39 Best universities for Development Studies in Haryana

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Haryana ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 340K citations received by 20.4K academic papers made by 39 universities in Haryana 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

For Development Studies

#1 in India

#40 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For Development Studies

#2 in India

#43 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

3. Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Development Studies

#4 in India

#83 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Development Studies

#10 in India

#134 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. National Islamic University

For Development Studies

#18 in India

#196 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

6. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

For Development Studies

#34 in India

#367 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

7. Delhi Technological University

For Development Studies

#49 in India

#467 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

8. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

For Development Studies

#69 in India

#609 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

9. Maharishi Dayanand University

For Development Studies

#76 in India

#675 in Asia

Founded: 1976

10. National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration

For Development Studies

#91 in India

#756 in Asia

Enrollment: 200
Founded: 1962

11. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

For Development Studies

#93 in India

#760 in Asia

Founded: 1970

12. Jamia Hamdard University

For Development Studies

#94 in India

#763 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 25%

13. South Asian University

For Development Studies

#99 in India

#787 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2010

14. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

For Development Studies

#104 in India

#822 in Asia

Founded: 1963

15. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

For Development Studies

#137 in India

#995 in Asia

Founded: 2008

16. Kurukshetra University

For Development Studies

#149 in India

#1079 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

17. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#156 in India

#1115 in Asia

Founded: 1995

18. Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies

For Development Studies

#162 in India

#1155 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2008

19. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

For Development Studies

#165 in India

#1189 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1993

20. Ambedkar University Delhi

For Development Studies

#170 in India

#1219 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 4,543
Founded: 2007

21. School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

For Development Studies

#179 in India

#1284 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1959

22. Northcap University

For Development Studies

#181 in India

#1310 in Asia

Founded: 2009

23. TERI School of Advanced Studies

For Development Studies

#188 in India

#1342 in Asia

Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1998

24. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

For Development Studies

#194 in India

#1366 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1963

25. Ashoka University

For Development Studies

#199 in India

#1383 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 2014

26. National Dairy Research Institute

For Development Studies

#202 in India

#1394 in Asia

Founded: 1923

27. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

For Development Studies

#209 in India

#1429 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

28. Lingaya's University

For Development Studies

#256 in India

#1638 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2009

29. Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#283 in India

#1753 in Asia

Founded: 2006

30. YMCA University of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#332 in India

#1942 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

31. National Institute of Fashion Technology

For Development Studies

#339 in India

#1981 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1986

32. GD Goenka University

For Development Studies

#352 in India

#2052 in Asia

Enrollment: 901
Founded: 2013

33. Indian Law Institute

For Development Studies

#357 in India

#2084 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1956

34. National Institute of Technology, Delhi

For Development Studies

#362 in India

#2096 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2010

35. Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University

For Development Studies

#370 in India

#2118 in Asia

Founded: 2015

36. National Law University, Delhi

For Development Studies

#371 in India

#2123 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 850
Founded: 2008

37. BML Munjal University

For Development Studies

#376 in India

#2145 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2014

38. Chaudhary Devi Lal University

For Development Studies

#386 in India

#2192 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2003

39. Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women

For Development Studies

#389 in India

#2206 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

Closest to Haryana states to learn Development Studies

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Punjab	18	8
Uttarakhand	12	15
Himachal Pradesh	8	121
Rajasthan	23	33
Jammu and Kashmir	10	73
Uttar Pradesh	37	3
Madhya Pradesh	16	58
Gujarat	19	54
Bihar	10	148
Chhattisgarh	6	46
Maharashtra	27	16
Jharkhand	6	50
Telangana	10	44
Odisha	14	25
West Bengal	23	6
Andhra Pradesh	12	80
Assam	9	51
Karnataka	30	9
Tamil Nadu	38	13
Kerala	12	90

Economics subfields in Haryana

Actuarial Science2

Agricultural Economics6

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics25

Environmental Economics9

International Economics5

International Relations and Diplomacy4

International Trade8

Investment Banking and Stock trading9

Political Economy6