100 Best universities for Economics 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 Economics. A graph of 3.79M citations received by 292K academic papers made by 463 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 Economics

#53 in Asia

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Economics

#88 in Asia

#537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

3. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Economics

#91 in Asia

#545 in the World

Founded: 1931

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Economics

#98 in Asia

#559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

5. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#106 in Asia

#589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

6. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#113 in Asia

#631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

7. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Economics

#115 in Asia

#635 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

8. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#117 in Asia

#643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

9. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Economics

#139 in Asia

#712 in the World

Founded: 1958

10. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Economics

#147 in Asia

#740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

11. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Economics

#158 in Asia

#770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

12. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Economics

#165 in Asia

#803 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Economics

#182 in Asia

#844 in the World

Founded: 1959

14. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Economics

#188 in Asia

#867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

15. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Economics

#189 in Asia

#873 in the World

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

16. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Economics

#209 in Asia

#929 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

17. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#234 in Asia

#1015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

18. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Economics

#236 in Asia

#1023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

19. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Economics

#248 in Asia

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

20. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Economics

#255 in Asia

#1075 in the World

Founded: 1962

21. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Economics

#268 in Asia

#1113 in the World

Founded: 1978

22. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Economics

#283 in Asia

#1161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

23. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Economics

#288 in Asia

#1176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

24. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Economics

#291 in Asia

#1184 in the World

Founded: 1948

25. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Economics

#309 in Asia

#1225 in the World

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

26. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Economics

#315 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Founded: 1986

27. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Economics

#316 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

28. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Economics

#346 in Asia

#1330 in the World

Founded: 2005

29. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Economics

#358 in Asia

#1362 in the World

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

30. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Economics

#361 in Asia

#1367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

31. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Economics

#366 in Asia

#1381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

32. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Economics

#374 in Asia

#1398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

33. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Economics

#400 in Asia

#1454 in the World

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

34. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Economics

#403 in Asia

#1461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

35. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Economics

#412 in Asia

#1482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

36. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Economics

#419 in Asia

#1507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

37. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Economics

#428 in Asia

#1524 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

38. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#431 in Asia

#1528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

39. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Economics

#439 in Asia

#1548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

40. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Economics

#448 in Asia

#1562 in the World

Founded: 1956

41. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Economics

#460 in Asia

#1589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

42. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Economics

#468 in Asia

#1605 in the World

Founded: 1993

43. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Economics

#470 in Asia

#1612 in the World

Founded: 1963

44. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Economics

#471 in Asia

#1617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

45. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Economics

#475 in Asia

#1629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

46. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Economics

#477 in Asia

#1638 in the World

Founded: 1981

47. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Economics

#490 in Asia

#1662 in the World

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

48. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Economics

#514 in Asia

#1723 in the World

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

49. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Economics

#523 in Asia

#1739 in the World

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

50. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Economics

#528 in Asia

#1750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

51. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Economics

#536 in Asia

#1766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

52. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Economics

#537 in Asia

#1770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

53. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Economics

#538 in Asia

#1771 in the World

Founded: 2005

54. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Economics

#542 in Asia

#1777 in the World

Founded: 2013

55. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Economics

#550 in Asia

#1795 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

56. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#552 in Asia

#1801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

57. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Economics

#565 in Asia

#1835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

58. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Economics

#581 in Asia

#1866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

59. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#589 in Asia

#1881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

60. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Economics

#591 in Asia

#1887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

61. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Economics

#592 in Asia

#1888 in the World

Founded: 1857

62. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Economics

#600 in Asia

#1912 in the World

Founded: 1960

63. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Economics

#608 in Asia

#1923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

64. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Economics

#610 in Asia

#1925 in the World

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

65. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Economics

#641 in Asia

#1987 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

66. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Economics

#650 in Asia

#2001 in the World

Founded: 1971

67. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Economics

#652 in Asia

#2009 in the World

Founded: 1981

68. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Economics

#658 in Asia

#2024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

69. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Economics

#671 in Asia

#2047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

70. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Economics

#673 in Asia

#2050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

71. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Economics

#686 in Asia

#2074 in the World

Founded: 1963

72. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Economics

#688 in Asia

#2076 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

73. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Economics

#712 in Asia

#2126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

74. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Economics

#733 in Asia

#2173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

75. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Economics

#736 in Asia

#2184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

76. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Economics

#738 in Asia

#2186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

77. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Economics

#739 in Asia

#2188 in the World

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

78. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Economics

#761 in Asia

#2231 in the World

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

79. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Economics

#764 in Asia

#2237 in the World

Founded: 1983

80. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Economics

#766 in Asia

#2242 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

81. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Economics

#778 in Asia

#2265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

82. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Economics

#779 in Asia

#2267 in the World

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

83. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Economics

#782 in Asia

#2271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

84. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Economics

#783 in Asia

#2272 in the World

85. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Economics

#785 in Asia

#2276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

86. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Economics

#788 in Asia

#2280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

87. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Economics

#795 in Asia

#2296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

88. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Economics

#808 in Asia

#2326 in the World

Founded: 1967

89. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Economics

#812 in Asia

#2337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

90. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Economics

#816 in Asia

#2357 in the World

Founded: 1926

91. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Economics

#818 in Asia

#2361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

92. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#821 in Asia

#2367 in the World

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

93. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Economics

#822 in Asia

#2369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

94. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Economics

#825 in Asia

#2377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

95. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Economics

#838 in Asia

#2400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

96. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Economics

#841 in Asia

#2409 in the World

Founded: 1817

97. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Economics

#849 in Asia

#2421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

98. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Economics

#850 in Asia

#2423 in the World

Founded: 1982

99. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Economics

#856 in Asia

#2435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

100. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Economics

#861 in Asia

#2455 in the World

Founded: 1857

The best cities to study Economics in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Kanpur, Kolkata, and Kharagpur.

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