100 Best universities for Finance in India

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Finance. A graph of 1.35M citations received by 116K academic papers made by 361 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

#335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Finance

#102 in Asia

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Finance

#106 in Asia

#540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Finance

#109 in Asia

#548 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Finance

#137 in Asia

#671 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Finance

#144 in Asia

#696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Finance

#152 in Asia

#737 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Finance

#159 in Asia

#752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

9. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Finance

#164 in Asia

#765 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

10. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Finance

#173 in Asia

#779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

11. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Finance

#187 in Asia

#814 in the World

Founded: 1931

12. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Finance

#198 in Asia

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

13. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Finance

#200 in Asia

#857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

14. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Finance

#201 in Asia

#858 in the World

Founded: 1955

15. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Finance

#219 in Asia

#933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

16. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Finance

#225 in Asia

#950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

17. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Finance

#234 in Asia

#971 in the World

Founded: 1948

18. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Finance

#249 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

19. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Finance

#252 in Asia

#1016 in the World

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

20. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Finance

#274 in Asia

#1079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

21. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Finance

#276 in Asia

#1089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

22. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Finance

#306 in Asia

#1165 in the World

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

23. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Finance

#309 in Asia

#1171 in the World

Founded: 1986

24. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Finance

#318 in Asia

#1194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

25. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Finance

#323 in Asia

#1205 in the World

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

26. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Finance

#336 in Asia

#1234 in the World

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

27. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Finance

#346 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

28. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Finance

#350 in Asia

#1267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

29. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Finance

#354 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

30. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Finance

#368 in Asia

#1323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

31. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Finance

#373 in Asia

#1329 in the World

Founded: 2013

32. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Finance

#379 in Asia

#1340 in the World

Founded: 1978

33. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Finance

#396 in Asia

#1387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

34. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Finance

#405 in Asia

#1409 in the World

Founded: 1981

35. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Finance

#410 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Founded: 2005

36. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Finance

#422 in Asia

#1437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

37. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Finance

#427 in Asia

#1453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

38. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Finance

#429 in Asia

#1455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

39. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Finance

#446 in Asia

#1496 in the World

Founded: 1963

40. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Finance

#449 in Asia

#1503 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

41. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Finance

#451 in Asia

#1507 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

42. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Finance

#454 in Asia

#1512 in the World

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

43. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Finance

#471 in Asia

#1549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

44. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Finance

#472 in Asia

#1552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

45. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Finance

#484 in Asia

#1578 in the World

Founded: 1993

46. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Finance

#488 in Asia

#1586 in the World

Founded: 1857

47. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Finance

#495 in Asia

#1596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

48. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Finance

#503 in Asia

#1613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

49. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Finance

#507 in Asia

#1621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

50. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Finance

#518 in Asia

#1645 in the World

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

51. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Finance

#525 in Asia

#1657 in the World

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

52. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Finance

#528 in Asia

#1660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

53. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Finance

#537 in Asia

#1682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

54. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Finance

#539 in Asia

#1684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

55. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Finance

#547 in Asia

#1701 in the World

Founded: 1981

56. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Finance

#581 in Asia

#1780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

57. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Finance

#594 in Asia

#1812 in the World

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

58. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Finance

#605 in Asia

#1837 in the World

Founded: 1857

59. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Finance

#624 in Asia

#1871 in the World

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

60. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Finance

#628 in Asia

#1880 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

61. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Finance

#629 in Asia

#1882 in the World

Founded: 1960

62. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Finance

#631 in Asia

#1884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

63. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Finance

#638 in Asia

#1901 in the World

Founded: 1926

64. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Finance

#646 in Asia

#1919 in the World

Founded: 1982

65. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Finance

#650 in Asia

#1938 in the World

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

66. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Finance

#653 in Asia

#1944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

67. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Finance

#660 in Asia

#1964 in the World

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

68. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Finance

#674 in Asia

#1993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

69. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Finance

#683 in Asia

#2012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

70. Gujarat University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Finance

#695 in Asia

#2035 in the World

Founded: 1949

71. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Finance

#703 in Asia

#2048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

72. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Finance

#707 in Asia

#2052 in the World

Founded: 1990

73. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Finance

#723 in Asia

#2077 in the World

Founded: 1995

74. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Finance

#729 in Asia

#2084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

75. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Finance

#735 in Asia

#2099 in the World

Founded: 1963

76. Banasthali University

Rajasthan | Banasthali

For Finance

#742 in Asia

#2112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 10,973

77. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Finance

#745 in Asia

#2116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

78. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Finance

#747 in Asia

#2118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

79. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Finance

#760 in Asia

#2141 in the World

Founded: 1918

80. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Finance

#762 in Asia

#2145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

81. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Finance

#764 in Asia

#2148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

82. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Finance

#773 in Asia

#2163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

83. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Finance

#782 in Asia

#2175 in the World

Founded: 1817

84. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Haryana | Delhi

For Finance

#783 in Asia

#2176 in the World

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

85. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Finance

#789 in Asia

#2184 in the World

86. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Finance

#802 in Asia

#2210 in the World

Founded: 2005

87. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Finance

#803 in Asia

#2211 in the World

Founded: 1971

88. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Finance

#805 in Asia

#2217 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

89. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Finance

#808 in Asia

#2223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

90. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Finance

#820 in Asia

#2251 in the World

Founded: 1921

91. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Finance

#831 in Asia

#2285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

92. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Finance

#832 in Asia

#2290 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

93. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Finance

#842 in Asia

#2309 in the World

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

94. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Finance

#847 in Asia

#2325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

95. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Finance

#848 in Asia

#2328 in the World

Founded: 1984

96. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Finance

#850 in Asia

#2330 in the World

Founded: 1967

97. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Finance

#875 in Asia

#2382 in the World

Founded: 1976

98. Tezpur University

For Finance

#884 in Asia

#2403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

99. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Finance

#885 in Asia

#2406 in the World

Founded: 1954

100. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Finance

#891 in Asia

#2419 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

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 Science14

Agricultural Economics71

Development Studies393

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics230

Environmental Economics86

International Economics25

International Relations and Diplomacy10

International Trade34

Investment Banking and Stock trading82

Political Economy14