Best History 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

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

#83 in Asia #554 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

3

Karnataka | Bangalore

Indian Institute of Science

#63 in Asia #456 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

4

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

Banaras Hindu University

#117 in Asia #700 in the World

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 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

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

#72 in Asia #497 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

7

Haryana | Delhi

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

#119 in Asia #704 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1956 Founded

8

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

#141 in Asia #797 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1847 Founded

9

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

VIT University

#497 in Asia #1854 in the World

79% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1984 Founded

10

West Bengal | Kolkata

Jadavpur University

#399 in Asia #1568 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

11

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Agricultural Research Institute

#485 in Asia #1825 in the World

13% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

12

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

#90 in Asia #569 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

13

Punjab | Ludhiana

Punjab Agricultural University

#854 in Asia #2857 in the World

91% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

14

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Anna University

#223 in Asia #1024 in the World

27% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1978 Founded

15

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

Indian School of Mines

#606 in Asia #2197 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

16

Punjab | Chandigarh

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

#338 in Asia #1365 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1962 Founded

17

Haryana | Kurukshetra

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

#1068 in Asia #3406 in the World

28% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1963 Founded

18

West Bengal | Kolkata

Techno India University

#2489 in Asia #6554 in the World

55% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

2012 Founded

19

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

#970 in Asia #3153 in the World

28% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

20

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

21

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

#1968 in Asia #5435 in the World

78% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

1989 Founded

22

Rajasthan | Jaipur

JK Lakshmipat University

#2714 in Asia #7019 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

23

Punjab | Rupnagar

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

#1428 in Asia #4246 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

24

Manipur | Imphal

Manipur University

#1282 in Asia #3918 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1980 Founded

25

Madhya Pradesh | Rewa

Awadhesh Pratap Singh University

#1988 in Asia #5475 in the World

55% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

26

Karnataka | Tumkur

Tumkur University

#2018 in Asia #5550 in the World

44% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

27

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu

#1954 in Asia #5413 in the World

65% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

1999 Founded

28

Haryana | Delhi

National Law University, Delhi

#1820 in Asia #5130 in the World

13% Acceptance

850 Enrollment

2008 Founded

29

Gujarat | Anand

Anand Agricultural University

#1951 in Asia #5409 in the World

58% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

2004 Founded

30

Bihar | Patna

Patna University

#1800 in Asia #5093 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

1917 Founded

31

Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada

#1574 in Asia #4570 in the World

49% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1946 Founded

32

West Bengal | Durgapur

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

#1035 in Asia #3312 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

1960 Founded

33

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

Shobhit University

#1799 in Asia #5091 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

2012 Founded

34

Telangana | Hyderabad

Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies

#2651 in Asia #6875 in the World

62% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

2008 Founded

35

Tamil Nadu | Thiruvarur

Central University of Tamil Nadu

#1498 in Asia #4412 in the World

37% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

2009 Founded

36

Rajasthan | Ajmer

Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University

#2288 in Asia #6130 in the World

17% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

1987 Founded

37

Puducherry | Pondicherry

Pondicherry University

#509 in Asia #1885 in the World

65% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1985 Founded

38

Maharashtra | Rahuri

Mahatma Phule Agricultural University

#1853 in Asia #5190 in the World

70% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

39

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

#832 in Asia #2794 in the World

70% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

40

Karnataka | Bangalore

Bangalore University

#947 in Asia #3096 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1886 Founded

41

Himachal Pradesh | Mandi

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

#1275 in Asia #3900 in the World

9% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

42

Haryana | Rohtak

Maharishi Dayanand University

#939 in Asia #3078 in the World

50% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1976 Founded

43

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

Nirma University

#1054 in Asia #3366 in the World

20% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2003 Founded

44

Assam | Jorhat

Assam Agricultural University

#2015 in Asia #5537 in the World

80% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

45

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

Doon University

#2545 in Asia #6660 in the World

48% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

2005 Founded

46

Uttar Pradesh | Jaunpur

Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University

#1268 in Asia #3880 in the World

26% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

47

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

Ponnaiyan Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology

#2669 in Asia #6909 in the World

65% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1985 Founded

48

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

Bharathidasan University

#683 in Asia #2387 in the World

34% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1982 Founded

49

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

#1332 in Asia #4022 in the World

36% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

2008 Founded

50

Odisha | Burla

Sambalpur University

#1324 in Asia #4005 in the World

27% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1967 Founded

51

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

#544 in Asia #1982 in the World

69% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

52

Kerala | Kochi

Cochin University of Science and Technology

#545 in Asia #1985 in the World

73% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1971 Founded

53

Jharkhand | Hazaribag

Vinoba Bhave University

#1945 in Asia #5390 in the World

61% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

54

Haryana | Delhi

National Institute of Technology, Delhi

#2316 in Asia #6190 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

2010 Founded

55

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

Gujarat National Law University

#2480 in Asia #6530 in the World

55% Acceptance

925 Enrollment

2003 Founded

56

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

#1438 in Asia #4263 in the World

10% Acceptance

2012 Founded

57

Andhra Pradesh | Kadapa

Yogi Vemana University

#2538 in Asia #6646 in the World

29% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

58

West Bengal | Belur

Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University

#2301 in Asia #6157 in the World

23% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

2005 Founded

59

Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad

Santosh University

#2733 in Asia #7051 in the World

46% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1995 Founded

60

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Amity University

#693 in Asia #2412 in the World

25% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

61

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute

#1962 in Asia #5425 in the World

70% Acceptance

6,684 Enrollment

1988 Founded

62

Rajasthan | Udaipur

Sir Padampat Singhania University

#2705 in Asia #6993 in the World

57% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2008 Founded

63

Punjab | Chandigarh

PEC University of Technology

#1152 in Asia #3602 in the World

58% Acceptance

5,162 Enrollment

1954 Founded

64

Maharashtra | Solapur

University of Solapur

#2557 in Asia #6683 in the World

61% Acceptance

2004 Founded

65

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

#1873 in Asia #5239 in the World

64% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

1996 Founded

66

Karnataka | Mangalore

NITTE University

#1625 in Asia #4682 in the World

51% Acceptance

8,636 Enrollment

2008 Founded

67

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

#1601 in Asia #4638 in the World

45% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

68

Haryana | Rohtak

Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

#1698 in Asia #4845 in the World

29% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2008 Founded

69

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

Gujarat Forensic Sciences University

#1914 in Asia #5324 in the World

39% Acceptance

3,026 Enrollment

2008 Founded

70

Bihar | Bhagalpur

Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University

#1787 in Asia #5064 in the World

36% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1960 Founded

71

West Bengal | Kolkata

Presidency University – Kolkata

#1015 in Asia #3270 in the World

76% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1817 Founded

72

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Galgotias University

#1745 in Asia #4972 in the World

52% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2011 Founded

73

Telangana | Hyderabad

NALSAR University of Law

#2384 in Asia #6320 in the World

14% Acceptance

274 Enrollment

1999 Founded

74

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Chennai Mathematical Institute

#1490 in Asia #4393 in the World

15% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

1988 Founded

75

Rajasthan | Jaipur

LNM Institute of Information Technology

#2286 in Asia #6127 in the World

15% Acceptance

2006 Founded

76

Odisha | Sambalpur

Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

#2284 in Asia #6125 in the World

10% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1956 Founded

77

Maharashtra | Nashik

Maharashtra University of Health Sciences

#1841 in Asia #5174 in the World

78% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1998 Founded

78

Kerala | Kochi

Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies

#2627 in Asia #6819 in the World

30% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2011 Founded

79

Karnataka | Mangalore

Mangalore University

#935 in Asia #3066 in the World

77% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1980 Founded

80

Himachal Pradesh | Shimla

Himachal Pradesh University

#980 in Asia #3180 in the World

70% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1970 Founded

81

Haryana | Delhi

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

#728 in Asia #2523 in the World

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

1998 Founded

82

Gujarat | Chandkheda

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

#941 in Asia #3081 in the World

10% Acceptance

1,765 Enrollment

2008 Founded

83

Assam | Silchar

National Institute of Technology, Silchar

#1569 in Asia #4560 in the World

52% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

1967 Founded

84

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

IMS Unison University

#2527 in Asia #6623 in the World

46% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

2013 Founded

85

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

#1234 in Asia #3803 in the World

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2001 Founded

86

Tamil Nadu | Kodaikanal

Mother Teresa Women’s University

#2624 in Asia #6813 in the World

79% Acceptance

1984 Founded

87

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

#631 in Asia #2263 in the World

59% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1985 Founded

88

Rajasthan | Banasthali

Banasthali University

#1202 in Asia #3736 in the World

100% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

89

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

#1169 in Asia #3643 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

90

Maharashtra | Mumbai

University of Mumbai

#301 in Asia #1267 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1857 Founded

91

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

University of Kerala

#538 in Asia #1965 in the World

80% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1937 Founded

92

Jharkhand | Ranchi

Ranchi University

#1642 in Asia #4722 in the World

55% Acceptance

1960 Founded

93

Haryana | Murthal

Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology

#2277 in Asia #6111 in the World

14% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

94

Gujarat | Junagadh

Junagadh Agricultural University

#2459 in Asia #6494 in the World

48% Acceptance

1972 Founded

95

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

National Institute of Technology, Raipur

#1133 in Asia #3555 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1956 Founded

96

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

Sri Padmavati University

#2465 in Asia #6507 in the World

53% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

97

West Bengal | Mohanpur

Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

#2283 in Asia #6122 in the World

13% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

98

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

Rama University

#2692 in Asia #6959 in the World

66% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

2014 Founded

99

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

Chaudhary Charan Singh University

#637 in Asia #2273 in the World

34% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

1965 Founded

100

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

#1911 in Asia #5311 in the World

36% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

2008 Founded

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