100 Best universities for History 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 History. A graph of 5M citations received by 362K academic papers made by 471 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 History

#77 in Asia

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For History

#81 in Asia

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For History

#94 in Asia

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For History

#98 in Asia

#541 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For History

#108 in Asia

#587 in the World

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

6. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For History

#116 in Asia

#616 in the World

Founded: 1959

7. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For History

#117 in Asia

#618 in the World

Founded: 1958

8. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For History

#123 in Asia

#643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

9. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For History

#128 in Asia

#667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

10. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For History

#129 in Asia

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

11. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For History

#134 in Asia

#691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

12. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For History

#188 in Asia

#859 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For History

#192 in Asia

#873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

14. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For History

#203 in Asia

#908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

15. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For History

#211 in Asia

#928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

16. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For History

#235 in Asia

#996 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

17. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For History

#236 in Asia

#1000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

18. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For History

#246 in Asia

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

19. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For History

#247 in Asia

#1032 in the World

Founded: 1978

20. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For History

#252 in Asia

#1039 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

21. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For History

#255 in Asia

#1049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

22. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For History

#259 in Asia

#1066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

23. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For History

#265 in Asia

#1093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

24. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For History

#272 in Asia

#1113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

25. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For History

#281 in Asia

#1132 in the World

Founded: 1962

26. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For History

#282 in Asia

#1133 in the World

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

27. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For History

#284 in Asia

#1136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

28. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For History

#300 in Asia

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

29. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For History

#301 in Asia

#1173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

30. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For History

#303 in Asia

#1177 in the World

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

31. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For History

#325 in Asia

#1233 in the World

Founded: 1931

32. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For History

#336 in Asia

#1262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

33. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For History

#343 in Asia

#1292 in the World

Founded: 1948

34. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For History

#391 in Asia

#1389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

35. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For History

#395 in Asia

#1397 in the World

Founded: 2005

36. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For History

#399 in Asia

#1402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1964

37. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For History

#415 in Asia

#1453 in the World

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

38. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For History

#423 in Asia

#1474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

39. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For History

#440 in Asia

#1508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

40. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For History

#444 in Asia

#1521 in the World

Founded: 1970

41. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For History

#448 in Asia

#1543 in the World

Founded: 1963

42. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For History

#463 in Asia

#1590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

43. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For History

#475 in Asia

#1609 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

44. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For History

#479 in Asia

#1616 in the World

Founded: 2005

45. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For History

#493 in Asia

#1651 in the World

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

46. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For History

#501 in Asia

#1679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

47. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For History

#509 in Asia

#1706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

48. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For History

#520 in Asia

#1730 in the World

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

49. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For History

#524 in Asia

#1743 in the World

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

50. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For History

#525 in Asia

#1744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

51. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For History

#532 in Asia

#1759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

52. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For History

#541 in Asia

#1773 in the World

Founded: 1963

53. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For History

#544 in Asia

#1777 in the World

Founded: 1960

54. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For History

#549 in Asia

#1785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

55. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For History

#556 in Asia

#1798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

56. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For History

#568 in Asia

#1827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For History

#589 in Asia

#1884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

58. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For History

#596 in Asia

#1897 in the World

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

59. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For History

#598 in Asia

#1902 in the World

Founded: 1993

60. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For History

#602 in Asia

#1910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

61. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For History

#607 in Asia

#1915 in the World

Founded: 1857

62. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For History

#610 in Asia

#1922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

63. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For History

#611 in Asia

#1924 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

64. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For History

#615 in Asia

#1933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

65. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For History

#622 in Asia

#1942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

66. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For History

#625 in Asia

#1945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

67. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For History

#629 in Asia

#1954 in the World

68. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For History

#638 in Asia

#1980 in the World

Founded: 1967

69. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For History

#641 in Asia

#1988 in the World

Founded: 1971

70. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For History

#643 in Asia

#1994 in the World

Founded: 1926

71. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For History

#644 in Asia

#1995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

72. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For History

#646 in Asia

#1997 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

73. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For History

#649 in Asia

#2016 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

74. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For History

#652 in Asia

#2025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

75. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For History

#657 in Asia

#2032 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

76. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For History

#662 in Asia

#2039 in the World

Founded: 1981

77. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For History

#671 in Asia

#2052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

78. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For History

#674 in Asia

#2059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

79. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For History

#693 in Asia

#2104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

80. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For History

#694 in Asia

#2106 in the World

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

81. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For History

#698 in Asia

#2113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

82. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For History

#703 in Asia

#2122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

83. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For History

#722 in Asia

#2156 in the World

Founded: 1923

84. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For History

#726 in Asia

#2162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

85. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For History

#729 in Asia

#2177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

86. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For History

#732 in Asia

#2183 in the World

Founded: 1817

87. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For History

#734 in Asia

#2186 in the World

Founded: 1960

88. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For History

#748 in Asia

#2224 in the World

Founded: 1986

89. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For History

#750 in Asia

#2229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

90. Tezpur University

For History

#751 in Asia

#2231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

91. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For History

#774 in Asia

#2270 in the World

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

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For History

#790 in Asia

#2304 in the World

Founded: 1982

93. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For History

#796 in Asia

#2312 in the World

Founded: 1857

94. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For History

#801 in Asia

#2327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

95. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For History

#803 in Asia

#2330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

96. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For History

#818 in Asia

#2361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

97. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For History

#820 in Asia

#2364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

98. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For History

#832 in Asia

#2397 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

99. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For History

#837 in Asia

#2408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

100. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For History

#848 in Asia

#2420 in the World

Founded: 1999

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

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

Gender Studies68

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