17 Best universities for Criminology and Criminal Justice 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 Criminology and Criminal Justice. A graph of 14.4K citations received by 4.35K academic papers made by 17 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 Criminology and Criminal Justice

#21 in Asia

#535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#42 in Asia

#755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

3. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#58 in Asia

#825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

4. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#67 in Asia

#862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

5. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#68 in Asia

#876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

6. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#76 in Asia

#945 in the World

Founded: 2005

7. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#96 in Asia

#1040 in the World

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

8. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#98 in Asia

#1048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

9. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#102 in Asia

#1062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

10. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#107 in Asia

#1093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

11. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#116 in Asia

#1128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

12. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#131 in Asia

#1169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

13. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#139 in Asia

#1199 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

14. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#140 in Asia

#1201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 2011

15. National Law University, Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#153 in Asia

#1228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 674
Founded: 2008

16. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#162 in Asia

#1263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

17. Gujarat Forensic Sciences University

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#169 in Asia

#1277 in the World

Founded: 2008

The best cities to study Criminology and Criminal Justice in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Noida.