Best Universities in India [2026 Rankings]

1

West Bengal | Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

#52 in Asia #417 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

2

Karnataka | Bangalore

Indian Institute of Science

#63 in Asia #456 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

3

Haryana | Delhi

University of Delhi

#65 in Asia #460 in the World

64% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

1922 Founded

4

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

#72 in Asia #497 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

5

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

#81 in Asia #536 in the World

20% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1959 Founded

6

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

#83 in Asia #554 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

7

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

#90 in Asia #569 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

8

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

Banaras Hindu University

#117 in Asia #700 in the World

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

9

Haryana | Delhi

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

#119 in Asia #704 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1956 Founded

10

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

#141 in Asia #797 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1847 Founded

11

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

#164 in Asia #868 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

1945 Founded

12

Maharashtra | Pune

Savitribai Phule Pune University

#167 in Asia #876 in the World

28% Acceptance

1,765 Enrollment

1948 Founded

13

Karnataka | Manipal

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

#191 in Asia #945 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1993 Founded

14

Haryana | Delhi

Jawaharlal Nehru University

#201 in Asia #977 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,543 Enrollment

1969 Founded

15

West Bengal | Kolkata

University of Calcutta

#217 in Asia #1006 in the World

22% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1857 Founded

16

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Anna University

#223 in Asia #1024 in the World

27% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1978 Founded

17

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

Aligarh Muslim University

#234 in Asia #1051 in the World

30% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

18

Punjab | Chandigarh

Panjab University

#240 in Asia #1069 in the World

20% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1882 Founded

19

Rajasthan | Jaipur

University of Rajasthan

#278 in Asia #1193 in the World

70% Acceptance

1947 Founded

20

Rajasthan | Pilani

Birla Institute of Technology and Science

#283 in Asia #1203 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

21

Maharashtra | Mumbai

University of Mumbai

#301 in Asia #1267 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1857 Founded

22

West Bengal | Kolkata

Indian Statistical Institute

#302 in Asia #1272 in the World

49% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

1931 Founded

23

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Amrita University

#322 in Asia #1320 in the World

80% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

24

Punjab | Chandigarh

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

#338 in Asia #1365 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1962 Founded

25

Haryana | Delhi

National Islamic University

#367 in Asia #1442 in the World

13% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

26

West Bengal | Kolkata

Jadavpur University

#399 in Asia #1568 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

27

Karnataka | Bangalore

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

#402 in Asia #1572 in the World

8% Acceptance

1974 Founded

28

Telangana | Hyderabad

University of Hyderabad

#430 in Asia #1651 in the World

14% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1974 Founded

29

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

University of Madras

#449 in Asia #1710 in the World

33% Acceptance

120,000 Enrollment

1857 Founded

30

Punjab | Phagwara

Lovely Professional University

#455 in Asia #1729 in the World

80% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

31

Karnataka | Bangalore

Christ University

#456 in Asia #1730 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

1969 Founded

32

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

University of Lucknow

#460 in Asia #1750 in the World

34% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1921 Founded

33

Telangana | Hyderabad

Osmania University

#472 in Asia #1787 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1918 Founded

34

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

VIT University

#497 in Asia #1854 in the World

79% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1984 Founded

35

Puducherry | Pondicherry

Pondicherry University

#509 in Asia #1885 in the World

65% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1985 Founded

36

Odisha | Rourkela

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

#526 in Asia #1937 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

37

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

Annamalai University

#530 in Asia #1949 in the World

60% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1929 Founded

38

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

University of Kerala

#538 in Asia #1965 in the World

80% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1937 Founded

39

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

#544 in Asia #1982 in the World

69% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

40

Kerala | Kochi

Cochin University of Science and Technology

#545 in Asia #1985 in the World

73% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1971 Founded

41

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

KIIT University

#548 in Asia #1997 in the World

91% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

42

Kerala | Tenhipalam

University of Calicut

#550 in Asia #2003 in the World

65% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1968 Founded

43

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

#556 in Asia #2034 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

1971 Founded

44

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

#560 in Asia #2050 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1919 Founded

45

Punjab | Patiala

Punjabi University Patiala

#564 in Asia #2062 in the World

60% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

1962 Founded

46

Assam | Guwahati

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

#568 in Asia #2073 in the World

84% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

47

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

Andhra University

#569 in Asia #2074 in the World

55% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1926 Founded

48

Punjab | Amritsar

Guru Nanak Dev University

#573 in Asia #2083 in the World

50% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1969 Founded

49

Assam | Guwahati

Gauhati University

#581 in Asia #2111 in the World

38% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1948 Founded

50

Haryana | Delhi

Delhi Technological University

#592 in Asia #2141 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1941 Founded

51

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

Indian School of Mines

#606 in Asia #2197 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

52

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

King George’s Medical University

#609 in Asia #2201 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1911 Founded

53

Karnataka | Mangalore

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

#613 in Asia #2216 in the World

8% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1960 Founded

54

West Bengal | Santiniketan

Visva-Bharati University

#629 in Asia #2259 in the World

20% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1921 Founded

55

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

University of Allahabad

#630 in Asia #2262 in the World

20% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

1887 Founded

56

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

#631 in Asia #2263 in the World

59% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1985 Founded

57

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

Chaudhary Charan Singh University

#637 in Asia #2273 in the World

34% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

1965 Founded

58

Karnataka | Mysore

University of Mysore

#653 in Asia #2315 in the World

26% Acceptance

120,000 Enrollment

1916 Founded

59

Punjab | Patiala

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

#654 in Asia #2316 in the World

10% Acceptance

5,162 Enrollment

1956 Founded

60

Punjab | Mohali

Chandigarh University

#657 in Asia #2321 in the World

30% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2012 Founded

61

Haryana | Kurukshetra

Kurukshetra University

#668 in Asia #2347 in the World

60% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1956 Founded

62

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

Shivaji University

#676 in Asia #2369 in the World

37% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

63

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

Bharathidasan University

#683 in Asia #2387 in the World

34% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1982 Founded

64

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Amity University

#693 in Asia #2412 in the World

25% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

65

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

#714 in Asia #2482 in the World

14% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1936 Founded

66

Gujarat | Vadodara

Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

#720 in Asia #2501 in the World

54% Acceptance

1949 Founded

67

Haryana | Delhi

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

#728 in Asia #2523 in the World

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

1998 Founded

68

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

Madurai Kamaraj University

#731 in Asia #2531 in the World

20% Acceptance

120,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

69

Telangana | Warangal

National Institute of Technology, Warangal

#734 in Asia #2537 in the World

14% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1959 Founded

70

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

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

#738 in Asia #2544 in the World

18% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2000 Founded

71

Rajasthan | Jaipur

Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

#742 in Asia #2553 in the World

18% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

72

Jharkhand | Ranchi

Birla Institute of Technology

#751 in Asia #2568 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,180 Enrollment

1955 Founded

73

Maharashtra | Pune

Symbiosis International University

#763 in Asia #2600 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

2002 Founded

74

Telangana | Eddumailaram

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

#767 in Asia #2618 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

2008 Founded

75

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Bharathiar University

#771 in Asia #2635 in the World

50% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1982 Founded

76

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

Gujarat University

#789 in Asia #2691 in the World

46% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

1949 Founded

77

Assam | Dibrugarh

Dibrugarh University

#793 in Asia #2699 in the World

52% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

1965 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

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

University of Kashmir

#805 in Asia #2745 in the World

81% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

80

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

81

Karnataka | Belgaum

Visvesvaraya Technological University

#821 in Asia #2771 in the World

46% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1998 Founded

82

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

#832 in Asia #2794 in the World

70% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

83

West Bengal | Bardhaman

University of Burdwan

#848 in Asia #2840 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1960 Founded

84

Punjab | Ludhiana

Punjab Agricultural University

#854 in Asia #2857 in the World

91% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

85

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

M.J.P. Rohilkhand University

#892 in Asia #2953 in the World

71% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

86

West Bengal | Kalyani

University of Kalyani

#897 in Asia #2969 in the World

66% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1960 Founded

87

Meghalaya | Shillong

North Eastern Hill University

#911 in Asia #3012 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1973 Founded

88

Karnataka | Mangalore

Mangalore University

#935 in Asia #3066 in the World

77% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1980 Founded

89

Haryana | Rohtak

Maharishi Dayanand University

#939 in Asia #3078 in the World

50% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1976 Founded

90

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

Alagappa University

#942 in Asia #3082 in the World

33% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

91

Punjab | Kapurthala

Punjab Technical University

#944 in Asia #3086 in the World

34% Acceptance

5,162 Enrollment

1997 Founded

92

Karnataka | Bangalore

Bangalore University

#947 in Asia #3096 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1886 Founded

93

Karnataka | Bangalore

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

#951 in Asia #3105 in the World

50% Acceptance

8,636 Enrollment

1994 Founded

94

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

SASTRA University

#957 in Asia #3122 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1984 Founded

95

Maharashtra | Aurangabad

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

#960 in Asia #3128 in the World

23% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1958 Founded

96

West Bengal | Howrah

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

#962 in Asia #3131 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

1856 Founded

97

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

#970 in Asia #3153 in the World

28% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

98

Telangana | Hyderabad

International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

#974 in Asia #3171 in the World

14% Acceptance

2,056 Enrollment

1998 Founded

99

Himachal Pradesh | Shimla

Himachal Pradesh University

#980 in Asia #3180 in the World

70% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1970 Founded

100

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

#984 in Asia #3191 in the World

44% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

2001 Founded

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