25 Best universities for International 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 International Economics. A graph of 63K citations received by 6.54K 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

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For International Economics

#51 in Asia

#494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

3. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Haryana | Delhi

For International Economics

#71 in Asia

#629 in the World

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

4. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For International Economics

#87 in Asia

#713 in the World

Founded: 1955

5. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For International Economics

#93 in Asia

#738 in the World

Founded: 1986

6. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For International Economics

#96 in Asia

#752 in the World

Founded: 1931

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For International Economics

#114 in Asia

#840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

8. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For International Economics

#127 in Asia

#879 in the World

Founded: 1958

9. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For International Economics

#139 in Asia

#925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

10. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For International Economics

#149 in Asia

#962 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

11. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For International Economics

#174 in Asia

#1039 in the World

Founded: 1959

12. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For International Economics

#187 in Asia

#1061 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

13. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For International Economics

#216 in Asia

#1137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

14. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For International Economics

#218 in Asia

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

15. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For International Economics

#220 in Asia

#1148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

16. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For International Economics

#224 in Asia

#1153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

17. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For International Economics

#285 in Asia

#1302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

18. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For International Economics

#286 in Asia

#1304 in the World

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

19. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For International Economics

#290 in Asia

#1314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

20. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For International Economics

#319 in Asia

#1394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

21. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For International Economics

#322 in Asia

#1398 in the World

Founded: 1857

22. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For International Economics

#330 in Asia

#1422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

23. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For International Economics

#377 in Asia

#1514 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

#1566 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 Science14

Agricultural Economics71

Development Studies393

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics230

Environmental Economics86

Finance361

International Relations and Diplomacy10

International Trade34

Investment Banking and Stock trading82

Political Economy14