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 3.66M citations received by 245K academic papers made by 408 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

#20 in Asia

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

3. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Agricultural Science

#24 in Asia

#103 in the World

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

4. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Agricultural Science

#28 in Asia

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

5. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Agricultural Science

#40 in Asia

#177 in the World

Founded: 1970

6. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Science

#44 in Asia

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

7. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Agricultural Science

#58 in Asia

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

8. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Agricultural Science

#71 in Asia

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

9. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Science

#73 in Asia

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

10. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Agricultural Science

#82 in Asia

#315 in the World

Founded: 1960

11. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Agricultural Science

#111 in Asia

#403 in the World

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

12. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Agricultural Science

#121 in Asia

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

13. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Agricultural Science

#126 in Asia

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

14. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Agricultural Science

#129 in Asia

#467 in the World

15. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Agricultural Science

#145 in Asia

#499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

16. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Agricultural Science

#151 in Asia

#509 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

17. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Agricultural Science

#156 in Asia

#516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

18. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Agricultural Science

#160 in Asia

#529 in the World

Founded: 1986

19. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Agricultural Science

#167 in Asia

#544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

20. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Agricultural Science

#170 in Asia

#553 in the World

Founded: 1958

21. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#173 in Asia

#559 in the World

Founded: 1978

22. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Agricultural Science

#177 in Asia

#565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

23. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Science

#181 in Asia

#581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

24. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Agricultural Science

#187 in Asia

#593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

25. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Agricultural Science

#194 in Asia

#606 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

#200 in Asia

#622 in the World

Founded: 1982

27. Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Agricultural Science

#224 in Asia

#698 in the World

Founded: 1964

28. Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Agricultural Science

#226 in Asia

#700 in the World

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

29. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#227 in Asia

#702 in the World

Founded: 1959

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

Himachal Pradesh | Nauni

For Agricultural Science

#229 in Asia

#711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

31. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Agricultural Science

#244 in Asia

#743 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

#744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%

33. Kerala Agricultural University

Kerala | Thrissur

For Agricultural Science

#257 in Asia

#768 in the World

Founded: 1971

34. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Agricultural Science

#263 in Asia

#784 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

35. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Agricultural Science

#264 in Asia

#792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

36. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Agricultural Science

#265 in Asia

#793 in the World

Founded: 1948

37. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Agricultural Science

#269 in Asia

#807 in the World

Founded: 1923

38. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Agricultural Science

#275 in Asia

#819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

39. Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University

Rajasthan | Bikaner

For Agricultural Science

#280 in Asia

#825 in the World

Founded: 1980

40. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Agricultural Science

#287 in Asia

#840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

41. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Agricultural Science

#288 in Asia

#841 in the World

Founded: 1889

42. Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University

Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur

For Agricultural Science

#290 in Asia

#844 in the World

43. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For Agricultural Science

#292 in Asia

#853 in the World

Founded: 1999

44. Central Agricultural University

Manipur | Imphal

For Agricultural Science

#304 in Asia

#874 in the World

Founded: 1993

45. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Agricultural Science

#312 in Asia

#891 in the World

Founded: 1982

46. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Agricultural Science

#314 in Asia

#895 in the World

Founded: 1918

47. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Agricultural Science

#317 in Asia

#902 in the World

Founded: 1955

48. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Agricultural Science

#319 in Asia

#905 in the World

Founded: 2005

49. Forest Research Institute

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Agricultural Science

#322 in Asia

#914 in the World

Founded: 1906

50. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Agricultural Science

#327 in Asia

#925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

51. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Agricultural Science

#332 in Asia

#944 in the World

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

52. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Agricultural Science

#344 in Asia

#966 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

53. Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Agricultural Science

#347 in Asia

#975 in the World

Founded: 1962

54. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Agricultural Science

#348 in Asia

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

55. Indira Gandhi Agricultural University

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Agricultural Science

#350 in Asia

#980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%

56. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Agricultural Science

#355 in Asia

#998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

57. Anand Agricultural University

Gujarat | Anand

For Agricultural Science

#358 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2004

58. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Agricultural Science

#359 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Founded: 1921

59. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#360 in Asia

#1011 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

60. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Agricultural Science

#365 in Asia

#1021 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

61. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Agricultural Science

#378 in Asia

#1046 in the World

Founded: 1926

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Agricultural Science

#379 in Asia

#1048 in the World

Founded: 1999

63. Assam Agricultural University

Assam | Jorhat

For Agricultural Science

#393 in Asia

#1078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1968

64. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Science

#404 in Asia

#1103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

65. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Agricultural Science

#407 in Asia

#1110 in the World

Founded: 1954

66. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Agricultural Science

#413 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500
Male:Female: 53:47

67. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Agricultural Science

#419 in Asia

#1137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

68. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Science

#425 in Asia

#1149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

69. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Agricultural Science

#428 in Asia

#1154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

70. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Agricultural Science

#431 in Asia

#1161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

71. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Agricultural Science

#433 in Asia

#1164 in the World

Founded: 1995

72. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Agricultural Science

#434 in Asia

#1165 in the World

Founded: 1960

73. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Agricultural Science

#436 in Asia

#1173 in the World

Founded: 1976

74. Kumaun University

Uttarakhand | Nainital

For Agricultural Science

#444 in Asia

#1186 in the World

Founded: 1973

75. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Agricultural Science

#446 in Asia

#1189 in the World

Founded: 1967

76. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Agricultural Science

#448 in Asia

#1192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

77. Navsari Agricultural University

Gujarat | Navsari

For Agricultural Science

#451 in Asia

#1198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2004

78. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Agricultural Science

#453 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

79. Tezpur University

Assam | Tezpur

For Agricultural Science

#458 in Asia

#1213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

80. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Agricultural Science

#459 in Asia

#1214 in the World

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

81. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Agricultural Science

#464 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

82. Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University

Maharashtra | Parbhani

For Agricultural Science

#465 in Asia

#1230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

83. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Agricultural Science

#466 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

84. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#471 in Asia

#1245 in the World

Founded: 1857

85. Mahatma Phule Agricultural University

Maharashtra | Rahuri

For Agricultural Science

#474 in Asia

#1248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

86. Junagadh Agricultural University

Gujarat | Junagadh

For Agricultural Science

#477 in Asia

#1257 in the World

Founded: 1972

87. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Agricultural Science

#482 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Founded: 1931

88. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Agricultural Science

#483 in Asia

#1275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

89. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Agricultural Science

#488 in Asia

#1282 in the World

Founded: 1962

90. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur

For Agricultural Science

#492 in Asia

#1290 in the World

Enrollment: 300,000
Founded: 1957

91. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Agricultural Science

#493 in Asia

#1292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

92. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Agricultural Science

#496 in Asia

#1301 in the World

Founded: 1857

93. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Agricultural Science

#498 in Asia

#1305 in the World

Founded: 1949

94. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Agricultural Science

#511 in Asia

#1332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

95. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#513 in Asia

#1335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

96. University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur

Karnataka | Raichur

For Agricultural Science

#515 in Asia

#1341 in the World

Founded: 2009

97. Gurukul Kangri University

Uttarakhand | Haridwar

For Agricultural Science

#516 in Asia

#1342 in the World

98. Bihar Agricultural University

Bihar | Bhagalpur

For Agricultural Science

#518 in Asia

#1345 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2010

99. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Agricultural Science

#520 in Asia

#1347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

100. Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Agricultural Science

#521 in Asia

#1354 in the World

Founded: 2005

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