100+ Best Agricultural Science schools in India [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Agricultural Science. A graph of 4.14M citations received by 254K academic papers made by 412 universities in India was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Science

#7 in Asia

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

2. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Agricultural Science

#21 in Asia

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

3. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Agricultural Science

#25 in Asia

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

4. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Agricultural Science

#27 in Asia

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

5. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Agricultural Science

#43 in Asia

#178 in the World

Founded: 1970

6. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Science

#44 in Asia

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

7. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Agricultural Science

#61 in Asia

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Agricultural Science

#72 in Asia

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

9. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Science

#74 in Asia

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

10. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Agricultural Science

#84 in Asia

#311 in the World

Founded: 1960

11. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Agricultural Science

#117 in Asia

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 37,444
Founded: 1929

12. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Agricultural Science

#125 in Asia

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

13. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Agricultural Science

#127 in Asia

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 16,358
Founded: 1882

14. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Agricultural Science

#130 in Asia

#457 in the World

15. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Agricultural Science

#143 in Asia

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

16. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Agricultural Science

#154 in Asia

#510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

17. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Agricultural Science

#158 in Asia

#517 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

18. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Agricultural Science

#161 in Asia

#526 in the World

Founded: 1986

19. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Agricultural Science

#166 in Asia

#536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

20. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Agricultural Science

#170 in Asia

#545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

21. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Agricultural Science

#173 in Asia

#550 in the World

Founded: 1958

22. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#174 in Asia

#553 in the World

Founded: 1978

23. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Agricultural Science

#175 in Asia

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

24. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Science

#184 in Asia

#578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

25. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Agricultural Science

#189 in Asia

#585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

26. Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Agricultural Science

#191 in Asia

#588 in the World

Founded: 1982

27. Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry

Himachal Pradesh | Nauni

For Agricultural Science

#225 in Asia

#689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

28. Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Agricultural Science

#227 in Asia

#694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1910

29. Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Agricultural Science

#229 in Asia

#697 in the World

Founded: 1964

30. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#231 in Asia

#704 in the World

Founded: 1959

31. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Agricultural Science

#243 in Asia

#741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 26,386
Founded: 1887

32. CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University

Himachal Pradesh | Palampur

For Agricultural Science

#245 in Asia

#743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%

33. Kerala Agricultural University

Kerala | Thrissur

For Agricultural Science

#249 in Asia

#751 in the World

Founded: 1971

34. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Agricultural Science

#263 in Asia

#783 in the World

Founded: 1948

35. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Agricultural Science

#270 in Asia

#794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

36. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Agricultural Science

#272 in Asia

#798 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

37. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Agricultural Science

#274 in Asia

#800 in the World

Founded: 1923

38. Central Agricultural University

Manipur | Imphal

For Agricultural Science

#278 in Asia

#810 in the World

Founded: 1993

39. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Agricultural Science

#282 in Asia

#822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

40. Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University

Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur

For Agricultural Science

#284 in Asia

#824 in the World

41. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Agricultural Science

#286 in Asia

#831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

42. Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University

Rajasthan | Bikaner

For Agricultural Science

#292 in Asia

#842 in the World

Founded: 1980

43. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For Agricultural Science

#293 in Asia

#843 in the World

Founded: 1999

44. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Agricultural Science

#298 in Asia

#853 in the World

Founded: 1889

45. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Agricultural Science

#301 in Asia

#866 in the World

Founded: 2005

46. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Agricultural Science

#316 in Asia

#897 in the World

Founded: 1955

47. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Agricultural Science

#318 in Asia

#899 in the World

Founded: 1982

48. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Agricultural Science

#321 in Asia

#908 in the World

Founded: 1918

49. Forest Research Institute

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Agricultural Science

#330 in Asia

#924 in the World

Founded: 1906

50. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Agricultural Science

#335 in Asia

#936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

51. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#336 in Asia

#937 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

52. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Agricultural Science

#337 in Asia

#941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 5,061
Founded: 1974

53. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Agricultural Science

#342 in Asia

#952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

54. Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Agricultural Science

#348 in Asia

#962 in the World

Founded: 1962

55. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Agricultural Science

#352 in Asia

#972 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

56. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Agricultural Science

#353 in Asia

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

57. Indira Gandhi Agricultural University

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Agricultural Science

#356 in Asia

#982 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%

58. Anand Agricultural University

Gujarat | Anand

For Agricultural Science

#362 in Asia

#1003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2004

59. Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Agricultural Science

#373 in Asia

#1024 in the World

Founded: 1999

60. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Agricultural Science

#375 in Asia

#1028 in the World

Founded: 1921

61. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Agricultural Science

#376 in Asia

#1033 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

62. Assam Agricultural University

Assam | Jorhat

For Agricultural Science

#390 in Asia

#1062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1968

63. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Agricultural Science

#393 in Asia

#1067 in the World

Founded: 1926

64. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Agricultural Science

#400 in Asia

#1083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

65. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Science

#404 in Asia

#1090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

66. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Agricultural Science

#417 in Asia

#1127 in the World

Founded: 1954

67. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Agricultural Science

#418 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

68. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Science

#428 in Asia

#1147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

69. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Agricultural Science

#430 in Asia

#1150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

70. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Agricultural Science

#434 in Asia

#1154 in the World

Founded: 1976

71. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Agricultural Science

#438 in Asia

#1161 in the World

Founded: 1995

72. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Agricultural Science

#442 in Asia

#1173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

73. Kumaun University

Uttarakhand | Nainital

For Agricultural Science

#443 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Founded: 1973

74. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Agricultural Science

#445 in Asia

#1176 in the World

Founded: 1960

75. Navsari Agricultural University

Gujarat | Navsari

For Agricultural Science

#450 in Asia

#1185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2004

76. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Agricultural Science

#453 in Asia

#1193 in the World

Founded: 1967

77. Tezpur University

Assam | Tezpur

For Agricultural Science

#456 in Asia

#1197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

78. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Agricultural Science

#457 in Asia

#1199 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

79. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Agricultural Science

#459 in Asia

#1206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

80. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Agricultural Science

#463 in Asia

#1215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

81. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Agricultural Science

#465 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 1,915
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 2009

82. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Agricultural Science

#468 in Asia

#1230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

83. Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University

Maharashtra | Parbhani

For Agricultural Science

#469 in Asia

#1231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

84. Mahatma Phule Agricultural University

Maharashtra | Rahuri

For Agricultural Science

#481 in Asia

#1253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

85. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Agricultural Science

#482 in Asia

#1257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

86. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Agricultural Science

#483 in Asia

#1258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

87. Junagadh Agricultural University

Gujarat | Junagadh

For Agricultural Science

#484 in Asia

#1260 in the World

Founded: 1972

88. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#485 in Asia

#1261 in the World

Founded: 1857

89. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Agricultural Science

#493 in Asia

#1288 in the World

Founded: 1931

90. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Agricultural Science

#494 in Asia

#1289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

91. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Agricultural Science

#496 in Asia

#1294 in the World

Founded: 1962

92. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Agricultural Science

#500 in Asia

#1299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

93. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#504 in Asia

#1309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

94. Bihar Agricultural University

Bihar | Bhagalpur

For Agricultural Science

#507 in Asia

#1315 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2010

95. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Agricultural Science

#509 in Asia

#1319 in the World

Founded: 1857

96. University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur

Karnataka | Raichur

For Agricultural Science

#510 in Asia

#1320 in the World

Founded: 2009

97. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur

For Agricultural Science

#511 in Asia

#1322 in the World

Enrollment: 300,000
Founded: 1957

98. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Agricultural Science

#513 in Asia

#1326 in the World

Founded: 1949

99. Gurukul Kangri University

Uttarakhand | Haridwar

For Agricultural Science

#517 in Asia

#1336 in the World

100. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Agricultural Science

#522 in Asia

#1344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

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