Best Literature Universities in India [2026 Rankings]

1

Karnataka | Bangalore

Indian Institute of Science

For Literature

#80 in Asia #578 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

2

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Literature

#84 in Asia #595 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

3

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

VIT University

For Literature

#118 in Asia #722 in the World

79% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1984 Founded

4

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Anna University

For Literature

#152 in Asia #820 in the World

27% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1978 Founded

5

Haryana | Kurukshetra

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

For Literature

#1247 in Asia #3400 in the World

28% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1963 Founded

6

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

Tamil University

For Literature

#1120 in Asia #3153 in the World

94% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1981 Founded

7

Punjab | Rupnagar

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

For Literature

#1222 in Asia #3356 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

8

Karnataka | Belgaum

Visvesvaraya Technological University

For Literature

#1336 in Asia #3622 in the World

46% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1998 Founded

9

West Bengal | Kolkata

Presidency University – Kolkata

For Literature

#684 in Asia #2205 in the World

76% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1817 Founded

10

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

For Literature

#352 in Asia #1433 in the World

70% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1990 Founded

11

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

KIIT University

For Literature

#627 in Asia #2080 in the World

91% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

12

Haryana | Delhi

Ambedkar University Delhi

For Literature

#1189 in Asia #3295 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,543 Enrollment

2007 Founded

13

Uttar Pradesh | Dadri

Shiv Nadar University

For Literature

#1432 in Asia #3811 in the World

50% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

2011 Founded

14

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

Bharathidasan University

For Literature

#227 in Asia #1045 in the World

34% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1982 Founded

15

Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur

PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing

For Literature

#1491 in Asia #3932 in the World

45% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

2005 Founded

16

Gujarat | Waghodia

Parul University

For Literature

#1441 in Asia #3830 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

2015 Founded

17

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research

For Literature

#1738 in Asia #4429 in the World

62% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

2004 Founded

18

Punjab | Chandigarh

PEC University of Technology

For Literature

#1627 in Asia #4198 in the World

58% Acceptance

5,162 Enrollment

1954 Founded

19

Karnataka | Bangalore

Jain University

For Literature

#1328 in Asia #3595 in the World

38% Acceptance

6,684 Enrollment

1990 Founded

20

West Bengal | Santiniketan

Visva-Bharati University

For Literature

#665 in Asia #2160 in the World

20% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1921 Founded

21

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Vels University

For Literature

#1300 in Asia #3530 in the World

46% Acceptance

6,684 Enrollment

1992 Founded

22

Meghalaya | Shillong

North Eastern Hill University

For Literature

#558 in Asia #1906 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1973 Founded

23

Haryana | Faridabad

Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies

For Literature

#1648 in Asia #4231 in the World

70% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2008 Founded

24

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

For Literature

#918 in Asia #2721 in the World

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2001 Founded

25

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Literature

#228 in Asia #1048 in the World

59% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1985 Founded

26

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

Barkatullah University

For Literature

#1484 in Asia #3924 in the World

38% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

1970 Founded

27

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

Gujarat Technological University

For Literature

#1424 in Asia #3792 in the World

35% Acceptance

7,760 Enrollment

2007 Founded

28

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Avinashilingam University

For Literature

#1192 in Asia #3302 in the World

48% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1957 Founded

29

Punjab | Chandigarh

Chitkara University – Punjab

For Literature

#878 in Asia #2627 in the World

70% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2010 Founded

30

Karnataka | Mysore

University of Mysore

For Literature

#574 in Asia #1961 in the World

26% Acceptance

120,000 Enrollment

1916 Founded

31

West Bengal | Kolkata

Indian Statistical Institute

For Literature

#239 in Asia #1093 in the World

49% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

1931 Founded

32

Tamil Nadu | Salem

Periyar University

For Literature

#841 in Asia #2543 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1997 Founded

33

Maharashtra | Pune

Flame University

For Literature

#1688 in Asia #4324 in the World

29% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

2015 Founded

34

Haryana | Sonipat

Ashoka University

For Literature

#1325 in Asia #3585 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

2014 Founded

35

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

Sharda University

For Literature

#1502 in Asia #3958 in the World

63% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

2009 Founded

36

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

For Literature

#147 in Asia #811 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

1971 Founded

37

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

For Literature

#752 in Asia #2359 in the World

62% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1960 Founded

38

Gujarat | Surat

Veer Narmad South Gujarat University

For Literature

#1063 in Asia #3022 in the World

50% Acceptance

1965 Founded

39

West Bengal | Purulia

Sidho Kanho Birsha University

For Literature

#1673 in Asia #4291 in the World

58% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2010 Founded

40

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

Thiruvalluvar University

For Literature

#1298 in Asia #3526 in the World

52% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

41

Punjab | Mohali

Chandigarh University

For Literature

#707 in Asia #2258 in the World

30% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2012 Founded

42

Karnataka | Mangalore

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

For Literature

#734 in Asia #2321 in the World

8% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1960 Founded

43

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

Doon University

For Literature

#1600 in Asia #4145 in the World

48% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

2005 Founded

44

Tamil Nadu | Gandhigram

Gandhigram Rural University

For Literature

#943 in Asia #2784 in the World

31% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1956 Founded

45

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Central Institute of Fisheries Education

For Literature

#1364 in Asia #3678 in the World

36% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

1989 Founded

46

Haryana | Delhi

Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

For Literature

#983 in Asia #2859 in the World

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2008 Founded

47

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Amity University

For Literature

#608 in Asia #2048 in the World

25% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

48

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

Annamalai University

For Literature

#200 in Asia #976 in the World

60% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1929 Founded

49

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology

For Literature

#1617 in Asia #4176 in the World

8% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

2007 Founded

50

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

Nirma University

For Literature

#1319 in Asia #3573 in the World

20% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2003 Founded

51

West Bengal | Kolkata

Techno India University

For Literature

#1525 in Asia #4002 in the World

55% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

2012 Founded

52

Tamil Nadu | Salem

Vinayaka Missions University

For Literature

#1130 in Asia #3175 in the World

38% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1981 Founded

53

Punjab | Patiala

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Literature

#386 in Asia #1511 in the World

10% Acceptance

5,162 Enrollment

1956 Founded

54

Karnataka | Bangalore

Christ University

For Literature

#175 in Asia #907 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

1969 Founded

55

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

IMS Unison University

For Literature

#790 in Asia #2423 in the World

46% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

2013 Founded

56

Tamil Nadu | Thiruvarur

Central University of Tamil Nadu

For Literature

#1158 in Asia #3234 in the World

37% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

2009 Founded

57

Maharashtra | Jalgaon

North Maharashtra University

For Literature

#1106 in Asia #3127 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1990 Founded

58

Haryana | Delhi

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

For Literature

#1221 in Asia #3350 in the World

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

1998 Founded

59

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

University of Lucknow

For Literature

#997 in Asia #2880 in the World

34% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1921 Founded

60

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

For Literature

#384 in Asia #1509 in the World

10% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1964 Founded

61

Kerala | Tenhipalam

University of Calicut

For Literature

#995 in Asia #2878 in the World

65% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1968 Founded

62

Gujarat | Chandkheda

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

For Literature

#1051 in Asia #3002 in the World

10% Acceptance

1,765 Enrollment

2008 Founded

63

West Bengal | Belur

Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University

For Literature

#1191 in Asia #3301 in the World

23% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

2005 Founded

64

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

For Literature

#573 in Asia #1957 in the World

78% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

1989 Founded

65

Punjab | Patiala

Punjabi University Patiala

For Literature

#650 in Asia #2134 in the World

60% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

1962 Founded

66

Jharkhand | Ranchi

Birla Institute of Technology

For Literature

#644 in Asia #2119 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,180 Enrollment

1955 Founded

67

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

Graphic Era University

For Literature

#765 in Asia #2382 in the World

67% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

1993 Founded

68

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology

For Literature

#1072 in Asia #3047 in the World

94% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

1997 Founded

69

Maharashtra | Nagpur

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

For Literature

#1198 in Asia #3314 in the World

94% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1960 Founded

70

Haryana | Delhi

Delhi Technological University

For Literature

#534 in Asia #1845 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1941 Founded

71

Telangana | Hyderabad

International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

For Literature

#700 in Asia #2235 in the World

14% Acceptance

2,056 Enrollment

1998 Founded

72

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Amrita University

For Literature

#252 in Asia #1130 in the World

80% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

73

Karnataka | Bangalore

Alliance University

For Literature

#1718 in Asia #4381 in the World

61% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

2010 Founded

74

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

Gujarat University

For Literature

#924 in Asia #2741 in the World

46% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

1949 Founded

75

West Bengal | Kolkata

University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata

For Literature

#1169 in Asia #3252 in the World

70% Acceptance

1,617 Enrollment

2015 Founded

76

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

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

For Literature

#1337 in Asia #3624 in the World

70% Acceptance

6,684 Enrollment

1988 Founded

77

Punjab | Phagwara

Lovely Professional University

For Literature

#604 in Asia #2039 in the World

80% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

78

Jammu and Kashmir | Pulwama

Islamic University of Science and Technology

For Literature

#1710 in Asia #4369 in the World

34% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

79

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

For Literature

#1200 in Asia #3318 in the World

80% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2003 Founded

80

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

For Literature

#1048 in Asia #2999 in the World

68% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

1985 Founded

81

Maharashtra | Amravati

Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University

For Literature

#1513 in Asia #3980 in the World

93% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1983 Founded

82

Haryana | Delhi

Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Literature

#163 in Asia #850 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,543 Enrollment

1969 Founded

83

Telangana | Eddumailaram

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

For Literature

#471 in Asia #1701 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

2008 Founded

84

Sikkim | Tadong

Sikkim University

For Literature

#1559 in Asia #4063 in the World

41% Acceptance

2008 Founded

85

Karnataka | Bangalore

Azim Premji University

For Literature

#1439 in Asia #3826 in the World

50% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

2010 Founded

86

Bihar | Patna

Indian Institute of Technology Patna

For Literature

#761 in Asia #2375 in the World

10% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

2008 Founded

87

West Bengal | Barasat

West Bengal State University

For Literature

#1625 in Asia #4195 in the World

31% Acceptance

2007 Founded

88

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

For Literature

#984 in Asia #2860 in the World

36% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

2008 Founded

89

Puducherry | Pondicherry

Pondicherry University

For Literature

#407 in Asia #1563 in the World

65% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1985 Founded

90

Jammu and Kashmir | Katra

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

For Literature

#903 in Asia #2694 in the World

24% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1999 Founded

91

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

Gautam Buddha University

For Literature

#1715 in Asia #4378 in the World

41% Acceptance

11,151 Enrollment

2002 Founded

92

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

For Literature

#618 in Asia #2068 in the World

44% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

2001 Founded

93

Maharashtra | Pune

Symbiosis International University

For Literature

#525 in Asia #1826 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

2002 Founded

94

Haryana | Delhi

University of Delhi

For Literature

#66 in Asia #504 in the World

64% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

1922 Founded

95

Telangana | Warangal

National Institute of Technology, Warangal

For Literature

#754 in Asia #2361 in the World

14% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1959 Founded

96

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

For Literature

#1350 in Asia #3648 in the World

36% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

2008 Founded

97

Karnataka | Bangalore

PES University

For Literature

#947 in Asia #2788 in the World

51% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

2013 Founded

98

Assam | Silchar

Assam University

For Literature

#1028 in Asia #2951 in the World

60% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

1994 Founded

99

West Bengal | Kolkata

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology

For Literature

#1519 in Asia #3993 in the World

70% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

2001 Founded

100

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

For Literature

#851 in Asia #2567 in the World

50% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1986 Founded

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