100 Best universities for Computer Science 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 Computer Science. A graph of 16.1M citations received by 1.3M 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

#63 in Asia

#312 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#72 in Asia

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Computer Science

#74 in Asia

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Computer Science

#77 in Asia

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Computer Science

#81 in Asia

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

6. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Computer Science

#92 in Asia

#437 in the World

Founded: 1958

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#98 in Asia

#457 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Computer Science

#115 in Asia

#511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

9. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Computer Science

#118 in Asia

#535 in the World

Founded: 1955

10. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#119 in Asia

#540 in the World

Founded: 1978

11. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Computer Science

#131 in Asia

#587 in the World

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

12. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Computer Science

#139 in Asia

#611 in the World

Founded: 1931

13. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#157 in Asia

#655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

14. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#159 in Asia

#658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

15. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Computer Science

#166 in Asia

#684 in the World

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

16. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#188 in Asia

#747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

17. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Computer Science

#201 in Asia

#791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

18. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Computer Science

#205 in Asia

#801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

19. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Computer Science

#206 in Asia

#806 in the World

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

20. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Computer Science

#208 in Asia

#812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

21. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Computer Science

#224 in Asia

#848 in the World

Founded: 1948

22. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Computer Science

#237 in Asia

#879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

23. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#240 in Asia

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

24. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Computer Science

#244 in Asia

#895 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

25. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Computer Science

#245 in Asia

#896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

26. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Computer Science

#259 in Asia

#924 in the World

Founded: 1962

27. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Computer Science

#268 in Asia

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

28. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Computer Science

#271 in Asia

#951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

29. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Computer Science

#276 in Asia

#960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

30. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Computer Science

#290 in Asia

#993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

31. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Computer Science

#297 in Asia

#1003 in the World

Founded: 2005

32. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Computer Science

#299 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Founded: 1963

33. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Computer Science

#306 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

34. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Computer Science

#309 in Asia

#1047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

35. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Computer Science

#316 in Asia

#1062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

36. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Computer Science

#321 in Asia

#1072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

37. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#324 in Asia

#1079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

38. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Computer Science

#330 in Asia

#1096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

39. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Computer Science

#332 in Asia

#1098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

40. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#335 in Asia

#1102 in the World

Founded: 2005

41. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Computer Science

#338 in Asia

#1109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

42. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#340 in Asia

#1111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

43. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Computer Science

#345 in Asia

#1119 in the World

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

44. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#346 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

45. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Computer Science

#349 in Asia

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

46. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Computer Science

#352 in Asia

#1134 in the World

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

47. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Computer Science

#363 in Asia

#1163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

48. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Computer Science

#369 in Asia

#1175 in the World

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

49. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Computer Science

#372 in Asia

#1184 in the World

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

50. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Computer Science

#378 in Asia

#1196 in the World

Founded: 1963

51. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Computer Science

#384 in Asia

#1207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

52. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Computer Science

#390 in Asia

#1220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

53. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Computer Science

#405 in Asia

#1245 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

54. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Computer Science

#408 in Asia

#1252 in the World

Founded: 1993

55. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Computer Science

#411 in Asia

#1257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

56. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Computer Science

#415 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

57. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Computer Science

#416 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

58. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Computer Science

#419 in Asia

#1273 in the World

Founded: 1857

59. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Computer Science

#421 in Asia

#1277 in the World

Founded: 1967

60. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Computer Science

#425 in Asia

#1284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

61. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Computer Science

#431 in Asia

#1296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

62. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#432 in Asia

#1297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

63. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Computer Science

#436 in Asia

#1301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

64. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Computer Science

#437 in Asia

#1302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

65. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Computer Science

#440 in Asia

#1305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

66. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Computer Science

#452 in Asia

#1334 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

67. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Computer Science

#455 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Founded: 1956

68. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Computer Science

#465 in Asia

#1360 in the World

Founded: 1971

69. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Computer Science

#476 in Asia

#1376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

70. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Computer Science

#477 in Asia

#1379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

71. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Computer Science

#487 in Asia

#1404 in the World

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

72. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Computer Science

#490 in Asia

#1410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

73. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Computer Science

#508 in Asia

#1447 in the World

Founded: 1972

74. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Computer Science

#516 in Asia

#1458 in the World

Founded: 1960

75. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Computer Science

#519 in Asia

#1462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

76. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#524 in Asia

#1472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

77. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Computer Science

#527 in Asia

#1478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

78. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Computer Science

#531 in Asia

#1483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

79. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Computer Science

#534 in Asia

#1489 in the World

80. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Computer Science

#554 in Asia

#1529 in the World

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

81. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Computer Science

#562 in Asia

#1546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

82. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Computer Science

#563 in Asia

#1549 in the World

Founded: 1984

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Computer Science

#569 in Asia

#1559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

84. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Computer Science

#575 in Asia

#1574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

85. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Computer Science

#577 in Asia

#1580 in the World

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

86. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Computer Science

#581 in Asia

#1585 in the World

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

87. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Computer Science

#589 in Asia

#1604 in the World

Founded: 1926

88. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Computer Science

#591 in Asia

#1610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

89. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Computer Science

#595 in Asia

#1617 in the World

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

90. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Computer Science

#599 in Asia

#1624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

91. National Institute of Technology, Patna

For Computer Science

#620 in Asia

#1668 in the World

Enrollment: 2,292
Founded: 2004

92. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Computer Science

#635 in Asia

#1698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

93. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Computer Science

#654 in Asia

#1741 in the World

Founded: 1996

94. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Computer Science

#655 in Asia

#1742 in the World

Founded: 1918

95. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Computer Science

#658 in Asia

#1749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Computer Science

#661 in Asia

#1754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

97. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Computer Science

#671 in Asia

#1773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

98. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Computer Science

#674 in Asia

#1776 in the World

Founded: 1983

99. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Computer Science

#685 in Asia

#1796 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

100. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Computer Science

#686 in Asia

#1798 in the World

Founded: 1981

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