100 Best universities for Data Science 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 Data Science. A graph of 711K citations received by 54.3K academic papers made by 232 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 Data Science

#16 in Asia

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

2. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Data Science

#59 in Asia

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

3. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Data Science

#60 in Asia

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

4. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Data Science

#61 in Asia

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

5. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Data Science

#62 in Asia

#415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

6. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Data Science

#65 in Asia

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Data Science

#68 in Asia

#470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

8. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Data Science

#70 in Asia

#478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

9. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Data Science

#80 in Asia

#523 in the World

Founded: 1993

10. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Data Science

#82 in Asia

#528 in the World

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

11. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Data Science

#87 in Asia

#543 in the World

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

12. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Data Science

#88 in Asia

#545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

13. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Data Science

#96 in Asia

#563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

14. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Data Science

#97 in Asia

#573 in the World

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

15. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Data Science

#101 in Asia

#580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

16. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Data Science

#102 in Asia

#585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

17. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Data Science

#104 in Asia

#588 in the World

Founded: 1948

18. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Data Science

#105 in Asia

#589 in the World

Founded: 2005

19. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Data Science

#106 in Asia

#593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

20. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Data Science

#113 in Asia

#618 in the World

Founded: 1978

21. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Data Science

#117 in Asia

#636 in the World

Founded: 1958

22. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Data Science

#118 in Asia

#638 in the World

Founded: 1931

23. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Data Science

#123 in Asia

#653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

24. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Data Science

#129 in Asia

#668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

25. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Data Science

#138 in Asia

#697 in the World

Founded: 1963

26. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Data Science

#139 in Asia

#704 in the World

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

27. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Data Science

#145 in Asia

#716 in the World

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

28. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Data Science

#147 in Asia

#725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

29. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Data Science

#148 in Asia

#729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

30. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Data Science

#152 in Asia

#749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

31. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Data Science

#162 in Asia

#788 in the World

Founded: 1955

32. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Data Science

#164 in Asia

#793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

33. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Data Science

#166 in Asia

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

34. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Data Science

#167 in Asia

#807 in the World

Founded: 1857

35. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Data Science

#172 in Asia

#818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

36. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Data Science

#176 in Asia

#830 in the World

Founded: 1982

37. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Data Science

#183 in Asia

#848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

38. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Data Science

#185 in Asia

#852 in the World

Founded: 1963

39. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Data Science

#187 in Asia

#858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

40. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Data Science

#188 in Asia

#863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

41. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Data Science

#189 in Asia

#865 in the World

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

42. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Data Science

#190 in Asia

#868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

43. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Data Science

#192 in Asia

#872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

44. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Data Science

#197 in Asia

#888 in the World

Founded: 1990

45. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Data Science

#198 in Asia

#889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

46. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Data Science

#201 in Asia

#897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

47. Sikkim University

Sikkim | Tadong

For Data Science

#207 in Asia

#912 in the World

Founded: 2008

48. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Data Science

#208 in Asia

#913 in the World

Founded: 2005

49. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Data Science

#212 in Asia

#922 in the World

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

50. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Data Science

#214 in Asia

#927 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

51. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Data Science

#226 in Asia

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

52. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Data Science

#227 in Asia

#952 in the World

Founded: 1959

53. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Data Science

#228 in Asia

#955 in the World

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

54. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Data Science

#234 in Asia

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

55. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Data Science

#239 in Asia

#989 in the World

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

56. Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies

Haryana | Faridabad

For Data Science

#241 in Asia

#992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2008

57. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Data Science

#246 in Asia

#1010 in the World

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

58. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Data Science

#249 in Asia

#1023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

59. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Data Science

#251 in Asia

#1025 in the World

Founded: 1981

60. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Data Science

#257 in Asia

#1033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

61. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Data Science

#265 in Asia

#1044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

62. Visvesvaraya Technological University

Karnataka | Belgaum

For Data Science

#269 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Founded: 1998

63. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Data Science

#275 in Asia

#1065 in the World

64. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Data Science

#276 in Asia

#1066 in the World

Founded: 1972

65. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Data Science

#280 in Asia

#1080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

66. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Data Science

#281 in Asia

#1081 in the World

Founded: 1962

67. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Data Science

#287 in Asia

#1105 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

68. Charotar University of Science and Technology

Gujarat | Anand

For Data Science

#288 in Asia

#1111 in the World

Founded: 2009

69. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Data Science

#290 in Asia

#1113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

70. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Data Science

#291 in Asia

#1115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

71. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Data Science

#297 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

72. Banasthali University

Rajasthan | Banasthali

For Data Science

#298 in Asia

#1131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 10,973

73. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Data Science

#303 in Asia

#1143 in the World

Founded: 1984

74. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Data Science

#309 in Asia

#1154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

75. Rajiv Gandhi Technical University

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Data Science

#312 in Asia

#1157 in the World

76. SCSVMV University

Tamil Nadu | Kanchipuram

For Data Science

#313 in Asia

#1159 in the World

77. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Data Science

#323 in Asia

#1187 in the World

Founded: 1956

78. PEC University of Technology

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Data Science

#324 in Asia

#1191 in the World

Founded: 1954

79. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Data Science

#327 in Asia

#1196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

80. Vels University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Data Science

#329 in Asia

#1198 in the World

Enrollment: 6,684
Founded: 1992

81. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Data Science

#330 in Asia

#1202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

82. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Data Science

#332 in Asia

#1205 in the World

Founded: 2008

83. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Data Science

#333 in Asia

#1207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

84. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Data Science

#336 in Asia

#1220 in the World

Founded: 1976

85. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Data Science

#337 in Asia

#1222 in the World

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

86. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Data Science

#339 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

87. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Data Science

#341 in Asia

#1233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

88. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Data Science

#357 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

89. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Data Science

#360 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

90. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Data Science

#365 in Asia

#1297 in the World

Founded: 1967

91. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Data Science

#366 in Asia

#1299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

92. DIT University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Data Science

#368 in Asia

#1302 in the World

Enrollment: 5,162
Founded: 1998

93. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Data Science

#370 in Asia

#1305 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Data Science

#387 in Asia

#1341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

95. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Data Science

#388 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 7,760
Male:Female: 70:30
Founded: 2007

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Data Science

#391 in Asia

#1345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

97. International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Data Science

#396 in Asia

#1361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1999

98. Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University

Maharashtra | Amravati

For Data Science

#401 in Asia

#1372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1983

99. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Data Science

#402 in Asia

#1373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

100. University of Solapur

Maharashtra | Solapur

For Data Science

#412 in Asia

#1395 in the World

Founded: 2004

The best cities to study Data Science in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Vellore, Pune, Bangalore, and Patiala.