100 Best universities for Library and Information science in India

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 264K citations received by 28.6K academic papers made by 147 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

For Library and Information science

#25 in Asia
#313 in the World
Enrollment
4,695
Founded
1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Library and Information science

#37 in Asia
#415 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1951

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Library and Information science

#48 in Asia
#499 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1959

4. University of Hyderabad

For Library and Information science

#57 in Asia
#552 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
5,061
Founded
1974

5. University of Delhi

For Library and Information science

#59 in Asia
#565 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1922

6. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Library and Information science

#76 in Asia
#656 in the World
Founded
1958

7. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For Library and Information science

#80 in Asia
#674 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1956

10. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Library and Information science

#139 in Asia
#885 in the World
Founded
1959

11. Banaras Hindu University

For Library and Information science

#145 in Asia
#917 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1915

12. Panjab University

For Library and Information science

#149 in Asia
#945 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1882

13. Indian Statistical Institute

For Library and Information science

#150 in Asia
#955 in the World
Founded
1931

14. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Library and Information science

#152 in Asia
#959 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

15. University of Calcutta

For Library and Information science

#153 in Asia
#971 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1857

16. Christ University

For Library and Information science

#161 in Asia
#999 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1969

18. Aligarh Muslim University

For Library and Information science

#180 in Asia
#1067 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1920

19. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

For Library and Information science

#184 in Asia
#1080 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1945

20. University of Mysore

For Library and Information science

#189 in Asia
#1089 in the World
Enrollment
120,000
Founded
1916

21. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

For Library and Information science

#201 in Asia
#1114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1994

22. University of Rajasthan

For Library and Information science

#206 in Asia
#1133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1947

23. Guru Nanak Dev University

For Library and Information science

#212 in Asia
#1152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1969

24. Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Library and Information science

#213 in Asia
#1153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1969

25. Jadavpur University

For Library and Information science

#220 in Asia
#1174 in the World
Founded
1955

26. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For Library and Information science

#222 in Asia
#1178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1847

27. Savitribai Phule Pune University

For Library and Information science

#223 in Asia
#1181 in the World
Founded
1948

28. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

For Library and Information science

#228 in Asia
#1190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
2008

29. University of Madras

For Library and Information science

#239 in Asia
#1216 in the World
Founded
1857

30. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

For Library and Information science

#247 in Asia
#1249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

31. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

For Library and Information science

#255 in Asia
#1272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1905

32. Sambalpur University

For Library and Information science

#257 in Asia
#1281 in the World
Founded
1967

33. University of Mumbai

For Library and Information science

#259 in Asia
#1285 in the World
Founded
1857

34. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

For Library and Information science

#260 in Asia
#1292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1993

35. Saveetha University

For Library and Information science

#268 in Asia
#1318 in the World
Founded
2005

36. National Islamic University

For Library and Information science

#271 in Asia
#1325 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
22,893

38. Anna University

For Library and Information science

#282 in Asia
#1366 in the World
Founded
1978

39. Osmania University

For Library and Information science

#290 in Asia
#1393 in the World
Founded
1918

40. Annamalai University

For Library and Information science

#297 in Asia
#1417 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
37,444
Founded
1929

42. University of Kalyani

For Library and Information science

#322 in Asia
#1477 in the World
Founded
1960

43. Bangalore University

For Library and Information science

#326 in Asia
#1485 in the World
Founded
1886

44. Sri Venkateswara University

For Library and Information science

#341 in Asia
#1525 in the World
Founded
1954

45. Amrita University

For Library and Information science

#357 in Asia
#1564 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
24,500
Male:Female
53:47

46. University of Lucknow

For Library and Information science

#362 in Asia
#1581 in the World
Founded
1921

47. Alagappa University

For Library and Information science

#372 in Asia
#1608 in the World
Founded
1985

48. Maharishi Dayanand University

For Library and Information science

#393 in Asia
#1665 in the World
Founded
1976

49. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Library and Information science

#397 in Asia
#1669 in the World
Founded
1971

50. Pondicherry University

For Library and Information science

#407 in Asia
#1694 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Founded
1985

51. University of Kashmir

For Library and Information science

#410 in Asia
#1700 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1948

52. Institute of Chemical Technology

For Library and Information science

#421 in Asia
#1734 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1936

53. VIT University

For Library and Information science

#429 in Asia
#1758 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1984

54. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

For Library and Information science

#433 in Asia
#1769 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1974

55. Chandigarh University

For Library and Information science

#444 in Asia
#1797 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,611
Founded
2012

56. K L University

For Library and Information science

#445 in Asia
#1800 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1980

57. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

For Library and Information science

#446 in Asia
#1802 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1949

58. Forest Research Institute

For Library and Information science

#447 in Asia
#1805 in the World
Founded
1906

59. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

For Library and Information science

#462 in Asia
#1849 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1946

60. Punjabi University Patiala

For Library and Information science

#463 in Asia
#1858 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

61. Symbiosis International University

For Library and Information science

#464 in Asia
#1859 in the World
Enrollment
20,568
Founded
2002

63. Mizoram University

For Library and Information science

#490 in Asia
#1925 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2001

64. Karnatak University

For Library and Information science

#493 in Asia
#1935 in the World
Founded
1949

65. Bharathidasan University

For Library and Information science

#495 in Asia
#1939 in the World
Founded
1982

66. Bharathiar University

For Library and Information science

#496 in Asia
#1940 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1982

67. University of Kerala

For Library and Information science

#507 in Asia
#1972 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1937

68. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

For Library and Information science

#513 in Asia
#1987 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
1,915
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
2009

69. University of Allahabad

For Library and Information science

#522 in Asia
#2006 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
26,386
Founded
1887

70. Sardar Patel University

For Library and Information science

#523 in Asia
#2008 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1955

71. Kuvempu University

For Library and Information science

#524 in Asia
#2009 in the World
Founded
1987

72. South Asian University

For Library and Information science

#535 in Asia
#2034 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
2010

73. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

For Library and Information science

#537 in Asia
#2041 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1964

74. Presidency University - Kolkata

For Library and Information science

#553 in Asia
#2088 in the World
Founded
1817

75. Indian School of Mines

For Library and Information science

#559 in Asia
#2111 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1926

76. Andhra University

For Library and Information science

#562 in Asia
#2117 in the World
Founded
1926

77. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Library and Information science

#568 in Asia
#2138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1956

78. Shivaji University

For Library and Information science

#573 in Asia
#2153 in the World
Founded
1962

79. KIIT University

For Library and Information science

#574 in Asia
#2154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2004

80. Lovely Professional University

For Library and Information science

#575 in Asia
#2155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2005

81. Madurai Kamaraj University

For Library and Information science

#581 in Asia
#2162 in the World
Founded
1965

82. Assam University

For Library and Information science

#586 in Asia
#2175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1994

83. Amity University

For Library and Information science

#590 in Asia
#2183 in the World
Founded
2005

84. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Library and Information science

#591 in Asia
#2184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1985

85. Gauhati University

For Library and Information science

#601 in Asia
#2208 in the World
Founded
1948

86. Homi Bhabha National Institute

For Library and Information science

#611 in Asia
#2228 in the World
Founded
2005

87. University of Burdwan

For Library and Information science

#620 in Asia
#2253 in the World
Enrollment
24,690
Founded
1960

88. North Eastern Hill University

For Library and Information science

#621 in Asia
#2256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1973

89. Kurukshetra University

For Library and Information science

#622 in Asia
#2260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1956

90. Mahatma Gandhi University

For Library and Information science

#632 in Asia
#2282 in the World
Enrollment
150,000
Founded
1983

91. Delhi Technological University

For Library and Information science

#638 in Asia
#2291 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1941

93. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

For Library and Information science

#646 in Asia
#2310 in the World
Enrollment
300,000
Founded
1957

94. IMS Unison University

For Library and Information science

#663 in Asia
#2367 in the World
Founded
2013

96. King George's Medical University

For Library and Information science

#676 in Asia
#2406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1911

98. Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

For Library and Information science

#680 in Asia
#2413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1923

99. Mangalore University

For Library and Information science

#685 in Asia
#2431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1980

100. Birla Institute of Technology

For Library and Information science

#687 in Asia
#2443 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1955

The best cities to study Library and Information science in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bangalore, Kharagpur, Kanpur, and Hyderabad.