Subfield · Sociology and Political Science · India
Sociology and Political Science research in India
Symbiosis International University ranks first in India for Sociology and Political Science research in 2022–2025 (#146 worldwide), followed by Lovely Professional University and Christ University.
- India's world rank
- #6 of 122 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 21k
- Top-10% rate
- 17.9%
- Ranked institutions
- 56
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Sociology and Political Science in India?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Symbiosis International UniversityPune | #146 | 36.5 | 27.5% | 296 |
| 2 | Lovely Professional UniversityPhagwāra | #176 | 34.2 | 28.1% | 220 |
| 3 | Christ UniversityBengaluru | #186 | 33.5 | 22.3% | 412 |
| 4 | University of DelhiNew Delhi | #258 | 29.3 | 17.6% | 484 |
| 5 | Chandigarh UniversityMohali | #349 | 25.5 | 21.7% | 224 |
| 6 | Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityVellore | #465 | 21.8 | 25.7% | 210 |
| 7 | Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamCoimbatore | #499 | 20.9 | 30.9% | 144 |
| 8 | Amity UniversityNoida | #521 | 20.4 | 28.8% | 136 |
| 9 | University of KashmirSrinagar | #535 | 20.0 | 37.0% | 102 |
| 10 | Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi | #550 | 19.7 | 22.8% | 150 |
| 11 | Manipal Academy of Higher EducationManipal | #567 | 19.3 | 30.0% | 139 |
| 12 | Chitkara UniversityChandigarh | #607 | 18.4 | 33.8% | 100 |
| 13 | O. P. Jindal Global UniversitySonīpat | #670 | 17.2 | 20.9% | 205 |
| 14 | Graphic Era UniversityDehradun | #689 | 16.8 | 28.6% | 122 |
| 15 | Institute of Management TechnologyGhaziabad | #691 | 16.8 | 37.5% | 81 |
| 16 | Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur | #698 | 16.6 | 30.2% | 117 |
| 17 | Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh | #734 | 16.0 | 24.2% | 134 |
| 18 | Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi | #807 | 14.8 | 15.0% | 310 |
| 19 | Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi | #841 | 14.3 | 21.0% | 135 |
| 20 | Indian Institute of Management AhmedabadAhmedabad | #884 | 13.6 | 38.7% | 61 |
| 21 | Sharda UniversityGreater Noida | #949 | 12.7 | 18.1% | 90 |
| 22 | Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeRoorkee | #961 | 12.6 | 29.3% | 107 |
| 23 | University of Petroleum and Energy StudiesDehradun | #1,076 | 11.1 | 27.0% | 63 |
| 24 | Indian Institute of Technology DelhiNew Delhi | #1,121 | 10.6 | 28.1% | 75 |
| 25 | Narsee Monjee Institute of Management StudiesMumbai | #1,170 | 10.1 | 24.7% | 65 |
| 26 | International Institute for Population SciencesMumbai | #1,246 | 9.3 | 35.2% | 61 |
| 27 | SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai | #1,248 | 9.2 | 17.8% | 140 |
| 28 | Saveetha UniversityChennai | #1,274 | 9.0 | 15.0% | 103 |
| 29 | Maharshi Dayanand UniversityRohtak | #1,359 | 8.1 | 25.9% | 63 |
| 30 | Tata Institute of Social SciencesMumbai | #1,428 | 7.5 | 18.5% | 124 |
| 31 | University of CalcuttaKolkata | #1,485 | 7.0 | 13.7% | 102 |
| 32 | Jain UniversityBengaluru | #1,540 | 6.6 | 13.6% | 123 |
| 33 | Pondicherry UniversityPuducherry | #1,557 | 6.4 | 25.4% | 67 |
| 34 | Mangalore UniversityMangaluru | #1,565 | 6.3 | 18.9% | 82 |
| 35 | University of HyderabadHyderabad | #1,583 | 6.2 | 17.1% | 97 |
| 36 | Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha UniversityDelhi | #1,606 | 6.0 | 25.1% | 60 |
| 37 | SRM UniversitySonīpat | #1,670 | 5.5 | 17.1% | 67 |
| 38 | Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai | #1,738 | 5.0 | 18.9% | 70 |
| 39 | KIIT UniversityBhubaneswar | #1,746 | 5.0 | 11.7% | 98 |
| 40 | Jadavpur UniversityKolkata | #1,767 | 4.8 | 14.0% | 80 |
| 41 | Galgotias UniversityGreater Noida | #1,783 | 4.7 | 8.3% | 142 |
| 42 | Ambedkar University DelhiDelhi | #1,785 | 4.7 | 17.3% | 64 |
| 43 | Panjab UniversityChandigarh | #1,851 | 4.2 | 14.2% | 77 |
| 44 | Ashoka UniversityDelhi | #1,859 | 4.2 | 14.0% | 70 |
| 45 | All India Institute of Medical SciencesNew Delhi | #1,883 | 4.0 | 16.1% | 62 |
| 46 | Indira Gandhi National Open UniversityNew Delhi | #1,902 | 3.9 | 15.1% | 63 |
| 47 | University of LucknowLucknow | #1,922 | 3.7 | 10.2% | 92 |
| 48 | Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityPune | #1,989 | 3.3 | 10.9% | 73 |
| 49 | University of KeralaThiruvananthapuram | #2,099 | 2.6 | 12.2% | 66 |
| 50 | Gujarat UniversityAhmedabad | #2,115 | 2.5 | 9.6% | 62 |
| 51 | G.S. Science, Arts And Commerce CollegeAkola | #2,137 | 2.4 | 5.4% | 127 |
| 52 | Ministry of CultureDelhi | #2,187 | 2.1 | 6.4% | 74 |
| 53 | University of RajasthanJaipur | #2,226 | 1.9 | 9.4% | 62 |
| 54 | Seva MandirUdaipur | #2,268 | 1.6 | 5.0% | 92 |
| 55 | University of AllahabadPrayagraj | #2,343 | 122.0 | 6.7% | 66 |
| 56 | University of MumbaiMumbai | #2,409 | 86.0 | 6.6% | 62 |
Institutions in India above the floor of 40 fractional works in Sociology and Political Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Sociology and Political Science researchers in India?
John Clammer and S. Irudaya Rajan rank highest among researchers based in India.
- 1John Clammer#99,367 worldwide overall169 citations · 36 works
- 2S. Irudaya Rajan#449,078 worldwide overall133 citations · 39 works
How India compares with other countries in Sociology and Political Science