100 Best universities for Biochemistry 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 Biochemistry. A graph of 18.4M citations received by 924K academic papers made by 464 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 Biochemistry

#77 in Asia

#352 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Biochemistry

#94 in Asia

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

3. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Biochemistry

#101 in Asia

#418 in the World

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

4. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Biochemistry

#122 in Asia

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Biochemistry

#166 in Asia

#570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

6. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biochemistry

#180 in Asia

#606 in the World

Founded: 1958

7. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Biochemistry

#184 in Asia

#610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

8. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Biochemistry

#194 in Asia

#634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

9. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Biochemistry

#199 in Asia

#647 in the World

Founded: 1962

10. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biochemistry

#206 in Asia

#664 in the World

Founded: 1959

11. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Biochemistry

#210 in Asia

#669 in the World

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

12. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Biochemistry

#216 in Asia

#683 in the World

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

13. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Biochemistry

#222 in Asia

#696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

14. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biochemistry

#224 in Asia

#700 in the World

Founded: 1857

15. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biochemistry

#231 in Asia

#715 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

16. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Biochemistry

#237 in Asia

#734 in the World

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

17. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Biochemistry

#242 in Asia

#741 in the World

Founded: 1955

18. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Biochemistry

#247 in Asia

#751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

19. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Biochemistry

#249 in Asia

#756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

20. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Biochemistry

#256 in Asia

#774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

21. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Biochemistry

#265 in Asia

#793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

22. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Biochemistry

#285 in Asia

#833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

23. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Biochemistry

#290 in Asia

#845 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

24. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biochemistry

#307 in Asia

#881 in the World

Founded: 1978

25. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Biochemistry

#313 in Asia

#892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

26. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Biochemistry

#319 in Asia

#911 in the World

Founded: 1948

27. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Biochemistry

#335 in Asia

#939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

28. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Biochemistry

#340 in Asia

#951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

29. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biochemistry

#351 in Asia

#972 in the World

Founded: 1857

30. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biochemistry

#377 in Asia

#1017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

31. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Biochemistry

#388 in Asia

#1039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

32. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Biochemistry

#393 in Asia

#1049 in the World

Founded: 1982

33. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Biochemistry

#394 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Founded: 1983

34. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Biochemistry

#397 in Asia

#1059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

35. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biochemistry

#400 in Asia

#1067 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

36. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Biochemistry

#401 in Asia

#1070 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

37. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Biochemistry

#413 in Asia

#1102 in the World

Founded: 1889

38. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Biochemistry

#414 in Asia

#1103 in the World

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

39. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Biochemistry

#424 in Asia

#1118 in the World

Founded: 2002

40. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Biochemistry

#425 in Asia

#1119 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

41. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Biochemistry

#431 in Asia

#1128 in the World

Founded: 1965

42. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Biochemistry

#439 in Asia

#1144 in the World

Founded: 1918

43. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Biochemistry

#440 in Asia

#1145 in the World

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

44. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Biochemistry

#445 in Asia

#1155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

45. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biochemistry

#447 in Asia

#1158 in the World

Founded: 2005

46. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Biochemistry

#454 in Asia

#1168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

47. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Biochemistry

#456 in Asia

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

48. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Biochemistry

#460 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Founded: 1954

49. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Biochemistry

#489 in Asia

#1229 in the World

Founded: 1960

50. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Biochemistry

#504 in Asia

#1262 in the World

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

51. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Biochemistry

#506 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Founded: 1923

52. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Biochemistry

#513 in Asia

#1284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

53. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Biochemistry

#529 in Asia

#1311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1946

54. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Biochemistry

#535 in Asia

#1328 in the World

Founded: 1949

55. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Biochemistry

#543 in Asia

#1349 in the World

Founded: 1962

56. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Biochemistry

#546 in Asia

#1356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

57. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Biochemistry

#551 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

58. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Biochemistry

#557 in Asia

#1378 in the World

Founded: 1985

59. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Biochemistry

#559 in Asia

#1380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

60. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Biochemistry

#567 in Asia

#1400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

61. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Biochemistry

#569 in Asia

#1403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

62. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Biochemistry

#574 in Asia

#1412 in the World

Founded: 1886

63. Tezpur University

For Biochemistry

#579 in Asia

#1422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

64. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Biochemistry

#587 in Asia

#1431 in the World

65. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Biochemistry

#591 in Asia

#1437 in the World

Founded: 2008

66. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Biochemistry

#594 in Asia

#1444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

67. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Biochemistry

#596 in Asia

#1451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

68. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Biochemistry

#598 in Asia

#1454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

69. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Biochemistry

#600 in Asia

#1456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

70. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Biochemistry

#601 in Asia

#1457 in the World

Founded: 1976

71. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Biochemistry

#609 in Asia

#1477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

72. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Biochemistry

#610 in Asia

#1480 in the World

Founded: 2005

73. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Biochemistry

#615 in Asia

#1491 in the World

Founded: 1921

74. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Biochemistry

#619 in Asia

#1499 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

75. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Biochemistry

#623 in Asia

#1507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

76. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Maharashtra | Pune

For Biochemistry

#628 in Asia

#1516 in the World

Founded: 2006

77. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Biochemistry

#629 in Asia

#1517 in the World

Founded: 1926

78. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Biochemistry

#641 in Asia

#1547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

79. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Biochemistry

#645 in Asia

#1556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

80. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Biochemistry

#646 in Asia

#1557 in the World

Founded: 1970

81. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Biochemistry

#650 in Asia

#1563 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

82. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Biochemistry

#652 in Asia

#1567 in the World

Founded: 2006

83. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Biochemistry

#656 in Asia

#1576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

84. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biochemistry

#657 in Asia

#1578 in the World

Founded: 2005

85. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Biochemistry

#665 in Asia

#1591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

86. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Biochemistry

#670 in Asia

#1602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

87. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Biochemistry

#671 in Asia

#1606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

88. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Biochemistry

#672 in Asia

#1611 in the World

Founded: 1971

89. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Biochemistry

#675 in Asia

#1615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

90. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Biochemistry

#676 in Asia

#1617 in the World

Founded: 1931

91. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Biochemistry

#684 in Asia

#1632 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

92. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Biochemistry

#692 in Asia

#1649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

93. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Biochemistry

#693 in Asia

#1650 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

94. Central University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Ajmer

For Biochemistry

#697 in Asia

#1657 in the World

Founded: 2009

95. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Biochemistry

#713 in Asia

#1680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

96. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Biochemistry

#715 in Asia

#1682 in the World

Founded: 1960

97. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Biochemistry

#723 in Asia

#1695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

98. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali

Punjab | Mohali

For Biochemistry

#724 in Asia

#1696 in the World

Founded: 2007

99. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Biochemistry

#733 in Asia

#1711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

100. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Biochemistry

#738 in Asia

#1724 in the World

Founded: 1948

The best cities to study Biochemistry in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bangalore, Delhi, Varanasi, and Kharagpur.