100 Best universities for Psychology in India

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 25.3M citations received by 2.25M academic papers made by 444 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. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Psychology

#26 in Asia

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

2. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Psychology

#41 in Asia

#337 in the World

Founded: 1962

3. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Psychology

#85 in Asia

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

4. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Psychology

#139 in Asia

#698 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

5. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Psychology

#147 in Asia

#721 in the World

Founded: 1983

6. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Psychology

#153 in Asia

#738 in the World

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

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Psychology

#162 in Asia

#759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

8. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Psychology

#169 in Asia

#776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1993

9. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Psychology

#171 in Asia

#781 in the World

Founded: 1931

10. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Psychology

#173 in Asia

#785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

11. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Psychology

#190 in Asia

#839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

12. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Psychology

#212 in Asia

#900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

13. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Psychology

#216 in Asia

#908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

14. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Psychology

#217 in Asia

#910 in the World

Founded: 1959

15. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Psychology

#220 in Asia

#914 in the World

Founded: 1955

16. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Psychology

#237 in Asia

#951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1882

17. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Psychology

#248 in Asia

#985 in the World

Founded: 1958

18. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Psychology

#256 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

19. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Psychology

#258 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

20. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Psychology

#272 in Asia

#1046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

21. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Psychology

#292 in Asia

#1102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 16,498
Male:Female: 53:47

22. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Psychology

#306 in Asia

#1134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

23. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Psychology

#343 in Asia

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

24. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Psychology

#365 in Asia

#1284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

25. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Psychology

#368 in Asia

#1287 in the World

Founded: 1978

26. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Psychology

#381 in Asia

#1315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

27. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Psychology

#387 in Asia

#1328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

28. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Psychology

#410 in Asia

#1389 in the World

Founded: 2005

29. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Psychology

#413 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

30. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Psychology

#419 in Asia

#1421 in the World

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

31. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Psychology

#422 in Asia

#1428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1962

32. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Psychology

#424 in Asia

#1432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

33. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Psychology

#432 in Asia

#1447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

34. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Psychology

#438 in Asia

#1470 in the World

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

35. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Psychology

#460 in Asia

#1513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1961

36. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Psychology

#464 in Asia

#1522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

37. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Psychology

#474 in Asia

#1560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1964

38. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Psychology

#486 in Asia

#1587 in the World

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

39. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Psychology

#497 in Asia

#1617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%

40. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Psychology

#499 in Asia

#1621 in the World

Founded: 1948

41. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Psychology

#507 in Asia

#1642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

42. Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Psychology

#514 in Asia

#1659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1989

43. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Psychology

#520 in Asia

#1674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

44. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Psychology

#522 in Asia

#1679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

45. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Psychology

#524 in Asia

#1684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

46. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Psychology

#537 in Asia

#1713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

47. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Psychology

#543 in Asia

#1722 in the World

Founded: 1983

48. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Psychology

#552 in Asia

#1744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

49. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Psychology

#559 in Asia

#1769 in the World

Founded: 1857

50. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Psychology

#567 in Asia

#1780 in the World

Founded: 2005

51. Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

Haryana | Rohtak

For Psychology

#576 in Asia

#1812 in the World

Founded: 2008

52. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Psychology

#587 in Asia

#1833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 2008

53. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Psychology

#592 in Asia

#1844 in the World

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

54. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Psychology

#599 in Asia

#1858 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

55. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Psychology

#612 in Asia

#1883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1985

56. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Psychology

#625 in Asia

#1909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

57. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Psychology

#636 in Asia

#1930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

58. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Psychology

#643 in Asia

#1942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

59. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Psychology

#646 in Asia

#1952 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

60. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Psychology

#650 in Asia

#1960 in the World

Founded: 1857

61. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Psychology

#651 in Asia

#1962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

62. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Psychology

#659 in Asia

#1983 in the World

Founded: 1960

63. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Psychology

#661 in Asia

#1988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1984

64. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Psychology

#662 in Asia

#1989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

65. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Psychology

#671 in Asia

#2003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 2005

66. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Psychology

#674 in Asia

#2012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

67. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Psychology

#682 in Asia

#2038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

68. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Psychology

#684 in Asia

#2041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1999

69. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Haryana | Delhi

For Psychology

#685 in Asia

#2042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2008

70. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Psychology

#696 in Asia

#2074 in the World

Founded: 1963

71. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Psychology

#699 in Asia

#2080 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

72. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Psychology

#706 in Asia

#2106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

73. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Psychology

#735 in Asia

#2181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

74. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Psychology

#738 in Asia

#2192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

75. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Psychology

#745 in Asia

#2203 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

76. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Psychology

#752 in Asia

#2223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2001

77. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Psychology

#753 in Asia

#2224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

78. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Psychology

#764 in Asia

#2245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

79. National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Kerala | Kozhikode

For Psychology

#770 in Asia

#2259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1961

80. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Psychology

#778 in Asia

#2275 in the World

Founded: 1963

81. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

West Bengal | Howrah

For Psychology

#780 in Asia

#2278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1856

82. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Psychology

#786 in Asia

#2288 in the World

Founded: 1971

83. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Psychology

#798 in Asia

#2303 in the World

Founded: 1949

84. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Psychology

#800 in Asia

#2305 in the World

Founded: 1926

85. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Haryana | Delhi

For Psychology

#802 in Asia

#2312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1998

86. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Psychology

#806 in Asia

#2322 in the World

Founded: 2002

87. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Psychology

#810 in Asia

#2332 in the World

Founded: 1981

88. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Psychology

#814 in Asia

#2345 in the World

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

89. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Psychology

#815 in Asia

#2346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2010

90. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Psychology

#821 in Asia

#2360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1986

91. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Psychology

#830 in Asia

#2380 in the World

Founded: 1918

92. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Psychology

#834 in Asia

#2385 in the World

Founded: 1956

93. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Psychology

#835 in Asia

#2386 in the World

Founded: 1995

94. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Psychology

#838 in Asia

#2393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

95. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Psychology

#846 in Asia

#2405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2012

96. Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Psychology

#848 in Asia

#2408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2008

97. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Psychology

#859 in Asia

#2428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

98. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Psychology

#865 in Asia

#2444 in the World

Founded: 1967

99. PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing

Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur

For Psychology

#889 in Asia

#2485 in the World

Founded: 2005

100. K L University

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

For Psychology

#896 in Asia

#2497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1980

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

Psychology subfields in India

Child Psychology121

Clinical Psychology79

Cognitive Science247

Education Majors115

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution11

Neuroscience285

Occupational Therapy8

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology16

Social Psychology279

Special Education7