100 Best universities for Biochemistry in India

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in India ranked based on their research performance in Biochemistry. A graph of 12.2M citations received by 759K academic papers made by 461 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

#69 in Asia

#346 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

2. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Biochemistry

#85 in Asia

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

3. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Biochemistry

#100 in Asia

#432 in the World

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

4. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Biochemistry

#130 in Asia

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

5. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Biochemistry

#160 in Asia

#564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

6. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biochemistry

#170 in Asia

#587 in the World

Founded: 1958

7. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Biochemistry

#179 in Asia

#617 in the World

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

8. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Biochemistry

#183 in Asia

#626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

9. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Biochemistry

#184 in Asia

#630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

10. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biochemistry

#185 in Asia

#633 in the World

Founded: 1959

11. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Biochemistry

#193 in Asia

#656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

12. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Biochemistry

#200 in Asia

#670 in the World

Founded: 1962

13. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biochemistry

#202 in Asia

#677 in the World

Founded: 1857

14. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biochemistry

#203 in Asia

#679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

15. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Biochemistry

#210 in Asia

#694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

16. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Biochemistry

#227 in Asia

#722 in the World

Founded: 1955

17. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Biochemistry

#240 in Asia

#749 in the World

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

18. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Biochemistry

#242 in Asia

#755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

19. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Biochemistry

#244 in Asia

#763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

20. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Biochemistry

#257 in Asia

#789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

21. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Biochemistry

#271 in Asia

#819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

22. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Biochemistry

#275 in Asia

#829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

23. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Biochemistry

#300 in Asia

#894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

24. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biochemistry

#301 in Asia

#897 in the World

Founded: 1978

25. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Biochemistry

#310 in Asia

#910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

26. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Biochemistry

#313 in Asia

#914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

27. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biochemistry

#319 in Asia

#926 in the World

Founded: 1857

28. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Biochemistry

#328 in Asia

#939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

29. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Biochemistry

#329 in Asia

#941 in the World

Founded: 1948

30. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Biochemistry

#372 in Asia

#1027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

31. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biochemistry

#374 in Asia

#1033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

32. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Biochemistry

#389 in Asia

#1069 in the World

Founded: 1983

33. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Biochemistry

#392 in Asia

#1072 in the World

Founded: 2002

34. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Biochemistry

#393 in Asia

#1075 in the World

Founded: 1982

35. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Biochemistry

#395 in Asia

#1081 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

36. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Biochemistry

#404 in Asia

#1096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%

37. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Biochemistry

#408 in Asia

#1100 in the World

Founded: 1965

38. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Biochemistry

#413 in Asia

#1109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1887

39. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Biochemistry

#414 in Asia

#1110 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

40. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Biochemistry

#424 in Asia

#1133 in the World

Founded: 1889

41. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Biochemistry

#426 in Asia

#1135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

42. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Biochemistry

#430 in Asia

#1146 in the World

Founded: 1954

43. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Biochemistry

#432 in Asia

#1153 in the World

Founded: 1918

44. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Biochemistry

#440 in Asia

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

45. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biochemistry

#444 in Asia

#1176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

46. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Biochemistry

#447 in Asia

#1180 in the World

Founded: 1960

47. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Biochemistry

#466 in Asia

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

48. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Biochemistry

#472 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

49. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Biochemistry

#487 in Asia

#1261 in the World

Founded: 2005

50. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Biochemistry

#494 in Asia

#1280 in the World

Founded: 1949

51. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Biochemistry

#505 in Asia

#1298 in the World

Founded: 1923

52. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Biochemistry

#520 in Asia

#1337 in the World

Founded: 1962

53. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Biochemistry

#524 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

54. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Biochemistry

#528 in Asia

#1346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

55. Bangalore University

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Biochemistry

#531 in Asia

#1355 in the World

Founded: 1886

56. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Biochemistry

#532 in Asia

#1356 in the World

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

57. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Biochemistry

#543 in Asia

#1385 in the World

Founded: 1985

58. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Biochemistry

#552 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

59. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Biochemistry

#555 in Asia

#1410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

60. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Biochemistry

#558 in Asia

#1414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

61. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal

For Biochemistry

#559 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Founded: 2008

62. Tezpur University

For Biochemistry

#564 in Asia

#1432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

63. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Biochemistry

#575 in Asia

#1448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

64. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Biochemistry

#578 in Asia

#1452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

65. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Maharashtra | Pune

For Biochemistry

#579 in Asia

#1454 in the World

Founded: 2006

66. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Biochemistry

#584 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Founded: 1921

67. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Biochemistry

#588 in Asia

#1470 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

68. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Biochemistry

#601 in Asia

#1495 in the World

Founded: 1976

69. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Biochemistry

#602 in Asia

#1496 in the World

70. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Biochemistry

#603 in Asia

#1497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

71. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Biochemistry

#607 in Asia

#1504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

72. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Biochemistry

#614 in Asia

#1515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

73. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Biochemistry

#617 in Asia

#1525 in the World

Founded: 1926

74. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Biochemistry

#619 in Asia

#1527 in the World

Founded: 1931

75. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Biochemistry

#623 in Asia

#1536 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

76. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Biochemistry

#625 in Asia

#1539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

77. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Biochemistry

#637 in Asia

#1561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

78. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Biochemistry

#640 in Asia

#1571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

79. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Biochemistry

#644 in Asia

#1578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

80. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Biochemistry

#646 in Asia

#1583 in the World

Founded: 1970

81. Cochin University of Science and Technology

For Biochemistry

#653 in Asia

#1595 in the World

Founded: 1971

82. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Biochemistry

#656 in Asia

#1598 in the World

Founded: 2006

83. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Biochemistry

#664 in Asia

#1614 in the World

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

84. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Biochemistry

#671 in Asia

#1626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

85. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Biochemistry

#675 in Asia

#1638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

86. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Biochemistry

#678 in Asia

#1645 in the World

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

87. Indian School of Mines

Jharkhand | Dhanbad

For Biochemistry

#687 in Asia

#1666 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1926

88. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali

Punjab | Mohali

For Biochemistry

#691 in Asia

#1672 in the World

Founded: 2007

89. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Biochemistry

#693 in Asia

#1677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

90. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Telangana | Eddumailaram

For Biochemistry

#695 in Asia

#1679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 2008

91. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biochemistry

#697 in Asia

#1681 in the World

Founded: 2005

92. Homi Bhabha National Institute

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biochemistry

#700 in Asia

#1694 in the World

Founded: 2005

93. Central University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Ajmer

For Biochemistry

#711 in Asia

#1710 in the World

Founded: 2009

94. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Biochemistry

#722 in Asia

#1733 in the World

Founded: 1948

95. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Biochemistry

#732 in Asia

#1752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

96. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Biochemistry

#740 in Asia

#1768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

97. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Biochemistry

#742 in Asia

#1774 in the World

Founded: 1960

98. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Biochemistry

#743 in Asia

#1775 in the World

Founded: 1995

99. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Biochemistry

#746 in Asia

#1783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

100. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Biochemistry

#747 in Asia

#1786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

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