100 Best universities for Astrophysics and Astronomy in India

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Astrophysics and Astronomy. A graph of 3.51M citations received by 185K academic papers made by 363 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. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#39 in Asia
#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1945

2. Indian Institute of Science

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#46 in Asia
#242 in the World
Enrollment
4,695
Founded
1909

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#84 in Asia
#431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1951

4. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#90 in Asia
#459 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1959

5. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#92 in Asia
#463 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

8. Banaras Hindu University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#101 in Asia
#503 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1915

9. University of Delhi

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#103 in Asia
#518 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1922

10. Jadavpur University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#108 in Asia
#533 in the World
Founded
1955

11. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#114 in Asia
#549 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1847

12. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#154 in Asia
#679 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1956

13. Savitribai Phule Pune University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#164 in Asia
#708 in the World
Founded
1948

14. National Islamic University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#184 in Asia
#763 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
22,893

15. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#187 in Asia
#767 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1994

16. VIT University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#214 in Asia
#841 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1984

17. University of Calcutta

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#217 in Asia
#846 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1857

18. Indian Statistical Institute

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#219 in Asia
#848 in the World
Founded
1931

19. Indian School of Mines

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#229 in Asia
#872 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1926

20. University of Hyderabad

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#238 in Asia
#901 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
5,061
Founded
1974

21. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#242 in Asia
#914 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
1,915
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
2009

23. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#247 in Asia
#927 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,000
Founded
1964

24. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#261 in Asia
#965 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1993

25. Aligarh Muslim University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#263 in Asia
#968 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1920

27. Anna University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#266 in Asia
#973 in the World
Founded
1978

28. Andhra University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#271 in Asia
#988 in the World
Founded
1926

29. Panjab University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#282 in Asia
#1018 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
16,358
Founded
1882

31. Homi Bhabha National Institute

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#314 in Asia
#1094 in the World
Founded
2005

32. Annamalai University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#339 in Asia
#1161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
37,444
Founded
1929

34. Amrita University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#346 in Asia
#1174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
24,500

35. Delhi Technological University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#357 in Asia
#1191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1941

36. Osmania University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#367 in Asia
#1219 in the World
Founded
1918

37. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#373 in Asia
#1232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
2008

38. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#380 in Asia
#1251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1961

39. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#392 in Asia
#1273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1985

40. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#393 in Asia
#1274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1964

43. University of Mumbai

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#401 in Asia
#1290 in the World
Founded
1857

44. University of Rajasthan

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#402 in Asia
#1295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1947

45. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#405 in Asia
#1300 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
1961

46. University of Allahabad

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#419 in Asia
#1322 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
26,386
Founded
1887

47. Presidency University - Kolkata

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#426 in Asia
#1340 in the World
Founded
1817

49. Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#430 in Asia
#1345 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1969

50. Pondicherry University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#431 in Asia
#1347 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Founded
1985

51. GLA University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#432 in Asia
#1352 in the World
Enrollment
11,151
Founded
2010

52. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#445 in Asia
#1372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1956

53. University of North Bengal

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#448 in Asia
#1375 in the World
Founded
1962

54. University of Burdwan

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#455 in Asia
#1397 in the World
Enrollment
24,690
Founded
1960

55. Christ University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#466 in Asia
#1426 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1969

56. K L University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#476 in Asia
#1445 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1980

57. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#478 in Asia
#1450 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1919

58. Guru Nanak Dev University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#483 in Asia
#1458 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1969

59. Institute of Chemical Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#495 in Asia
#1477 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1936

60. University of Madras

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#507 in Asia
#1500 in the World
Founded
1857

61. University of Kerala

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#531 in Asia
#1567 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1937

62. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#548 in Asia
#1609 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
1,765
Male:Female
74:26
Founded
2008

63. Bharathidasan University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#555 in Asia
#1618 in the World
Founded
1982

64. Visva-Bharati University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#556 in Asia
#1619 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1921

65. Kumaun University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#559 in Asia
#1635 in the World
Founded
1973

67. University of Kalyani

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#586 in Asia
#1695 in the World
Founded
1960

68. Amity University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#587 in Asia
#1696 in the World
Founded
2005

70. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#589 in Asia
#1698 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1961

71. University of Lucknow

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#594 in Asia
#1711 in the World
Founded
1921

72. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#598 in Asia
#1725 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1960

73. Bangalore University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#599 in Asia
#1727 in the World
Founded
1886

74. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#608 in Asia
#1743 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1949

76. Punjabi University Patiala

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#616 in Asia
#1752 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

77. Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#623 in Asia
#1765 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1923

78. Madurai Kamaraj University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#625 in Asia
#1768 in the World
Founded
1965

79. Chennai Mathematical Institute

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#626 in Asia
#1769 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1988

80. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#628 in Asia
#1772 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1960

82. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#640 in Asia
#1797 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1960

83. Gauhati University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#642 in Asia
#1800 in the World
Founded
1948

84. Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#660 in Asia
#1834 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1983

85. Birla Institute of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#662 in Asia
#1838 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1955

86. Shivaji University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#663 in Asia
#1839 in the World
Founded
1962

87. Tezpur University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#670 in Asia
#1851 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1994

88. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#673 in Asia
#1859 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
2008

89. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#679 in Asia
#1867 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,539
Founded
2008

90. Bharathiar University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#681 in Asia
#1869 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1982

92. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#684 in Asia
#1874 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Founded
1960

93. Saveetha University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#693 in Asia
#1892 in the World
Founded
2005

94. Lovely Professional University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#695 in Asia
#1895 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2005

95. Sardar Patel University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#697 in Asia
#1898 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1955

97. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#704 in Asia
#1912 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1961

98. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#708 in Asia
#1920 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1986

100. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#715 in Asia
#1940 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2008

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