100 Best universities for Aesthetics in India

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Aesthetics. A graph of 281K citations received by 32.4K academic papers made by 181 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

#73 in Asia

#476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Aesthetics

#75 in Asia

#487 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Aesthetics

#97 in Asia

#594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#106 in Asia

#640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#129 in Asia

#746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

6. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Aesthetics

#152 in Asia

#808 in the World

Founded: 1958

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Aesthetics

#154 in Asia

#813 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Aesthetics

#155 in Asia

#822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

9. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Aesthetics

#156 in Asia

#823 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

10. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Aesthetics

#166 in Asia

#847 in the World

Founded: 1931

11. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Aesthetics

#180 in Asia

#888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

12. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Aesthetics

#193 in Asia

#927 in the World

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

13. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Aesthetics

#212 in Asia

#980 in the World

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

14. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Aesthetics

#216 in Asia

#992 in the World

Founded: 1955

15. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Aesthetics

#232 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

16. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Aesthetics

#271 in Asia

#1141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

17. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Aesthetics

#281 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

18. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Aesthetics

#320 in Asia

#1291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

19. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Aesthetics

#330 in Asia

#1324 in the World

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

20. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Aesthetics

#337 in Asia

#1350 in the World

Founded: 2002

21. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Aesthetics

#340 in Asia

#1356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

22. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Aesthetics

#361 in Asia

#1424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

23. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Aesthetics

#367 in Asia

#1444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

24. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Aesthetics

#369 in Asia

#1450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

25. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Aesthetics

#370 in Asia

#1451 in the World

Founded: 1978

26. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Aesthetics

#376 in Asia

#1464 in the World

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

27. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Aesthetics

#406 in Asia

#1535 in the World

Founded: 1986

28. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#408 in Asia

#1541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

29. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#415 in Asia

#1556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

30. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Aesthetics

#421 in Asia

#1567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

31. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Aesthetics

#422 in Asia

#1577 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

32. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Aesthetics

#431 in Asia

#1592 in the World

Founded: 1921

33. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Aesthetics

#434 in Asia

#1597 in the World

Founded: 1948

34. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Aesthetics

#447 in Asia

#1624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

35. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Aesthetics

#448 in Asia

#1625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

36. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Aesthetics

#460 in Asia

#1651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

37. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Aesthetics

#461 in Asia

#1652 in the World

Founded: 2005

38. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Aesthetics

#462 in Asia

#1653 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

39. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Aesthetics

#478 in Asia

#1689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

40. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Aesthetics

#513 in Asia

#1776 in the World

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

41. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Aesthetics

#514 in Asia

#1780 in the World

Founded: 1857

42. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Aesthetics

#542 in Asia

#1848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

43. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Aesthetics

#564 in Asia

#1898 in the World

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

44. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Aesthetics

#565 in Asia

#1899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

45. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#574 in Asia

#1924 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

46. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Aesthetics

#578 in Asia

#1932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

47. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Aesthetics

#579 in Asia

#1935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

48. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Aesthetics

#597 in Asia

#1973 in the World

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

49. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Aesthetics

#613 in Asia

#2005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

50. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Aesthetics

#614 in Asia

#2007 in the World

Founded: 2013

51. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Aesthetics

#623 in Asia

#2028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

52. Mizoram University

Mizoram | Aizawl

For Aesthetics

#631 in Asia

#2041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2001

53. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Aesthetics

#633 in Asia

#2044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

54. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Aesthetics

#642 in Asia

#2057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

55. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Aesthetics

#647 in Asia

#2063 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

56. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Aesthetics

#652 in Asia

#2072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

57. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Aesthetics

#658 in Asia

#2081 in the World

Founded: 1926

58. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Aesthetics

#687 in Asia

#2152 in the World

Founded: 1976

59. Ambedkar University Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#688 in Asia

#2156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2007

60. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Aesthetics

#689 in Asia

#2157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

61. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Aesthetics

#690 in Asia

#2158 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

62. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Aesthetics

#694 in Asia

#2170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

63. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Aesthetics

#696 in Asia

#2179 in the World

Founded: 1993

64. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gujarat | Chandkheda

For Aesthetics

#698 in Asia

#2189 in the World

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

65. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Aesthetics

#709 in Asia

#2211 in the World

Founded: 1962

66. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Aesthetics

#716 in Asia

#2227 in the World

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

67. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Aesthetics

#717 in Asia

#2228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

68. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Aesthetics

#734 in Asia

#2268 in the World

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

69. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Aesthetics

#736 in Asia

#2274 in the World

Founded: 1965

70. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Aesthetics

#755 in Asia

#2305 in the World

Founded: 1963

71. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Aesthetics

#756 in Asia

#2309 in the World

Founded: 1960

72. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Aesthetics

#769 in Asia

#2342 in the World

Founded: 1956

73. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Aesthetics

#773 in Asia

#2350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

74. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Aesthetics

#774 in Asia

#2351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

75. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Aesthetics

#786 in Asia

#2378 in the World

Founded: 2005

76. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Aesthetics

#806 in Asia

#2411 in the World

Founded: 1963

77. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Aesthetics

#822 in Asia

#2435 in the World

Founded: 1982

78. Tezpur University

For Aesthetics

#835 in Asia

#2465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

79. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Aesthetics

#836 in Asia

#2468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

80. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Aesthetics

#851 in Asia

#2498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

81. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Aesthetics

#859 in Asia

#2515 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

82. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Aesthetics

#868 in Asia

#2536 in the World

Founded: 1948

83. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Aesthetics

#876 in Asia

#2556 in the World

Founded: 1971

84. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Aesthetics

#883 in Asia

#2574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

85. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#886 in Asia

#2577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

86. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Aesthetics

#890 in Asia

#2582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

87. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Aesthetics

#898 in Asia

#2594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

88. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Aesthetics

#902 in Asia

#2605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

89. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Aesthetics

#903 in Asia

#2607 in the World

Founded: 1981

90. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Aesthetics

#904 in Asia

#2611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

91. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Aesthetics

#905 in Asia

#2612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

92. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Aesthetics

#915 in Asia

#2633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

93. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#927 in Asia

#2663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

94. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#943 in Asia

#2691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

95. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Aesthetics

#961 in Asia

#2722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

96. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Aesthetics

#969 in Asia

#2738 in the World

Founded: 1857

97. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Aesthetics

#989 in Asia

#2780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

98. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Aesthetics

#990 in Asia

#2783 in the World

Enrollment: 12,190
Founded: 1984

99. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Aesthetics

#1007 in Asia

#2820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

100. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Aesthetics

#1010 in Asia

#2829 in the World

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

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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