100 Best universities for Machine Learning in India

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 3.15M citations received by 300K academic papers made by 417 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

#55 in Asia

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

2. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Machine Learning

#62 in Asia

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

3. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Machine Learning

#63 in Asia

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

4. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Machine Learning

#66 in Asia

#238 in the World

Founded: 1955

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Machine Learning

#67 in Asia

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

6. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#68 in Asia

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

7. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Machine Learning

#77 in Asia

#284 in the World

Founded: 1931

8. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Machine Learning

#82 in Asia

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

9. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Machine Learning

#96 in Asia

#347 in the World

Founded: 1958

10. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Machine Learning

#103 in Asia

#376 in the World

Founded: 1959

11. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Machine Learning

#107 in Asia

#391 in the World

Founded: 1978

12. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Machine Learning

#138 in Asia

#483 in the World

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

13. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Machine Learning

#154 in Asia

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

14. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Machine Learning

#181 in Asia

#643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

15. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#184 in Asia

#649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

16. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#185 in Asia

#653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

17. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Machine Learning

#187 in Asia

#657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

18. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Machine Learning

#191 in Asia

#664 in the World

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

19. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Machine Learning

#203 in Asia

#693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

20. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Machine Learning

#205 in Asia

#699 in the World

Founded: 2005

21. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Machine Learning

#210 in Asia

#712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

22. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Machine Learning

#214 in Asia

#724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

23. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Machine Learning

#226 in Asia

#751 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

24. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Machine Learning

#243 in Asia

#802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

25. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Machine Learning

#246 in Asia

#820 in the World

Founded: 1963

26. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Machine Learning

#254 in Asia

#841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

27. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Machine Learning

#263 in Asia

#861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

28. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Machine Learning

#272 in Asia

#879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

29. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Machine Learning

#275 in Asia

#886 in the World

Founded: 1956

30. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Machine Learning

#284 in Asia

#914 in the World

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

31. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Machine Learning

#290 in Asia

#927 in the World

Founded: 1948

32. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Machine Learning

#292 in Asia

#930 in the World

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

33. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Machine Learning

#298 in Asia

#943 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

34. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Machine Learning

#302 in Asia

#955 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Machine Learning

#307 in Asia

#967 in the World

Founded: 1963

36. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Machine Learning

#312 in Asia

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

37. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Machine Learning

#314 in Asia

#980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

38. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Machine Learning

#319 in Asia

#992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

39. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Machine Learning

#320 in Asia

#993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

40. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Machine Learning

#321 in Asia

#994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

41. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Machine Learning

#322 in Asia

#995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

42. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Machine Learning

#329 in Asia

#1013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

43. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#331 in Asia

#1018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

44. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Machine Learning

#336 in Asia

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

45. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Machine Learning

#342 in Asia

#1038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

46. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Machine Learning

#351 in Asia

#1051 in the World

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

47. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Machine Learning

#354 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

48. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Machine Learning

#357 in Asia

#1058 in the World

Founded: 1984

49. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Machine Learning

#361 in Asia

#1063 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

50. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#367 in Asia

#1074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

51. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Machine Learning

#376 in Asia

#1098 in the World

Founded: 1960

52. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Machine Learning

#381 in Asia

#1106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

53. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Machine Learning

#382 in Asia

#1107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

54. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Machine Learning

#385 in Asia

#1114 in the World

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

55. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#386 in Asia

#1116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

56. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Machine Learning

#388 in Asia

#1120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

57. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#390 in Asia

#1123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

58. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Machine Learning

#391 in Asia

#1126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

59. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Machine Learning

#394 in Asia

#1135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

60. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Machine Learning

#395 in Asia

#1136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

61. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Machine Learning

#399 in Asia

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

62. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Machine Learning

#401 in Asia

#1147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

63. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Machine Learning

#411 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

64. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Machine Learning

#433 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Founded: 2005

65. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Machine Learning

#436 in Asia

#1228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

66. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Machine Learning

#440 in Asia

#1235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

67. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Machine Learning

#444 in Asia

#1240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

68. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Machine Learning

#450 in Asia

#1251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

69. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Machine Learning

#471 in Asia

#1280 in the World

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

70. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Machine Learning

#485 in Asia

#1303 in the World

Founded: 1996

71. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Machine Learning

#492 in Asia

#1315 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

72. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Machine Learning

#501 in Asia

#1326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

73. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Machine Learning

#504 in Asia

#1334 in the World

Founded: 1993

74. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Machine Learning

#507 in Asia

#1346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

75. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Machine Learning

#513 in Asia

#1356 in the World

Founded: 1971

76. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Machine Learning

#514 in Asia

#1357 in the World

Founded: 1972

77. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Machine Learning

#529 in Asia

#1384 in the World

Founded: 1857

78. National Institute of Technology, Patna

For Machine Learning

#530 in Asia

#1385 in the World

Founded: 2004

79. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Machine Learning

#535 in Asia

#1391 in the World

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

80. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Machine Learning

#563 in Asia

#1444 in the World

Founded: 1962

81. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Machine Learning

#567 in Asia

#1448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Machine Learning

#580 in Asia

#1468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

83. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Machine Learning

#587 in Asia

#1484 in the World

Founded: 1926

84. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Machine Learning

#588 in Asia

#1485 in the World

85. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Machine Learning

#596 in Asia

#1499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

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

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Machine Learning

#602 in Asia

#1515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

87. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Machine Learning

#607 in Asia

#1524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

88. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Machine Learning

#609 in Asia

#1530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

89. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Machine Learning

#626 in Asia

#1566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

90. Tezpur University

For Machine Learning

#630 in Asia

#1582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

91. PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing

Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur

For Machine Learning

#635 in Asia

#1591 in the World

Founded: 2005

92. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Machine Learning

#637 in Asia

#1593 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

93. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Machine Learning

#651 in Asia

#1626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 2011

94. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Machine Learning

#661 in Asia

#1646 in the World

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

95. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Machine Learning

#673 in Asia

#1674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

96. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Machine Learning

#680 in Asia

#1683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

97. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Machine Learning

#690 in Asia

#1709 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

98. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Machine Learning

#696 in Asia

#1725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

99. Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Sangrur

For Machine Learning

#699 in Asia

#1732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 3,677
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1991

100. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Machine Learning

#701 in Asia

#1738 in the World

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

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