100 Best universities for Liberal Arts &amp; Social Sciences in India

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#96 in Asia

#623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#102 in Asia

#649 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#107 in Asia

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#115 in Asia

#701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

5. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#119 in Asia

#720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

6. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#137 in Asia

#803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

7. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#141 in Asia

#809 in the World

Founded: 1958

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#148 in Asia

#837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

9. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#160 in Asia

#875 in the World

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

10. Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#161 in Asia

#879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

11. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#165 in Asia

#888 in the World

Founded: 1959

12. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#178 in Asia

#945 in the World

Founded: 1931

13. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#180 in Asia

#950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

14. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#192 in Asia

#979 in the World

Founded: 1955

15. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#196 in Asia

#989 in the World

Founded: 1962

16. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#246 in Asia

#1141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

17. Anna University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#254 in Asia

#1162 in the World

Founded: 1978

18. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#265 in Asia

#1201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

19. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#270 in Asia

#1216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

20. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#280 in Asia

#1248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

21. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#295 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

22. National Islamic University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#334 in Asia

#1402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

23. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#336 in Asia

#1405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

24. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#341 in Asia

#1414 in the World

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

25. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#361 in Asia

#1478 in the World

Founded: 1948

26. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#362 in Asia

#1480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

27. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#366 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

28. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#369 in Asia

#1506 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

29. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#372 in Asia

#1511 in the World

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

30. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#412 in Asia

#1608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

31. Saveetha University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#415 in Asia

#1617 in the World

Founded: 2005

32. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#416 in Asia

#1620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

33. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#418 in Asia

#1625 in the World

Founded: 2005

34. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#433 in Asia

#1657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

35. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#434 in Asia

#1658 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

36. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#446 in Asia

#1690 in the World

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

37. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#449 in Asia

#1695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

38. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#464 in Asia

#1737 in the World

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

39. Delhi Technological University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#487 in Asia

#1789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

40. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#490 in Asia

#1797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

41. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#509 in Asia

#1852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

42. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#510 in Asia

#1855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

43. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#514 in Asia

#1860 in the World

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

44. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#522 in Asia

#1901 in the World

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

45. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#539 in Asia

#1942 in the World

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

46. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#549 in Asia

#1973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

47. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#550 in Asia

#1974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

48. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#558 in Asia

#2003 in the World

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

49. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#562 in Asia

#2010 in the World

Founded: 1963

50. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#572 in Asia

#2041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

51. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#591 in Asia

#2082 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

52. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#604 in Asia

#2108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

53. University of Mumbai

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#605 in Asia

#2109 in the World

Founded: 1857

54. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#607 in Asia

#2111 in the World

Founded: 1981

55. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#608 in Asia

#2113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

56. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#620 in Asia

#2136 in the World

Founded: 1963

57. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#632 in Asia

#2160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

58. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#644 in Asia

#2194 in the World

Founded: 1993

59. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#645 in Asia

#2196 in the World

Founded: 1960

60. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#647 in Asia

#2201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

61. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#650 in Asia

#2207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

62. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#652 in Asia

#2209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

63. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#672 in Asia

#2249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

64. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#707 in Asia

#2332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

65. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#722 in Asia

#2370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

66. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#725 in Asia

#2380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

67. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#726 in Asia

#2381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

68. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#732 in Asia

#2395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

69. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#749 in Asia

#2443 in the World

Founded: 1926

70. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#752 in Asia

#2453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

71. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#754 in Asia

#2455 in the World

Founded: 1983

72. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#759 in Asia

#2463 in the World

73. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#774 in Asia

#2502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

74. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#775 in Asia

#2503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

75. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#776 in Asia

#2504 in the World

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

76. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#779 in Asia

#2512 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

77. Cochin University of Science and Technology

Kerala | Kochi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#781 in Asia

#2514 in the World

Founded: 1971

78. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#788 in Asia

#2528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

79. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#793 in Asia

#2536 in the World

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

80. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#799 in Asia

#2547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

81. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#808 in Asia

#2571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

82. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#809 in Asia

#2572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

83. University of Madras

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#811 in Asia

#2574 in the World

Founded: 1857

84. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#814 in Asia

#2581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

85. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#819 in Asia

#2592 in the World

Founded: 1982

86. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#821 in Asia

#2596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

87. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#822 in Asia

#2597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

88. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#824 in Asia

#2600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

89. International Institute for Population Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#827 in Asia

#2609 in the World

Founded: 1956

90. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#836 in Asia

#2627 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

91. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#838 in Asia

#2629 in the World

Founded: 1970

92. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#844 in Asia

#2638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

93. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#845 in Asia

#2640 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

94. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#849 in Asia

#2648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

95. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#864 in Asia

#2694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

96. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology