100 Best universities for Archaeology in India

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Archaeology. A graph of 2.58M citations received by 260K academic papers made by 454 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

#76 in Asia

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

2. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#77 in Asia

#432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

3. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Archaeology

#88 in Asia

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

4. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#92 in Asia

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

5. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Archaeology

#102 in Asia

#525 in the World

Founded: 1959

6. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Archaeology

#106 in Asia

#538 in the World

Founded: 1958

7. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Archaeology

#117 in Asia

#581 in the World

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

8. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Archaeology

#121 in Asia

#601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

9. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#127 in Asia

#630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

10. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#137 in Asia

#664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

11. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Archaeology

#166 in Asia

#758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

12. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Archaeology

#179 in Asia

#801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

13. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Archaeology

#186 in Asia

#826 in the World

Founded: 1955

14. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#188 in Asia

#829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

15. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Archaeology

#221 in Asia

#922 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

16. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Archaeology

#228 in Asia

#953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

17. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Archaeology

#235 in Asia

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

18. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Archaeology

#236 in Asia

#980 in the World

Founded: 1978

19. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Archaeology

#237 in Asia

#986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

20. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Archaeology

#255 in Asia

#1026 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

21. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Archaeology

#256 in Asia

#1027 in the World

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

22. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Archaeology

#264 in Asia

#1042 in the World

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

23. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Archaeology

#276 in Asia

#1066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

24. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Archaeology

#281 in Asia

#1079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

25. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Archaeology

#282 in Asia

#1080 in the World

Founded: 1931

26. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#287 in Asia

#1095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

27. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Archaeology

#300 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Founded: 2005

28. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Archaeology

#304 in Asia

#1132 in the World

Founded: 1962

29. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Archaeology

#336 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

30. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Archaeology

#353 in Asia

#1261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

31. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Archaeology

#359 in Asia

#1271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

32. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Archaeology

#361 in Asia

#1279 in the World

Founded: 1948

33. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Archaeology

#376 in Asia

#1315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

34. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Archaeology

#381 in Asia

#1336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

35. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Archaeology

#394 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

36. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Archaeology

#401 in Asia

#1382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

37. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Archaeology

#433 in Asia

#1454 in the World

Founded: 1963

38. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Archaeology

#444 in Asia

#1482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

39. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Archaeology

#450 in Asia

#1504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

40. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Archaeology

#461 in Asia

#1525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

41. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Archaeology

#464 in Asia

#1537 in the World

Founded: 1970

42. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Archaeology

#472 in Asia

#1561 in the World

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

43. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Archaeology

#477 in Asia

#1574 in the World

Founded: 1963

44. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Archaeology

#482 in Asia

#1586 in the World

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

45. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Archaeology

#488 in Asia

#1597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

46. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Archaeology

#498 in Asia

#1623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

47. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Archaeology

#511 in Asia

#1650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

48. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Archaeology

#515 in Asia

#1661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

49. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#529 in Asia

#1685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

50. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Archaeology

#545 in Asia

#1728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

51. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Archaeology

#551 in Asia

#1738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

52. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Archaeology

#554 in Asia

#1744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

53. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Archaeology

#559 in Asia

#1758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

54. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Archaeology

#564 in Asia

#1765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

55. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Archaeology

#568 in Asia

#1771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

56. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Archaeology

#572 in Asia

#1779 in the World

Founded: 1967

57. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Archaeology

#574 in Asia

#1783 in the World

Founded: 1971

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Archaeology

#578 in Asia

#1795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

59. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Archaeology

#590 in Asia

#1811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

60. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Archaeology

#597 in Asia

#1835 in the World

Founded: 1960

61. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Archaeology

#600 in Asia

#1843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

62. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Archaeology

#608 in Asia

#1864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

63. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Archaeology

#614 in Asia

#1876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

64. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Archaeology

#632 in Asia

#1906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

65. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Archaeology

#633 in Asia

#1907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

66. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Archaeology

#641 in Asia

#1926 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

67. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Archaeology

#642 in Asia

#1928 in the World

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

68. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Archaeology

#643 in Asia

#1929 in the World

Founded: 1857

69. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Archaeology

#655 in Asia

#1944 in the World

Founded: 1960

70. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Archaeology

#666 in Asia

#1966 in the World

Founded: 1981

71. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Archaeology

#673 in Asia

#1980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

72. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Archaeology

#681 in Asia

#1998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

73. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Archaeology

#682 in Asia

#1999 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

74. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Archaeology

#683 in Asia

#2000 in the World

Founded: 1926

75. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Archaeology

#684 in Asia

#2002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

76. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Archaeology

#688 in Asia

#2015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

77. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Archaeology

#690 in Asia

#2020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

78. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Archaeology

#692 in Asia

#2022 in the World

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

79. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Archaeology

#699 in Asia

#2033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

80. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Archaeology

#711 in Asia

#2052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

81. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Archaeology

#715 in Asia

#2061 in the World

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

82. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Archaeology

#721 in Asia

#2075 in the World

Founded: 1986

83. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Archaeology

#726 in Asia

#2083 in the World

Founded: 1923

84. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Archaeology

#728 in Asia

#2087 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

85. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Archaeology

#730 in Asia

#2095 in the World

Founded: 1857

86. Tezpur University

For Archaeology

#752 in Asia

#2141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

87. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Archaeology

#759 in Asia

#2158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

88. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Archaeology

#762 in Asia

#2166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

89. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Archaeology

#774 in Asia

#2189 in the World

90. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Archaeology

#800 in Asia

#2232 in the World

Founded: 1817

91. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Archaeology

#803 in Asia

#2239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

92. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Archaeology

#807 in Asia

#2249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

93. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Archaeology

#811 in Asia

#2256 in the World

Founded: 2005

94. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Archaeology

#835 in Asia

#2309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

95. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Archaeology

#848 in Asia

#2335 in the World

Founded: 1993

96. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Archaeology

#849 in Asia

#2336 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

97. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Archaeology

#851 in Asia

#2340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

98. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Maharashtra | Pune

For Archaeology

#852 in Asia

#2342 in the World

Founded: 2006

99. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Archaeology

#857 in Asia

#2357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

100. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Archaeology

#858 in Asia

#2358 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in India

Anthropology185

Broadcast Journalism30

Classics and Ancient History63

Communications and Public Relations102

Criminology and Criminal Justice17

Education Majors134

Forensic Science97

Gender Studies40

Human Rights Law14

Intellectual Property and Patent Law37

International Law10

International Relations and Diplomacy9

Journalism and Digital Media68

Law Enforcement4

Library and Information science112

Media Studies12

Military science18

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution10

Occupational Safety and Health11

Political Economy10

Political Science470

Public Policy / Administration9

Radio and Television broadcasting22

Special Education8

Sports / Exercise science3

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies167

Urban and Regional planning14