100 Best universities for Finance 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 Finance. A graph of 743K citations received by 93.3K academic papers made by 325 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 Finance

#57 in Asia

#358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Finance

#91 in Asia

#511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Finance

#94 in Asia

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Finance

#96 in Asia

#525 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Finance

#114 in Asia

#614 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Finance

#126 in Asia

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Finance

#132 in Asia

#698 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Finance

#134 in Asia

#702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

9. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Finance

#144 in Asia

#735 in the World

Founded: 1931

10. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Finance

#147 in Asia

#741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

11. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Finance

#163 in Asia

#781 in the World

Founded: 1955

12. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Finance

#190 in Asia

#860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

13. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Finance

#195 in Asia

#884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

14. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Finance

#198 in Asia

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

15. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Finance

#204 in Asia

#911 in the World

Founded: 1948

16. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Finance

#213 in Asia

#937 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

17. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Finance

#235 in Asia

#1016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

18. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Finance

#242 in Asia

#1026 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

19. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Finance

#256 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

20. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Finance

#259 in Asia

#1063 in the World

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

21. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Finance

#261 in Asia

#1068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

22. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Finance

#265 in Asia

#1090 in the World

Founded: 1986

23. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Finance

#285 in Asia

#1152 in the World

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

24. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Finance

#287 in Asia

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

25. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Finance

#299 in Asia

#1181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

26. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Finance

#314 in Asia

#1239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

27. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Finance

#324 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

28. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Finance

#344 in Asia

#1304 in the World

Founded: 2005

29. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Finance

#346 in Asia

#1314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

30. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Finance

#349 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Founded: 1978

31. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Finance

#370 in Asia

#1379 in the World

Founded: 2013

32. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Finance

#384 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

33. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Finance

#397 in Asia

#1429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

34. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Finance

#398 in Asia

#1430 in the World

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

35. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Finance

#424 in Asia

#1496 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

36. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Finance

#426 in Asia

#1505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

37. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Finance

#427 in Asia

#1507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

38. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Finance

#465 in Asia

#1582 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

39. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Finance

#474 in Asia

#1598 in the World

Founded: 1981

40. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Finance

#478 in Asia

#1606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

41. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Finance

#484 in Asia

#1618 in the World

Founded: 1857

42. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Finance

#489 in Asia

#1626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

43. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Finance

#491 in Asia

#1629 in the World

Founded: 1981

44. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Finance

#492 in Asia

#1633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

45. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Finance

#519 in Asia

#1691 in the World

Founded: 1963

46. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Finance

#523 in Asia

#1705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

47. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Finance

#527 in Asia

#1714 in the World

Founded: 1857

48. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Finance

#542 in Asia

#1743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

49. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Finance

#560 in Asia

#1782 in the World

Founded: 1960

50. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Finance

#567 in Asia

#1799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

51. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Finance

#582 in Asia

#1829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

52. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Finance

#583 in Asia

#1830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

53. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Finance

#585 in Asia

#1832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

54. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Finance

#587 in Asia

#1836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1946

55. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Finance

#588 in Asia

#1837 in the World

Founded: 1926

56. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Finance

#609 in Asia

#1891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

57. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Finance

#620 in Asia

#1912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

58. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Finance

#626 in Asia

#1926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

59. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Finance

#636 in Asia

#1948 in the World

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

60. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Finance

#638 in Asia

#1952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

61. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Finance

#643 in Asia

#1968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

62. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Finance

#679 in Asia

#2035 in the World

Founded: 1982

63. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Finance

#683 in Asia

#2045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

64. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Finance

#684 in Asia

#2047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

65. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Finance

#700 in Asia

#2079 in the World

Founded: 1963

66. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Finance

#706 in Asia

#2089 in the World

Founded: 1971

67. Gujarat University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Finance

#713 in Asia

#2105 in the World

Founded: 1949

68. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Finance

#722 in Asia

#2133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

69. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Finance

#724 in Asia

#2135 in the World

Founded: 1918

70. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Finance

#728 in Asia

#2142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

71. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Finance

#729 in Asia

#2145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

72. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Finance

#739 in Asia

#2161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

73. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Finance

#747 in Asia

#2173 in the World

Enrollment: 20,945
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1980

74. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Finance

#749 in Asia

#2177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

75. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Haryana | Delhi

For Finance

#752 in Asia

#2183 in the World

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

76. Banasthali University

Rajasthan | Banasthali

For Finance

#771 in Asia

#2210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 10,973

77. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Finance

#783 in Asia

#2230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

78. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Finance

#789 in Asia

#2239 in the World

Founded: 1967

79. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Finance

#793 in Asia

#2244 in the World

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

80. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Finance

#804 in Asia

#2267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

81. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Finance

#805 in Asia

#2268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

82. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Finance

#808 in Asia

#2277 in the World

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

83. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Finance

#811 in Asia

#2285 in the World

Founded: 1995

84. Tezpur University

For Finance

#816 in Asia

#2295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

85. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Finance

#818 in Asia

#2297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

86. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Finance

#820 in Asia

#2300 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

87. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Finance

#828 in Asia

#2316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

88. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Finance

#833 in Asia

#2326 in the World

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

89. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Finance

#842 in Asia

#2341 in the World

Founded: 1921

90. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Finance

#855 in Asia

#2369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 2,056
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1998

91. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Finance

#861 in Asia

#2382 in the World

Founded: 1817

92. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Finance

#866 in Asia

#2387 in the World

Founded: 1984

93. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Finance

#871 in Asia

#2403 in the World

Founded: 1993

94. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Finance

#873 in Asia

#2406 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

95. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Finance

#893 in Asia

#2453 in the World

Founded: 1886

96. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Finance

#900 in Asia

#2466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

97. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Finance

#904 in Asia

#2474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

98. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Finance

#905 in Asia

#2476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

99. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Finance

#912 in Asia

#2493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

100. Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Sangrur

For Finance

#916 in Asia

#2500 in the World

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

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

Economics subfields in India

Actuarial Science10

Agricultural Economics47

Development Studies351

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics190

Environmental Economics68

International Economics22

International Relations and Diplomacy9

International Trade25

Investment Banking and Stock trading66

Political Economy10