Academic Index Last updated: June 22, 2026

25 Best Universities in Maharashtra for Philosophy

We ranked the top 25 universities for Philosophy in Maharashtra based on strict academic metrics. To determine these leaders, we isolated 209.5K specialized research publications which collectively generated 3.62M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Mumbai

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

#4 in India #72 in Asia

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

2

Lonere

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University

#310 in India #2082 in Asia

34% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1989 Founded

3

Aurangabad

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

#103 in India #960 in Asia

23% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1958 Founded

4

Parbhani

Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University

#302 in India #2054 in Asia

70% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

5

Pune

Symbiosis International University

#77 in India #763 in Asia

20% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

2002 Founded

6

Mumbai

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

#282 in India #1946 in Asia

61% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1986 Founded

7

Mumbai

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

#69 in India #714 in Asia

14% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1936 Founded

8

Rahuri

Mahatma Phule Agricultural University

#268 in India #1853 in Asia

70% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

9

Mumbai

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

#41 in India #544 in Asia

69% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

10

Nashik

Maharashtra University of Health Sciences

#267 in India #1841 in Asia

78% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1998 Founded

11

Mumbai

University of Mumbai

#21 in India #301 in Asia

40% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1857 Founded

12

Solapur

University of Solapur

#416 in India #2557 in Asia

61% Acceptance

2004 Founded

13

Mumbai

Central Institute of Fisheries Education

#257 in India #1797 in Asia

36% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

1989 Founded

14

Pune

Savitribai Phule Pune University

#12 in India #167 in Asia

28% Acceptance

1,765 Enrollment

1948 Founded

15

Pune

Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute

#400 in India #2500 in Asia

60% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

1821 Founded

16

Pune

Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

#197 in India #1497 in Asia

37% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

17

Mumbai

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

#11 in India #164 in Asia

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

1945 Founded

18

Akola

Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University

#383 in India #2405 in Asia

50% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

19

Mumbai

Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University

#187 in India #1433 in Asia

28% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

1916 Founded

20

Pune

Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

#358 in India #2306 in Asia

68% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1930 Founded

21

Pune

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

#152 in India #1210 in Asia

67% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

2006 Founded

22

Pune

Flame University

#340 in India #2243 in Asia

29% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

2015 Founded

23

Nagpur

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

#131 in India #1108 in Asia

94% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1960 Founded

24

Mumbai

International Institute for Population Sciences

#331 in India #2219 in Asia

43% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1956 Founded

25

Amravati

Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University

#114 in India #1011 in Asia

93% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1983 Founded