100 Best universities for Education Majors 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 Education Majors. A graph of 297K citations received by 34.7K academic papers made by 186 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 Education Majors

#103 in Asia

#595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Education Majors

#115 in Asia

#639 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

3. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Education Majors

#140 in Asia

#754 in the World

Founded: 1958

4. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#217 in Asia

#1023 in the World

Founded: 1959

5. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Education Majors

#239 in Asia

#1089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Education Majors

#244 in Asia

#1096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

7. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Education Majors

#253 in Asia

#1118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

8. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Education Majors

#255 in Asia

#1121 in the World

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

9. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#256 in Asia

#1123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

10. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Education Majors

#263 in Asia

#1144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

11. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Education Majors

#314 in Asia

#1319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

12. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Education Majors

#316 in Asia

#1326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

13. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#340 in Asia

#1396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

14. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#357 in Asia

#1447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

15. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Education Majors

#385 in Asia

#1517 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

16. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Education Majors

#399 in Asia

#1554 in the World

Founded: 1955

17. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Education Majors

#405 in Asia

#1566 in the World

Founded: 1948

18. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Education Majors

#433 in Asia

#1634 in the World

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

19. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#442 in Asia

#1650 in the World

Founded: 1978

20. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Education Majors

#449 in Asia

#1667 in the World

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

21. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Education Majors

#456 in Asia

#1681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

22. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Education Majors

#459 in Asia

#1685 in the World

Founded: 1931

23. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Education Majors

#470 in Asia

#1712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

24. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Education Majors

#491 in Asia

#1764 in the World

Founded: 2002

25. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Education Majors

#499 in Asia

#1786 in the World

Founded: 1857

26. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Education Majors

#542 in Asia

#1905 in the World

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

27. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Education Majors

#574 in Asia

#1973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

28. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Education Majors

#596 in Asia

#2019 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

29. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Education Majors

#608 in Asia

#2038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

30. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#610 in Asia

#2043 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

31. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Education Majors

#622 in Asia

#2073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

32. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Education Majors

#642 in Asia

#2129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

33. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Education Majors

#660 in Asia

#2163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

34. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#681 in Asia

#2206 in the World

Founded: 2005

35. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Education Majors

#693 in Asia

#2235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

36. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Education Majors

#721 in Asia

#2306 in the World

Founded: 2013

37. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Education Majors

#746 in Asia

#2362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

38. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Education Majors

#747 in Asia

#2363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

39. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Education Majors

#768 in Asia

#2411 in the World

Founded: 2005

40. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#794 in Asia

#2467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

41. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Education Majors

#821 in Asia

#2514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

42. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#825 in Asia

#2520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

43. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Education Majors

#832 in Asia

#2533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

44. Mizoram University

Mizoram | Aizawl

For Education Majors

#838 in Asia

#2556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2001

45. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Education Majors

#841 in Asia

#2560 in the World

Founded: 1921

46. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Education Majors

#843 in Asia

#2563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

47. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Education Majors

#851 in Asia

#2590 in the World

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

48. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Education Majors

#853 in Asia

#2594 in the World

Founded: 1962

49. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Education Majors

#859 in Asia

#2605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

50. National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#881 in Asia

#2654 in the World

Enrollment: 200
Founded: 1962

51. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Education Majors

#887 in Asia

#2665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

52. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Education Majors

#896 in Asia

#2695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

53. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Education Majors

#902 in Asia

#2708 in the World

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

54. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Education Majors

#913 in Asia

#2731 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

55. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Education Majors

#924 in Asia

#2754 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

56. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Education Majors

#941 in Asia

#2786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

57. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Education Majors

#948 in Asia

#2801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

58. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Education Majors

#949 in Asia

#2802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

59. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Education Majors

#958 in Asia

#2828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

60. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Education Majors

#959 in Asia

#2829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

61. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Education Majors

#971 in Asia

#2848 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

62. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Education Majors

#989 in Asia

#2897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

63. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Education Majors

#1014 in Asia

#2965 in the World

Founded: 1971

64. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Education Majors

#1017 in Asia

#2980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

65. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Education Majors

#1025 in Asia

#2999 in the World

66. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#1035 in Asia

#3017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

67. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#1058 in Asia

#3062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

68. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#1063 in Asia

#3072 in the World

Founded: 1857

69. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Education Majors

#1069 in Asia

#3084 in the World

Founded: 1993

70. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Education Majors

#1073 in Asia

#3094 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

71. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Education Majors

#1084 in Asia

#3116 in the World

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

72. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Education Majors

#1096 in Asia

#3147 in the World

Founded: 1985

73. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Education Majors

#1106 in Asia

#3165 in the World

Founded: 1982

74. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Education Majors

#1109 in Asia

#3173 in the World

Founded: 1963

75. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Education Majors

#1124 in Asia

#3218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

76. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Education Majors

#1130 in Asia

#3233 in the World

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

77. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Education Majors

#1132 in Asia

#3240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

78. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Education Majors

#1136 in Asia

#3247 in the World

Founded: 1817

79. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Education Majors

#1138 in Asia

#3249 in the World

Founded: 1990

80. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Education Majors

#1154 in Asia

#3284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

81. International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Education Majors

#1161 in Asia

#3291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1999

82. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Education Majors

#1165 in Asia

#3299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

83. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Education Majors

#1170 in Asia

#3317 in the World

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

84. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Education Majors

#1175 in Asia

#3326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

85. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Education Majors

#1185 in Asia

#3351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

86. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#1186 in Asia

#3353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

87. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Education Majors

#1193 in Asia

#3369 in the World

Founded: 1984

88. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Education Majors

#1194 in Asia

#3370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

89. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Education Majors

#1195 in Asia

#3373 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

90. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Education Majors

#1200 in Asia

#3387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

91. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Education Majors

#1204 in Asia

#3393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

92. Gautam Buddha University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Education Majors

#1208 in Asia

#3402 in the World

Founded: 2002

93. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Education Majors

#1227 in Asia

#3444 in the World

Founded: 2005

94. Vels University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#1232 in Asia

#3455 in the World

Enrollment: 6,684
Founded: 1992

95. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Education Majors

#1238 in Asia

#3470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

96. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Education Majors

#1242 in Asia

#3476 in the World

Founded: 1886

97. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Education Majors

#1251 in Asia

#3498 in the World

Founded: 1918

98. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Education Majors

#1252 in Asia

#3499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

99. Ambedkar University Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#1257 in Asia

#3507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2007

100. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Education Majors

#1266 in Asia

#3524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

The best cities to study Education Majors in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, and Chennai.

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

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