Best Archaeology Universities in India [2026 Rankings]

1

West Bengal | Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Archaeology

#78 in Asia #419 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

2

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Archaeology

#88 in Asia #449 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

3

Karnataka | Bangalore

Indian Institute of Science

For Archaeology

#100 in Asia #482 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

4

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

Banaras Hindu University

For Archaeology

#112 in Asia #529 in the World

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

5

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Archaeology

#115 in Asia #540 in the World

20% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1959 Founded

6

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Archaeology

#116 in Asia #552 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

7

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For Archaeology

#126 in Asia #584 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1847 Founded

8

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

VIT University

For Archaeology

#133 in Asia #619 in the World

79% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1984 Founded

9

Haryana | Delhi

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For Archaeology

#137 in Asia #631 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1956 Founded

10

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Agricultural Research Institute

For Archaeology

#187 in Asia #782 in the World

13% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

11

West Bengal | Kolkata

Jadavpur University

For Archaeology

#198 in Asia #822 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

12

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Archaeology

#204 in Asia #847 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

13

Punjab | Ludhiana

Punjab Agricultural University

For Archaeology

#224 in Asia #892 in the World

91% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

14

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Anna University

For Archaeology

#232 in Asia #915 in the World

27% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1978 Founded

15

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

Indian School of Mines

For Archaeology

#238 in Asia #927 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

16

Punjab | Chandigarh

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Archaeology

#317 in Asia #1128 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1962 Founded

17

Haryana | Kurukshetra

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

For Archaeology

#506 in Asia #1597 in the World

28% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1963 Founded

18

West Bengal | Kolkata

Techno India University

For Archaeology

#1850 in Asia #4495 in the World

55% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

2012 Founded

19

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

For Archaeology

#519 in Asia #1621 in the World

28% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

20

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

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

For Archaeology

#1648 in Asia #4024 in the World

18% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2000 Founded

21

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

For Archaeology

#1768 in Asia #4298 in the World

78% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

1989 Founded

22

Rajasthan | Jaipur

JK Lakshmipat University

For Archaeology

#2492 in Asia #6056 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

23

Punjab | Chandigarh

PEC University of Technology

For Archaeology

#1184 in Asia #3014 in the World

58% Acceptance

5,162 Enrollment

1954 Founded

24

Maharashtra | Solapur

University of Solapur

For Archaeology

#1731 in Asia #4199 in the World

61% Acceptance

2004 Founded

25

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

For Archaeology

#1027 in Asia #2638 in the World

64% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

1996 Founded

26

Karnataka | Bangalore

Azim Premji University

For Archaeology

#1589 in Asia #3895 in the World

50% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

2010 Founded

27

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

University of Jammu

For Archaeology

#968 in Asia #2508 in the World

26% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1969 Founded

28

Haryana | Faridabad

Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies

For Archaeology

#1494 in Asia #3683 in the World

70% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2008 Founded

29

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

For Archaeology

#952 in Asia #2470 in the World

15% Acceptance

7,760 Enrollment

2007 Founded

30

Bihar | Patna

Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Archaeology

#1061 in Asia #2729 in the World

10% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

2008 Founded

31

West Bengal | Durgapur

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

For Archaeology

#598 in Asia #1771 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

1960 Founded

32

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

Shobhit University

For Archaeology

#2123 in Asia #5163 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

2012 Founded

33

Telangana | Hyderabad

Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies

For Archaeology

#2318 in Asia #5648 in the World

62% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

2008 Founded

34

Tamil Nadu | Thiruvarur

Central University of Tamil Nadu

For Archaeology

#1810 in Asia #4398 in the World

37% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

2009 Founded

35

Rajasthan | Ajmer

Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University

For Archaeology

#2268 in Asia #5501 in the World

17% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

1987 Founded

36

Odisha | Sambalpur

Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

For Archaeology

#1098 in Asia #2813 in the World

10% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1956 Founded

37

Maharashtra | Nashik

Maharashtra University of Health Sciences

For Archaeology

#2505 in Asia #6092 in the World

78% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1998 Founded

38

Kerala | Kochi

Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies

For Archaeology

#2050 in Asia #4955 in the World

30% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2011 Founded

39

Karnataka | Belgaum

Visvesvaraya Technological University

For Archaeology

#928 in Asia #2433 in the World

46% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1998 Founded

40

Haryana | Gurgaon

Ansal University

For Archaeology

#2355 in Asia #5725 in the World

60% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2012 Founded

41

Haryana | Kurukshetra

Kurukshetra University

For Archaeology

#883 in Asia #2347 in the World

60% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1956 Founded

42

Goa | Taleigao

Goa University

For Archaeology

#1487 in Asia #3661 in the World

78% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1985 Founded

43

Assam | Guwahati

Gauhati University

For Archaeology

#1039 in Asia #2670 in the World

38% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1948 Founded

44

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

Doon University

For Archaeology

#1746 in Asia #4234 in the World

48% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

2005 Founded

45

Uttar Pradesh | Jaunpur

Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University

For Archaeology

#1950 in Asia #4742 in the World

26% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

46

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

Ponnaiyan Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology

For Archaeology

#2422 in Asia #5894 in the World

65% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1985 Founded

47

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

Bharathidasan University

For Archaeology

#958 in Asia #2488 in the World

34% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1982 Founded

48

Rajasthan | Banasthali

Banasthali University

For Archaeology

#1139 in Asia #2913 in the World

100% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

49

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

For Archaeology

#586 in Asia #1745 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

50

Maharashtra | Mumbai

University of Mumbai

For Archaeology

#638 in Asia #1865 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1857 Founded

51

Karnataka | Kolar

Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research

For Archaeology

#2109 in Asia #5122 in the World

13% Acceptance

2007 Founded

52

Jharkhand | Jamshedpur

National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

For Archaeology

#1296 in Asia #3252 in the World

9% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

53

Haryana | Sonipat

National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management

For Archaeology

#1394 in Asia #3452 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2012 Founded

54

Gujarat | Mehsana

Ganpat University

For Archaeology

#1811 in Asia #4400 in the World

55% Acceptance

3,026 Enrollment

2005 Founded

55

Bihar | Chapra

Jai Prakash University

For Archaeology

#2399 in Asia #5848 in the World

58% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

56

Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur

For Archaeology

#1327 in Asia #3314 in the World

42% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1946 Founded

57

West Bengal | Belur

Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University

For Archaeology

#1465 in Asia #3615 in the World

23% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

2005 Founded

58

Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad

Santosh University

For Archaeology

#2340 in Asia #5690 in the World

46% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1995 Founded

59

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Amity University

For Archaeology

#389 in Asia #1278 in the World

25% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

60

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute

For Archaeology

#1652 in Asia #4031 in the World

70% Acceptance

6,684 Enrollment

1988 Founded

61

Rajasthan | Udaipur

Sir Padampat Singhania University

For Archaeology

#2236 in Asia #5420 in the World

57% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2008 Founded

62

Punjab | Chandigarh

Chitkara University – Punjab

For Archaeology

#488 in Asia #1550 in the World

70% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2010 Founded

63

Maharashtra | Pune

Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute

For Archaeology

#1578 in Asia #3873 in the World

60% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

1821 Founded

64

Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur

PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing

For Archaeology

#1498 in Asia #3690 in the World

45% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

2005 Founded

65

Karnataka | Bangalore

PES University

For Archaeology

#1117 in Asia #2867 in the World

51% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

2013 Founded

66

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

University of Kashmir

For Archaeology

#518 in Asia #1620 in the World

81% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

67

Haryana | Sonipat

Ashoka University

For Archaeology

#1709 in Asia #4152 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

2014 Founded

68

Gujarat | Waghodia

Parul University

For Archaeology

#1358 in Asia #3367 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2015 Founded

69

Bihar | Patna

National Institute of Technology, Patna

For Archaeology

#918 in Asia #2412 in the World

62% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

2004 Founded

70

West Bengal | Kolkata

Presidency University – Kolkata

For Archaeology

#751 in Asia #2091 in the World

76% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1817 Founded

71

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Galgotias University

For Archaeology

#907 in Asia #2389 in the World

52% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2011 Founded

72

Telangana | Hyderabad

NALSAR University of Law

For Archaeology

#2408 in Asia #5863 in the World

14% Acceptance

274 Enrollment

1999 Founded

73

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Chennai Mathematical Institute

For Archaeology

#2037 in Asia #4930 in the World

15% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

1988 Founded

74

Rajasthan | Jaipur

LNM Institute of Information Technology

For Archaeology

#1971 in Asia #4783 in the World

15% Acceptance

2006 Founded

75

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology

For Archaeology

#1081 in Asia #2772 in the World

45% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

1962 Founded

76

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Central Institute of Fisheries Education

For Archaeology

#1770 in Asia #4302 in the World

36% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

1989 Founded

77

Kerala | Pookode

Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

For Archaeology

#1799 in Asia #4373 in the World

80% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

2011 Founded

78

Karnataka | Bangalore

Jain University

For Archaeology

#820 in Asia #2226 in the World

38% Acceptance

6,684 Enrollment

1990 Founded

79

Haryana | Hisar

Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

For Archaeology

#2137 in Asia #5193 in the World

62% Acceptance

5,326 Enrollment

2010 Founded

80

Haryana | Delhi

Delhi Technological University

For Archaeology

#501 in Asia #1584 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1941 Founded

81

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu University

For Archaeology

#2115 in Asia #5139 in the World

24% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

82

Assam | Guwahati

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

For Archaeology

#258 in Asia #977 in the World

84% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

83

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

IMS Unison University

For Archaeology

#1145 in Asia #2921 in the World

46% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

2013 Founded

84

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

For Archaeology

#931 in Asia #2437 in the World

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2001 Founded

85

Tamil Nadu | Kodaikanal

Mother Teresa Women’s University

For Archaeology

#2281 in Asia #5530 in the World

79% Acceptance

1984 Founded

86

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Archaeology

#289 in Asia #1064 in the World

59% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1985 Founded

87

Rajasthan | Pilani

Birla Institute of Technology and Science

For Archaeology

#390 in Asia #1279 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

88

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

KIIT University

For Archaeology

#592 in Asia #1761 in the World

91% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

89

Maharashtra | Pune

Savitribai Phule Pune University

For Archaeology

#354 in Asia #1213 in the World

28% Acceptance

1,765 Enrollment

1948 Founded

90

Karnataka | Bijapur

BLDE University

For Archaeology

#2358 in Asia #5731 in the World

23% Acceptance

2008 Founded

91

Jharkhand | Ranchi

Birla Institute of Technology

For Archaeology

#791 in Asia #2179 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,180 Enrollment

1955 Founded

92

Haryana | Faridabad

YMCA University of Science and Technology

For Archaeology

#1793 in Asia #4359 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1969 Founded

93

Gujarat | Jamnagar

Gujarat Ayurved University

For Archaeology

#2177 in Asia #5282 in the World

25% Acceptance

8,636 Enrollment

1965 Founded

94

Bihar | Patna

Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sheikhpura

For Archaeology

#2430 in Asia #5921 in the World

63% Acceptance

95

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

Andhra University

For Archaeology

#641 in Asia #1870 in the World

55% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1926 Founded

96

West Bengal | Mohanpur

Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

For Archaeology

#591 in Asia #1760 in the World

13% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

97

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

Rama University

For Archaeology

#2411 in Asia #5867 in the World

66% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

2014 Founded

98

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

Chaudhary Charan Singh University

For Archaeology

#1147 in Asia #2925 in the World

34% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

1965 Founded

99

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

For Archaeology

#1158 in Asia #2948 in the World

36% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

2008 Founded

100

Rajasthan | Jhunjhunu

Singhania University

For Archaeology

#2444 in Asia #5948 in the World

60% Acceptance

4,543 Enrollment

2008 Founded

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