100 Best universities for Anthropology 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 Anthropology. A graph of 611K citations received by 49.2K academic papers made by 240 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

#32 in Asia

#424 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

#729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

4. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Anthropology

#99 in Asia

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

5. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Anthropology

#108 in Asia

#778 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

6. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Anthropology

#117 in Asia

#806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Anthropology

#127 in Asia

#839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

8. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Anthropology

#133 in Asia

#857 in the World

Founded: 1962

9. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Anthropology

#141 in Asia

#897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

10. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Anthropology

#166 in Asia

#981 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

11. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Anthropology

#170 in Asia

#999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

12. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Anthropology

#177 in Asia

#1026 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

13. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Anthropology

#180 in Asia

#1033 in the World

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

14. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Anthropology

#203 in Asia

#1096 in the World

Founded: 1931

15. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Anthropology

#205 in Asia

#1102 in the World

Founded: 1958

16. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Anthropology

#208 in Asia

#1106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

17. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Anthropology

#215 in Asia

#1119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

18. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Anthropology

#216 in Asia

#1126 in the World

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

19. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Anthropology

#223 in Asia

#1160 in the World

Founded: 1959

20. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Anthropology

#228 in Asia

#1170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

21. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Anthropology

#233 in Asia

#1184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

22. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Anthropology

#237 in Asia

#1195 in the World

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

23. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Anthropology

#259 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

24. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Anthropology

#273 in Asia

#1328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

25. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Anthropology

#280 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

26. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Anthropology

#287 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

27. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Anthropology

#292 in Asia

#1378 in the World

Founded: 1955

28. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Anthropology

#294 in Asia

#1390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

29. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Anthropology

#314 in Asia

#1440 in the World

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

30. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Anthropology

#319 in Asia

#1453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

31. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Anthropology

#324 in Asia

#1464 in the World

Founded: 1963

32. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Anthropology

#329 in Asia

#1476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

33. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Anthropology

#336 in Asia

#1491 in the World

Founded: 2005

34. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Anthropology

#341 in Asia

#1498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

35. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Anthropology

#379 in Asia

#1608 in the World

Founded: 1948

36. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Anthropology

#391 in Asia

#1637 in the World

Founded: 2005

37. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Anthropology

#394 in Asia

#1642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

38. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Anthropology

#401 in Asia

#1657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

39. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Anthropology

#408 in Asia

#1675 in the World

Founded: 1981

40. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Anthropology

#419 in Asia

#1705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

41. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Anthropology

#433 in Asia

#1733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

42. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Anthropology

#441 in Asia

#1760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

43. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Anthropology

#445 in Asia

#1771 in the World

Founded: 1978

44. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Anthropology

#449 in Asia

#1783 in the World

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

45. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Anthropology

#469 in Asia

#1825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

46. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Anthropology

#479 in Asia

#1849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

47. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Anthropology

#480 in Asia

#1852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

48. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Anthropology

#492 in Asia

#1879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

49. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Anthropology

#504 in Asia

#1918 in the World

Founded: 2013

50. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Anthropology

#510 in Asia

#1937 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

51. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Anthropology

#522 in Asia

#1966 in the World

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

52. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Anthropology

#541 in Asia

#2015 in the World

53. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Anthropology

#551 in Asia

#2033 in the World

Founded: 1983

54. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Anthropology

#570 in Asia

#2072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

55. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Anthropology

#579 in Asia

#2087 in the World

Founded: 1956

56. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Anthropology

#590 in Asia

#2110 in the World

Founded: 1969

57. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Anthropology

#604 in Asia

#2149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

58. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Anthropology

#613 in Asia

#2173 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

59. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Anthropology

#622 in Asia

#2192 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

60. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Anthropology

#628 in Asia

#2200 in the World

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

61. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Anthropology

#635 in Asia

#2208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

62. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Anthropology

#636 in Asia

#2212 in the World

Founded: 1926

63. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Anthropology

#648 in Asia

#2238 in the World

Founded: 1981

64. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Anthropology

#654 in Asia

#2256 in the World

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

65. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Anthropology

#670 in Asia

#2293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

66. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Anthropology

#672 in Asia

#2296 in the World

Founded: 1857

67. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Anthropology

#674 in Asia

#2298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

68. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Anthropology

#678 in Asia

#2303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

69. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Anthropology

#683 in Asia

#2320 in the World

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

70. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Anthropology

#697 in Asia

#2358 in the World

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

71. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Anthropology

#705 in Asia

#2384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

72. University of North Bengal

West Bengal | Siliguri

For Anthropology

#706 in Asia

#2386 in the World

Founded: 1962

73. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Anthropology

#713 in Asia

#2405 in the World

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

74. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Anthropology

#722 in Asia

#2424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

75. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Anthropology

#725 in Asia

#2431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

76. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Anthropology

#750 in Asia

#2481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

77. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Anthropology

#773 in Asia

#2538 in the World

Founded: 1971

78. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Anthropology

#789 in Asia

#2580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

79. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Anthropology

#791 in Asia

#2584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

80. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Anthropology

#794 in Asia

#2593 in the World

Founded: 1993

81. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Anthropology

#799 in Asia

#2617 in the World

Founded: 1976

82. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Anthropology

#808 in Asia

#2631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

83. Banasthali University

Rajasthan | Banasthali

For Anthropology

#809 in Asia

#2632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 10,973

84. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Anthropology

#819 in Asia

#2650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

85. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Anthropology

#822 in Asia

#2658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

86. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Anthropology

#823 in Asia

#2665 in the World

Founded: 1948

87. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Anthropology

#825 in Asia

#2667 in the World

Founded: 1918

88. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Anthropology

#827 in Asia

#2670 in the World

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

89. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Anthropology

#830 in Asia

#2676 in the World

Founded: 1990

90. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Anthropology

#833 in Asia

#2682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

91. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Anthropology

#839 in Asia

#2700 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

92. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Anthropology

#849 in Asia

#2730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

93. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Anthropology

#855 in Asia

#2740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

94. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Anthropology

#858 in Asia

#2745 in the World

Founded: 1954

95. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Anthropology

#862 in Asia

#2749 in the World

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

96. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Anthropology

#871 in Asia

#2774 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

97. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Anthropology

#879 in Asia

#2794 in the World

Founded: 1996

98. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Anthropology

#891 in Asia

#2828 in the World

Founded: 1921

99. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Anthropology

#899 in Asia

#2842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

100. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Anthropology

#900 in Asia

#2844 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in India

Broadcast Journalism34

Classics and Ancient History84

Communications and Public Relations128

Criminology and Criminal Justice25

Early Childhood Education2

Education Majors200

Forensic Science119

Gender Studies68

Human Rights Law15

Intellectual Property and Patent Law39

International Law11

International Relations and Diplomacy10

Journalism and Digital Media93

Law Enforcement5

Library and Information science149

Media Studies19

Military science16

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution9

Occupational Safety and Health11

Political Economy14

Political Science486

Public Policy / Administration13

Radio and Television broadcasting21

Special Education7

Sports / Exercise science6

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies223

Urban and Regional planning21