Best Cognitive Science Universities in India [2026 Rankings]

1

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

VIT University

#497 in Asia #1854 in the World

79% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1984 Founded

2

West Bengal | Kolkata

Jadavpur University

#399 in Asia #1568 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

3

West Bengal | Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

#52 in Asia #417 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

4

Karnataka | Bangalore

Indian Institute of Science

#63 in Asia #456 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

5

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

#83 in Asia #554 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

6

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Anna University

#223 in Asia #1024 in the World

27% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1978 Founded

7

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

#141 in Asia #797 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1847 Founded

8

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

#81 in Asia #536 in the World

20% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1959 Founded

9

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

#90 in Asia #569 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

10

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

#72 in Asia #497 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

11

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

Banaras Hindu University

#117 in Asia #700 in the World

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

12

Haryana | Kurukshetra

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

#1068 in Asia #3406 in the World

28% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1963 Founded

13

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

Indian School of Mines

#606 in Asia #2197 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

14

Haryana | Delhi

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

#119 in Asia #704 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1956 Founded

15

Punjab | Chandigarh

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

#338 in Asia #1365 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1962 Founded

16

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

#1016 in Asia #3271 in the World

80% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2003 Founded

17

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

Aligarh Muslim University

#234 in Asia #1051 in the World

30% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

18

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

SASTRA University

#957 in Asia #3122 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1984 Founded

19

Punjab | Chandigarh

PEC University of Technology

#1152 in Asia #3602 in the World

58% Acceptance

5,162 Enrollment

1954 Founded

20

Maharashtra | Nagpur

Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

#1344 in Asia #4052 in the World

50% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

1923 Founded

21

Karnataka | Gulbarga

Gulbarga University

#2167 in Asia #5866 in the World

77% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1980 Founded

22

Himachal Pradesh | Shimla

Himachal Pradesh University

#980 in Asia #3180 in the World

70% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1970 Founded

23

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

#1816 in Asia #5125 in the World

15% Acceptance

7,760 Enrollment

2007 Founded

24

Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur

#1375 in Asia #4123 in the World

42% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1946 Founded

25

West Bengal | Kolkata

Techno India University

#2489 in Asia #6554 in the World

55% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

2012 Founded

26

Uttar Pradesh | Agra

Dayalbagh Educational Institute

#1659 in Asia #4747 in the World

56% Acceptance

11,151 Enrollment

1917 Founded

27

Tamil Nadu | Kodaikanal

Mother Teresa Women’s University

#2624 in Asia #6813 in the World

79% Acceptance

1984 Founded

28

Sikkim | Ravangla

National Institute of Technology, Sikkim

#2672 in Asia #6914 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

2010 Founded

29

Odisha | Sambalpur

Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

#2284 in Asia #6125 in the World

10% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1956 Founded

30

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

#164 in Asia #868 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

1945 Founded

31

Karnataka | Bangalore

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

#951 in Asia #3105 in the World

50% Acceptance

8,636 Enrollment

1994 Founded

32

Haryana | Mullana

Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

#1927 in Asia #5351 in the World

49% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

33

Chhattisgarh | Bhilai

Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekananda Technical University

#2292 in Asia #6139 in the World

17% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

34

West Bengal | Kalyani

University of Kalyani

#897 in Asia #2969 in the World

66% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1960 Founded

35

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

#1110 in Asia #3501 in the World

63% Acceptance

1983 Founded

36

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

#1753 in Asia #4987 in the World

70% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1990 Founded

37

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

#1332 in Asia #4022 in the World

36% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

2008 Founded

38

Mizoram | Aizawl

Mizoram University

#1762 in Asia #5001 in the World

91% Acceptance

2001 Founded

39

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

#832 in Asia #2794 in the World

70% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

40

Jharkhand | Ranchi

Birla Institute of Technology

#751 in Asia #2568 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,180 Enrollment

1955 Founded

41

Haryana | Delhi

Jawaharlal Nehru University

#201 in Asia #977 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,543 Enrollment

1969 Founded

42

Assam | Dibrugarh

Dibrugarh University

#793 in Asia #2699 in the World

52% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

1965 Founded

43

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

#1002 in Asia #3245 in the World

66% Acceptance

1989 Founded

44

Tripura | Agartala

National Institute of Technology, Agartala

#2194 in Asia #5910 in the World

20% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

45

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

Alagappa University

#942 in Asia #3082 in the World

33% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

46

Punjab | Chandigarh

Chitkara University – Punjab

#1006 in Asia #3252 in the World

70% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2010 Founded

47

Maharashtra | Pune

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

#1210 in Asia #3752 in the World

67% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

2006 Founded

48

Karnataka | Bangalore

Alliance University

#2129 in Asia #5779 in the World

61% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

2010 Founded

49

Haryana | Faridabad

Lingaya’s University

#2685 in Asia #6939 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2009 Founded

50

Gujarat | Waghodia

Parul University

#1729 in Asia #4927 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2015 Founded

51

Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur

Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning

#2138 in Asia #5802 in the World

64% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1981 Founded

52

West Bengal | Belur

Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University

#2301 in Asia #6157 in the World

23% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

2005 Founded

53

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

GLA University

#1618 in Asia #4668 in the World

53% Acceptance

11,151 Enrollment

2010 Founded

54

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research

#2577 in Asia #6726 in the World

62% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

2004 Founded

55

Sikkim | Tadong

Sikkim University

#2231 in Asia #5989 in the World

41% Acceptance

2008 Founded

56

Odisha | Balasore

Fakir Mohan University

#1929 in Asia #5353 in the World

57% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1999 Founded

57

Madhya Pradesh | Raghogarh

Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology

#2739 in Asia #7065 in the World

14% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

2010 Founded

58

Karnataka | Bangalore

Bangalore University

#947 in Asia #3096 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1886 Founded

59

Haryana | Faridabad

Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies

#1424 in Asia #4238 in the World

70% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2008 Founded

60

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

#1438 in Asia #4263 in the World

10% Acceptance

2012 Founded

61

West Bengal | Bardhaman

University of Burdwan

#848 in Asia #2840 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1960 Founded

62

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

#1031 in Asia #3307 in the World

14% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1961 Founded

63

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Vels University

#1551 in Asia #4528 in the World

46% Acceptance

6,684 Enrollment

1992 Founded

64

Rajasthan | Banasthali

Banasthali University

#1202 in Asia #3736 in the World

100% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

65

Meghalaya | Shillong

National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya

#2628 in Asia #6821 in the World

57% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

2010 Founded

66

Kerala | Kasaragod

Central University of Kerala

#2027 in Asia #5570 in the World

10% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

2009 Founded

67

Jammu and Kashmir | Pulwama

Islamic University of Science and Technology

#2857 in Asia #7349 in the World

34% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

68

Haryana | Delhi

University of Delhi

#65 in Asia #460 in the World

64% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

1922 Founded

69

Assam | Guwahati

Gauhati University

#581 in Asia #2111 in the World

38% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1948 Founded

70

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

#970 in Asia #3153 in the World

28% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

71

Tripura | Agartala

Tripura University

#1649 in Asia #4731 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1947 Founded

72

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

#810 in Asia #2753 in the World

70% Acceptance

8,636 Enrollment

1985 Founded

73

Punjab | Kapurthala

Punjab Technical University

#944 in Asia #3086 in the World

34% Acceptance

5,162 Enrollment

1997 Founded

74

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Homi Bhabha National Institute

#1197 in Asia #3724 in the World

67% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

2005 Founded

75

Karnataka | Shimoga

Kuvempu University

#2100 in Asia #5716 in the World

32% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

76

Haryana | Gurgaon

Northcap University

#2517 in Asia #6605 in the World

57% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2009 Founded

77

Gujarat | Surat

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

#1520 in Asia #4458 in the World

30% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1961 Founded

78

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

#795 in Asia #2705 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1980 Founded

79

West Bengal | Kolkata

University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata

#2146 in Asia #5824 in the World

70% Acceptance

1,617 Enrollment

2015 Founded

80

Uttar Pradesh | Moradabad

Teerthanker Mahaveer University

#1509 in Asia #4439 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

81

Tamil Nadu | Kanchipuram

SCSVMV University

#2475 in Asia #6524 in the World

54% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

82

Sikkim | Gangtok

Sikkim Manipal University

#1558 in Asia #4536 in the World

54% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1995 Founded

83

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

Centurion University of Technology and Management

#1925 in Asia #5347 in the World

45% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

2010 Founded

84

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

ITM University Gwalior

#2587 in Asia #6745 in the World

58% Acceptance

5,162 Enrollment

2011 Founded

85

Karnataka | Mangalore

Mangalore University

#935 in Asia #3066 in the World

77% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1980 Founded

86

Haryana | Sonipat

Ashoka University

#1403 in Asia #4195 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

2014 Founded

87

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

National Institute of Technology, Raipur

#1133 in Asia #3555 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1956 Founded

88

West Bengal | Santiniketan

Visva-Bharati University

#629 in Asia #2259 in the World

20% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1921 Founded

89

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

M.J.P. Rohilkhand University

#892 in Asia #2953 in the World

71% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

90

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology

#1543 in Asia #4512 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1984 Founded

91

Rajasthan | Jaipur

Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

#742 in Asia #2553 in the World

18% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

92

Meghalaya | Shillong

North Eastern Hill University

#911 in Asia #3012 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1973 Founded

93

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

#1790 in Asia #5071 in the World

10% Acceptance

8,636 Enrollment

1973 Founded

94

Jammu and Kashmir | Rajouri

Baba Ghulam Shah Badhshah University

#2796 in Asia #7193 in the World

35% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2002 Founded

95

Gujarat | Wadhwan

C.U. Shah University

#2732 in Asia #7049 in the World

57% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

2013 Founded

96

Assam | Guwahati

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

#568 in Asia #2073 in the World

84% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

97

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

Babu Banarasi Das University

#2536 in Asia #6642 in the World

38% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

98

Telangana | Hyderabad

Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies

#2651 in Asia #6875 in the World

62% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

2008 Founded

99

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Bharathiar University

#771 in Asia #2635 in the World

50% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1982 Founded

100

Punjab | Mohali

Chandigarh University

#657 in Asia #2321 in the World

30% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2012 Founded

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