45 Best universities for Agricultural Economics 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 Agricultural Economics. A graph of 46.8K citations received by 8.76K academic papers made by 45 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. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Economics

#26 in Asia

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Agricultural Economics

#29 in Asia

#164 in the World

Founded: 1986

3. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Economics

#37 in Asia

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

4. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Agricultural Economics

#53 in Asia

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

5. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Economics

#56 in Asia

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

6. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Economics

#67 in Asia

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

7. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Agricultural Economics

#69 in Asia

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Agricultural Economics

#83 in Asia

#354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

9. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Agricultural Economics

#121 in Asia

#460 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

10. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Agricultural Economics

#123 in Asia

#470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

11. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Agricultural Economics

#129 in Asia

#481 in the World

Founded: 1931

12. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Agricultural Economics

#136 in Asia

#505 in the World

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

13. Central Agricultural University

Manipur | Imphal

For Agricultural Economics

#144 in Asia

#546 in the World

Founded: 1993

14. Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

Maharashtra | Pune

For Agricultural Economics

#157 in Asia

#576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1930

15. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Agricultural Economics

#164 in Asia

#592 in the World

Founded: 1923

16. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Agricultural Economics

#167 in Asia

#602 in the World

Founded: 1986

17. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Agricultural Economics

#180 in Asia

#624 in the World

Founded: 1970

18. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Agricultural Economics

#190 in Asia

#648 in the World

Founded: 1955

19. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Agricultural Economics

#193 in Asia

#655 in the World

Founded: 1958

20. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Agricultural Economics

#206 in Asia

#686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

21. Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Agricultural Economics

#207 in Asia

#687 in the World

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

22. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Agricultural Economics

#210 in Asia

#694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

23. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Agricultural Economics

#211 in Asia

#696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

24. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Agricultural Economics

#235 in Asia

#745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

25. Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University

Bihar | Samastipur

For Agricultural Economics

#258 in Asia

#780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1970

26. Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University

Maharashtra | Parbhani

For Agricultural Economics

#261 in Asia

#783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

27. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For Agricultural Economics

#262 in Asia

#785 in the World

Founded: 1999

28. Assam Agricultural University

Assam | Jorhat

For Agricultural Economics

#263 in Asia

#787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1968

29. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Agricultural Economics

#271 in Asia

#801 in the World

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Agricultural Economics

#282 in Asia

#829 in the World

Founded: 1982

31. Kerala Agricultural University

Kerala | Thrissur

For Agricultural Economics

#291 in Asia

#847 in the World

Founded: 1971

32. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Agricultural Economics

#298 in Asia

#859 in the World

Founded: 1960

33. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Agricultural Economics

#314 in Asia

#890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

34. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Agricultural Economics

#325 in Asia

#909 in the World

Founded: 2005

35. Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Agricultural Economics

#332 in Asia

#918 in the World

Founded: 1964

36. Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University

Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur

For Agricultural Economics

#345 in Asia

#939 in the World

37. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Agricultural Economics

#348 in Asia

#946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

38. Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University

Rajasthan | Bikaner

For Agricultural Economics

#354 in Asia

#954 in the World

Founded: 1980

39. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Agricultural Economics

#357 in Asia

#958 in the World

Founded: 1981

40. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Agricultural Economics

#358 in Asia

#959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

41. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Agricultural Economics

#362 in Asia

#963 in the World

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

42. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Agricultural Economics

#366 in Asia

#970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

43. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Agricultural Economics

#370 in Asia

#975 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

44. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Agricultural Economics

#372 in Asia

#978 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

45. Anand Agricultural University

Gujarat | Anand

For Agricultural Economics

#377 in Asia

#983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2004

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

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Actuarial Science10

Development Studies351

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Environmental Economics68

Finance325

International Economics22

International Relations and Diplomacy9

International Trade25

Investment Banking and Stock trading66

Political Economy10