100 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in India

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Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 200K citations received by 32.3K academic papers made by 167 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. University of Delhi

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#51 in Asia
#522 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1922

2. Banaras Hindu University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#66 in Asia
#606 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1915

3. Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#75 in Asia
#656 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1969

4. Christ University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#109 in Asia
#819 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1969

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#110 in Asia
#823 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1951

6. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#112 in Asia
#834 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1847

7. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#113 in Asia
#847 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1956

8. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#117 in Asia
#863 in the World
Founded
1958

9. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#154 in Asia
#973 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

10. Indian Institute of Science

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#173 in Asia
#1037 in the World
Enrollment
4,695
Founded
1909

11. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#225 in Asia
#1235 in the World
Founded
1959

12. Aligarh Muslim University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#236 in Asia
#1264 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1920

13. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#243 in Asia
#1285 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1959

15. University of Hyderabad

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#266 in Asia
#1353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
5,061
Founded
1974

16. Jadavpur University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#270 in Asia
#1367 in the World
Founded
1955

17. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#274 in Asia
#1384 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1974

18. National Islamic University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#298 in Asia
#1454 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%

20. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#321 in Asia
#1508 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1993

21. University of Kashmir

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#355 in Asia
#1589 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1948

22. Amrita University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#357 in Asia
#1591 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
24,500
Male:Female
53:47

23. University of Calcutta

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#365 in Asia
#1611 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1857

24. VIT University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#375 in Asia
#1637 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1984

25. Panjab University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#376 in Asia
#1641 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1882

26. Amity University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#386 in Asia
#1668 in the World
Founded
2005

27. University of Allahabad

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#401 in Asia
#1709 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1887

28. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#410 in Asia
#1722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1994

29. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#422 in Asia
#1745 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1936

30. Savitribai Phule Pune University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#423 in Asia
#1748 in the World
Founded
1948

31. Annamalai University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#426 in Asia
#1754 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
37,444
Founded
1929

32. Indian Statistical Institute

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#445 in Asia
#1809 in the World
Founded
1931

33. IMS Unison University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#514 in Asia
#1989 in the World
Founded
2013

34. University of Jammu

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#525 in Asia
#2023 in the World
Founded
1969

35. Anna University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#528 in Asia
#2028 in the World
Founded
1978

36. University of Mumbai

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#552 in Asia
#2093 in the World
Founded
1857

37. University of Burdwan

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#562 in Asia
#2124 in the World
Enrollment
24,690
Founded
1960

38. Symbiosis International University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#571 in Asia
#2148 in the World
Enrollment
20,568
Founded
2002

39. University of Lucknow

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#573 in Asia
#2152 in the World
Founded
1921

40. Visva-Bharati University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#597 in Asia
#2218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1921

41. Vidyasagar University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#602 in Asia
#2225 in the World
Founded
1981

42. Jamia Hamdard University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#633 in Asia
#2293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%

43. University of Mysore

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#639 in Asia
#2304 in the World
Enrollment
120,000
Founded
1916

44. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#669 in Asia
#2388 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
2001

45. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#695 in Asia
#2445 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
1,765
Male:Female
74:26
Founded
2008

46. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#696 in Asia
#2446 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1945

47. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#719 in Asia
#2488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1985

48. Chandigarh University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#721 in Asia
#2493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,611
Founded
2012

49. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#726 in Asia
#2503 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1964

50. Gauhati University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#727 in Asia
#2504 in the World
Founded
1948

51. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#735 in Asia
#2521 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

52. Andhra University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#744 in Asia
#2548 in the World
Founded
1926

53. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#746 in Asia
#2550 in the World
Founded
1970

54. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#747 in Asia
#2551 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1949

55. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#749 in Asia
#2562 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
1961

56. Bharathiar University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#754 in Asia
#2569 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1982

57. Guru Nanak Dev University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#755 in Asia
#2570 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1969

58. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#761 in Asia
#2582 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2008

59. University of Gour Banga

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#768 in Asia
#2599 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

60. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#774 in Asia
#2606 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1823

61. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#783 in Asia
#2630 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2012

62. University of Madras

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#785 in Asia
#2632 in the World
Founded
1857

63. Kurukshetra University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#808 in Asia
#2672 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1956

64. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#809 in Asia
#2674 in the World
Founded
1967

65. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#810 in Asia
#2675 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2003

66. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#816 in Asia
#2694 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1964

67. Presidency University - Kolkata

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#823 in Asia
#2711 in the World
Founded
1817

68. University of Kerala

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#835 in Asia
#2746 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1937

69. Lovely Professional University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#843 in Asia
#2765 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2005

70. Indian School of Mines

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#872 in Asia
#2831 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1926

71. Punjabi University Patiala

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#875 in Asia
#2835 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

72. Tezpur University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#878 in Asia
#2842 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1994

74. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#885 in Asia
#2859 in the World
Founded
1971

75. Pondicherry University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#887 in Asia
#2861 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Founded
1985

76. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#919 in Asia
#2927 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1998

77. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#925 in Asia
#2941 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Founded
1960

78. Delhi Technological University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#928 in Asia
#2948 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1941

79. South Asian University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#933 in Asia
#2957 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
2010

80. Birla Institute of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#946 in Asia
#2998 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1955

81. University of Rajasthan

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#949 in Asia
#3005 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1947

82. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#952 in Asia
#3010 in the World
Enrollment
20,945
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1980

83. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#955 in Asia
#3015 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1959

84. Bharathidasan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#959 in Asia
#3021 in the World
Founded
1982

85. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#963 in Asia
#3034 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1961

86. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#966 in Asia
#3040 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1961

87. University of North Bengal

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#969 in Asia
#3047 in the World
Founded
1962

88. Sri Venkateswara University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#973 in Asia
#3051 in the World
Founded
1954

89. KIIT University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#984 in Asia
#3081 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2004

90. University of Kalyani

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#987 in Asia
#3085 in the World
Founded
1960

91. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#992 in Asia
#3094 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
2001

92. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#994 in Asia
#3096 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
2008

93. North Eastern Hill University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#997 in Asia
#3100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1973

94. Ashoka University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1000 in Asia
#3107 in the World
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
2014

95. Azim Premji University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1003 in Asia
#3113 in the World
Enrollment
961
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
2010

96. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1006 in Asia
#3117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1956

97. Dibrugarh University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1007 in Asia
#3118 in the World
Founded
1965

98. Bangalore University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1011 in Asia
#3124 in the World
Founded
1886

99. Mangalore University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1017 in Asia
#3133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1980

100. Berhampur University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#1024 in Asia
#3148 in the World
Founded
1967

The best cities to study Theology / Divinity / Religious studies in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Varanasi, Bangalore, and Kharagpur.