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Top 25 Research universities based in India

Name: Research universities based in India
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026 1,335 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,335 research universities headquartered in India as of September 2026 and tracks 209,799 professional contacts across them, including 28,473 with verified work emails. Pune is the largest hub.

This list covers research universities headquartered in India, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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209,799Contacts tracked

28,473Verified emails

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The 25 largest research universities based in India

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,335 research universities based in India, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to research universities: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Indian Institute Of Technology, Madras	Partial evidence	Chennai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	7,689 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Indian Institute of Technology Madras is one among the foremost institutes of national importance in higher technological education, basic and applied research.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2	Indian Institute Of Science Iisc	Indirect evidence	Bangalore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	6,376 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) was founded in 1909 as a result of the joint efforts of Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, the Government of India, and the Maharaja of Mysore.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3	Indian Institute Of Technology, Delhi	Partial evidence	New Delhi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	6,253 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi is one of the 23 IITs created to be National Centres of Excellence for training, research and development in science, engineering and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4	SRM IST Chennai	Partial evidence	Chennai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	5,572 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University) is one of the top ranking universities in India, offering a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5	Vellore Institute Of Technology	Indirect evidence	Vellore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	5,449 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “VIT University was established with the aim of providing quality higher education on par with international standards.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6	Indian Institute Of Technology, Roorkee	Indirect evidence	Roorkee, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	4,570 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Indian Institute of Technology - Roorkee is among the foremost of institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in engineering, basic and applied…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7	Indian Institute Of Technology, Guwahati	Partial evidence	Guwahati, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	n/a	3,815 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, commonly known as IIT-Guwahati, is a premier research and engineering institute in India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8	Gitam Deemed University	Indirect evidence	Visakhapatnam, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,802 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 1980, GITAM is a NAAC A++ accredited and AICTE-approved university with campuses in Visakhapatnam, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9	Parul University	Indirect evidence	Vadodara, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,549 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A state of the art campus, situated in Gujarat’s cultural capital, Vadodara.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10	Christ University, Bangalore	Indirect evidence	Bengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,087 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Christ University was formerly Christ College (Autonomous) affiliated to Bangalore University.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11	Sharda University	Indirect evidence	Noida, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,812 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sharda University is a leading Educational Institution based out of Greater Noida, Delhi NCR.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12	Jain Deemed-To-Be University	Indirect evidence	Bengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,516 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) has become an educational hub for millions of young minds hailing from more than 35 countries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13	Chitkara University	Indirect evidence	Chandigarh, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,499 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14	KL University	Indirect evidence	Vijayawada, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	2,197 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The vision of K L University is to offer our students a globally relevant learning experience, by providing high-quality, affordable and accessible education that, through the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15	KIIT	Partial evidence	Bhubaneshwar, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,112 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Imagine what you could do at a world-leading university that is globally recognised for its teaching, research and innovation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16	Manipal Academy Of Higher Education	Indirect evidence	Manipal, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	1,973 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Manipal Academy of Higher Education -MAHE, is a place born of one man's dream-Padma Shri awardee Dr Tonse Madhav Ananth Pai (Dr TMA Pai).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17	University Of Hyderabad	Indirect evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,946 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Created by an Act of the Indian Parliament, the University of Hyderabad, has, over three decades, distinguished itself as one of the best in the country as a centre for teaching…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18	Indian Institute Of Technology, Ropar	Indirect evidence	Rupnagar, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,792 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Indian Institute of Technology Ropar is one of the young generation IITs set up by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India, to expand the reach and enhance the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19	Galgotias University	Indirect evidence	Noida, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,771 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Galgotias University, located in Uttar Pradesh and sponsored by the Smt.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20	Thapar Institute Of Engineering & Technology	Indirect evidence	Patiala, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	1,686 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “There are places that teach you skills.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21	Ashoka University	Indirect evidence	Kundli, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	1,632 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ashoka University is a pioneer in providing an interdisciplinary higher education in India which is at par with the best in the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22	University Of Kashmir	Indirect evidence	Srinagar, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,580 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The University Campus spread over 263 acres of land is situated in the picturesque setting of glittering snow clad mountains of Harmokh range, the placid waters of Dal Lake and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23	Sathyabama Institute Of Science & Technology, Chennai	Indirect evidence	Chennai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,565 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sathyabama is a prestigious institution which excels in the fields of Engineering, Science and Technology for more than three successful decades.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24	International Institute Of Information Technology Hyderabad Iiith	Indirect evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	n/a	1,518 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad is an autonomous university, founded as a not-for-profit public private partnership in 1998, and is the first in India…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25	Symbiosis International University	Indirect evidence	Pune, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	1,446 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Symbiosis International (Deemed University)(SIU) is a multi-disciplinary university offering its students and faculty a vibrant learning ecosystem designed around its…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: research universities. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names research universities.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of research universities, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name research universities. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Research universities based in India at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026

13.6%Verified-email coverage

157.2Average contacts per company

51-200Median size (employees)

3.0%Largest-city concentration · Pune

Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

178

11-50

209

51-200

319

201-500

224

501-1,000

177

1,001-5,000

142

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for India, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for India, over 1,335 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among research universities, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in India whose own description of what they do matches “research universities”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names research universities), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among research universities, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside India are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 28,473 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names research universities, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many research universities are there based in India?

RevenueBase identified 1,335 research universities headquartered in India as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Indian Institute Of Technology, Madras, headquartered in Chennai, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most research universities?

Pune leads with 40 headquartered companies, followed by Chennai (39) and Ahmedabad (27).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 28,473 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,335 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 21, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.