100 Best universities for Statistics 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 Statistics. A graph of 3.93M citations received by 381K academic papers made by 453 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 Statistics

#62 in Asia

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Statistics

#65 in Asia

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Statistics

#75 in Asia

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#82 in Asia

#405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Statistics

#88 in Asia

#424 in the World

Founded: 1931

6. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Statistics

#97 in Asia

#460 in the World

Founded: 1959

7. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Statistics

#99 in Asia

#467 in the World

Founded: 1958

8. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Statistics

#130 in Asia

#543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

9. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Statistics

#141 in Asia

#594 in the World

Founded: 1955

10. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#142 in Asia

#595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

11. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Statistics

#151 in Asia

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

12. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#183 in Asia

#727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

13. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Statistics

#185 in Asia

#738 in the World

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

14. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Statistics

#187 in Asia

#740 in the World

Founded: 1978

15. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Statistics

#229 in Asia

#863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

16. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Statistics

#231 in Asia

#866 in the World

Founded: 1962

17. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Statistics

#232 in Asia

#867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

18. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Statistics

#250 in Asia

#921 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

19. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Statistics

#261 in Asia

#961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

20. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Statistics

#273 in Asia

#986 in the World

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

21. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Statistics

#295 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

22. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Statistics

#319 in Asia

#1101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

23. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Statistics

#332 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

24. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Statistics

#337 in Asia

#1137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

25. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Statistics

#339 in Asia

#1141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

26. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Statistics

#340 in Asia

#1144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

27. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Statistics

#343 in Asia

#1152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

28. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Statistics

#361 in Asia

#1205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

29. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Statistics

#372 in Asia

#1223 in the World

Founded: 2005

30. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Statistics

#376 in Asia

#1228 in the World

Founded: 1948

31. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#392 in Asia

#1270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

32. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Statistics

#398 in Asia

#1278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

33. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Statistics

#411 in Asia

#1300 in the World

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

34. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Statistics

#420 in Asia

#1319 in the World

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

35. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#435 in Asia

#1351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

36. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Statistics

#444 in Asia

#1369 in the World

Founded: 1971

37. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Statistics

#449 in Asia

#1377 in the World

Founded: 1963

38. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Statistics

#455 in Asia

#1393 in the World

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

39. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Statistics

#470 in Asia

#1422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

40. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Statistics

#479 in Asia

#1445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

41. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Statistics

#487 in Asia

#1456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

42. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Statistics

#489 in Asia

#1460 in the World

Founded: 1963

43. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Statistics

#490 in Asia

#1461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

44. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Statistics

#491 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

45. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#492 in Asia

#1467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

46. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Statistics

#495 in Asia

#1470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

47. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Statistics

#497 in Asia

#1474 in the World

Founded: 1983

48. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Statistics

#500 in Asia

#1480 in the World

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

49. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Statistics

#508 in Asia

#1494 in the World

Founded: 1960

50. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Statistics

#514 in Asia

#1508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

51. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Statistics

#534 in Asia

#1545 in the World

Founded: 1857

52. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Statistics

#556 in Asia

#1585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

53. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Statistics

#559 in Asia

#1589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

54. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Statistics

#570 in Asia

#1615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

55. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Statistics

#575 in Asia

#1622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

56. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Statistics

#577 in Asia

#1627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

57. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Statistics

#593 in Asia

#1662 in the World

Founded: 2005

58. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Statistics

#602 in Asia

#1676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

59. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Statistics

#607 in Asia

#1689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

60. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Statistics

#612 in Asia

#1700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

61. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Statistics

#626 in Asia

#1732 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

62. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Statistics

#627 in Asia

#1734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

63. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Statistics

#634 in Asia

#1744 in the World

Founded: 1967

64. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Statistics

#644 in Asia

#1759 in the World

Founded: 1956

65. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#658 in Asia

#1794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

66. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Statistics

#659 in Asia

#1795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

67. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Statistics

#661 in Asia

#1798 in the World

Founded: 1926

68. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Statistics

#662 in Asia

#1799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

69. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Statistics

#663 in Asia

#1802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

70. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Statistics

#667 in Asia

#1808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

71. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Statistics

#671 in Asia

#1815 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

72. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Statistics

#673 in Asia

#1820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

73. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Statistics

#682 in Asia

#1837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

74. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#694 in Asia

#1854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

75. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Statistics

#699 in Asia

#1864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

76. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Statistics

#709 in Asia

#1878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

77. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Statistics

#710 in Asia

#1879 in the World

Founded: 1857

78. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Statistics

#712 in Asia

#1882 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

79. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Statistics

#714 in Asia

#1884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

80. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Statistics

#719 in Asia

#1894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

81. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Statistics

#722 in Asia

#1900 in the World

Founded: 1918

82. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Statistics

#741 in Asia

#1931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

83. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Statistics

#742 in Asia

#1932 in the World

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

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Statistics

#754 in Asia

#1952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

85. Tezpur University

For Statistics

#757 in Asia

#1964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

86. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Statistics

#770 in Asia

#1992 in the World

Founded: 1972

87. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Statistics

#771 in Asia

#1993 in the World

Founded: 1954

88. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Statistics

#777 in Asia

#2015 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

89. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Statistics

#792 in Asia

#2041 in the World

Founded: 1981

90. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Statistics

#796 in Asia

#2050 in the World

Founded: 2005

91. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Statistics

#798 in Asia

#2055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

92. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Statistics

#800 in Asia

#2062 in the World

Founded: 1984

93. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Statistics

#807 in Asia

#2072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

94. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Statistics

#812 in Asia

#2086 in the World

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

95. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#814 in Asia

#2089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

96. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Statistics

#819 in Asia

#2098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

97. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Statistics

#824 in Asia

#2109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

98. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Statistics

#830 in Asia

#2118 in the World

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

99. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Statistics

#832 in Asia

#2121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

100. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Statistics

#834 in Asia

#2124 in the World

Founded: 1976

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

Mathematics subfields in India

Actuarial Science10

Applied Mathematics153

Blockchain and Cryptography211

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics190

Math Teachers101

Operations Research114