100 Best universities for Linguistics 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 Linguistics. A graph of 3.34M citations received by 286K academic papers made by 448 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

#67 in Asia

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Linguistics

#83 in Asia

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Linguistics

#89 in Asia

#480 in the World

Founded: 1931

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#95 in Asia

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#97 in Asia

#507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

6. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Linguistics

#99 in Asia

#517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Linguistics

#114 in Asia

#564 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Linguistics

#118 in Asia

#576 in the World

Founded: 1955

9. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Linguistics

#130 in Asia

#614 in the World

Founded: 1958

10. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#144 in Asia

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

11. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Linguistics

#155 in Asia

#692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

12. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Linguistics

#163 in Asia

#724 in the World

Founded: 1978

13. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Linguistics

#166 in Asia

#732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

14. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Linguistics

#169 in Asia

#740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

15. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Linguistics

#178 in Asia

#759 in the World

Founded: 1962

16. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Linguistics

#179 in Asia

#764 in the World

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

17. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Linguistics

#210 in Asia

#831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

18. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#255 in Asia

#965 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

19. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Linguistics

#265 in Asia

#987 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

20. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Linguistics

#277 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

21. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Linguistics

#283 in Asia

#1023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

22. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Linguistics

#285 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

23. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Linguistics

#290 in Asia

#1040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

24. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Linguistics

#294 in Asia

#1048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

25. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Linguistics

#302 in Asia

#1072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

26. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Linguistics

#318 in Asia

#1105 in the World

Founded: 1948

27. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Linguistics

#327 in Asia

#1135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

28. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Linguistics

#334 in Asia

#1149 in the World

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

29. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Linguistics

#342 in Asia

#1167 in the World

Founded: 1981

30. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Linguistics

#358 in Asia

#1202 in the World

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

31. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#366 in Asia

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

32. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Linguistics

#367 in Asia

#1220 in the World

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

33. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Linguistics

#375 in Asia

#1234 in the World

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

34. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#382 in Asia

#1248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

35. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Linguistics

#389 in Asia

#1260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

36. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Linguistics

#400 in Asia

#1287 in the World

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

37. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Linguistics

#409 in Asia

#1322 in the World

Founded: 2005

38. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Linguistics

#432 in Asia

#1377 in the World

Founded: 2005

39. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Linguistics

#438 in Asia

#1385 in the World

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

40. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Linguistics

#452 in Asia

#1414 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

41. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Linguistics

#476 in Asia

#1457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

42. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Linguistics

#480 in Asia

#1465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

43. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Linguistics

#494 in Asia

#1501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

44. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Linguistics

#497 in Asia

#1505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

45. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Linguistics

#509 in Asia

#1524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

46. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Linguistics

#511 in Asia

#1529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

47. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Linguistics

#517 in Asia

#1548 in the World

Founded: 1960

48. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Linguistics

#525 in Asia

#1562 in the World

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

49. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Linguistics

#528 in Asia

#1567 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

50. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Linguistics

#531 in Asia

#1575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

51. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Linguistics

#543 in Asia

#1591 in the World

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

52. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Linguistics

#551 in Asia

#1611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

53. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Linguistics

#553 in Asia

#1616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

54. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Linguistics

#578 in Asia

#1670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

55. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Linguistics

#594 in Asia

#1699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,539
Founded: 2008

56. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Linguistics

#595 in Asia

#1700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

57. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#611 in Asia

#1727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

58. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Linguistics

#617 in Asia

#1736 in the World

Founded: 1993

59. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Linguistics

#618 in Asia

#1739 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

60. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Linguistics

#627 in Asia

#1756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

61. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Linguistics

#631 in Asia

#1763 in the World

Founded: 1857

62. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Linguistics

#641 in Asia

#1783 in the World

Founded: 1857

63. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Linguistics

#648 in Asia

#1798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

64. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Linguistics

#649 in Asia

#1799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

65. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Linguistics

#655 in Asia

#1806 in the World

Founded: 1963

66. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Linguistics

#663 in Asia

#1824 in the World

Founded: 1967

67. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Linguistics

#665 in Asia

#1827 in the World

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

68. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#681 in Asia

#1856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

69. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Linguistics

#685 in Asia

#1864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

70. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Linguistics

#689 in Asia

#1876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

71. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Linguistics

#697 in Asia

#1888 in the World

Founded: 1956

72. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Linguistics

#700 in Asia

#1895 in the World

Founded: 1926

73. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Linguistics

#704 in Asia

#1903 in the World

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

74. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Linguistics

#706 in Asia

#1909 in the World

Founded: 1963

75. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Linguistics

#709 in Asia

#1917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

76. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Linguistics

#711 in Asia

#1919 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

77. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Linguistics

#712 in Asia

#1920 in the World

Founded: 1982

78. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Linguistics

#713 in Asia

#1921 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

79. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Linguistics

#722 in Asia

#1933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

80. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Linguistics

#738 in Asia

#1968 in the World

81. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Linguistics

#752 in Asia

#2002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

82. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Linguistics

#754 in Asia

#2007 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

83. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Linguistics

#760 in Asia

#2018 in the World

Founded: 1971

84. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Linguistics

#767 in Asia

#2039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

85. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Linguistics

#769 in Asia

#2041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

86. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Linguistics

#772 in Asia

#2047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

87. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Linguistics

#774 in Asia

#2051 in the World

Founded: 1984

88. Tezpur University

For Linguistics

#777 in Asia

#2059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

89. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Linguistics

#798 in Asia

#2103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

90. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Linguistics

#806 in Asia

#2128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

91. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Linguistics

#807 in Asia

#2129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

92. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Linguistics

#809 in Asia

#2131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

93. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Linguistics

#819 in Asia

#2146 in the World

Founded: 1948

94. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Linguistics

#823 in Asia

#2157 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

95. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Linguistics

#827 in Asia

#2166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

96. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Linguistics

#831 in Asia

#2176 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

97. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Linguistics

#856 in Asia

#2229 in the World

Founded: 1972

98. Banasthali University

Rajasthan | Banasthali

For Linguistics

#871 in Asia

#2254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 10,973

99. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Linguistics

#875 in Asia

#2260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

100. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Linguistics

#878 in Asia

#2265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

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

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