100 Best universities for Demography 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 Demography. A graph of 2.23M citations received by 138K academic papers made by 394 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

#20 in Asia

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Demography

#49 in Asia

#380 in the World

Founded: 1962

3. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Demography

#66 in Asia

#444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Demography

#72 in Asia

#466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

5. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Demography

#87 in Asia

#525 in the World

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

6. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Demography

#96 in Asia

#580 in the World

Founded: 1956

7. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Demography

#100 in Asia

#589 in the World

Founded: 1931

8. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Demography

#119 in Asia

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

9. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Demography

#126 in Asia

#683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

10. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Demography

#132 in Asia

#694 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

11. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Demography

#133 in Asia

#696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

12. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Demography

#150 in Asia

#764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

13. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Demography

#159 in Asia

#793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

14. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Demography

#168 in Asia

#822 in the World

Founded: 1955

15. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Demography

#181 in Asia

#862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

16. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Demography

#190 in Asia

#894 in the World

Founded: 1983

17. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Demography

#195 in Asia

#903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

18. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Demography

#199 in Asia

#911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

19. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Demography

#205 in Asia

#932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

20. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Demography

#210 in Asia

#946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

21. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Demography

#216 in Asia

#960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

22. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Demography

#254 in Asia

#1043 in the World

Founded: 2005

23. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Demography

#270 in Asia

#1100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

24. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Demography

#286 in Asia

#1139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

25. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Demography

#301 in Asia

#1167 in the World

Founded: 1958

26. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Demography

#311 in Asia

#1190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

27. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Demography

#312 in Asia

#1191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

28. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Demography

#323 in Asia

#1213 in the World

Founded: 1981

29. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Demography

#333 in Asia

#1228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

30. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Demography

#351 in Asia

#1279 in the World

Founded: 1948

31. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Demography

#355 in Asia

#1286 in the World

Founded: 1970

32. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Demography

#366 in Asia

#1316 in the World

Founded: 1983

33. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Demography

#371 in Asia

#1333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

34. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Demography

#377 in Asia

#1343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

35. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Demography

#379 in Asia

#1346 in the World

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

36. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Demography

#380 in Asia

#1348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

37. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Demography

#381 in Asia

#1349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

38. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Demography

#389 in Asia

#1363 in the World

Founded: 1889

39. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Demography

#400 in Asia

#1386 in the World

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

40. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Demography

#403 in Asia

#1391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

41. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Demography

#438 in Asia

#1471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

42. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Demography

#439 in Asia

#1472 in the World

Founded: 2008

43. Chaudhary Charan Singh University

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

For Demography

#441 in Asia

#1477 in the World

Founded: 1965

44. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Demography

#443 in Asia

#1485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

45. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Demography

#461 in Asia

#1533 in the World

Founded: 2005

46. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Demography

#473 in Asia

#1563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

47. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Demography

#478 in Asia

#1577 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

48. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Demography

#481 in Asia

#1580 in the World

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

49. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Demography

#483 in Asia

#1587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

50. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Demography

#500 in Asia

#1627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

51. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Demography

#501 in Asia

#1628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

52. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Demography

#503 in Asia

#1633 in the World

Founded: 1921

53. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Demography

#507 in Asia

#1639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

54. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Demography

#512 in Asia

#1645 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

55. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Demography

#513 in Asia

#1648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

56. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Demography

#516 in Asia

#1656 in the World

Founded: 1986

57. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Demography

#518 in Asia

#1668 in the World

Founded: 1959

58. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Demography

#522 in Asia

#1681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

59. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Demography

#528 in Asia

#1690 in the World

Founded: 1978

60. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Demography

#529 in Asia

#1695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

61. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Demography

#530 in Asia

#1696 in the World

Founded: 1960

62. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Demography

#537 in Asia

#1707 in the World

63. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Demography

#539 in Asia

#1710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

64. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Demography

#540 in Asia

#1711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

65. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Demography

#542 in Asia

#1713 in the World

Founded: 1960

66. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Demography

#555 in Asia

#1739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

67. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Demography

#557 in Asia

#1743 in the World

Founded: 1923

68. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Demography

#562 in Asia

#1756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

69. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Demography

#566 in Asia

#1765 in the World

Founded: 1926

70. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Demography

#568 in Asia

#1768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

71. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Demography

#579 in Asia

#1793 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

72. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Demography

#580 in Asia

#1794 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

73. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Demography

#581 in Asia

#1796 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

74. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Demography

#591 in Asia

#1819 in the World

Founded: 1918

75. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Demography

#597 in Asia

#1829 in the World

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

76. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Demography

#607 in Asia

#1847 in the World

Founded: 1857

77. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Demography

#617 in Asia

#1867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

78. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Demography

#619 in Asia

#1875 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

79. Vikram University

Madhya Pradesh | Ujjain

For Demography

#631 in Asia

#1906 in the World

Founded: 1956

80. Forest Research Institute

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Demography

#636 in Asia

#1921 in the World

Founded: 1906

81. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Demography

#637 in Asia

#1923 in the World

Founded: 1969

82. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Demography

#641 in Asia

#1932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Demography

#644 in Asia

#1937 in the World

Founded: 1982

84. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Demography

#650 in Asia

#1959 in the World

Founded: 1948

85. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Demography

#651 in Asia

#1961 in the World

Founded: 1976

86. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Demography

#654 in Asia

#1967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

87. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Demography

#656 in Asia

#1971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

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

Uttar Pradesh | Mathura

For Demography

#663 in Asia

#1989 in the World

89. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Demography

#668 in Asia

#2009 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

90. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Demography

#669 in Asia

#2011 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

91. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Demography

#671 in Asia

#2013 in the World

Founded: 2002

92. Yenepoya University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Demography

#675 in Asia

#2019 in the World

Founded: 2008

93. CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University

Himachal Pradesh | Palampur

For Demography

#677 in Asia

#2021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%

94. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Demography

#679 in Asia

#2024 in the World

Founded: 1986

95. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Demography

#727 in Asia

#2140 in the World

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

96. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

For Demography

#732 in Asia

#2157 in the World

Founded: 1989

97. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Demography

#749 in Asia

#2191 in the World

Founded: 1954

98. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Demography

#755 in Asia

#2204 in the World

Founded: 1817

99. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Demography

#756 in Asia

#2206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

100. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Demography

#758 in Asia

#2211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

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

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