded: 2004

66. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Cyber Security

#300 in Asia

#934 in the World

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

67. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Cyber Security

#301 in Asia

#935 in the World

Founded: 1972

68. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Cyber Security

#306 in Asia

#950 in the World

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

69. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Cyber Security

#307 in Asia

#952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

70. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Cyber Security

#317 in Asia

#978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

71. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Cyber Security

#324 in Asia

#987 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

72. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Cyber Security

#327 in Asia

#997 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

73. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Cyber Security

#336 in Asia

#1022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

74. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Cyber Security

#355 in Asia

#1060 in the World

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

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Cyber Security

#363 in Asia

#1081 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

76. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Cyber Security

#367 in Asia

#1094 in the World

Founded: 1960

77. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Cyber Security

#368 in Asia

#1097 in the World

78. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Cyber Security

#370 in Asia

#1099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

79. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Cyber Security

#372 in Asia

#1103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

80. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Cyber Security

#377 in Asia

#1118 in the World

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

81. PEC University of Technology

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Cyber Security

#379 in Asia

#1120 in the World

Founded: 1954

82. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Cyber Security

#380 in Asia

#1123 in the World

Founded: 1982

83. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Cyber Security

#384 in Asia

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

84. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Cyber Security

#386 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

85. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Cyber Security

#392 in Asia

#1136 in the World

Founded: 1996

86. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Cyber Security

#404 in Asia

#1165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

87. Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies

Haryana | Faridabad

For Cyber Security

#406 in Asia

#1170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2008

88. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Cyber Security

#411 in Asia

#1177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1946

89. Jaypee University of Information Technology

Himachal Pradesh | Waknaghat

For Cyber Security

#412 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2002

90. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Cyber Security

#420 in Asia

#1194 in the World

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

91. University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Cyber Security

#424 in Asia

#1200 in the World

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

92. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Cyber Security

#428 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

93. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#430 in Asia

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

94. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Cyber Security

#432 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

95. Vignan University

Andhra Pradesh | Guntur

For Cyber Security

#433 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Founded: 1997

96. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Cyber Security

#439 in Asia

#1241 in the World

Founded: 1981

97. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Cyber Security

#448 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

98. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Cyber Security

#459 in Asia

#1276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

99. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Cyber Security

#464 in Asia

#1281 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

100. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Cyber Security

#465 in Asia

#1285 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

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