100 Best universities for 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 Economics. A graph of 2.08M citations received by 227K academic papers made by 431 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

#56 in Asia

#398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Economics

#75 in Asia

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

3. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Economics

#83 in Asia

#523 in the World

Founded: 1931

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#88 in Asia

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Economics

#91 in Asia

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

6. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Economics

#96 in Asia

#572 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

7. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#114 in Asia

#645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

8. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#122 in Asia

#681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

9. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Economics

#123 in Asia

#686 in the World

Founded: 1958

10. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Economics

#134 in Asia

#723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

11. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Economics

#139 in Asia

#744 in the World

Founded: 1955

12. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Economics

#153 in Asia

#788 in the World

Founded: 1959

13. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Economics

#172 in Asia

#865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

14. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Economics

#200 in Asia

#948 in the World

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

15. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Economics

#206 in Asia

#965 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

16. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#227 in Asia

#1044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

17. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Economics

#239 in Asia

#1073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

18. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Economics

#256 in Asia

#1105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

19. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Economics

#259 in Asia

#1118 in the World

Founded: 1948

20. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Economics

#263 in Asia

#1130 in the World

Founded: 1978

21. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Economics

#266 in Asia

#1135 in the World

Founded: 1986

22. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Economics

#268 in Asia

#1138 in the World

Founded: 1962

23. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Economics

#270 in Asia

#1148 in the World

Founded: 2005

24. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Economics

#272 in Asia

#1154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

25. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Economics

#275 in Asia

#1157 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

26. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Economics

#287 in Asia

#1207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

27. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Economics

#292 in Asia

#1227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

28. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Economics

#305 in Asia

#1262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

29. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Economics

#322 in Asia

#1308 in the World

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

30. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Economics

#330 in Asia

#1335 in the World

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

31. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Economics

#333 in Asia

#1346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

32. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Economics

#345 in Asia

#1384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

33. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Economics

#351 in Asia

#1401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

34. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Economics

#366 in Asia

#1437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

35. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Economics

#387 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

36. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Economics

#419 in Asia

#1569 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

37. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Economics

#444 in Asia

#1634 in the World

Founded: 1981

38. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Economics

#448 in Asia

#1644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

39. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Economics

#450 in Asia

#1646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

40. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Economics

#458 in Asia

#1662 in the World

Founded: 1956

41. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#467 in Asia

#1679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

42. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Economics

#507 in Asia

#1758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

43. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Economics

#508 in Asia

#1759 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

44. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Economics

#510 in Asia

#1761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

45. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Economics

#511 in Asia

#1762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

46. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Economics

#514 in Asia

#1766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

47. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Economics

#518 in Asia

#1774 in the World

Founded: 1963

48. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Economics

#543 in Asia

#1835 in the World

Founded: 2013

49. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Economics

#544 in Asia

#1840 in the World

Founded: 1960

50. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Economics

#558 in Asia

#1871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

51. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Economics

#560 in Asia

#1876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

52. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Economics

#568 in Asia

#1894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

53. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Economics

#569 in Asia

#1896 in the World

Founded: 1971

54. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#574 in Asia

#1901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

55. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Economics

#578 in Asia

#1909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

56. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Economics

#581 in Asia

#1912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

57. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Economics

#596 in Asia

#1945 in the World

Founded: 1857

58. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Economics

#601 in Asia

#1951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

59. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Economics

#602 in Asia

#1952 in the World

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

60. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Economics

#607 in Asia

#1964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

61. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Economics

#615 in Asia

#1980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

62. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Economics

#654 in Asia

#2058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

63. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Economics

#661 in Asia

#2067 in the World

Founded: 1963

64. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#662 in Asia

#2074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

65. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Economics

#675 in Asia

#2114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

66. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Economics

#697 in Asia

#2162 in the World

Founded: 1993

67. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Economics

#705 in Asia

#2172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

68. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Economics

#707 in Asia

#2174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

69. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Economics

#712 in Asia

#2184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

70. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Economics

#713 in Asia

#2187 in the World

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

71. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Economics

#716 in Asia

#2194 in the World

Founded: 1981

72. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Economics

#717 in Asia

#2195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

73. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Economics

#737 in Asia

#2230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

74. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Economics

#747 in Asia

#2249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

75. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Economics

#753 in Asia

#2262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

76. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Economics

#756 in Asia

#2269 in the World

Founded: 1967

77. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#762 in Asia

#2283 in the World

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

78. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Economics

#769 in Asia

#2293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

79. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Economics

#781 in Asia

#2316 in the World

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

80. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Economics

#783 in Asia

#2319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

81. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Economics

#785 in Asia

#2321 in the World

Founded: 1983

82. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Economics

#790 in Asia

#2332 in the World

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

83. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Economics

#791 in Asia

#2334 in the World

Founded: 1926

84. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Economics

#796 in Asia

#2346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

85. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Economics

#802 in Asia

#2362 in the World

Founded: 1857

86. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Economics

#804 in Asia

#2367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

87. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Economics

#816 in Asia

#2388 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

88. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Economics

#819 in Asia

#2399 in the World

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

89. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Economics

#828 in Asia

#2413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

90. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Economics

#833 in Asia

#2429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

91. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Economics

#842 in Asia

#2452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

92. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Economics

#850 in Asia

#2469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

93. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Economics

#852 in Asia

#2476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

94. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Economics

#856 in Asia

#2482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

95. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Economics

#860 in Asia

#2489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

96. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Economics

#867 in Asia

#2502 in the World

Founded: 1982

97. South Asian University

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#871 in Asia

#2509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2010

98. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Economics

#878 in Asia

#2520 in the World

Founded: 2005

99. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Economics

#886 in Asia

#2547 in the World

100. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Economics

#888 in Asia

#2549 in the World

Founded: 1817

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 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