100 Best universities for Mathematics in India

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Mathematics. A graph of 8.19M citations received by 618K academic papers made by 469 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

#71 in Asia

#347 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Mathematics

#76 in Asia

#372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Mathematics

#81 in Asia

#390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#96 in Asia

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Mathematics

#103 in Asia

#466 in the World

Founded: 1931

6. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Mathematics

#106 in Asia

#476 in the World

Founded: 1958

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#112 in Asia

#493 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Mathematics

#113 in Asia

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

9. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Mathematics

#124 in Asia

#520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

10. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Mathematics

#155 in Asia

#632 in the World

Founded: 1955

11. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#159 in Asia

#639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

12. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#163 in Asia

#648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

13. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#170 in Asia

#666 in the World

Founded: 1978

14. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Mathematics

#182 in Asia

#699 in the World

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

15. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Mathematics

#229 in Asia

#848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

16. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Mathematics

#248 in Asia

#893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

17. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Mathematics

#254 in Asia

#911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

18. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Mathematics

#257 in Asia

#916 in the World

Founded: 1962

19. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Mathematics

#261 in Asia

#924 in the World

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

20. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Mathematics

#264 in Asia

#931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

21. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Mathematics

#265 in Asia

#932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

22. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#276 in Asia

#963 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

23. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Mathematics

#291 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

24. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Mathematics

#295 in Asia

#1012 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

25. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Mathematics

#299 in Asia

#1020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

26. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Mathematics

#318 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1964

27. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Mathematics

#326 in Asia

#1084 in the World

Founded: 1948

28. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Mathematics

#330 in Asia

#1095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

29. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Mathematics

#366 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

30. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#369 in Asia

#1185 in the World

Founded: 2005

31. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Mathematics

#376 in Asia

#1197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 16,358
Founded: 1882

32. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Mathematics

#412 in Asia

#1268 in the World

Founded: 1963

33. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#421 in Asia

#1284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

34. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#432 in Asia

#1306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

35. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Mathematics

#446 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

36. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#449 in Asia

#1346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

37. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Mathematics

#454 in Asia

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

38. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Mathematics

#471 in Asia

#1396 in the World

Founded: 2005

39. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Mathematics

#472 in Asia

#1398 in the World

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

40. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Mathematics

#475 in Asia

#1402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

41. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Mathematics

#477 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

42. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Mathematics

#481 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

43. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Mathematics

#487 in Asia

#1429 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

44. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Mathematics

#489 in Asia

#1431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2004

45. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Mathematics

#492 in Asia

#1436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

46. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Mathematics

#497 in Asia

#1445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

47. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Mathematics

#506 in Asia

#1467 in the World

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

48. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Mathematics

#508 in Asia

#1470 in the World

Founded: 1963

49. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Mathematics

#523 in Asia

#1497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

50. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Mathematics

#534 in Asia

#1515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

51. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Mathematics

#535 in Asia

#1518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

52. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Mathematics

#545 in Asia

#1538 in the World

Founded: 1960

53. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Mathematics

#550 in Asia

#1546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

54. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#552 in Asia

#1549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

55. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Mathematics

#560 in Asia

#1567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

56. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Mathematics

#563 in Asia

#1576 in the World

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

57. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Mathematics

#577 in Asia

#1602 in the World

Founded: 1956

58. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Mathematics

#578 in Asia

#1603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

59. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Mathematics

#581 in Asia

#1607 in the World

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

60. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Mathematics

#586 in Asia

#1615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

61. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Mathematics

#595 in Asia

#1635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

62. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Mathematics

#596 in Asia

#1637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

63. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Mathematics

#599 in Asia

#1640 in the World

Founded: 1971

64. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Mathematics

#613 in Asia

#1663 in the World

Founded: 1857

65. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Mathematics

#627 in Asia

#1695 in the World

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

66. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Mathematics

#634 in Asia

#1708 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

67. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Mathematics

#636 in Asia

#1712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

68. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Mathematics

#637 in Asia

#1716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

69. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Mathematics

#638 in Asia

#1717 in the World

Founded: 1993

70. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Mathematics

#640 in Asia

#1722 in the World

Founded: 1983

71. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Mathematics

#649 in Asia

#1739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

72. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Mathematics

#651 in Asia

#1747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

73. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Mathematics

#653 in Asia

#1749 in the World

Founded: 1967

74. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#677 in Asia

#1793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

75. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Mathematics

#708 in Asia

#1855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

76. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Mathematics

#717 in Asia

#1868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

77. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Mathematics

#728 in Asia

#1893 in the World

Founded: 1926

78. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Mathematics

#732 in Asia

#1900 in the World

Founded: 1972

79. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Mathematics

#734 in Asia

#1903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

80. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Mathematics

#735 in Asia

#1907 in the World

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

81. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Mathematics

#740 in Asia

#1915 in the World

Founded: 1984

82. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Mathematics

#744 in Asia

#1922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Mathematics

#751 in Asia

#1929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

84. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Mathematics

#759 in Asia

#1945 in the World

85. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Mathematics

#760 in Asia

#1946 in the World

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

86. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Mathematics

#763 in Asia

#1954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

87. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#767 in Asia

#1961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

88. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Mathematics

#778 in Asia

#1981 in the World

Founded: 1954

89. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Mathematics

#780 in Asia

#1983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

90. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Mathematics

#782 in Asia

#1987 in the World

Founded: 1981

91. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Mathematics

#796 in Asia

#2013 in the World

Founded: 1982

92. National Institute of Technology, Patna

For Mathematics

#801 in Asia

#2022 in the World

Enrollment: 2,292
Founded: 2004

93. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Mathematics

#805 in Asia

#2030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

94. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Mathematics

#813 in Asia

#2050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

95. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Mathematics

#822 in Asia

#2075 in the World

Founded: 1996

96. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#829 in Asia

#2089 in the World

Founded: 1857

97. Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#836 in Asia

#2100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

98. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Mathematics

#838 in Asia

#2106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

99. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Mathematics

#842 in Asia

#2114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

100. Galgotias University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Mathematics

#843 in Asia

#2116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 31,293
Founded: 2011

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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