100 Best universities for Education Majors 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 Education Majors. A graph of 153K citations received by 25.3K academic papers made by 134 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 Education Majors

#101 in Asia

#652 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Education Majors

#108 in Asia

#694 in the World

Founded: 1958

3. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#112 in Asia

#703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#203 in Asia

#1063 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Education Majors

#219 in Asia

#1104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Education Majors

#242 in Asia

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

7. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Education Majors

#244 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

8. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Education Majors

#252 in Asia

#1197 in the World

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

9. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#260 in Asia

#1222 in the World

Founded: 1959

10. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Education Majors

#276 in Asia

#1277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

11. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Education Majors

#278 in Asia

#1285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

12. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#322 in Asia

#1425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

13. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#332 in Asia

#1459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

14. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Education Majors

#335 in Asia

#1474 in the World

Founded: 1955

15. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Education Majors

#337 in Asia

#1479 in the World

Founded: 1931

16. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Education Majors

#356 in Asia

#1531 in the World

Founded: 1948

17. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Education Majors

#377 in Asia

#1573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

18. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Education Majors

#392 in Asia

#1618 in the World

Founded: 2002

19. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Education Majors

#401 in Asia

#1636 in the World

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

20. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#421 in Asia

#1689 in the World

Founded: 1978

21. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Education Majors

#439 in Asia

#1721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

22. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Education Majors

#476 in Asia

#1822 in the World

Founded: 1857

23. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Education Majors

#504 in Asia

#1894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

24. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Education Majors

#512 in Asia

#1921 in the World

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

25. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Education Majors

#515 in Asia

#1925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

26. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Education Majors

#524 in Asia

#1944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

27. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Education Majors

#533 in Asia

#1963 in the World

Founded: 2005

28. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Education Majors

#536 in Asia

#1973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

29. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Education Majors

#537 in Asia

#1974 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

30. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Education Majors

#586 in Asia

#2083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

31. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Education Majors

#617 in Asia

#2163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

32. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Education Majors

#662 in Asia

#2249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

33. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Education Majors

#721 in Asia

#2380 in the World

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

34. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Education Majors

#723 in Asia

#2385 in the World

Founded: 1962

35. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Education Majors

#728 in Asia

#2402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

36. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Education Majors

#768 in Asia

#2472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

37. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Education Majors

#774 in Asia

#2484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

38. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Education Majors

#787 in Asia

#2521 in the World

Founded: 2013

39. National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#795 in Asia

#2539 in the World

Enrollment: 200
Founded: 1962

40. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#804 in Asia

#2555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

41. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Education Majors

#830 in Asia

#2618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

42. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Education Majors

#837 in Asia

#2629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

43. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Education Majors

#864 in Asia

#2698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

44. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Education Majors

#872 in Asia

#2716 in the World

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

45. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Education Majors

#876 in Asia

#2724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

46. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#880 in Asia

#2738 in the World

Founded: 2005

47. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Education Majors

#881 in Asia

#2739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

48. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#886 in Asia

#2752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

49. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Education Majors

#890 in Asia

#2759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

50. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#903 in Asia

#2786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

51. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Education Majors

#933 in Asia

#2858 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

52. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Education Majors

#934 in Asia

#2860 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

53. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Education Majors

#939 in Asia

#2871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

54. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#946 in Asia

#2903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

55. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Education Majors

#950 in Asia

#2908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

56. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Education Majors

#964 in Asia

#2936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

57. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Education Majors

#979 in Asia

#2962 in the World

Founded: 1971

58. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Education Majors

#989 in Asia

#2992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

59. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#1005 in Asia

#3029 in the World

Founded: 1857

60. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Education Majors

#1019 in Asia

#3063 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

61. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Education Majors

#1023 in Asia

#3073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

62. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Education Majors

#1035 in Asia

#3105 in the World

Founded: 1985

63. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Education Majors

#1038 in Asia

#3109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

64. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Education Majors

#1039 in Asia

#3118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

65. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Education Majors

#1051 in Asia

#3145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

66. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Education Majors

#1066 in Asia

#3170 in the World

Founded: 2005

67. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Education Majors

#1082 in Asia

#3218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

68. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Education Majors

#1084 in Asia

#3223 in the World

69. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Education Majors

#1097 in Asia

#3244 in the World

Founded: 1886

70. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Education Majors

#1098 in Asia

#3249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

71. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Education Majors

#1138 in Asia

#3330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

72. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Education Majors

#1141 in Asia

#3335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

73. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Education Majors

#1142 in Asia

#3339 in the World

Founded: 1963

74. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Education Majors

#1148 in Asia

#3355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1985

75. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Education Majors

#1150 in Asia

#3358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

76. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Education Majors

#1163 in Asia

#3389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

77. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Education Majors

#1170 in Asia

#3403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

78. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Education Majors

#1180 in Asia

#3428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

79. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Education Majors

#1183 in Asia

#3432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

80. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Education Majors

#1184 in Asia

#3435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

81. Gautam Buddha University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Education Majors

#1185 in Asia

#3438 in the World

Founded: 2002

82. Azim Premji University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Education Majors

#1187 in Asia

#3440 in the World

Enrollment: 961
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 2010

83. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Education Majors

#1199 in Asia

#3470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

84. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Education Majors

#1205 in Asia

#3480 in the World

Founded: 1969

85. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Education Majors

#1206 in Asia

#3482 in the World

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

86. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Education Majors

#1208 in Asia

#3487 in the World

Founded: 1918

87. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#1217 in Asia

#3497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

88. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Education Majors

#1230 in Asia

#3524 in the World

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

89. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Education Majors

#1247 in Asia

#3553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

90. PES University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Education Majors

#1251 in Asia

#3567 in the World

Enrollment: 1,639
Founded: 2013

91. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Education Majors

#1256 in Asia

#3579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

92. International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Education Majors

#1260 in Asia

#3583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1999

93. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Education Majors

#1266 in Asia

#3602 in the World

Founded: 1967

94. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Education Majors

#1283 in Asia

#3644 in the World

Founded: 1993

95. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Education Majors

#1285 in Asia

#3648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

96. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Education Majors

#1292 in Asia

#3662 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

97. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Education Majors

#1295 in Asia

#3668 in the World

Enrollment: 20,945
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1980

98. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Education Majors

#1297 in Asia

#3672 in the World

Founded: 1984

99. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Education Majors

#1301 in Asia

#3684 in the World

Founded: 1817

100. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Education Majors

#1319 in Asia

#3719 in the World

Founded: 1960

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in India

Anthropology185

Broadcast Journalism30

Classics and Ancient History63

Communications and Public Relations102

Criminology and Criminal Justice17

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