Academic Index Last updated: June 22, 2026

15 Best Universities in Maharashtra

Exploring the academic landscape of Maharashtra, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 15 higher education institutions. We analyzed 144.5K scientific publications and 2.75M 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

Mumbai

University of Mumbai

#21 in India #301 in Asia

40% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1857 Founded

4

Kolhapur

Shivaji University

#65 in India #676 in Asia

37% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

5

Amravati

Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University

#114 in India #1011 in Asia

93% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1983 Founded

6

Nagpur

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

#131 in India #1108 in Asia

94% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1960 Founded

7

Pune

Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

#197 in India #1497 in Asia

37% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

8

Jalgaon

North Maharashtra University

#232 in India #1666 in Asia

60% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1990 Founded

9

Mumbai

Central Institute of Fisheries Education

#257 in India #1797 in Asia

36% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

1989 Founded

10

Nashik

Maharashtra University of Health Sciences

#267 in India #1841 in Asia

78% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1998 Founded

11

Parbhani

Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University

#302 in India #2054 in Asia

70% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

12

Pune

Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

#358 in India #2306 in Asia

68% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1930 Founded

13

Wardha

Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University

#463 in India #2758 in Asia

100% Acceptance

274 Enrollment

14

Mumbai

Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai

#493 in India #2932 in Asia

14% Acceptance

925 Enrollment

2014 Founded

15

Loni

Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences

#608 in India #3966 in Asia

43% Acceptance

2003 Founded