65 Best universities for Agricultural Economics 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 Agricultural Economics. A graph of 87.4K citations received by 13.2K academic papers made by 65 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

#26 in Asia

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

2. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Agricultural Economics

#27 in Asia

#153 in the World

Founded: 1986

3. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Agricultural Economics

#28 in Asia

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

4. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Economics

#34 in Asia

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

5. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Agricultural Economics

#48 in Asia

#208 in the World

Founded: 1986

6. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Agricultural Economics

#57 in Asia

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Agricultural Economics

#74 in Asia

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

8. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Economics

#78 in Asia

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

9. Central Agricultural University

Manipur | Imphal

For Agricultural Economics

#80 in Asia

#328 in the World

Founded: 1993

10. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Agricultural Economics

#86 in Asia

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

11. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Agricultural Economics

#92 in Asia

#352 in the World

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

12. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Agricultural Economics

#111 in Asia

#416 in the World

Founded: 1923

13. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Agricultural Economics

#112 in Asia

#417 in the World

Founded: 1970

14. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Economics

#122 in Asia

#432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

15. Mahatma Phule Agricultural University

Maharashtra | Rahuri

For Agricultural Economics

#158 in Asia

#513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

16. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For Agricultural Economics

#161 in Asia

#523 in the World

Founded: 1999

17. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Agricultural Economics

#163 in Asia

#526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

18. Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Agricultural Economics

#164 in Asia

#534 in the World

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

19. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Agricultural Economics

#165 in Asia

#535 in the World

Founded: 1931

20. Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University

Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur

For Agricultural Economics

#169 in Asia

#547 in the World

21. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Agricultural Economics

#178 in Asia

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Agricultural Economics

#179 in Asia

#570 in the World

Founded: 1999

23. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Agricultural Economics

#185 in Asia

#587 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

24. Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University

Maharashtra | Parbhani

For Agricultural Economics

#190 in Asia

#602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

25. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Agricultural Economics

#202 in Asia

#635 in the World

Founded: 1958

26. Kerala Agricultural University

Kerala | Thrissur

For Agricultural Economics

#204 in Asia

#642 in the World

Founded: 1971

27. Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

Maharashtra | Pune

For Agricultural Economics

#206 in Asia

#644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1930

28. Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University

Bihar | Samastipur

For Agricultural Economics

#209 in Asia

#650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1970

29. Assam Agricultural University

For Agricultural Economics

#226 in Asia

#692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1968

30. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Agricultural Economics

#229 in Asia

#699 in the World

Founded: 1960

31. Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University

Rajasthan | Bikaner

For Agricultural Economics

#230 in Asia

#703 in the World

Founded: 1980

32. Anand Agricultural University

Gujarat | Anand

For Agricultural Economics

#236 in Asia

#720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2004

33. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Agricultural Economics

#239 in Asia

#727 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

#240 in Asia

#732 in the World

Founded: 1982

35. Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Agricultural Economics

#247 in Asia

#745 in the World

Founded: 1964

36. Navsari Agricultural University

Gujarat | Navsari

For Agricultural Economics

#253 in Asia

#765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2004

37. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Agricultural Economics

#256 in Asia

#770 in the World

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

Himachal Pradesh | Nauni

For Agricultural Economics

#260 in Asia

#775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

39. Indira Gandhi Agricultural University

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Agricultural Economics

#265 in Asia

#782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%

40. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Agricultural Economics

#274 in Asia

#798 in the World

Founded: 1955

41. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Agricultural Economics

#288 in Asia

#818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

42. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Agricultural Economics

#310 in Asia

#877 in the World

Founded: 1889

43. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Agricultural Economics

#319 in Asia

#895 in the World

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

44. Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University

Maharashtra | Akola

For Agricultural Economics

#324 in Asia

#904 in the World

45. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Agricultural Economics

#335 in Asia

#924 in the World

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

46. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Agricultural Economics

#336 in Asia

#925 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

47. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Agricultural Economics

#340 in Asia

#932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

48. Nagaland University

Nagaland | Kohima

For Agricultural Economics

#341 in Asia

#933 in the World

Founded: 1994

49. Junagadh Agricultural University

Gujarat | Junagadh

For Agricultural Economics

#343 in Asia

#937 in the World

Founded: 1972

50. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Agricultural Economics

#344 in Asia

#938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

51. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Agricultural Economics

#345 in Asia

#940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

52. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Agricultural Economics

#346 in Asia

#941 in the World

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

53. University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur

Karnataka | Raichur

For Agricultural Economics

#347 in Asia

#943 in the World

Founded: 2009

54. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Agricultural Economics

#351 in Asia

#950 in the World

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

55. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Agricultural Economics

#357 in Asia

#963 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

56. Centurion University of Technology and Management

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Agricultural Economics

#363 in Asia

#974 in the World

Founded: 2010

57. Bihar Agricultural University

Bihar | Bhagalpur

For Agricultural Economics

#366 in Asia

#978 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2010

58. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Agricultural Economics

#367 in Asia

#979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

59. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Agricultural Economics

#370 in Asia

#985 in the World

Founded: 2005

60. Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Agricultural Economics

#372 in Asia

#989 in the World

Founded: 1962

61. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Agricultural Economics

#390 in Asia

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

62. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Agricultural Economics

#398 in Asia

#1035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

63. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Agricultural Economics

#399 in Asia

#1038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1989

64. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Agricultural Economics

#409 in Asia

#1051 in the World

Founded: 1981

65. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Agricultural Economics

#419 in Asia

#1064 in the World

Founded: 1993

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

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