100 Best universities for Mathematics 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 Mathematics. A graph of 4.88M citations received by 500K academic papers made by 461 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

#63 in Asia

#321 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

#76 in Asia

#382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#82 in Asia

#402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Mathematics

#92 in Asia

#442 in the World

Founded: 1931

6. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Mathematics

#93 in Asia

#444 in the World

Founded: 1958

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#98 in Asia

#459 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Mathematics

#116 in Asia

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

9. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Mathematics

#137 in Asia

#582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

10. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Mathematics

#142 in Asia

#604 in the World

Founded: 1955

11. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#154 in Asia

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

12. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#161 in Asia

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

13. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#166 in Asia

#678 in the World

Founded: 1978

14. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Mathematics

#180 in Asia

#734 in the World

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

15. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Mathematics

#231 in Asia

#869 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

16. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Mathematics

#237 in Asia

#890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

17. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Mathematics

#258 in Asia

#935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

18. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Mathematics

#262 in Asia

#952 in the World

Founded: 1962

19. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Mathematics

#264 in Asia

#960 in the World

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

20. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Mathematics

#265 in Asia

#961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

21. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Mathematics

#270 in Asia

#985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

22. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Mathematics

#284 in Asia

#1018 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

23. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Mathematics

#295 in Asia

#1049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

24. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Mathematics

#307 in Asia

#1075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

25. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Mathematics

#318 in Asia

#1098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

26. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Mathematics

#320 in Asia

#1100 in the World

Founded: 1948

27. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Mathematics

#335 in Asia

#1133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

28. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Mathematics

#356 in Asia

#1198 in the World

Founded: 2005

29. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Mathematics

#358 in Asia

#1201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

30. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#362 in Asia

#1210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

31. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#381 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

32. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Mathematics

#390 in Asia

#1273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

33. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Mathematics

#391 in Asia

#1275 in the World

Founded: 1963

34. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Mathematics

#428 in Asia

#1348 in the World

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

35. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#430 in Asia

#1350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

36. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Mathematics

#437 in Asia

#1367 in the World

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

37. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Mathematics

#442 in Asia

#1388 in the World

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

38. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Mathematics

#443 in Asia

#1389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

39. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Mathematics

#446 in Asia

#1395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

40. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#459 in Asia

#1423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

41. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Mathematics

#460 in Asia

#1424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

42. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Mathematics

#475 in Asia

#1454 in the World

Founded: 1960

43. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Mathematics

#482 in Asia

#1465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

44. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Mathematics

#494 in Asia

#1485 in the World

Founded: 1963

45. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Mathematics

#501 in Asia

#1498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

46. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Mathematics

#511 in Asia

#1519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

47. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Mathematics

#522 in Asia

#1536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

48. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Mathematics

#529 in Asia

#1547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

49. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Mathematics

#543 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Founded: 1971

50. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Mathematics

#552 in Asia

#1595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

51. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Mathematics

#554 in Asia

#1597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

52. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Mathematics

#555 in Asia

#1598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

53. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Mathematics

#571 in Asia

#1623 in the World

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

54. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Mathematics

#578 in Asia

#1640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

55. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Mathematics

#581 in Asia

#1647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

56. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#605 in Asia

#1687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

57. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Mathematics

#606 in Asia

#1689 in the World

Founded: 1857

58. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Mathematics

#611 in Asia

#1695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

59. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Mathematics

#620 in Asia

#1710 in the World

Founded: 1956

60. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Mathematics

#627 in Asia

#1723 in the World

Founded: 1983

61. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Mathematics

#628 in Asia

#1725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

62. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Mathematics

#643 in Asia

#1754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

63. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Mathematics

#651 in Asia

#1769 in the World

Founded: 1967

64. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#655 in Asia

#1779 in the World

Founded: 2005

65. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Mathematics

#671 in Asia

#1811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

66. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Mathematics

#673 in Asia

#1814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

67. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Mathematics

#675 in Asia

#1817 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

68. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Mathematics

#677 in Asia

#1820 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

69. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Mathematics

#692 in Asia

#1850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

70. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Mathematics

#694 in Asia

#1856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

71. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Mathematics

#698 in Asia

#1863 in the World

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

72. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Mathematics

#699 in Asia

#1866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

73. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#700 in Asia

#1867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

74. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Mathematics

#721 in Asia

#1912 in the World

Founded: 1857

75. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Mathematics

#726 in Asia

#1919 in the World

Founded: 1926

76. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Mathematics

#732 in Asia

#1932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

77. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Mathematics

#745 in Asia

#1957 in the World

Founded: 1981

78. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Mathematics

#747 in Asia

#1959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

79. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Mathematics

#753 in Asia

#1977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

80. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Mathematics

#760 in Asia

#1990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

81. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Mathematics

#771 in Asia

#2024 in the World

Founded: 1972

82. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Mathematics

#774 in Asia

#2028 in the World

Founded: 1984

83. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Mathematics

#778 in Asia

#2032 in the World

Founded: 1918

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Mathematics

#781 in Asia

#2036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

85. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Mathematics

#786 in Asia

#2044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

86. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Mathematics

#788 in Asia

#2048 in the World

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

87. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Mathematics

#792 in Asia

#2052 in the World

Founded: 1993

88. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Mathematics

#798 in Asia

#2064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

89. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Mathematics

#807 in Asia

#2076 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

90. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Mathematics

#811 in Asia

#2082 in the World

Founded: 1954

91. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Mathematics

#820 in Asia

#2099 in the World

Founded: 1996

92. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Mathematics

#823 in Asia

#2105 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

93. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Mathematics

#830 in Asia

#2116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

94. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Mathematics

#839 in Asia

#2135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

95. Gandhigram Rural University

Tamil Nadu | Gandhigram

For Mathematics

#850 in Asia

#2151 in the World

Founded: 1956

96. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Mathematics

#857 in Asia

#2168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

97. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Mathematics

#858 in Asia

#2170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

98. Tezpur University

For Mathematics

#862 in Asia

#2180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

99. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Mathematics

#866 in Asia

#2191 in the World

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

100. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Mathematics

#877 in Asia

#2214 in the World

Founded: 1982

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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