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 2.37M citations received by 186K academic papers made by 378 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

#8 in Asia

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

2. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Agricultural Science

#24 in Asia

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

3. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Agricultural Science

#27 in Asia

#117 in the World

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

4. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Agricultural Science

#41 in Asia

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

5. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Science

#47 in Asia

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

6. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Agricultural Science

#55 in Asia

#240 in the World

Founded: 1970

7. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Science

#57 in Asia

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

8. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Agricultural Science

#59 in Asia

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

9. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Agricultural Science

#64 in Asia

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

10. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Agricultural Science

#111 in Asia

#406 in the World

Founded: 1960

11. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Agricultural Science

#115 in Asia

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

12. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Agricultural Science

#122 in Asia

#456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

13. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Agricultural Science

#128 in Asia

#469 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

14. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Agricultural Science

#133 in Asia

#481 in the World

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

15. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Agricultural Science

#139 in Asia

#497 in the World

Founded: 1958

16. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Agricultural Science

#169 in Asia

#573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

17. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#176 in Asia

#586 in the World

Founded: 1978

18. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Agricultural Science

#177 in Asia

#590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

19. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Science

#181 in Asia

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

20. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Agricultural Science

#182 in Asia

#604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

21. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Agricultural Science

#183 in Asia

#605 in the World

22. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Agricultural Science

#188 in Asia

#619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

23. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Agricultural Science

#193 in Asia

#642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

24. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#196 in Asia

#651 in the World

Founded: 1959

25. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Agricultural Science

#240 in Asia

#768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

26. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Agricultural Science

#242 in Asia

#773 in the World

Founded: 2005

27. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Agricultural Science

#253 in Asia

#796 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

28. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Agricultural Science

#258 in Asia

#803 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

29. CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University

Himachal Pradesh | Palampur

For Agricultural Science

#259 in Asia

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%

30. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Agricultural Science

#260 in Asia

#808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

31. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Agricultural Science

#271 in Asia

#834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

32. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Agricultural Science

#275 in Asia

#842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

33. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Agricultural Science

#276 in Asia

#845 in the World

Founded: 1948

34. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Agricultural Science

#284 in Asia

#864 in the World

Founded: 1955

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Agricultural Science

#285 in Asia

#865 in the World

Founded: 1982

36. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Agricultural Science

#292 in Asia

#881 in the World

Founded: 1889

37. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Agricultural Science

#295 in Asia

#885 in the World

Founded: 1918

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

Himachal Pradesh | Nauni

For Agricultural Science

#296 in Asia

#886 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

39. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Agricultural Science

#307 in Asia

#914 in the World

Founded: 1923

40. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Agricultural Science

#308 in Asia

#917 in the World

Founded: 1982

41. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Agricultural Science

#312 in Asia

#922 in the World

Founded: 1986

42. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Agricultural Science

#314 in Asia

#925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

43. Kerala Agricultural University

Kerala | Thrissur

For Agricultural Science

#320 in Asia

#948 in the World

Founded: 1971

44. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Agricultural Science

#321 in Asia

#949 in the World

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

45. Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Agricultural Science

#325 in Asia

#956 in the World

Founded: 1964

46. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Science

#330 in Asia

#962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

47. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Agricultural Science

#335 in Asia

#974 in the World

Founded: 1921

48. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Agricultural Science

#341 in Asia

#992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

49. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Agricultural Science

#348 in Asia

#1018 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

50. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Agricultural Science

#349 in Asia

#1022 in the World

Founded: 1926

51. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Agricultural Science

#363 in Asia

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

52. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Agricultural Science

#365 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

53. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Agricultural Science

#381 in Asia

#1094 in the World

Founded: 1954

54. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

Rajasthan | Udaipur

For Agricultural Science

#384 in Asia

#1100 in the World

Founded: 1999

55. Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University

Rajasthan | Bikaner

For Agricultural Science

#385 in Asia

#1101 in the World

Founded: 1980

56. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Agricultural Science

#386 in Asia

#1102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

57. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Science

#388 in Asia

#1109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

58. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Agricultural Science

#390 in Asia

#1112 in the World

Founded: 1960

59. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Agricultural Science

#397 in Asia

#1128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

60. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Agricultural Science

#398 in Asia

#1133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

61. National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Assam | Silchar

For Agricultural Science

#402 in Asia

#1142 in the World

Founded: 1967

62. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Agricultural Science

#406 in Asia

#1147 in the World

Founded: 1995

63. Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Agricultural Science

#414 in Asia

#1175 in the World

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

64. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Agricultural Science

#417 in Asia

#1183 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

65. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Agricultural Science

#419 in Asia

#1191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

66. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Agricultural Science

#420 in Asia

#1193 in the World

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

67. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Agricultural Science

#428 in Asia

#1204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

68. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#429 in Asia

#1206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

69. Tezpur University

Assam | Tezpur

For Agricultural Science

#431 in Asia

#1208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

70. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Agricultural Science

#433 in Asia

#1210 in the World

Founded: 1976

71. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Agricultural Science

#435 in Asia

#1213 in the World

Founded: 1857

72. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Agricultural Science

#438 in Asia

#1217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

73. Kumaun University

Uttarakhand | Nainital

For Agricultural Science

#442 in Asia

#1223 in the World

Founded: 1973

74. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Agricultural Science

#447 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Founded: 1931

75. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Agricultural Science

#450 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

76. Central Agricultural University

Manipur | Imphal

For Agricultural Science

#455 in Asia

#1253 in the World

Founded: 1993

77. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Agricultural Science

#457 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Founded: 1949

78. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Agricultural Science

#459 in Asia

#1258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

79. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur

For Agricultural Science

#460 in Asia

#1259 in the World

Enrollment: 300,000
Founded: 1957

80. Forest Research Institute

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Agricultural Science

#465 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Founded: 1906

81. U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Veterinary University

Uttar Pradesh | Mathura

For Agricultural Science

#467 in Asia

#1276 in the World

82. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology

Odisha | Sambalpur

For Agricultural Science

#469 in Asia

#1281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

83. Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University

Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur

For Agricultural Science

#471 in Asia

#1286 in the World

84. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Agricultural Science

#473 in Asia

#1291 in the World

Founded: 1962

85. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Agricultural Science

#486 in Asia

#1316 in the World

Founded: 1857

86. Anand Agricultural University

Gujarat | Anand

For Agricultural Science

#488 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2004

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Agricultural Science

#502 in Asia

#1345 in the World

Founded: 1999

88. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Agricultural Science

#503 in Asia

#1346 in the World

Founded: 1965

89. Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Agricultural Science

#510 in Asia

#1367 in the World

Founded: 1962

90. Assam Agricultural University

Assam | Jorhat

For Agricultural Science

#515 in Asia

#1375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1968

91. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Agricultural Science

#520 in Asia

#1382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

92. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Agricultural Science

#521 in Asia

#1388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

93. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Agricultural Science

#526 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

94. Indira Gandhi Agricultural University

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Agricultural Science

#528 in Asia

#1409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%

95. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

West Bengal | Durgapur

For Agricultural Science

#532 in Asia

#1420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

96. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Agricultural Science

#536 in Asia

#1430 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

97. Jai Narain Vyas University

Rajasthan | Jodhpur

For Agricultural Science

#537 in Asia

#1431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1962

98. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Gujarat | Surat

For Agricultural Science

#538 in Asia

#1432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1961

99. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Agricultural Science

#539 in Asia

#1433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

100. Delhi Technological University

Haryana | Delhi

For Agricultural Science

#543 in Asia

#1450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1941

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