100 Best universities for Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology. A graph of 2.17M citations received by 98.3K academic papers made by 332 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. Banaras Hindu University

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Biotechnology

#60 in Asia

#306 in the World

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

2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Biotechnology

#70 in Asia

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

3. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Biotechnology

#85 in Asia

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Biotechnology

#112 in Asia

#456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Biotechnology

#117 in Asia

#468 in the World

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

6. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Biotechnology

#129 in Asia

#502 in the World

Founded: 1962

7. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Biotechnology

#140 in Asia

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

8. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Biotechnology

#156 in Asia

#564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

9. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Biotechnology

#161 in Asia

#570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

10. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Biotechnology

#163 in Asia

#575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

11. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Biotechnology

#164 in Asia

#579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

12. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Biotechnology

#170 in Asia

#587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

13. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Biotechnology

#180 in Asia

#610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

14. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biotechnology

#183 in Asia

#620 in the World

Founded: 1857

15. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Biotechnology

#184 in Asia

#621 in the World

Founded: 1955

16. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Biotechnology

#185 in Asia

#624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

17. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Biotechnology

#189 in Asia

#647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

18. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Biotechnology

#205 in Asia

#684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

19. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Biotechnology

#216 in Asia

#703 in the World

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

20. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Biotechnology

#223 in Asia

#714 in the World

Founded: 1954

21. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Biotechnology

#232 in Asia

#733 in the World

Founded: 1923

22. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Biotechnology

#237 in Asia

#742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

23. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Biotechnology

#241 in Asia

#749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

24. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biotechnology

#249 in Asia

#767 in the World

Founded: 1978

25. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biotechnology

#250 in Asia

#768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

26. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Biotechnology

#251 in Asia

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

27. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Biotechnology

#255 in Asia

#777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

28. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Biotechnology

#267 in Asia

#801 in the World

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

29. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Biotechnology

#271 in Asia

#810 in the World

Founded: 1948

30. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biotechnology

#275 in Asia

#821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

31. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Biotechnology

#276 in Asia

#822 in the World

32. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Biotechnology

#277 in Asia

#823 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

33. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Biotechnology

#282 in Asia

#831 in the World

Founded: 2005

34. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Biotechnology

#283 in Asia

#832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

35. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Biotechnology

#296 in Asia

#860 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

36. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biotechnology

#304 in Asia

#874 in the World

Founded: 1959

37. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Biotechnology

#311 in Asia

#891 in the World

Founded: 1918

38. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Biotechnology

#319 in Asia

#910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

39. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Biotechnology

#322 in Asia

#917 in the World

Founded: 1889

40. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biotechnology

#325 in Asia

#923 in the World

Founded: 1958

41. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Biotechnology

#326 in Asia

#924 in the World

Founded: 1960

42. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Biotechnology

#331 in Asia

#937 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

43. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Biotechnology

#332 in Asia

#938 in the World

Founded: 1976

44. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Biotechnology

#337 in Asia

#947 in the World

Founded: 1970

45. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Biotechnology

#341 in Asia

#954 in the World

Founded: 1983

46. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biotechnology

#342 in Asia

#955 in the World

Founded: 2005

47. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Biotechnology

#343 in Asia

#956 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

48. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Biotechnology

#346 in Asia

#960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

49. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Biotechnology

#349 in Asia

#972 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

50. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Biotechnology

#352 in Asia

#984 in the World

Founded: 1982

51. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Biotechnology

#360 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

52. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Biotechnology

#367 in Asia

#1028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1955

53. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biotechnology

#387 in Asia

#1073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

54. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Biotechnology

#406 in Asia

#1114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

55. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Biotechnology

#412 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

56. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Biotechnology

#413 in Asia

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

57. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Biotechnology

#415 in Asia

#1130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

58. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Biotechnology

#416 in Asia

#1131 in the World

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

59. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Biotechnology

#422 in Asia

#1142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

60. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Biotechnology

#425 in Asia

#1148 in the World

Founded: 1926

61. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Biotechnology

#432 in Asia

#1161 in the World

Founded: 1995

62. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Biotechnology

#434 in Asia

#1164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

63. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Biotechnology

#443 in Asia

#1180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

64. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Biotechnology

#451 in Asia

#1196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Biotechnology

#453 in Asia

#1199 in the World

Founded: 1999

66. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Biotechnology

#456 in Asia

#1207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Biotechnology

#458 in Asia

#1209 in the World

Founded: 1982

68. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biotechnology

#462 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Founded: 1857

69. Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Biotechnology

#470 in Asia

#1236 in the World

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

70. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Biotechnology

#471 in Asia

#1237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

71. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Biotechnology

#474 in Asia

#1246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

72. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Biotechnology

#476 in Asia

#1249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

73. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Biotechnology

#479 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Founded: 1986

74. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Biotechnology

#485 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 3,611
Founded: 2012

75. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Biotechnology

#488 in Asia

#1273 in the World

Founded: 1983

76. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Biotechnology

#494 in Asia

#1293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

77. Kakatiya University

Telangana | Warangal

For Biotechnology

#504 in Asia

#1317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1976

78. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Biotechnology

#508 in Asia

#1327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

79. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Biotechnology

#511 in Asia

#1330 in the World

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

80. National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management

Haryana | Sonipat

For Biotechnology

#517 in Asia

#1345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2012

81. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biotechnology

#522 in Asia

#1355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

82. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Biotechnology

#526 in Asia

#1362 in the World

Founded: 1985

83. Tezpur University

For Biotechnology

#529 in Asia

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

84. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Biotechnology

#535 in Asia

#1377 in the World

Founded: 1949

85. Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Biotechnology

#549 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Founded: 2005

86. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Biotechnology

#551 in Asia

#1406 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

87. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Biotechnology

#552 in Asia

#1407 in the World

Founded: 1921

88. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Biotechnology

#554 in Asia

#1410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

89. Integral University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Biotechnology

#559 in Asia

#1419 in the World

Founded: 2004

90. Gujarat University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Biotechnology

#560 in Asia

#1421 in the World

Founded: 1949

91. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Biotechnology

#562 in Asia

#1424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

92. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Biotechnology

#567 in Asia

#1434 in the World

Founded: 1948

93. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Biotechnology

#568 in Asia

#1436 in the World

Founded: 1972

94. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Biotechnology

#577 in Asia

#1447 in the World

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

95. Central University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Ajmer

For Biotechnology

#580 in Asia

#1456 in the World

Founded: 2009

96. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Biotechnology

#585 in Asia

#1462 in the World

Founded: 1981

97. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Biotechnology

#587 in Asia

#1465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

98. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Biotechnology

#588 in Asia

#1467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

99. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biotechnology

#589 in Asia

#1471 in the World

Founded: 1981

100. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Biotechnology

#592 in Asia

#1477 in the World

Founded: 1965

The best cities to study Biotechnology in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Varanasi, Delhi, Chidambaram, and Chandigarh.