Best History Universities in India [2026 Rankings]

1

West Bengal | Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For History

#81 in Asia #487 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

2

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For History

#94 in Asia #522 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

3

Karnataka | Bangalore

Indian Institute of Science

For History

#98 in Asia #541 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

4

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

Banaras Hindu University

For History

#108 in Asia #587 in the World

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

5

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For History

#116 in Asia #616 in the World

20% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1959 Founded

6

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For History

#117 in Asia #618 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

7

Haryana | Delhi

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For History

#128 in Asia #667 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1956 Founded

8

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For History

#129 in Asia #671 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1847 Founded

9

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

VIT University

For History

#134 in Asia #691 in the World

79% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1984 Founded

10

West Bengal | Kolkata

Jadavpur University

For History

#188 in Asia #859 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

11

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Agricultural Research Institute

For History

#192 in Asia #873 in the World

13% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

12

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For History

#203 in Asia #908 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

13

Punjab | Ludhiana

Punjab Agricultural University

For History

#236 in Asia #1000 in the World

91% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

14

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Anna University

For History

#247 in Asia #1032 in the World

27% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1978 Founded

15

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

Indian School of Mines

For History

#252 in Asia #1039 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

16

Punjab | Chandigarh

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For History

#281 in Asia #1132 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1962 Founded

17

Haryana | Kurukshetra

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

For History

#541 in Asia #1773 in the World

28% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1963 Founded

18

West Bengal | Cooch Behar

Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University

For History

#2227 in Asia #5530 in the World

66% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2012 Founded

19

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

Graphic Era University

For History

#598 in Asia #1902 in the World

67% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

1993 Founded

20

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

For History

#972 in Asia #2678 in the World

63% Acceptance

1983 Founded

21

Tamil Nadu | Vallam

Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology

For History

#2352 in Asia #5854 in the World

94% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1988 Founded

22

Sikkim | Ravangla

National Institute of Technology, Sikkim

For History

#2182 in Asia #5428 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

2010 Founded

23

Punjab | Bathinda

Central University of Punjab

For History

#1348 in Asia #3497 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

2009 Founded

24

Meghalaya | Shillong

University of Technology and Management

For History

#2583 in Asia #6374 in the World

36% Acceptance

2011 Founded

25

Madhya Pradesh | Raghogarh

Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology

For History

#2003 in Asia #5013 in the World

14% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

2010 Founded

26

Karnataka | Gulbarga

Central University of Karnataka

For History

#1991 in Asia #4984 in the World

57% Acceptance

1,765 Enrollment

2009 Founded

27

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

For History

#1483 in Asia #3798 in the World

78% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1983 Founded

28

Haryana | Delhi

Ambedkar University Delhi

For History

#1290 in Asia #3372 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,543 Enrollment

2007 Founded

29

Gujarat | Bardoli

Uka Tarsadia University

For History

#2303 in Asia #5711 in the World

83% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

30

Bihar | Bhagalpur

Bihar Agricultural University

For History

#1441 in Asia #3692 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

31

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

Andhra University

For History

#643 in Asia #1994 in the World

55% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1926 Founded

32

West Bengal | Kolkata

Aliah University

For History

#1870 in Asia #4676 in the World

37% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

1780 Founded

33

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

Mangalayatan University

For History

#2591 in Asia #6389 in the World

28% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

2006 Founded

34

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

Aligarh Muslim University

For History

#211 in Asia #928 in the World

30% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

35

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Vels University

For History

#1370 in Asia #3543 in the World

46% Acceptance

6,684 Enrollment

1992 Founded

36

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

Jodhpur National University

For History

#2317 in Asia #5746 in the World

57% Acceptance

2008 Founded

37

Punjab | Patiala

Punjabi University Patiala

For History

#729 in Asia #2177 in the World

60% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

1962 Founded

38

Maharashtra | Mumbai

International Institute for Population Sciences

For History

#1304 in Asia #3400 in the World

43% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1956 Founded

39

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

Jiwaji University

For History

#1942 in Asia #4862 in the World

44% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

1964 Founded

40

Karnataka | Mysore

JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

For History

#1267 in Asia #3319 in the World

30% Acceptance

8,636 Enrollment

2008 Founded

41

Himachal Pradesh | Palampur

CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University

For History

#1108 in Asia #2983 in the World

80% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

42

Haryana | Hisar

Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

For History

#1152 in Asia #3087 in the World

77% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

1995 Founded

43

Gujarat | Surat

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

For History

#524 in Asia #1743 in the World

30% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1961 Founded

44

Assam | Kokrajhar

Bodoland University

For History

#2259 in Asia #5596 in the World

21% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

2009 Founded

45

West Bengal | Kolkata

Indian Statistical Institute

For History

#325 in Asia #1233 in the World

49% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

1931 Founded

46

Uttar Pradesh | Moradabad

Teerthanker Mahaveer University

For History

#1772 in Asia #4445 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

47

Telangana | Eddumailaram

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

For History

#556 in Asia #1798 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

2008 Founded

48

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

SASTRA University

For History

#646 in Asia #1997 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1984 Founded

49

Rajasthan | Jaipur

Suresh Gyan Vihar University

For History

#1975 in Asia #4929 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,026 Enrollment

2008 Founded

50

Odisha | Berhampur

Berhampur University

For History

#1680 in Asia #4261 in the World

52% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1967 Founded

51

Maharashtra | Amravati

Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University

For History

#1125 in Asia #3025 in the World

93% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1983 Founded

52

Kerala | Thrissur

Kerala Agricultural University

For History

#934 in Asia #2606 in the World

34% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

1971 Founded

53

Karnataka | Bangalore

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

For History

#644 in Asia #1995 in the World

8% Acceptance

1974 Founded

54

Haryana | Gurgaon

GD Goenka University

For History

#1940 in Asia #4852 in the World

74% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

2013 Founded

55

Gujarat | Wadhwan

C.U. Shah University

For History

#2412 in Asia #5999 in the World

57% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

2013 Founded

56

Chhattisgarh | Aarang

MATS University

For History

#2438 in Asia #6059 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

57

Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar

North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology

For History

#1479 in Asia #3788 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1986 Founded

58

West Bengal | Kolkata

West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences

For History

#1920 in Asia #4803 in the World

44% Acceptance

5,326 Enrollment

1995 Founded

59

Uttarakhand | Nainital

Kumaun University

For History

#1054 in Asia #2851 in the World

36% Acceptance

1973 Founded

60

Uttar Pradesh | Faizabad

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University

For History

#2048 in Asia #5113 in the World

46% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

1975 Founded

61

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Avinashilingam University

For History

#1787 in Asia #4479 in the World

48% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1957 Founded

62

Sikkim | Tadong

Sikkim University

For History

#1172 in Asia #3122 in the World

41% Acceptance

2008 Founded

63

Punjab | Faridkot

Baba Farid University of Health Sciences

For History

#2358 in Asia #5873 in the World

70% Acceptance

8,636 Enrollment

1998 Founded

64

Meghalaya | Shillong

National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya

For History

#1724 in Asia #4341 in the World

57% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

2010 Founded

65

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

ITM University Gwalior

For History

#2026 in Asia #5063 in the World

58% Acceptance

5,162 Enrollment

2011 Founded

66

Karnataka | Bidar

Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University

For History

#2421 in Asia #6020 in the World

30% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

67

Jammu and Kashmir | Katra

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

For History

#984 in Asia #2705 in the World

24% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1999 Founded

68

Haryana | Delhi

Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women

For History

#1775 in Asia #4452 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1998 Founded

69

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

Central University of Gujarat

For History

#1556 in Asia #3978 in the World

36% Acceptance

2009 Founded

70

Bihar | Samastipur

Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University

For History

#1401 in Asia #3610 in the World

82% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

71

Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool

Rayalaseema University

For History

#2484 in Asia #6169 in the World

21% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

2008 Founded

72

West Bengal | Barasat

West Bengal State University

For History

#1801 in Asia #4511 in the World

31% Acceptance

2007 Founded

73

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

Gautam Buddha University

For History

#1434 in Asia #3671 in the World

41% Acceptance

11,151 Enrollment

2002 Founded

74

Tripura | Agartala

ICFAI University, Tripura

For History

#2209 in Asia #5491 in the World

94% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2004 Founded

75

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology

For History

#1620 in Asia #4136 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1984 Founded

76

Rajasthan | Jaipur

NIMS University

For History

#2046 in Asia #5110 in the World

41% Acceptance

8,636 Enrollment

2008 Founded

77

Punjab | Phagwara

Lovely Professional University

For History

#301 in Asia #1173 in the World

80% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

78

Maharashtra | Lonere

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University

For History

#2285 in Asia #5671 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1989 Founded

79

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

For History

#875 in Asia #2471 in the World

77% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

80

Karnataka | Bangalore

International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

For History

#1364 in Asia #3531 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

1999 Founded

81

Himachal Pradesh | Waknaghat

Jaypee University of Information Technology

For History

#1196 in Asia #3170 in the World

9% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2002 Founded

82

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

For History

#1515 in Asia #3870 in the World

13% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

83

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

Gujarat Technological University

For History

#1816 in Asia #4557 in the World

35% Acceptance

7,760 Enrollment

2007 Founded

84

Assam | Guwahati

Assam Down Town University

For History

#2406 in Asia #5981 in the World

57% Acceptance

5,326 Enrollment

2010 Founded

85

West Bengal | Kolkata

University of Calcutta

For History

#235 in Asia #996 in the World

22% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1857 Founded

86

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

For History

#837 in Asia #2408 in the World

85% Acceptance

1,617 Enrollment

1999 Founded

87

Telangana | Warangal

National Institute of Technology, Warangal

For History

#568 in Asia #1827 in the World

14% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1959 Founded

88

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

Alagappa University

For History

#1069 in Asia #2879 in the World

33% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

89

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

For History

#1526 in Asia #3888 in the World

8% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2012 Founded

90

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

Utkal University

For History

#1381 in Asia #3561 in the World

28% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1943 Founded

91

Maharashtra | Aurangabad

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

For History

#1649 in Asia #4189 in the World

23% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1958 Founded

92

Kerala | Kannur

Kannur University

For History

#2156 in Asia #5375 in the World

80% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1996 Founded

93

Karnataka | Manipal

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

For History

#272 in Asia #1113 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1993 Founded

94

Haryana | Gurgaon

BML Munjal University

For History

#2180 in Asia #5422 in the World

32% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2014 Founded

95

Gujarat | Rajkot

RK University

For History

#2128 in Asia #5300 in the World

65% Acceptance

3,026 Enrollment

2011 Founded

96

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

Indira Gandhi Agricultural University

For History

#1211 in Asia #3190 in the World

80% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

97

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences

For History

#2304 in Asia #5712 in the World

29% Acceptance

1995 Founded

98

West Bengal | Purulia

Sidho Kanho Birsha University

For History

#1713 in Asia #4315 in the World

58% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2010 Founded

99

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

For History

#611 in Asia #1924 in the World

80% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2003 Founded

100

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

For History

#698 in Asia #2113 in the World

14% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1961 Founded

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