100 Best universities for Aesthetics in India

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Aesthetics. A graph of 314K citations received by 34.1K academic papers made by 187 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. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#72 in Asia

#471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Aesthetics

#75 in Asia

#484 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Aesthetics

#99 in Asia

#599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#104 in Asia

#626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#131 in Asia

#745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

6. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Aesthetics

#148 in Asia

#793 in the World

Founded: 1958

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Aesthetics

#150 in Asia

#798 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Aesthetics

#154 in Asia

#810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

9. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Aesthetics

#157 in Asia

#821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

10. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Aesthetics

#173 in Asia

#864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

11. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Aesthetics

#177 in Asia

#873 in the World

Founded: 1931

12. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Aesthetics

#188 in Asia

#905 in the World

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

13. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Aesthetics

#208 in Asia

#961 in the World

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

14. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Aesthetics

#224 in Asia

#999 in the World

Founded: 1955

15. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Aesthetics

#236 in Asia

#1032 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

16. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Aesthetics

#262 in Asia

#1112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

17. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Aesthetics

#277 in Asia

#1147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

18. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Aesthetics

#305 in Asia

#1229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

19. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Aesthetics

#330 in Asia

#1312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

20. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Aesthetics

#345 in Asia

#1366 in the World

Founded: 2002

21. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Aesthetics

#348 in Asia

#1369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

22. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Aesthetics

#350 in Asia

#1381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

23. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Aesthetics

#361 in Asia

#1420 in the World

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

24. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Aesthetics

#366 in Asia

#1432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

25. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Aesthetics

#369 in Asia

#1438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 16,358
Founded: 1882

26. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Aesthetics

#384 in Asia

#1467 in the World

Founded: 1978

27. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#399 in Asia

#1503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

28. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#403 in Asia

#1510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

29. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Aesthetics

#412 in Asia

#1529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1964

30. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Aesthetics

#421 in Asia

#1549 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

31. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Aesthetics

#427 in Asia

#1576 in the World

Founded: 2005

32. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Aesthetics

#428 in Asia

#1578 in the World

Founded: 1986

33. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Aesthetics

#429 in Asia

#1579 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

34. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Aesthetics

#440 in Asia

#1601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

35. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Aesthetics

#442 in Asia

#1607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

36. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Aesthetics

#443 in Asia

#1608 in the World

Founded: 1948

37. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Aesthetics

#447 in Asia

#1618 in the World

Founded: 1921

38. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Aesthetics

#475 in Asia

#1673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

39. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Aesthetics

#481 in Asia

#1690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

40. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Aesthetics

#529 in Asia

#1812 in the World

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

41. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Aesthetics

#531 in Asia

#1815 in the World

Founded: 1857

42. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Aesthetics

#547 in Asia

#1855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

43. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Aesthetics

#555 in Asia

#1866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

44. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Aesthetics

#569 in Asia

#1891 in the World

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

45. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Aesthetics

#576 in Asia

#1905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

46. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Aesthetics

#577 in Asia

#1906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

47. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Aesthetics

#580 in Asia

#1912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

48. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#599 in Asia

#1953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

49. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Aesthetics

#605 in Asia

#1977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

50. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Aesthetics

#611 in Asia

#1983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

51. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Aesthetics

#615 in Asia

#1990 in the World

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

52. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Aesthetics

#617 in Asia

#1998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2004

53. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Aesthetics

#620 in Asia

#2001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

54. Mizoram University

Mizoram | Aizawl

For Aesthetics

#630 in Asia

#2020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2001

55. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Aesthetics

#638 in Asia

#2031 in the World

Founded: 2013

56. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Aesthetics

#661 in Asia

#2082 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

57. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Aesthetics

#679 in Asia

#2113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

58. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Aesthetics

#682 in Asia

#2121 in the World

Founded: 1993

59. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Aesthetics

#685 in Asia

#2129 in the World

Founded: 1926

60. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gujarat | Chandkheda

For Aesthetics

#687 in Asia

#2131 in the World

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

61. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Aesthetics

#694 in Asia

#2159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

62. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Aesthetics

#695 in Asia

#2161 in the World

Founded: 1976

63. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Aesthetics

#697 in Asia

#2165 in the World

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

64. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Aesthetics

#700 in Asia

#2169 in the World

Founded: 2005

65. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Aesthetics

#705 in Asia

#2178 in the World

Founded: 1962

66. Ambedkar University Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#706 in Asia

#2179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 4,543
Founded: 2007

67. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Aesthetics

#722 in Asia

#2206 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

68. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Aesthetics

#723 in Asia

#2210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,539
Founded: 2008

69. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Aesthetics

#734 in Asia

#2247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

70. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Aesthetics

#738 in Asia

#2252 in the World

Founded: 1963

71. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Aesthetics

#741 in Asia

#2261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

72. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Aesthetics

#757 in Asia

#2293 in the World

Founded: 1960

73. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Aesthetics

#776 in Asia

#2334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

74. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Aesthetics

#798 in Asia

#2384 in the World

Founded: 1963

75. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Aesthetics

#803 in Asia

#2394 in the World

Founded: 1965

76. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Aesthetics

#809 in Asia

#2400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

77. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Aesthetics

#826 in Asia

#2442 in the World

Founded: 1982

78. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Aesthetics

#830 in Asia

#2448 in the World

Founded: 1956

79. Tezpur University

For Aesthetics

#836 in Asia

#2460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

80. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Aesthetics

#855 in Asia

#2494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

81. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Aesthetics

#862 in Asia

#2509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

82. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#865 in Asia

#2515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

83. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Aesthetics

#879 in Asia

#2546 in the World

Founded: 1948

84. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Aesthetics

#880 in Asia

#2547 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

85. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Aesthetics

#882 in Asia

#2549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

86. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Aesthetics

#887 in Asia

#2561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

87. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Aesthetics

#890 in Asia

#2567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

88. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Aesthetics

#894 in Asia

#2576 in the World

Founded: 1971

89. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Aesthetics

#895 in Asia

#2579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

90. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Aesthetics

#907 in Asia

#2610 in the World

Founded: 1981

91. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Aesthetics

#909 in Asia

#2615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

92. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#929 in Asia

#2656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

93. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#931 in Asia

#2659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

94. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Aesthetics

#932 in Asia

#2661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

95. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#943 in Asia

#2685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

96. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Aesthetics

#964 in Asia

#2724 in the World

Founded: 1857

97. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Aesthetics

#973 in Asia

#2742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

98. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Aesthetics

#1006 in Asia

#2805 in the World

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

99. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Aesthetics

#1013 in Asia

#2818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

100. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Aesthetics

#1016 in Asia

#2825 in the World

Enrollment: 12,190
Founded: 1984

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

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