100 Best universities for History 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 History. A graph of 4.43M citations received by 348K academic papers made by 469 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

#75 in Asia

#460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For History

#81 in Asia

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For History

#91 in Asia

#525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For History

#94 in Asia

#533 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For History

#108 in Asia

#597 in the World

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

6. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For History

#114 in Asia

#622 in the World

Founded: 1959

7. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For History

#115 in Asia

#628 in the World

Founded: 1958

8. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For History

#120 in Asia

#640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

9. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For History

#127 in Asia

#665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

10. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For History

#129 in Asia

#677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

11. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For History

#143 in Asia

#733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

12. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For History

#185 in Asia

#859 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For History

#190 in Asia

#881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

14. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For History

#198 in Asia

#903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

15. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For History

#213 in Asia

#943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

16. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For History

#231 in Asia

#997 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

17. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For History

#235 in Asia

#1016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

18. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For History

#241 in Asia

#1032 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

19. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For History

#248 in Asia

#1048 in the World

Founded: 1978

20. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For History

#253 in Asia

#1058 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

21. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For History

#257 in Asia

#1072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

22. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For History

#266 in Asia

#1101 in the World

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

23. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For History

#268 in Asia

#1113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

24. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For History

#271 in Asia

#1117 in the World

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

25. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For History

#274 in Asia

#1122 in the World

Founded: 1962

26. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For History

#282 in Asia

#1146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

27. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For History

#283 in Asia

#1149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

28. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For History

#295 in Asia

#1169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

29. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For History

#310 in Asia

#1209 in the World

Founded: 1931

30. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For History

#323 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

31. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For History

#326 in Asia

#1256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

32. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For History

#339 in Asia

#1293 in the World

Founded: 1948

33. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For History

#349 in Asia

#1311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

34. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For History

#387 in Asia

#1400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

35. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For History

#402 in Asia

#1437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

36. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For History

#403 in Asia

#1438 in the World

Founded: 2005

37. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For History

#412 in Asia

#1454 in the World

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

38. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For History

#417 in Asia

#1472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

39. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For History

#438 in Asia

#1536 in the World

Founded: 1970

40. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For History

#443 in Asia

#1545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

41. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For History

#454 in Asia

#1571 in the World

Founded: 1963

42. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For History

#465 in Asia

#1599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

43. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For History

#478 in Asia

#1634 in the World

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

44. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For History

#503 in Asia

#1703 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

45. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For History

#515 in Asia

#1739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

46. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For History

#516 in Asia

#1741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

47. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For History

#526 in Asia

#1757 in the World

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

48. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For History

#533 in Asia

#1776 in the World

Founded: 2005

49. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For History

#535 in Asia

#1778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

50. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For History

#539 in Asia

#1785 in the World

Founded: 1963

51. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For History

#542 in Asia

#1796 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

52. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For History

#545 in Asia

#1804 in the World

Founded: 1960

53. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For History

#554 in Asia

#1819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

54. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For History

#565 in Asia

#1849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

55. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For History

#572 in Asia

#1864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

56. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For History

#574 in Asia

#1871 in the World

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

57. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For History

#589 in Asia

#1897 in the World

Founded: 1857

58. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For History

#599 in Asia

#1916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

59. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For History

#606 in Asia

#1927 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For History

#613 in Asia

#1940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

61. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For History

#619 in Asia

#1950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

62. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For History

#621 in Asia

#1953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

63. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For History

#623 in Asia

#1959 in the World

64. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For History

#624 in Asia

#1961 in the World

Founded: 1926

65. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For History

#627 in Asia

#1965 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

66. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For History

#631 in Asia

#1985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

67. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For History

#634 in Asia

#1996 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

68. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For History

#635 in Asia

#1999 in the World

Founded: 1993

69. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For History

#642 in Asia

#2009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

70. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For History

#644 in Asia

#2013 in the World

Founded: 1971

71. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For History

#647 in Asia

#2020 in the World

Founded: 1967

72. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For History

#652 in Asia

#2027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

73. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For History

#657 in Asia

#2035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

74. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For History

#659 in Asia

#2038 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

75. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For History

#663 in Asia

#2045 in the World

Founded: 1981

76. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For History

#664 in Asia

#2053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

77. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For History

#683 in Asia

#2104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

78. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For History

#685 in Asia

#2110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

79. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For History

#689 in Asia

#2120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

80. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For History

#701 in Asia

#2138 in the World

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

81. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For History

#704 in Asia

#2141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

82. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For History

#711 in Asia

#2151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

83. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For History

#716 in Asia

#2165 in the World

Founded: 1960

84. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For History

#719 in Asia

#2173 in the World

Founded: 1923

85. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For History

#723 in Asia

#2182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

86. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For History

#726 in Asia

#2187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

87. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For History

#732 in Asia

#2198 in the World

Founded: 1986

88. Tezpur University

For History

#753 in Asia

#2249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

89. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For History

#758 in Asia

#2259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

90. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For History

#759 in Asia

#2263 in the World

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

91. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For History

#771 in Asia

#2287 in the World

Founded: 1857

92. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For History

#774 in Asia

#2291 in the World

Founded: 1817

93. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For History

#799 in Asia

#2339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

94. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For History

#803 in Asia

#2346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For History

#805 in Asia

#2352 in the World

Founded: 1982

96. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For History

#807 in Asia

#2357 in the World

Founded: 1986

97. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For History

#809 in Asia

#2364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

98. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For History

#832 in Asia

#2412 in the World

Founded: 1999

99. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For History

#834 in Asia

#2417 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

100. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For History

#844 in Asia

#2435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

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

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