32 Best universities for International Trade 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 International Trade. A graph of 60.2K citations received by 7.77K academic papers made by 32 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. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For International Trade

#31 in Asia

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

2. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For International Trade

#34 in Asia

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

3. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Haryana | Delhi

For International Trade

#86 in Asia

#682 in the World

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

4. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For International Trade

#104 in Asia

#736 in the World

Founded: 1955

5. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For International Trade

#138 in Asia

#879 in the World

Founded: 1931

6. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For International Trade

#151 in Asia

#926 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

7. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For International Trade

#160 in Asia

#957 in the World

Founded: 1958

8. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For International Trade

#173 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Founded: 1986

9. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For International Trade

#184 in Asia

#1036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

10. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For International Trade

#191 in Asia

#1056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

11. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For International Trade

#198 in Asia

#1070 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

12. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For International Trade

#241 in Asia

#1172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

13. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For International Trade

#250 in Asia

#1195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

14. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For International Trade

#279 in Asia

#1277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

15. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For International Trade

#344 in Asia

#1443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

16. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For International Trade

#347 in Asia

#1464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

17. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For International Trade

#349 in Asia

#1466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

18. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For International Trade

#350 in Asia

#1467 in the World

Founded: 1959

19. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For International Trade

#367 in Asia

#1504 in the World

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

20. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For International Trade

#380 in Asia

#1541 in the World

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

21. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For International Trade

#388 in Asia

#1557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

22. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For International Trade

#389 in Asia

#1558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

23. South Asian University

Haryana | Delhi

For International Trade

#400 in Asia

#1577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2010

24. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For International Trade

#425 in Asia

#1634 in the World

Founded: 1976

25. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For International Trade

#429 in Asia

#1645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

26. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For International Trade

#444 in Asia

#1678 in the World

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

27. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For International Trade

#449 in Asia

#1687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

28. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For International Trade

#456 in Asia

#1695 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

29. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For International Trade

#468 in Asia

#1711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

30. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For International Trade

#477 in Asia

#1724 in the World

Founded: 2005

31. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For International Trade

#490 in Asia

#1746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

32. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For International Trade

#528 in Asia

#1798 in the World

Founded: 1981

The best cities to study International Trade in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Kolkata, Pune, and Mumbai.

Economics subfields in India

Actuarial Science12

Agricultural Economics65

Development Studies385

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics223

Environmental Economics82

International Economics25

International Relations and Diplomacy10

Investment Banking and Stock trading78

Political Economy14