100 Best universities for Machine Learning 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 Machine Learning. A graph of 4.97M citations received by 367K academic papers made by 432 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 Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Machine Learning

#52 in Asia

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

2. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Machine Learning

#53 in Asia

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

3. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Machine Learning

#66 in Asia

#237 in the World

Founded: 1955

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Machine Learning

#68 in Asia

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Machine Learning

#72 in Asia

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

6. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#76 in Asia

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

7. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Machine Learning

#83 in Asia

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

8. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Machine Learning

#91 in Asia

#320 in the World

Founded: 1931

9. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Machine Learning

#97 in Asia

#350 in the World

Founded: 1958

10. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Machine Learning

#98 in Asia

#353 in the World

Founded: 1978

11. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Machine Learning

#107 in Asia

#382 in the World

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

12. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Machine Learning

#112 in Asia

#400 in the World

Founded: 1959

13. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Machine Learning

#147 in Asia

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

14. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Machine Learning

#160 in Asia

#584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

15. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#161 in Asia

#585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

16. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Machine Learning

#178 in Asia

#624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

17. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#179 in Asia

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

18. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Machine Learning

#181 in Asia

#637 in the World

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

19. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Machine Learning

#185 in Asia

#651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

20. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Machine Learning

#201 in Asia

#679 in the World

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

21. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Machine Learning

#213 in Asia

#702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

22. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Machine Learning

#217 in Asia

#712 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

23. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Machine Learning

#220 in Asia

#720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

24. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Machine Learning

#223 in Asia

#723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

25. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Machine Learning

#228 in Asia

#736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

26. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Machine Learning

#236 in Asia

#756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

27. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Machine Learning

#241 in Asia

#766 in the World

Founded: 2005

28. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Machine Learning

#242 in Asia

#768 in the World

Founded: 2005

29. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Machine Learning

#243 in Asia

#769 in the World

Founded: 1948

30. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Machine Learning

#249 in Asia

#778 in the World

Founded: 1963

31. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Machine Learning

#261 in Asia

#816 in the World

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

32. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Machine Learning

#265 in Asia

#823 in the World

Founded: 1956

33. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Machine Learning

#267 in Asia

#829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

34. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Machine Learning

#271 in Asia

#847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

35. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Machine Learning

#273 in Asia

#851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

36. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Machine Learning

#276 in Asia

#860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

37. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Machine Learning

#278 in Asia

#864 in the World

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

38. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Machine Learning

#280 in Asia

#867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

39. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Machine Learning

#289 in Asia

#887 in the World

Founded: 1993

40. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Machine Learning

#292 in Asia

#891 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

41. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Machine Learning

#299 in Asia

#902 in the World

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

42. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Machine Learning

#301 in Asia

#906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

43. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Machine Learning

#303 in Asia

#914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

44. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Machine Learning

#312 in Asia

#928 in the World

Founded: 1967

45. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Machine Learning

#319 in Asia

#944 in the World

Founded: 1963

46. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Machine Learning

#322 in Asia

#947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

47. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Machine Learning

#327 in Asia

#964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

48. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Machine Learning

#330 in Asia

#968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

49. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Machine Learning

#333 in Asia

#974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

50. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Machine Learning

#335 in Asia

#980 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

51. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Machine Learning

#339 in Asia

#986 in the World

Founded: 1984

52. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#341 in Asia

#989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

53. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Machine Learning

#344 in Asia

#995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

54. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Machine Learning

#345 in Asia

#999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

55. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Machine Learning

#346 in Asia

#1001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

56. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Machine Learning

#347 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

57. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#355 in Asia

#1020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

58. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Machine Learning

#358 in Asia

#1023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

59. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#360 in Asia

#1030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

60. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Machine Learning

#365 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

61. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Machine Learning

#377 in Asia

#1061 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

62. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Machine Learning

#384 in Asia

#1073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

63. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Machine Learning

#386 in Asia

#1076 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

64. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Machine Learning

#391 in Asia

#1086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

65. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Machine Learning

#394 in Asia

#1093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

66. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Machine Learning

#399 in Asia

#1106 in the World

Founded: 1960

67. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#408 in Asia

#1132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

68. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Machine Learning

#428 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

69. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Machine Learning

#432 in Asia

#1185 in the World

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

70. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Machine Learning

#446 in Asia

#1217 in the World

Founded: 1857

71. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Machine Learning

#448 in Asia

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

72. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Machine Learning

#450 in Asia

#1223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

73. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Machine Learning

#451 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Founded: 1972

74. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Machine Learning

#452 in Asia

#1227 in the World

75. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Machine Learning

#470 in Asia

#1258 in the World

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

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Machine Learning

#474 in Asia

#1262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

77. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Machine Learning

#480 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Founded: 1996

78. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Machine Learning

#490 in Asia

#1288 in the World

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

79. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#491 in Asia

#1289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

80. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Machine Learning

#502 in Asia

#1308 in the World

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

81. National Institute of Technology, Patna

For Machine Learning

#517 in Asia

#1336 in the World

Enrollment: 2,292
Founded: 2004

82. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Machine Learning

#525 in Asia

#1349 in the World

Founded: 1971

83. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Machine Learning

#540 in Asia

#1374 in the World

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

84. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Machine Learning

#549 in Asia

#1385 in the World

Founded: 1926

85. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Machine Learning

#550 in Asia

#1386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Machine Learning

#551 in Asia

#1387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

87. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Machine Learning

#557 in Asia

#1394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

88. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Machine Learning

#576 in Asia

#1430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

89. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Machine Learning

#579 in Asia

#1436 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

90. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Machine Learning

#590 in Asia

#1457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

91. Visvesvaraya Technological University

Karnataka | Belgaum

For Machine Learning

#591 in Asia

#1458 in the World

Founded: 1998

92. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Machine Learning

#594 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

93. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Machine Learning

#614 in Asia

#1495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

94. Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Machine Learning

#622 in Asia

#1516 in the World

Founded: 2008

95. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Machine Learning

#631 in Asia

#1534 in the World

Founded: 1962

96. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Machine Learning

#632 in Asia

#1535 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

97. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Machine Learning

#633 in Asia

#1538 in the World

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

98. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Machine Learning

#653 in Asia

#1569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

99. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Machine Learning

#657 in Asia

#1581 in the World

Founded: 1981

100. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Machine Learning

#669 in Asia

#1605 in the World

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

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