Best Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Universities in India [2026 Rankings]

1

Haryana | Delhi

University of Delhi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#96 in Asia #623 in the World

64% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

1922 Founded

2

Karnataka | Bangalore

Indian Institute of Science

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#102 in Asia #649 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

3

West Bengal | Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#107 in Asia #671 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

4

Haryana | Delhi

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#115 in Asia #701 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1956 Founded

5

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#119 in Asia #720 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

6

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

VIT University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#137 in Asia #803 in the World

79% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1984 Founded

7

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#141 in Asia #809 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

8

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#148 in Asia #837 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

9

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

Banaras Hindu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#160 in Asia #875 in the World

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

10

Haryana | Delhi

Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#161 in Asia #879 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,543 Enrollment

1969 Founded

11

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#165 in Asia #888 in the World

20% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1959 Founded

12

West Bengal | Kolkata

Indian Statistical Institute

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#178 in Asia #945 in the World

49% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

1931 Founded

13

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#180 in Asia #950 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1847 Founded

14

West Bengal | Kolkata

Jadavpur University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#192 in Asia #979 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

15

Punjab | Chandigarh

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#196 in Asia #989 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1962 Founded

16

Karnataka | Manipal

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#246 in Asia #1141 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1993 Founded

17

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Anna University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#254 in Asia #1162 in the World

27% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1978 Founded

18

Karnataka | Bangalore

Christ University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#265 in Asia #1201 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

1969 Founded

19

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

Aligarh Muslim University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#270 in Asia #1216 in the World

30% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

20

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Amrita University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#280 in Asia #1248 in the World

80% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

21

West Bengal | Kolkata

University of Calcutta

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#295 in Asia #1283 in the World

22% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1857 Founded

22

Haryana | Delhi

National Islamic University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#334 in Asia #1402 in the World

13% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

23

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#336 in Asia #1405 in the World

59% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1985 Founded

24

Telangana | Hyderabad

University of Hyderabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#341 in Asia #1414 in the World

14% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1974 Founded

25

Maharashtra | Pune

Savitribai Phule Pune University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#361 in Asia #1478 in the World

28% Acceptance

1,765 Enrollment

1948 Founded

26

Punjab | Patiala

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#362 in Asia #1480 in the World

10% Acceptance

5,162 Enrollment

1956 Founded

27

Assam | Guwahati

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#366 in Asia #1487 in the World

84% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

28

Maharashtra | Pune

Symbiosis International University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#369 in Asia #1506 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

2002 Founded

29

Punjab | Chandigarh

Panjab University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#372 in Asia #1511 in the World

20% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1882 Founded

30

Punjab | Phagwara

Lovely Professional University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#412 in Asia #1608 in the World

80% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

31

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Saveetha University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#415 in Asia #1617 in the World

22% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

2005 Founded

32

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#416 in Asia #1620 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

1945 Founded

33

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Amity University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#418 in Asia #1625 in the World

25% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

34

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Agricultural Research Institute

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#433 in Asia #1657 in the World

13% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

35

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

Indian School of Mines

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#434 in Asia #1658 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

36

Rajasthan | Pilani

Birla Institute of Technology and Science

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#446 in Asia #1690 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

37

Odisha | Rourkela

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#449 in Asia #1695 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

38

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

Indian Institute of Technology Indore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#464 in Asia #1737 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

2009 Founded

39

Haryana | Delhi

Delhi Technological University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#487 in Asia #1789 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1941 Founded

40

Karnataka | Bangalore

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#490 in Asia #1797 in the World

8% Acceptance

1974 Founded

41

Puducherry | Pondicherry

Pondicherry University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#509 in Asia #1852 in the World

65% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1985 Founded

42

Telangana | Eddumailaram

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#510 in Asia #1855 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

2008 Founded

43

Gujarat | Surat

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#514 in Asia #1860 in the World

30% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1961 Founded

44

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

KIIT University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#522 in Asia #1901 in the World

91% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

45

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

Annamalai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#539 in Asia #1942 in the World

60% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1929 Founded

46

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#549 in Asia #1973 in the World

10% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1964 Founded

47

Punjab | Ludhiana

Punjab Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#550 in Asia #1974 in the World

91% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

48

Punjab | Mohali

Chandigarh University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#558 in Asia #2003 in the World

30% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2012 Founded

49

Punjab | Amritsar

Guru Nanak Dev University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#572 in Asia #2041 in the World

50% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1969 Founded

50

Puducherry | Pondicherry

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#591 in Asia #2082 in the World

13% Acceptance

1823 Founded

51

Karnataka | Mangalore

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#604 in Asia #2108 in the World

8% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1960 Founded

52

Maharashtra | Mumbai

University of Mumbai

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#605 in Asia #2109 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1857 Founded

53

West Bengal | Midnapore

Vidyasagar University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#607 in Asia #2111 in the World

80% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1981 Founded

54

Punjab | Chandigarh

Chitkara University – Punjab

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#608 in Asia #2113 in the World

70% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2010 Founded

55

Haryana | Kurukshetra

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#620 in Asia #2136 in the World

28% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1963 Founded

56

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

K L University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#632 in Asia #2160 in the World

68% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

1980 Founded

57

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

Graphic Era University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#644 in Asia #2194 in the World

67% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

1993 Founded

58

West Bengal | Kalyani

University of Kalyani

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#645 in Asia #2196 in the World

66% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1960 Founded

59

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#647 in Asia #2201 in the World

44% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

2001 Founded

60

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

University of Kashmir

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#650 in Asia #2207 in the World

81% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

61

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

King George’s Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#652 in Asia #2209 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1911 Founded

62

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#672 in Asia #2249 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

1971 Founded

63

Haryana | Delhi

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#707 in Asia #2332 in the World

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

1998 Founded

64

Punjab | Patiala

Punjabi University Patiala

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#722 in Asia #2370 in the World

60% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

1962 Founded

65

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Bharathiar University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#725 in Asia #2380 in the World

50% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1982 Founded

66

West Bengal | Howrah

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#726 in Asia #2381 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

1856 Founded

67

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#732 in Asia #2395 in the World

80% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2003 Founded

68

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

Andhra University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#749 in Asia #2443 in the World

55% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1926 Founded

69

West Bengal | Durgapur

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#752 in Asia #2453 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

1960 Founded

70

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#754 in Asia #2455 in the World

63% Acceptance

1983 Founded

71

Maharashtra | Pune

Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#759 in Asia #2463 in the World

37% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

72

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#774 in Asia #2502 in the World

85% Acceptance

1,617 Enrollment

1999 Founded

73

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#775 in Asia #2503 in the World

62% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1960 Founded

74

Telangana | Hyderabad

International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#776 in Asia #2504 in the World

14% Acceptance

2,056 Enrollment

1998 Founded

75

West Bengal | Bardhaman

University of Burdwan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#779 in Asia #2512 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1960 Founded

76

Kerala | Kochi

Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#781 in Asia #2514 in the World

73% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1971 Founded

77

Kerala | Kozhikode

National Institute of Technology, Calicut

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#788 in Asia #2528 in the World

8% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1961 Founded

78

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

University of Allahabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#793 in Asia #2536 in the World

20% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

1887 Founded

79

Jharkhand | Ranchi

Birla Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#799 in Asia #2547 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,180 Enrollment

1955 Founded

80

West Bengal | Santiniketan

Visva-Bharati University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#808 in Asia #2571 in the World

20% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1921 Founded

81

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

SASTRA University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#809 in Asia #2572 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1984 Founded

82

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#814 in Asia #2581 in the World

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2001 Founded

83

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

Bharathidasan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#819 in Asia #2592 in the World

34% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1982 Founded

84

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#821 in Asia #2596 in the World

14% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1936 Founded

85

Telangana | Warangal

National Institute of Technology, Warangal

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#822 in Asia #2597 in the World

14% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1959 Founded

86

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#824 in Asia #2600 in the World

10% Acceptance

2012 Founded

87

Maharashtra | Mumbai

International Institute for Population Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#827 in Asia #2609 in the World

43% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1956 Founded

88

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

Siksha O Anusandhan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#836 in Asia #2627 in the World

57% Acceptance

4,180 Enrollment

89

Haryana | Hisar

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#838 in Asia #2629 in the World

47% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

90

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#844 in Asia #2638 in the World

14% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1961 Founded

91

Karnataka | Mysore

University of Mysore

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#845 in Asia #2640 in the World

26% Acceptance

120,000 Enrollment

1916 Founded

92

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

Nirma University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#849 in Asia #2648 in the World

20% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2003 Founded

93

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#864 in Asia #2694 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1919 Founded

94

Haryana | Delhi

Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#872 in Asia #2710 in the World

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2008 Founded

95

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Galgotias University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#882 in Asia #2727 in the World

52% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2011 Founded

96

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

IMS Unison University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#886 in Asia #2738 in the World

46% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

2013 Founded

97

Assam | Silchar

National Institute of Technology, Silchar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#887 in Asia #2741 in the World

52% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

1967 Founded

98

Bihar | Patna

Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#897 in Asia #2768 in the World

10% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

2008 Founded

99

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#900 in Asia #2773 in the World

70% Acceptance

8,636 Enrollment

1985 Founded

100

Haryana | Delhi

Jamia Hamdard University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#907 in Asia #2795 in the World

25% Acceptance

5,326 Enrollment

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