100 Best universities for Linguistics 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 Linguistics. A graph of 2.95M citations received by 273K academic papers made by 444 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

#65 in Asia

#360 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Linguistics

#79 in Asia

#441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Linguistics

#87 in Asia

#468 in the World

Founded: 1931

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#93 in Asia

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#96 in Asia

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

6. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Linguistics

#101 in Asia

#540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Linguistics

#112 in Asia

#562 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Linguistics

#117 in Asia

#574 in the World

Founded: 1955

9. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Linguistics

#127 in Asia

#609 in the World

Founded: 1958

10. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#145 in Asia

#675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

11. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Linguistics

#153 in Asia

#701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

12. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Linguistics

#158 in Asia

#719 in the World

Founded: 1978

13. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Linguistics

#162 in Asia

#734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

14. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Linguistics

#173 in Asia

#759 in the World

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

15. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Linguistics

#175 in Asia

#761 in the World

Founded: 1962

16. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Linguistics

#180 in Asia

#771 in the World

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

17. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Linguistics

#206 in Asia

#835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

18. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#253 in Asia

#964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

19. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Linguistics

#273 in Asia

#1012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

20. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Linguistics

#274 in Asia

#1013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

21. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Linguistics

#279 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

22. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Linguistics

#294 in Asia

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

23. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Linguistics

#300 in Asia

#1072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

24. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Linguistics

#301 in Asia

#1075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

25. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Linguistics

#303 in Asia

#1079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

26. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Linguistics

#310 in Asia

#1102 in the World

Founded: 1948

27. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Linguistics

#324 in Asia

#1134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

28. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Linguistics

#329 in Asia

#1147 in the World

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

29. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Linguistics

#338 in Asia

#1172 in the World

Founded: 1981

30. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Linguistics

#353 in Asia

#1208 in the World

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

31. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Linguistics

#365 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

32. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Linguistics

#374 in Asia

#1241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

33. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#378 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

34. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#385 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

35. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Linguistics

#387 in Asia

#1268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

36. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Linguistics

#391 in Asia

#1281 in the World

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

37. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Linguistics

#416 in Asia

#1349 in the World

Founded: 2005

38. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Linguistics

#432 in Asia

#1381 in the World

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

39. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Linguistics

#458 in Asia

#1433 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

40. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Linguistics

#489 in Asia

#1502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

41. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Linguistics

#490 in Asia

#1503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

42. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Linguistics

#491 in Asia

#1505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

43. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Linguistics

#495 in Asia

#1520 in the World

Founded: 2005

44. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Linguistics

#496 in Asia

#1522 in the World

Founded: 1960

45. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Linguistics

#501 in Asia

#1538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

46. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Linguistics

#502 in Asia

#1539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

47. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Linguistics

#512 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

48. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Linguistics

#534 in Asia

#1592 in the World

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

49. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Linguistics

#541 in Asia

#1603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

50. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Linguistics

#544 in Asia

#1609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

51. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Linguistics

#550 in Asia

#1628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

52. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Linguistics

#565 in Asia

#1657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

53. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Linguistics

#570 in Asia

#1668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

54. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Linguistics

#577 in Asia

#1682 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

55. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Linguistics

#580 in Asia

#1687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

56. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Linguistics

#604 in Asia

#1735 in the World

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

57. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#608 in Asia

#1741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

58. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Linguistics

#615 in Asia

#1753 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

59. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Linguistics

#617 in Asia

#1757 in the World

Founded: 1857

60. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Linguistics

#625 in Asia

#1768 in the World

Founded: 1857

61. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Linguistics

#626 in Asia

#1772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

62. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Linguistics

#645 in Asia

#1801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

63. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Linguistics

#646 in Asia

#1802 in the World

Founded: 1963

64. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Linguistics

#660 in Asia

#1824 in the World

Founded: 1993

65. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Linguistics

#671 in Asia

#1842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

66. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Linguistics

#676 in Asia

#1858 in the World

Founded: 1926

67. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Linguistics

#681 in Asia

#1869 in the World

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

68. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Linguistics

#682 in Asia

#1871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

69. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Linguistics

#684 in Asia

#1876 in the World

Founded: 1967

70. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Linguistics

#696 in Asia

#1904 in the World

Founded: 1963

71. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Linguistics

#697 in Asia

#1908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

72. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Linguistics

#704 in Asia

#1916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

73. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Linguistics

#709 in Asia

#1928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

74. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Linguistics

#715 in Asia

#1937 in the World

Founded: 1956

75. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Linguistics

#722 in Asia

#1957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

76. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Linguistics

#725 in Asia

#1966 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

77. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Linguistics

#727 in Asia

#1971 in the World

Founded: 1982

78. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Linguistics

#731 in Asia

#1979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

79. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Linguistics

#732 in Asia

#1982 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

80. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Linguistics

#734 in Asia

#1985 in the World

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

81. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Linguistics

#744 in Asia

#2005 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

82. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Linguistics

#753 in Asia

#2031 in the World

Founded: 1971

83. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Linguistics

#756 in Asia

#2035 in the World

84. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Linguistics

#763 in Asia

#2048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

85. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Linguistics

#767 in Asia

#2053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

86. Tezpur University

For Linguistics

#780 in Asia

#2083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

87. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Linguistics

#782 in Asia

#2086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

88. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Linguistics

#786 in Asia

#2095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

89. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Linguistics

#799 in Asia

#2120 in the World

Founded: 1984

90. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Linguistics

#804 in Asia

#2132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

91. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Linguistics

#813 in Asia

#2148 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

92. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Linguistics

#815 in Asia

#2151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

93. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Linguistics

#819 in Asia

#2157 in the World

Founded: 1948

94. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Linguistics

#821 in Asia

#2163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

95. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Linguistics

#841 in Asia

#2213 in the World

Founded: 1972

96. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Linguistics

#849 in Asia

#2232 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

97. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Linguistics

#865 in Asia

#2260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

98. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Linguistics

#870 in Asia

#2267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

99. Banasthali University

Rajasthan | Banasthali

For Linguistics

#874 in Asia

#2273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 10,973

100. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Linguistics

#899 in Asia

#2322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

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

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