58 Best universities for Astrobiology in India

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Astrobiology. A graph of 218K citations received by 11.4K academic papers made by 58 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 Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Astrobiology

#39 in Asia

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Astrobiology

#59 in Asia

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

3. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Astrobiology

#61 in Asia

#334 in the World

Founded: 1959

4. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Astrobiology

#85 in Asia

#456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Astrobiology

#95 in Asia

#481 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Astrobiology

#102 in Asia

#499 in the World

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

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Astrobiology

#103 in Asia

#506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

8. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Astrobiology

#112 in Asia

#547 in the World

Founded: 1857

9. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Astrobiology

#113 in Asia

#549 in the World

Founded: 1962

10. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Astrobiology

#119 in Asia

#561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

11. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Astrobiology

#127 in Asia

#590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

12. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Astrobiology

#132 in Asia

#595 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Astrobiology

#135 in Asia

#604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

14. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Astrobiology

#141 in Asia

#620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

15. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Astrobiology

#146 in Asia

#632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

16. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Astrobiology

#150 in Asia

#656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

17. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Astrobiology

#155 in Asia

#677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

18. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Astrobiology

#162 in Asia

#691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

19. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Astrobiology

#164 in Asia

#693 in the World

Founded: 1857

20. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Astrobiology

#173 in Asia

#715 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

21. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Astrobiology

#178 in Asia

#727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

22. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Astrobiology

#202 in Asia

#801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

23. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Astrobiology

#211 in Asia

#822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

24. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Astrobiology

#213 in Asia

#825 in the World

Founded: 1948

25. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Astrobiology

#214 in Asia

#826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

26. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Astrobiology

#235 in Asia

#890 in the World

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

27. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Astrobiology

#256 in Asia

#948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

28. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Astrobiology

#267 in Asia

#971 in the World

Founded: 2006

29. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Astrobiology

#287 in Asia

#1015 in the World

Founded: 1965

30. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Astrobiology

#290 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Founded: 1978

31. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Astrobiology

#310 in Asia

#1070 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

32. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Astrobiology

#313 in Asia

#1074 in the World

Founded: 2002

33. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Astrobiology

#315 in Asia

#1079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

34. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Astrobiology

#330 in Asia

#1131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

35. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Astrobiology

#334 in Asia

#1140 in the World

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

36. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Astrobiology

#339 in Asia

#1147 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

37. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Astrobiology

#341 in Asia

#1150 in the World

Founded: 1918

38. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Astrobiology

#343 in Asia

#1157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

39. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Astrobiology

#362 in Asia

#1198 in the World

Founded: 2005

40. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Astrobiology

#365 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

41. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gujarat | Chandkheda

For Astrobiology

#370 in Asia

#1210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,765
Male:Female: 74:26
Founded: 2008

42. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Astrobiology

#371 in Asia

#1212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

43. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Astrobiology

#372 in Asia

#1213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

44. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Maharashtra | Pune

For Astrobiology

#380 in Asia

#1230 in the World

Founded: 2006

45. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Astrobiology

#385 in Asia

#1239 in the World

Founded: 1983

46. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Astrobiology

#387 in Asia

#1242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

47. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Astrobiology

#393 in Asia

#1260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

48. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Astrobiology

#407 in Asia

#1287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

49. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Astrobiology

#414 in Asia

#1300 in the World

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

50. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Astrobiology

#418 in Asia

#1306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

51. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Astrobiology

#421 in Asia

#1313 in the World

Founded: 1982

52. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Astrobiology

#426 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

53. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Astrobiology

#435 in Asia

#1334 in the World

Founded: 1921

54. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Astrobiology

#450 in Asia

#1365 in the World

Founded: 1954

55. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Astrobiology

#455 in Asia

#1372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

56. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Astrobiology

#458 in Asia

#1379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

57. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Astrobiology

#464 in Asia

#1390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

58. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Astrobiology

#466 in Asia

#1397 in the World

Founded: 2005

The best cities to study Astrobiology in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bangalore, Kanpur, Chennai, and Delhi.