100 Best universities for Philosophy 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 Philosophy. A graph of 3M citations received by 363K academic papers made by 462 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

#71 in Asia

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Philosophy

#90 in Asia

#667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Philosophy

#97 in Asia

#699 in the World

Founded: 1931

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#103 in Asia

#714 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Philosophy

#112 in Asia

#744 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#122 in Asia

#793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Philosophy

#127 in Asia

#819 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Philosophy

#157 in Asia

#922 in the World

Founded: 1955

9. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Philosophy

#167 in Asia

#973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

10. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Philosophy

#171 in Asia

#983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

11. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Philosophy

#191 in Asia

#1040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

12. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#224 in Asia

#1164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

13. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Philosophy

#234 in Asia

#1186 in the World

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

14. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Philosophy

#259 in Asia

#1248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

15. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Philosophy

#265 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Founded: 1978

16. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#280 in Asia

#1292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

17. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Philosophy

#285 in Asia

#1315 in the World

Founded: 1962

18. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Philosophy

#300 in Asia

#1356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

19. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Philosophy

#308 in Asia

#1379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

20. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Philosophy

#324 in Asia

#1438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

21. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Philosophy

#329 in Asia

#1450 in the World

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

22. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Philosophy

#346 in Asia

#1513 in the World

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

23. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Philosophy

#347 in Asia

#1515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

24. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Philosophy

#350 in Asia

#1521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

25. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Philosophy

#363 in Asia

#1554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

26. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Philosophy

#398 in Asia

#1660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

27. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Philosophy

#400 in Asia

#1666 in the World

Founded: 1948

28. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Philosophy

#412 in Asia

#1703 in the World

Founded: 2005

29. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Philosophy

#427 in Asia

#1733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

30. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Philosophy

#428 in Asia

#1736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

31. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#445 in Asia

#1781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

32. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Philosophy

#465 in Asia

#1842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

33. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Philosophy

#472 in Asia

#1855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

34. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Philosophy

#495 in Asia

#1923 in the World

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

35. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#511 in Asia

#1968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

36. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Philosophy

#520 in Asia

#1996 in the World

Founded: 1981

37. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Philosophy

#538 in Asia

#2036 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

38. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Philosophy

#574 in Asia

#2133 in the World

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

39. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Philosophy

#582 in Asia

#2148 in the World

Founded: 1960

40. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Philosophy

#592 in Asia

#2167 in the World

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

41. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Philosophy

#593 in Asia

#2168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

42. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Philosophy

#604 in Asia

#2189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

43. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Philosophy

#616 in Asia

#2209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

44. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Philosophy

#624 in Asia

#2240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

45. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Philosophy

#659 in Asia

#2339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

46. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Philosophy

#660 in Asia

#2343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

47. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Philosophy

#678 in Asia

#2375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

48. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Philosophy

#679 in Asia

#2378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

49. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Philosophy

#680 in Asia

#2379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

50. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Philosophy

#681 in Asia

#2380 in the World

Founded: 1857

51. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Philosophy

#691 in Asia

#2395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

52. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Philosophy

#707 in Asia

#2437 in the World

Founded: 1857

53. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Philosophy

#726 in Asia

#2473 in the World

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

54. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Philosophy

#730 in Asia

#2481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

55. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Philosophy

#735 in Asia

#2488 in the World

Founded: 1963

56. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Philosophy

#737 in Asia

#2491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

57. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Philosophy

#741 in Asia

#2505 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

58. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#744 in Asia

#2511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

59. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Philosophy

#746 in Asia

#2515 in the World

Founded: 1963

60. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Philosophy

#754 in Asia

#2532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

61. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Philosophy

#757 in Asia

#2537 in the World

Founded: 1926

62. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Philosophy

#762 in Asia

#2554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

63. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Philosophy

#774 in Asia

#2580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

64. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Philosophy

#788 in Asia

#2611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

65. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Philosophy

#796 in Asia

#2628 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

66. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Philosophy

#797 in Asia

#2631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

67. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Philosophy

#821 in Asia

#2674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

68. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Philosophy

#822 in Asia

#2676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

69. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Philosophy

#823 in Asia

#2677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

70. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Philosophy

#824 in Asia

#2678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

71. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Philosophy

#828 in Asia

#2689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

72. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Philosophy

#831 in Asia

#2693 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

73. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Philosophy

#842 in Asia

#2716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

74. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Philosophy

#843 in Asia

#2718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

75. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Philosophy

#860 in Asia

#2745 in the World

Founded: 1971

76. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Philosophy

#862 in Asia

#2752 in the World

Founded: 2002

77. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Philosophy

#865 in Asia

#2768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

78. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Philosophy

#866 in Asia

#2770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

79. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Philosophy

#869 in Asia

#2780 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

80. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Philosophy

#873 in Asia

#2785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

81. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Philosophy

#877 in Asia

#2793 in the World

Founded: 1967

82. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Philosophy

#883 in Asia

#2805 in the World

Founded: 1982

83. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Philosophy

#889 in Asia

#2821 in the World

Founded: 1956

84. Tezpur University

For Philosophy

#908 in Asia

#2856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

85. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Philosophy

#917 in Asia

#2874 in the World

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

86. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Philosophy

#931 in Asia

#2910 in the World

Founded: 2013

87. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Philosophy

#940 in Asia

#2931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

88. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Philosophy

#945 in Asia

#2941 in the World

Founded: 1954

89. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Philosophy

#948 in Asia

#2947 in the World

Founded: 1948

90. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Philosophy

#952 in Asia

#2955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

91. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Philosophy

#955 in Asia

#2966 in the World

Founded: 2005

92. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Philosophy

#957 in Asia

#2973 in the World

Founded: 1972

93. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Philosophy

#967 in Asia

#2995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

94. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

For Philosophy

#972 in Asia

#3003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1990

95. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Philosophy

#973 in Asia

#3004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

96. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Philosophy

#979 in Asia

#3015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

97. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Philosophy

#988 in Asia

#3035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

98. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Philosophy

#993 in Asia

#3044 in the World

Founded: 1996

99. National Institute of Technology, Patna

For Philosophy

#1005 in Asia

#3069 in the World

Founded: 2004

100. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Philosophy

#1022 in Asia

#3098 in the World

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in India

Anthropology185

Broadcast Journalism30

Classics and Ancient History63

Communications and Public Relations102

Criminology and Criminal Justice17

Education Majors134

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