Best Cognitive Science Universities in India [2026 Rankings]

1

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

VIT University

For Cognitive Science

#59 in Asia #269 in the World

79% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1984 Founded

2

West Bengal | Kolkata

Jadavpur University

For Cognitive Science

#72 in Asia #365 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

3

West Bengal | Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Cognitive Science

#78 in Asia #381 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

4

Karnataka | Bangalore

Indian Institute of Science

For Cognitive Science

#98 in Asia #440 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

5

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Cognitive Science

#99 in Asia #442 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

6

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Anna University

For Cognitive Science

#103 in Asia #456 in the World

27% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1978 Founded

7

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For Cognitive Science

#115 in Asia #502 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1847 Founded

8

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Cognitive Science

#119 in Asia #524 in the World

20% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1959 Founded

9

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Cognitive Science

#142 in Asia #597 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

10

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Cognitive Science

#152 in Asia #631 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

11

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

Banaras Hindu University

For Cognitive Science

#194 in Asia #731 in the World

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

12

Haryana | Kurukshetra

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

For Cognitive Science

#263 in Asia #905 in the World

28% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1963 Founded

13

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

Indian School of Mines

For Cognitive Science

#346 in Asia #1079 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

14

Haryana | Delhi

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For Cognitive Science

#349 in Asia #1083 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1956 Founded

15

Punjab | Chandigarh

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Cognitive Science

#484 in Asia #1350 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1962 Founded

16

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

Shobhit University

For Cognitive Science

#1907 in Asia #4206 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

2012 Founded

17

Telangana | Warangal

National Institute of Technology, Warangal

For Cognitive Science

#560 in Asia #1497 in the World

14% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1959 Founded

18

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

For Cognitive Science

#246 in Asia #856 in the World

10% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1964 Founded

19

Punjab | Chandigarh

Panjab University

For Cognitive Science

#320 in Asia #1035 in the World

20% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1882 Founded

20

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

For Cognitive Science

#552 in Asia #1480 in the World

69% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

21

Karnataka | Mysore

JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

For Cognitive Science

#1239 in Asia #2864 in the World

30% Acceptance

8,636 Enrollment

2008 Founded

22

Haryana | Delhi

South Asian University

For Cognitive Science

#1075 in Asia #2520 in the World

13% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

2010 Founded

23

Gujarat | Vadodara

Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

For Cognitive Science

#1144 in Asia #2666 in the World

54% Acceptance

1949 Founded

24

West Bengal | Kolkata

Presidency University – Kolkata

For Cognitive Science

#1038 in Asia #2434 in the World

76% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1817 Founded

25

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

Sharda University

For Cognitive Science

#692 in Asia #1740 in the World

63% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

2009 Founded

26

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#254 in Asia #885 in the World

50% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1986 Founded

27

Rajasthan | Jaipur

Jaipur National University

For Cognitive Science

#1753 in Asia #3910 in the World

40% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

28

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

For Cognitive Science

#550 in Asia #1476 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

29

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

For Cognitive Science

#553 in Asia #1485 in the World

77% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

30

Karnataka | Bangalore

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#300 in Asia #998 in the World

8% Acceptance

1974 Founded

31

Haryana | Kurukshetra

Kurukshetra University

For Cognitive Science

#1147 in Asia #2671 in the World

60% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1956 Founded

32

Assam | Guwahati

Assam Don Bosco University

For Cognitive Science

#1423 in Asia #3226 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

2008 Founded

33

Uttarakhand | Haridwar

Gurukul Kangri University

For Cognitive Science

#1549 in Asia #3499 in the World

42% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

34

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

For Cognitive Science

#426 in Asia #1249 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1919 Founded

35

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

For Cognitive Science

#404 in Asia #1198 in the World

68% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

1985 Founded

36

Punjab | Jalandhar

DAV University

For Cognitive Science

#1282 in Asia #2961 in the World

21% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

2013 Founded

37

Maharashtra | Jalgaon

North Maharashtra University

For Cognitive Science

#1358 in Asia #3107 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1990 Founded

38

Kerala | Kochi

Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Cognitive Science

#421 in Asia #1233 in the World

73% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1971 Founded

39

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

For Cognitive Science

#752 in Asia #1855 in the World

32% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1986 Founded

40

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

Gujarat Forensic Sciences University

For Cognitive Science

#1915 in Asia #4217 in the World

39% Acceptance

3,026 Enrollment

2008 Founded

41

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

Sri Venkateswara University

For Cognitive Science

#755 in Asia #1860 in the World

35% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1954 Founded

42

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Galgotias University

For Cognitive Science

#487 in Asia #1356 in the World

52% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2011 Founded

43

Telangana | Hyderabad

Osmania University

For Cognitive Science

#729 in Asia #1807 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1918 Founded

44

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

University of Madras

For Cognitive Science

#971 in Asia #2303 in the World

33% Acceptance

120,000 Enrollment

1857 Founded

45

Puducherry | Pondicherry

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

For Cognitive Science

#1189 in Asia #2739 in the World

13% Acceptance

1823 Founded

46

Maharashtra | Mumbai

University of Mumbai

For Cognitive Science

#512 in Asia #1409 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1857 Founded

47

Karnataka | Bangalore

International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

For Cognitive Science

#602 in Asia #1578 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

1999 Founded

48

Haryana | Delhi

Ambedkar University Delhi

For Cognitive Science

#1260 in Asia #2915 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,543 Enrollment

2007 Founded

49

Goa | Taleigao

Goa University

For Cognitive Science

#1280 in Asia #2959 in the World

78% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1985 Founded

50

West Bengal | Midnapore

Vidyasagar University

For Cognitive Science

#1387 in Asia #3162 in the World

80% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1981 Founded

51

Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi

Bundelkhand University

For Cognitive Science

#1849 in Asia #4103 in the World

44% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

52

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

For Cognitive Science

#903 in Asia #2157 in the World

56% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1984 Founded

53

Rajasthan | Kota

Rajasthan Technical University Kota

For Cognitive Science

#1184 in Asia #2733 in the World

21% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

2005 Founded

54

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

KIIT University

For Cognitive Science

#214 in Asia #770 in the World

91% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

55

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

For Cognitive Science

#288 in Asia #971 in the World

62% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1960 Founded

56

Karnataka | Manipal

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

For Cognitive Science

#188 in Asia #724 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1993 Founded

57

Haryana | Delhi

Delhi Technological University

For Cognitive Science

#203 in Asia #748 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1941 Founded

58

Assam | Silchar

National Institute of Technology, Silchar

For Cognitive Science

#299 in Asia #996 in the World

52% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

1967 Founded

59

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

Graphic Era University

For Cognitive Science

#255 in Asia #888 in the World

67% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

1993 Founded

60

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

University of Lucknow

For Cognitive Science

#1515 in Asia #3426 in the World

34% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1921 Founded

61

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Cognitive Science

#187 in Asia #721 in the World

44% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

2001 Founded

62

Punjab | Rupnagar

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

For Cognitive Science

#777 in Asia #1911 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

63

Maharashtra | Pune

Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

For Cognitive Science

#422 in Asia #1240 in the World

37% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

64

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

University of Kerala

For Cognitive Science

#623 in Asia #1609 in the World

80% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1937 Founded

65

Himachal Pradesh | Mandi

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

For Cognitive Science

#775 in Asia #1901 in the World

9% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

66

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology

For Cognitive Science

#644 in Asia #1662 in the World

42% Acceptance

2,056 Enrollment

2003 Founded

67

Andhra Pradesh | Guntur

Acharya Nagarjuna University

For Cognitive Science

#862 in Asia #2088 in the World

73% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1976 Founded

68

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

For Cognitive Science

#1264 in Asia #2921 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

1996 Founded

69

Telangana | Hyderabad

University of Hyderabad

For Cognitive Science

#447 in Asia #1289 in the World

14% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1974 Founded

70

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Amrita University

For Cognitive Science

#86 in Asia #404 in the World

80% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

71

Puducherry | Pondicherry

Pondicherry University

For Cognitive Science

#430 in Asia #1256 in the World

65% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1985 Founded

72

Maharashtra | Pune

Savitribai Phule Pune University

For Cognitive Science

#195 in Asia #735 in the World

28% Acceptance

1,765 Enrollment

1948 Founded

73

Karnataka | Bangalore

Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

For Cognitive Science

#1697 in Asia #3803 in the World

60% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

74

Haryana | Delhi

Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women

For Cognitive Science

#1294 in Asia #2979 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1998 Founded

75

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

Kalinga University

For Cognitive Science

#1925 in Asia #4234 in the World

54% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

76

West Bengal | Howrah

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

For Cognitive Science

#393 in Asia #1175 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

1856 Founded

77

Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur

Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

For Cognitive Science

#1592 in Asia #3589 in the World

48% Acceptance

300,000 Enrollment

1957 Founded

78

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

Kalasalingam University

For Cognitive Science

#338 in Asia #1069 in the World

69% Acceptance

1984 Founded

79

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

For Cognitive Science

#1801 in Asia #4005 in the World

8% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2012 Founded

80

Odisha | Rourkela

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

For Cognitive Science

#159 in Asia #647 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

81

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

Indian Institute of Technology Indore

For Cognitive Science

#143 in Asia #599 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

2009 Founded

82

Jharkhand | Jamshedpur

National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

For Cognitive Science

#1023 in Asia #2405 in the World

9% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

83

Haryana | Delhi

National Islamic University

For Cognitive Science

#606 in Asia #1583 in the World

13% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

84

Assam | Silchar

Assam University

For Cognitive Science

#989 in Asia #2340 in the World

60% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

1994 Founded

85

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

For Cognitive Science

#585 in Asia #1543 in the World

80% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2003 Founded

86

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

Aligarh Muslim University

For Cognitive Science

#465 in Asia #1318 in the World

30% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

87

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

SASTRA University

For Cognitive Science

#313 in Asia #1019 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1984 Founded

88

Punjab | Chandigarh

PEC University of Technology

For Cognitive Science

#745 in Asia #1842 in the World

58% Acceptance

5,162 Enrollment

1954 Founded

89

Maharashtra | Nagpur

Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

For Cognitive Science

#930 in Asia #2205 in the World

50% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

1923 Founded

90

Karnataka | Gulbarga

Gulbarga University

For Cognitive Science

#908 in Asia #2162 in the World

77% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1980 Founded

91

Himachal Pradesh | Shimla

Himachal Pradesh University

For Cognitive Science

#1664 in Asia #3729 in the World

70% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1970 Founded

92

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

For Cognitive Science

#854 in Asia #2061 in the World

15% Acceptance

7,760 Enrollment

2007 Founded

93

Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur

For Cognitive Science

#662 in Asia #1684 in the World

42% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1946 Founded

94

West Bengal | Kolkata

Techno India University

For Cognitive Science

#942 in Asia #2240 in the World

55% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

2012 Founded

95

Uttar Pradesh | Agra

Dayalbagh Educational Institute

For Cognitive Science

#1148 in Asia #2673 in the World

56% Acceptance

11,151 Enrollment

1917 Founded

96

Tamil Nadu | Kodaikanal

Mother Teresa Women’s University

For Cognitive Science

#1496 in Asia #3373 in the World

79% Acceptance

1984 Founded

97

Sikkim | Ravangla

National Institute of Technology, Sikkim

For Cognitive Science

#1869 in Asia #4138 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

2010 Founded

98

Odisha | Sambalpur

Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

For Cognitive Science

#401 in Asia #1194 in the World

10% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1956 Founded

99

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

For Cognitive Science

#517 in Asia #1417 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

1945 Founded

100

Karnataka | Bangalore

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

For Cognitive Science

#1652 in Asia #3707 in the World

50% Acceptance

8,636 Enrollment

1994 Founded

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