Academic Index Last updated: June 22, 2026

13 Best Universities in Maharashtra for Theoretical

We ranked the top 13 universities for Theoretical in Maharashtra based on strict academic metrics. To determine these leaders, we isolated 200.6K specialized research publications which collectively generated 3.61M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Mumbai

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Theoretical

#12 in India #104 in Asia

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

2

Mumbai

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

For Theoretical

#105 in India #741 in Asia

61% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1986 Founded

3

Mumbai

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

For Theoretical

#1 in India #9 in Asia

14% Acceptance

1,915 Enrollment

1945 Founded

4

Nanded

Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University

For Theoretical

#117 in India #832 in Asia

60% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

5

Nagpur

Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

For Theoretical

#70 in India #552 in Asia

50% Acceptance

26,386 Enrollment

1923 Founded

6

Pune

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

For Theoretical

#31 in India #244 in Asia

67% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

2006 Founded

7

Mumbai

Homi Bhabha National Institute

For Theoretical

#24 in India #202 in Asia

67% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

2005 Founded

8

Nagpur

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

For Theoretical

#74 in India #580 in Asia

94% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1960 Founded

9

Amravati

Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University

For Theoretical

#41 in India #324 in Asia

93% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1983 Founded

10

Pune

Symbiosis International University

For Theoretical

#128 in India #921 in Asia

20% Acceptance

20,568 Enrollment

2002 Founded

11

Kolhapur

Shivaji University

For Theoretical

#104 in India #731 in Asia

37% Acceptance

150,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

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Mumbai

University of Mumbai

For Theoretical

#59 in India #471 in Asia

40% Acceptance

5,061 Enrollment

1857 Founded

13

Pune

Savitribai Phule Pune University

For Theoretical

#8 in India #91 in Asia

28% Acceptance

1,765 Enrollment

1948 Founded