Academic Index Last updated: June 22, 2026

53 Best Universities in Maharashtra

Exploring the academic landscape of Maharashtra, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 53 higher education institutions. We analyzed 265.9K scientific publications and 4.51M citations to accurately measure the research output of these institutions.

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1

Mumbai

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

#4 in India #72 in Asia

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

2

Mumbai

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

#11 in India #164 in Asia

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

1945 Founded

3

Pune

Savitribai Phule Pune University

#12 in India #167 in Asia

28% Acceptance

1,765 Enrollment

1948 Founded

4

Mumbai

University of Mumbai

#21 in India #301 in Asia

40% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1857 Founded

5

Mumbai

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

#41 in India #544 in Asia

69% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

6

Kolhapur

Shivaji University

#65 in India #676 in Asia

37% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

7

Mumbai

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

#69 in India #714 in Asia

14% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1936 Founded

8

Pune

Symbiosis International University

#77 in India #763 in Asia

20% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

2002 Founded

9

Mumbai

Institute of Chemical Technology

#86 in India #822 in Asia

15% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1936 Founded

10

Aurangabad

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

#103 in India #960 in Asia

23% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1958 Founded

11

Amravati

Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University

#114 in India #1011 in Asia

93% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1983 Founded

12

Nagpur

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

#131 in India #1108 in Asia

94% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1960 Founded

13

Mumbai

Homi Bhabha National Institute

#148 in India #1197 in Asia

67% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

2005 Founded

14

Pune

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

#152 in India #1210 in Asia

67% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

2006 Founded

15

Nagpur

Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

#172 in India #1344 in Asia

50% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

1923 Founded

16

Mumbai

Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University

#187 in India #1433 in Asia

28% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

1916 Founded

17

Pune

Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

#197 in India #1497 in Asia

37% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

18

Jalgaon

North Maharashtra University

#232 in India #1666 in Asia

60% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1990 Founded

19

Mumbai

Central Institute of Fisheries Education

#257 in India #1797 in Asia

36% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

1989 Founded

20

Nashik

Maharashtra University of Health Sciences

#267 in India #1841 in Asia

78% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1998 Founded

21

Rahuri

Mahatma Phule Agricultural University

#268 in India #1853 in Asia

70% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

22

Nanded

Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University

#270 in India #1881 in Asia

60% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

23

Mumbai

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

#282 in India #1946 in Asia

61% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1986 Founded

24

Parbhani

Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University

#302 in India #2054 in Asia

70% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

25

Lonere

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University

#310 in India #2082 in Asia

34% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1989 Founded

26

Mumbai

International Institute for Population Sciences

#331 in India #2219 in Asia

43% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1956 Founded

27

Pune

Flame University

#340 in India #2243 in Asia

29% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

2015 Founded

28

Dapoli

Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Agricultural University

#347 in India #2263 in Asia

23% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

29

Pune

Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

#358 in India #2306 in Asia

68% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1930 Founded

30

Akola

Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University

#383 in India #2405 in Asia

50% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

31

Pune

Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute

#400 in India #2500 in Asia

60% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

1821 Founded

32

Solapur

University of Solapur

#416 in India #2557 in Asia

61% Acceptance

2004 Founded

33

Wardha

Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University

#463 in India #2758 in Asia

100% Acceptance

274 Enrollment

34

Mumbai

Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai

#493 in India #2932 in Asia

14% Acceptance

925 Enrollment

2014 Founded

35

Pune

Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University

#509 in India #3055 in Asia

45% Acceptance

2017 Founded

36

Pune

Dr. D.Y. Patil University

#519 in India #3205 in Asia

60% Acceptance

37

Navi Mumbai

Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil University

#551 in India #3552 in Asia

60% Acceptance

38

Pune

Tilak Maharashtra University

#572 in India #3742 in Asia

57% Acceptance

39

Navi Mumbai

MGM Institute of Health Sciences

#578 in India #3776 in Asia

59% Acceptance

2006 Founded

40

Nashik

Sandip University

#579 in India #3780 in Asia

58% Acceptance

2015 Founded

41

Lohegaon

Ajeenkya D.Y. Patil University

#604 in India #3938 in Asia

60% Acceptance

2015 Founded

42

Loni

Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences

#608 in India #3966 in Asia

43% Acceptance

2003 Founded

43

Nagpur

Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University

#615 in India #4006 in Asia

63% Acceptance

2000 Founded

44

Nagpur

Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences

#637 in India #4134 in Asia

50% Acceptance

2005 Founded

45

Pune

MIT Art Design and Technology University

#641 in India #4144 in Asia

42% Acceptance

2015 Founded

46

Pune

Vishwakarma University

#658 in India #4218 in Asia

44% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2017 Founded

47

Nagpur

Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

#692 in India #4359 in Asia

14% Acceptance

2016 Founded

48

Kolhapur

Sanjay Ghodawat University

#725 in India #4483 in Asia

80% Acceptance

2017 Founded

49

Aurangabad

Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad

#744 in India #4578 in Asia

61% Acceptance

2017 Founded

50

Karad

Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences

#759 in India #4642 in Asia

63% Acceptance

2005 Founded

51

Gadchiroli

Gondwana University

#804 in India #4920 in Asia

70% Acceptance

2011 Founded

52

Pune

Spicer Adventist University

#824 in India #5051 in Asia

75% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2014 Founded

53

Nagpur

Kavi Kulguru Kalidas Sanskrit University

#855 in India #5397 in Asia

63% Acceptance