100 Best universities for Anthropology 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 Anthropology. A graph of 538K citations received by 47K academic papers made by 230 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. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Anthropology

#31 in Asia

#423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Anthropology

#36 in Asia

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Anthropology

#94 in Asia

#739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

4. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Anthropology

#101 in Asia

#764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

5. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Anthropology

#119 in Asia

#826 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Anthropology

#122 in Asia

#836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

7. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Anthropology

#129 in Asia

#856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

8. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Anthropology

#131 in Asia

#864 in the World

Founded: 1962

9. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Anthropology

#144 in Asia

#912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

10. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Anthropology

#164 in Asia

#977 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

11. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Anthropology

#172 in Asia

#1020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

12. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Anthropology

#180 in Asia

#1045 in the World

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

13. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Anthropology

#190 in Asia

#1068 in the World

Founded: 1931

14. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Anthropology

#192 in Asia

#1075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

15. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Anthropology

#208 in Asia

#1109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

16. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Anthropology

#209 in Asia

#1113 in the World

Founded: 1958

17. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Anthropology

#210 in Asia

#1115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

18. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Anthropology

#222 in Asia

#1151 in the World

Founded: 1959

19. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Anthropology

#225 in Asia

#1160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

20. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Anthropology

#227 in Asia

#1177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

21. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Anthropology

#229 in Asia

#1181 in the World

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

22. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Anthropology

#234 in Asia

#1190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

23. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Anthropology

#250 in Asia

#1263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

24. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Anthropology

#274 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

25. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Anthropology

#275 in Asia

#1346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

26. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Anthropology

#279 in Asia

#1363 in the World

Founded: 1955

27. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Anthropology

#284 in Asia

#1373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

28. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Anthropology

#289 in Asia

#1389 in the World

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

29. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Anthropology

#306 in Asia

#1438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

30. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Anthropology

#314 in Asia

#1458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

31. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Anthropology

#319 in Asia

#1472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

32. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Anthropology

#326 in Asia

#1489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

33. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Anthropology

#335 in Asia

#1506 in the World

Founded: 1963

34. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Anthropology

#342 in Asia

#1531 in the World

Founded: 2005

35. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Anthropology

#380 in Asia

#1621 in the World

Founded: 1948

36. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Anthropology

#388 in Asia

#1647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

37. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Anthropology

#392 in Asia

#1655 in the World

Founded: 2005

38. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Anthropology

#395 in Asia

#1660 in the World

Founded: 1981

39. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Anthropology

#399 in Asia

#1672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

40. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Anthropology

#426 in Asia

#1746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

41. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Anthropology

#437 in Asia

#1768 in the World

Founded: 1978

42. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Anthropology

#450 in Asia

#1794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

43. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Anthropology

#460 in Asia

#1820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

44. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Anthropology

#465 in Asia

#1837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

45. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Anthropology

#483 in Asia

#1883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

46. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Anthropology

#493 in Asia

#1912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

47. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Anthropology

#502 in Asia

#1931 in the World

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

48. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Anthropology

#503 in Asia

#1935 in the World

Founded: 2013

49. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Anthropology

#505 in Asia

#1940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

50. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Anthropology

#507 in Asia

#1945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

51. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Anthropology

#512 in Asia

#1961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

52. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Anthropology

#535 in Asia

#2008 in the World

Founded: 1983

53. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Anthropology

#549 in Asia

#2049 in the World

54. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Anthropology

#586 in Asia

#2121 in the World

Founded: 1956

55. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Anthropology

#588 in Asia

#2123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

56. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Anthropology

#594 in Asia

#2141 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

57. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Anthropology

#595 in Asia

#2142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

58. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Anthropology

#597 in Asia

#2144 in the World

Founded: 1969

59. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Anthropology

#607 in Asia

#2165 in the World

Founded: 1926

60. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Anthropology

#617 in Asia

#2190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

61. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Anthropology

#624 in Asia

#2209 in the World

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

62. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Anthropology

#626 in Asia

#2217 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

63. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Anthropology

#627 in Asia

#2219 in the World

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

64. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Anthropology

#651 in Asia

#2269 in the World

Founded: 1857

65. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Anthropology

#655 in Asia

#2278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

66. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Anthropology

#656 in Asia

#2279 in the World

Founded: 1981

67. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Anthropology

#672 in Asia

#2310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

68. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Anthropology

#677 in Asia

#2325 in the World

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

69. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Anthropology

#688 in Asia

#2348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

70. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Anthropology

#691 in Asia

#2362 in the World

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

71. University of North Bengal

West Bengal | Siliguri

For Anthropology

#694 in Asia

#2366 in the World

Founded: 1962

72. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Anthropology

#701 in Asia

#2387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

73. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Anthropology

#714 in Asia

#2421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

74. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Anthropology

#727 in Asia

#2455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

75. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Anthropology

#731 in Asia

#2462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

76. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Anthropology

#755 in Asia

#2516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

77. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Anthropology

#765 in Asia

#2538 in the World

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

78. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Anthropology

#785 in Asia

#2598 in the World

Founded: 1971

79. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Anthropology

#788 in Asia

#2610 in the World

Founded: 1918

80. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Anthropology

#789 in Asia

#2612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

81. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Anthropology

#795 in Asia

#2625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

82. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Anthropology

#802 in Asia

#2639 in the World

Founded: 1976

83. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Anthropology

#809 in Asia

#2656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

84. Banasthali University

Rajasthan | Banasthali

For Anthropology

#815 in Asia

#2662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 10,973

85. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Anthropology

#819 in Asia

#2667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

86. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Anthropology

#821 in Asia

#2670 in the World

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

87. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Anthropology

#829 in Asia

#2686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

88. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Anthropology

#833 in Asia

#2692 in the World

Founded: 1954

89. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Anthropology

#834 in Asia

#2693 in the World

Founded: 1948

90. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Anthropology

#852 in Asia

#2754 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

91. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Anthropology

#853 in Asia

#2756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

92. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Anthropology

#855 in Asia

#2760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

93. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Anthropology

#861 in Asia

#2779 in the World

Founded: 1993

94. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Anthropology

#864 in Asia

#2787 in the World

Founded: 1996

95. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Anthropology

#880 in Asia

#2814 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

96. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Anthropology

#882 in Asia

#2821 in the World

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

97. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Anthropology

#889 in Asia

#2844 in the World

Founded: 1921

98. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Anthropology

#907 in Asia

#2888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

99. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Anthropology

#909 in Asia

#2893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

100. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Anthropology

#911 in Asia

#2900 in the World

Founded: 1990

The best cities to study Anthropology in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Pune, Kharagpur, and Manipal.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in India

Broadcast Journalism29

Classics and Ancient History83

Communications and Public Relations124

Criminology and Criminal Justice25

Early Childhood Education2

Education Majors186

Forensic Science111

Gender Studies64

Human Rights Law15

Intellectual Property and Patent Law38

International Law10

International Relations and Diplomacy10

Journalism and Digital Media85

Law Enforcement4

Library and Information science147

Media Studies19

Military science15

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution9

Occupational Safety and Health10

Political Economy14

Political Science485

Public Policy / Administration13

Radio and Television broadcasting20

Special Education7

Sports / Exercise science6

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies218

Urban and Regional planning19