100 Best universities for Demography 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 Demography. A graph of 1.45M citations received by 116K academic papers made by 373 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. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Demography

#22 in Asia

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Demography

#54 in Asia

#416 in the World

Founded: 1962

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Demography

#62 in Asia

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

4. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Demography

#66 in Asia

#460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

5. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Demography

#86 in Asia

#566 in the World

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

6. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Demography

#90 in Asia

#581 in the World

Founded: 1931

7. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Demography

#110 in Asia

#651 in the World

Founded: 1956

8. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Demography

#111 in Asia

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

9. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Demography

#115 in Asia

#670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

10. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Demography

#122 in Asia

#696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

11. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Demography

#132 in Asia

#724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

12. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Demography

#147 in Asia

#774 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Demography

#149 in Asia

#787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

14. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Demography

#152 in Asia

#793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

15. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Demography

#194 in Asia

#914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

16. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Demography

#195 in Asia

#918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

17. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Demography

#196 in Asia

#921 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

18. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Demography

#208 in Asia

#955 in the World

Founded: 1983

19. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Demography

#227 in Asia

#1013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

20. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Demography

#235 in Asia

#1027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

21. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Demography

#245 in Asia

#1048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

22. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Demography

#254 in Asia

#1087 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

23. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Demography

#272 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Founded: 1958

24. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Demography

#276 in Asia

#1153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

25. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Demography

#282 in Asia

#1164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

26. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Demography

#306 in Asia

#1223 in the World

Founded: 1970

27. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Demography

#311 in Asia

#1228 in the World

Founded: 2005

28. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Demography

#312 in Asia

#1229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

29. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Demography

#323 in Asia

#1267 in the World

Founded: 1948

30. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Demography

#332 in Asia

#1286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

31. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Demography

#352 in Asia

#1320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

32. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Demography

#371 in Asia

#1360 in the World

Founded: 1983

33. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Demography

#379 in Asia

#1374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

34. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Demography

#385 in Asia

#1384 in the World

Founded: 1889

35. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Demography

#388 in Asia

#1388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

36. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Demography

#389 in Asia

#1391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

37. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Demography

#398 in Asia

#1412 in the World

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

38. Chaudhary Charan Singh University

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

For Demography

#407 in Asia

#1425 in the World

Founded: 1965

39. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Demography

#408 in Asia

#1430 in the World

Founded: 2005

40. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Demography

#409 in Asia

#1431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

41. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Demography

#418 in Asia

#1452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

42. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Demography

#441 in Asia

#1517 in the World

Founded: 1981

43. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Demography

#445 in Asia

#1523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

44. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Demography

#453 in Asia

#1542 in the World

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

45. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Demography

#455 in Asia

#1545 in the World

Founded: 1959

46. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Demography

#461 in Asia

#1557 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

47. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Demography

#464 in Asia

#1565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

48. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Demography

#468 in Asia

#1571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

49. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Demography

#471 in Asia

#1576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

50. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Demography

#482 in Asia

#1609 in the World

Founded: 2008

51. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Demography

#483 in Asia

#1610 in the World

Founded: 1921

52. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Demography

#487 in Asia

#1623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

53. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Demography

#489 in Asia

#1625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

54. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Demography

#498 in Asia

#1644 in the World

Founded: 1960

55. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Demography

#505 in Asia

#1667 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

56. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Demography

#507 in Asia

#1681 in the World

Founded: 1926

57. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Demography

#513 in Asia

#1700 in the World

Founded: 1978

58. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Demography

#518 in Asia

#1713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

59. U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Veterinary University

Uttar Pradesh | Mathura

For Demography

#520 in Asia

#1717 in the World

60. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Demography

#529 in Asia

#1737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

61. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Demography

#531 in Asia

#1742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

62. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Demography

#532 in Asia

#1745 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

63. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Demography

#540 in Asia

#1757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

64. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Demography

#541 in Asia

#1759 in the World

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

65. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Demography

#545 in Asia

#1764 in the World

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

66. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Demography

#555 in Asia

#1784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

67. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Demography

#558 in Asia

#1788 in the World

Founded: 1918

68. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Demography

#575 in Asia

#1835 in the World

Founded: 1857

69. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Demography

#577 in Asia

#1840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

70. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Demography

#580 in Asia

#1849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

71. Vikram University

Madhya Pradesh | Ujjain

For Demography

#581 in Asia

#1850 in the World

Founded: 1956

72. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Demography

#584 in Asia

#1859 in the World

Founded: 1960

73. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Demography

#587 in Asia

#1865 in the World

Founded: 2002

74. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Demography

#591 in Asia

#1874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

75. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Demography

#592 in Asia

#1876 in the World

Founded: 1923

76. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Demography

#595 in Asia

#1895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

77. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Demography

#600 in Asia

#1903 in the World

78. CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University

Himachal Pradesh | Palampur

For Demography

#605 in Asia

#1915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%

79. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Demography

#613 in Asia

#1932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

80. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Demography

#627 in Asia

#1957 in the World

Founded: 1969

81. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Demography

#629 in Asia

#1959 in the World

Founded: 1986

82. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Demography

#631 in Asia

#1961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

83. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Demography

#636 in Asia

#1967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

84. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Demography

#655 in Asia

#2009 in the World

Founded: 1976

85. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Demography

#660 in Asia

#2038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

86. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Demography

#664 in Asia

#2042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

87. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Demography

#669 in Asia

#2049 in the World

Founded: 1986

88. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Demography

#685 in Asia

#2087 in the World

Founded: 1948

89. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Demography

#690 in Asia

#2103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

90. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Demography

#699 in Asia

#2119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

91. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Demography

#709 in Asia

#2140 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

92. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Demography

#713 in Asia

#2145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

93. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Demography

#716 in Asia

#2152 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

94. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Demography

#720 in Asia

#2164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

95. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Demography

#740 in Asia

#2216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

96. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Demography

#743 in Asia

#2223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

97. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Demography

#748 in Asia

#2231 in the World

Founded: 1817

98. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Demography

#759 in Asia

#2254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

99. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Demography

#761 in Asia

#2259 in the World

Founded: 1954

100. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Demography

#768 in Asia

#2279 in the World

Founded: 2005

The best cities to study Demography in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Chandigarh, Kanpur, and Varanasi.

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