100 Best universities for Child Psychology 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 Child Psychology. A graph of 367K citations received by 36.9K academic papers made by 195 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

#635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Child Psychology

#82 in Asia

#659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

3. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Child Psychology

#85 in Asia

#674 in the World

Founded: 1962

4. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Child Psychology

#141 in Asia

#859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

5. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Child Psychology

#158 in Asia

#908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

6. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Child Psychology

#181 in Asia

#980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

7. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Child Psychology

#205 in Asia

#1056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

8. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Child Psychology

#211 in Asia

#1070 in the World

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

9. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Child Psychology

#221 in Asia

#1103 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

10. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Child Psychology

#236 in Asia

#1159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

11. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Child Psychology

#242 in Asia

#1168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

12. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Child Psychology

#280 in Asia

#1297 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

13. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Child Psychology

#288 in Asia

#1316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

14. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Child Psychology

#302 in Asia

#1362 in the World

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

15. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Child Psychology

#343 in Asia

#1449 in the World

Founded: 2005

16. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Child Psychology

#346 in Asia

#1453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

17. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Child Psychology

#357 in Asia

#1484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

18. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Child Psychology

#358 in Asia

#1485 in the World

Founded: 1970

19. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Child Psychology

#365 in Asia

#1498 in the World

Founded: 1958

20. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Child Psychology

#366 in Asia

#1503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

21. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Child Psychology

#369 in Asia

#1508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

22. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Child Psychology

#370 in Asia

#1509 in the World

Founded: 1931

23. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Child Psychology

#382 in Asia

#1535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

24. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Child Psychology

#389 in Asia

#1547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

25. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Child Psychology

#420 in Asia

#1629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

26. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Child Psychology

#426 in Asia

#1640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

27. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Child Psychology

#433 in Asia

#1656 in the World

Founded: 1978

28. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Child Psychology

#449 in Asia

#1699 in the World

Founded: 1959

29. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Child Psychology

#460 in Asia

#1732 in the World

Founded: 2005

30. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Child Psychology

#462 in Asia

#1735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

31. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Child Psychology

#476 in Asia

#1775 in the World

32. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Child Psychology

#482 in Asia

#1787 in the World

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

33. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Child Psychology

#494 in Asia

#1814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

34. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Child Psychology

#516 in Asia

#1861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

35. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Child Psychology

#524 in Asia

#1875 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

36. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Child Psychology

#526 in Asia

#1880 in the World

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

37. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Child Psychology

#549 in Asia

#1937 in the World

Founded: 1955

38. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Child Psychology

#555 in Asia

#1944 in the World

Founded: 1993

39. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Child Psychology

#556 in Asia

#1945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

40. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Child Psychology

#561 in Asia

#1964 in the World

Founded: 1969

41. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Child Psychology

#568 in Asia

#1976 in the World

Founded: 1948

42. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Child Psychology

#571 in Asia

#1983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

43. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Child Psychology

#601 in Asia

#2045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

44. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Child Psychology

#614 in Asia

#2064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

45. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Child Psychology

#620 in Asia

#2078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

46. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Child Psychology

#623 in Asia

#2086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

47. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Child Psychology

#629 in Asia

#2097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1999

48. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Child Psychology

#654 in Asia

#2153 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

49. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Child Psychology

#663 in Asia

#2169 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

50. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Child Psychology

#675 in Asia

#2199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1986

51. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Child Psychology

#676 in Asia

#2200 in the World

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

52. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Child Psychology

#678 in Asia

#2203 in the World

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

53. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Child Psychology

#689 in Asia

#2223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

54. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Child Psychology

#693 in Asia

#2230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

55. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Child Psychology

#694 in Asia

#2236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

56. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Child Psychology

#708 in Asia

#2270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

57. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Child Psychology

#722 in Asia

#2297 in the World

Founded: 1857

58. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Child Psychology

#745 in Asia

#2345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

59. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Child Psychology

#746 in Asia

#2347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

60. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Child Psychology

#747 in Asia

#2351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

61. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Child Psychology

#763 in Asia

#2385 in the World

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

62. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Child Psychology

#775 in Asia

#2410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

63. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Child Psychology

#781 in Asia

#2421 in the World

Founded: 1918

64. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Child Psychology

#783 in Asia

#2425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

65. International Institute for Population Sciences

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Child Psychology

#790 in Asia

#2442 in the World

Founded: 1956

66. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Child Psychology

#794 in Asia

#2452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

67. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Child Psychology

#795 in Asia

#2456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

68. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Child Psychology

#808 in Asia

#2487 in the World

Founded: 2013

69. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Child Psychology

#809 in Asia

#2492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

70. Sharda University

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

For Child Psychology

#816 in Asia

#2510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2009

71. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Child Psychology

#821 in Asia

#2524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

72. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Child Psychology

#827 in Asia

#2537 in the World

Founded: 1857

73. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Child Psychology

#829 in Asia

#2539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1961

74. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Child Psychology

#834 in Asia

#2553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

75. Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Child Psychology

#836 in Asia

#2557 in the World

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

76. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Child Psychology

#847 in Asia

#2580 in the World

Founded: 1983

77. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Child Psychology

#856 in Asia

#2595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

78. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Child Psychology

#857 in Asia

#2599 in the World

Founded: 1981

79. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Child Psychology

#860 in Asia

#2606 in the World

Founded: 1982

80. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Child Psychology

#872 in Asia

#2635 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

81. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Child Psychology

#877 in Asia

#2643 in the World

Founded: 1971

82. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Child Psychology

#878 in Asia

#2645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

83. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Child Psychology

#894 in Asia

#2679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

84. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Child Psychology

#895 in Asia

#2682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

85. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Child Psychology

#900 in Asia

#2690 in the World

Enrollment: 12,190
Founded: 1984

86. Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Child Psychology

#901 in Asia

#2692 in the World

87. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

For Child Psychology

#904 in Asia

#2702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1986

88. Jain University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Child Psychology

#906 in Asia

#2712 in the World

Founded: 1990

89. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Child Psychology

#908 in Asia

#2719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

90. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Child Psychology

#912 in Asia

#2724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

91. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Child Psychology

#922 in Asia

#2744 in the World

Founded: 2008

92. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Child Psychology

#932 in Asia

#2762 in the World

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

93. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Child Psychology

#934 in Asia

#2766 in the World

Founded: 1963

94. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Child Psychology

#937 in Asia

#2772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

95. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Child Psychology

#943 in Asia

#2781 in the World

Founded: 1976

96. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Child Psychology

#945 in Asia

#2789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

97. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Child Psychology

#959 in Asia

#2811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

98. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Child Psychology

#962 in Asia

#2817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

99. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

For Child Psychology

#973 in Asia

#2837 in the World

Founded: 1996

100. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Child Psychology

#983 in Asia

#2860 in the World

Founded: 1926

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 Psychology123

Cognitive Science308

Education Majors186

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution9

Neuroscience364

Occupational Therapy15

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology15

Social Psychology350

Special Education7