60 Best universities for Astrobiology in India

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Astrobiology. A graph of 243K citations received by 11.9K academic papers made by 60 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

#42 in Asia

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Astrobiology

#59 in Asia

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

3. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Astrobiology

#61 in Asia

#336 in the World

Founded: 1959

4. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Astrobiology

#84 in Asia

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Astrobiology

#92 in Asia

#476 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Astrobiology

#97 in Asia

#489 in the World

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

7. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Astrobiology

#105 in Asia

#511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

8. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Astrobiology

#111 in Asia

#541 in the World

Founded: 1962

9. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Astrobiology

#113 in Asia

#551 in the World

Founded: 1857

10. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Astrobiology

#123 in Asia

#566 in the World

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

11. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Astrobiology

#131 in Asia

#592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

12. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Astrobiology

#136 in Asia

#605 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Astrobiology

#141 in Asia

#618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

14. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Astrobiology

#144 in Asia

#622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

15. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Astrobiology

#146 in Asia

#628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

16. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Astrobiology

#149 in Asia

#643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

17. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Astrobiology

#161 in Asia

#693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

18. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Astrobiology

#165 in Asia

#701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

19. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Astrobiology

#167 in Asia

#704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

20. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Astrobiology

#172 in Asia

#714 in the World

Founded: 1857

21. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Astrobiology

#185 in Asia

#744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

22. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Astrobiology

#198 in Asia

#781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

23. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Astrobiology

#216 in Asia

#825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

24. Mangalore University

Karnataka | Mangalore

For Astrobiology

#221 in Asia

#836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

25. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Astrobiology

#222 in Asia

#839 in the World

Founded: 1948

26. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Astrobiology

#243 in Asia

#896 in the World

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

27. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Astrobiology

#264 in Asia

#959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

28. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Astrobiology

#272 in Asia

#981 in the World

Founded: 2006

29. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Astrobiology

#295 in Asia

#1035 in the World

Founded: 1965

30. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Astrobiology

#298 in Asia

#1040 in the World

Founded: 1978

31. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Astrobiology

#310 in Asia

#1071 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

32. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Astrobiology

#320 in Asia

#1092 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

33. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Astrobiology

#326 in Asia

#1106 in the World

Founded: 2002

34. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Astrobiology

#336 in Asia

#1130 in the World

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

35. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Astrobiology

#339 in Asia

#1137 in the World

Founded: 2005

36. Christ University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Astrobiology

#340 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

37. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Astrobiology

#344 in Asia

#1155 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

38. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Astrobiology

#346 in Asia

#1157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

39. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Astrobiology

#357 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Founded: 1918

40. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Astrobiology

#358 in Asia

#1182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

41. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Astrobiology

#367 in Asia

#1202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

42. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Astrobiology

#368 in Asia

#1204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

43. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gujarat | Chandkheda

For Astrobiology

#369 in Asia

#1205 in the World

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

44. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Astrobiology

#379 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

45. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Maharashtra | Pune

For Astrobiology

#383 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Founded: 2006

46. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Astrobiology

#396 in Asia

#1260 in the World

Founded: 1983

47. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Astrobiology

#403 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

48. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Astrobiology

#406 in Asia

#1282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

49. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Astrobiology

#416 in Asia

#1303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

50. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Astrobiology

#425 in Asia

#1327 in the World

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

51. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Astrobiology

#428 in Asia

#1330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1964

52. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

Chhattisgarh | Raipur

For Astrobiology

#430 in Asia

#1332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

53. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Astrobiology

#434 in Asia

#1336 in the World

Founded: 1982

54. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Astrobiology

#448 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Founded: 1921

55. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Astrobiology

#456 in Asia

#1378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

56. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Astrobiology

#459 in Asia

#1388 in the World

Founded: 1954

57. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Astrobiology

#460 in Asia

#1389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

58. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Astrobiology

#467 in Asia

#1399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

59. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Astrobiology

#473 in Asia

#1415 in the World

Founded: 2005

60. Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Astrobiology

#508 in Asia

#1481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2007

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