100 Best universities for Linguistics 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 Linguistics. A graph of 1.83M citations received by 222K academic papers made by 413 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 Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Linguistics

#64 in Asia

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Linguistics

#73 in Asia

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Linguistics

#74 in Asia

#424 in the World

Founded: 1931

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#87 in Asia

#482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#96 in Asia

#525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

6. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Linguistics

#100 in Asia

#533 in the World

Founded: 1959

7. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Linguistics

#107 in Asia

#556 in the World

Founded: 1955

8. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Linguistics

#117 in Asia

#583 in the World

Founded: 1958

9. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Linguistics

#130 in Asia

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

10. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Linguistics

#141 in Asia

#682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

11. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#151 in Asia

#705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

12. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Linguistics

#154 in Asia

#708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

13. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Linguistics

#160 in Asia

#740 in the World

Founded: 1978

14. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Linguistics

#165 in Asia

#755 in the World

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

15. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Linguistics

#166 in Asia

#756 in the World

Founded: 1962

16. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Linguistics

#189 in Asia

#816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

17. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Linguistics

#197 in Asia

#840 in the World

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

18. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#238 in Asia

#934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

19. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Linguistics

#252 in Asia

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

20. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Linguistics

#262 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

21. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Linguistics

#268 in Asia

#1025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

22. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Linguistics

#277 in Asia

#1040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

23. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Linguistics

#282 in Asia

#1053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

24. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Linguistics

#284 in Asia

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

25. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Linguistics

#329 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Founded: 1948

26. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Linguistics

#334 in Asia

#1184 in the World

Founded: 2005

27. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Linguistics

#340 in Asia

#1197 in the World

Founded: 1981

28. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Linguistics

#347 in Asia

#1209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

29. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Linguistics

#351 in Asia

#1220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

30. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Linguistics

#353 in Asia

#1223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

31. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Linguistics

#358 in Asia

#1234 in the World

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

32. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Linguistics

#366 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

33. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#395 in Asia

#1319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

34. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#398 in Asia

#1324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

35. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Linguistics

#405 in Asia

#1346 in the World

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

36. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Linguistics

#414 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

37. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Linguistics

#419 in Asia

#1375 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

38. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Linguistics

#429 in Asia

#1403 in the World

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

39. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Linguistics

#449 in Asia

#1438 in the World

Founded: 1960

40. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Linguistics

#463 in Asia

#1475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

41. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Linguistics

#486 in Asia

#1532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

42. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Linguistics

#493 in Asia

#1544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

43. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Linguistics

#511 in Asia

#1577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

44. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Linguistics

#526 in Asia

#1613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

45. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Linguistics

#533 in Asia

#1623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

46. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Linguistics

#552 in Asia

#1656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

47. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Linguistics

#567 in Asia

#1686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

48. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Linguistics

#585 in Asia

#1726 in the World

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

49. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Linguistics

#592 in Asia

#1736 in the World

Founded: 1857

50. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Linguistics

#593 in Asia

#1738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

51. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Linguistics

#599 in Asia

#1751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

52. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Linguistics

#605 in Asia

#1764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

53. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Linguistics

#611 in Asia

#1778 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

54. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Linguistics

#613 in Asia

#1781 in the World

Founded: 1963

55. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Linguistics

#615 in Asia

#1783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

56. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Linguistics

#616 in Asia

#1784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

57. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#624 in Asia

#1803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

58. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Linguistics

#627 in Asia

#1806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

59. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Linguistics

#631 in Asia

#1810 in the World

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

60. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Linguistics

#632 in Asia

#1813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

61. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Linguistics

#634 in Asia

#1818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

62. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Linguistics

#652 in Asia

#1869 in the World

Founded: 1926

63. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#654 in Asia

#1871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

64. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Linguistics

#660 in Asia

#1887 in the World

Founded: 1857

65. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Linguistics

#663 in Asia

#1890 in the World

Founded: 1963

66. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Linguistics

#677 in Asia

#1913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

67. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Linguistics

#689 in Asia

#1935 in the World

Founded: 1967

68. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Linguistics

#698 in Asia

#1954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

69. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Linguistics

#700 in Asia

#1957 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

70. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Linguistics

#702 in Asia

#1962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

71. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Linguistics

#713 in Asia

#1993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

72. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Linguistics

#718 in Asia

#1999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

73. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Linguistics

#727 in Asia

#2014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

74. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Linguistics

#736 in Asia

#2031 in the World

Founded: 1956

75. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Linguistics

#752 in Asia

#2058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

76. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Linguistics

#755 in Asia

#2061 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

77. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Linguistics

#763 in Asia

#2077 in the World

Founded: 2005

78. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Linguistics

#765 in Asia

#2080 in the World

Founded: 1971

79. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Linguistics

#782 in Asia

#2122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

80. Tezpur University

For Linguistics

#785 in Asia

#2127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

81. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Linguistics

#788 in Asia

#2132 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

82. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Linguistics

#794 in Asia

#2140 in the World

Founded: 1982

83. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Linguistics

#813 in Asia

#2184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

84. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Linguistics

#815 in Asia

#2192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

85. National Institute of Technology, Patna

For Linguistics

#830 in Asia

#2225 in the World

Founded: 2004

86. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Linguistics

#837 in Asia

#2241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

87. Gandhigram Rural University

Tamil Nadu | Gandhigram

For Linguistics

#842 in Asia

#2249 in the World

Founded: 1956

88. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Linguistics

#852 in Asia

#2272 in the World

Founded: 1993

89. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Linguistics

#853 in Asia

#2274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

90. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Linguistics

#856 in Asia

#2282 in the World

Founded: 1948

91. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Linguistics

#861 in Asia

#2288 in the World

Founded: 1984

92. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Linguistics

#866 in Asia

#2302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

93. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Linguistics

#886 in Asia

#2346 in the World

94. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Linguistics

#887 in Asia

#2347 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

95. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Linguistics

#891 in Asia

#2361 in the World

Founded: 1983

96. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Linguistics

#899 in Asia

#2382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

97. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Linguistics

#903 in Asia

#2391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

98. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Linguistics

#920 in Asia

#2422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

99. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Linguistics

#927 in Asia

#2443 in the World

Founded: 1954

100. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Linguistics

#934 in Asia

#2453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

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

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