100 Best universities for Economics in India

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Economics. A graph of 25.3M citations received by 2.25M academic papers made by 409 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

#54 in Asia

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Economics

#69 in Asia

#476 in the World

Founded: 1931

3. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Economics

#87 in Asia

#538 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Economics

#93 in Asia

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

5. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#95 in Asia

#572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

6. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#108 in Asia

#636 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

7. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#120 in Asia

#702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

8. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Economics

#126 in Asia

#714 in the World

Founded: 1958

9. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Economics

#139 in Asia

#750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

10. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Economics

#143 in Asia

#767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

11. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Economics

#152 in Asia

#800 in the World

Founded: 1955

12. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Economics

#154 in Asia

#807 in the World

Founded: 1959

13. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Economics

#192 in Asia

#936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

14. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Economics

#199 in Asia

#963 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

15. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Economics

#221 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Founded: 1986

16. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#223 in Asia

#1034 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

17. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Economics

#231 in Asia

#1057 in the World

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

18. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Economics

#241 in Asia

#1073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

19. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Economics

#260 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Founded: 1962

20. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Economics

#270 in Asia

#1173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

21. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Economics

#275 in Asia

#1200 in the World

Founded: 1978

22. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Economics

#279 in Asia

#1206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

23. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Economics

#288 in Asia

#1228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1993

24. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Economics

#290 in Asia

#1235 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

25. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Economics

#300 in Asia

#1260 in the World

Founded: 2005

26. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Economics

#316 in Asia

#1314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

27. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Economics

#320 in Asia

#1329 in the World

Founded: 1948

28. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Economics

#321 in Asia

#1330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1882

29. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Economics

#322 in Asia

#1333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1964

30. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Economics

#330 in Asia

#1349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 16,498
Male:Female: 53:47

31. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Economics

#331 in Asia

#1355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1961

32. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Economics

#355 in Asia

#1405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1985

33. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Economics

#371 in Asia

#1441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

34. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Economics

#395 in Asia

#1502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

35. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Economics

#417 in Asia

#1577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

36. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Economics

#421 in Asia

#1593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

37. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Economics

#422 in Asia

#1598 in the World

Founded: 1956

38. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Economics

#434 in Asia

#1618 in the World

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

39. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Economics

#436 in Asia

#1623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

40. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Economics

#474 in Asia

#1700 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

41. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Economics

#501 in Asia

#1749 in the World

Founded: 1981

42. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Economics

#513 in Asia

#1767 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

43. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Economics

#515 in Asia

#1769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

44. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#522 in Asia

#1786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

45. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Economics

#523 in Asia

#1789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

46. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#533 in Asia

#1812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

47. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Economics

#538 in Asia

#1826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1962

48. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Economics

#546 in Asia

#1843 in the World

Founded: 1963

49. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Economics

#560 in Asia

#1871 in the World

Founded: 1971

50. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Economics

#575 in Asia

#1903 in the World

Founded: 1857

51. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Economics

#576 in Asia

#1908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

52. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Economics

#584 in Asia

#1930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

53. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Economics

#586 in Asia

#1934 in the World

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

54. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Economics

#596 in Asia

#1956 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

55. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Economics

#609 in Asia

#1988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

56. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Economics

#617 in Asia

#2006 in the World

Founded: 1963

57. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Economics

#624 in Asia

#2019 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

58. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Economics

#642 in Asia

#2053 in the World

Founded: 1960

59. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Economics

#648 in Asia

#2060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2003

60. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Economics

#662 in Asia

#2103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 2005

61. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#671 in Asia

#2116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1998

62. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Economics

#673 in Asia

#2123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1961

63. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Economics

#674 in Asia

#2126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

64. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Economics

#702 in Asia

#2176 in the World

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

65. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Haryana | Delhi

For Economics

#709 in Asia

#2192 in the World

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

66. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Economics

#710 in Asia

#2195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

67. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Economics

#711 in Asia

#2196 in the World

Founded: 2013

68. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Economics

#712 in Asia

#2198 in the World

Founded: 1981

69. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Economics

#721 in Asia

#2213 in the World

Founded: 1982

70. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Economics

#724 in Asia

#2216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

71. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Economics

#738 in Asia

#2253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

72. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Economics

#740 in Asia

#2256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

73. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Economics

#742 in Asia

#2258 in the World

Founded: 1967

74. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Economics

#744 in Asia

#2265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1961

75. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Economics

#748 in Asia

#2272 in the World

Founded: 1983

76. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Economics

#750 in Asia

#2274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

77. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Economics

#764 in Asia

#2301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

78. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Economics

#772 in Asia

#2314 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

79. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Economics

#775 in Asia

#2321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

80. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Economics

#778 in Asia

#2327 in the World

Founded: 1857

81. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Economics

#783 in Asia

#2333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1921

82. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Economics

#799 in Asia

#2378 in the World

Founded: 1993

83. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Economics

#803 in Asia

#2385 in the World

Founded: 1926

84. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Economics

#811 in Asia

#2417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

85. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Economics

#812 in Asia

#2419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

86. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Economics

#813 in Asia

#2420 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

87. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Economics

#817 in Asia

#2433 in the World

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

88. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Economics

#821 in Asia

#2443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

89. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Economics

#825 in Asia

#2448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

90. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Economics

#835 in Asia

#2474 in the World

Founded: 1921

91. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Economics

#838 in Asia

#2479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

92. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Economics

#849 in Asia

#2508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

93. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Economics

#857 in Asia

#2520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1973

94. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Economics

#872 in Asia

#2545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1937

95. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Economics

#873 in Asia

#2550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

96. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Economics

#888 in Asia

#2579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

97. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Economics

#889 in Asia

#2580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1971

98. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Economics

#890 in Asia

#2582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1984

99. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Economics

#909 in Asia

#2627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%

100. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Economics

#918 in Asia

#2641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

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

Economics subfields in India

Actuarial Science5

Agricultural Economics46

Development Studies311

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics166

Environmental Economics50

International Economics15

International Relations and Diplomacy7

International Trade20

Investment Banking and Stock trading56

Political Economy9