100 Best universities for Archaeology 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 Archaeology. A graph of 4.84M citations received by 338K academic papers made by 466 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 Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Archaeology

#78 in Asia

#419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

2. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#88 in Asia

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

3. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#93 in Asia

#463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Archaeology

#100 in Asia

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Archaeology

#112 in Asia

#529 in the World

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

6. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Archaeology

#115 in Asia

#540 in the World

Founded: 1959

7. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Archaeology

#116 in Asia

#552 in the World

Founded: 1958

8. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Archaeology

#126 in Asia

#584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

9. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Archaeology

#133 in Asia

#619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

10. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#137 in Asia

#631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

11. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#162 in Asia

#695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

12. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#187 in Asia

#782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

13. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Archaeology

#198 in Asia

#822 in the World

Founded: 1955

14. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Archaeology

#204 in Asia

#847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

15. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Archaeology

#215 in Asia

#876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

16. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Archaeology

#224 in Asia

#892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

17. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Archaeology

#232 in Asia

#915 in the World

Founded: 1978

18. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Archaeology

#238 in Asia

#927 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

19. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Archaeology

#245 in Asia

#943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

20. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Archaeology

#254 in Asia

#964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

21. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Archaeology

#258 in Asia

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

22. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#277 in Asia

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

23. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Archaeology

#280 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

24. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Archaeology

#281 in Asia

#1041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

25. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Archaeology

#288 in Asia

#1063 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

26. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Archaeology

#289 in Asia

#1064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

27. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Archaeology

#312 in Asia

#1112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

28. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Archaeology

#317 in Asia

#1128 in the World

Founded: 1962

29. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Archaeology

#320 in Asia

#1135 in the World

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

30. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Archaeology

#328 in Asia

#1155 in the World

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

31. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Archaeology

#336 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Founded: 1931

32. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Archaeology

#348 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

33. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Archaeology

#354 in Asia

#1213 in the World

Founded: 1948

34. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Archaeology

#383 in Asia

#1268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

35. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Archaeology

#389 in Asia

#1278 in the World

Founded: 2005

36. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Archaeology

#390 in Asia

#1279 in the World

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

37. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Archaeology

#410 in Asia

#1337 in the World

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

38. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Archaeology

#411 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

39. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Archaeology

#412 in Asia

#1344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

40. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Archaeology

#421 in Asia

#1367 in the World

Founded: 1970

41. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Archaeology

#434 in Asia

#1398 in the World

Founded: 1963

42. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Archaeology

#461 in Asia

#1484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

43. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Archaeology

#474 in Asia

#1506 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

44. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Archaeology

#475 in Asia

#1509 in the World

Founded: 2005

45. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Archaeology

#485 in Asia

#1540 in the World

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

46. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Archaeology

#488 in Asia

#1550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

47. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Archaeology

#494 in Asia

#1569 in the World

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

48. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#501 in Asia

#1584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

49. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Archaeology

#503 in Asia

#1592 in the World

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

50. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Archaeology

#506 in Asia

#1597 in the World

Founded: 1963

51. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Archaeology

#518 in Asia

#1620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

52. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Archaeology

#519 in Asia

#1621 in the World

Founded: 1960

53. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Archaeology

#542 in Asia

#1661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

54. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Archaeology

#547 in Asia

#1671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

55. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Archaeology

#548 in Asia

#1672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

56. Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Archaeology

#567 in Asia

#1705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

57. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Archaeology

#586 in Asia

#1745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

58. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Archaeology

#589 in Asia

#1758 in the World

Founded: 1993

59. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Archaeology

#591 in Asia

#1760 in the World

60. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Archaeology

#592 in Asia

#1761 in the World

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

61. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Archaeology

#593 in Asia

#1763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

62. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Archaeology

#596 in Asia

#1769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

63. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Archaeology

#598 in Asia

#1771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

64. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Archaeology

#601 in Asia

#1776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

65. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Archaeology

#606 in Asia

#1789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

66. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Archaeology

#617 in Asia

#1816 in the World

Founded: 1971

67. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Archaeology

#620 in Asia

#1821 in the World

Founded: 1967

68. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Archaeology

#622 in Asia

#1824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

69. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Archaeology

#625 in Asia

#1832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

70. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Archaeology

#633 in Asia

#1854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

71. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Archaeology

#634 in Asia

#1861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

72. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Archaeology

#638 in Asia

#1865 in the World

Founded: 1857

73. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Archaeology

#641 in Asia

#1870 in the World

Founded: 1926

74. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Archaeology

#642 in Asia

#1871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

75. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Archaeology

#652 in Asia

#1895 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

76. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Archaeology

#654 in Asia

#1899 in the World

Founded: 1981

77. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Archaeology

#658 in Asia

#1907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

78. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Archaeology

#659 in Asia

#1909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

79. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Archaeology

#677 in Asia

#1944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

80. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Archaeology

#679 in Asia

#1948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

81. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Archaeology

#687 in Asia

#1961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

82. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#690 in Asia

#1968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

83. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Archaeology

#704 in Asia

#1998 in the World

Founded: 1923

84. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Archaeology

#705 in Asia

#2000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

85. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Archaeology

#708 in Asia

#2009 in the World

Founded: 1986

86. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Archaeology

#713 in Asia

#2016 in the World

Founded: 1960

87. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Archaeology

#723 in Asia

#2042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

88. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Archaeology

#733 in Asia

#2060 in the World

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

89. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Archaeology

#744 in Asia

#2080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 2,056
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1998

90. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Archaeology

#751 in Asia

#2091 in the World

Founded: 1817

91. Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Archaeology

#754 in Asia

#2095 in the World

Founded: 1982

92. Tezpur University

For Archaeology

#775 in Asia

#2148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

93. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Archaeology

#781 in Asia

#2160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

94. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Archaeology

#791 in Asia

#2179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

95. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Archaeology

#799 in Asia

#2193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

96. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Archaeology

#808 in Asia

#2207 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

97. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Archaeology

#820 in Asia

#2226 in the World

Founded: 1990

98. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Archaeology

#822 in Asia

#2230 in the World

Founded: 1857

99. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Archaeology

#829 in Asia

#2241 in the World

Founded: 1986

100. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For Archaeology

#832 in Asia

#2245 in the World

Founded: 1999

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in India

Anthropology240

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