100 Best universities for Sociology 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 Sociology. A graph of 2.27M citations received by 244K academic papers made by 454 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

#48 in Asia

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Sociology

#53 in Asia

#511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Sociology

#71 in Asia

#630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

4. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Sociology

#100 in Asia

#753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

5. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Sociology

#103 in Asia

#765 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

6. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Sociology

#106 in Asia

#782 in the World

Founded: 1962

7. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Sociology

#131 in Asia

#867 in the World

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

8. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Sociology

#138 in Asia

#890 in the World

Founded: 1931

9. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Sociology

#141 in Asia

#896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

10. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Sociology

#155 in Asia

#926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

11. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Sociology

#163 in Asia

#950 in the World

Founded: 1955

12. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Sociology

#175 in Asia

#999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

13. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Sociology

#190 in Asia

#1066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

14. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Sociology

#192 in Asia

#1072 in the World

Founded: 1958

15. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sociology

#230 in Asia

#1194 in the World

Founded: 1959

16. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Sociology

#231 in Asia

#1195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

17. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Sociology

#240 in Asia

#1222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

18. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Sociology

#256 in Asia

#1276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

19. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Sociology

#265 in Asia

#1292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

20. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Sociology

#267 in Asia

#1298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

21. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Sociology

#272 in Asia

#1311 in the World

Founded: 1956

22. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Sociology

#294 in Asia

#1382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

23. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Sociology

#302 in Asia

#1395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

24. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Sociology

#322 in Asia

#1454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

25. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Sociology

#327 in Asia

#1469 in the World

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

26. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Sociology

#329 in Asia

#1475 in the World

Founded: 2005

27. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Sociology

#371 in Asia

#1593 in the World

Founded: 1948

28. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Sociology

#374 in Asia

#1598 in the World

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

29. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Sociology

#383 in Asia

#1630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

30. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Sociology

#387 in Asia

#1644 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

31. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Sociology

#393 in Asia

#1656 in the World

Founded: 1983

32. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Sociology

#394 in Asia

#1660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

33. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sociology

#400 in Asia

#1673 in the World

Founded: 1978

34. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Sociology

#405 in Asia

#1683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

35. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Sociology

#410 in Asia

#1696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

36. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Sociology

#417 in Asia

#1722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

37. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Sociology

#482 in Asia

#1900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

38. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Sociology

#491 in Asia

#1924 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

39. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Sociology

#493 in Asia

#1928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

40. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Sociology

#502 in Asia

#1945 in the World

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

41. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Sociology

#524 in Asia

#2005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

42. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Sociology

#532 in Asia

#2022 in the World

Founded: 1960

43. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Sociology

#541 in Asia

#2040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

44. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Sociology

#557 in Asia

#2084 in the World

Founded: 1970

45. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Sociology

#563 in Asia

#2100 in the World

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

46. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Sociology

#571 in Asia

#2119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

47. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Sociology

#574 in Asia

#2126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

48. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Sociology

#580 in Asia

#2139 in the World

Founded: 1981

49. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Sociology

#581 in Asia

#2141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

50. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Sociology

#596 in Asia

#2180 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

51. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sociology

#598 in Asia

#2190 in the World

Founded: 2005

52. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Sociology

#609 in Asia

#2204 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

53. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Sociology

#612 in Asia

#2211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

54. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sociology

#613 in Asia

#2213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

55. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Sociology

#618 in Asia

#2221 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

56. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Sociology

#627 in Asia

#2237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

57. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Sociology

#638 in Asia

#2262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

58. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Sociology

#652 in Asia

#2313 in the World

Founded: 1857

59. Chaudhary Charan Singh University

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

For Sociology

#653 in Asia

#2314 in the World

Founded: 1965

60. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Sociology

#658 in Asia

#2321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

61. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Sociology

#659 in Asia

#2322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

62. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sociology

#661 in Asia

#2326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

63. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Sociology

#664 in Asia

#2331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

64. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Sociology

#667 in Asia

#2340 in the World

Founded: 2013

65. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Sociology

#668 in Asia

#2341 in the World

Founded: 1921

66. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Sociology

#675 in Asia

#2358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

67. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Sociology

#698 in Asia

#2409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

68. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Sociology

#699 in Asia

#2410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

69. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Sociology

#702 in Asia

#2421 in the World

Founded: 1889

70. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Sociology

#723 in Asia

#2460 in the World

Founded: 1926

71. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Sociology

#725 in Asia

#2464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

72. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Sociology

#726 in Asia

#2466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

73. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Sociology

#727 in Asia

#2467 in the World

Founded: 1963

74. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Sociology

#730 in Asia

#2470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

75. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Sociology

#741 in Asia

#2503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

76. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Sociology

#744 in Asia

#2511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

77. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Sociology

#752 in Asia

#2521 in the World

Founded: 1918

78. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Sociology

#756 in Asia

#2527 in the World

Founded: 1983

79. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Sociology

#763 in Asia

#2542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

80. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Sociology

#764 in Asia

#2543 in the World

81. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Sociology

#765 in Asia

#2545 in the World

Founded: 2002

82. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Sociology

#777 in Asia

#2577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

83. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Sociology

#781 in Asia

#2585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

84. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Sociology

#788 in Asia

#2605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

85. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Sociology

#803 in Asia

#2631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

86. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Sociology

#806 in Asia

#2635 in the World

Founded: 1986

87. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Sociology

#811 in Asia

#2650 in the World

Founded: 1969

88. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Sociology

#824 in Asia

#2690 in the World

Founded: 1857

89. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Sociology

#848 in Asia

#2754 in the World

Founded: 2008

90. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Sociology

#865 in Asia

#2790 in the World

Founded: 1976

91. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Sociology

#866 in Asia

#2792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

92. Presidency University - Kolkata

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Sociology

#883 in Asia

#2824 in the World

Founded: 1817

93. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Sociology

#884 in Asia

#2825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

94. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Sociology

#903 in Asia

#2872 in the World

Founded: 1981

95. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Sociology

#907 in Asia

#2879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

96. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Sociology

#916 in Asia

#2896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

97. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Sociology

#918 in Asia

#2903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

98. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Sociology

#925 in Asia

#2916 in the World

Founded: 1965

99. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Sociology

#935 in Asia

#2942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

100. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Sociology

#941 in Asia

#2959 in the World

Founded: 1948

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

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