100 Best universities for Philosophy 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 Philosophy. A graph of 5.39M citations received by 469K academic papers made by 479 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 Philosophy

#98 in Asia

#624 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Philosophy

#125 in Asia

#749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#139 in Asia

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

4. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#145 in Asia

#815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

5. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Philosophy

#150 in Asia

#829 in the World

Founded: 1931

6. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Philosophy

#154 in Asia

#841 in the World

Founded: 1958

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Philosophy

#176 in Asia

#908 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Philosophy

#181 in Asia

#929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

9. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Philosophy

#202 in Asia

#1009 in the World

Founded: 1955

10. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Philosophy

#213 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

11. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Philosophy

#223 in Asia

#1078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

12. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#244 in Asia

#1151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

13. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Philosophy

#254 in Asia

#1192 in the World

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

14. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Philosophy

#278 in Asia

#1258 in the World

Founded: 1978

15. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Philosophy

#300 in Asia

#1325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

16. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Philosophy

#303 in Asia

#1330 in the World

Founded: 1962

17. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Philosophy

#313 in Asia

#1355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

18. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Philosophy

#314 in Asia

#1359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

19. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Philosophy

#317 in Asia

#1363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

20. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#322 in Asia

#1386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

21. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Philosophy

#359 in Asia

#1498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

22. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Philosophy

#360 in Asia

#1501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

23. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Philosophy

#400 in Asia

#1608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

24. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Philosophy

#402 in Asia

#1611 in the World

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

25. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Philosophy

#406 in Asia

#1625 in the World

Founded: 1948

26. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Philosophy

#409 in Asia

#1636 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

27. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Philosophy

#414 in Asia

#1658 in the World

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

28. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Philosophy

#425 in Asia

#1683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

29. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Philosophy

#432 in Asia

#1698 in the World

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

30. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Philosophy

#435 in Asia

#1705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

31. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#438 in Asia

#1710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

32. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Philosophy

#454 in Asia

#1750 in the World

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

33. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Philosophy

#455 in Asia

#1757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

34. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Philosophy

#468 in Asia

#1779 in the World

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

35. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#501 in Asia

#1883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

36. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Philosophy

#520 in Asia

#1931 in the World

Founded: 2005

37. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Philosophy

#528 in Asia

#1950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

38. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Philosophy

#538 in Asia

#1977 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

39. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Philosophy

#568 in Asia

#2054 in the World

Founded: 1981

40. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Philosophy

#580 in Asia

#2084 in the World

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

41. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Philosophy

#586 in Asia

#2100 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

42. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Philosophy

#602 in Asia

#2148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

43. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Philosophy

#619 in Asia

#2185 in the World

Founded: 2005

44. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Philosophy

#631 in Asia

#2222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

45. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Philosophy

#641 in Asia

#2250 in the World

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

46. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Philosophy

#654 in Asia

#2274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

47. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Philosophy

#668 in Asia

#2298 in the World

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

48. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Philosophy

#674 in Asia

#2310 in the World

Founded: 1960

49. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Philosophy

#681 in Asia

#2331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

50. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Philosophy

#682 in Asia

#2335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

51. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Philosophy

#683 in Asia

#2338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

52. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Philosophy

#684 in Asia

#2342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

53. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Philosophy

#685 in Asia

#2346 in the World

Founded: 1857

54. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Philosophy

#686 in Asia

#2351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

55. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Philosophy

#687 in Asia

#2353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

56. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#711 in Asia

#2393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

57. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Philosophy

#723 in Asia

#2413 in the World

Founded: 1857

58. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Philosophy

#744 in Asia

#2468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

59. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Philosophy

#745 in Asia

#2469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

60. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Philosophy

#750 in Asia

#2482 in the World

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

61. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Philosophy

#752 in Asia

#2487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

62. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Philosophy

#758 in Asia

#2503 in the World

Founded: 1963

63. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Philosophy

#761 in Asia

#2512 in the World

Founded: 1963

64. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Philosophy

#763 in Asia

#2519 in the World

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

65. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Philosophy

#764 in Asia

#2522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

66. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Philosophy

#769 in Asia

#2528 in the World

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

67. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Philosophy

#777 in Asia

#2547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

68. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Philosophy

#784 in Asia

#2564 in the World

Founded: 1993

69. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#788 in Asia

#2573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

70. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Philosophy

#789 in Asia

#2574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

71. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Philosophy

#794 in Asia

#2579 in the World

Founded: 1926

72. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Philosophy

#795 in Asia

#2582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

73. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Philosophy

#801 in Asia

#2592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

74. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Philosophy

#806 in Asia

#2606 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

75. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Philosophy

#817 in Asia

#2635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

76. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Philosophy

#826 in Asia

#2651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

77. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Philosophy

#830 in Asia

#2658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

78. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Philosophy

#844 in Asia

#2689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

79. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Philosophy

#846 in Asia

#2694 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

80. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Philosophy

#849 in Asia

#2698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

81. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Philosophy

#856 in Asia

#2712 in the World

Founded: 1967

82. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Philosophy

#862 in Asia

#2728 in the World

Founded: 1971

83. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Philosophy

#866 in Asia

#2737 in the World

Founded: 1982

84. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Philosophy

#869 in Asia

#2745 in the World

Founded: 1956

85. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Philosophy

#871 in Asia

#2748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

86. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Philosophy

#876 in Asia

#2758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

87. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Philosophy

#894 in Asia

#2800 in the World

88. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Philosophy

#902 in Asia

#2820 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

89. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Philosophy

#906 in Asia

#2828 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

90. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Philosophy

#925 in Asia

#2861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

91. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Philosophy

#935 in Asia

#2887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

92. Tezpur University

For Philosophy

#950 in Asia

#2917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

93. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Philosophy

#958 in Asia

#2932 in the World

Founded: 1948

94. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Philosophy

#962 in Asia

#2937 in the World

Founded: 1972

95. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Philosophy

#966 in Asia

#2941 in the World

Founded: 2013

96. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Philosophy

#968 in Asia

#2943 in the World

Founded: 2002

97. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Philosophy

#978 in Asia

#2961 in the World

Founded: 1918

98. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Philosophy

#982 in Asia

#2970 in the World

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

99. Swami Vivekanand Subharti University

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

For Philosophy

#985 in Asia

#2974 in the World

Founded: 2008

100. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Philosophy

#991 in Asia

#2992 in the World

Founded: 1984

The best cities to study Philosophy in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bangalore, Kharagpur, Delhi, and Kolkata.

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