100 Best universities for Mathematics in India

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Mathematics. A graph of 25.3M citations received by 2.25M academic papers made by 452 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

#61 in Asia

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Mathematics

#73 in Asia

#372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

3. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#85 in Asia

#412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

4. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Mathematics

#86 in Asia

#414 in the World

Founded: 1931

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Mathematics

#91 in Asia

#439 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Mathematics

#96 in Asia

#450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#98 in Asia

#454 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Mathematics

#123 in Asia

#528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

9. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Mathematics

#139 in Asia

#627 in the World

Founded: 1955

10. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Mathematics

#141 in Asia

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

11. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#148 in Asia

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

12. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#163 in Asia

#676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

13. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#178 in Asia

#732 in the World

Founded: 1978

14. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Mathematics

#225 in Asia

#872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

15. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Mathematics

#229 in Asia

#878 in the World

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

16. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Mathematics

#230 in Asia

#882 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

17. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Mathematics

#235 in Asia

#903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1961

18. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Mathematics

#246 in Asia

#928 in the World

Founded: 1962

19. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Mathematics

#254 in Asia

#962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

20. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Mathematics

#272 in Asia

#1013 in the World

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

21. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Mathematics

#274 in Asia

#1017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 16,498
Male:Female: 53:47

22. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Mathematics

#280 in Asia

#1031 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

23. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Mathematics

#283 in Asia

#1045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1993

24. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Mathematics

#306 in Asia

#1084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1964

25. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Mathematics

#325 in Asia

#1123 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

26. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Mathematics

#328 in Asia

#1135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

27. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Mathematics

#329 in Asia

#1137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

28. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Mathematics

#332 in Asia

#1141 in the World

Founded: 1948

29. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Mathematics

#350 in Asia

#1188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1882

30. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#352 in Asia

#1193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

31. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Mathematics

#387 in Asia

#1268 in the World

Founded: 1963

32. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Mathematics

#412 in Asia

#1327 in the World

Founded: 2005

33. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Mathematics

#420 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

34. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Mathematics

#421 in Asia

#1344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1961

35. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#437 in Asia

#1382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

36. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Mathematics

#447 in Asia

#1400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

37. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#461 in Asia

#1426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

38. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Mathematics

#464 in Asia

#1436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1985

39. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Mathematics

#468 in Asia

#1450 in the World

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

40. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Mathematics

#487 in Asia

#1483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

41. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#496 in Asia

#1508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

42. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Mathematics

#498 in Asia

#1510 in the World

Founded: 1960

43. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Mathematics

#501 in Asia

#1517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

44. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Mathematics

#505 in Asia

#1521 in the World

Founded: 1963

45. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Mathematics

#508 in Asia

#1524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

46. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Mathematics

#525 in Asia

#1560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1984

47. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Mathematics

#532 in Asia

#1574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1961

48. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Mathematics

#555 in Asia

#1605 in the World

Founded: 1971

49. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Mathematics

#556 in Asia

#1607 in the World

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

50. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Mathematics

#582 in Asia

#1661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

51. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Mathematics

#583 in Asia

#1662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

52. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Mathematics

#585 in Asia

#1666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

53. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Mathematics

#586 in Asia

#1667 in the World

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

54. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Mathematics

#595 in Asia

#1690 in the World

Founded: 1983

55. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Mathematics

#611 in Asia

#1718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

56. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Mathematics

#613 in Asia

#1723 in the World

Founded: 1857

57. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Mathematics

#625 in Asia

#1748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

58. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#640 in Asia

#1775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2001

59. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Mathematics

#647 in Asia

#1787 in the World

Founded: 1967

60. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Mathematics

#650 in Asia

#1793 in the World

Founded: 1956

61. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Mathematics

#660 in Asia

#1807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

62. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Mathematics

#667 in Asia

#1819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

63. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Mathematics

#688 in Asia

#1857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

64. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Mathematics

#698 in Asia

#1872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 2005

65. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Mathematics

#707 in Asia

#1896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

66. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Mathematics

#709 in Asia

#1901 in the World

Founded: 1981

67. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#713 in Asia

#1913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1998

68. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#716 in Asia

#1916 in the World

Founded: 1857

69. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Mathematics

#718 in Asia

#1918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

70. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Mathematics

#729 in Asia

#1940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

71. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Mathematics

#730 in Asia

#1941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

72. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Mathematics

#736 in Asia

#1949 in the World

Founded: 1926

73. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Mathematics

#741 in Asia

#1958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1962

74. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Mathematics

#744 in Asia

#1962 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

75. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Mathematics

#750 in Asia

#1974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

76. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#751 in Asia

#1975 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

77. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Mathematics

#763 in Asia

#1999 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

78. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Mathematics

#765 in Asia

#2004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

79. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Mathematics

#773 in Asia

#2017 in the World

Founded: 1918

80. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Mathematics

#774 in Asia

#2018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1999

81. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Mathematics

#781 in Asia

#2034 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

82. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Mathematics

#787 in Asia

#2047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

83. Gandhigram Rural University

Tamil Nadu | Gandhigram

For Mathematics

#788 in Asia

#2049 in the World

Founded: 1956

84. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Mathematics

#796 in Asia

#2062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

85. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#801 in Asia

#2071 in the World

Founded: 2005

86. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Mathematics

#805 in Asia

#2076 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Mathematics

#812 in Asia

#2103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

88. Tezpur University

For Mathematics

#815 in Asia

#2108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

89. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Mathematics

#821 in Asia

#2120 in the World

Founded: 1984

90. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Mathematics

#835 in Asia

#2154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1937

91. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Mathematics

#849 in Asia

#2190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

92. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Mathematics

#854 in Asia

#2201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1996

93. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Mathematics

#857 in Asia

#2205 in the World

Founded: 1954

94. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Mathematics

#863 in Asia

#2213 in the World

Founded: 1993

95. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Mathematics

#871 in Asia

#2234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

96. Jaypee University of Information Technology

Himachal Pradesh | Waknaghat

For Mathematics

#876 in Asia

#2249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 2002

97. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Mathematics

#878 in Asia

#2255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

98. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Mathematics

#885 in Asia

#2278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1986

99. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Mathematics

#888 in Asia

#2283 in the World

Founded: 1982

100. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Mathematics

#896 in Asia

#2299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 3,611
Founded: 2012

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

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