Best Economics Universities in India [2026 Rankings]

1

Haryana | Delhi

University of Delhi

For Economics

#53 in Asia #364 in the World

64% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

1922 Founded

2

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Economics

#88 in Asia #537 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

3

West Bengal | Kolkata

Indian Statistical Institute

For Economics

#91 in Asia #545 in the World

49% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

1931 Founded

4

West Bengal | Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Economics

#98 in Asia #559 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

5

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Economics

#106 in Asia #589 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

6

Haryana | Delhi

Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Economics

#117 in Asia #643 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,543 Enrollment

1969 Founded

7

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

Aligarh Muslim University

For Economics

#188 in Asia #867 in the World

30% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

8

Maharashtra | Pune

Symbiosis International University

For Economics

#209 in Asia #929 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

2002 Founded

9

Haryana | Delhi

National Islamic University

For Economics

#234 in Asia #1015 in the World

13% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

10

Karnataka | Manipal

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

For Economics

#236 in Asia #1023 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1993 Founded

11

Karnataka | Bangalore

Christ University

For Economics

#248 in Asia #1058 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

1969 Founded

12

West Bengal | Kolkata

University of Calcutta

For Economics

#283 in Asia #1161 in the World

22% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1857 Founded

13

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Amrita University

For Economics

#288 in Asia #1176 in the World

80% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

14

Rajasthan | Pilani

Birla Institute of Technology and Science

For Economics

#309 in Asia #1225 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

15

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

For Economics

#315 in Asia #1247 in the World

61% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1986 Founded

16

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Amity University

For Economics

#346 in Asia #1330 in the World

25% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

17

Telangana | Hyderabad

University of Hyderabad

For Economics

#358 in Asia #1362 in the World

14% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1974 Founded

18

Puducherry | Pondicherry

Pondicherry University

For Economics

#403 in Asia #1461 in the World

65% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1985 Founded

19

Punjab | Phagwara

Lovely Professional University

For Economics

#419 in Asia #1507 in the World

80% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

20

Haryana | Delhi

Delhi Technological University

For Economics

#431 in Asia #1528 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1941 Founded

21

Maharashtra | Mumbai

International Institute for Population Sciences

For Economics

#448 in Asia #1562 in the World

43% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1956 Founded

22

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

For Economics

#460 in Asia #1589 in the World

14% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1936 Founded

23

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

Graphic Era University

For Economics

#468 in Asia #1605 in the World

67% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

1993 Founded

24

Karnataka | Bangalore

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

For Economics

#475 in Asia #1629 in the World

8% Acceptance

1974 Founded

25

West Bengal | Midnapore

Vidyasagar University

For Economics

#477 in Asia #1638 in the World

80% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1981 Founded

26

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

KIIT University

For Economics

#490 in Asia #1662 in the World

91% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

27

Punjab | Mohali

Chandigarh University

For Economics

#523 in Asia #1739 in the World

30% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2012 Founded

28

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

For Economics

#528 in Asia #1750 in the World

80% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2003 Founded

29

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

Nirma University

For Economics

#536 in Asia #1766 in the World

20% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2003 Founded

30

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

For Economics

#537 in Asia #1770 in the World

62% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1960 Founded

31

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

IMS Unison University

For Economics

#542 in Asia #1777 in the World

46% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

2013 Founded

32

West Bengal | Bardhaman

University of Burdwan

For Economics

#550 in Asia #1795 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1960 Founded

33

Punjab | Patiala

Punjabi University Patiala

For Economics

#565 in Asia #1835 in the World

60% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

1962 Founded

34

Karnataka | Mangalore

Mangalore University

For Economics

#581 in Asia #1866 in the World

77% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1980 Founded

35

Haryana | Delhi

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

For Economics

#589 in Asia #1881 in the World

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

1998 Founded

36

Punjab | Chandigarh

Chitkara University – Punjab

For Economics

#591 in Asia #1887 in the World

70% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2010 Founded

37

Maharashtra | Mumbai

University of Mumbai

For Economics

#592 in Asia #1888 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1857 Founded

38

West Bengal | Kalyani

University of Kalyani

For Economics

#600 in Asia #1912 in the World

66% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1960 Founded

39

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

For Economics

#652 in Asia #2009 in the World

69% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

40

Haryana | Kurukshetra

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

For Economics

#686 in Asia #2074 in the World

28% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1963 Founded

41

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

University of Kashmir

For Economics

#688 in Asia #2076 in the World

81% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

42

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Galgotias University

For Economics

#761 in Asia #2231 in the World

52% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2011 Founded

43

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

For Economics

#778 in Asia #2265 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

1971 Founded

44

Maharashtra | Pune

Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

For Economics

#783 in Asia #2272 in the World

37% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

45

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

For Economics

#818 in Asia #2361 in the World

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2001 Founded

46

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

For Economics

#821 in Asia #2367 in the World

13% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

47

West Bengal | Santiniketan

Visva-Bharati University

For Economics

#822 in Asia #2369 in the World

20% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1921 Founded

48

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

For Economics

#825 in Asia #2377 in the World

10% Acceptance

2012 Founded

49

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

For Economics

#838 in Asia #2400 in the World

32% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1986 Founded

50

West Bengal | Kolkata

Presidency University – Kolkata

For Economics

#841 in Asia #2409 in the World

76% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1817 Founded

51

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

For Economics

#849 in Asia #2421 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

1996 Founded

52

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

For Economics

#872 in Asia #2479 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1980 Founded

53

Karnataka | Bangalore

Jain University

For Economics

#877 in Asia #2486 in the World

38% Acceptance

6,684 Enrollment

1990 Founded

54

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

University of Jammu

For Economics

#879 in Asia #2491 in the World

26% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1969 Founded

55

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

University of Kerala

For Economics

#884 in Asia #2501 in the World

80% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1937 Founded

56

Meghalaya | Shillong

North Eastern Hill University

For Economics

#885 in Asia #2502 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1973 Founded

57

Rajasthan | Banasthali

Banasthali University

For Economics

#919 in Asia #2573 in the World

100% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

58

Haryana | Delhi

South Asian University

For Economics

#938 in Asia #2605 in the World

13% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

2010 Founded

59

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

Sharda University

For Economics

#946 in Asia #2625 in the World

63% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

2009 Founded

60

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

University of Lucknow

For Economics

#948 in Asia #2629 in the World

34% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1921 Founded

61

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

GLA University

For Economics

#961 in Asia #2659 in the World

53% Acceptance

11,151 Enrollment

2010 Founded

62

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

For Economics

#971 in Asia #2683 in the World

64% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

1996 Founded

63

Haryana | Hisar

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

For Economics

#974 in Asia #2688 in the World

47% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

64

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

Gujarat University

For Economics

#986 in Asia #2712 in the World

46% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

1949 Founded

65

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

For Economics

#1001 in Asia #2744 in the World

15% Acceptance

7,760 Enrollment

2007 Founded

66

Assam | Guwahati

Gauhati University

For Economics

#1008 in Asia #2754 in the World

38% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1948 Founded

67

Jammu and Kashmir | Katra

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

For Economics

#1010 in Asia #2767 in the World

24% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1999 Founded

68

Rajasthan | Udaipur

Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

For Economics

#1061 in Asia #2865 in the World

42% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1999 Founded

69

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

Utkal University

For Economics

#1115 in Asia #2992 in the World

28% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1943 Founded

70

Odisha | Burla

Sambalpur University

For Economics

#1124 in Asia #3006 in the World

27% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1967 Founded

71

Mizoram | Aizawl

Mizoram University

For Economics

#1135 in Asia #3022 in the World

91% Acceptance

2001 Founded

72

Tripura | Agartala

National Institute of Technology, Agartala

For Economics

#1140 in Asia #3027 in the World

20% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

73

Karnataka | Bangalore

Azim Premji University

For Economics

#1151 in Asia #3060 in the World

50% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

2010 Founded

74

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

Chaudhary Charan Singh University

For Economics

#1170 in Asia #3102 in the World

34% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

1965 Founded

75

West Bengal | Siliguri

University of North Bengal

For Economics

#1181 in Asia #3138 in the World

57% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1962 Founded

76

Assam | Silchar

Assam University

For Economics

#1185 in Asia #3145 in the World

60% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

1994 Founded

77

West Bengal | Malda

University of Gour Banga

For Economics

#1186 in Asia #3146 in the World

40% Acceptance

2007 Founded

78

Tamil Nadu | Gandhigram

Gandhigram Rural University

For Economics

#1197 in Asia #3168 in the World

31% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1956 Founded

79

Maharashtra | Pune

Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

For Economics

#1200 in Asia #3172 in the World

68% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1930 Founded

80

Jharkhand | Jamshedpur

National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

For Economics

#1231 in Asia #3231 in the World

9% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

81

Haryana | Faridabad

Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies

For Economics

#1238 in Asia #3242 in the World

70% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2008 Founded

82

Uttar Pradesh | Dadri

Shiv Nadar University

For Economics

#1249 in Asia #3258 in the World

50% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

2011 Founded

83

Haryana | Delhi

National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration

For Economics

#1252 in Asia #3264 in the World

45% Acceptance

200 Enrollment

1962 Founded

84

Punjab | Kapurthala

Punjab Technical University

For Economics

#1273 in Asia #3316 in the World

34% Acceptance

5,162 Enrollment

1997 Founded

85

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Vels University

For Economics

#1278 in Asia #3324 in the World

46% Acceptance

6,684 Enrollment

1992 Founded

86

Karnataka | Dharwad

University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

For Economics

#1285 in Asia #3338 in the World

55% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

1986 Founded

87

Haryana | Delhi

TERI School of Advanced Studies

For Economics

#1332 in Asia #3439 in the World

59% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

1998 Founded

88

Haryana | Delhi

School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

For Economics

#1345 in Asia #3473 in the World

13% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

1959 Founded

89

Karnataka | Bangalore

International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

For Economics

#1352 in Asia #3485 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

1999 Founded

90

Haryana | Delhi

Ambedkar University Delhi

For Economics

#1359 in Asia #3496 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,543 Enrollment

2007 Founded

91

Rajasthan | Jaipur

IIHMR University

For Economics

#1362 in Asia #3503 in the World

42% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

2014 Founded

92

Haryana | Sonipat

Ashoka University

For Economics

#1364 in Asia #3506 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

2014 Founded

93

Tripura | Agartala

Tripura University

For Economics

#1378 in Asia #3535 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1947 Founded

94

Punjab | Bathinda

Central University of Punjab

For Economics

#1390 in Asia #3565 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

2009 Founded

95

Haryana | Gurgaon

Northcap University

For Economics

#1395 in Asia #3574 in the World

57% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2009 Founded

96

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

For Economics

#1405 in Asia #3591 in the World

8% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2012 Founded

97

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

For Economics

#1409 in Asia #3599 in the World

66% Acceptance

1989 Founded

98

Karnataka | Bangalore

University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

For Economics

#1412 in Asia #3606 in the World

57% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

1963 Founded

99

Goa | Taleigao

Goa University

For Economics

#1413 in Asia #3607 in the World

78% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1985 Founded

100

Karnataka | Mangalore

Yenepoya University

For Economics

#1421 in Asia #3624 in the World

41% Acceptance

8,636 Enrollment

2008 Founded

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