63 Best universities for Classics and Ancient History 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 Classics and Ancient History. A graph of 94.1K citations received by 14.4K academic papers made by 63 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. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Classics and Ancient History

#29 in Asia

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Classics and Ancient History

#30 in Asia

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

3. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Classics and Ancient History

#45 in Asia

#455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

4. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Classics and Ancient History

#77 in Asia

#604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

5. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Classics and Ancient History

#91 in Asia

#685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

6. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Classics and Ancient History

#106 in Asia

#746 in the World

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

7. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Classics and Ancient History

#108 in Asia

#754 in the World

Founded: 1955

8. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Classics and Ancient History

#121 in Asia

#838 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

9. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Classics and Ancient History

#127 in Asia

#860 in the World

Founded: 1962

10. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Classics and Ancient History

#132 in Asia

#870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

11. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Classics and Ancient History

#137 in Asia

#881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

12. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Classics and Ancient History

#145 in Asia

#911 in the World

Founded: 1931

13. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Classics and Ancient History

#148 in Asia

#932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

14. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Classics and Ancient History

#154 in Asia

#969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

15. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Classics and Ancient History

#161 in Asia

#997 in the World

Founded: 1959

16. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Classics and Ancient History

#175 in Asia

#1073 in the World

Founded: 1958

17. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Classics and Ancient History

#176 in Asia

#1075 in the World

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

18. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Classics and Ancient History

#230 in Asia

#1227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

19. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Classics and Ancient History

#248 in Asia

#1292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

20. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Classics and Ancient History

#262 in Asia

#1339 in the World

Founded: 1923

21. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Classics and Ancient History

#269 in Asia

#1355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

22. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Classics and Ancient History

#273 in Asia

#1369 in the World

Founded: 1948

23. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Classics and Ancient History

#278 in Asia

#1377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

24. Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute

Maharashtra | Pune

For Classics and Ancient History

#298 in Asia

#1425 in the World

Founded: 1821

25. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Classics and Ancient History

#299 in Asia

#1426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

26. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Classics and Ancient History

#306 in Asia

#1437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

27. University of North Bengal

West Bengal | Siliguri

For Classics and Ancient History

#328 in Asia

#1499 in the World

Founded: 1962

28. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Classics and Ancient History

#351 in Asia

#1549 in the World

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

29. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Classics and Ancient History

#369 in Asia

#1608 in the World

Founded: 1857

30. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Classics and Ancient History

#370 in Asia

#1611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

31. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Classics and Ancient History

#377 in Asia

#1633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

32. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Classics and Ancient History

#382 in Asia

#1640 in the World

Founded: 1926

33. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Classics and Ancient History

#393 in Asia

#1666 in the World

Founded: 1817

34. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Classics and Ancient History

#433 in Asia

#1772 in the World

Founded: 1857

35. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Classics and Ancient History

#441 in Asia

#1794 in the World

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

36. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Classics and Ancient History

#454 in Asia

#1820 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

37. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Classics and Ancient History

#465 in Asia

#1839 in the World

Founded: 1969

38. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Classics and Ancient History

#477 in Asia

#1867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

39. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Classics and Ancient History

#486 in Asia

#1897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

40. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Classics and Ancient History

#487 in Asia

#1901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

41. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Classics and Ancient History

#489 in Asia

#1904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

42. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Classics and Ancient History

#508 in Asia

#1950 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

43. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Classics and Ancient History

#533 in Asia

#2012 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

44. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Classics and Ancient History

#536 in Asia

#2023 in the World

Founded: 1921

45. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Classics and Ancient History

#538 in Asia

#2030 in the World

Founded: 2005

46. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Classics and Ancient History

#540 in Asia

#2036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

47. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Classics and Ancient History

#545 in Asia

#2046 in the World

Founded: 1918

48. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Classics and Ancient History

#577 in Asia

#2123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

49. South Asian University

Haryana | Delhi

For Classics and Ancient History

#579 in Asia

#2131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2010

50. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Classics and Ancient History

#591 in Asia

#2155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

51. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Classics and Ancient History

#592 in Asia

#2157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

52. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Classics and Ancient History

#600 in Asia

#2181 in the World

Founded: 1954

53. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Classics and Ancient History

#601 in Asia

#2182 in the World

Founded: 1982

54. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Classics and Ancient History

#602 in Asia

#2184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

55. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Classics and Ancient History

#611 in Asia

#2198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

56. University of Calicut

Kerala | Tenhipalam

For Classics and Ancient History

#638 in Asia

#2244 in the World

Founded: 1968

57. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Classics and Ancient History

#640 in Asia

#2249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

58. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Classics and Ancient History

#645 in Asia

#2258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

59. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Classics and Ancient History

#651 in Asia

#2275 in the World

Founded: 1948

60. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Classics and Ancient History

#675 in Asia

#2330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

61. Ashoka University

Haryana | Sonipat

For Classics and Ancient History

#677 in Asia

#2333 in the World

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 2014

62. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Classics and Ancient History

#686 in Asia

#2352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

63. Ambedkar University Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Classics and Ancient History

#761 in Asia

#2467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2007

The best cities to study Classics and Ancient History in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata, and Varanasi.