List of 100 best universities in India

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Top 100 universities in India ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 46.3M citations received by 3.34M academic publications made by 876 universities from India, the popularity of 3,918 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

#66 in Asia

#453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

2. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

#76 in Asia

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

3. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

#81 in Asia

#508 in the World

Founded: 1958

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

#83 in Asia

#510 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

#88 in Asia

#528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

6. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

#92 in Asia

#545 in the World

Founded: 1959

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

#98 in Asia

#578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

8. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

#137 in Asia

#732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

9. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

#151 in Asia

#767 in the World

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

10. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

#172 in Asia

#829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

11. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

#186 in Asia

#871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

12. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

#213 in Asia

#943 in the World

Founded: 1948

13. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

#222 in Asia

#976 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

14. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

#233 in Asia

#1002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

15. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

#241 in Asia

#1022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

16. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

#243 in Asia

#1027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

17. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

#246 in Asia

#1038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

18. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

#249 in Asia

#1045 in the World

Founded: 1978

19. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

#312 in Asia

#1211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

20. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

#322 in Asia

#1242 in the World

Founded: 1857

21. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

#323 in Asia

#1243 in the World

Founded: 1931

22. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

#353 in Asia

#1307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

23. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

#356 in Asia

#1313 in the World

Founded: 1955

24. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

#387 in Asia

#1394 in the World

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

25. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

#397 in Asia

#1422 in the World

Founded: 1962

26. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

#427 in Asia

#1499 in the World

Founded: 1857

27. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

#453 in Asia

#1587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

28. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

#462 in Asia

#1611 in the World

Founded: 1921

29. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

#477 in Asia

#1653 in the World

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

30. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

#486 in Asia

#1674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 26,386
Founded: 1887

31. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

#493 in Asia

#1697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

32. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

#495 in Asia

#1705 in the World

Founded: 1918

33. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

#544 in Asia

#1837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

34. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

#558 in Asia

#1880 in the World

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

35. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

#561 in Asia

#1885 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

36. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

#564 in Asia

#1901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

37. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

#583 in Asia

#1952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

38. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

#585 in Asia

#1959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

39. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

#613 in Asia

#2033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

40. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

#620 in Asia

#2044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

41. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

#624 in Asia

#2055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

42. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

#627 in Asia

#2063 in the World

Founded: 1948

43. Cochin University of Science and Technology

#632 in Asia

#2068 in the World

Founded: 1971

44. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

#644 in Asia

#2106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

45. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

#650 in Asia

#2134 in the World

Founded: 1969

46. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

#653 in Asia

#2141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

47. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

#665 in Asia

#2170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

48. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

#673 in Asia

#2188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

49. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

#678 in Asia

#2208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

50. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

#682 in Asia

#2219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

51. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

#684 in Asia

#2230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

52. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

#693 in Asia

#2269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

53. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

#701 in Asia

#2288 in the World

Founded: 1981

54. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

#718 in Asia

#2319 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

55. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

#729 in Asia

#2340 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

56. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

#731 in Asia

#2345 in the World

Founded: 1982

57. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

#732 in Asia

#2350 in the World

Founded: 1926

58. University of Calicut

Kerala | Tenhipalam

#734 in Asia

#2355 in the World

Founded: 1968

59. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

#737 in Asia

#2360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

60. Chaudhary Charan Singh University

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

#744 in Asia

#2383 in the World

Founded: 1965

61. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

#745 in Asia

#2384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

62. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

#750 in Asia

#2395 in the World

Founded: 1962

63. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

#751 in Asia

#2399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

64. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

#777 in Asia

#2464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

65. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

#795 in Asia

#2511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

66. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

#803 in Asia

#2527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

67. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

#804 in Asia

#2533 in the World

Founded: 1963

68. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

#810 in Asia

#2557 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

69. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

#812 in Asia

#2562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

70. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

#814 in Asia

#2569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

71. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

#818 in Asia

#2583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

72. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

#822 in Asia

#2598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

73. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

#830 in Asia

#2616 in the World

Founded: 2005

74. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

#845 in Asia

#2658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

75. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

#850 in Asia

#2673 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

76. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

#851 in Asia

#2678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

77. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

#852 in Asia

#2681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

78. M.J.P. Rohilkhand University

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

#856 in Asia

#2696 in the World

Founded: 1975

79. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

#871 in Asia

#2744 in the World

Founded: 1886

80. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

#883 in Asia

#2775 in the World

Founded: 1990

81. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

#889 in Asia

#2796 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

82. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

#910 in Asia

#2862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

83. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

#917 in Asia

#2876 in the World

Enrollment: 20,945
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1980

84. Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University

Uttar Pradesh | Kalyanpur

#919 in Asia

#2885 in the World

Founded: 1965

85. Gujarat University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

#930 in Asia

#2911 in the World

Founded: 1949

86. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

#938 in Asia

#2932 in the World

Founded: 2000

87. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

#941 in Asia

#2944 in the World

Founded: 1817

88. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

#946 in Asia

#2951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

89. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

#947 in Asia

#2953 in the World

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

90. Dibrugarh University

Assam | Dibrugarh

#962 in Asia

#2992 in the World

Founded: 1965

91. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

#963 in Asia

#2993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

92. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

#967 in Asia

#3000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

93. Visvesvaraya Technological University

Karnataka | Belgaum

#972 in Asia

#3018 in the World

Founded: 1998

94. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

#980 in Asia

#3038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

95. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

#986 in Asia

#3048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

96. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

#996 in Asia

#3071 in the World

Founded: 1965

97. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

#999 in Asia

#3080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

98. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

#1016 in Asia

#3137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

99. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

#1028 in Asia

#3167 in the World

Founded: 1985

100. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

#1035 in Asia

#3179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

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

Average cost of living for students in India is $260 + $25-181 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).