Best Education Universities in India [2026 Rankings]

1

Karnataka | Bangalore

Indian Institute of Science

#63 in Asia #456 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

2

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

#72 in Asia #497 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

3

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

#81 in Asia #536 in the World

20% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1959 Founded

4

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

VIT University

#497 in Asia #1854 in the World

79% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1984 Founded

5

West Bengal | Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

#52 in Asia #417 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

6

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

#83 in Asia #554 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

7

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

#90 in Asia #569 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

8

Haryana | Delhi

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

#119 in Asia #704 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1956 Founded

9

West Bengal | Kolkata

Jadavpur University

#399 in Asia #1568 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

10

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

Banaras Hindu University

#117 in Asia #700 in the World

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

11

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Anna University

#223 in Asia #1024 in the World

27% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1978 Founded

12

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

#141 in Asia #797 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1847 Founded

13

Punjab | Chandigarh

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

#338 in Asia #1365 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1962 Founded

14

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

Indian School of Mines

#606 in Asia #2197 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

15

Haryana | Kurukshetra

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

#1068 in Asia #3406 in the World

28% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1963 Founded

16

Punjab | Ludhiana

Punjab Agricultural University

#854 in Asia #2857 in the World

91% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

17

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

#1002 in Asia #3245 in the World

66% Acceptance

1989 Founded

18

Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli

Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

#1753 in Asia #4987 in the World

70% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1990 Founded

19

Puducherry | Pondicherry

Pondicherry University

#509 in Asia #1885 in the World

65% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1985 Founded

20

Karnataka | Bangalore

PES University

#1611 in Asia #4654 in the World

51% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

2013 Founded

21

Haryana | Delhi

Delhi Technological University

#592 in Asia #2141 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1941 Founded

22

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

#1031 in Asia #3307 in the World

14% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1961 Founded

23

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Bharathiar University

#771 in Asia #2635 in the World

50% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1982 Founded

24

Maharashtra | Pune

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

#1210 in Asia #3752 in the World

67% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

2006 Founded

25

Karnataka | Bangalore

Christ University

#456 in Asia #1730 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

1969 Founded

26

Gujarat | Vadodara

Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

#720 in Asia #2501 in the World

54% Acceptance

1949 Founded

27

West Bengal | Midnapore

Vidyasagar University

#1010 in Asia #3258 in the World

80% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1981 Founded

28

Telangana | Eddumailaram

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

#767 in Asia #2618 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

2008 Founded

29

Punjab | Jalandhar

Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

#1514 in Asia #4446 in the World

31% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

30

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

#1001 in Asia #3242 in the World

62% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1960 Founded

31

Haryana | Mullana

Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana

#1927 in Asia #5351 in the World

49% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

32

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

Andhra University

#569 in Asia #2074 in the World

55% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1926 Founded

33

Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida

Gautam Buddha University

#2250 in Asia #6039 in the World

41% Acceptance

11,151 Enrollment

2002 Founded

34

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Vels University

#1551 in Asia #4528 in the World

46% Acceptance

6,684 Enrollment

1992 Founded

35

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

Utkal University

#1468 in Asia #4317 in the World

28% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1943 Founded

36

Karnataka | Dharwad

University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

#1554 in Asia #4532 in the World

55% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

1986 Founded

37

Haryana | Delhi

National Islamic University

#367 in Asia #1442 in the World

13% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

38

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Amity University

#693 in Asia #2412 in the World

25% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

39

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

Bharathidasan University

#683 in Asia #2387 in the World

34% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1982 Founded

40

Maharashtra | Nagpur

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

#1108 in Asia #3498 in the World

94% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1960 Founded

41

Karnataka | Bangalore

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

#402 in Asia #1572 in the World

8% Acceptance

1974 Founded

42

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

#1438 in Asia #4263 in the World

10% Acceptance

2012 Founded

43

West Bengal | Howrah

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

#962 in Asia #3131 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

1856 Founded

44

Telangana | Warangal

National Institute of Technology, Warangal

#734 in Asia #2537 in the World

14% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1959 Founded

45

Punjab | Rupnagar

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

#1428 in Asia #4246 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

46

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

Indian Institute of Technology Indore

#953 in Asia #3110 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

2009 Founded

47

Haryana | Rohtak

Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences

#1698 in Asia #4845 in the World

29% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2008 Founded

48

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

K L University

#1378 in Asia #4127 in the World

68% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

1980 Founded

49

Uttar Pradesh | Gajraula

Shri Venkateshwara University

#2160 in Asia #5850 in the World

63% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2010 Founded

50

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

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

#1543 in Asia #4512 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1984 Founded

51

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

Siksha O Anusandhan University

#1384 in Asia #4142 in the World

57% Acceptance

4,180 Enrollment

52

Karnataka | Mangalore

Yenepoya University

#1550 in Asia #4526 in the World

41% Acceptance

8,636 Enrollment

2008 Founded

53

Haryana | Delhi

Jawaharlal Nehru University

#201 in Asia #977 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,543 Enrollment

1969 Founded

54

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

Chaudhary Charan Singh University

#637 in Asia #2273 in the World

34% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

1965 Founded

55

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

#631 in Asia #2263 in the World

59% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

1985 Founded

56

Maharashtra | Pune

Symbiosis International University

#763 in Asia #2600 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

2002 Founded

57

Karnataka | Manipal

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

#191 in Asia #945 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1993 Founded

58

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

National Institute of Technology, Raipur

#1133 in Asia #3555 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1956 Founded

59

West Bengal | Kalyani

University of Kalyani

#897 in Asia #2969 in the World

66% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1960 Founded

60

Telangana | Hyderabad

Osmania University

#472 in Asia #1787 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1918 Founded

61

Punjab | Chandigarh

Chitkara University – Punjab

#1006 in Asia #3252 in the World

70% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2010 Founded

62

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

#832 in Asia #2794 in the World

70% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

63

Haryana | Faridabad

Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies

#1424 in Asia #4238 in the World

70% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2008 Founded

64

Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada

#1574 in Asia #4570 in the World

49% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1946 Founded

65

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Galgotias University

#1745 in Asia #4972 in the World

52% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2011 Founded

66

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Chennai Mathematical Institute

#1490 in Asia #4393 in the World

15% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

1988 Founded

67

Odisha | Burla

Sambalpur University

#1324 in Asia #4005 in the World

27% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1967 Founded

68

Karnataka | Mysore

JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

#1511 in Asia #4443 in the World

30% Acceptance

8,636 Enrollment

2008 Founded

69

Haryana | Delhi

University of Delhi

#65 in Asia #460 in the World

64% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

1922 Founded

70

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

University of Allahabad

#630 in Asia #2262 in the World

20% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

1887 Founded

71

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

Annamalai University

#530 in Asia #1949 in the World

60% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1929 Founded

72

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

#714 in Asia #2482 in the World

14% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1936 Founded

73

Jharkhand | Ranchi

Birla Institute of Technology

#751 in Asia #2568 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,180 Enrollment

1955 Founded

74

Bihar | Patna

Indian Institute of Technology Patna

#1253 in Asia #3837 in the World

10% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

2008 Founded

75

West Bengal | Bardhaman

University of Burdwan

#848 in Asia #2840 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1960 Founded

76

Telangana | Hyderabad

University of Hyderabad

#430 in Asia #1651 in the World

14% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1974 Founded

77

Punjab | Mohali

Chandigarh University

#657 in Asia #2321 in the World

30% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2012 Founded

78

Kerala | Kozhikode

National Institute of Technology, Calicut

#830 in Asia #2790 in the World

8% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1961 Founded

79

Haryana | Sonipat

Ashoka University

#1403 in Asia #4195 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

2014 Founded

80

Uttar Pradesh | Agra

Dayalbagh Educational Institute

#1659 in Asia #4747 in the World

56% Acceptance

11,151 Enrollment

1917 Founded

81

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

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

#1423 in Asia #4237 in the World

94% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

1997 Founded

82

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

#1169 in Asia #3643 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

83

Karnataka | Bangalore

International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

#1371 in Asia #4117 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

1999 Founded

84

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

Central University of Gujarat

#2237 in Asia #6009 in the World

36% Acceptance

2009 Founded

85

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

King George’s Medical University

#609 in Asia #2201 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1911 Founded

86

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

#513 in Asia #1895 in the World

10% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1964 Founded

87

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

#544 in Asia #1982 in the World

69% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

88

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

University of Jammu

#1258 in Asia #3852 in the World

26% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1969 Founded

89

Assam | Tezpur

Tezpur University

#2597 in Asia #6764 in the World

14% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1994 Founded

90

West Bengal | Santiniketan

Visva-Bharati University

#629 in Asia #2259 in the World

20% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1921 Founded

91

Tamil Nadu | Salem

Vinayaka Missions University

#2186 in Asia #5899 in the World

38% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1981 Founded

92

Punjab | Patiala

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

#654 in Asia #2316 in the World

10% Acceptance

5,162 Enrollment

1956 Founded

93

Kerala | Tenhipalam

University of Calicut

#550 in Asia #2003 in the World

65% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1968 Founded

94

Haryana | Hisar

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

#1343 in Asia #4050 in the World

47% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

95

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

GLA University

#1618 in Asia #4668 in the World

53% Acceptance

11,151 Enrollment

2010 Founded

96

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Saveetha University

#1309 in Asia #3976 in the World

22% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

2005 Founded

97

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

KIIT University

#548 in Asia #1997 in the World

91% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

98

Karnataka | Bangalore

Bangalore University

#947 in Asia #3096 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1886 Founded

99

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

#1816 in Asia #5125 in the World

15% Acceptance

7,760 Enrollment

2007 Founded

100

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

#560 in Asia #2050 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1919 Founded

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