22 Best universities for International Economics in India

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in International Economics. A graph of 34.8K citations received by 5.44K academic papers made by 22 universities in India was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For International Economics

#28 in Asia

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

2. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For International Economics

#42 in Asia

#457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

3. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For International Economics

#71 in Asia

#649 in the World

Founded: 1931

4. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Haryana | Delhi

For International Economics

#72 in Asia

#651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1963

5. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For International Economics

#80 in Asia

#691 in the World

Founded: 1955

6. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For International Economics

#81 in Asia

#694 in the World

Founded: 1986

7. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For International Economics

#110 in Asia

#833 in the World

Founded: 1958

8. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For International Economics

#119 in Asia

#871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

9. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For International Economics

#127 in Asia

#895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

10. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For International Economics

#133 in Asia

#917 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

11. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For International Economics

#137 in Asia

#926 in the World

Founded: 1959

12. Symbiosis International University

Maharashtra | Pune

For International Economics

#174 in Asia

#1038 in the World

Enrollment: 20,568
Founded: 2002

13. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For International Economics

#192 in Asia

#1083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

14. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For International Economics

#194 in Asia

#1088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

15. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For International Economics

#219 in Asia

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

16. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For International Economics

#262 in Asia

#1237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

17. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For International Economics

#264 in Asia

#1239 in the World

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

18. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For International Economics

#281 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

19. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For International Economics

#282 in Asia

#1275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

20. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For International Economics

#331 in Asia

#1373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

21. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For International Economics

#334 in Asia

#1377 in the World

Founded: 2005

22. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For International Economics

#352 in Asia

#1405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

The best cities to study International Economics in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Kharagpur.

Economics subfields in India

Actuarial Science10

Agricultural Economics47

Development Studies351

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics190

Environmental Economics68

Finance325

International Relations and Diplomacy9

International Trade25

Investment Banking and Stock trading66

Political Economy10