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Artificial Intelligence research in India

Vellore Institute of Technology University ranks first in India for Artificial Intelligence research in 2022–2025 (#19 worldwide), followed by Saveetha University and Chandigarh University.

India's world rank
#3
of 90 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
49k
Top-10% rate
14.6%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Artificial Intelligence in India?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore #1961.021.2%1,304
2Saveetha UniversityChennai #7243.314.8%1,002
3Chandigarh UniversityMohali #9539.613.8%798
4SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #10338.512.8%1,172
5Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore #11936.618.0%1,031
6Symbiosis International UniversityPune #13035.518.9%498
7Manipal Academy of Higher EducationManipal #13634.922.7%374
8Chitkara UniversityChandigarh #14534.016.7%625
9Delhi Technological UniversityNew Delhi #15932.817.9%465
10KIIT UniversityBhubaneswar #17831.318.1%383
11Koneru Lakshmaiah Education FoundationVijayawada #19630.015.0%554
12Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwāra #19729.916.8%455
13Graphic Era UniversityDehradun #23827.416.4%488
14SRM UniversitySonīpat #30624.121.6%276
15Bennett UniversityGreater Noida #33622.921.5%250
16Thapar Institute of Engineering & TechnologyPatiāla #33922.728.7%165
17Anna University, ChennaiChennai #35522.117.3%311
18Amity UniversityNoida #35922.018.8%282
19Christ UniversityBengaluru #36521.815.4%367
20National Institute Of Technology SilcharSilchar #36721.726.8%172
21Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #37021.614.6%360
22Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur #37321.515.8%415
23Sharda UniversityGreater Noida #37921.316.3%250
24Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi #38021.217.2%326
25Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee #38221.218.3%263
26Galgotias UniversityGreater Noida #39720.611.8%336
27Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadSangāreddi #42119.914.0%285
28National Institute of Technology RaipurRaipur #42219.823.6%201
29University of Petroleum and Energy StudiesDehradun #42619.723.6%190
30Indian Institute of Technology PatnaPatna #44319.225.1%226
31Indian Institute of Science BangaloreBengaluru #47218.415.5%280
32Indian Institute of Information Technology AllahabadPrayagraj #47918.221.7%235
33University of DelhiNew Delhi #48018.119.4%209
34National Institute of Technology PatnaPatna #49917.630.7%128
35Institute of Management TechnologyGhaziabad #50817.417.7%206
36National Institute of Technology TiruchirappalliTiruchchirappalli #52816.915.7%232
37Barkatullah UniversityBhopal #53316.726.8%140
38Indian Institute of Technology IndoreIndore #55816.125.3%148
39Jain UniversityBengaluru #57615.78.1%377
40Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh #57715.726.2%145
41Indian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai #58015.616.5%267
42Siksha O Anusandhan UniversityBhubaneswar #60215.115.5%202
43Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai #61314.912.7%303
44Sathyabama Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai #62314.712.0%334
45National Institute of Technology KarnatakaMangaluru #63414.416.0%216
46National Institute of Technology KurukshetraKurukshetra #63714.425.7%161
47GITAM UniversityVisakhapatnam #64114.312.9%280
48Indian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur #64514.215.1%207
49Malaviya National Institute of Technology JaipurJaipur #65014.125.2%114
50Maulana Azad National Institute of TechnologyBhopal #66013.921.2%149
51Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi #67213.726.0%113
52Nirma UniversityAhmedabad #68713.418.2%108
53Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi #69513.221.4%153
54Dr. Hari Singh Gour UniversitySaugor #71212.913.9%210
55Birla Institute of Technology, MesraRanchi #71412.923.5%115
56Jaypee Institute of Information TechnologyNoida #73612.515.4%216
57Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniPilāni #74512.316.0%182
58Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityPune #75412.110.4%264
59International Institute of Information TechnologyPune #75812.111.2%230
60GLA UniversityMathura #76012.016.1%168

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

Who are the top Artificial Intelligence researchers in India?

Nikhil R. Pal, Aditya Joshi and Neeraj Kumar rank highest among researchers based in India.

  1. 1Nikhil R. Pal#5,218 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 46 works
  2. 2Aditya Joshi#14,893 worldwide overall892 citations · 42 works
  3. 3Neeraj Kumar#22,944 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 44 works
  4. 4Sankar K. Pal#24,774 worldwide overall1k citations · 39 works
  5. 5Swagatam Das#40,859 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 78 works
  6. 6Sunita Sarawagi#48,517 worldwide overall472 citations · 30 works
  7. 7Aditi Sen#62,054 worldwide overall563 citations · 29 works
  8. 8B. Yegnanarayana#62,926 worldwide overall709 citations · 45 works
  9. 9Karthik Sankaranarayanan#64,625 worldwide overall546 citations · 37 works
  10. 10Vadlamani Ravi#67,823 worldwide overall698 citations · 51 works
  11. 11Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay#69,699 worldwide overall730 citations · 34 works
  12. 12Ujjwal Maulik#84,241 worldwide overall799 citations · 35 works
  13. 13Pabitra Mitra#87,047 worldwide overall720 citations · 36 works
  14. 14Manish Gupta#87,496 worldwide overall377 citations · 32 works
  15. 15G. S. Agarwal#91,675 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 43 works

How India compares with other countries in Artificial Intelligence