32 Best universities for Astrophysics and Astronomy in Uttar Pradesh

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Uttar Pradesh ranked based on their research performance in Astrophysics and Astronomy. A graph of 182K citations received by 16.4K academic papers made by 32 universities in Uttar Pradesh 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 Technology Kanpur

Kanpur

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in India

#82 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

2. Banaras Hindu University

Varanasi

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#8 in India

#99 in Asia

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

3. Aligarh Muslim University

Aligarh

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#26 in India

#263 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

4. University of Allahabad

Allahabad

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#42 in India

#395 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

5. Amity University

Noida

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#49 in India

#426 in Asia

Founded: 2005

6. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Lucknow

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#51 in India

#428 in Asia

Founded: 1983

7. GLA University

Chaumuhan

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#52 in India

#430 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,151
Founded: 2010

8. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Varanasi

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#57 in India

#470 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

9. University of Lucknow

Lucknow

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#66 in India

#532 in Asia

Founded: 1921

10. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Allahabad

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#69 in India

#548 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

11. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Allahabad

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#109 in India

#751 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

12. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

Gorakhpur

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#110 in India

#754 in Asia

Enrollment: 300,000
Founded: 1957

13. King George's Medical University

Lucknow

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#113 in India

#767 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

14. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Noida

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#129 in India

#842 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

15. Chaudhary Charan Singh University

Meerut

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#135 in India

#890 in Asia

Founded: 1965

16. Sharda University

Greater Noida

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#191 in India

#1196 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

17. Shiv Nadar University

Dadri

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#218 in India

#1311 in Asia

Founded: 2011

18. Galgotias University

Noida

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#219 in India

#1314 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 2011

19. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Lucknow

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#224 in India

#1358 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

20. Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology

Gorakhpur

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#241 in India

#1420 in Asia

Founded: 2013

21. Dayalbagh Educational Institute

Agra

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#243 in India

#1430 in Asia

Founded: 1917

22. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Agra

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#246 in India

#1455 in Asia

Founded: 1927

23. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Bareilly

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#277 in India

#1629 in Asia

Founded: 1889

24. Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University

Kalyanpur

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#281 in India

#1650 in Asia

Founded: 1965

25. Gautam Buddha University

Greater Noida

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#284 in India

#1674 in Asia

Founded: 2002

26. M.J.P. Rohilkhand University

Bareilly

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#297 in India

#1770 in Asia

Founded: 1975

27. Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

Allahabad

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#299 in India

#1778 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1910

28. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University

Lucknow

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#306 in India

#1829 in Asia

Founded: 2000

29. Bundelkhand University

Jhansi

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#313 in India

#1863 in Asia

Founded: 1975

30. Teerthanker Mahaveer University

Moradabad

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#324 in India

#1906 in Asia

Founded: 2008

31. Integral University

Lucknow

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#326 in India

#1910 in Asia

Founded: 2004

32. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology

Raebareli

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#328 in India

#1922 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2007

Closest to Uttar Pradesh states to learn Astrophysics and Astronomy

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Bihar	7	103
Uttarakhand	11	11
Haryana	30	4
Madhya Pradesh	14	43
Jharkhand	4	18
Himachal Pradesh	5	94
Chhattisgarh	4	122
Punjab	18	23
Rajasthan	15	21
Jammu and Kashmir	7	102
Odisha	11	41
West Bengal	25	3
Gujarat	16	50
Maharashtra	19	1
Telangana	8	19
Assam	7	14
Andhra Pradesh	11	22
Tamil Nadu	39	6
Karnataka	22	2
Kerala	11	35