100 Best universities for Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology. A graph of 2.5M citations received by 103K academic papers made by 342 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

#58 in Asia

#299 in the World

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

2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Biotechnology

#72 in Asia

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

3. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Biotechnology

#85 in Asia

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Biotechnology

#113 in Asia

#454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

5. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Biotechnology

#124 in Asia

#475 in the World

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

6. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Biotechnology

#130 in Asia

#500 in the World

Founded: 1962

7. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Biotechnology

#137 in Asia

#514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

8. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Biotechnology

#150 in Asia

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

9. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Biotechnology

#159 in Asia

#563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

10. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Biotechnology

#161 in Asia

#566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

11. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Biotechnology

#162 in Asia

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

12. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Biotechnology

#166 in Asia

#575 in the World

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

13. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Biotechnology

#179 in Asia

#612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

14. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Biotechnology

#180 in Asia

#613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

15. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Biotechnology

#187 in Asia

#630 in the World

Founded: 1955

16. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Biotechnology

#188 in Asia

#633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

17. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biotechnology

#189 in Asia

#634 in the World

Founded: 1857

18. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Biotechnology

#194 in Asia

#647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

19. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Biotechnology

#218 in Asia

#705 in the World

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

20. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Biotechnology

#223 in Asia

#712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

21. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Biotechnology

#233 in Asia

#725 in the World

Founded: 1954

22. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Biotechnology

#238 in Asia

#735 in the World

Founded: 1923

23. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Biotechnology

#245 in Asia

#754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

24. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biotechnology

#247 in Asia

#757 in the World

Founded: 1978

25. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Biotechnology

#248 in Asia

#762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

26. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biotechnology

#250 in Asia

#765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

27. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biotechnology

#252 in Asia

#771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

28. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Biotechnology

#257 in Asia

#780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1823

29. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Biotechnology

#267 in Asia

#795 in the World

Founded: 1948

30. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Biotechnology

#270 in Asia

#799 in the World

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

31. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Biotechnology

#274 in Asia

#813 in the World

Founded: 2005

32. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Biotechnology

#279 in Asia

#821 in the World

33. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Biotechnology

#283 in Asia

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

34. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Biotechnology

#285 in Asia

#833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

35. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biotechnology

#293 in Asia

#851 in the World

Founded: 2005

36. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Biotechnology

#303 in Asia

#870 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

37. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biotechnology

#307 in Asia

#878 in the World

Founded: 1959

38. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research

Karnataka | Mysore

For Biotechnology

#318 in Asia

#903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2008

39. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Biotechnology

#321 in Asia

#909 in the World

Founded: 1918

40. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Biotechnology

#325 in Asia

#918 in the World

Founded: 1889

41. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Biotechnology

#326 in Asia

#919 in the World

Founded: 1976

42. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biotechnology

#327 in Asia

#921 in the World

Founded: 1958

43. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Biotechnology

#328 in Asia

#922 in the World

Founded: 1960

44. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Biotechnology

#334 in Asia

#931 in the World

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

45. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Biotechnology

#337 in Asia

#936 in the World

Founded: 1970

46. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Biotechnology

#338 in Asia

#939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

47. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Biotechnology

#340 in Asia

#946 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

48. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Biotechnology

#350 in Asia

#961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

49. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Biotechnology

#353 in Asia

#969 in the World

Founded: 1983

50. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Biotechnology

#358 in Asia

#988 in the World

Founded: 1982

51. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Biotechnology

#367 in Asia

#1014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

52. Birla Institute of Technology

Jharkhand | Ranchi

For Biotechnology

#369 in Asia

#1016 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

#1061 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

54. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Biotechnology

#410 in Asia

#1112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

55. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Biotechnology

#414 in Asia

#1118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

56. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Biotechnology

#415 in Asia

#1120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1996

57. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Biotechnology

#419 in Asia

#1130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

58. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Biotechnology

#425 in Asia

#1138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

59. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Biotechnology

#428 in Asia

#1143 in the World

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

60. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Biotechnology

#432 in Asia

#1149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Biotechnology

#435 in Asia

#1154 in the World

Founded: 1982

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Biotechnology

#441 in Asia

#1168 in the World

Founded: 1999

63. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Biotechnology

#447 in Asia

#1176 in the World

Founded: 1995

64. Chandigarh University

Punjab | Mohali

For Biotechnology

#451 in Asia

#1184 in the World

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

65. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Biotechnology

#453 in Asia

#1187 in the World

Founded: 1926

66. King George's Medical University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Biotechnology

#460 in Asia

#1202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

67. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Biotechnology

#462 in Asia

#1205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

68. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biotechnology

#472 in Asia

#1224 in the World

Founded: 1857

69. Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Biotechnology

#475 in Asia

#1229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1973

70. Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Biotechnology

#477 in Asia

#1234 in the World

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

71. Nirma University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Biotechnology

#482 in Asia

#1248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

72. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Biotechnology

#484 in Asia

#1254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

73. National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management

Haryana | Sonipat

For Biotechnology

#487 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2012

74. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Biotechnology

#491 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

75. Chitkara University - Punjab

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Biotechnology

#492 in Asia

#1277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2010

76. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Biotechnology

#495 in Asia

#1280 in the World

Founded: 1986

77. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Biotechnology

#497 in Asia

#1287 in the World

Founded: 1983

78. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Biotechnology

#503 in Asia

#1301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

79. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Biotechnology

#508 in Asia

#1313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 24,500

80. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Biotechnology

#515 in Asia

#1327 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

81. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Biotechnology

#516 in Asia

#1329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2001

82. Kakatiya University

Telangana | Warangal

For Biotechnology

#528 in Asia

#1351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1976

83. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Biotechnology

#530 in Asia

#1353 in the World

Founded: 1985

84. Tezpur University

For Biotechnology

#537 in Asia

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

85. Integral University

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Biotechnology

#547 in Asia

#1384 in the World

Founded: 2004

86. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Biotechnology

#552 in Asia

#1394 in the World

Founded: 1921

87. Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Biotechnology

#553 in Asia

#1399 in the World

Founded: 2005

88. SASTRA University

Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur

For Biotechnology

#560 in Asia

#1411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1984

89. Gujarat University

Gujarat | Ahmedabad

For Biotechnology

#563 in Asia

#1415 in the World

Founded: 1949

90. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Biotechnology

#564 in Asia

#1416 in the World

Founded: 1949

91. Gauhati University

Assam | Guwahati

For Biotechnology

#566 in Asia

#1421 in the World

Founded: 1948

92. Central University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Ajmer

For Biotechnology

#568 in Asia

#1426 in the World

Founded: 2009

93. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Biotechnology

#572 in Asia

#1434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

94. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Biotechnology

#573 in Asia

#1437 in the World

Founded: 1981

95. Indian Institute of Technology, BHU

Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi

For Biotechnology

#587 in Asia

#1460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1919

96. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Biotechnology

#588 in Asia

#1462 in the World

Founded: 1972

97. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Biotechnology

#591 in Asia

#1469 in the World

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

98. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Biotechnology

#594 in Asia

#1477 in the World

Founded: 1981

99. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Biotechnology

#595 in Asia

#1480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

100. KIIT University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Biotechnology

#599 in Asia

#1485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2004

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