25 Best universities for International Economics 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 Economics. A graph of 56.6K citations received by 6.38K academic papers made by 25 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 International Economics

#22 in Asia

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For International Economics

#48 in Asia

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

3. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Haryana | Delhi

For International Economics

#72 in Asia

#631 in the World

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

4. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For International Economics

#87 in Asia

#715 in the World

Founded: 1955

5. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For International Economics

#88 in Asia

#726 in the World

Founded: 1986

6. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For International Economics

#90 in Asia

#733 in the World

Founded: 1931

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For International Economics

#112 in Asia

#847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

8. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For International Economics

#124 in Asia

#869 in the World

Founded: 1958

9. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For International Economics

#132 in Asia

#903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

10. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For International Economics

#158 in Asia

#987 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

11. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For International Economics

#172 in Asia

#1032 in the World

Founded: 1959

12. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For International Economics

#174 in Asia

#1036 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

13. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For International Economics

#208 in Asia

#1123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

14. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For International Economics

#218 in Asia

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

15. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For International Economics

#228 in Asia

#1172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

16. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For International Economics

#229 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

17. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For International Economics

#283 in Asia

#1300 in the World

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

18. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For International Economics

#294 in Asia

#1335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

19. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For International Economics

#299 in Asia

#1349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

20. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For International Economics

#315 in Asia

#1386 in the World

Founded: 1857

21. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For International Economics

#316 in Asia

#1388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

22. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For International Economics

#323 in Asia

#1409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

23. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For International Economics

#374 in Asia

#1504 in the World

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

24. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For International Economics

#396 in Asia

#1547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

25. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For International Economics

#406 in Asia

#1562 in the World

Founded: 1981

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

Economics subfields in India

Actuarial Science12

Agricultural Economics65

Development Studies385

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics223

Environmental Economics82

Finance359

International Relations and Diplomacy10

International Trade32

Investment Banking and Stock trading78

Political Economy14