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 178K citations received by 23K academic papers made by 112 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 Kharagpur

For Library and Information science

#35 in Asia
#377 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1951

2. Indian Institute of Science

For Library and Information science

#39 in Asia
#405 in the World
Enrollment
4,695
Founded
1909

3. University of Hyderabad

For Library and Information science

#44 in Asia
#451 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
5,061
Founded
1974

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Library and Information science

#54 in Asia
#528 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1959

5. University of Delhi

For Library and Information science

#66 in Asia
#580 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1922

6. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Library and Information science

#72 in Asia
#611 in the World
Founded
1958

7. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For Library and Information science

#78 in Asia
#632 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1956

9. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Library and Information science

#115 in Asia
#786 in the World
Founded
1959

10. Christ University

For Library and Information science

#128 in Asia
#827 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1969

11. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Library and Information science

#131 in Asia
#837 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

12. University of Calcutta

For Library and Information science

#139 in Asia
#873 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1857

13. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

For Library and Information science

#151 in Asia
#945 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1945

14. Banaras Hindu University

For Library and Information science

#153 in Asia
#953 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1915

15. Panjab University

For Library and Information science

#155 in Asia
#959 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1882

17. Indian Statistical Institute

For Library and Information science

#167 in Asia
#1007 in the World
Founded
1931

18. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

For Library and Information science

#170 in Asia
#1014 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1994

19. University of Madras

For Library and Information science

#175 in Asia
#1031 in the World
Founded
1857

20. University of Rajasthan

For Library and Information science

#181 in Asia
#1051 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1947

21. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For Library and Information science

#198 in Asia
#1099 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1847

22. University of Mumbai

For Library and Information science

#202 in Asia
#1111 in the World
Founded
1857

23. University of Mysore

For Library and Information science

#203 in Asia
#1113 in the World
Enrollment
120,000
Founded
1916

24. Osmania University

For Library and Information science

#207 in Asia
#1119 in the World
Founded
1918

25. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

For Library and Information science

#216 in Asia
#1151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
2008

26. Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Library and Information science

#217 in Asia
#1152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1969

27. Jadavpur University

For Library and Information science

#220 in Asia
#1159 in the World
Founded
1955

28. Sambalpur University

For Library and Information science

#225 in Asia
#1185 in the World
Founded
1967

29. Savitribai Phule Pune University

For Library and Information science

#228 in Asia
#1191 in the World
Founded
1948

32. Aligarh Muslim University

For Library and Information science

#233 in Asia
#1205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1920

33. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

For Library and Information science

#239 in Asia
#1227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

34. Guru Nanak Dev University

For Library and Information science

#264 in Asia
#1301 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1969

36. Institute of Chemical Technology

For Library and Information science

#285 in Asia
#1359 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1936

37. National Islamic University

For Library and Information science

#290 in Asia
#1379 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%

38. Anna University

For Library and Information science

#291 in Asia
#1381 in the World
Founded
1978

39. Sri Venkateswara University

For Library and Information science

#297 in Asia
#1394 in the World
Founded
1954

40. University of Kalyani

For Library and Information science

#298 in Asia
#1395 in the World
Founded
1960

41. Annamalai University

For Library and Information science

#299 in Asia
#1399 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
37,444
Founded
1929

42. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

For Library and Information science

#313 in Asia
#1439 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1993

43. University of Lucknow

For Library and Information science

#316 in Asia
#1448 in the World
Founded
1921

44. Madurai Kamaraj University

For Library and Information science

#349 in Asia
#1552 in the World
Founded
1965

45. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Library and Information science

#356 in Asia
#1571 in the World
Founded
1971

46. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

For Library and Information science

#365 in Asia
#1600 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1949

47. Alagappa University

For Library and Information science

#367 in Asia
#1603 in the World
Founded
1985

48. Pondicherry University

For Library and Information science

#375 in Asia
#1618 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Founded
1985

49. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

For Library and Information science

#404 in Asia
#1681 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1964

50. University of Kashmir

For Library and Information science

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

51. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

For Library and Information science

#416 in Asia
#1716 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1974

52. Karnatak University

For Library and Information science

#422 in Asia
#1747 in the World
Founded
1949

53. Amity University

For Library and Information science

#435 in Asia
#1773 in the World
Founded
2005

54. Sardar Patel University

For Library and Information science

#442 in Asia
#1796 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1955

55. Bharathiar University

For Library and Information science

#444 in Asia
#1799 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1982

56. University of Burdwan

For Library and Information science

#451 in Asia
#1823 in the World
Enrollment
24,690
Founded
1960

57. University of Allahabad

For Library and Information science

#457 in Asia
#1846 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1887

58. Amrita University

For Library and Information science

#458 in Asia
#1854 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
24,500
Male:Female
53:47

59. Indian School of Mines

For Library and Information science

#461 in Asia
#1862 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1926

61. Mizoram University

For Library and Information science

#473 in Asia
#1897 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2001

62. Presidency University - Kolkata

For Library and Information science

#483 in Asia
#1916 in the World
Founded
1817

63. Punjabi University Patiala

For Library and Information science

#486 in Asia
#1925 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

64. Kuvempu University

For Library and Information science

#490 in Asia
#1935 in the World
Founded
1987

65. Kurukshetra University

For Library and Information science

#493 in Asia
#1941 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1956

66. Andhra University

For Library and Information science

#498 in Asia
#1953 in the World
Founded
1926

67. University of Kerala

For Library and Information science

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

68. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

For Library and Information science

#518 in Asia
#2022 in the World
Enrollment
300,000
Founded
1957

69. South Asian University

For Library and Information science

#525 in Asia
#2039 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
2010

70. Maharishi Dayanand University

For Library and Information science

#527 in Asia
#2042 in the World
Founded
1976

71. Bharathidasan University

For Library and Information science

#533 in Asia
#2051 in the World
Founded
1982

72. Assam University

For Library and Information science

#535 in Asia
#2059 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1994

73. VIT University

For Library and Information science

#540 in Asia
#2073 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1984

74. Symbiosis International University

For Library and Information science

#542 in Asia
#2076 in the World
Enrollment
20,568
Founded
2002

75. Shivaji University

For Library and Information science

#544 in Asia
#2081 in the World
Founded
1962

77. North Eastern Hill University

For Library and Information science

#553 in Asia
#2108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1973

78. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Library and Information science

#568 in Asia
#2153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1956

79. IMS Unison University

For Library and Information science

#572 in Asia
#2167 in the World
Founded
2013

80. Homi Bhabha National Institute

For Library and Information science

#574 in Asia
#2170 in the World
Founded
2005

81. Chandigarh University

For Library and Information science

#595 in Asia
#2235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,611
Founded
2012

82. Mangalore University

For Library and Information science

#615 in Asia
#2293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1980

83. Bangalore University

For Library and Information science

#617 in Asia
#2295 in the World
Founded
1886

85. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Library and Information science

#634 in Asia
#2348 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1985

86. Himachal Pradesh University

For Library and Information science

#642 in Asia
#2375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

87. King George's Medical University

For Library and Information science

#643 in Asia
#2379 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1911

88. Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

For Library and Information science

#644 in Asia
#2381 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1923

89. Lovely Professional University

For Library and Information science

#648 in Asia
#2388 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2005

90. Vidyasagar University

For Library and Information science

#658 in Asia
#2410 in the World
Founded
1981

91. Saveetha University

For Library and Information science

#666 in Asia
#2438 in the World
Founded
2005

92. KIIT University

For Library and Information science

#674 in Asia
#2451 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2004

93. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

For Library and Information science

#684 in Asia
#2472 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%

94. Barkatullah University

For Library and Information science

#686 in Asia
#2479 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1970

95. K L University

For Library and Information science

#693 in Asia
#2507 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1980

96. Gulbarga University

For Library and Information science

#700 in Asia
#2521 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1980

97. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

For Library and Information science

#702 in Asia
#2525 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1905

98. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

For Library and Information science

#704 in Asia
#2530 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2012

99. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

For Library and Information science

#705 in Asia
#2532 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1960

100. Vikram University

For Library and Information science

#710 in Asia
#2541 in the World
Founded
1956

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