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Mathematics research in India

Vellore Institute of Technology University ranks first in India for Mathematics research in 2022–2025 (#8 worldwide), followed by Aligarh Muslim University and University of Delhi.

India's world rank
#3
of 82 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
17k
Top-10% rate
12.8%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Mathematics in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore #870.130.4%429
2Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh #1363.120.4%312
3University of DelhiNew Delhi #7438.212.6%336
4Indian Statistical InstituteKolkata #9434.79.0%344
5Jadavpur UniversityKolkata #10433.321.3%158
6Indian Institute of Technology PatnaPatna #12730.423.0%65
7National Institute of Technology RourkelaRourkela #14328.718.3%164
8Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur #15327.78.9%304
9Indian Institute of Science BangaloreBengaluru #16826.412.9%264
10Indian Institute of Technology GandhinagarGandhinagar #18125.324.3%70
11Saveetha UniversityChennai #19124.526.9%119
12Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #19923.918.5%252
13Chandigarh UniversityMohali #21123.117.5%110
14Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniPilāni #27019.613.0%132
15Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore #30417.916.7%89
16Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiGuwahati #30617.814.9%135
17Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai #31817.26.5%219
18SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #33116.616.6%179
19Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi #36215.313.2%192
20Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, ShibpurHowrah #38714.431.0%68
21Chennai Mathematical InstituteChennai #38814.49.9%101
22University of KashmirSrinagar #40313.816.4%141
23Bangalore UniversityBengaluru #42912.919.7%67
24Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee #44212.513.9%124
25Indian Institute of Technology BHUVaranasi #47811.419.5%68
26Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai #50510.615.3%168
27University of CalcuttaKolkata #50610.513.5%97
28Indian Institute of Technology BhubaneswarBhubaneswar #50910.421.9%60
29Thapar Institute of Engineering & TechnologyPatiāla #51910.215.6%89
30Panjab UniversityChandigarh #52510.010.6%70
31Christ UniversityBengaluru #5309.917.1%77
32Indian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur #5319.812.6%201
33National Institute of Technology KarnatakaMangaluru #5389.611.5%61
34Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology SuratSurat #5549.218.6%94
35Bharathidasan UniversityTiruchchirappalli #5609.16.6%108
36Indian Institute of Science Education and Research PunePune #5698.816.8%96
37SRM UniversitySonīpat #5888.417.0%81
38Presidency UniversityKolkata #5928.312.7%66
39Tezpur UniversityTezpur #6147.88.5%60
40Central University of HaryanaMahendragarh #6287.425.4%61
41Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwāra #6467.08.3%113
42Visvesvaraya National Institute of TechnologyNagpur #6756.412.2%65
43Indian Institute of Science Education and Research MohaliMohali #6816.39.2%77
44Institute of Mathematical SciencesChennai #6886.17.7%77
45Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchMumbai #7185.512.5%148
46National Institute of Technology TiruchirappalliTiruchchirappalli #7245.411.0%65
47Netaji Subhas University of TechnologyNew Delhi #7445.023.2%60
48Homi Bhabha National InstituteMumbai #7614.711.0%77
49University of KalyaniKalyani #7634.69.1%97
50Gauhati UniversityGuwahati #7704.59.3%112
51National Institute of Science Education and ResearchBhubaneswar #7754.412.2%64
52Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi #7984.010.3%77
53Manipal Academy of Higher EducationManipal #8153.79.7%89
54University of MadrasChennai #8203.611.3%61
55Indian Institute of Technology DhanbadDhanbad #8602.923.6%94
56Delhi Technological UniversityNew Delhi #8882.516.8%74
57Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadSangāreddi #9172.012.8%81
58National Institute of Technology SrinagarSrinagar #970118.07.2%74
59Cochin University of Science and TechnologyErnakulam #1,00666.010.1%80
60University of KeralaThiruvananthapuram #1,00961.02.8%64

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

Who are the top Mathematics researchers in India?

Devendra Kumar, Jagdev Singh and Vivek S. Borkar rank highest among researchers based in India.

  1. 1Devendra Kumar#171,130 worldwide overall386 citations · 58 works
  2. 2Jagdev Singh#178,882 worldwide overall445 citations · 52 works
  3. 3Vivek S. Borkar#191,753 worldwide overall691 citations · 30 works
  4. 4M. ‎Mursaleen#195,520 worldwide overall294 citations · 96 works
  5. 5R. K. Mohanty#208,519 worldwide overall172 citations · 33 works
  6. 6Indrajit Lahiri#216,745 worldwide overall93 citations · 28 works
  7. 7Dipendra Prasad#221,100 worldwide overall148 citations · 36 works
  8. 8P. Balasubramaniam#237,678 worldwide overall421 citations · 28 works
  9. 9Binod Chandra Tripathy#239,044 worldwide overall122 citations · 32 works
  10. 10M. Mursaleen#241,457 worldwide overall106 citations · 27 works
  11. 11B. G. Pachpatte#285,900 worldwide overall222 citations · 92 works
  12. 12K. Balachandran#371,955 worldwide overall272 citations · 53 works
  13. 13Vijay Gupta#387,237 worldwide overall158 citations · 76 works
  14. 14S. Saha Ray#399,446 worldwide overall286 citations · 69 works
  15. 15V. Ravichandran#421,159 worldwide overall86 citations · 32 works

How India compares with other countries in Mathematics