100 Best universities for Computer 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 Computer Science. A graph of 18M citations received by 1.38M academic papers made by 490 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 Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Computer Science

#64 in Asia

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Computer Science

#69 in Asia

#336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#75 in Asia

#354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Computer Science

#76 in Asia

#356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Computer Science

#83 in Asia

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

6. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Computer Science

#94 in Asia

#439 in the World

Founded: 1958

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#96 in Asia

#453 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Computer Science

#115 in Asia

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

9. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Computer Science

#120 in Asia

#534 in the World

Founded: 1955

10. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#122 in Asia

#542 in the World

Founded: 1978

11. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Computer Science

#127 in Asia

#558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

12. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Computer Science

#149 in Asia

#629 in the World

Founded: 1931

13. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#156 in Asia

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

14. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#160 in Asia

#653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

15. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Computer Science

#167 in Asia

#675 in the World

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

16. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#170 in Asia

#689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

17. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Computer Science

#197 in Asia

#777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

18. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Computer Science

#206 in Asia

#798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

19. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Computer Science

#212 in Asia

#810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

20. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Computer Science

#215 in Asia

#813 in the World

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

21. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Computer Science

#222 in Asia

#838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

22. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Computer Science

#230 in Asia

#854 in the World

Founded: 1948

23. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#233 in Asia

#862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

24. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Computer Science

#243 in Asia

#880 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

25. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Computer Science

#255 in Asia

#906 in the World

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

26. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Computer Science

#264 in Asia

#921 in the World

Founded: 1962

27. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Computer Science

#269 in Asia

#936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

28. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Computer Science

#272 in Asia

#940 in the World

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

29. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#274 in Asia

#944 in the World

Founded: 2005

30. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Computer Science

#278 in Asia

#950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

31. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Computer Science

#281 in Asia

#954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

32. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Computer Science

#288 in Asia

#970 in the World

Founded: 2005

33. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Computer Science

#290 in Asia

#983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

34. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Computer Science

#294 in Asia

#989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

35. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Computer Science

#298 in Asia

#994 in the World

Founded: 1963

36. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Computer Science

#309 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

37. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Computer Science

#312 in Asia

#1036 in the World

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

38. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#321 in Asia

#1061 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

39. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#326 in Asia

#1068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

40. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Computer Science

#327 in Asia

#1069 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

41. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Computer Science

#329 in Asia

#1077 in the World

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

42. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Computer Science

#333 in Asia

#1083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

43. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Computer Science

#340 in Asia

#1095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

44. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Computer Science

#347 in Asia

#1114 in the World

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

45. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#350 in Asia

#1124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

46. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Computer Science

#353 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

47. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Computer Science

#356 in Asia

#1134 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

48. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Computer Science

#368 in Asia

#1156 in the World

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

49. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Computer Science

#370 in Asia

#1160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

50. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Computer Science

#373 in Asia

#1168 in the World

Founded: 1963

51. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Computer Science

#375 in Asia

#1173 in the World

Founded: 1993

52. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Computer Science

#384 in Asia

#1196 in the World

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

53. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Computer Science

#389 in Asia

#1207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

54. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Computer Science

#392 in Asia

#1217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

55. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Computer Science

#402 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

56. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Computer Science

#407 in Asia

#1242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

57. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Computer Science

#410 in Asia

#1245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

58. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Computer Science

#412 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Founded: 1967

59. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Computer Science

#423 in Asia

#1267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

60. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Computer Science

#427 in Asia

#1275 in the World

Founded: 1857

61. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#431 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

62. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Computer Science

#435 in Asia

#1289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

63. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Computer Science

#436 in Asia

#1290 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

64. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Computer Science

#437 in Asia

#1291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

65. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Computer Science

#439 in Asia

#1296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

66. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Computer Science

#444 in Asia

#1305 in the World

Founded: 1956

67. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Computer Science

#447 in Asia

#1311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

68. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Computer Science

#451 in Asia

#1319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

69. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Computer Science

#479 in Asia

#1370 in the World

Founded: 1971

70. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Computer Science

#480 in Asia

#1372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

71. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Computer Science

#481 in Asia

#1375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

72. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Computer Science

#498 in Asia

#1411 in the World

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

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#501 in Asia

#1414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

74. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Computer Science

#506 in Asia

#1420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

75. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Computer Science

#514 in Asia

#1434 in the World

76. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Computer Science

#516 in Asia

#1438 in the World

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

77. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#528 in Asia

#1456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

78. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Computer Science

#531 in Asia

#1460 in the World

Founded: 1972

79. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Computer Science

#534 in Asia

#1469 in the World

Founded: 1984

80. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Computer Science

#538 in Asia

#1478 in the World

Founded: 1960

81. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Computer Science

#540 in Asia

#1480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

82. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Computer Science

#549 in Asia

#1499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

83. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Computer Science

#555 in Asia

#1516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

84. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Computer Science

#560 in Asia

#1526 in the World

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

85. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Computer Science

#567 in Asia

#1541 in the World

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

86. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#578 in Asia

#1558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

87. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Computer Science

#579 in Asia

#1560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

88. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Computer Science

#582 in Asia

#1566 in the World

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

89. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Computer Science

#606 in Asia

#1620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

90. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Computer Science

#608 in Asia

#1625 in the World

Founded: 1926

91. National Institute of Technology, Patna

For Computer Science

#609 in Asia

#1626 in the World

Enrollment: 2,292
Founded: 2004

92. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Computer Science

#612 in Asia

#1630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Computer Science

#641 in Asia

#1695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

94. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Computer Science

#654 in Asia

#1716 in the World

Founded: 1996

95. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Computer Science

#658 in Asia

#1726 in the World

Founded: 1981

96. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Computer Science

#660 in Asia

#1730 in the World

Founded: 1990

97. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Computer Science

#662 in Asia

#1737 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

98. Visvesvaraya Technological University

Karnataka | Belgaum

For Computer Science

#667 in Asia

#1752 in the World

Founded: 1998

99. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#668 in Asia

#1754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

100. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Computer Science

#671 in Asia

#1758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

The best cities to study Computer Science in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bangalore, Vellore, Delhi, and Kharagpur.