100 Best universities for Development Studies in India

For Development Studies

#40 in Asia

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For Development Studies

#43 in Asia

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Development Studies

#64 in Asia

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

4. Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Development Studies

#83 in Asia

#524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

5. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Development Studies

#97 in Asia

#581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Development Studies

#102 in Asia

#589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

7. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Development Studies

#112 in Asia

#614 in the World

Founded: 1931

8. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Development Studies

#126 in Asia

#663 in the World

Founded: 1962

9. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Development Studies

#132 in Asia

#683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

10. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Development Studies

#134 in Asia

#699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

11. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Development Studies

#137 in Asia

#703 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

12. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Development Studies

#138 in Asia

#705 in the World

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

13. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Development Studies

#145 in Asia

#721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

14. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Development Studies

#174 in Asia

#804 in the World

Founded: 1955

15. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Development Studies

#177 in Asia

#815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

16. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Development Studies

#191 in Asia

#863 in the World

Founded: 1958

17. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Development Studies

#195 in Asia

#886 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

18. National Islamic University

For Development Studies

#196 in Asia

#892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

19. International Institute for Population Sciences

For Development Studies

#222 in Asia

#974 in the World

Founded: 1956

20. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Development Studies

#224 in Asia

#983 in the World

Founded: 1959

21. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Development Studies

#226 in Asia

#997 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

22. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Development Studies

#242 in Asia

#1036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

23. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Development Studies

#253 in Asia

#1070 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

24. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Development Studies

#273 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Founded: 2005

25. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Development Studies

#280 in Asia

#1135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

26. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Development Studies

#286 in Asia

#1148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

27. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

For Development Studies

#299 in Asia

#1175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

28. Anna University

For Development Studies

#322 in Asia

#1228 in the World

Founded: 1978

29. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#335 in Asia

#1262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

30. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Development Studies

#336 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

31. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Development Studies

#343 in Asia

#1292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

32. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

For Development Studies

#355 in Asia

#1322 in the World

Founded: 1986

33. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Development Studies

#359 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1964

34. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

For Development Studies

#367 in Asia

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

35. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Development Studies

#378 in Asia

#1400 in the World

Founded: 1948

36. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Development Studies

#379 in Asia

#1402 in the World

Founded: 1993

37. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Development Studies

#405 in Asia

#1454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

38. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Development Studies

#412 in Asia

#1474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

39. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Development Studies

#418 in Asia

#1485 in the World

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

40. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Development Studies

#424 in Asia

#1499 in the World

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

41. Saveetha University

For Development Studies

#431 in Asia

#1514 in the World

Founded: 2005

42. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Development Studies

#432 in Asia

#1515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

43. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Development Studies

#433 in Asia

#1519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

44. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Development Studies

#444 in Asia

#1548 in the World

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

45. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Development Studies

#447 in Asia

#1556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

46. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Development Studies

#460 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

47. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Development Studies

#462 in Asia

#1583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

48. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Development Studies

#463 in Asia

#1585 in the World

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

49. Delhi Technological University

For Development Studies

#467 in Asia

#1592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

50. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Development Studies

#491 in Asia

#1678 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

51. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Development Studies

#495 in Asia

#1686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

52. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Development Studies

#496 in Asia

#1690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

53. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Development Studies

#499 in Asia

#1697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

54. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Development Studies

#506 in Asia

#1711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

55. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Development Studies

#522 in Asia

#1744 in the World

Founded: 1981

56. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Development Studies

#527 in Asia

#1754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

57. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Development Studies

#530 in Asia

#1760 in the World

Founded: 1963

58. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Development Studies

#531 in Asia

#1761 in the World

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

59. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Development Studies

#545 in Asia

#1800 in the World

Founded: 2013

60. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Development Studies

#574 in Asia

#1865 in the World

Founded: 1983

61. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Development Studies

#577 in Asia

#1872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

62. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Development Studies

#578 in Asia

#1875 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

63. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Development Studies

#580 in Asia

#1878 in the World

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

64. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Development Studies

#581 in Asia

#1879 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

65. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Development Studies

#587 in Asia

#1896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

66. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Development Studies

#597 in Asia

#1920 in the World

Founded: 1960

67. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Development Studies

#602 in Asia

#1926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

68. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Development Studies

#608 in Asia

#1939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

69. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

For Development Studies

#609 in Asia

#1940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

70. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Development Studies

#635 in Asia

#1991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

71. University of Mumbai

For Development Studies

#636 in Asia

#1993 in the World

Founded: 1857

72. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Development Studies

#644 in Asia

#2013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

73. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Development Studies

#648 in Asia

#2023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

74. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Development Studies

#649 in Asia

#2025 in the World

75. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Development Studies

#653 in Asia

#2033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

76. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Development Studies

#675 in Asia

#2081 in the World

Founded: 1976

77. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Development Studies

#677 in Asia

#2084 in the World

Founded: 1960

78. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Development Studies

#678 in Asia

#2089 in the World

Founded: 1969

79. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Development Studies

#684 in Asia

#2103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

80. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Development Studies

#686 in Asia

#2112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

81. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Development Studies

#688 in Asia

#2117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

82. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

For Development Studies

#689 in Asia

#2118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Development Studies

#704 in Asia

#2148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

84. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Development Studies

#706 in Asia

#2152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

85. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Development Studies

#709 in Asia

#2159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 31,293
Founded: 2011

86. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#719 in Asia

#2183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

87. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Development Studies

#730 in Asia

#2210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

88. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Development Studies

#737 in Asia

#2221 in the World

Founded: 1926

89. Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Sangrur

For Development Studies

#740 in Asia

#2227 in the World

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

90. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Development Studies

#748 in Asia

#2244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

91. National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration

For Development Studies

#756 in Asia

#2263 in the World

Enrollment: 200
Founded: 1962

92. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Development Studies

#757 in Asia

#2264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

93. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Development Studies

#760 in Asia

#2270 in the World

Founded: 1970

94. Jamia Hamdard University

For Development Studies

#763 in Asia

#2274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

95. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Development Studies

#766 in Asia

#2280 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

96. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Development Studies

#779 in Asia

#2310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

97. Mizoram University

Mizoram | Aizawl

For Development Studies

#782 in Asia

#2324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2001

98. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Development Studies

#784 in Asia

#2329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

99. South Asian University