100 Best universities for Education Majors 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 Education Majors. A graph of 339K citations received by 37.5K academic papers made by 200 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

#105 in Asia

#590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Education Majors

#122 in Asia

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

3. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Education Majors

#140 in Asia

#748 in the World

Founded: 1958

4. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#219 in Asia

#1016 in the World

Founded: 1959

5. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Education Majors

#224 in Asia

#1027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Education Majors

#227 in Asia

#1041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

7. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Education Majors

#238 in Asia

#1065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

8. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Education Majors

#242 in Asia

#1075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

9. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#245 in Asia

#1081 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

10. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Education Majors

#267 in Asia

#1142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

11. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Education Majors

#297 in Asia

#1220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

12. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Education Majors

#321 in Asia

#1315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

13. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#334 in Asia

#1361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

14. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Education Majors

#343 in Asia

#1386 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

15. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#366 in Asia

#1458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

16. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Education Majors

#417 in Asia

#1579 in the World

Founded: 1955

17. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Education Majors

#418 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Founded: 1948

18. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Education Majors

#431 in Asia

#1614 in the World

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

19. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Education Majors

#441 in Asia

#1634 in the World

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

20. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Education Majors

#446 in Asia

#1646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

21. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#452 in Asia

#1663 in the World

Founded: 1978

22. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Education Majors

#462 in Asia

#1685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

23. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Education Majors

#470 in Asia

#1699 in the World

Founded: 1931

24. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Education Majors

#499 in Asia

#1768 in the World

Founded: 1857

25. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Education Majors

#516 in Asia

#1804 in the World

Founded: 2002

26. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Education Majors

#543 in Asia

#1877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

27. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Education Majors

#588 in Asia

#1991 in the World

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

28. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#591 in Asia

#1995 in the World

Founded: 2005

29. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Education Majors

#592 in Asia

#1997 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

30. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#603 in Asia

#2019 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

31. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Education Majors

#613 in Asia

#2039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

32. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Education Majors

#614 in Asia

#2041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

33. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Education Majors

#643 in Asia

#2091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

34. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Education Majors

#666 in Asia

#2139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

35. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Education Majors

#680 in Asia

#2170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

36. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Education Majors

#682 in Asia

#2175 in the World

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

37. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#702 in Asia

#2222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

38. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Education Majors

#716 in Asia

#2261 in the World

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

39. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Education Majors

#733 in Asia

#2304 in the World

Founded: 2013

40. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Education Majors

#743 in Asia

#2321 in the World

Founded: 2005

41. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#792 in Asia

#2443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

42. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Education Majors

#804 in Asia

#2461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

43. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Education Majors

#810 in Asia

#2470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

44. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Education Majors

#813 in Asia

#2474 in the World

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

45. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Education Majors

#824 in Asia

#2490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

46. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Education Majors

#850 in Asia

#2548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

47. Mizoram University

Mizoram | Aizawl

For Education Majors

#857 in Asia

#2575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2001

48. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Education Majors

#858 in Asia

#2579 in the World

Founded: 1921

49. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Education Majors

#865 in Asia

#2598 in the World

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

50. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Education Majors

#866 in Asia

#2599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

51. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Education Majors

#867 in Asia

#2604 in the World

Founded: 1962

52. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Education Majors

#873 in Asia

#2616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

53. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Education Majors

#903 in Asia

#2679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

54. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Education Majors

#904 in Asia

#2681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

55. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Education Majors

#908 in Asia

#2688 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

56. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Education Majors

#917 in Asia

#2703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

57. National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#921 in Asia

#2717 in the World

Enrollment: 200
Founded: 1962

58. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Education Majors

#934 in Asia

#2747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

59. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Education Majors

#936 in Asia

#2750 in the World

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

60. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Education Majors

#942 in Asia

#2761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

61. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Education Majors

#963 in Asia

#2816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

62. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Education Majors

#978 in Asia

#2851 in the World

Founded: 1993

63. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Education Majors

#989 in Asia

#2870 in the World

Founded: 1971

64. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#1002 in Asia

#2894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

65. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Education Majors

#1005 in Asia

#2900 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

66. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Education Majors

#1009 in Asia

#2915 in the World

67. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Education Majors

#1019 in Asia

#2945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

68. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Education Majors

#1020 in Asia

#2947 in the World

Founded: 1985

69. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#1035 in Asia

#2980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

70. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Education Majors

#1085 in Asia

#3084 in the World

Founded: 1963

71. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Education Majors

#1096 in Asia

#3119 in the World

Founded: 1990

72. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#1101 in Asia

#3129 in the World

Founded: 1857

73. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Education Majors

#1103 in Asia

#3131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

74. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Education Majors

#1107 in Asia

#3138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

75. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Education Majors

#1111 in Asia

#3147 in the World

Founded: 1982

76. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Education Majors

#1114 in Asia

#3152 in the World

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

77. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Education Majors

#1116 in Asia

#3156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

78. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Education Majors

#1138 in Asia

#3217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

79. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Education Majors

#1143 in Asia

#3229 in the World

Founded: 1817

80. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Education Majors

#1144 in Asia

#3230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

81. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Education Majors

#1150 in Asia

#3243 in the World

Founded: 1984

82. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Education Majors

#1152 in Asia

#3246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

83. Vels University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#1156 in Asia

#3251 in the World

Enrollment: 6,684
Founded: 1992

84. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Education Majors

#1162 in Asia

#3269 in the World

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

85. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Education Majors

#1167 in Asia

#3279 in the World

Founded: 2005

86. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Education Majors

#1172 in Asia

#3291 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

87. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Education Majors

#1180 in Asia

#3302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

88. International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Education Majors

#1183 in Asia

#3305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1999

89. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Education Majors

#1184 in Asia

#3306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

90. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Education Majors

#1186 in Asia

#3311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

91. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Education Majors

#1195 in Asia

#3329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

92. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Education Majors

#1196 in Asia

#3331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1946

93. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Education Majors

#1200 in Asia

#3344 in the World

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

94. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Education Majors

#1209 in Asia

#3358 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

95. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#1210 in Asia

#3363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

96. Gautam Buddha University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Education Majors

#1226 in Asia

#3398 in the World

Founded: 2002

97. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Education Majors

#1230 in Asia

#3408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 31,293
Founded: 2011

98. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Education Majors

#1236 in Asia

#3425 in the World

Founded: 1967

99. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Education Majors

#1239 in Asia

#3435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

100. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Education Majors

#1241 in Asia

#3439 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

Anthropology240

Broadcast Journalism34

Classics and Ancient History84

Communications and Public Relations128

Criminology and Criminal Justice25

Early Childhood Education2

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