100 Best universities for Statistics 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 Statistics. A graph of 6.51M citations received by 465K academic papers made by 458 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

#65 in Asia

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Statistics

#69 in Asia

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Statistics

#80 in Asia

#378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

4. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Statistics

#93 in Asia

#440 in the World

Founded: 1931

5. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#94 in Asia

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

6. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Statistics

#106 in Asia

#478 in the World

Founded: 1958

7. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Statistics

#112 in Asia

#492 in the World

Founded: 1959

8. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Statistics

#133 in Asia

#543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

9. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Statistics

#136 in Asia

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

10. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#142 in Asia

#589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

11. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Statistics

#149 in Asia

#619 in the World

Founded: 1955

12. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Statistics

#173 in Asia

#692 in the World

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

13. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Statistics

#177 in Asia

#704 in the World

Founded: 1978

14. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#181 in Asia

#709 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

15. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Statistics

#226 in Asia

#848 in the World

Founded: 1962

16. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Statistics

#243 in Asia

#893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

17. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Statistics

#245 in Asia

#896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

18. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Statistics

#251 in Asia

#907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

19. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Statistics

#252 in Asia

#909 in the World

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

20. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Statistics

#257 in Asia

#923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

21. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Statistics

#268 in Asia

#947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

22. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Statistics

#284 in Asia

#981 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

23. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Statistics

#294 in Asia

#1015 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

24. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Statistics

#313 in Asia

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

25. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Statistics

#320 in Asia

#1079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

26. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Statistics

#324 in Asia

#1089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

27. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Statistics

#336 in Asia

#1118 in the World

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

28. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Statistics

#338 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Founded: 2005

29. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Statistics

#356 in Asia

#1177 in the World

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

30. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Statistics

#370 in Asia

#1199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

31. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Statistics

#377 in Asia

#1209 in the World

Founded: 1948

32. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#416 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

33. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#436 in Asia

#1324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

34. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#448 in Asia

#1347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

35. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Statistics

#451 in Asia

#1354 in the World

Founded: 1963

36. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Statistics

#456 in Asia

#1366 in the World

Founded: 2005

37. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Statistics

#461 in Asia

#1371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

38. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Statistics

#472 in Asia

#1399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

39. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Statistics

#475 in Asia

#1402 in the World

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

40. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Statistics

#476 in Asia

#1405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

41. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Statistics

#483 in Asia

#1413 in the World

Founded: 1963

42. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Statistics

#486 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

43. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Statistics

#487 in Asia

#1418 in the World

Founded: 1971

44. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Statistics

#489 in Asia

#1421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

45. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Statistics

#490 in Asia

#1422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

46. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Statistics

#491 in Asia

#1423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

47. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Statistics

#492 in Asia

#1424 in the World

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

48. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Statistics

#496 in Asia

#1430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

49. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Statistics

#504 in Asia

#1441 in the World

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

50. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Statistics

#506 in Asia

#1445 in the World

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

51. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Statistics

#508 in Asia

#1452 in the World

Founded: 1983

52. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Statistics

#511 in Asia

#1459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

53. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Statistics

#524 in Asia

#1480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

54. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Statistics

#549 in Asia

#1545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

55. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Statistics

#558 in Asia

#1561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

56. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana | Warangal

For Statistics

#559 in Asia

#1562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1959

57. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Statistics

#567 in Asia

#1579 in the World

Founded: 1857

58. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Statistics

#569 in Asia

#1582 in the World

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

59. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Statistics

#583 in Asia

#1607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

60. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Statistics

#586 in Asia

#1614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

61. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Statistics

#587 in Asia

#1615 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

62. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Statistics

#588 in Asia

#1616 in the World

Founded: 1960

63. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Statistics

#593 in Asia

#1630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

64. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Statistics

#598 in Asia

#1642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

65. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Statistics

#603 in Asia

#1653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

66. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Statistics

#615 in Asia

#1683 in the World

Founded: 1956

67. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Statistics

#629 in Asia

#1716 in the World

Founded: 1967

68. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#644 in Asia

#1742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

69. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Statistics

#651 in Asia

#1755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

70. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Statistics

#652 in Asia

#1756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

71. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Statistics

#653 in Asia

#1757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

72. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Statistics

#660 in Asia

#1770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

73. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Statistics

#662 in Asia

#1776 in the World

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

74. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Statistics

#668 in Asia

#1788 in the World

Founded: 1926

75. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Statistics

#679 in Asia

#1808 in the World

Founded: 1993

76. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Statistics

#680 in Asia

#1809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

77. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Statistics

#695 in Asia

#1831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

78. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#704 in Asia

#1844 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

79. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Statistics

#705 in Asia

#1846 in the World

80. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Statistics

#706 in Asia

#1847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

81. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Statistics

#709 in Asia

#1851 in the World

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

82. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Statistics

#716 in Asia

#1863 in the World

Founded: 1972

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

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Statistics

#721 in Asia

#1870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

84. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Statistics

#728 in Asia

#1878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

85. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Statistics

#739 in Asia

#1903 in the World

Founded: 1954

86. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Statistics

#748 in Asia

#1916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

87. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Statistics

#751 in Asia

#1923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

88. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Statistics

#758 in Asia

#1937 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

89. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Statistics

#761 in Asia

#1942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

90. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Statistics

#770 in Asia

#1955 in the World

Founded: 2005

91. National Institute of Technology, Patna

For Statistics

#791 in Asia

#1989 in the World

Enrollment: 2,292
Founded: 2004

92. Tezpur University

For Statistics

#792 in Asia

#1990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

93. Kalasalingam University

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

For Statistics

#794 in Asia

#1992 in the World

Founded: 1984

94. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Statistics

#798 in Asia

#1999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

95. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Statistics

#799 in Asia

#2000 in the World

Founded: 1918

96. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Statistics

#801 in Asia

#2002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

97. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Statistics

#803 in Asia

#2006 in the World

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

98. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Statistics

#808 in Asia

#2016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

99. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Statistics

#819 in Asia

#2034 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

100. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Statistics

#826 in Asia

#2051 in the World

Founded: 1857

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 Science14

Applied Mathematics173

Blockchain and Cryptography233

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics230

Math Teachers156

Operations Research137