100 Best universities for Child Psychology 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 Child Psychology. A graph of 425K citations received by 39.3K academic papers made by 204 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. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Child Psychology

#75 in Asia

#623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Child Psychology

#82 in Asia

#653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

3. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Child Psychology

#87 in Asia

#676 in the World

Founded: 1962

4. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Child Psychology

#146 in Asia

#858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

5. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Child Psychology

#149 in Asia

#865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

6. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Child Psychology

#165 in Asia

#914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

7. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Child Psychology

#201 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

8. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Child Psychology

#213 in Asia

#1075 in the World

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

9. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Child Psychology

#225 in Asia

#1111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

10. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Child Psychology

#231 in Asia

#1126 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

11. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Child Psychology

#237 in Asia

#1139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

12. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Child Psychology

#268 in Asia

#1229 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

13. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Child Psychology

#278 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

14. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Child Psychology

#293 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

15. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Child Psychology

#314 in Asia

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

16. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Child Psychology

#319 in Asia

#1377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

17. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Child Psychology

#332 in Asia

#1408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

18. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Child Psychology

#339 in Asia

#1424 in the World

Founded: 2005

19. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Child Psychology

#355 in Asia

#1461 in the World

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

20. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Child Psychology

#369 in Asia

#1500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

21. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Child Psychology

#377 in Asia

#1509 in the World

Founded: 1958

22. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Child Psychology

#387 in Asia

#1528 in the World

Founded: 1931

23. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Child Psychology

#389 in Asia

#1531 in the World

Founded: 1970

24. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Child Psychology

#405 in Asia

#1563 in the World

Founded: 2005

25. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Child Psychology

#406 in Asia

#1571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

26. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Child Psychology

#417 in Asia

#1600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

27. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Child Psychology

#422 in Asia

#1613 in the World

Founded: 1978

28. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Child Psychology

#434 in Asia

#1644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

29. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Child Psychology

#460 in Asia

#1705 in the World

30. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Child Psychology

#465 in Asia

#1716 in the World

Founded: 1959

31. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Child Psychology

#474 in Asia

#1741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

32. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Child Psychology

#493 in Asia

#1799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

33. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Child Psychology

#498 in Asia

#1808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

34. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Child Psychology

#502 in Asia

#1813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 26,386
Founded: 1887

35. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Child Psychology

#516 in Asia

#1849 in the World

Founded: 1993

36. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Child Psychology

#526 in Asia

#1871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

37. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Child Psychology

#545 in Asia

#1910 in the World

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

38. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Child Psychology

#555 in Asia

#1933 in the World

Founded: 1955

39. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Child Psychology

#557 in Asia

#1936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

40. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Child Psychology

#569 in Asia

#1966 in the World

Founded: 1948

41. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Child Psychology

#579 in Asia

#1984 in the World

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

42. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Child Psychology

#580 in Asia

#1987 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

43. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Child Psychology

#585 in Asia

#1996 in the World

Founded: 1969

44. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Child Psychology

#594 in Asia

#2013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

45. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Child Psychology

#595 in Asia

#2014 in the World

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

46. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Child Psychology

#625 in Asia

#2066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

47. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Child Psychology

#626 in Asia

#2067 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

48. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Child Psychology

#630 in Asia

#2078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

49. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Child Psychology

#632 in Asia

#2080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

50. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Child Psychology

#634 in Asia

#2083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

51. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Child Psychology

#657 in Asia

#2130 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

52. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Child Psychology

#680 in Asia

#2186 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

53. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Child Psychology

#689 in Asia

#2208 in the World

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

54. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Child Psychology

#703 in Asia

#2234 in the World

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

55. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Child Psychology

#706 in Asia

#2241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

56. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Child Psychology

#719 in Asia

#2268 in the World

Founded: 1857

57. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Child Psychology

#725 in Asia

#2277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

58. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Child Psychology

#730 in Asia

#2292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

59. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Child Psychology

#741 in Asia

#2311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

60. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Child Psychology

#743 in Asia

#2314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

61. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Child Psychology

#757 in Asia

#2337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

62. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Child Psychology

#764 in Asia

#2346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

63. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Child Psychology

#765 in Asia

#2347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

64. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Child Psychology

#767 in Asia

#2349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

65. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Child Psychology

#771 in Asia

#2357 in the World

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

66. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Child Psychology

#780 in Asia

#2377 in the World

Founded: 1956

67. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Child Psychology

#787 in Asia

#2391 in the World

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

68. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Child Psychology

#805 in Asia

#2443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

69. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Child Psychology

#808 in Asia

#2451 in the World

Founded: 1918

70. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Child Psychology

#809 in Asia

#2453 in the World

Founded: 2013

71. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Child Psychology

#813 in Asia

#2462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

72. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Child Psychology

#829 in Asia

#2502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

73. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Child Psychology

#830 in Asia

#2504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

74. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Child Psychology

#835 in Asia

#2521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

75. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Child Psychology

#844 in Asia

#2543 in the World

Founded: 1981

76. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Child Psychology

#847 in Asia

#2554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

77. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Child Psychology

#851 in Asia

#2562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

78. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Child Psychology

#852 in Asia

#2563 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

79. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Child Psychology

#855 in Asia

#2568 in the World

Founded: 1990

80. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Child Psychology

#858 in Asia

#2579 in the World

Founded: 1857

81. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Child Psychology

#869 in Asia

#2607 in the World

Founded: 1983

82. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Child Psychology

#882 in Asia

#2634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

83. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Child Psychology

#883 in Asia

#2635 in the World

Founded: 1982

84. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Child Psychology

#884 in Asia

#2636 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1946

85. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Child Psychology

#891 in Asia

#2651 in the World

Founded: 1971

86. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Child Psychology

#893 in Asia

#2653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

87. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Child Psychology

#906 in Asia

#2675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

88. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Child Psychology

#907 in Asia

#2676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

89. Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Child Psychology

#913 in Asia

#2691 in the World

90. Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Child Psychology

#914 in Asia

#2694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

91. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Child Psychology

#917 in Asia

#2701 in the World

Enrollment: 12,190
Founded: 1984

92. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Child Psychology

#919 in Asia

#2704 in the World

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

93. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Child Psychology

#924 in Asia

#2716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

94. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Child Psychology

#925 in Asia

#2717 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

95. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Child Psychology

#927 in Asia

#2720 in the World

Founded: 1963

96. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Child Psychology

#933 in Asia

#2734 in the World

Founded: 2008

97. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Child Psychology

#941 in Asia

#2752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

98. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Child Psychology

#944 in Asia

#2762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

99. Vignan University

Andhra Pradesh | Guntur

For Child Psychology

#956 in Asia

#2787 in the World

Founded: 1997

100. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Child Psychology

#962 in Asia

#2799 in the World

Founded: 1976

The best cities to study Child Psychology in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bangalore, Delhi, Chandigarh, and Manipal.

Psychology subfields in India

Clinical Psychology132

Cognitive Science314

Education Majors200

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution9

Neuroscience375

Occupational Therapy16

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology15

Social Psychology355

Special Education7