100 Best universities for Botany 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 Botany. A graph of 5.36M citations received by 339K academic papers made by 443 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 Botany

#31 in Asia

#200 in the World

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

2. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Haryana | Delhi

For Botany

#35 in Asia

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

3. University of Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Botany

#47 in Asia

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

4. Aligarh Muslim University

Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh

For Botany

#66 in Asia

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1920

5. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Botany

#77 in Asia

#388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

6. Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab | Ludhiana

For Botany

#79 in Asia

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

7. Annamalai University

Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram

For Botany

#92 in Asia

#422 in the World

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

8. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Botany

#121 in Asia

#515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

9. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

West Bengal | Kharagpur

For Botany

#128 in Asia

#538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

10. University of Calcutta

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Botany

#139 in Asia

#573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1857

11. Panjab University

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Botany

#141 in Asia

#575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1882

12. Indian Institute of Science

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Botany

#149 in Asia

#588 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

13. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Haryana | Hisar

For Botany

#151 in Asia

#594 in the World

Founded: 1970

14. VIT University

Tamil Nadu | Vellore

For Botany

#171 in Asia

#644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

15. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Haryana | Delhi

For Botany

#181 in Asia

#674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

16. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Haryana | Delhi

For Botany

#184 in Asia

#685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1969

17. University of Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Botany

#205 in Asia

#729 in the World

Founded: 1857

18. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Uttarakhand | Pantnagar

For Botany

#206 in Asia

#733 in the World

Founded: 1960

19. Bharathiar University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Botany

#208 in Asia

#735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

20. Guru Nanak Dev University

Punjab | Amritsar

For Botany

#210 in Asia

#745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1969

21. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Punjab | Chandigarh

For Botany

#219 in Asia

#767 in the World

Founded: 1962

22. University of Hyderabad

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Botany

#230 in Asia

#797 in the World

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

23. Jadavpur University

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Botany

#238 in Asia

#815 in the World

Founded: 1955

24. Jamia Hamdard University

Haryana | Delhi

For Botany

#241 in Asia

#821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%

25. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Uttarakhand | Roorkee

For Botany

#243 in Asia

#824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

26. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Karnataka | Manipal

For Botany

#244 in Asia

#829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

27. Forest Research Institute

Uttarakhand | Dehradun

For Botany

#245 in Asia

#830 in the World

Founded: 1906

28. Savitribai Phule Pune University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Botany

#254 in Asia

#850 in the World

Founded: 1948

29. University of Mysore

Karnataka | Mysore

For Botany

#257 in Asia

#854 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1916

30. Bharathidasan University

Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli

For Botany

#271 in Asia

#880 in the World

Founded: 1982

31. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Botany

#273 in Asia

#882 in the World

Founded: 1959

32. Anna University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Botany

#277 in Asia

#890 in the World

Founded: 1978

33. University of Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Botany

#279 in Asia

#893 in the World

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

34. University of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Botany

#294 in Asia

#921 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1948

35. Lovely Professional University

Punjab | Phagwara

For Botany

#300 in Asia

#933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2005

36. Pondicherry University

Puducherry | Pondicherry

For Botany

#313 in Asia

#962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1985

37. University of Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow

For Botany

#317 in Asia

#972 in the World

Founded: 1921

38. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assam | Guwahati

For Botany

#318 in Asia

#978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1994

39. Institute of Chemical Technology

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Botany

#321 in Asia

#984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1936

40. Punjabi University Patiala

Punjab | Patiala

For Botany

#325 in Asia

#989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

41. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Botany

#326 in Asia

#990 in the World

Founded: 1986

42. Andhra University

Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam

For Botany

#340 in Asia

#1022 in the World

Founded: 1926

43. Osmania University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Botany

#345 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Founded: 1918

44. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Botany

#351 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Founded: 1958

45. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Karnataka | Bangalore

For Botany

#352 in Asia

#1043 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1963

46. University of Kerala

Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram

For Botany

#356 in Asia

#1056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1937

47. University of Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Jaipur

For Botany

#360 in Asia

#1076 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1947

48. University of Burdwan

West Bengal | Bardhaman

For Botany

#361 in Asia

#1078 in the World

Enrollment: 24,690
Founded: 1960

49. Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry

Himachal Pradesh | Nauni

For Botany

#365 in Asia

#1088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

50. SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Botany

#368 in Asia

#1094 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1985

51. Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly

For Botany

#373 in Asia

#1104 in the World

Founded: 1889

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar

For Botany

#378 in Asia

#1116 in the World

Founded: 1982

53. University of Calicut

Kerala | Tenhipalam

For Botany

#388 in Asia

#1141 in the World

Founded: 1968

54. Sri Venkateswara University

Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati

For Botany

#390 in Asia

#1144 in the World

Founded: 1954

55. Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University

West Bengal | Mohanpur

For Botany

#392 in Asia

#1148 in the World

56. Shivaji University

Maharashtra | Kolhapur

For Botany

#393 in Asia

#1151 in the World

Founded: 1962

57. Amity University

Uttar Pradesh | Noida

For Botany

#395 in Asia

#1153 in the World

Founded: 2005

58. Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad

For Botany

#401 in Asia

#1162 in the World

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

59. National Islamic University

Haryana | Delhi

For Botany

#405 in Asia

#1183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 22,893

60. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University

Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur

For Botany

#408 in Asia

#1189 in the World

Enrollment: 300,000
Founded: 1957

61. Kumaun University

Uttarakhand | Nainital

For Botany

#411 in Asia

#1198 in the World

Founded: 1973

62. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Uttarakhand | Srinagar

For Botany

#413 in Asia

#1202 in the World

Founded: 1989

63. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur

For Botany

#414 in Asia

#1204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

64. Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Madhya Pradesh | Sagar

For Botany

#416 in Asia

#1207 in the World

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

65. Saveetha University

Tamil Nadu | Chennai

For Botany

#428 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Founded: 2005

66. Karnatak University

Karnataka | Dharwad

For Botany

#433 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Founded: 1949

67. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Gujarat | Vadodara

For Botany

#439 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1949

68. University of Mumbai

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Botany

#460 in Asia

#1293 in the World

Founded: 1857

69. Visva-Bharati University

West Bengal | Santiniketan

For Botany

#461 in Asia

#1295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1921

70. Kerala Agricultural University

Kerala | Thrissur

For Botany

#462 in Asia

#1296 in the World

Founded: 1971

71. North Eastern Hill University

Meghalaya | Shillong

For Botany

#464 in Asia

#1304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

72. University of Kalyani

West Bengal | Kalyani

For Botany

#475 in Asia

#1335 in the World

Founded: 1960

73. Indian Statistical Institute

West Bengal | Kolkata

For Botany

#494 in Asia

#1365 in the World

Founded: 1931

74. CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University

Himachal Pradesh | Palampur

For Botany

#500 in Asia

#1380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%

75. Alagappa University

Tamil Nadu | Karaikudi

For Botany

#508 in Asia

#1392 in the World

Founded: 1985

76. Madurai Kamaraj University

Tamil Nadu | Madurai

For Botany

#509 in Asia

#1393 in the World

Founded: 1965

77. Devi Ahilya University / Indore University

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Botany

#515 in Asia

#1414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%

78. National Dairy Research Institute

Haryana | Karnal

For Botany

#516 in Asia

#1415 in the World

Founded: 1923

79. Maharishi Dayanand University

Haryana | Rohtak

For Botany

#517 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Founded: 1976

80. Amrita University

Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore

For Botany

#529 in Asia

#1438 in the World

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

81. Kurukshetra University

Haryana | Kurukshetra

For Botany

#532 in Asia

#1443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

82. Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Punjab | Patiala

For Botany

#533 in Asia

#1444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1956

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

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Botany

#543 in Asia

#1469 in the World

Founded: 1999

84. Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University

Telangana | Hyderabad

For Botany

#548 in Asia

#1477 in the World

Founded: 1964

85. Tezpur University

For Botany

#568 in Asia

#1505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1994

86. Sardar Patel University

Gujarat | Vallabh Vidyanagar

For Botany

#569 in Asia

#1506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

87. University of Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu

For Botany

#581 in Asia

#1535 in the World

Founded: 1969

88. Vidyasagar University

West Bengal | Midnapore

For Botany

#582 in Asia

#1536 in the World

Founded: 1981

89. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Odisha | Rourkela

For Botany

#589 in Asia

#1545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

90. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Maharashtra | Mumbai

For Botany

#590 in Asia

#1548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1945

91. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

Maharashtra | Pune

For Botany

#594 in Asia

#1558 in the World

92. Siksha O Anusandhan University

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Botany

#607 in Asia

#1584 in the World

Enrollment: 4,180

93. Banasthali University

Rajasthan | Banasthali

For Botany

#608 in Asia

#1585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 10,973

94. Assam University

Assam | Silchar

For Botany

#618 in Asia

#1606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

95. Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Madhya Pradesh | Indore

For Botany

#624 in Asia

#1617 in the World

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

96. Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology

Odisha | Bhubaneswar

For Botany

#630 in Asia

#1627 in the World

Founded: 1962

97. Periyar University

Tamil Nadu | Salem

For Botany

#634 in Asia

#1635 in the World

Founded: 1997

98. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology

Haryana | Hisar

For Botany

#636 in Asia

#1642 in the World

Founded: 1995

99. Mahatma Gandhi University

Kerala | Kottayam

For Botany

#639 in Asia

#1651 in the World

Enrollment: 150,000
Founded: 1983

100. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Rajasthan | Pilani

For Botany

#645 in Asia

#1667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1964

The best cities to study Botany in India based on the number of universities and their ranks are Varanasi, Delhi, Aligarh, and Coimbatore.