100 Best universities for Cyber Security 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 Cyber Security. A graph of 2.22M citations received by 194K academic papers made by 376 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

#26 in Asia

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

2. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Cyber Security

#55 in Asia

#200 in the World

Founded: 1978

3. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Cyber Security

#61 in Asia

#233 in the World

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

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Cyber Security

#62 in Asia

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

5. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#79 in Asia

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

6. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Cyber Security

#82 in Asia

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

7. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Cyber Security

#97 in Asia

#382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

8. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Cyber Security

#102 in Asia

#394 in the World

Founded: 1959

9. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Cyber Security

#111 in Asia

#430 in the World

Founded: 1963

10. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Cyber Security

#112 in Asia

#431 in the World

Founded: 1958

11. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Cyber Security

#114 in Asia

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

12. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Cyber Security

#118 in Asia

#457 in the World

Founded: 1948

13. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Cyber Security

#121 in Asia

#469 in the World

Founded: 1931

14. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Cyber Security

#122 in Asia

#479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

15. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Cyber Security

#128 in Asia

#497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

16. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Cyber Security

#131 in Asia

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

17. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#141 in Asia

#532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

18. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Cyber Security

#142 in Asia

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

19. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Cyber Security

#143 in Asia

#537 in the World

Founded: 2005

20. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Cyber Security

#148 in Asia

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

21. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Cyber Security

#151 in Asia

#559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

22. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Cyber Security

#153 in Asia

#571 in the World

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

23. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Cyber Security

#154 in Asia

#573 in the World

Founded: 1955

24. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Cyber Security

#172 in Asia

#624 in the World

Founded: 1993

25. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Cyber Security

#175 in Asia

#637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

26. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Cyber Security

#183 in Asia

#660 in the World

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

27. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Cyber Security

#187 in Asia

#666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

28. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#192 in Asia

#676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

29. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#194 in Asia

#680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

30. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Cyber Security

#197 in Asia

#687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

31. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Cyber Security

#198 in Asia

#694 in the World

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

32. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Cyber Security

#200 in Asia

#699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

33. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Cyber Security

#202 in Asia

#701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

34. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Cyber Security

#203 in Asia

#703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

35. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Cyber Security

#205 in Asia

#711 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

36. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Cyber Security

#207 in Asia

#715 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

37. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Cyber Security

#210 in Asia

#721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

38. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Cyber Security

#215 in Asia

#741 in the World

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

39. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Cyber Security

#222 in Asia

#765 in the World

Founded: 2005

40. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Cyber Security

#223 in Asia

#768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

41. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Cyber Security

#227 in Asia

#782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

42. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Cyber Security

#231 in Asia

#792 in the World

Founded: 1956

43. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Cyber Security

#232 in Asia

#795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

44. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Cyber Security

#233 in Asia

#796 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Cyber Security

#234 in Asia

#799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

46. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Cyber Security

#235 in Asia

#800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

47. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Cyber Security

#238 in Asia

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

48. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Cyber Security

#239 in Asia

#807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

49. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#240 in Asia

#810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

50. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Cyber Security

#253 in Asia

#836 in the World

Founded: 1857

51. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Cyber Security

#254 in Asia

#837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

52. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Cyber Security

#256 in Asia

#839 in the World

Founded: 1963

53. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Cyber Security

#261 in Asia

#850 in the World

Founded: 1984

54. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Cyber Security

#262 in Asia

#856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

55. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Cyber Security

#271 in Asia

#883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

56. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#277 in Asia

#899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

57. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Cyber Security

#280 in Asia

#905 in the World

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

58. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Cyber Security

#282 in Asia

#909 in the World

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

59. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#285 in Asia

#913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

60. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Cyber Security

#289 in Asia

#921 in the World

Founded: 1972

61. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Cyber Security

#293 in Asia

#930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

62. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Cyber Security

#295 in Asia

#936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

63. Visvesvaraya Technological University

Karnataka | Belgaum

For Cyber Security

#300 in Asia

#952 in the World

Founded: 1998

64. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Cyber Security

#309 in Asia

#967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

65. National Institute of Technology, Patna

For Cyber Security

#310 in Asia

#971 in the World

Enrollment: 2,292
Founded: 2004

66. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Cyber Security

#311 in Asia

#973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

67. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Cyber Security

#315 in Asia

#983 in the World

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

68. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Cyber Security

#321 in Asia

#994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

69. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Cyber Security

#322 in Asia

#995 in the World

Founded: 1990

70. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Cyber Security

#328 in Asia

#1011 in the World

Founded: 2008

71. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Cyber Security

#330 in Asia

#1020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

72. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Cyber Security

#331 in Asia

#1021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

73. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Cyber Security

#343 in Asia

#1045 in the World

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

74. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Cyber Security

#358 in Asia

#1086 in the World

Founded: 1960

75. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Cyber Security

#359 in Asia

#1090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

76. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Cyber Security

#365 in Asia

#1101 in the World

Founded: 1982

77. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Cyber Security

#367 in Asia

#1108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

78. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Cyber Security

#374 in Asia

#1119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

79. PEC University of Technology

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Cyber Security

#375 in Asia

#1120 in the World

Founded: 1954

80. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Cyber Security

#376 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

81. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Cyber Security

#377 in Asia

#1126 in the World

82. Jaypee University of Information Technology

Himachal Pradesh | Waknaghat

For Cyber Security

#380 in Asia

#1131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2002

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Cyber Security

#381 in Asia

#1134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

84. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Cyber Security

#382 in Asia

#1135 in the World

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

85. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Cyber Security

#385 in Asia

#1142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

86. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Cyber Security

#392 in Asia

#1154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

87. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Cyber Security

#402 in Asia

#1173 in the World

Founded: 1996

88. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Cyber Security

#406 in Asia

#1178 in the World

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

89. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Cyber Security

#410 in Asia

#1185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

90. Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies

Haryana | Faridabad

For Cyber Security

#425 in Asia

#1211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2008

91. University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Cyber Security

#427 in Asia

#1214 in the World

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

92. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Cyber Security

#438 in Asia

#1239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

93. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Cyber Security

#441 in Asia

#1243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

94. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Cyber Security

#442 in Asia

#1244 in the World

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

95. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Cyber Security

#449 in Asia

#1258 in the World

Founded: 1981

96. Vignan University

Andhra Pradesh | Guntur

For Cyber Security

#450 in Asia

#1259 in the World

Founded: 1997

97. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Cyber Security

#454 in Asia

#1267 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

98. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Cyber Security

#460 in Asia

#1288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

99. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Cyber Security

#463 in Asia

#1298 in the World

Founded: 1971

100. Punjab Technical University

Punjab | Kapurthala

For Cyber Security

#465 in Asia

#1303 in the World

Founded: 1997

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