List of 100 best universities in India

Updated: July 18, 2023

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 25.3M citations received by 2.25M academic publications made by 876 universities from India, the popularity of 3,498 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

#61 in Asia

#430 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

#79 in Asia

#487 in the World

Founded: 1958

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

#83 in Asia

#509 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

#88 in Asia

#530 in the World

Founded: 1959

6. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

#90 in Asia

#538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

#92 in Asia

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

8. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

#152 in Asia

#779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

9. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

#180 in Asia

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

10. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

#181 in Asia

#844 in the World

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

11. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

#190 in Asia

#881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

12. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

#204 in Asia

#932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

13. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

#214 in Asia

#955 in the World

Founded: 1948

14. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

#221 in Asia

#965 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

15. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

#239 in Asia

#1023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

16. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

#241 in Asia

#1030 in the World

Founded: 1978

17. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

#250 in Asia

#1048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1993

18. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

#251 in Asia

#1049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1882

19. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

#310 in Asia

#1220 in the World

Founded: 1857

20. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

#322 in Asia

#1242 in the World

Founded: 1931

21. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

#340 in Asia

#1291 in the World

Founded: 1962

22. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

#350 in Asia

#1321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

23. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

#364 in Asia

#1357 in the World

Founded: 1955

24. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

#372 in Asia

#1370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1964

25. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

#401 in Asia

#1454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 16,498
Male:Female: 53:47

26. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

#406 in Asia

#1466 in the World

Founded: 1857

27. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

#435 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

28. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

#458 in Asia

#1633 in the World

Founded: 1921

29. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

#459 in Asia

#1634 in the World

Founded: 1918

30. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

#471 in Asia

#1668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

31. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

#484 in Asia

#1695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

32. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

#501 in Asia

#1744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

33. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

#505 in Asia

#1767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

34. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

#540 in Asia

#1882 in the World

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

35. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

#567 in Asia

#1951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

36. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

#571 in Asia

#1960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1971

37. Cochin University of Science and Technology

#578 in Asia

#1991 in the World

Founded: 1971

38. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

#583 in Asia

#1999 in the World

Founded: 1948

39. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

#586 in Asia

#2004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

40. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

#589 in Asia

#2025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1961

41. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

#591 in Asia

#2035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

42. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

#613 in Asia

#2086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

43. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

#624 in Asia

#2128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

44. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

#625 in Asia

#2129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1937

45. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

#628 in Asia

#2135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

46. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

#629 in Asia

#2138 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

47. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

#630 in Asia

#2139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 2005

48. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

#636 in Asia

#2166 in the World

Founded: 1926

49. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

#643 in Asia

#2191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1985

50. University of Calicut

Kerala | Tenhipalam

#657 in Asia

#2222 in the World

Founded: 1968

51. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

#659 in Asia

#2229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

52. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

#664 in Asia

#2240 in the World

Founded: 1969

53. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

#680 in Asia

#2287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

54. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

#684 in Asia

#2293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1962

55. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

#686 in Asia

#2296 in the World

Founded: 1982

56. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

#692 in Asia

#2307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

57. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

#698 in Asia

#2327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

58. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

#705 in Asia

#2347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1956

59. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

#709 in Asia

#2358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

60. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

#721 in Asia

#2387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

61. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

#726 in Asia

#2399 in the World

Founded: 1981

62. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

#732 in Asia

#2406 in the World

Founded: 1962

63. Chaudhary Charan Singh University

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

#736 in Asia

#2417 in the World

Founded: 1965

64. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

#738 in Asia

#2422 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

65. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

#743 in Asia

#2433 in the World

Founded: 2005

66. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

#755 in Asia

#2459 in the World

Founded: 1886

67. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

#767 in Asia

#2489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1998

68. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

#796 in Asia

#2586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

69. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

#808 in Asia

#2620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

70. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

#815 in Asia

#2640 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

71. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

#817 in Asia

#2644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

72. Gujarat University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

#822 in Asia

#2656 in the World

Founded: 1949

73. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

#826 in Asia

#2667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1921

74. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

#827 in Asia

#2671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

75. M.J.P. Rohilkhand University

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

#831 in Asia

#2679 in the World

Founded: 1975

76. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

#832 in Asia

#2680 in the World

Founded: 1963

77. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

#838 in Asia

#2690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

78. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

#849 in Asia

#2722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

79. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

#862 in Asia

#2767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

80. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

#873 in Asia

#2794 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

81. Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University

Uttar Pradesh | Kalyanpur

#875 in Asia

#2800 in the World

Founded: 1965

82. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

#886 in Asia

#2833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1973

83. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

#896 in Asia

#2860 in the World

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

84. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

#903 in Asia

#2869 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

85. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

#920 in Asia

#2915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

86. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

#922 in Asia

#2917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

87. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

#930 in Asia

#2934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1961

88. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

#937 in Asia

#2946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

89. Dibrugarh University

Assam | Dibrugarh

#946 in Asia

#2966 in the World

Founded: 1965

90. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

#950 in Asia

#2972 in the World

Founded: 1965

91. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

#951 in Asia

#2974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 2,056
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1998

92. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

#960 in Asia

#2990 in the World

Founded: 1985

93. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

#962 in Asia

#2993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1961

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

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

#965 in Asia

#3002 in the World

Founded: 2000

95. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

#984 in Asia

#3059 in the World

Founded: 1990

96. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

#1002 in Asia

#3111 in the World

Founded: 1976

97. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

#1004 in Asia

#3114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1946

98. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

#1006 in Asia

#3117 in the World

Founded: 1960

99. Punjab Technical University

Punjab | Kapurthala

#1015 in Asia

#3157 in the World

Founded: 1997

100. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

#1031 in Asia

#3198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1984

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 $254 + $26-186 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).