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Computer Science research in India

Vellore Institute of Technology University ranks first in India for Computer Science research in 2022–2025 (#49 worldwide), followed by Saveetha University and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.

India's world rank
#3
of 131 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
167k
Top-10% rate
13.8%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Computer Science in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore #4953.920.3%4,291
2Saveetha UniversityChennai #7948.313.9%3,414
3Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore #15340.516.6%3,300
4Chitkara UniversityChandigarh #15940.016.7%2,201
5SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #17638.812.7%4,127
6Chandigarh UniversityMohali #22435.913.3%2,712
7Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadSangāreddi #25534.413.9%827
8Graphic Era UniversityDehradun #25834.318.7%1,701
9Symbiosis International UniversityPune #26833.819.1%1,505
10Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwāra #27433.617.2%1,586
11Manipal Academy of Higher EducationManipal #28233.219.1%1,127
12Koneru Lakshmaiah Education FoundationVijayawada #29532.714.7%1,933
13KIIT UniversityBhubaneswar #29732.617.6%1,105
14Amity UniversityNoida #31731.817.4%972
15Delhi Technological UniversityNew Delhi #33731.116.2%1,416
16SRM UniversitySonīpat #35430.521.3%963
17Sharda UniversityGreater Noida #36930.016.2%920
18Indian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur #37030.016.1%743
19Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee #37729.817.8%757
20Bennett UniversityGreater Noida #39129.421.2%774
21Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniPilāni #39829.116.8%665
22Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur #41328.713.9%1,174
23Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi #43428.115.0%899
24Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai #45127.711.2%815
25University of Petroleum and Energy StudiesDehradun #47627.022.7%682
26Christ UniversityBengaluru #48226.914.6%1,197
27Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #49526.613.0%1,329
28Anna University, ChennaiChennai #52825.815.1%1,136
29GLA UniversityMathura #54425.415.7%639
30Indian Institute of Information Technology AllahabadPrayagraj #54525.418.5%704
31Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh #54925.326.8%508
32Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi #55925.124.6%408
33Indian Institute of Science BangaloreBengaluru #57124.913.3%838
34Galgotias UniversityGreater Noida #59324.412.6%1,223
35National Institute of Technology RaipurRaipur #61124.121.4%633
36National Institute of Technology KurukshetraKurukshetra #61923.925.5%565
37Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai #65723.212.3%821
38Hindustan Institute of Technology and ScienceChennai #65923.214.3%826
39Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiGuwahati #67822.812.1%620
40Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityPune #67922.810.8%1,007
41Thapar Institute of Engineering & TechnologyPatiāla #72522.023.7%572
42Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and ManagementGwalior #73221.918.6%351
43National Institute of Technology PatnaPatna #76721.427.4%493
44National Institute of Fashion TechnologyNew Delhi #76821.436.0%73
45Indian Institute of Technology PatnaPatna #77821.224.6%524
46GITAM UniversityVisakhapatnam #77921.213.7%910
47Jain UniversityBengaluru #78021.27.0%1,362
48Nirma UniversityAhmedabad #81020.718.2%453
49Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha UniversityDelhi #83820.314.9%509
50National Institute of Technology WarangalWarangal #84720.214.0%689
51Guru Nanak Dev UniversityAmritsar #85420.126.3%251
52Institute of Management TechnologyGhaziabad #86719.915.7%712
53Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology & ResearchGuntur #87019.912.2%592
54MIT World Peace UniversityPune #87319.812.4%564
55International Institute of Information Technology, HyderabadHyderabad #88019.817.6%450
56PES UniversityBengaluru #88719.66.3%1,148
57Sathyabama Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #90119.510.3%1,264
58Siksha O Anusandhan UniversityBhubaneswar #92019.215.3%525
59CMR UniversityBengaluru #92619.111.1%576
60Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #92719.122.4%514

Institutions in India above the floor of 40 fractional works in Computer Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Computer Science researchers in India?

Nikhil R. Pal, Thippa Reddy Gadekallu and Saru Kumari rank highest among researchers based in India.

  1. 1Nikhil R. Pal#5,218 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 75 works
  2. 2Thippa Reddy Gadekallu#13,474 worldwide overall903 citations · 78 works
  3. 3Saru Kumari#14,640 worldwide overall915 citations · 77 works
  4. 4Arun Kumar Sangaiah#16,340 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 104 works
  5. 5Neeraj Kumar#22,944 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 233 works
  6. 6Sankar K. Pal#24,774 worldwide overall1k citations · 103 works
  7. 7Ashok Kumar Das#28,713 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 119 works
  8. 8Sudeep Tanwar#29,874 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 139 works
  9. 9Swagatam Das#40,859 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 133 works
  10. 10B.B. Chaudhuri#45,534 worldwide overall831 citations · 117 works
  11. 11B. Yegnanarayana#62,926 worldwide overall709 citations · 109 works
  12. 12Krithi Ramamritham#67,661 worldwide overall766 citations · 133 works
  13. 13R. K. Shyamasundar#76,262 worldwide overall459 citations · 85 works
  14. 14Ujjwal Maulik#84,241 worldwide overall799 citations · 77 works
  15. 15Pabitra Mitra#87,047 worldwide overall720 citations · 92 works

How India compares with other countries in Computer Science