Best Sociology Universities in India [2026 Rankings]

1

Haryana | Delhi

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For Sociology

#49 in Asia #468 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1956 Founded

2

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

For Sociology

#94 in Asia #687 in the World

8% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

3

Punjab | Chandigarh

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Sociology

#116 in Asia #762 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1962 Founded

4

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

Banaras Hindu University

For Sociology

#127 in Asia #798 in the World

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

5

Karnataka | Bangalore

Indian Institute of Science

For Sociology

#132 in Asia #821 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

6

West Bengal | Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Sociology

#178 in Asia #952 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

7

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Sociology

#182 in Asia #971 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

8

West Bengal | Kolkata

Jadavpur University

For Sociology

#198 in Asia #1014 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

9

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Sociology

#218 in Asia #1097 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

10

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

VIT University

For Sociology

#236 in Asia #1159 in the World

79% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1984 Founded

11

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For Sociology

#259 in Asia #1216 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1847 Founded

12

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Sociology

#270 in Asia #1247 in the World

20% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1959 Founded

13

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Agricultural Research Institute

For Sociology

#312 in Asia #1375 in the World

13% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

14

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Anna University

For Sociology

#352 in Asia #1492 in the World

27% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1978 Founded

15

Punjab | Ludhiana

Punjab Agricultural University

For Sociology

#438 in Asia #1718 in the World

91% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

16

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

Indian School of Mines

For Sociology

#644 in Asia #2232 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

17

Haryana | Kurukshetra

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

For Sociology

#1303 in Asia #3667 in the World

28% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

1963 Founded

18

West Bengal | Kolkata

Rabindra Bharati University

For Sociology

#2372 in Asia #5963 in the World

56% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1954 Founded

19

Uttar Pradesh | Raebareli

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology

For Sociology

#2299 in Asia #5807 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

20

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

King George’s Medical University

For Sociology

#317 in Asia #1389 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1911 Founded

21

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research

For Sociology

#1065 in Asia #3177 in the World

56% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1984 Founded

22

Rajasthan | Jaipur

IIHMR University

For Sociology

#1454 in Asia #3964 in the World

42% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

2014 Founded

23

Punjab | Mohali

Chandigarh University

For Sociology

#728 in Asia #2431 in the World

30% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2012 Founded

24

Maharashtra | Pune

Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

For Sociology

#1650 in Asia #4338 in the World

68% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1930 Founded

25

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

Rajiv Gandhi Technical University

For Sociology

#2117 in Asia #5395 in the World

31% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

26

Karnataka | Bangalore

Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana University

For Sociology

#1670 in Asia #4382 in the World

51% Acceptance

27

Himachal Pradesh | Baru Sahib

Eternal University

For Sociology

#2133 in Asia #5440 in the World

64% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

28

Haryana | Delhi

Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

For Sociology

#739 in Asia #2451 in the World

13% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2008 Founded

29

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

CEPT University

For Sociology

#2051 in Asia #5248 in the World

59% Acceptance

961 Enrollment

1962 Founded

30

Assam | Guwahati

Assam Down Town University

For Sociology

#2407 in Asia #6041 in the World

57% Acceptance

5,326 Enrollment

2010 Founded

31

West Bengal | Santiniketan

Visva-Bharati University

For Sociology

#687 in Asia #2332 in the World

20% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1921 Founded

32

Uttar Pradesh | Chaumuhan

GLA University

For Sociology

#1137 in Asia #3326 in the World

53% Acceptance

11,151 Enrollment

2010 Founded

33

Telangana | Warangal

Kakatiya University

For Sociology

#1744 in Asia #4558 in the World

24% Acceptance

120,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

34

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Saveetha University

For Sociology

#355 in Asia #1502 in the World

22% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

2005 Founded

35

Rajasthan | Bikaner

Maharaja Ganga Singh University

For Sociology

#2674 in Asia #6598 in the World

25% Acceptance

2003 Founded

36

Odisha | Balasore

Fakir Mohan University

For Sociology

#2046 in Asia #5237 in the World

57% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1999 Founded

37

Maharashtra | Mumbai

Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University

For Sociology

#1737 in Asia #4539 in the World

28% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

1916 Founded

38

Kerala | Thrissur

Kerala University of Health Sciences

For Sociology

#2447 in Asia #6145 in the World

66% Acceptance

8,636 Enrollment

2011 Founded

39

Karnataka | Mysore

University of Mysore

For Sociology

#652 in Asia #2252 in the World

26% Acceptance

120,000 Enrollment

1916 Founded

40

Haryana | Delhi

Indian Law Institute

For Sociology

#2144 in Asia #5469 in the World

39% Acceptance

850 Enrollment

1956 Founded

41

Haryana | Delhi

Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Sociology

#113 in Asia #755 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,543 Enrollment

1969 Founded

42

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

Hidayatullah National Law University

For Sociology

#2067 in Asia #5281 in the World

10% Acceptance

274 Enrollment

2003 Founded

43

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences

For Sociology

#1772 in Asia #4620 in the World

29% Acceptance

1995 Founded

44

West Bengal | Cooch Behar

Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University

For Sociology

#2369 in Asia #5955 in the World

66% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2012 Founded

45

Uttarakhand | Haridwar

Gurukul Kangri University

For Sociology

#1735 in Asia #4535 in the World

42% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

46

Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi

Bundelkhand University

For Sociology

#1684 in Asia #4406 in the World

44% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

47

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research

For Sociology

#2263 in Asia #5731 in the World

62% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

2004 Founded

48

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

For Sociology

#814 in Asia #2616 in the World

10% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1964 Founded

49

Punjab | Kharar

Rayat-Bahra University

For Sociology

#2465 in Asia #6180 in the World

46% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

2014 Founded

50

Nagaland | Kohima

Nagaland University

For Sociology

#1770 in Asia #4613 in the World

39% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

51

Madhya Pradesh | Chitrakoot

Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramoday University

For Sociology

#2607 in Asia #6493 in the World

35% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

52

Karnataka | Bagalkot

University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot

For Sociology

#2327 in Asia #5862 in the World

77% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

2008 Founded

53

Jammu and Kashmir | Pulwama

Islamic University of Science and Technology

For Sociology

#1996 in Asia #5112 in the World

34% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2005 Founded

54

Haryana | Delhi

South Asian University

For Sociology

#1106 in Asia #3260 in the World

13% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

2010 Founded

55

Gujarat | Bardoli

Uka Tarsadia University

For Sociology

#2345 in Asia #5889 in the World

83% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

56

Bihar | Samastipur

Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University

For Sociology

#2082 in Asia #5321 in the World

82% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

57

Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool

Rayalaseema University

For Sociology

#2622 in Asia #6513 in the World

21% Acceptance

20,945 Enrollment

2008 Founded

58

West Bengal | Kolkata

Aliah University

For Sociology

#1984 in Asia #5083 in the World

37% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

1780 Founded

59

Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur

Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology

For Sociology

#2238 in Asia #5682 in the World

55% Acceptance

2,539 Enrollment

2013 Founded

60

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

For Sociology

#1105 in Asia #3257 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1919 Founded

61

Tamil Nadu | Krishnankoil

Kalasalingam University

For Sociology

#1198 in Asia #3458 in the World

69% Acceptance

1984 Founded

62

Rajasthan | Lakshmangarh

Mody University of Science and Technology

For Sociology

#2074 in Asia #5303 in the World

60% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2013 Founded

63

Punjab | Patiala

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

For Sociology

#787 in Asia #2562 in the World

10% Acceptance

5,162 Enrollment

1956 Founded

64

Maharashtra | Dapoli

Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Agricultural University

For Sociology

#2613 in Asia #6501 in the World

23% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

65

Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur

Rani Durgavati University

For Sociology

#2332 in Asia #5873 in the World

42% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

66

Karnataka | Dharwad

University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

For Sociology

#946 in Asia #2889 in the World

55% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

1986 Founded

67

Himachal Pradesh | Nauni

Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry

For Sociology

#1435 in Asia #3934 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1986 Founded

68

Haryana | Karnal

National Dairy Research Institute

For Sociology

#951 in Asia #2911 in the World

42% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

1923 Founded

69

Gujarat | Surat

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

For Sociology

#542 in Asia #1981 in the World

30% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1961 Founded

70

Assam | Tezpur

Tezpur University

For Sociology

#1205 in Asia #3473 in the World

14% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

1994 Founded

71

West Bengal | Kolkata

Indian Statistical Institute

For Sociology

#197 in Asia #1010 in the World

49% Acceptance

3,665 Enrollment

1931 Founded

72

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

Indian Veterinary Research Institute

For Sociology

#732 in Asia #2437 in the World

52% Acceptance

5,326 Enrollment

1889 Founded

73

Telangana | Hyderabad

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

For Sociology

#1407 in Asia #3872 in the World

40% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1972 Founded

74

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

For Sociology

#1361 in Asia #3796 in the World

68% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

1985 Founded

75

Rajasthan | Kota

Rajasthan Technical University Kota

For Sociology

#2163 in Asia #5515 in the World

21% Acceptance

2,292 Enrollment

2005 Founded

76

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

Centurion University of Technology and Management

For Sociology

#2107 in Asia #5382 in the World

45% Acceptance

24,690 Enrollment

2010 Founded

77

Maharashtra | Pune

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

For Sociology

#1591 in Asia #4230 in the World

67% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

2006 Founded

78

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

For Sociology

#761 in Asia #2503 in the World

10% Acceptance

8,636 Enrollment

1973 Founded

79

Karnataka | Mangalore

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

For Sociology

#1015 in Asia #3062 in the World

8% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1960 Founded

80

Haryana | Gurgaon

Northcap University

For Sociology

#1870 in Asia #4823 in the World

57% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

2009 Founded

81

Haryana | Delhi

University of Delhi

For Sociology

#53 in Asia #483 in the World

64% Acceptance

22,893 Enrollment

1922 Founded

82

Chhattisgarh | Aarang

MATS University

For Sociology

#2537 in Asia #6369 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

83

Andhra Pradesh | Kuppam

Dravidian University

For Sociology

#2626 in Asia #6517 in the World

19% Acceptance

12,190 Enrollment

1997 Founded

84

West Bengal | Kolkata

West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences

For Sociology

#1766 in Asia #4605 in the World

44% Acceptance

5,326 Enrollment

1995 Founded

85

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

Graphic Era University

For Sociology

#792 in Asia #2575 in the World

67% Acceptance

31,293 Enrollment

1993 Founded

86

Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur

Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

For Sociology

#1372 in Asia #3813 in the World

48% Acceptance

300,000 Enrollment

1957 Founded

87

Tamil Nadu | Kanchipuram

SCSVMV University

For Sociology

#2370 in Asia #5956 in the World

54% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

88

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

Amrita University

For Sociology

#331 in Asia #1436 in the World

80% Acceptance

24,500 Enrollment

89

Punjab | Ludhiana

Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

For Sociology

#1457 in Asia #3969 in the World

58% Acceptance

5,326 Enrollment

2005 Founded

90

Mizoram | Aizawl

Mizoram University

For Sociology

#890 in Asia #2770 in the World

91% Acceptance

2001 Founded

91

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

RKDF University

For Sociology

#2440 in Asia #6125 in the World

56% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

92

Karnataka | Raichur

University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur

For Sociology

#2139 in Asia #5452 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,772 Enrollment

2009 Founded

93

Jammu and Kashmir | Rajouri

Baba Ghulam Shah Badhshah University

For Sociology

#1861 in Asia #4803 in the World

35% Acceptance

3,611 Enrollment

2002 Founded

94

Haryana | Delhi

Ambedkar University Delhi

For Sociology

#1193 in Asia #3439 in the World

13% Acceptance

4,543 Enrollment

2007 Founded

95

Gujarat | Gandhinagar

Central University of Gujarat

For Sociology

#1615 in Asia #4264 in the World

36% Acceptance

2009 Founded

96

Bihar | Patna

Central University of South Bihar

For Sociology

#1900 in Asia #4894 in the World

60% Acceptance

2,807 Enrollment

2009 Founded

97

Andhra Pradesh | Guntur

Vignan University

For Sociology

#1808 in Asia #4697 in the World

50% Acceptance

48,025 Enrollment

1997 Founded

98

West Bengal | Barasat

West Bengal State University

For Sociology

#1848 in Asia #4778 in the World

31% Acceptance

2007 Founded

99

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

Mangalayatan University

For Sociology

#2636 in Asia #6533 in the World

28% Acceptance

901 Enrollment

2006 Founded

100

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

University of Lucknow

For Sociology

#610 in Asia #2157 in the World

34% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1921 Founded

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