100 Best universities for Sociology 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 Sociology. A graph of 3.69M citations received by 304K academic papers made by 470 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. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Sociology

#49 in Asia

#468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Sociology

#51 in Asia

#477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Sociology

#93 in Asia

#682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

4. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Sociology

#111 in Asia

#759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

5. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Sociology

#114 in Asia

#766 in the World

Founded: 1962

6. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Sociology

#124 in Asia

#805 in the World

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

7. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Sociology

#126 in Asia

#814 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Sociology

#170 in Asia

#950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

9. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Sociology

#179 in Asia

#970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

10. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Sociology

#183 in Asia

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

11. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Sociology

#188 in Asia

#988 in the World

Founded: 1931

12. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Sociology

#194 in Asia

#1007 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Sociology

#204 in Asia

#1035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

14. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Sociology

#216 in Asia

#1103 in the World

Founded: 1958

15. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Sociology

#252 in Asia

#1201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

16. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Sociology

#257 in Asia

#1224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

17. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Sociology

#260 in Asia

#1233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

18. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Sociology

#263 in Asia

#1249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

19. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Sociology

#264 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Founded: 1956

20. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sociology

#265 in Asia

#1252 in the World

Founded: 1959

21. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Sociology

#269 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

22. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Sociology

#294 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

23. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Sociology

#306 in Asia

#1375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

24. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Sociology

#314 in Asia

#1393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

25. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Sociology

#342 in Asia

#1466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

26. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sociology

#347 in Asia

#1481 in the World

Founded: 1978

27. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Sociology

#348 in Asia

#1484 in the World

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

28. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Sociology

#364 in Asia

#1542 in the World

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

29. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sociology

#374 in Asia

#1558 in the World

Founded: 2005

30. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Sociology

#385 in Asia

#1603 in the World

Founded: 1948

31. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Sociology

#394 in Asia

#1624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

32. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Sociology

#395 in Asia

#1625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

33. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Sociology

#398 in Asia

#1636 in the World

Founded: 1983

34. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Sociology

#414 in Asia

#1671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

35. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Sociology

#427 in Asia

#1710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

36. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Sociology

#444 in Asia

#1758 in the World

Founded: 2005

37. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sociology

#455 in Asia

#1786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

38. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Sociology

#459 in Asia

#1793 in the World

Founded: 1981

39. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Sociology

#473 in Asia

#1819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

40. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Sociology

#489 in Asia

#1850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

41. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Sociology

#512 in Asia

#1923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

42. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Sociology

#525 in Asia

#1954 in the World

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

43. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Sociology

#531 in Asia

#1965 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

44. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Sociology

#536 in Asia

#1976 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

45. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Sociology

#537 in Asia

#1977 in the World

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

46. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Sociology

#539 in Asia

#1988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

47. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Sociology

#540 in Asia

#1989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

48. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Sociology

#549 in Asia

#2004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

49. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Sociology

#556 in Asia

#2026 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

50. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Sociology

#569 in Asia

#2057 in the World

Founded: 1960

51. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Sociology

#593 in Asia

#2128 in the World

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

52. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Sociology

#607 in Asia

#2160 in the World

Founded: 1921

53. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Sociology

#613 in Asia

#2178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

54. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Sociology

#615 in Asia

#2182 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

55. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Sociology

#621 in Asia

#2194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

56. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Sociology

#629 in Asia

#2215 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

57. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Sociology

#648 in Asia

#2258 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

58. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Sociology

#653 in Asia

#2270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

59. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Sociology

#659 in Asia

#2287 in the World

60. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sociology

#663 in Asia

#2300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

61. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Sociology

#670 in Asia

#2314 in the World

Founded: 1970

62. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Sociology

#675 in Asia

#2327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

63. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Sociology

#676 in Asia

#2329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

64. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Sociology

#679 in Asia

#2333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

65. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Sociology

#680 in Asia

#2337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

66. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Sociology

#681 in Asia

#2339 in the World

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

67. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Sociology

#682 in Asia

#2340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

68. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Sociology

#690 in Asia

#2355 in the World

Founded: 2013

69. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Sociology

#692 in Asia

#2357 in the World

Founded: 1857

70. Chaudhary Charan Singh University

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

For Sociology

#696 in Asia

#2371 in the World

Founded: 1965

71. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Sociology

#707 in Asia

#2401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

72. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Sociology

#715 in Asia

#2419 in the World

Founded: 1889

73. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Sociology

#723 in Asia

#2445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

74. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Sociology

#729 in Asia

#2453 in the World

Founded: 1963

75. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Sociology

#739 in Asia

#2481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

76. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Sociology

#740 in Asia

#2482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

77. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Sociology

#742 in Asia

#2488 in the World

Founded: 1926

78. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Sociology

#757 in Asia

#2512 in the World

Founded: 1918

79. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Sociology

#759 in Asia

#2517 in the World

Founded: 1983

80. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Sociology

#763 in Asia

#2525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

81. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Sociology

#766 in Asia

#2534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

82. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Sociology

#779 in Asia

#2565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

83. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Sociology

#781 in Asia

#2568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

84. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Sociology

#791 in Asia

#2585 in the World

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

85. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Sociology

#793 in Asia

#2587 in the World

Founded: 1969

86. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Sociology

#803 in Asia

#2610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

87. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Sociology

#808 in Asia

#2619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

88. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Sociology

#810 in Asia

#2622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

89. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Sociology

#819 in Asia

#2640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

90. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Sociology

#824 in Asia

#2646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

91. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Sociology

#831 in Asia

#2668 in the World

Founded: 2008

92. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Sociology

#837 in Asia

#2683 in the World

Founded: 1976

93. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sociology

#843 in Asia

#2692 in the World

Founded: 1857

94. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Sociology

#852 in Asia

#2706 in the World

Founded: 1817

95. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Sociology

#854 in Asia

#2712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

96. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Sociology

#857 in Asia

#2725 in the World

Founded: 1993

97. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Sociology

#871 in Asia

#2758 in the World

Founded: 1948

98. Mizoram University

Mizoram | Aizawl

For Sociology

#885 in Asia

#2780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2001

99. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Sociology

#888 in Asia

#2793 in the World

Founded: 1981

100. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Sociology

#896 in Asia

#2808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

The best cities to study Sociology in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Kanpur, Chandigarh, and Varanasi.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in India

Anthropology230

Broadcast Journalism29

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

Urban and Regional planning19