100 Best universities for Philosophy 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 Philosophy. A graph of 4.8M citations received by 449K academic papers made by 475 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

#95 in Asia

#619 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Philosophy

#127 in Asia

#754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#142 in Asia

#810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

4. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#143 in Asia

#811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

5. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Philosophy

#145 in Asia

#816 in the World

Founded: 1931

6. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Philosophy

#151 in Asia

#837 in the World

Founded: 1958

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Philosophy

#169 in Asia

#908 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Philosophy

#186 in Asia

#971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

9. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Philosophy

#196 in Asia

#1002 in the World

Founded: 1955

10. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Philosophy

#215 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

11. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Philosophy

#218 in Asia

#1080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

12. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#244 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

13. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Philosophy

#253 in Asia

#1199 in the World

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

14. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Philosophy

#270 in Asia

#1260 in the World

Founded: 1978

15. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Philosophy

#296 in Asia

#1319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

16. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Philosophy

#301 in Asia

#1333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

17. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Philosophy

#306 in Asia

#1343 in the World

Founded: 1962

18. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Philosophy

#311 in Asia

#1370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

19. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#315 in Asia

#1382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

20. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Philosophy

#327 in Asia

#1420 in the World

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

21. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Philosophy

#357 in Asia

#1511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

22. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Philosophy

#365 in Asia

#1537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

23. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Philosophy

#385 in Asia

#1591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

24. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Philosophy

#388 in Asia

#1605 in the World

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

25. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Philosophy

#394 in Asia

#1624 in the World

Founded: 1948

26. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Philosophy

#401 in Asia

#1644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

27. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Philosophy

#409 in Asia

#1666 in the World

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

28. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Philosophy

#433 in Asia

#1729 in the World

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

29. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#436 in Asia

#1740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

30. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Philosophy

#439 in Asia

#1743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

31. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Philosophy

#447 in Asia

#1766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

32. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Philosophy

#450 in Asia

#1775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

33. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Philosophy

#456 in Asia

#1783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

34. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Philosophy

#466 in Asia

#1806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

35. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#510 in Asia

#1936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

36. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Philosophy

#524 in Asia

#1972 in the World

Founded: 2005

37. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Philosophy

#531 in Asia

#1990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

38. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Philosophy

#567 in Asia

#2069 in the World

Founded: 1981

39. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Philosophy

#568 in Asia

#2070 in the World

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

40. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Philosophy

#586 in Asia

#2127 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

41. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Philosophy

#590 in Asia

#2133 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

42. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Philosophy

#616 in Asia

#2206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

43. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Philosophy

#638 in Asia

#2253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

44. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Philosophy

#644 in Asia

#2271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

45. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Philosophy

#651 in Asia

#2289 in the World

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

46. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Philosophy

#652 in Asia

#2293 in the World

Founded: 1960

47. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Philosophy

#667 in Asia

#2328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

48. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Philosophy

#668 in Asia

#2330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

49. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Philosophy

#679 in Asia

#2349 in the World

Founded: 1857

50. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Philosophy

#681 in Asia

#2353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

51. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Philosophy

#684 in Asia

#2361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

52. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Philosophy

#685 in Asia

#2364 in the World

Founded: 2005

53. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Philosophy

#687 in Asia

#2367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

54. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Philosophy

#691 in Asia

#2373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

55. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Philosophy

#695 in Asia

#2380 in the World

Founded: 1857

56. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Philosophy

#708 in Asia

#2398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

57. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#715 in Asia

#2417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

58. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Philosophy

#733 in Asia

#2470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

59. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Philosophy

#740 in Asia

#2494 in the World

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

60. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Philosophy

#751 in Asia

#2521 in the World

Founded: 1963

61. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Philosophy

#753 in Asia

#2523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

62. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Philosophy

#756 in Asia

#2528 in the World

Founded: 1963

63. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Philosophy

#760 in Asia

#2536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

64. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Philosophy

#764 in Asia

#2542 in the World

Founded: 1926

65. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#778 in Asia

#2576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

66. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Philosophy

#780 in Asia

#2581 in the World

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

67. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Philosophy

#784 in Asia

#2586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

68. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Philosophy

#789 in Asia

#2593 in the World

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

69. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Philosophy

#792 in Asia

#2601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

70. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Philosophy

#796 in Asia

#2608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

71. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Philosophy

#806 in Asia

#2626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

72. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Philosophy

#807 in Asia

#2627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

73. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Philosophy

#814 in Asia

#2642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

74. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Philosophy

#817 in Asia

#2654 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

75. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Philosophy

#820 in Asia

#2664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

76. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Philosophy

#830 in Asia

#2688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

77. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Philosophy

#834 in Asia

#2697 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

78. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Philosophy

#837 in Asia

#2701 in the World

Founded: 1993

79. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Philosophy

#850 in Asia

#2724 in the World

Founded: 1971

80. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Philosophy

#857 in Asia

#2737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

81. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Philosophy

#861 in Asia

#2747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

82. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Philosophy

#866 in Asia

#2757 in the World

Founded: 1982

83. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Philosophy

#870 in Asia

#2770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

84. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Philosophy

#871 in Asia

#2772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

85. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Philosophy

#878 in Asia

#2786 in the World

Founded: 1967

86. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Philosophy

#879 in Asia

#2787 in the World

Founded: 1956

87. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Philosophy

#887 in Asia

#2803 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

88. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Philosophy

#901 in Asia

#2843 in the World

89. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Philosophy

#907 in Asia

#2852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

90. GLA University

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

For Philosophy

#925 in Asia

#2884 in the World

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

91. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Philosophy

#930 in Asia

#2890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

92. Swami Vivekanand Subharti University

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

For Philosophy

#940 in Asia

#2917 in the World

Founded: 2008

93. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Philosophy

#943 in Asia

#2920 in the World

Founded: 1972

94. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Philosophy

#946 in Asia

#2923 in the World

Founded: 2002

95. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Philosophy

#947 in Asia

#2924 in the World

Founded: 2013

96. Tezpur University

For Philosophy

#950 in Asia

#2927 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

97. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Philosophy

#958 in Asia

#2937 in the World

Founded: 1948

98. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Philosophy

#959 in Asia

#2938 in the World

Founded: 1918

99. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Philosophy

#969 in Asia

#2962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

100. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Philosophy

#977 in Asia

#2974 in the World

Founded: 1886

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

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Anthropology230

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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

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