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

#64 in Asia

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

2. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

#74 in Asia

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

3. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

#75 in Asia

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

4. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

#85 in Asia

#514 in the World

Founded: 1958

5. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

#90 in Asia

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

6. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

#94 in Asia

#554 in the World

Founded: 1959

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

#101 in Asia

#588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

8. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

#139 in Asia

#738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

9. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

#153 in Asia

#776 in the World

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

10. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

#176 in Asia

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

11. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

#194 in Asia

#886 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

12. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

#203 in Asia

#908 in the World

Founded: 1948

13. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

#224 in Asia

#989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

14. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

#238 in Asia

#1019 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

15. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

#248 in Asia

#1045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

16. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

#250 in Asia

#1056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

17. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

#254 in Asia

#1062 in the World

Founded: 1978

18. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

#271 in Asia

#1101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

19. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

#308 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Founded: 1857

20. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

#322 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

21. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

#355 in Asia

#1321 in the World

Founded: 1962

22. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

#357 in Asia

#1324 in the World

Founded: 1931

23. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

#359 in Asia

#1326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

24. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

#386 in Asia

#1387 in the World

Founded: 1955

25. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

#395 in Asia

#1405 in the World

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

26. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

#419 in Asia

#1466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

27. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

#456 in Asia

#1591 in the World

Founded: 1857

28. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

#459 in Asia

#1598 in the World

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

29. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

#473 in Asia

#1639 in the World

Founded: 1921

30. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

#501 in Asia

#1733 in the World

Founded: 1918

31. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

#512 in Asia

#1755 in the World

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

32. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

#521 in Asia

#1778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

33. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

#528 in Asia

#1798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

34. Cochin University of Science and Technology

#533 in Asia

#1803 in the World

Founded: 1971

35. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

#549 in Asia

#1859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

36. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

#553 in Asia

#1869 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

37. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

#562 in Asia

#1890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

38. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

#576 in Asia

#1917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

39. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

#577 in Asia

#1918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

40. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

#584 in Asia

#1933 in the World

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

41. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

#606 in Asia

#2001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

42. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

#607 in Asia

#2004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

43. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

#608 in Asia

#2005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

44. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

#618 in Asia

#2021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

45. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

#623 in Asia

#2037 in the World

Founded: 1948

46. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

#657 in Asia

#2144 in the World

Founded: 1926

47. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

#662 in Asia

#2163 in the World

Founded: 1981

48. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

#666 in Asia

#2178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

49. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

#667 in Asia

#2186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

50. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

#681 in Asia

#2221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

51. Chaudhary Charan Singh University

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

#693 in Asia

#2256 in the World

Founded: 1965

52. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

#710 in Asia

#2301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

53. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

#712 in Asia

#2305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

54. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

#714 in Asia

#2308 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

55. University of Calicut

Kerala | Tenhipalam

#719 in Asia

#2320 in the World

Founded: 1968

56. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

#721 in Asia

#2323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

57. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

#732 in Asia

#2349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

58. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

#738 in Asia

#2363 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

59. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

#748 in Asia

#2389 in the World

Founded: 1982

60. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

#761 in Asia

#2420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

61. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

#772 in Asia

#2451 in the World

Founded: 1962

62. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

#774 in Asia

#2456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

63. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

#784 in Asia

#2486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

64. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

#786 in Asia

#2489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

65. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

#793 in Asia

#2509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

66. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

#794 in Asia

#2510 in the World

Founded: 2005

67. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

#801 in Asia

#2538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

68. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

#805 in Asia

#2545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

69. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

#813 in Asia

#2574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

70. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

#819 in Asia

#2585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

71. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

#836 in Asia

#2654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

72. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

#845 in Asia

#2670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

73. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

#846 in Asia

#2671 in the World

Founded: 1990

74. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

#847 in Asia

#2672 in the World

Founded: 1963

75. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

#853 in Asia

#2692 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

76. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

#856 in Asia

#2709 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

77. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

#860 in Asia

#2719 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

78. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

#863 in Asia

#2730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

79. M.J.P. Rohilkhand University

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

#868 in Asia

#2741 in the World

Founded: 1975

80. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

#888 in Asia

#2788 in the World

Founded: 1886

81. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

#890 in Asia

#2794 in the World

Founded: 1976

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

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

#895 in Asia

#2806 in the World

Founded: 2000

83. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

#906 in Asia

#2837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

84. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

#907 in Asia

#2838 in the World

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

85. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

#912 in Asia

#2859 in the World

Founded: 1965

86. Dibrugarh University

Assam | Dibrugarh

#914 in Asia

#2873 in the World

Founded: 1965

87. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

#915 in Asia

#2875 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

88. Gujarat University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

#916 in Asia

#2878 in the World

Founded: 1949

89. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

#933 in Asia

#2924 in the World

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

90. Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University

Uttar Pradesh | Kalyanpur

#936 in Asia

#2933 in the World

Founded: 1965

91. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

#938 in Asia

#2935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

92. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

#953 in Asia

#2973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

93. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

#955 in Asia

#2978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

94. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

#964 in Asia

#3004 in the World

Founded: 1817

95. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

#966 in Asia

#3007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

96. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

#990 in Asia

#3066 in the World

Founded: 1983

97. Visvesvaraya Technological University

Karnataka | Belgaum

#993 in Asia

#3081 in the World

Founded: 1998

98. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

#1003 in Asia

#3102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

99. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

#1005 in Asia

#3105 in the World

Founded: 1969

100. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

#1010 in Asia

#3119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

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

Average cost of living for students in India is $260 + $25-178 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).