100 Best universities for Development Studies in India

For Development Studies

#46 in Asia

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

For Development Studies

#49 in Asia

#380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

3. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Development Studies

#54 in Asia

#405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

4. Jawaharlal Nehru University

For Development Studies

#83 in Asia

#544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

5. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Development Studies

#89 in Asia

#568 in the World

Founded: 1931

6. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Development Studies

#99 in Asia

#609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

7. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Development Studies

#104 in Asia

#630 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

8. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Development Studies

#106 in Asia

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

9. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Development Studies

#111 in Asia

#666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

10. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Development Studies

#124 in Asia

#709 in the World

Founded: 1962

11. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Development Studies

#127 in Asia

#717 in the World

Founded: 1955

12. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Development Studies

#155 in Asia

#784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

13. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Development Studies

#159 in Asia

#794 in the World

Founded: 1958

14. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Development Studies

#164 in Asia

#812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

15. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Development Studies

#172 in Asia

#839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

16. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Development Studies

#175 in Asia

#854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

17. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Development Studies

#191 in Asia

#929 in the World

Founded: 1959

18. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Development Studies

#202 in Asia

#958 in the World

Founded: 2005

19. National Islamic University

For Development Studies

#217 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

20. International Institute for Population Sciences

For Development Studies

#230 in Asia

#1041 in the World

Founded: 1956

21. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Development Studies

#240 in Asia

#1062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

22. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Development Studies

#254 in Asia

#1100 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

23. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Development Studies

#257 in Asia

#1109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500
Male:Female: 53:47

24. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Development Studies

#262 in Asia

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

25. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Development Studies

#268 in Asia

#1147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

26. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Development Studies

#280 in Asia

#1185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

27. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

For Development Studies

#302 in Asia

#1237 in the World

Founded: 1986

28. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

For Development Studies

#308 in Asia

#1253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1936

29. Anna University

For Development Studies

#314 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Founded: 1978

30. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Development Studies

#317 in Asia

#1278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

31. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Development Studies

#344 in Asia

#1363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

32. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Development Studies

#377 in Asia

#1459 in the World

Founded: 1948

33. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

For Development Studies

#379 in Asia

#1468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

34. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Development Studies

#388 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

35. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Development Studies

#399 in Asia

#1520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

36. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Development Studies

#417 in Asia

#1567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

37. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Development Studies

#418 in Asia

#1569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

38. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Development Studies

#423 in Asia

#1582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

39. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Development Studies

#436 in Asia

#1612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

40. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Development Studies

#448 in Asia

#1644 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

41. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Development Studies

#452 in Asia

#1652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

42. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Development Studies

#459 in Asia

#1671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2004

43. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Development Studies

#462 in Asia

#1675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

44. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Development Studies

#466 in Asia

#1685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

45. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Development Studies

#474 in Asia

#1707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

46. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#478 in Asia

#1714 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

47. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Development Studies

#497 in Asia

#1759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

48. Delhi Technological University

For Development Studies

#500 in Asia

#1767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

49. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Development Studies

#503 in Asia

#1777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

50. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Development Studies

#506 in Asia

#1782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

51. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Development Studies

#512 in Asia

#1793 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

52. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Development Studies

#515 in Asia

#1798 in the World

Founded: 1983

53. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Development Studies

#530 in Asia

#1831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

54. IMS Unison University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Development Studies

#531 in Asia

#1832 in the World

Founded: 2013

55. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Development Studies

#543 in Asia

#1857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1960

56. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Development Studies

#554 in Asia

#1882 in the World

Founded: 1963

57. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Development Studies

#561 in Asia

#1892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

58. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Development Studies

#572 in Asia

#1922 in the World

Founded: 1960

59. Graphic Era University

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Development Studies

#574 in Asia

#1929 in the World

Founded: 1993

60. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Development Studies

#577 in Asia

#1934 in the World

Founded: 1981

61. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Development Studies

#591 in Asia

#1967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2003

62. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Development Studies

#599 in Asia

#1983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

63. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Development Studies

#602 in Asia

#1986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

64. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Development Studies

#605 in Asia

#1995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 37,444
Founded: 1929

65. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Development Studies

#614 in Asia

#2016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 3,611
Founded: 2012

66. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Development Studies

#615 in Asia

#2018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

67. Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Sangrur

For Development Studies

#621 in Asia

#2031 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 3,677
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1991

68. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Development Studies

#642 in Asia

#2066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

69. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Development Studies

#657 in Asia

#2094 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

70. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

For Development Studies

#660 in Asia

#2101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1998

71. University of Mumbai

For Development Studies

#668 in Asia

#2120 in the World

Founded: 1857

72. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Development Studies

#685 in Asia

#2144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

73. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Development Studies

#688 in Asia

#2151 in the World

Founded: 1926

74. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Development Studies

#689 in Asia

#2152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1960

75. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Development Studies

#691 in Asia

#2156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

76. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Development Studies

#696 in Asia

#2179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

77. South Asian University

For Development Studies

#697 in Asia

#2182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2010

78. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Development Studies

#700 in Asia

#2187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

79. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Development Studies

#714 in Asia

#2217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

80. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Development Studies

#729 in Asia

#2248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

81. National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration

For Development Studies

#734 in Asia

#2269 in the World

Enrollment: 200
Founded: 1962

82. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Development Studies

#737 in Asia

#2278 in the World

83. Saveetha University

For Development Studies

#741 in Asia

#2285 in the World

Founded: 2005

84. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

For Development Studies

#756 in Asia

#2327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

85. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Maharashtra | Nagpur

For Development Studies

#760 in Asia

#2334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1960

86. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Development Studies

#773 in Asia

#2357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 2001

87. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Development Studies

#775 in Asia

#2359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

88. Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

Punjab | Jalandhar

For Development Studies

#778 in Asia

#2362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1987

89. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Development Studies

#779 in Asia

#2363 in the World

Founded: 1969

90. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Development Studies

#785 in Asia

#2373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

91. Jamia Hamdard University