100 Best universities for Machine Learning 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 Machine Learning. A graph of 5.59M citations received by 391K academic papers made by 435 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. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Machine Learning

#50 in Asia

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Machine Learning

#54 in Asia

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

3. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Machine Learning

#68 in Asia

#239 in the World

Founded: 1955

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Machine Learning

#74 in Asia

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

5. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Machine Learning

#75 in Asia

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

6. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#78 in Asia

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

7. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Machine Learning

#85 in Asia

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

8. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Machine Learning

#94 in Asia

#330 in the World

Founded: 1931

9. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Machine Learning

#99 in Asia

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

10. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Machine Learning

#100 in Asia

#353 in the World

Founded: 1958

11. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Machine Learning

#101 in Asia

#355 in the World

Founded: 1978

12. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Machine Learning

#116 in Asia

#404 in the World

Founded: 1959

13. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Machine Learning

#127 in Asia

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

14. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#158 in Asia

#565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

15. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Machine Learning

#162 in Asia

#581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

16. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Machine Learning

#174 in Asia

#609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

17. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Machine Learning

#181 in Asia

#625 in the World

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

18. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Machine Learning

#182 in Asia

#626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

19. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#185 in Asia

#634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

20. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Machine Learning

#188 in Asia

#644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

21. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Machine Learning

#193 in Asia

#660 in the World

Founded: 2005

22. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Machine Learning

#201 in Asia

#673 in the World

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

23. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Machine Learning

#212 in Asia

#693 in the World

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

24. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Machine Learning

#217 in Asia

#698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

25. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Machine Learning

#221 in Asia

#709 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

26. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Machine Learning

#231 in Asia

#732 in the World

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

27. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Machine Learning

#234 in Asia

#749 in the World

Founded: 2005

28. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Machine Learning

#239 in Asia

#760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

29. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Machine Learning

#241 in Asia

#764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

30. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Machine Learning

#245 in Asia

#771 in the World

Founded: 1963

31. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Machine Learning

#248 in Asia

#775 in the World

Founded: 1948

32. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Machine Learning

#252 in Asia

#780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

33. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Machine Learning

#256 in Asia

#795 in the World

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

34. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Machine Learning

#257 in Asia

#797 in the World

Founded: 1956

35. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Machine Learning

#261 in Asia

#802 in the World

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

36. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Machine Learning

#262 in Asia

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

37. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Machine Learning

#270 in Asia

#823 in the World

Founded: 1993

38. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Machine Learning

#275 in Asia

#840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

39. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Machine Learning

#289 in Asia

#876 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

40. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Machine Learning

#290 in Asia

#878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

41. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Machine Learning

#292 in Asia

#882 in the World

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

42. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Machine Learning

#294 in Asia

#888 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

43. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Machine Learning

#300 in Asia

#900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

44. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Machine Learning

#303 in Asia

#908 in the World

Founded: 1967

45. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Machine Learning

#304 in Asia

#909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

46. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Machine Learning

#306 in Asia

#911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

47. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Machine Learning

#318 in Asia

#934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

48. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Machine Learning

#319 in Asia

#935 in the World

Founded: 1963

49. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Machine Learning

#324 in Asia

#945 in the World

Founded: 1984

50. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Machine Learning

#326 in Asia

#952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

51. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Machine Learning

#331 in Asia

#966 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

52. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Machine Learning

#335 in Asia

#976 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

53. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#336 in Asia

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

54. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Machine Learning

#344 in Asia

#991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

55. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Machine Learning

#352 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

56. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#355 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

57. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Machine Learning

#360 in Asia

#1021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

58. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Machine Learning

#364 in Asia

#1028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

59. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Machine Learning

#368 in Asia

#1038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

60. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#373 in Asia

#1044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

61. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Machine Learning

#377 in Asia

#1055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

62. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Machine Learning

#381 in Asia

#1065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

63. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Machine Learning

#388 in Asia

#1078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

64. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Machine Learning

#389 in Asia

#1080 in the World

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

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Machine Learning

#397 in Asia

#1091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

66. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Machine Learning

#413 in Asia

#1116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

67. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#414 in Asia

#1117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

68. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Machine Learning

#421 in Asia

#1138 in the World

Founded: 1960

69. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Machine Learning

#437 in Asia

#1176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

70. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Machine Learning

#441 in Asia

#1183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

71. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Machine Learning

#444 in Asia

#1196 in the World

72. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Machine Learning

#445 in Asia

#1199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

73. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Machine Learning

#446 in Asia

#1202 in the World

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

74. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Machine Learning

#449 in Asia

#1209 in the World

Founded: 1857

75. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Machine Learning

#450 in Asia

#1210 in the World

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

76. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Machine Learning

#453 in Asia

#1214 in the World

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

77. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Machine Learning

#470 in Asia

#1248 in the World

Founded: 1972

78. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Machine Learning

#483 in Asia

#1265 in the World

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

79. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Machine Learning

#484 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Founded: 1996

80. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#495 in Asia

#1289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

81. National Institute of Technology, Patna

For Machine Learning

#500 in Asia

#1299 in the World

Enrollment: 2,292
Founded: 2004

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Machine Learning

#527 in Asia

#1347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

83. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Machine Learning

#528 in Asia

#1348 in the World

Founded: 1971

84. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Machine Learning

#540 in Asia

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

85. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Machine Learning

#544 in Asia

#1372 in the World

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

86. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Machine Learning

#554 in Asia

#1387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

87. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Machine Learning

#557 in Asia

#1394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

88. Visvesvaraya Technological University

Karnataka | Belgaum

For Machine Learning

#565 in Asia

#1406 in the World

Founded: 1998

89. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Machine Learning

#566 in Asia

#1408 in the World

Founded: 1926

90. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Machine Learning

#572 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Founded: 2008

91. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Machine Learning

#578 in Asia

#1427 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

92. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Machine Learning

#580 in Asia

#1429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

93. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Machine Learning

#582 in Asia

#1432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

94. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Machine Learning

#593 in Asia

#1451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

95. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Machine Learning

#595 in Asia

#1453 in the World

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

96. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Machine Learning

#600 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

97. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Machine Learning

#613 in Asia

#1485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 7,760
Male:Female: 70:30
Founded: 2007

98. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Machine Learning

#643 in Asia

#1537 in the World

Founded: 1981

99. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Machine Learning

#647 in Asia

#1548 in the World

Founded: 1962

100. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Machine Learning

#655 in Asia

#1565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

The best cities to study Machine Learning in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Vellore, Kanpur, Kolkata, and Kharagpur.