5 Best Universities in Varanasi [2023 Rankings]

Top 5 universities in Varanasi ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 650K citations received by 45.5K academic publications made by 5 universities from Varanasi, the popularity of 105 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Banaras Hindu University

#2 in Uttar Pradesh

#10 in India

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

2. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

#6 in Uttar Pradesh

#53 in India

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

3. Mahatma Gandhi Kashi University

#30 in Uttar Pradesh

#256 in India

4. Central University of Tibetan Studies

#47 in Uttar Pradesh

#499 in India

Founded: 1967

5. Sampurnanand Sanskrit University

#50 in Uttar Pradesh

#538 in India

Universities near Varanasi

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
66	Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University	167	Jaunpur
102	Nehru Gram Bharati University	845	Allahabad
117	University of Allahabad	30	Allahabad
117	Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad	87	Allahabad
117	Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences	246	Allahabad
118	Allahabad State University	580	Allahabad
118	Indian Institute of Information Technology, Lucknow	741	Allahabad
125	Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad	186	Allahabad
128	Jananayak Chandrashekhar University	599	Ballia
164	Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University	131	Gorakhpur