100 Best universities for Mathematics 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 Mathematics. A graph of 7.48M citations received by 595K academic papers made by 468 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 Mathematics

#68 in Asia

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Mathematics

#75 in Asia

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Mathematics

#80 in Asia

#391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#96 in Asia

#451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Mathematics

#97 in Asia

#459 in the World

Founded: 1931

6. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Mathematics

#104 in Asia

#473 in the World

Founded: 1958

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#109 in Asia

#491 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Mathematics

#121 in Asia

#517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

9. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Mathematics

#122 in Asia

#525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

10. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Mathematics

#151 in Asia

#628 in the World

Founded: 1955

11. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#160 in Asia

#653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

12. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#163 in Asia

#658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

13. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#168 in Asia

#666 in the World

Founded: 1978

14. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Mathematics

#181 in Asia

#710 in the World

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

15. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Mathematics

#240 in Asia

#888 in the World

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

16. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Mathematics

#245 in Asia

#897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

17. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Mathematics

#253 in Asia

#912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

18. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Mathematics

#256 in Asia

#919 in the World

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

19. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Mathematics

#262 in Asia

#935 in the World

Founded: 1962

20. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Mathematics

#264 in Asia

#939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

21. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Mathematics

#282 in Asia

#983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

22. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Mathematics

#288 in Asia

#998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

23. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Mathematics

#294 in Asia

#1016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

24. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#298 in Asia

#1021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

25. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Mathematics

#300 in Asia

#1030 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

26. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Mathematics

#315 in Asia

#1064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

27. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Mathematics

#321 in Asia

#1078 in the World

Founded: 1948

28. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Mathematics

#328 in Asia

#1099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

29. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Mathematics

#354 in Asia

#1163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

30. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Mathematics

#373 in Asia

#1202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

31. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Mathematics

#412 in Asia

#1279 in the World

Founded: 1963

32. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#419 in Asia

#1297 in the World

Founded: 2005

33. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#427 in Asia

#1308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

34. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#434 in Asia

#1322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

35. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Mathematics

#439 in Asia

#1337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

36. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#452 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

37. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Mathematics

#457 in Asia

#1378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

38. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Mathematics

#461 in Asia

#1385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

39. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Mathematics

#469 in Asia

#1396 in the World

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

40. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Mathematics

#478 in Asia

#1419 in the World

Founded: 2005

41. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Mathematics

#479 in Asia

#1421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

42. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Mathematics

#485 in Asia

#1434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

43. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Mathematics

#491 in Asia

#1444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

44. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Mathematics

#495 in Asia

#1450 in the World

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

45. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Mathematics

#502 in Asia

#1470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

46. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Mathematics

#509 in Asia

#1478 in the World

Founded: 1963

47. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Mathematics

#514 in Asia

#1493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

48. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Mathematics

#520 in Asia

#1501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

49. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Mathematics

#523 in Asia

#1509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

50. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Mathematics

#524 in Asia

#1510 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

51. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Mathematics

#526 in Asia

#1513 in the World

Founded: 1960

52. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Mathematics

#536 in Asia

#1533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

53. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Mathematics

#541 in Asia

#1547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

54. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Mathematics

#545 in Asia

#1557 in the World

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

55. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Mathematics

#556 in Asia

#1583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

56. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#560 in Asia

#1588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

57. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Mathematics

#582 in Asia

#1618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

58. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Mathematics

#585 in Asia

#1624 in the World

Founded: 1956

59. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Mathematics

#589 in Asia

#1632 in the World

Founded: 1971

60. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Mathematics

#591 in Asia

#1637 in the World

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

61. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Mathematics

#593 in Asia

#1640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

62. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Mathematics

#601 in Asia

#1649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

63. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Mathematics

#602 in Asia

#1652 in the World

Founded: 1857

64. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Mathematics

#607 in Asia

#1664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

65. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Mathematics

#641 in Asia

#1739 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

66. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Mathematics

#648 in Asia

#1759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

67. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Mathematics

#650 in Asia

#1761 in the World

Founded: 1983

68. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Mathematics

#654 in Asia

#1766 in the World

Founded: 1993

69. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Mathematics

#655 in Asia

#1768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

70. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Mathematics

#658 in Asia

#1772 in the World

Founded: 1967

71. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Mathematics

#662 in Asia

#1778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

72. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#666 in Asia

#1785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

73. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Mathematics

#669 in Asia

#1794 in the World

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

74. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Mathematics

#690 in Asia

#1828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

75. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Mathematics

#711 in Asia

#1871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

76. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Mathematics

#714 in Asia

#1880 in the World

Founded: 1926

77. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Mathematics

#717 in Asia

#1889 in the World

Founded: 1972

78. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Mathematics

#728 in Asia

#1904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

79. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Mathematics

#730 in Asia

#1908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

80. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Mathematics

#744 in Asia

#1934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

81. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Mathematics

#745 in Asia

#1935 in the World

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

82. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Mathematics

#747 in Asia

#1937 in the World

Founded: 1984

83. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Mathematics

#754 in Asia

#1951 in the World

Enrollment: 20,945
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1980

84. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#758 in Asia

#1958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

85. Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Mathematics

#759 in Asia

#1959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

86. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Mathematics

#764 in Asia

#1964 in the World

Founded: 1954

87. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Mathematics

#769 in Asia

#1973 in the World

88. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Mathematics

#775 in Asia

#1985 in the World

Founded: 1981

89. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Mathematics

#779 in Asia

#1992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

90. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Mathematics

#790 in Asia

#2013 in the World

Founded: 1982

91. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Mathematics

#792 in Asia

#2020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

92. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#809 in Asia

#2059 in the World

Founded: 1857

93. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Mathematics

#815 in Asia

#2066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

94. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Mathematics

#818 in Asia

#2073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

95. National Institute of Technology, Patna

For Mathematics

#825 in Asia

#2090 in the World

Enrollment: 2,292
Founded: 2004

96. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Mathematics

#826 in Asia

#2092 in the World

Founded: 1918

97. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Mathematics

#835 in Asia

#2115 in the World

Founded: 1996

98. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Mathematics

#839 in Asia

#2127 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

99. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Mathematics

#842 in Asia

#2131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

100. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#865 in Asia

#2180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

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

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