100 Best universities for History 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 History. A graph of 2.66M citations received by 277K academic papers made by 461 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. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For History

#77 in Asia

#474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

2. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For History

#80 in Asia

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

3. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For History

#81 in Asia

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For History

#85 in Asia

#510 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For History

#104 in Asia

#589 in the World

Founded: 1959

6. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For History

#106 in Asia

#595 in the World

Founded: 1958

7. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For History

#110 in Asia

#612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

8. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For History

#116 in Asia

#634 in the World

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

9. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For History

#123 in Asia

#667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

10. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For History

#125 in Asia

#675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

11. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For History

#171 in Asia

#838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

12. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For History

#175 in Asia

#851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

13. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For History

#177 in Asia

#854 in the World

Founded: 1955

14. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For History

#194 in Asia

#899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

15. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For History

#225 in Asia

#1020 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

16. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For History

#230 in Asia

#1039 in the World

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

17. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For History

#231 in Asia

#1041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

18. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For History

#237 in Asia

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

19. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For History

#240 in Asia

#1070 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

20. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For History

#245 in Asia

#1086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

21. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For History

#249 in Asia

#1092 in the World

Founded: 1978

22. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For History

#259 in Asia

#1110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

23. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For History

#262 in Asia

#1114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

24. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For History

#263 in Asia

#1117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

25. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For History

#266 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

26. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For History

#268 in Asia

#1128 in the World

Founded: 1962

27. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For History

#275 in Asia

#1139 in the World

Founded: 1931

28. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For History

#278 in Asia

#1147 in the World

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

29. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For History

#309 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Founded: 2005

30. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For History

#313 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

31. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For History

#341 in Asia

#1326 in the World

Founded: 1948

32. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For History

#368 in Asia

#1389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

33. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For History

#380 in Asia

#1422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

34. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For History

#387 in Asia

#1439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

35. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For History

#409 in Asia

#1491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

36. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For History

#424 in Asia

#1525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

37. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For History

#444 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Founded: 1963

38. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For History

#451 in Asia

#1599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

39. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For History

#455 in Asia

#1608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

40. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For History

#462 in Asia

#1628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

41. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For History

#473 in Asia

#1666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

42. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For History

#480 in Asia

#1678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

43. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For History

#483 in Asia

#1689 in the World

Founded: 1970

44. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For History

#486 in Asia

#1698 in the World

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

45. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For History

#494 in Asia

#1718 in the World

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

46. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For History

#499 in Asia

#1726 in the World

Founded: 1963

47. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For History

#505 in Asia

#1734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

48. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For History

#522 in Asia

#1790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

49. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For History

#542 in Asia

#1831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

50. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For History

#544 in Asia

#1835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

51. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For History

#558 in Asia

#1859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

52. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For History

#566 in Asia

#1874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

53. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For History

#574 in Asia

#1893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

54. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For History

#582 in Asia

#1905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

55. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For History

#583 in Asia

#1909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

56. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For History

#590 in Asia

#1929 in the World

Founded: 1857

57. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For History

#593 in Asia

#1939 in the World

Founded: 1971

58. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For History

#594 in Asia

#1941 in the World

Founded: 1967

59. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For History

#595 in Asia

#1945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

60. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For History

#602 in Asia

#1964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

61. Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

Punjab | Jalandhar

For History

#610 in Asia

#1981 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

62. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For History

#617 in Asia

#1999 in the World

Founded: 1960

63. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For History

#626 in Asia

#2015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

64. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For History

#635 in Asia

#2036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

65. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For History

#647 in Asia

#2053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

66. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For History

#648 in Asia

#2055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

67. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For History

#649 in Asia

#2056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

68. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For History

#657 in Asia

#2071 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

69. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For History

#663 in Asia

#2078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 2,056
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1998

70. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For History

#664 in Asia

#2081 in the World

Founded: 1960

71. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For History

#671 in Asia

#2092 in the World

Founded: 1926

72. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For History

#677 in Asia

#2104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

73. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For History

#681 in Asia

#2112 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

74. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For History

#686 in Asia

#2121 in the World

Founded: 1981

75. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For History

#694 in Asia

#2131 in the World

Founded: 1857

76. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For History

#704 in Asia

#2156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

77. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For History

#707 in Asia

#2167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

78. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For History

#708 in Asia

#2168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

79. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For History

#716 in Asia

#2186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

80. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For History

#717 in Asia

#2187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

81. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For History

#727 in Asia

#2212 in the World

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

82. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For History

#737 in Asia

#2233 in the World

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

83. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For History

#739 in Asia

#2238 in the World

Founded: 1923

84. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For History

#742 in Asia

#2244 in the World

Founded: 1986

85. Tezpur University

For History

#745 in Asia

#2256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

86. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For History

#752 in Asia

#2277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

87. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For History

#754 in Asia

#2280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

88. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For History

#776 in Asia

#2333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

89. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For History

#779 in Asia

#2338 in the World

Founded: 1817

90. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For History

#781 in Asia

#2340 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

91. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For History

#795 in Asia

#2364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

92. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For History

#809 in Asia

#2386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

93. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For History

#816 in Asia

#2399 in the World

94. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For History

#822 in Asia

#2419 in the World

Founded: 2005

95. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Maharashtra | Pune

For History

#837 in Asia

#2460 in the World

Founded: 2006

96. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For History

#838 in Asia

#2461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

97. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For History

#839 in Asia

#2462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

98. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For History

#842 in Asia

#2470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

99. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For History

#844 in Asia

#2475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

100. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For History

#847 in Asia

#2478 in the World

Founded: 1983

The best cities to study History in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Kharagpur, Delhi, Bangalore, and Chennai.

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