Best Physical 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

West Bengal | Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

#52 in Asia #417 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 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

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

#141 in Asia #797 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1847 Founded

5

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

Banaras Hindu University

#117 in Asia #700 in the World

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

6

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

#90 in Asia #569 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

7

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

#83 in Asia #554 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

8

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

#72 in Asia #497 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

9

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Anna University

#223 in Asia #1024 in the World

27% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1978 Founded

10

West Bengal | Kolkata

Jadavpur University

#399 in Asia #1568 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

11

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

VIT University

#497 in Asia #1854 in the World

79% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1984 Founded

12

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

Indian School of Mines

#606 in Asia #2197 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

13

Haryana | Kurukshetra

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

#1068 in Asia #3406 in the World

28% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1963 Founded

14

Punjab | Ludhiana

Punjab Agricultural University

#854 in Asia #2857 in the World

91% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

15

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Agricultural Research Institute

#485 in Asia #1825 in the World

13% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

16

Haryana | Delhi

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

#119 in Asia #704 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1956 Founded

17

Punjab | Chandigarh

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

#338 in Asia #1365 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1962 Founded

18

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

#1002 in Asia #3245 in the World

66% Acceptance

1989 Founded

19

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Amity University

#693 in Asia #2412 in the World

25% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

20

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

#1911 in Asia #5311 in the World

36% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

2008 Founded

21

Rajasthan | Chittorgarh

Mewar University

#2580 in Asia #6733 in the World

67% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

2008 Founded

22

Punjab | Mohali

Chandigarh University

#657 in Asia #2321 in the World

30% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2012 Founded

23

Maharashtra | Rahuri

Mahatma Phule Agricultural University

#1853 in Asia #5190 in the World

70% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

24

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

Indian Institute of Technology Indore

#953 in Asia #3110 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

2009 Founded

25

Karnataka | Belgaum

Visvesvaraya Technological University

#821 in Asia #2771 in the World

46% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1998 Founded

26

Haryana | Delhi

National Institute of Technology, Delhi

#2316 in Asia #6190 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

2010 Founded

27

Gujarat | Anand

Anand Agricultural University

#1951 in Asia #5409 in the World

58% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

2004 Founded

28

Assam | Guwahati

Assam Down Town University

#2617 in Asia #6798 in the World

57% Acceptance

5,326 Enrollment

2010 Founded

29

West Bengal | Barasat

West Bengal State University

#2033 in Asia #5580 in the World

31% Acceptance

2007 Founded

30

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Galgotias University

#1745 in Asia #4972 in the World

52% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2011 Founded

31

Telangana | Hyderabad

Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences

#1905 in Asia #5305 in the World

14% Acceptance

1989 Founded

32

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

33

Rajasthan | Ajmer

Central University of Rajasthan

#1750 in Asia #4978 in the World

60% Acceptance

2009 Founded

34

Odisha | Balasore

Fakir Mohan University

#1929 in Asia #5353 in the World

57% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1999 Founded

35

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Institute of Chemical Technology

#822 in Asia #2772 in the World

15% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1936 Founded

36

Kerala | Kochi

Cochin University of Science and Technology

#545 in Asia #1985 in the World

73% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1971 Founded

37

Jharkhand | Ranchi

Birla Institute of Technology

#751 in Asia #2568 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,180 Enrollment

1955 Founded

38

Haryana | Delhi

Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

#1296 in Asia #3948 in the World

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2008 Founded

39

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

Nirma University

#1054 in Asia #3366 in the World

20% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2003 Founded

40

Andhra Pradesh | Kadapa

Yogi Vemana University

#2538 in Asia #6646 in the World

29% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

41

West Bengal | Kolkata

Indian Statistical Institute

#302 in Asia #1272 in the World

49% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

1931 Founded

42

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

#1234 in Asia #3803 in the World

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2001 Founded

43

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

Tamil University

#2585 in Asia #6741 in the World

94% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1981 Founded

44

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

#556 in Asia #2034 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

1971 Founded

45

Punjab | Sangrur

Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

#2232 in Asia #5993 in the World

40% Acceptance

3,677 Enrollment

1991 Founded

46

Nagaland | Kohima

Nagaland University

#2002 in Asia #5498 in the World

39% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

47

Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior

Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

#1873 in Asia #5239 in the World

64% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

1996 Founded

48

Karnataka | Dharwad

University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

#1554 in Asia #4532 in the World

55% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

1986 Founded

49

Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur

National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

#1794 in Asia #5077 in the World

32% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1986 Founded

50

Haryana | Delhi

University of Delhi

#65 in Asia #460 in the World

64% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

1922 Founded

51

Chhattisgarh | Bilaspur

Guru Ghasidas University

#1028 in Asia #3303 in the World

55% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

52

Andhra Pradesh | Vaddeswaram

K L University

#1378 in Asia #4127 in the World

68% Acceptance

1,639 Enrollment

1980 Founded

53

West Bengal | Bankura

Bankura University

#2686 in Asia #6947 in the World

64% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2014 Founded

54

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

#970 in Asia #3153 in the World

28% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

55

Uttar Pradesh | Meerut

Chaudhary Charan Singh University

#637 in Asia #2273 in the World

34% Acceptance

10,973 Enrollment

1965 Founded

56

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

#1791 in Asia #5073 in the World

50% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1986 Founded

57

Rajasthan | Lakshmangarh

Mody University of Science and Technology

#2510 in Asia #6596 in the World

60% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2013 Founded

58

Punjab | Patiala

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

#654 in Asia #2316 in the World

10% Acceptance

5,162 Enrollment

1956 Founded

59

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Central Institute of Fisheries Education

#1797 in Asia #5088 in the World

36% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

1989 Founded

60

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

#832 in Asia #2794 in the World

70% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

61

Karnataka | Bangalore

Jain University

#665 in Asia #2340 in the World

38% Acceptance

6,684 Enrollment

1990 Founded

62

Haryana | Murthal

Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology

#2277 in Asia #6111 in the World

14% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

63

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

Gujarat Forensic Sciences University

#1914 in Asia #5324 in the World

39% Acceptance

3,026 Enrollment

2008 Founded

64

Assam | Tezpur

Tezpur University

#2597 in Asia #6764 in the World

14% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1994 Founded

65

West Bengal | Kolkata

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology

#1652 in Asia #4739 in the World

70% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

2001 Founded

66

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

#1735 in Asia #4949 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

1996 Founded

67

Telangana | Hyderabad

Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University

#1532 in Asia #4487 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

1964 Founded

68

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Saveetha University

#1309 in Asia #3976 in the World

22% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

2005 Founded

69

Rajasthan | Jaipur

Suresh Gyan Vihar University

#1692 in Asia #4822 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,026 Enrollment

2008 Founded

70

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

Centurion University of Technology and Management

#1925 in Asia #5347 in the World

45% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

2010 Founded

71

Maharashtra | Pune

Symbiosis International University

#763 in Asia #2600 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

2002 Founded

72

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

University of Kerala

#538 in Asia #1965 in the World

80% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1937 Founded

73

Jammu and Kashmir | Pulwama

Islamic University of Science and Technology

#2857 in Asia #7349 in the World

34% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

74

Haryana | Karnal

National Dairy Research Institute

#1239 in Asia #3811 in the World

42% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

1923 Founded

75

Gujarat | Chandkheda

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

#941 in Asia #3081 in the World

10% Acceptance

1,765 Enrollment

2008 Founded

76

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

Sri Padmavati University

#2465 in Asia #6507 in the World

53% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

77

West Bengal | Kolkata

University of Calcutta

#217 in Asia #1006 in the World

22% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1857 Founded

78

Uttar Pradesh | Kalyanpur

Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University

#1168 in Asia #3641 in the World

46% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

79

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research

#2577 in Asia #6726 in the World

62% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

2004 Founded

80

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

Annamalai University

#530 in Asia #1949 in the World

60% Acceptance

37,444 Enrollment

1929 Founded

81

Punjab | Bathinda

Central University of Punjab

#2044 in Asia #5609 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

2009 Founded

82

Mizoram | Aizawl

Mizoram University

#1762 in Asia #5001 in the World

91% Acceptance

2001 Founded

83

Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur

PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing

#1804 in Asia #5102 in the World

45% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

2005 Founded

84

Karnataka | Mangalore

Yenepoya University

#1550 in Asia #4526 in the World

41% Acceptance

8,636 Enrollment

2008 Founded

85

Himachal Pradesh | Kangra

Central University of Himachal Pradesh

#1786 in Asia #5063 in the World

46% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

2009 Founded

86

Gujarat | Wadhwan

C.U. Shah University

#2732 in Asia #7049 in the World

57% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

2013 Founded

87

Bihar | Patna

Central University of South Bihar

#2345 in Asia #6249 in the World

60% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

2009 Founded

88

Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada

#1574 in Asia #4570 in the World

49% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1946 Founded

89

West Bengal | Cooch Behar

Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University

#2632 in Asia #6831 in the World

66% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2012 Founded

90

Uttar Pradesh | Moradabad

IFTM University

#2809 in Asia #7224 in the World

23% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

91

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

University of Allahabad

#630 in Asia #2262 in the World

20% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

1887 Founded

92

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

#1781 in Asia #5050 in the World

56% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1984 Founded

93

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

Jodhpur National University

#2445 in Asia #6473 in the World

57% Acceptance

2008 Founded

94

Punjab | Amritsar

Guru Nanak Dev University

#573 in Asia #2083 in the World

50% Acceptance

16,358 Enrollment

1969 Founded

95

Maharashtra | Jalgaon

North Maharashtra University

#1666 in Asia #4766 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1990 Founded

96

Kerala | Pookode

Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

#2333 in Asia #6226 in the World

80% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

2011 Founded

97

Karnataka | Mysore

University of Mysore

#653 in Asia #2315 in the World

26% Acceptance

120,000 Enrollment

1916 Founded

98

Haryana | Sonipat

National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management

#2251 in Asia #6042 in the World

30% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2012 Founded

99

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology

#1901 in Asia #5293 in the World

42% Acceptance

2,056 Enrollment

2003 Founded

100

Assam | Guwahati

Assam Don Bosco University

#2066 in Asia #5652 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

2008 Founded

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