71 Best universities for Agricultural Economics 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 Agricultural Economics. A graph of 101K citations received by 13.7K academic papers made by 71 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 Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Economics

#25 in Asia

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

2. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Agricultural Economics

#27 in Asia

#158 in the World

Founded: 1986

3. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Agricultural Economics

#28 in Asia

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

4. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Economics

#33 in Asia

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

5. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Agricultural Economics

#52 in Asia

#229 in the World

Founded: 1986

6. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Agricultural Economics

#61 in Asia

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Agricultural Economics

#70 in Asia

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

8. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Economics

#80 in Asia

#335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

9. Central Agricultural University

Manipur | Imphal

For Agricultural Economics

#83 in Asia

#338 in the World

Founded: 1993

10. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Agricultural Economics

#92 in Asia

#355 in the World

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

11. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Agricultural Economics

#96 in Asia

#365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

12. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Agricultural Economics

#110 in Asia

#412 in the World

Founded: 1970

13. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Agricultural Economics

#119 in Asia

#435 in the World

Founded: 1923

14. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Economics

#126 in Asia

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

15. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Agricultural Economics

#163 in Asia

#539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

16. Mahatma Phule Agricultural University

Maharashtra | Rahuri

For Agricultural Economics

#167 in Asia

#548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

17. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Agricultural Economics

#168 in Asia

#549 in the World

Founded: 1931

18. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Agricultural Economics

#173 in Asia

#555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

19. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For Agricultural Economics

#178 in Asia

#567 in the World

Founded: 1999

20. Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Agricultural Economics

#179 in Asia

#570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1910

21. Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Agricultural Economics

#182 in Asia

#584 in the World

Founded: 1999

22. Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University

Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur

For Agricultural Economics

#186 in Asia

#593 in the World

23. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Agricultural Economics

#193 in Asia

#611 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

24. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Agricultural Economics

#195 in Asia

#619 in the World

Founded: 1958

25. Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University

Maharashtra | Parbhani

For Agricultural Economics

#205 in Asia

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

26. Kerala Agricultural University

Kerala | Thrissur

For Agricultural Economics

#216 in Asia

#668 in the World

Founded: 1971

27. Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

Maharashtra | Pune

For Agricultural Economics

#217 in Asia

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1930

28. Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University

Bihar | Samastipur

For Agricultural Economics

#219 in Asia

#676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1970

29. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Agricultural Economics

#232 in Asia

#717 in the World

Founded: 1960

30. Assam Agricultural University

For Agricultural Economics

#234 in Asia

#720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1968

31. Anand Agricultural University

Gujarat | Anand

For Agricultural Economics

#235 in Asia

#721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2004

32. Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University

Rajasthan | Bikaner

For Agricultural Economics

#242 in Asia

#738 in the World

Founded: 1980

33. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Agricultural Economics

#244 in Asia

#741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

34. Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Agricultural Economics

#245 in Asia

#747 in the World

Founded: 1982

35. Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Agricultural Economics

#257 in Asia

#774 in the World

Founded: 1964

36. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Agricultural Economics

#258 in Asia

#776 in the World

37. Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry

Himachal Pradesh | Nauni

For Agricultural Economics

#260 in Asia

#778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

38. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Agricultural Economics

#265 in Asia

#789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

39. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Agricultural Economics

#282 in Asia

#813 in the World

Founded: 1955

40. Navsari Agricultural University

Gujarat | Navsari

For Agricultural Economics

#283 in Asia

#816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2004

41. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Agricultural Economics

#284 in Asia

#818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

42. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Agricultural Economics

#288 in Asia

#824 in the World

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

43. Indira Gandhi Agricultural University

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Agricultural Economics

#291 in Asia

#829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%

44. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Agricultural Economics

#310 in Asia

#870 in the World

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

45. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Agricultural Economics

#326 in Asia

#906 in the World

Founded: 1889

46. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Agricultural Economics

#335 in Asia

#929 in the World

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

47. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Agricultural Economics

#336 in Asia

#930 in the World

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

48. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Agricultural Economics

#337 in Asia

#931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

49. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Agricultural Economics

#339 in Asia

#936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

50. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Agricultural Economics

#342 in Asia

#942 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

51. Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University

Maharashtra | Akola

For Agricultural Economics

#344 in Asia

#946 in the World

52. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Agricultural Economics

#350 in Asia

#953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

53. Nagaland University

Nagaland | Kohima

For Agricultural Economics

#351 in Asia

#956 in the World

Founded: 1994

54. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Agricultural Economics

#352 in Asia

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

55. Centurion University of Technology and Management

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Agricultural Economics

#357 in Asia

#965 in the World

Founded: 2010

56. Junagadh Agricultural University

Gujarat | Junagadh

For Agricultural Economics

#359 in Asia

#971 in the World

Founded: 1972

57. University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur

Karnataka | Raichur

For Agricultural Economics

#360 in Asia

#974 in the World

Founded: 2009

58. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Agricultural Economics

#366 in Asia

#988 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

59. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Agricultural Economics

#368 in Asia

#992 in the World

Founded: 2005

60. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Agricultural Economics

#369 in Asia

#993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

61. Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Agricultural Economics

#376 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Founded: 1962

62. Bihar Agricultural University

Bihar | Bhagalpur

For Agricultural Economics

#378 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2010

63. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Agricultural Economics

#380 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

64. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Agricultural Economics

#385 in Asia

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

65. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Agricultural Economics

#395 in Asia

#1044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

66. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Agricultural Economics

#408 in Asia

#1066 in the World

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

67. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Agricultural Economics

#409 in Asia

#1067 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1989

68. Central Institute of Fisheries Education

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Agricultural Economics

#417 in Asia

#1078 in the World

Founded: 1989

69. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Agricultural Economics

#424 in Asia

#1085 in the World

Founded: 1993

70. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Agricultural Economics

#425 in Asia

#1086 in the World

Founded: 1981

71. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Agricultural Economics

#443 in Asia

#1115 in the World

Founded: 1990

The best cities to study Agricultural Economics in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Mumbai, Coimbatore, and Dharwad.

Economics subfields in India

Actuarial Science14

Development Studies393

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics230

Environmental Economics86

International Economics25

International Relations and Diplomacy10

International Trade34

Investment Banking and Stock trading82

Political Economy14