54 Best universities for Database Administration 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 Database Administration. A graph of 83.6K citations received by 8.04K academic papers made by 54 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 Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Database Administration

#20 in Asia

#91 in the World

Founded: 1958

2. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Database Administration

#35 in Asia

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

3. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Database Administration

#39 in Asia

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Database Administration

#70 in Asia

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

5. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Database Administration

#84 in Asia

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

6. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Database Administration

#86 in Asia

#335 in the World

Founded: 1978

7. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Database Administration

#89 in Asia

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

8. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Database Administration

#98 in Asia

#397 in the World

Founded: 1948

9. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Database Administration

#101 in Asia

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

10. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Database Administration

#106 in Asia

#415 in the World

Founded: 1857

11. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Database Administration

#107 in Asia

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

12. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Database Administration

#116 in Asia

#468 in the World

Founded: 2005

13. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Database Administration

#127 in Asia

#499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

14. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Database Administration

#128 in Asia

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

15. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Database Administration

#131 in Asia

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

16. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Database Administration

#152 in Asia

#593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

17. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Database Administration

#156 in Asia

#601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

18. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Database Administration

#157 in Asia

#602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

19. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Database Administration

#158 in Asia

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

20. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Database Administration

#170 in Asia

#631 in the World

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

21. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Database Administration

#179 in Asia

#655 in the World

Founded: 1963

22. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Database Administration

#182 in Asia

#663 in the World

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

23. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Database Administration

#188 in Asia

#674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

24. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Database Administration

#192 in Asia

#682 in the World

Founded: 1993

25. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Database Administration

#201 in Asia

#696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

26. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Database Administration

#207 in Asia

#705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

27. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Database Administration

#209 in Asia

#707 in the World

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

28. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Database Administration

#210 in Asia

#709 in the World

Founded: 1959

29. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Database Administration

#213 in Asia

#715 in the World

Founded: 1981

30. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Database Administration

#217 in Asia

#727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

31. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Database Administration

#236 in Asia

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

32. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Database Administration

#240 in Asia

#765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

33. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Database Administration

#242 in Asia

#773 in the World

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

34. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Database Administration

#244 in Asia

#776 in the World

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

35. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Database Administration

#247 in Asia

#781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

36. Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur

For Database Administration

#250 in Asia

#786 in the World

Founded: 2013

37. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Database Administration

#253 in Asia

#793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

38. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Database Administration

#257 in Asia

#798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

39. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Database Administration

#258 in Asia

#800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

40. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Database Administration

#263 in Asia

#811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

41. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Database Administration

#266 in Asia

#820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

42. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Database Administration

#270 in Asia

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

43. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Database Administration

#276 in Asia

#841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

44. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Database Administration

#278 in Asia

#843 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

45. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Database Administration

#281 in Asia

#852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

46. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Database Administration

#283 in Asia

#856 in the World

Founded: 1955

47. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Database Administration

#293 in Asia

#876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

48. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Database Administration

#302 in Asia

#890 in the World

Founded: 1972

49. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Database Administration

#305 in Asia

#897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

50. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Database Administration

#309 in Asia

#901 in the World

51. Vels University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Database Administration

#311 in Asia

#904 in the World

Enrollment: 6,684
Founded: 1992

52. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Database Administration

#341 in Asia

#948 in the World

Founded: 1990

53. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Database Administration

#348 in Asia

#959 in the World

Founded: 2005

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Database Administration

#352 in Asia

#965 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

The best cities to study Database Administration in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Mumbai, Vellore, Bangalore, and Kharagpur.