68 Best universities for Environmental 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 Environmental Economics. A graph of 185K citations received by 12.6K academic papers made by 68 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 Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Environmental Economics

#22 in Asia

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

2. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Environmental Economics

#45 in Asia

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

3. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Environmental Economics

#54 in Asia

#221 in the World

Founded: 1958

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Environmental Economics

#55 in Asia

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Environmental Economics

#64 in Asia

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

6. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Environmental Economics

#69 in Asia

#262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

7. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Environmental Economics

#73 in Asia

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

8. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Environmental Economics

#78 in Asia

#300 in the World

Founded: 1978

9. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Environmental Economics

#88 in Asia

#330 in the World

Founded: 1955

10. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Environmental Economics

#112 in Asia

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

11. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Environmental Economics

#121 in Asia

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

12. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Environmental Economics

#125 in Asia

#461 in the World

Founded: 1986

13. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Environmental Economics

#130 in Asia

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

14. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Environmental Economics

#138 in Asia

#506 in the World

Founded: 1963

15. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Environmental Economics

#149 in Asia

#555 in the World

Founded: 1959

16. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Environmental Economics

#154 in Asia

#572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

17. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Environmental Economics

#173 in Asia

#636 in the World

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

18. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Environmental Economics

#196 in Asia

#692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

19. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Environmental Economics

#198 in Asia

#701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

20. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Environmental Economics

#200 in Asia

#707 in the World

Founded: 1967

21. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Environmental Economics

#209 in Asia

#727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

22. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Environmental Economics

#210 in Asia

#730 in the World

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

23. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Environmental Economics

#214 in Asia

#738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

24. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Environmental Economics

#219 in Asia

#754 in the World

Founded: 1963

25. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Environmental Economics

#225 in Asia

#774 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

26. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Environmental Economics

#248 in Asia

#835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

27. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Environmental Economics

#251 in Asia

#839 in the World

Founded: 2005

28. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Environmental Economics

#259 in Asia

#859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

29. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Environmental Economics

#261 in Asia

#861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

30. TERI School of Advanced Studies

Haryana | Delhi

For Environmental Economics

#265 in Asia

#869 in the World

Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1998

31. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Environmental Economics

#282 in Asia

#913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

32. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Environmental Economics

#301 in Asia

#960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

33. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Environmental Economics

#304 in Asia

#967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

34. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Environmental Economics

#318 in Asia

#1000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

35. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Environmental Economics

#348 in Asia

#1079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

36. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Environmental Economics

#352 in Asia

#1090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

37. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Environmental Economics

#357 in Asia

#1102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

38. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Environmental Economics

#364 in Asia

#1120 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

39. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Environmental Economics

#372 in Asia

#1131 in the World

Founded: 1993

40. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Environmental Economics

#376 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

41. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Environmental Economics

#392 in Asia

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

42. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

Jammu and Kashmir | Katra

For Environmental Economics

#397 in Asia

#1185 in the World

Founded: 1999

43. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Environmental Economics

#398 in Asia

#1186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

44. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Environmental Economics

#406 in Asia

#1196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1961

45. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Environmental Economics

#411 in Asia

#1204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

46. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Environmental Economics

#428 in Asia

#1233 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

47. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Environmental Economics

#429 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

48. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Environmental Economics

#443 in Asia

#1257 in the World

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

49. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Environmental Economics

#461 in Asia

#1289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 7,760
Male:Female: 70:30
Founded: 2007

50. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Environmental Economics

#463 in Asia

#1295 in the World

Founded: 1984

51. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Environmental Economics

#471 in Asia

#1309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

52. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Environmental Economics

#480 in Asia

#1324 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

53. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Environmental Economics

#497 in Asia

#1358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

54. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Environmental Economics

#510 in Asia

#1379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

55. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Environmental Economics

#519 in Asia

#1396 in the World

Founded: 2005

56. PEC University of Technology

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Environmental Economics

#523 in Asia

#1400 in the World

Founded: 1954

57. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Environmental Economics

#527 in Asia

#1409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

58. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Environmental Economics

#548 in Asia

#1442 in the World

Founded: 1948

59. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Environmental Economics

#551 in Asia

#1448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

60. National Institute of Technology, Patna

For Environmental Economics

#559 in Asia

#1465 in the World

Founded: 2004

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Environmental Economics

#560 in Asia

#1466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

62. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Environmental Economics

#563 in Asia

#1469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

63. Banasthali University

Rajasthan | Banasthali

For Environmental Economics

#571 in Asia

#1479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 10,973

64. Punjab Technical University

Punjab | Kapurthala

For Environmental Economics

#580 in Asia

#1492 in the World

Founded: 1997

65. School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Environmental Economics

#584 in Asia

#1498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1959

66. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Environmental Economics

#599 in Asia

#1521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

67. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Environmental Economics

#602 in Asia

#1528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 2011

68. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Environmental Economics

#608 in Asia

#1540 in the World

Founded: 1981

The best cities to study Environmental Economics in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Roorkee, Mumbai, and Bangalore.

Economics subfields in India

Actuarial Science10

Agricultural Economics47

Development Studies351

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics190

International Economics22

International Relations and Diplomacy9

International Trade25

Investment Banking and Stock trading66

Political Economy10