100 Best universities for Statistics 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 Statistics. A graph of 5.95M citations received by 449K academic papers made by 456 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

#63 in Asia

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Statistics

#67 in Asia

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Statistics

#75 in Asia

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Statistics

#91 in Asia

#431 in the World

Founded: 1931

5. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#94 in Asia

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

6. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Statistics

#103 in Asia

#477 in the World

Founded: 1958

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Statistics

#107 in Asia

#487 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Statistics

#134 in Asia

#551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

9. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Statistics

#138 in Asia

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

10. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#143 in Asia

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

11. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Statistics

#145 in Asia

#613 in the World

Founded: 1955

12. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Statistics

#173 in Asia

#697 in the World

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

13. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Statistics

#174 in Asia

#704 in the World

Founded: 1978

14. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#177 in Asia

#710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

15. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Statistics

#226 in Asia

#852 in the World

Founded: 1962

16. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Statistics

#245 in Asia

#899 in the World

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

17. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Statistics

#250 in Asia

#911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

18. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Statistics

#256 in Asia

#920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

19. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Statistics

#258 in Asia

#928 in the World

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

20. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Statistics

#259 in Asia

#932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

21. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Statistics

#260 in Asia

#935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

22. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Statistics

#294 in Asia

#1027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

23. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Statistics

#298 in Asia

#1036 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

24. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Statistics

#310 in Asia

#1065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

25. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Statistics

#322 in Asia

#1092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

26. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Statistics

#323 in Asia

#1093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

27. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Statistics

#335 in Asia

#1126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

28. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Statistics

#351 in Asia

#1173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

29. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Statistics

#359 in Asia

#1185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

30. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Statistics

#367 in Asia

#1197 in the World

Founded: 1948

31. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Statistics

#377 in Asia

#1216 in the World

Founded: 2005

32. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#416 in Asia

#1292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

33. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#429 in Asia

#1319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

34. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Statistics

#446 in Asia

#1351 in the World

Founded: 1963

35. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Statistics

#448 in Asia

#1356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

36. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#453 in Asia

#1368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

37. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Statistics

#461 in Asia

#1382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

38. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Statistics

#463 in Asia

#1385 in the World

Founded: 2005

39. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Statistics

#479 in Asia

#1410 in the World

Founded: 1971

40. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Statistics

#481 in Asia

#1415 in the World

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

41. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Statistics

#484 in Asia

#1420 in the World

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

42. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Statistics

#485 in Asia

#1421 in the World

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

43. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Statistics

#487 in Asia

#1423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

44. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Statistics

#489 in Asia

#1428 in the World

Founded: 1963

45. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Statistics

#492 in Asia

#1431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

46. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Statistics

#493 in Asia

#1433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

47. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Statistics

#494 in Asia

#1435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

48. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Statistics

#506 in Asia

#1460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

49. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Statistics

#511 in Asia

#1467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

50. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Statistics

#518 in Asia

#1485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

51. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Statistics

#520 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

52. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Statistics

#526 in Asia

#1501 in the World

Founded: 1983

53. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Statistics

#530 in Asia

#1509 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

54. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Statistics

#544 in Asia

#1544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

55. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Statistics

#550 in Asia

#1551 in the World

Founded: 1857

56. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Statistics

#557 in Asia

#1567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

57. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Statistics

#563 in Asia

#1581 in the World

Founded: 1960

58. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Statistics

#576 in Asia

#1611 in the World

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

59. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Statistics

#578 in Asia

#1618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

60. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Statistics

#579 in Asia

#1620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

61. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Statistics

#581 in Asia

#1624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

62. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Statistics

#583 in Asia

#1634 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

63. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Statistics

#595 in Asia

#1655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

64. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Statistics

#600 in Asia

#1661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

65. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Statistics

#605 in Asia

#1677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

66. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Statistics

#621 in Asia

#1707 in the World

Founded: 1956

67. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Statistics

#640 in Asia

#1745 in the World

Founded: 1967

68. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#641 in Asia

#1747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

69. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Statistics

#643 in Asia

#1750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

70. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Statistics

#649 in Asia

#1759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

71. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Statistics

#653 in Asia

#1766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

72. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Statistics

#655 in Asia

#1769 in the World

Founded: 1926

73. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Statistics

#679 in Asia

#1815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

74. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#692 in Asia

#1837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

75. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Statistics

#695 in Asia

#1843 in the World

Founded: 1972

76. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Statistics

#698 in Asia

#1846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

77. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Statistics

#702 in Asia

#1853 in the World

Founded: 1993

78. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Statistics

#705 in Asia

#1857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

79. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Statistics

#714 in Asia

#1873 in the World

Founded: 1954

80. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Statistics

#716 in Asia

#1875 in the World

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

81. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Statistics

#720 in Asia

#1881 in the World

82. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Statistics

#722 in Asia

#1883 in the World

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

83. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Statistics

#725 in Asia

#1888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

84. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Statistics

#735 in Asia

#1903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Statistics

#737 in Asia

#1907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

86. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Statistics

#738 in Asia

#1911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

87. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Statistics

#752 in Asia

#1932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

88. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Statistics

#760 in Asia

#1946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

89. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Statistics

#762 in Asia

#1950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

90. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Statistics

#776 in Asia

#1969 in the World

Founded: 1918

91. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Statistics

#789 in Asia

#1997 in the World

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

92. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#793 in Asia

#2003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

93. Tezpur University

For Statistics

#794 in Asia

#2004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

94. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Statistics

#798 in Asia

#2009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

95. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Statistics

#801 in Asia

#2012 in the World

Founded: 1984

96. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Statistics

#804 in Asia

#2017 in the World

Founded: 2005

97. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Statistics

#809 in Asia

#2025 in the World

Founded: 1857

98. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Statistics

#817 in Asia

#2044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

99. National Institute of Technology, Patna

For Statistics

#819 in Asia

#2048 in the World

Enrollment: 2,292
Founded: 2004

100. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Statistics

#822 in Asia

#2052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

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

Mathematics subfields in India

Actuarial Science12

Applied Mathematics169

Blockchain and Cryptography229

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics223

Math Teachers149

Operations Research133