100 Best universities for Archaeology 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 Archaeology. A graph of 4.27M citations received by 325K academic papers made by 464 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

#80 in Asia

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

2. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#87 in Asia

#454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

3. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#89 in Asia

#459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Archaeology

#97 in Asia

#481 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Archaeology

#111 in Asia

#536 in the World

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

6. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Archaeology

#113 in Asia

#545 in the World

Founded: 1959

7. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Archaeology

#117 in Asia

#558 in the World

Founded: 1958

8. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Archaeology

#126 in Asia

#598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

9. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#132 in Asia

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

10. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Archaeology

#140 in Asia

#652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

11. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#154 in Asia

#689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

12. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#186 in Asia

#792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

13. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Archaeology

#191 in Asia

#816 in the World

Founded: 1955

14. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Archaeology

#201 in Asia

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

15. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Archaeology

#217 in Asia

#888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

16. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Archaeology

#220 in Asia

#893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

17. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Archaeology

#233 in Asia

#928 in the World

Founded: 1978

18. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Archaeology

#244 in Asia

#940 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

19. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Archaeology

#248 in Asia

#954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

20. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Archaeology

#254 in Asia

#979 in the World

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

21. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Archaeology

#260 in Asia

#1002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

22. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#272 in Asia

#1036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

23. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Archaeology

#277 in Asia

#1048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

24. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Archaeology

#287 in Asia

#1080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

25. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Archaeology

#301 in Asia

#1110 in the World

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

26. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Archaeology

#304 in Asia

#1114 in the World

Founded: 1962

27. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Archaeology

#311 in Asia

#1132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

28. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Archaeology

#314 in Asia

#1136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

29. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Archaeology

#323 in Asia

#1151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

30. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Archaeology

#324 in Asia

#1152 in the World

Founded: 1931

31. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Archaeology

#331 in Asia

#1168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

32. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Archaeology

#351 in Asia

#1217 in the World

Founded: 1948

33. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Archaeology

#359 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

34. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Archaeology

#379 in Asia

#1276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

35. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Archaeology

#394 in Asia

#1308 in the World

Founded: 2005

36. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Archaeology

#395 in Asia

#1309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

37. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Archaeology

#403 in Asia

#1335 in the World

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

38. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Archaeology

#405 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

39. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Archaeology

#418 in Asia

#1375 in the World

Founded: 1970

40. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Archaeology

#422 in Asia

#1386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

41. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Archaeology

#440 in Asia

#1438 in the World

Founded: 1963

42. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Archaeology

#461 in Asia

#1492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

43. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Archaeology

#479 in Asia

#1534 in the World

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

44. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Archaeology

#498 in Asia

#1586 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

45. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Archaeology

#500 in Asia

#1590 in the World

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

46. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Archaeology

#503 in Asia

#1608 in the World

Founded: 1963

47. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#512 in Asia

#1624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

48. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Archaeology

#519 in Asia

#1634 in the World

Founded: 1960

49. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Archaeology

#529 in Asia

#1656 in the World

Founded: 2005

50. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Archaeology

#531 in Asia

#1660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

51. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Archaeology

#539 in Asia

#1671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

52. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Archaeology

#541 in Asia

#1673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

53. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Archaeology

#543 in Asia

#1675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

54. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Archaeology

#548 in Asia

#1680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

55. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Archaeology

#569 in Asia

#1722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

56. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Archaeology

#570 in Asia

#1723 in the World

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

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Archaeology

#583 in Asia

#1754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

58. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Archaeology

#588 in Asia

#1767 in the World

59. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Archaeology

#590 in Asia

#1771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

60. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Archaeology

#597 in Asia

#1792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

61. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Archaeology

#598 in Asia

#1794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

62. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Archaeology

#599 in Asia

#1795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

63. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Archaeology

#611 in Asia

#1832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

64. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Archaeology

#614 in Asia

#1835 in the World

Founded: 1971

65. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Archaeology

#617 in Asia

#1838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

66. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Archaeology

#620 in Asia

#1842 in the World

Founded: 1926

67. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Archaeology

#625 in Asia

#1855 in the World

Founded: 1993

68. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Archaeology

#626 in Asia

#1857 in the World

Founded: 1967

69. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Archaeology

#628 in Asia

#1862 in the World

Founded: 1857

70. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Archaeology

#629 in Asia

#1863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

71. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Archaeology

#630 in Asia

#1864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

72. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Archaeology

#631 in Asia

#1865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

73. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Archaeology

#653 in Asia

#1906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

74. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Archaeology

#654 in Asia

#1909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

75. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Archaeology

#655 in Asia

#1911 in the World

Founded: 1981

76. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Archaeology

#657 in Asia

#1917 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

77. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Archaeology

#660 in Asia

#1923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

78. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Archaeology

#668 in Asia

#1936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

79. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Archaeology

#672 in Asia

#1947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

80. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Archaeology

#676 in Asia

#1958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

81. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Archaeology

#680 in Asia

#1966 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

82. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#688 in Asia

#1986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

83. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Archaeology

#690 in Asia

#1988 in the World

Founded: 1986

84. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Archaeology

#695 in Asia

#1994 in the World

Founded: 1960

85. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Archaeology

#704 in Asia

#2015 in the World

Founded: 1923

86. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Archaeology

#712 in Asia

#2030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

87. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Archaeology

#719 in Asia

#2042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

88. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Archaeology

#736 in Asia

#2078 in the World

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

89. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Archaeology

#741 in Asia

#2088 in the World

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

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Archaeology

#765 in Asia

#2144 in the World

Founded: 1982

91. Tezpur University

For Archaeology

#770 in Asia

#2156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

92. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Archaeology

#780 in Asia

#2176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

93. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Archaeology

#784 in Asia

#2184 in the World

Founded: 1986

94. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Archaeology

#786 in Asia

#2186 in the World

Founded: 1817

95. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Archaeology

#792 in Asia

#2192 in the World

Founded: 1857

96. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Archaeology

#804 in Asia

#2213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

97. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Archaeology

#815 in Asia

#2232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

98. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For Archaeology

#820 in Asia

#2242 in the World

Founded: 1999

99. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Archaeology

#828 in Asia

#2253 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

100. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Archaeology

#831 in Asia

#2261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

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

Anthropology230

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