100 Best universities for Finance in India

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Finance. A graph of 1.21M citations received by 112K academic papers made by 359 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

#58 in Asia

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Finance

#101 in Asia

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Finance

#106 in Asia

#544 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Finance

#107 in Asia

#551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Finance

#135 in Asia

#668 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Finance

#143 in Asia

#700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Finance

#149 in Asia

#734 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Finance

#161 in Asia

#763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

9. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Finance

#172 in Asia

#781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

10. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Finance

#181 in Asia

#800 in the World

Founded: 1931

11. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Finance

#188 in Asia

#820 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

12. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Finance

#192 in Asia

#834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

13. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Finance

#196 in Asia

#849 in the World

Founded: 1955

14. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Finance

#217 in Asia

#920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

15. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Finance

#218 in Asia

#931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

16. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Finance

#225 in Asia

#956 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

17. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Finance

#228 in Asia

#969 in the World

Founded: 1948

18. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Finance

#244 in Asia

#998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

19. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Finance

#253 in Asia

#1028 in the World

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

20. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Finance

#267 in Asia

#1069 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

21. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Finance

#280 in Asia

#1111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

22. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Finance

#297 in Asia

#1155 in the World

Founded: 1986

23. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Finance

#298 in Asia

#1157 in the World

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

24. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Finance

#323 in Asia

#1217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

25. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Finance

#325 in Asia

#1220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

26. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Finance

#334 in Asia

#1238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

27. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Finance

#345 in Asia

#1262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

28. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Finance

#351 in Asia

#1285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

29. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Finance

#369 in Asia

#1325 in the World

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

30. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Finance

#372 in Asia

#1336 in the World

Founded: 2013

31. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Finance

#373 in Asia

#1337 in the World

Founded: 1978

32. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Finance

#382 in Asia

#1355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

33. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Finance

#397 in Asia

#1392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

34. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Finance

#433 in Asia

#1472 in the World

Founded: 1981

35. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Finance

#434 in Asia

#1475 in the World

Founded: 2005

36. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Finance

#441 in Asia

#1491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

37. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Finance

#442 in Asia

#1499 in the World

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

38. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Finance

#448 in Asia

#1510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

39. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Finance

#451 in Asia

#1515 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

40. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Finance

#462 in Asia

#1543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

41. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Finance

#463 in Asia

#1547 in the World

Founded: 1963

42. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Finance

#465 in Asia

#1552 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

43. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Finance

#476 in Asia

#1577 in the World

Founded: 1857

44. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Finance

#479 in Asia

#1582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

45. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Finance

#504 in Asia

#1625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

46. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Finance

#514 in Asia

#1645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

47. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Finance

#518 in Asia

#1657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

48. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Finance

#522 in Asia

#1663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

49. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Finance

#524 in Asia

#1665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

50. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Finance

#530 in Asia

#1676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

51. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Finance

#533 in Asia

#1682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

52. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Finance

#541 in Asia

#1698 in the World

Founded: 1981

53. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Finance

#543 in Asia

#1700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

54. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Finance

#548 in Asia

#1705 in the World

Founded: 1993

55. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Finance

#580 in Asia

#1795 in the World

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

56. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Finance

#581 in Asia

#1798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

57. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Finance

#587 in Asia

#1807 in the World

Founded: 1857

58. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Finance

#592 in Asia

#1821 in the World

Founded: 1960

59. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Finance

#593 in Asia

#1824 in the World

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

60. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Finance

#615 in Asia

#1872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

61. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Finance

#620 in Asia

#1885 in the World

Founded: 1926

62. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Finance

#636 in Asia

#1926 in the World

Founded: 1982

63. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Finance

#637 in Asia

#1927 in the World

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

64. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Finance

#667 in Asia

#1983 in the World

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

65. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Finance

#668 in Asia

#1984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

66. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Finance

#674 in Asia

#2005 in the World

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

67. Gujarat University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Finance

#682 in Asia

#2017 in the World

Founded: 1949

68. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Finance

#699 in Asia

#2047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

69. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Finance

#702 in Asia

#2057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

70. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Finance

#706 in Asia

#2061 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

71. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Finance

#719 in Asia

#2082 in the World

Founded: 1995

72. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Finance

#721 in Asia

#2087 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

73. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Finance

#734 in Asia

#2108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

74. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Finance

#736 in Asia

#2110 in the World

Founded: 1963

75. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Finance

#742 in Asia

#2125 in the World

Founded: 1918

76. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Finance

#744 in Asia

#2127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

77. Banasthali University

Rajasthan | Banasthali

For Finance

#745 in Asia

#2128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 10,973

78. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Finance

#753 in Asia

#2142 in the World

Founded: 1990

79. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Finance

#756 in Asia

#2145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

80. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Finance

#771 in Asia

#2174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

81. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Finance

#772 in Asia

#2175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

82. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Finance

#775 in Asia

#2182 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

83. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Finance

#780 in Asia

#2192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

84. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Finance

#785 in Asia

#2202 in the World

85. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Haryana | Delhi

For Finance

#788 in Asia

#2206 in the World

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

86. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Finance

#806 in Asia

#2240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

87. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Finance

#817 in Asia

#2256 in the World

Founded: 1921

88. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Finance

#820 in Asia

#2262 in the World

Founded: 1971

89. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Finance

#824 in Asia

#2278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

90. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Finance

#838 in Asia

#2324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

91. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Finance

#840 in Asia

#2326 in the World

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

92. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Finance

#850 in Asia

#2349 in the World

Founded: 1984

93. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Finance

#852 in Asia

#2351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

94. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Finance

#856 in Asia

#2358 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

95. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Finance

#863 in Asia

#2376 in the World

Founded: 1954

96. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Finance

#864 in Asia

#2378 in the World

Founded: 1967

97. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Finance

#868 in Asia

#2390 in the World

Founded: 1817

98. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Finance

#882 in Asia

#2419 in the World

Founded: 2005

99. Tezpur University

For Finance

#884 in Asia

#2426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

100. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Finance

#885 in Asia

#2427 in the World

Founded: 1976

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 Science12

Agricultural Economics65

Development Studies385

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics223

Environmental Economics82

International Economics25

International Relations and Diplomacy10

International Trade32

Investment Banking and Stock trading78

Political Economy14