68 Best universities for Gender Studies in India

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Gender Studies. A graph of 84.4K citations received by 14.6K academic papers made by 68 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 Gender Studies

#11 in Asia

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Gender Studies

#12 in Asia

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

3. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Gender Studies

#45 in Asia

#673 in the World

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

4. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Gender Studies

#52 in Asia

#713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

5. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Gender Studies

#56 in Asia

#729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

6. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Gender Studies

#111 in Asia

#1062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

7. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Gender Studies

#119 in Asia

#1096 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

8. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Gender Studies

#123 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

9. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Gender Studies

#129 in Asia

#1161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

10. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Gender Studies

#132 in Asia

#1164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

11. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Gender Studies

#138 in Asia

#1188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

12. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Gender Studies

#152 in Asia

#1239 in the World

Founded: 1959

13. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Gender Studies

#153 in Asia

#1241 in the World

Founded: 1962

14. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Gender Studies

#155 in Asia

#1248 in the World

Founded: 1955

15. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Gender Studies

#156 in Asia

#1249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

16. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Gender Studies

#160 in Asia

#1267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

17. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Gender Studies

#167 in Asia

#1292 in the World

Founded: 1965

18. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Gender Studies

#169 in Asia

#1300 in the World

Founded: 1857

19. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Gender Studies

#171 in Asia

#1306 in the World

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

20. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Gender Studies

#174 in Asia

#1319 in the World

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

21. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Gender Studies

#175 in Asia

#1320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 16,358
Founded: 1882

22. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Gender Studies

#177 in Asia

#1326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

23. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Gender Studies

#180 in Asia

#1344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

24. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Gender Studies

#194 in Asia

#1386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

25. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Gender Studies

#202 in Asia

#1420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

26. University of North Bengal

West Bengal | Siliguri

For Gender Studies

#209 in Asia

#1436 in the World

Founded: 1962

27. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Gender Studies

#210 in Asia

#1438 in the World

Founded: 1958

28. Ambedkar University Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Gender Studies

#221 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 4,543
Founded: 2007

29. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Gender Studies

#244 in Asia

#1548 in the World

Founded: 1956

30. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Gender Studies

#273 in Asia

#1679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

31. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Gender Studies

#278 in Asia

#1693 in the World

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

32. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Gender Studies

#290 in Asia

#1735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

33. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Gender Studies

#302 in Asia

#1758 in the World

Founded: 1817

34. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Gender Studies

#304 in Asia

#1763 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

35. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Gender Studies

#314 in Asia

#1788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

36. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Gender Studies

#317 in Asia

#1794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

37. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Gender Studies

#319 in Asia

#1801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

38. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Gender Studies

#320 in Asia

#1802 in the World

Founded: 2005

39. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Gender Studies

#346 in Asia

#1873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

40. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Gender Studies

#352 in Asia

#1889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2004

41. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Gender Studies

#359 in Asia

#1911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

42. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Gender Studies

#389 in Asia

#1990 in the World

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

43. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Gender Studies

#396 in Asia

#2001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

44. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Gender Studies

#402 in Asia

#2025 in the World

Founded: 1948

45. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Gender Studies

#415 in Asia

#2062 in the World

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

46. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Gender Studies

#420 in Asia

#2078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

47. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Gender Studies

#429 in Asia

#2100 in the World

Founded: 1948

48. South Asian University

Haryana | Delhi

For Gender Studies

#431 in Asia

#2103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2010

49. Tezpur University

For Gender Studies

#436 in Asia

#2111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

50. Azim Premji University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Gender Studies

#437 in Asia

#2112 in the World

Enrollment: 961
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 2010

51. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gujarat | Chandkheda

For Gender Studies

#442 in Asia

#2121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,765
Male:Female: 74:26
Founded: 2008

52. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Gender Studies

#463 in Asia

#2164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

53. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Gender Studies

#464 in Asia

#2166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

54. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Gender Studies

#469 in Asia

#2178 in the World

Founded: 2005

55. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Gender Studies

#476 in Asia

#2189 in the World

Founded: 1921

56. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Gender Studies

#483 in Asia

#2200 in the World

Founded: 1982

57. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Gender Studies

#488 in Asia

#2207 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

58. Central University of Gujarat

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

For Gender Studies

#493 in Asia

#2216 in the World

Founded: 2009

59. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Gender Studies

#501 in Asia

#2236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

60. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Gender Studies

#509 in Asia

#2248 in the World

Founded: 1981

61. Ashoka University

Haryana | Sonipat

For Gender Studies

#513 in Asia

#2253 in the World

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 2014

62. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Gender Studies

#523 in Asia

#2267 in the World

Founded: 1857

63. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Gender Studies

#542 in Asia

#2304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,539
Founded: 2008

64. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Gender Studies

#552 in Asia

#2321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

65. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Gender Studies

#555 in Asia

#2327 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

66. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Gender Studies

#562 in Asia

#2342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

67. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Gender Studies

#574 in Asia

#2364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

68. Gujarat University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Gender Studies

#576 in Asia

#2367 in the World

Founded: 1949

The best cities to study Gender Studies in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Mumbai.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in India

Anthropology240

Broadcast Journalism34

Classics and Ancient History84

Communications and Public Relations128

Criminology and Criminal Justice25

Early Childhood Education2

Education Majors200

Forensic Science119

Human Rights Law15

Intellectual Property and Patent Law39

International Law11

International Relations and Diplomacy10

Journalism and Digital Media93

Law Enforcement5

Library and Information science149

Media Studies19

Military science16

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution9

Occupational Safety and Health11

Political Economy14

Political Science486

Public Policy / Administration13

Radio and Television broadcasting21

Special Education7

Sports / Exercise science6

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies223

Urban and Regional planning21