100 Best universities for Aesthetics in India

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Aesthetics. A graph of 179K citations received by 26.1K academic papers made by 139 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. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Aesthetics

#71 in Asia

#472 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#78 in Asia

#509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#93 in Asia

#582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Aesthetics

#98 in Asia

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

5. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#122 in Asia

#712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

6. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Aesthetics

#127 in Asia

#741 in the World

Founded: 1959

7. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Aesthetics

#136 in Asia

#771 in the World

Founded: 1931

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Aesthetics

#143 in Asia

#788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

9. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Aesthetics

#144 in Asia

#789 in the World

Founded: 1958

10. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Aesthetics

#168 in Asia

#860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

11. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Aesthetics

#185 in Asia

#929 in the World

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

12. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Aesthetics

#202 in Asia

#980 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Aesthetics

#209 in Asia

#998 in the World

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

14. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Aesthetics

#213 in Asia

#1007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

15. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Aesthetics

#218 in Asia

#1020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

16. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Aesthetics

#246 in Asia

#1098 in the World

Founded: 2002

17. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Aesthetics

#267 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

18. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Aesthetics

#294 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

19. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Aesthetics

#314 in Asia

#1317 in the World

Founded: 1986

20. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Aesthetics

#321 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

21. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Aesthetics

#340 in Asia

#1384 in the World

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

22. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Aesthetics

#368 in Asia

#1449 in the World

Founded: 1978

23. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Aesthetics

#383 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

24. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Aesthetics

#389 in Asia

#1505 in the World

Founded: 1921

25. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Aesthetics

#402 in Asia

#1533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

26. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Aesthetics

#403 in Asia

#1534 in the World

Founded: 1948

27. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Aesthetics

#407 in Asia

#1546 in the World

Founded: 2005

28. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Aesthetics

#418 in Asia

#1584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

29. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Aesthetics

#419 in Asia

#1585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

30. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Aesthetics

#437 in Asia

#1620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

31. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#446 in Asia

#1645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

32. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Aesthetics

#448 in Asia

#1651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

33. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Aesthetics

#451 in Asia

#1655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

34. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Aesthetics

#452 in Asia

#1659 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

35. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Aesthetics

#460 in Asia

#1680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

36. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Aesthetics

#484 in Asia

#1745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

37. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Aesthetics

#491 in Asia

#1760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

38. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#495 in Asia

#1767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

39. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Aesthetics

#496 in Asia

#1769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1961

40. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Aesthetics

#511 in Asia

#1814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

41. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Aesthetics

#515 in Asia

#1822 in the World

Founded: 1857

42. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Aesthetics

#539 in Asia

#1877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

43. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Aesthetics

#542 in Asia

#1888 in the World

Founded: 2013

44. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Aesthetics

#545 in Asia

#1893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

45. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#552 in Asia

#1913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

46. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Aesthetics

#557 in Asia

#1923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

47. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Aesthetics

#560 in Asia

#1932 in the World

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

48. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gujarat | Chandkheda

For Aesthetics

#572 in Asia

#1960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,765
Male:Female: 74:26
Founded: 2008

49. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Aesthetics

#576 in Asia

#1968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

50. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Aesthetics

#588 in Asia

#1997 in the World

Founded: 1965

51. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Aesthetics

#590 in Asia

#2002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

52. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Aesthetics

#600 in Asia

#2022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

53. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Aesthetics

#608 in Asia

#2034 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

54. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Aesthetics

#612 in Asia

#2042 in the World

Founded: 1960

55. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Aesthetics

#623 in Asia

#2062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 1,915
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 2009

56. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Aesthetics

#630 in Asia

#2076 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

57. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Aesthetics

#647 in Asia

#2117 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

58. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Aesthetics

#663 in Asia

#2142 in the World

Founded: 1926

59. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Aesthetics

#671 in Asia

#2156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

60. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Aesthetics

#673 in Asia

#2165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

61. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Aesthetics

#677 in Asia

#2176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

62. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Aesthetics

#690 in Asia

#2199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

63. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Aesthetics

#699 in Asia

#2215 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

64. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Aesthetics

#710 in Asia

#2244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

65. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Aesthetics

#719 in Asia

#2261 in the World

Founded: 1982

66. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Aesthetics

#722 in Asia

#2270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

67. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Aesthetics

#729 in Asia

#2277 in the World

Founded: 1963

68. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Aesthetics

#736 in Asia

#2288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

69. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Aesthetics

#749 in Asia

#2313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

70. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Aesthetics

#753 in Asia

#2318 in the World

Founded: 1962

71. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Aesthetics

#764 in Asia

#2335 in the World

Founded: 1976

72. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Aesthetics

#765 in Asia

#2337 in the World

Founded: 1956

73. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Aesthetics

#815 in Asia

#2447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

74. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Aesthetics

#829 in Asia

#2483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

75. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Aesthetics

#838 in Asia

#2501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

76. Tezpur University

For Aesthetics

#845 in Asia

#2518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

77. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#850 in Asia

#2528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

78. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Aesthetics

#857 in Asia

#2543 in the World

Founded: 1981

79. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Aesthetics

#859 in Asia

#2548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

80. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Aesthetics

#869 in Asia

#2562 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

81. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Aesthetics

#876 in Asia

#2577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

82. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Aesthetics

#877 in Asia

#2578 in the World

Founded: 1963

83. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Aesthetics

#889 in Asia

#2601 in the World

Founded: 1948

84. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Aesthetics

#890 in Asia

#2602 in the World

Founded: 1971

85. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Aesthetics

#897 in Asia

#2614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

86. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Aesthetics

#925 in Asia

#2674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

87. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#927 in Asia

#2683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

88. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Aesthetics

#933 in Asia

#2693 in the World

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

89. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Aesthetics

#939 in Asia

#2707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

90. Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Aesthetics

#946 in Asia

#2720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1964

91. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Aesthetics

#950 in Asia

#2725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

92. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Aesthetics

#954 in Asia

#2737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

93. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Aesthetics

#957 in Asia

#2742 in the World

Founded: 1967

94. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Aesthetics

#961 in Asia

#2750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

95. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Aesthetics

#965 in Asia

#2758 in the World

Founded: 1817

96. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Aesthetics

#967 in Asia

#2760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

97. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#968 in Asia

#2763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

98. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Aesthetics

#1009 in Asia

#2844 in the World

Founded: 1886

99. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Aesthetics

#1018 in Asia

#2863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

100. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Aesthetics

#1021 in Asia

#2873 in the World

Founded: 1857

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

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