40 Best universities for Gender Studies 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 Gender Studies. A graph of 41.6K citations received by 10.7K academic papers made by 40 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

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Gender Studies

#12 in Asia

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

3. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Gender Studies

#42 in Asia

#692 in the World

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

4. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Gender Studies

#47 in Asia

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

5. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Gender Studies

#76 in Asia

#960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

6. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Gender Studies

#106 in Asia

#1102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

7. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Gender Studies

#108 in Asia

#1110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

8. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Gender Studies

#116 in Asia

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

9. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Gender Studies

#117 in Asia

#1144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

10. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Gender Studies

#121 in Asia

#1150 in the World

Founded: 1959

11. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Gender Studies

#135 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Founded: 1857

12. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Gender Studies

#137 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Gender Studies

#149 in Asia

#1309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

14. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Gender Studies

#156 in Asia

#1329 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

15. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Gender Studies

#157 in Asia

#1333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

16. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Gender Studies

#159 in Asia

#1341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

17. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Gender Studies

#161 in Asia

#1350 in the World

Founded: 1962

18. University of North Bengal

West Bengal | Siliguri

For Gender Studies

#164 in Asia

#1360 in the World

Founded: 1962

19. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Gender Studies

#169 in Asia

#1375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

20. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Gender Studies

#172 in Asia

#1400 in the World

Founded: 1958

21. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Gender Studies

#175 in Asia

#1411 in the World

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

22. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Gender Studies

#193 in Asia

#1471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

23. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Gender Studies

#206 in Asia

#1504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

24. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Gender Studies

#224 in Asia

#1566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

25. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Gender Studies

#231 in Asia

#1608 in the World

Founded: 1956

26. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Gender Studies

#232 in Asia

#1611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

27. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Gender Studies

#233 in Asia

#1612 in the World

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

28. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Gender Studies

#247 in Asia

#1642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

29. Ambedkar University Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Gender Studies

#263 in Asia

#1683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2007

30. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Gender Studies

#275 in Asia

#1727 in the World

Founded: 1817

31. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Gender Studies

#280 in Asia

#1738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

32. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Gender Studies

#308 in Asia

#1814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

33. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Gender Studies

#339 in Asia

#1870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

34. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Gender Studies

#356 in Asia

#1931 in the World

Founded: 2005

35. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Gender Studies

#360 in Asia

#1936 in the World

Founded: 1921

36. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Gender Studies

#362 in Asia

#1939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

37. South Asian University

Haryana | Delhi

For Gender Studies

#375 in Asia

#1961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2010

38. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Gender Studies

#415 in Asia

#2027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

39. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Gender Studies

#442 in Asia

#2065 in the World

Founded: 1981

40. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Gender Studies

#453 in Asia

#2079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

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

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